If he has problems, then I hope he gets help. If there was ever a man that needed good advice – JMR is the one. This may be a wake-up call for him and though I’ve been mean in the past, I wouldn’t wish him harm or trouble. And not just because he’s bigger than me. He’s done as a footballer, but hopefully not as a person.

With the average NFL career being less than four seasons, when someone’s spent 14 years they deserve a mention.

Muhsin Muhammad retired yesterday. He leaves the game ranked 20th on career receiving yards and having spent the vast majority of his year with one team, the Carolina Panthers. He was selected in the second round of the 1996 draft. This year’s second round pick – Jimmy Clausen – was just 8 back then.

Take care Moose, be well.

14 seasons you say? Isaac Bruce will see your 14 and raise you 2 additional season. Likewise the 20th career placing… Bruce is 3rd on the all time career yards and spent thirteen years with the Rams, helping them to Super Bowl victory for the 1999 season.

After two years a 49er, he retires a Ram. His club will honour him by retiring the number 80 in the game against Carolina later this year.

Again, be well.

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Alex Smith, 49ers' Quarterback

After spending his first two seasons as the youngest QB in the league, he’s grown into the role and I hope to see him do well next year. Certainly at Wembley, where they 49ers are likely to see strong support.

How good he is as a pundit remains to be seen! But we wish him well and hope he enjoys his trips to the UK.

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But they’ll be there on the 31st October at Wembley stadium. And we’ll probably (hopefully!) be there again.

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15th January, 2010 — As we thought, way back when, Chris Johnson’s prospect of being League MVP were likely to be hampered by Quarterbacks getting the nod, and this was completely the case when the votes were counted and CJ had none.

However, he’s made up for it by being the only unanimous 2009 All-Pro selection. So well done to Chris Johnson. He had a great season; was entertaining to watch and his race to set records was enthralling to the end. As one of only 6 2,000 yard players, we’ll be hoping he can keep his form going. Something that eluded a lot of the others. But he’s young and he’s talented. If he hit 2000 yards next year, who’d be surprised if he didn’t get the MVP?

Good luck to him.

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Like with Kevin Smith’s comments, you have love a confident player. The self-nicknamed “Dash” (apologies to DeAngelo Williams… or is it Jonathan Stewart?) has said his target is league MVP.

He was great last year, backed up by LenDale White, and rushed for over 1,200 yards. It was topped off by being voted the only rookie to the Pro Bowl… so he has some pedigree. It’s more that history is against him, it’s a whole load of quarterbacks. A position which will typically take the award. Not to mention that he’s a sophomore this year, and that has its own difficulties.
Still, he was fun to watch and hopefully will be again. So good luck to him trying.

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Although we don’t know what teams will be heading over, the chance to see a live NFL game isn’t something that comes around every day (only once a year I’m afraid, kind of like Christmas except there’s no fat dude wearing red – unless the Cardinals turn up). The buzz is amazing, and considering the Patriots v Buccaneers game sold out in 72 hours, I’m expecting the same thing to happen this year. Luckily I got my interest registered early on. Now Christmas rarely comes twice a year, so pinch me because I must be dreaming, but the talk is that we’re getting two games this year!

You can guarantee that at one, if not both of the games us guys at MAC will be meeting up for a few beers and a bit of banter which makes the game all the better. As the old joke goes… A Redskins fan, Miami fan, and Ravens fan walk into a pub. You’ll probably get to see the outcome later!

Anyway, enough ranting from me. What games would you guys want to see at Wembley this year?

We all know what a danger he is on the field, but it appears that away from it he’s not just a good guy he’s one of the best. And for that, Charles, we at Mac Talks NLF salute you and wish you well… though not against our teams.

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Now, I am a gambling/trading man and before the start of the season you could get the 49ers at odds of 120 (119/1).  In fact in one market someone has already made £7,000 trading on this bet before we are even half way through the season!

I see MJD over at the Yahoo NFL blog has them firmly in his play off picture.  I have to say that I agree with him.  I love the way they have been playing so far and I see no real reason for it to stop.  Even with Frank Gore injured, it took some Favre magic to stop them last Sunday.  This Sunday sees them face the Rams at home, so there should be little to worry them there.

So, can the 49ers make the Super Bowl?  Let us know what you think.

Now that he is finally in place at the Vikings the signs are looking good.  While he didn’t look like a spring chicken he did seem to fit the play of the team really well.

I feel that it is going to be a good season for him.  The schedule is not too tough and if he can hold off injury then it could be a much more fitting end for him than last year at the New York Jets.

I can’t say that he will make my fantasy football list this year as there is a much greater chance that his performance will drop faster than a younger player, but as a backup quarterback he could be just the ticket.

I am looking forward to seeing him play, I feel there will be quite a few ‘classic’ highlights that involve the Vikings this year.

Dallas Linemen Marc Colombo (vocals), Cory Procter (drums) and Leonard Davis (bass) are 3 of the 4-strong heavy metal band Free Reign who have now been signed to label Riot Entertainment and will have their debut album out later this year. Guitarist Justin Chapman sees out the lineup.

I’ve played in a band, and I’d argue that it’s a lot easier than protecting Tony Romo from the likes of Willie McGinest or chasing a Brian Dawkins’ produced fumble return. (Yeah, that’s a cheap shot. Hello! Redskins’ fan!).
The three lineman weigh nearly 950 lb, which puts them well ahead of Guns ‘n’ Roses announced weight of 850 lb (Get In The Ring) for all six of them at the time. It’s probably fair to say they wouldn’t get into many fights on the tour circuit and can say what they want about Axl Rose.

I like my guitar work heavy, but the vocals let this down for me. But I’m sure they’ll do relatively well.
Check them out at their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/freereign