Run to Win

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have reached an agreement earlier today to improve testing for steroids and other performance enhancing drugs.

The modifications include a 40 percent increase in the number of players randomly tested each week during the preseason, regular season and post-season from seven to 10 per team. Last year, the number of random offseason tests was increased from a maximum of two per player to six per player. These changes bring the total number of steroid tests conducted annually by the NFL to 12,000.

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A few months ago I wrote about how the Patriots sued StubHub. About a month later, StubHub sued the Patriots right back. They claimed that the Patriots are engaged in monopolistic business practices and are attempting to restrain trade through unfair trade practices.
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This week last year I concentrated on getting the site updated and writing articles concerned with one aspect of weight lifting or another. There was a small bit of football news that snuck in there as well.

• I continued my animated series by demonstrating how to do a back extension with your hands behind your head. I also described the wife’s weight program and highlighted an article from the St. Louis Post about beginner exeriser tips.
• I reviewed the PowerBar ProteinPlus bars.
• I shared one of my best “workout” tips, which is important not only during a workout but throughout the entire day. It is very easy, as well. You just need to keep a water bottle handy at all times.
• In football news, I predicted the results of the second half of the Rose Bowl, but I wound up being wrong. Within hours after winning a game against the Bears, Mike Tice got fired from the Vikings.

The results of the NFL most valuable player voting are cast, and not surprisingly Ladainian Tomlinson won in a landslide. Tomlinson absolutely dominated the league this year, especially in the latter half of the season. He earned the 88% of the vote that he received.

Tomlinson, who broke Shaun Alexander’s league record for touchdowns by scoring 31 (28 rushing) and also threw for two scores, had one of the greatest seasons in NFL history. He rushed for a league-high 1,815 yards on 348 carries, had 56 receptions for 508 yards and was 2-for-3 as a passer, both completions for scores, giving the Chargers running back six in his six-year career, tying him for second among non-quarterbacks.

Tomlinson scored 186 points this season already, and the playoffs have not even begun yet. I am glad that he won the award; from all accounts that I have ever heard of the man, he is a stand up individual. He is humble, he is a team guy, and he does good work in his community. He certainly deserved it, with the numbers that he put up!

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The Giants get the week started out on Saturday this week, and I think that they will continue to implode. Dallas is going to overcome their horrendous performance last week, though and will beat Detroit.

New England does not have anything to play for this week, and the Titans are not mathematically eliminated yet. I think that it is a recipe for the Patriots to take a dive.

Fantasy football is over. I did not win, but I at least made it to the last game. My guys just did not show up last week. At least I didn’t come out empty handed though; hopefully this year I’ll actually get paid.
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Only two more weeks are left in the regular season.

Minnesota is playing in Green Bay tonight, and Kansas City will be playing in Oakland on Saturday. I would not watch the Kansas City at Oakland game anyway, but I would prefer to watch the Vikings and Packers. Unfortunately, the NFL Network has not figured out how to play nice with Time Warner yet, and Time Warner bought Adelphia in my area so I can not get the station any more.

Chicago should not have any trouble this week; nor should Indianapolis. I think that Oakland is going to somehow manage to win against Kansas City, though. I think that San Diego at Seattle will be a good game, with San Diego winning by a touchdown. Dallas is going to slap Jeff Garcia around, though.
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New England will bounce back this week. I originally thought that Houston was going to be a pretty tough week, but now I am not so sure.

Chicago is going to continue its run, and the Jets will do better than they did last week.
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I did absolutely horrid last week. I hate this Thursday night game that I can’t watch anyway because my cable company won’t carry the station.

This week has me worried. I have the visiting team winning all but one of the 1:00 games, and the home team winning all but one of the 4:00 games.

Bill Belichick’s protegés are going to do well this week, with Cleveland and the Jets taking control of their games. I think that the Patriots are going to have to fight to win down in Miami.

Chicago will still beat St. Louis, despite Rex Grossman. He really needs to step it up and make a few plays, rather than barely getting by with the cast around him.
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