Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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by John Miller
Brian Westbrook has swelling in that same knee he's dealt with for years. He's still not recovered from his two cracked ribs from 6 weeks ago. And he has a nagging high ankle sprain too. The Daily News reports Westbrook looked "alarmingly hobbled" at the team facility on Monday.
Westbrook has missed two games already, and in his other 8 games he's averaged 3.2 yards per carry or less on 5 different occasions. This year he averages a 20-yard play every 78 touches. Last year he averaged a 20-yard play every 23 touches. The man is a wreck. He's out of our top-20 for this week, maybe off the weekly rankings entirely by Friday. Some of you might need to dust off Correll Buckhalter and use him, though the Ravens are a terrible matchup (at home).
The injuries are piling up after 1,400 total touches (including playoffs) since 2005. Is he suddenly nearing the end? Not likely. He's a warrior who will come out swinging next year after a restful offseason. But if I'm picking at the end of the 1st round next summer and Westbrook is there, I'm passing. He just collected $13 million in guaranteed money on that new extension and he'll be 30 at kickoff 2009.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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by John Miller
More in-depth numbers pulled off STATS Inc.
QB Completion % in Red Zone
|
|
Rank
|
QB
|
Team
|
Games
|
%
|
Comp
|
Att
|
|
|
|
1
|
Ryan Fitzpatrick (AFC)
|
CIN
|
7
|
64.7
|
11
|
17
|
|
|
|
2
|
Kerry Collins
|
TEN
|
10
|
62.2
|
23
|
37
|
|
|
|
3
|
Matt Schaub
|
HOU
|
7
|
60.9
|
28
|
46
|
|
|
|
4
|
Trent Edwards
|
BUF
|
10
|
60.0
|
15
|
25
|
|
|
|
5
|
Peyton Manning
|
IND
|
10
|
57.5
|
23
|
40
|
|
|
|
T-6
|
Derek Anderson
|
CLE
|
8
|
54.5
|
18
|
33
|
|
|
|
T-6
|
Philip Rivers
|
SD
|
10
|
54.5
|
30
|
55
|
|
|
|
8
|
Carson Palmer
|
CIN
|
4
|
52.9
|
9
|
17
|
|
|
|
9
|
Ben Roethlisberger
|
PIT
|
10
|
52.4
|
11
|
21
|
|
|
|
10
|
Jay Cutler
|
DEN
|
10
|
50.9
|
27
|
53
|
|
|
|
1
|
Drew Brees (NFC)
|
NO
|
10
|
66.7
|
38
|
57
|
|
|
|
2
|
Kurt Warner
|
ARZ
|
10
|
65.6
|
42
|
64
|
|
|
|
3
|
Tony Romo
|
DAL
|
7
|
63.2
|
12
|
19
|
|
|
|
4
|
Donovan McNabb
|
PHI
|
10
|
60.4
|
32
|
53
|
|
|
|
5
|
Jeff Garcia
|
TB
|
7
|
54.2
|
13
|
24
|
|
|
|
6
|
Aaron Rodgers
|
GB
|
10
|
53.3
|
16
|
30
|
|
|
|
7
|
Eli Manning
|
NYG
|
10
|
51.5
|
34
|
66
|
|
|
|
8
|
Gus Frerotte
|
MIN
|
8
|
50.0
|
9
|
18
|
|
|
|
9
|
Jason Campbell
|
WAS
|
10
|
48.7
|
19
|
39
|
|
|
|
10
|
Brian Griese
|
TB
|
4
|
47.6
|
10
|
21
|
|
RB Yards Per Rush on Carries #11-20
|
|
Rank
|
RB
|
Team
|
Games
|
Yds/Rush
|
Yds
|
Att
|
|
|
|
1
|
Steve Slaton (AFC)
|
HOU
|
10
|
5.6
|
248
|
44
|
|
|
|
2
|
LenDale White
|
TEN
|
10
|
5.3
|
165
|
31
|
|
|
|
3
|
Justin Fargas
|
OAK
|
8
|
5.0
|
181
|
36
|
|
|
|
4
|
Joseph Addai
|
IND
|
8
|
4.8
|
186
|
39
|
|
|
|
5
|
Mewelde Moore
|
PIT
|
10
|
4.6
|
164
|
36
|
|
|
|
6
|
LaDainian Tomlinson
|
SD
|
10
|
4.4
|
324
|
73
|
|
|
|