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Touchdown!

Welcome to a new zone dedicated to the world of the NFL and football. 

Read about what other fans are talking about - who's going to sign who in free agency?  Do you think your team has a chance this year?  Can the Steelers repeat?  Who is the best player in the game?  Who was the best ever?  Whatever you're interested, hopefully some of that will be here!

 

NFL Poll

Can the Pittsburgh Steelers repeat?
Yes - they are one of the elite teams in the NFL right now!
No - it's too tough to do it all again back-to-back.

49ers' 2008 pictures

Frank Gore puts the move on DeAngelo Hall during their Week 17 matchup.

49ers' 2008 pictures

Justin Smith fights through the Rams O-line during their Week 11 game.

by Wayne Reeves

At the age of 12, football was a brand new game to me, it was just starting to be shown on Channel 4 in the UK, a very big deal in 1984, as it was virtually unheard of to the majority of people in Bri...read more
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Yes

by C. Michael Lowery

Will Jay Cutler excel in the Windy City? Absolutely. The shock waves are still reverberating through...read more
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No

by Anne P. Jordan

Football is a team sport! It is also that kind of team sport most similar to a military unit. One fo...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

In the months following the crowning of a new Super Bowl champion, attentions turn to the approaching annual draft. Each team dreams of fortune smiling upon them on those fateful days when a potentia...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

Pass interference in the NFL is currently one of the most lopsided penalties to be called in respect of whether its called on the offense or defense. The game favor's scoring rather than defensive st...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

After four seasons of NFL action, the New York Giants and San Diego Chargers are just starting to see what they got in their draft day trade back in 2004. Eli Manning was drafted 1st overall by the C...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

Fantasy football has become a very successful enterprise over the years; now with every sports site offering their own brand of fantasy, coaches have never had it so good. It could also be related to...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

Since the 1972 Miami Dolphins won Super Bowl VII - thereby completing a 17-0 perfect season - the quest to repeat this feat has so far been elusive for any team that has tried. The 2007 New England P...read more
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Madden '09 (Wii) 49ers Franchise

on Mar 09, 09 at 03:15 PM

March 6th 2009

Started a new franchise on my Madden ‘09 game on the Wii. I’m the Sanfrancisco 49ers (somebody has to give them some support these days!) and I’m just playing the preseason games.

Had a fairly disastrous first game at the Oakland Raiders losing 41-21. Gave up too many big plays in the secondary (tackling was abysmal in all honesty). The offense seems to run better with QB J.T O’Sullivan at the helm (playing backup at the moment).

I signed WR Mike Furrey as a free agent and he made a few good catches - TEs Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker were effective.

The second game of preseason was a 41-20 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers. After trailing 20-7 at the half with the starters it wasn’t looking good.

Packers’ backup QB Matt Flynn was in shaky form as he tossed six i

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Corban M. Burns
Posted on: May 16, 09 at 02:04 AM
HEHEHEHE ... The Steelers whooped the Cards in the SuperBowl 2008-2009. What a great ending too by Santonio Holmes to make that tip-toe Touchdown catch.
M. J. Joachim
Posted on: Mar 09, 09 at 11:41 PM
Gotta go with the Cards! They came too close this year:) I'm a die hard 49er fan myself, but those Cards are starting to steal a piece of my heart. Great zone! Lots of fun:)

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by Wayne Reeves

Call it American Football, Gridiron or just plain Football - the game could be considered to be the ultimate team sport - easily suited to be enjoyed on many different levels by everyone around the wo...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

You've just played a game for three hours or more and still the team's fate is in the hands of a coin. Much is made of overtime and the methods involved in deciding a winner. Just one play is all it ...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

For JaMarcus Russell, being able to play football and make a potential career from it wasn't enough, to be drafted by the Oakland Raiders No.1 overall (in April 2007) wasn't enough, on advice from his...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

After decades of success, with Hall of Fame quarterbacks in the shape of Joe Montana and Steve Young, the greatest ever receiver in Jerry Rice and five Super Bowl titles - it was only a matter of time...read more
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by Wayne Reeves

It's a difficult issue when defining just who is underrated in any sport, maybe football is the hardest. Every team has its own scheme, its own set of play-calls that utilize their players in a diffe...read more
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