NFL GridIron Gab Daily Digest

Both the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders put on a pair of dominating performances in Week 1.  Both teams opened the 2011 campaign with important road victories and neither team could’ve asked for a better start to the sesaon.  But around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, there will only be room for one team to run [...]

Myths come from common misperceptions that are repeated enough times that people start believing it without researching or thinking it through. This year, it is often repeated that the Saints are “returning their starters” and is a “veteran team” that will benefit from the lockout and shortened preparation time for the season. This implies that [...]

OK here’s my take on the whole Tebow thing.  I know this will make or break me with some people, but guess what I don’t care, I’m getting tired of some of these ridiculous views people on both sides have. Lets start from the beginning.  Tim Tebow college stats: 67.1 completion percentage 9,286 yards, 88 TDs, [...]

Yahoo is running an article on their homepage listing 12 franchises that are losing fans, and as you may have gleaned from the title, the report is inaccurate.  The research was based off of the difference in average attendance for those teams from 2001 to 2010.  They list the Lions’ attendance figures down 25.18% from [...]

Houston Did not participate: WR Kevin Walter (shoulder), RB Derrick Ward (ankle, shoulder) Limited participation: CB Roc Carmichael (shoulder), NT Shaun Cody (neck), RB Arian Foster (hamstring), CB Sherrick McManis (hamstring), DE Antonio Smith (groin) Full participation: CB Jason Allen (knee), G Thomas Austin (knee), G Antoine Caldwell (ankle), LB Brian Cushing (foot), CB Brandon [...]

Houston Did not participate: WR Kevin Walter (shoulder), RB Derrick Ward (ankle, shoulder) Limited participation: CB Roc Carmichael (shoulder), NT Shaun Cody (neck), RB Arian Foster (hamstring), CB Sherrick McManis (hamstring), DE Antonio Smith (groin) Full participation: CB Jason Allen (knee), G Thomas Austin (knee), G Antoine Caldwell (ankle), LB Brian Cushing (foot), CB Brandon [...]

Cincinnati Did not participate: DE Robert Geathers (shoulder), S Taylor Mays (knee), LB Dontay Moch (foot) Limited participation: QB Andy Dalton (wrist), G Otis Hudson (knee), DE Michael Johnson (groin), T Andrew Whitworth (knee) Full participation: CB Kelly Jennings (hamstring), DE Frostee Rucker (illness) Denver Did not participate: CB Champ Bailey (hamstring), DE Elvis Dumervil [...]

Baltimore Did not participate: CB Chris Carr (thigh), G Ben Grubbs (toe), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle) Full participation: WR Lee Evans (ankle) Tennessee Did not participate: DE William Hayes (shoulder), S Chris Hope (shoulder), WR Damian Williams (hamstring) Limited participation: WR Nate Washington (not injury related) Full participation: DE Jason Jones (knee), DE Derrick Morgan [...]

Baltimore Did not participate: CB Chris Carr (thigh), G Ben Grubbs (toe), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle) Full participation: WR Lee Evans (ankle) Tennessee Did not participate: DE William Hayes (shoulder), S Chris Hope (shoulder), WR Damian Williams (hamstring) Limited participation: WR Nate Washington (not injury related) Full participation: DE Jason Jones (knee), DE Derrick Morgan [...]

Seattle Did not participate: DE Dexter Davis (hip), T Jarriel King (ankle), CB Byron Maxwell (ankle), RB Michael Robinson (ankle), LB Malcolm Smith (hamstring) Limited participation: WR Sidney Rice (shoulder) Full participation: G Robert Gallery (knee), LB David Hawthorne (knee) Pittsburgh Did not participate: WR Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) Limited participation: G Chris Kemoeatu (knee), CB [...]