NEW YORK JETS: Week 8 Preview

Shut Up and Win!

My Prediction:

Miami 14

Jets 21

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NFL: Week 8 Picks

Here are my picks for Week 8:

Sunday, Nov. 01

Denver at Baltimore 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Houston at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Cleveland at Chicago 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
St. Louis at Detroit 1:00 pm Fox Sports Regional
Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
San Francisco at Indianapolis 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Seattle at Dallas 1:00 pm FOX Regional
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Jacksonville at Tennessee 4:05 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Oakland at San Diego 4:05 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Minnesota at Green Bay 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Carolina at Arizona 4:15 pm FOX Regional

Monday, Nov. 02

Atlanta at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN

Open date: Cincinnati,Kansas City,Pittsburgh,Tampa Bay,Washington,New England

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PGA TOUR DIGEST: Vol. 2 No. 43

It’s the next to last PGA Tour event of 2009, the Viking Classic in Mississippi. This is a big time for guys to get into the Top 125 on the money list, namely David Duval who is currently #125.

TV Coverage is Thursday-Sunday, Live, from 2:30-4:30pm ET on Golf Channel.

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QUINNIPIAC SPORTS: “Bobcats Unleashed” Coming to NESN

Big news was disclosed in the press release about Quinnipiac Athletics television appearances for 2009-2010:

In addition to the eight games scheduled to air on NESN, Quinnipiac’s School of Communications and Public Affairs will be producing an original television series entitled “Quinnipiac University: Bobcats Unleashed In HD” to air on the NESN starting this fall. The show focuses on Quinnipiac’s basketball and ice hockey teams and their goals for the upcoming season. Bobcats Unleashed In HD will be hosted by Jayme Parker, Bill Schweizer and Bill Mecca and will be produced and directed by Peter Sumby and crewed by School of Communications students and industry professionals. The show will be shot and edited in high-definition at the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center and will air on the NESN High Definition channel.

“Quinnipiac has been a great partner with NESN for the past 8 years. The addition of Bobcats Unleashed allows the school to spread its wings even further and enhances the quality college sports programming NESN can offer to New England fans,” said NESN Director of Program Development & Acquisitions Len Mead.

I (well not me exactly, but I was in larger group) that was filmed for part of this show (probably the opening), and it looks and sounds very exciting.

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NEW YORK JETS: Leon’s Injury, Part 2

It’s hard, as a diehard fan of a team, not to feel horrible when one of your star players, one of the really good guys around, gets seriously hurt. So reading this blog post from Rich Cimini was very sickening, to be honest:

Jets RB Leon Washington is out for the season after breaking his right leg today against the Raiders. Washington suffered a fractured fibula that required emergency surgery. According to players, the bone broke through the skin. One player said, “I could see blood spurting out. I’ve never seen anything like that before.” It could be a career-threatening injury.

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If he’s sideline for a lengthy period, Washington will be second-guessed for not accepting the Jets’ proposed contract extension. The deal that was on the table at the end of the preseason included $5 million in guarantees, plus another $5 million guaranteed for injury protection.

Washington rolled the dice, deciding to play out the final year of his current deal ($535,000). Under the current CBA, he will be a restricted free agent.

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NEW YORK JETS: Leon Washington Out for Year

Rex Ryan just confirmed what Profootballtalk.com had reported:

A league source tells us that Washington suffered a fractured fibula in the first half of the Jets’ Week Seven game against the Raiders. Washington will have surgery in Oakland because the bone broke through the skin, raising fears of infection. He’s expected to be back to full strength in 2010, with a projected recovery time of 12 weeks.

The running game will probably be OK, but the receiving and return game will be very negatively affected. It’s going to be a long rest of the year for the Jets. They can still win — we saw how good Shonn Greene can play today — but this injury probably cost the Jets 2-3 wins.

Leon has a murky contract situation — he’s playing in the final year of his rookie contract making $553,000 — and his prospects for free agency are affected by what happens in the labor situation.

All I can say is let’s just hope for the best for Leon and his family.

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NEW YORK JETS: Week 7 Preview

The Jets need to win tomorrow. It’s a must-win situation. You can’t go to 3-4 after starting 3-0. This Jets team is too talented (yet banged up, I’ll admit that) to do that. Rex Ryan knows he’s been running an undisciplined, underachieving team of late, and seeing another game like that may be the end of any playoff hopes.

Look for Mark Sanchez to have a big game, the defense to get pass rush, and a victory to come — hopefully.

My Prediction:

Jets 31
Oakland 17 (I wish I could make this winning margin be bigger, but it is the Jets unfortunately.)

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NEW YORK JETS : News and Notes

1) Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith are both out for the Jets on Sunday against the Raiders. Lito Sheppard is out as well on the defensive side of the ball. That leaves Braylon Edwards and David Clowney as the only full-time wide receivers for Mark Sanchez.

2) The two players involved in the overtime skirmish, James Ihedigbo and Marques Murrell, have both been fined and benched for Sunday’s game.

3) According to Rich Cimini:

Ryan is fed up with the unusually high number of penalties and he’s cracking down. If a player commits a penalty in practice (there are officials on hand, in case you’re wondering), he gets pulled out of the team drill and is required to run a sprint or perform up-downs.

I hope it works.

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NFL: Week 7 Picks

Updating some things from the past 2 weeks at the bottom of this post, but here’s week 7′s picks:

Sunday, Oct. 25

Indianapolis at St. Louis 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
New England at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
San Francisco at Houston 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Minnesota at Pittsburgh 1:00 pm FOX Regional
San Diego at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Green Bay at Cleveland 1:00 pm FOX Regional
N.Y. Jets at Oakland 4:05 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Buffalo at Carolina 4:05 pm CBS – HD (Regional)
Chicago at Cincinnati 4:15 pm FOX Regional
New Orleans at Miami 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Atlanta at Dallas 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Arizona at N.Y. Giants 8:20 pm NBC

Monday, Oct. 26

Philadelphia at Washington 8:30 pm ESPN

Open date: Baltimore,Denver,Detroit,Jacksonville,Seattle,Tennessee

Week 5: 11-3
Week 6: 7-7
Overall: 62-28

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PGA TOUR DIGEST: Vol. 2 No. 42

Time is ticking away. Time is now to get your game in prime shape to get a victory and a 2 year exemption, your PGA Tour card, or whatever you as the golfer may be interested in to complete your 2009 goals. There are just 3 tournaments remaining on the schedule for that work to be done, including this week’s Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

TV Coverage is Thursday-Sunday, Live, 4-7pm ET on Golf Channel.

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