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November 07, 2008

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   As the Houston Texans prepare for their game vs. the Baltimore Ravens, the season has reached a crossroad. On the plus side, the Texans' offense has begun to hit on all cylinders. The running game has been very productive and Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson have started their own airline company. Schaub-Johnson Airlines has flown more than Southwest flies from Houston to Dallas.

     One the negative side, the Texans have given up more points than they have scored this season (196 to 213). Matt Schaub is injured, and worst of all, Houston is 3-5. Nevermind that they are an overtime and a final 2-minute debacle away from being 5-3.

     Sage Rosenfels will start and has played adequately from the time he showed up in Houston. In general, it can be said that the Texans are almost injury immune. No, they do sustain injuries. In fact most would say that over the past two seasons they have had several key injuries. But, have you noticed that they seem to perform the same with or without these "stars"? Last year Houston overcame injuries to Schaub, Johnson, and Ahman Green among others; but it is unclear that thier record would have been better if the had gone through the season healthy. The same goes for this season.

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October 31, 2008

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This weeks video from the Fantasy Sportsgirl Team. Enjoy!

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October 24, 2008

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Sun, Oct 26StadiumTime (ET)TicketsNetworkDIRECTV (HD)SIRIUSWestwood OneOAK @ BAL M&T Bank Stadium1:00 PM TicketsCBS705 (705) 144 (OAK)   119 (BAL)  ARI @ CAR Bank of America Stadium1:00 PM TicketsFOX708 (708) 155 (ARI)   91 (CAR)  ATL @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field1:00 PM TicketsFOX712 (712) 154 (ATL)   127 (PHI)  KC @ NYJ Giants Stadium1:00 PM TicketsCBS707 (707) 107 (KC)   123 (NYJ)  SD @ NO Wembley Stadium1:00 PM TicketsCBS704 (704) 110 (SD)   126 (NO)  STL @ NE Gillette Stadium1:00 PM TicketsFOX711 (711) 90 (STL)   121 (NE)  TB @ DAL Texas Stadium1:00 PM TicketsFOX709 (709) 118 (TB)   122 (DAL)  WAS @ DET Ford Field1:00 PM TicketsFOX710 (710) 152 (WAS)   129 (DET)  BUF @ MIA Dolphin Stadium1:00 PM TicketsCBS706 (706) 130 (BUF)   125 (MIA)  CLE @ JAC Jacksonville Municipal Stadium4:05 PM TicketsCBS714 (714) 125 (CLE)   122 (JAC)  CIN @ HOU Reliant Stadium4:05 PM TicketsCBS713 (713) 119 (CIN)   126 (HOU)  NYG @ PIT Heinz Field4:15 PM TicketsFOX716 (716) 91 (NYG)   127 (PIT)  SEA @ SF Candlestick Park4:15 PM TicketsFOX715 (715) 123 (SEA)   121 (SF)  Mon, Oct 27StadiumTime (ET)TicketsNetworkDIRECTV (HD)SIRIUSWestwood OneIND @ TEN LP Field8:30 PM TicketsESPN206 (73) 126 (IND)   Radio Byes: Bears, Broncos, Packers, Vikings

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According to NFL.com, this is the injury statuse of key players in Week 8.

  Oakland Raiders  at   Baltimore Ravens 


NamePositionInjuryPractice StatusGame Status
OAK
Jon Alston LB Foot Did Not Participate In Practice --
Derrick Burgess DE tricep Did Not Participate In Practice --
Darren McFadden RB Toe Limited Participation in Practice --
Gerard Warren DT Ankle Limited Participation in Practice --

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October 21, 2008

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Fantasy Sportsgirl returns for a new week in the NFL. Feel free to comment.

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October 20, 2008

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         While surfing the internet recently, I have come to a sad conclusion-the Apocalypse is UPON US! The number of morons in America is staggering. I wrote a column several weeks ago talkling about what would happen if a star quarterback like Tony Romo was injured during the season.   Although the comments I have recieved here have been insightful,I was lambasted by some on other message boards for claiming that he indeed was injured. I found it laughable that they could not understand that a question was being raised. (Article is found in September Archives) Romo wasn't hurt. We all knew that. Now he is -  as well as Tom Brady, Carson Palmer, and Brodie Croyle. My staments on its effects on a team have also come true. But I digress.

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 Here we go! After poor performances in the first few weeks of the season, the Texans are righting the ship. The Texans were like Ashlee Simpson singing live, but now they are much more like a digitally remastered version of Sinatra.

       In the first half of Sunday’s game with Detroit, Houston looked dominant. The running game has come alive and the passing game has become eerily familiar. Hmm Zone blocking scheme running for yards at will and a passing game that has the bootleg pass as a staple. The Texans have an offense that ranks in the top two in the AFC and a running game that is ranked in the top 5 in the conference. Sound like you have heard this description before? Yes, we are now “Denver South.”

       This is, of course, exactly what the Texans leadership expected when they hired the former back-up quarterback and offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos-Mike Shanahan’s clone. Hey, if you can’t date the cheerleader, date her little sister. Now the question is-Do we have John Elway or Brian Griese?

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October 18, 2008

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             Here is this week's NFL game picks by Fantasy Sportsgirl. Will the Colts beat the Packers? What about Cleveland and the Redskins? What will happen to the Cowboys? You can read the experts picks, but I get my in formation in prettier packages. I love ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS Sportsline, Sports Illustrated, and all the others, but when all is said and done-more is said than done. As for the Fantasy Sportsgirls - when all is seen and heard, more is seen than heard. Take a look at Sportsgirls picks for this week.  After watching, feel free to post comments and other suggestions.

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October 16, 2008

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Fantasy Sportgirl is a great way to get your fantasy player information. 

Check here a few times a week for updated Fantasy Sportsgirl videos,

as well as humurous sports' quotes, and columns about a variety of sports issues.

Feel free to comment and make suggestions for this video and my columns.  

I would greatly appreciate you input.

Just click the "Read more" link to see the video as well as other information and opinions.

Thank you. Bookmark this site.

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This is an ongoing record of the funniest sport quotes from the major and local sports talk shows like ATH, PTI, Jim Rome, etc.  Feel free to contribute some of you own from TV and radio or comment on the ones you see here. Your new quotes will be integrated daily as part of the ongoing record.  To post a quote or make a comment just follow the comment link at the bottom.

   

 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 

“What if the greatest cyclist ever came out of retirement but didn’t ride in the Tour de France? Wouldn’t that be like Aretha Franklin going back to the studio to record covers of Brittany Spears’ songs?” - J. A. Adande of ESPN on PTI talking about Lance Armstrong

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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