NFL Picks & Pans: Week 11
After starting the weekend off on the wrong foot by picking the Carolina Panthers to take care of the Miami Dolphins (Ricky Williams?), perhaps I can right the ship before it sinks any further this week, although I had a pretty decent week 10. I'll make my prediction on the Baltimore Ravens/Indianapolis Colts game tomorrow morning. So let's get to it, starting with three of our most hated teams:
Lions over Browns: Here's the best game of the weekend, NOT! Even Detroit can beat Cleveland and will probably do it convincingly as well. While I'm not wishing for it, if someone does accidently take Brady Quinn out by his knees, I probably won't shed a tear.
Cowboys over Redskins: Dallas should get back on track and Washington's win streak stops at one and returns to one of the sorriest teams in the league.
Steelers over Chiefs: Pittsburgh gets back in the hunt for the AFC North title as they actually run the ball for a change against a weak Kansas City run defense.
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Ravens/Colts Friday Injury Report
Below is the final injury report and game status for both the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts for Sunday's key matchup. Looks like a long list of questionable players on both sides, but Indy's list is a lot longer than ours. Perhaps that's part of the reason that Indy is only a one point favorite over our Ravens, when it appears that the undefeated Colts should be at least a six or seven point road favorite based on this year's record, much less their recent success against us.
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| 1 | INJURY REPORT - BALTIMORE RAVENS vs. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | |||
| 2 | SUNDAY, November 22, 2009 | |||
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| 7 | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | GAME STATUS |
| 8 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT |
| 9 | RB Matt Lawrence (knee) | RB Matt Lawrence (knee) | RB Matt Lawrence (knee) | |
| 10 | LB Terrell Suggs (knee) | LB Terrell Suggs (knee) | ||
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| 12 | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DOUBTFUL |
| 13 | C Matt Birk (neck) | TE Todd Heap (chest) | TE Todd Heap (chest) | |
| 14 | TE Todd Heap (chest) | LB Terrell Suggs (knee) | ||
| 15 | RB Matt Lawrence (knee) | |||
| 16 | LB Terrell Suggs (knee) | |||
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| 18 | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | QUESTIONABLE |
| 19 | DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) | DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) | DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) | TE Todd Heap (chest) |
| 20 | DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) | |||
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| 23 | FULL PARTICIPATION | FULL PARTICIPATION | FULL PARTICIPATION | PROBABLE |
| 24 | QB Joe Flacco (knee) | C Matt Birk (neck) | C Matt Birk (neck) | C Matt Birk (neck) |
| 25 | LB Tavares Gooden (head) | QB Joe Flacco (knee) | QB Joe Flacco (knee) | QB Joe Flacco (knee) |
| 26 | LB Jarret Johnson (shoulder) | LB Tavares Gooden (head) | LB Tavares Gooden (head) | LB Tavares Gooden (head) |
| 27 | LB Jarret Johnson (shoulder) | LB Jarret Johnson (shoulder) | LB Jarret Johnson (shoulder) | |
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| 34 | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | GAME STATUS |
| 35 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT |
| 36 | OT Dan Fedrkeil (concussion) | |||
| 37 | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DID NOT PARTICIPATE | DB Aaron Francisco (ankle) |
| 38 | WR Hank Baskett (illness) | DB Antoine Bethea (foot) | OT Dan Fedrkeil (concussion) | WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee) |
| 39 | DB Antoine Bethea (foot) | WR Austin Collie (not injury related) | DB Aaron Francisco (ankle) | DB Kelvin Hayden (knee) |
| 40 | OT Dan Fedrkeil (concussion) | OT Dan Fedrkeil (concussion) | WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee) | K Adam Vinatieri (right knee) |
| 41 | DT Eric Foster (back) | DT Eric Foster (back) | DB Kelvin Hayden (knee) | |
| 42 | DB Aaron Francisco (ankle) | DB Aaron Francisco (ankle) | TE Gijon Robinson (concussion) | DOUBTFUL |
| 43 | DE Dwight Freeney (not injury related) | DE Dwight Freeney (hip) | QB Jim Sorgi (right shoulder) | |
| 44 | WR Pierre Garcon (ankle) | WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee) | T Tony Ugoh (NIR - rested) | |
| 45 | WR Anthony Gonzalez (knee) | DB Kelvin Hayden (knee) | K Adam Vinatieri (right knee) | QUESTIONABLE |
| 46 | DB Kelvin Hayden (knee) | TE Gijon Robinson (concussion) | DB Antoine Bethea (foot) | |
| 47 | TE Gijon Robinson (concussion) | QB Jim Sorgi (right shoulder) | DT Eric Foster (back) | |
| 48 | LS Justin Snow (elbow) | K Adam Vinatieri (right knee) | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | DE Dwight Freeney (hip) |
| 49 | QB Jim Sorgi (right shoulder) | DB Antoine Bethea (foot) | WR Pierre Garcon (ankle) | |
| 50 | K Adam Vinatieri (right knee) | TE Gijon Robinson (concussion) | ||
| 51 | FULL PARTICIPATION | QB Jim Sorgi (right shoulder) | ||
| 52 | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | LIMITED PARTICIPATION | WR Hank Baskett (illness) | |
| 53 | WR Austin Collie (not injury related) | |||
| 54 | FULL PARTICIPATION | FULL PARTICIPATION | DT Eric Foster (back) | PROBABLE |
| 55 | WR Hank Baskett (illness) | DE Dwight Freeney (hip) | WR Hank Baskett (illness) | |
| 56 | WR Pierre Garcon (ankle) | WR Pierre Garcon (ankle) | LS Justin Snow (elbow) | |
| 57 | LS Justin Snow (elbow) | LS Justin Snow (elbow) | ||
| 58 | Limited Participation is less than 100 percent of a player’s normal repetitions. | |||
| 59 | Full Participation is 100 percent of a player’s normal repetitions. | |||
| 60 | Not Injury Related applies to situations in which a player is withheld from his normal repetitions for reasons other than injury. |
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'The Blind Side' Opens Today
Long before he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, first round draft pick Michael Oher already had lived a well known life. Raised in the projects, Oher was shuffled around by his family with his brothers and sisters until he was enrolled in a school with a majority white racial population. The wife of a well known wealthy man, who just happened to be the voice of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and a huge University of Mississippi donor took interst in this big, poor black teenager and basically adopted him early on in his high school years.
The rest is pretty much history, as Oher was introduced to the game of football and become one of the most sought after college recruits in the nation, finally landing at his new family's alma mater, the University of Mississippi.
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How to Beat the Indianapolis Colts
When the old Tonight Show featuring Johnny Carson was on, he had a skit with the Great Carnak the Magnificent. Carnak would read the answers (repeated by Ed McMahon) and then read the hilarious questions. So here we go with the related topic of above:
The answers are: kidnap him, put grease on his hands and tie his shoestrings together.
The question is: How do the Baltimore Ravens stop Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark?
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Ravens Roster Moves
From Chad Steele, Director of Media Relations for the Baltimore Ravens, comes today's corresponding roster moves to make room for the new kicker and players added as a result of the loss of safety Haruki Nakamura for the season due to his broken ankle in this past Monday night's Cleveland Browns' game:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ravens Roster Moves
The Baltimore Ravens have placed the following player on Injured Reserve:
Haruki Nakamura (S, 5-10, 200, 2nd-year, Cincinnati) – Ankle
Nakamura’s season ended with him ranking sixth on the team with seven tackles and a forced fumble on special teams. He also posted a solo stop from scrimmage.
Baltimore has also signed the following player:
Billy Cundiff (K, 6-1, 207, 5th-year, Drake) – Cundiff’s bio is attached
The Ravens have also signed the following player to their active roster from their practice squad:
K.J. Gerard (S, 6-1, 192, Rookie, Northern Arizona) – Gerard’s bio is on page 237 of the Ravens’ 2009 media guide
Baltimore also signed the following player to their practice squad:
Marcus Paschal (DB, 6-0, 201, 2nd-year, Iowa)
(NOTE: See newly signed placekicker Billy Cundiff's bio after the 'Jump.')
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Ravens Sign Kicker Billy Cundiff to Replace Hauschka
From www.BaltimoreRavens.com as of 10:57am
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Ravens Game Release: Week 11
Direct from the Baltimore Ravens PR Department, here is the 24 page weekly release with all the news, information, statistics and quotes about the upcoming game vs. the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium:
Below is a link to download the Ravens’ game release for their Week 11 contest vs. Indianapolis (Nov. 22):
http://www.baltimoreravens.
The release contains the following information:
· Game Preview
· Quotes
· Team/Player Notes
· Ravens in Our Community
· How Ravens are Built
· Depth Chart
· Transactions
· Game-by-Game Starters
· Rosters
· Cumulative Statistics
Additionally, the 2009 Baltimore Ravens Media Guide can be downloaded at
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Ravens Release Hauschka
According to the Baltimore Ravens, the team waived placekicker Steven Hauschka Tuesday afternoon. GM Ozzie Newsome said, "We will sign a new kicker by tomorrow's practice."
The Ravens have tried out both Mike Nugent and Billy Cundiff, but are said to like Nugent better, so I am expecting them to sign him by tomorrow. Good luck Steven and hopefully you'll have another chance in the NFL, but not with the Ravens.
NOTE: (Added at 7pm) Here's the entire Press Release from the Ravens PR Dept.:
The Ravens released kicker Steve Hauschka this afternoon, it was announced by general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome.
Here’s a statement from Newsome:
"We entered the season knowing that we would have to go through some growing pains with Steve. That happens with most new kickers in the NFL. But, for where we are as a team today, we need more consistent production from our kicker. Every one of our players has to step up to a Ravens’ level of play, and that was not happening for Steve right now.
"While we do believe Steve will kick successfully in the league eventually, we need better right now. The string of important games coming up that are likely to be close, tough battles and his lack of production are reasons we needed to make this move now. We will sign a new kicker by tomorrow’s practice."
Hauschka met today with Newsome, head coach John Harbaugh and assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg before leaving the team’s facility in Owings Mills.
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