NFL News and Jabber

Happy Fourth of July everyone.  Now that we have that out of the way…we are only a couple weeks away from training camp.  Time flies, huh?  If that isn’t enough to make you think about it how about this?  We are less than a month (by a day) away from watching a pre-season football game.  That’s right.  The Hall of Fame Game between the Colts and Redskins lands on August 3rd! How sweet is that?  Let’s take  look around the NFL… Read more

NFL Jabber News and Notes

Remember a couple weeks ago when we talked to that American football loving Brit, Adam?  He continues to make his rounds in promotion of his record setting vacation of taking in 35 NFL games in the 2008 season.  This week he has landed on the Canal Street Chronicles.  If you have any extra season tickets laying around make sure you give Adam a buzz! Read more

Joey Galloway is a Saints Killer

Last night the guys at WhattheBuc.net were nice enough to have me on to represent Football Jabber, The Sports Zone, and Saints fanness. ( Archived show HERE under the title “Offseason with Scott Reynolds”). One of the topics discussed that I did not get into further detail with was how Joey Galloway has owned the Saints over the last two years.

Going over the stats since the Sean Payton era began I noticed how Galloway has excelled against the Saints more than any other team in that time. On paper if the Bucs played the Saints every week in a season Joey’s average would come out to 2004 yards and 20 TD’s (of course he likely wouldn’t but that’s what the numbers would add up to).

2006 Week 5:

Joey has 4 catches for 110 yards and a TD.

2006 Week 9:

Joey has another 4 catches for 97 yards and two more TD’s

In 2006 Galloway had 7 TD’s. Three against the Saints. The week 9 game is his only game with more than one TD.

2007 Week 2:

Galloway pulls in four grabs for 135 yards and 2 TD’s.

2007 Week 13:

Finally they keep him out of the endzone but he has 7 catches for 159 yards!

In 2007 Joey topped 100 yards only three times and two of them were against the Saints.

Over four games in the last two years Galloway totaled 19 Rec. for 501 yards and 5 TD’s. 26 yards per reception!

I know, I know, the Saints suck against everyone in the passing game. But even in comparison to Steve Smith of the Panthers (4 games, 27 Rec. 266 Yards, 4 TD’s) in that time frame Galloway is consistently having his way with the Saints…and the guy does age every year!

This might sound crazy but it is apparent that one of the keys to getting back the NFC South title for the Saints is to stop a 36 year-old WR. Easier said than done I guess. The Saints have made more additions on defense this year than I can recall in recent memory and we still have the NFL Draft to come yet. I hate to say it but come Bucs vs. Saints week, Joey Galloway is starting if I have him on a fantasy football squad.

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NFL Playoff Jabber/Wild Card Sunday

I have to say that the 4th quarter in both of the playoff games on Saturday was some of the best post season football in the NFL in while.  Edge of your seat stuff, especially if you were a fan of one of the teams.  We can only hope that today brings as much action.  You can check out highlight videos HERE for the Jags/Steelers and HERE for the Seahawks/Redskins.

Let’s move on to the Sunday games.  Below is some results from the polls done here as well as what the rest of the world outside Jabberland thinks via NFL.com polls (results at the time of writing this).  Following that is a big link and quote dump getting us set for the rest of Wild Card Weekend.

Giants @ Buccaneers

Kickoff is at 12pm EST. on Fox

Poll Results:

Football Jabber Poll: 55% in favor of the Giants

NFL.com Poll: 55% in favor of the Giants

Footballderdash Picks: Both Lee and Kelloggs23 take the Giants.

Titans @ Chargers 

Football Jabber Poll: 91% in favor of the Chargers.

NFL.com Poll: 81% in favor of the Chargers.

Footballderdash Picks: Both Lee and Kelloggs23 take the Chargers.

Now for some linkage and quote dumpage…

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