and so it continues..........my daughter's hot pulling trend!

The kids and I were in town on business and on the way home my daughter asks if we could stop at Denny's (LCS- Clark's cards & Creations) since we were going by his place. So we stopped and when we went inside we saw sitting on the floor was 3 cases of 2011 Topps Platinum football. I figured we would try out a pack or two first but Denny did not have any opened yet and told us to pick a case to open. Now my chances of picking things is like NO LUCK AT ALL. So instead I let Caty pick which case since she usually has the hot hand. She ended up picking the middle case and when we opened it she picked a box from the middle of the case.

Here's what we pulled for our first 2 auto's:

Okay.......John Clay........undrafted rookie.........signed to the Steelers practice squad.........not exactly top talent here folks. As for Rahim Moore......at least he's starting for the Denver Broncos.

Then we move on to our relic/auto pull and I ended up pulling this:

 

Jamie Harper rookie autograph with a nice thick 3 colored patch. It's the number off of the shoulder pads. He has a total of 4 carries for 12 yards and 1 reception for 21 yards this season. No telling how he might turn out.

Then Caty opens the last pack in the box. She looks at me and says, "Hey Dad, here's an autograph of newton's panthers." Here's what she pulled:

Yeah.......I fell out of my chair as well after seeing what she pulled. Somebody at TOPPS gave us a Christmas bonus! SICK!

I'm letting my daughter pick lotto numbers for the next powerball drawing!

What shall we rip open?

Alrighty....I admit I might be a pack junkie addict but at least I'm in total control of it. Well.... I was in control of my urges until I found out that I'm getting a nice tax return check courtesy of the IRS for this past year. So after paying off some bills and taking care of the "future Mrs. Kahuna", I have a little extra fundage to monkey around with and I have decided to let the inner beast come out (no..not that one Kathy ;-) my Fiance reads my blogs too ya know- Gotta make it SEXY...LOL!!!)





and purchase a few boxes to quench it's thurst for blo...eh I mean pack ripping. Obviously it's thrusting to take a shot at something like "The Cup" or "National Treasures" (Screw you Nick Cage) or perhaps maybe even a small case of something. I've also contemplated picking up one of the following rookie cards for my kids:

A: Michael Jordan Rookie
B: Wayne Gretzky Rookie
C: Lebron James Rookie
D: Hank Aaron Rookie
E: Nolan Ryan Rookie
F: Cal Ripken Rookie

For some reason I keep leaning to Cal Ripken or Henry Aaron. My son wants to shoot for more Even Meek stuff while my daughter wants more David Wright stuff.

I'm already getting a few tickets for the kids to go to some Pirates ball games and for some Altoona Curve ball games so we can add some new auto's to the children's growing autograph collection. Perhaps I could get them started on collecting autographed bats and balls again. Who knows what we'll do just yet?

So.....what do you think I should bust a box of in Baseball, Football, Hockey?

Or should I just invest my money in making custom made "game used jock strap piece cards"?

Chicken Scratch: Jordan Shipley Edition

Welcome to another addition of "Chicken Scratch". This week's subject is non other than Cincinnati Bengals rookie Wide Receiver Jordan Shipley. In Jordan's last NFL game against the Falcons, he had 6 receptions for 131 yards which included a beautiful 64 yd TD reception.
His bold signature is almost legible. His "J's" and "S's" are pretty easy to recognize and he does make an effort to sign his last name where as some athletes just write a straight line instead. When you look at his first name you might assume it was "Jim or "Ji" or even "JD". When you look at his last name .......um yeah.......the only thing that I can come up with is "sis". Still his signature is still a far cry better than Chris Johnson's or Amobi Okoye's autograph. For this lovely piece of artwork I give it: 3 sharpies!

Baltimore ROCKS!

Sunday was a another fun filled day with my better half and her family as we traveled down to the Baltimore Inner Harbor. Shortly before we arrived at the Aquarium we were stopped by a few police who was stopping all traffic at the redlight because Police bikes were taking either the Ravens or Broncos football team to the Stadium. I thought that was pretty neat to see. However then it donned on me that I could be in trouble. I was proudly wearing my NY GIANTS t-shirt and going into a sea of purple not realizing sunday was a home game for the Ravens. The funny thing is no one said one word to me and perhaps maybe it was due to my size (everyone says I look like I could rip cars apart easily) or else they felt sorry for me and didn't want to express anything for fear I may rip them a new hole. I'm not sure but maybe it was out of respect or something. Although a part of me did feel like taking a dump on the cement plaque that celebrates the Ravens 2000 super bowl victory. However in the midst of all of the white and purple that was everywhere I did manage to meet a few other NY Giants fans later in the day and it was nice to exchange pleasantries and stories with the locals. As for the trip....The aquarium totally rocked! I will be bringing my children down for them to see and share in the awesomeness of the Aquarium! I also need to take them to the Science center as well. The only thing that I did find rather amusing a little was the unexpected cannon going off on the USS Constellation. I suddenly felt like shopping for a new pair of underwear because it felt like I shit my pants when the cannon on the ship went off UNANNOUNCED and we were close by it! I will have alot of good memories from this trip and I promise I will be returning to Baltimore soon with my children!

MY NFL PICKS FOR WEEK 6:
My picks are in RED

Kansas City at Houston (1:00 PM)
Baltimore at New England (1:00 PM)
Detroit at N.Y. Giants (1:00 PM)
Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:00 PM)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay (1:00 PM)
Seattle at Chicago (1:00 PM)
Miami at Green Bay (1:00 PM)
San Diego at St. Louis (1:00 PM)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh (1:00 PM)
N.Y. Jets at Denver (4:05 PM)
Oakland at San Francisco (4:05 PM)
Dallas at Minnesota (4:15 PM)
Indianapolis at Washington (8:20 PM)
MONDAY Tennessee at Jacksonville (8:30 PM)

BTW........The Atlanta Braves will be on the golf courses a little bit earlier this month then they originally planned!

Weight Lifting Workout Rule No. 1: Define Your Goals- It's very important to set realistic and achievable goals so that you don’t get discouraged and walk away from it. By setting these goals it will help you from possibly risking injury to yourself by doing too much all at one time. You have to take small steps and stay focused. Take your time and plan your workouts accordingly so they're effective and not under or over effective.

more to come!

NFL ROSTER MOVES

Here is the rundown of all NFL roster moves in the last week of the 2010 preseason courtousey of FOX SPORTS. FOX SPORTS gets the credit for the list!

Definitely some notable names of rookies from the last two-three years on this list that were flooded into NFL football card products and autograph cards from the various manufacturers.

NFL Cutdown Deadlines:

* Tuesday, Aug. 31: NFL teams must reduce rosters from 80 to 75 players.
* Saturday, Sept. 4: NFL teams must reduce rosters from 75 to 53 players.

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived TE Dominique Byrd, OT Casey Knips, C David Moosman. Traded CB Jorrick Calvin to the Philadelphia Eagles for RB/FB Charles Scott. Signed WR Isaiah Williams.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Moved OLB O’Brien Schofield from Active/Non-Football Injury List to Reserve/Non-Football Injury list. Placed FB Nehemiah Broughton on injured reserve. Waived/injured WR Darren Mougey.

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Placed WR Darren Mougey on IR. Extended the contract of DL Darnell Dockett through 2015.

Friday, Sept. 3: Traded G Reggie Wells to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2011 sixth-round pick. Moved LB Gerald Hayes from Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to Physically Unable to Perform list, waived/injured LB Mark Washington. Waived WR Onrea Jones, FB/RB Charles Scott, WR Isaiah Williams, WR Ed Gant, LB Stevie Baggs, LB Cody Brown, DE Jeremy Clark, DE John Fletcher, CB Trevor Ford, G Jonathan Miller, G Tom Pestock, OL Herman Johnson. Released TE Anthony Becht, LB Monty Beisel, CB Justin Miller.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Released QB Matt Leinart. Waived/injured LB Chris Johnson, RB Alfonso Smith.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived OT Mark Ortmann, S/CB Gabriel Derricks.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived/injured DT Thomas Johnson. Released S Matt Giordano with injury settlement.

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Placed DT Thomas Johnson on IR.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Waived TE Robbie Agnone, WR Troy Bergeron, WR Tim Buckley, RB Dimitri Nance, C Blake Schlueter, WR Andy Strickland, WR Ryan Wolfe, TE Keith Zinger, S Rafael Bush, S Eric Brock, CB Dominique Daniels, CB Chevis Jackson, LB Weston Johnson, DE Maurice Lucas, DE Emmanuel Stephens, G Jose Valdez, LB Bear Woods. Waived/injured WR Brandyn Harvey. Released C Brett Romberg, FB Dan Klecko.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived CB Doug Dutch. Waived/injured C Daniel Sanders and S Marcus Paschal.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Moved LB Brendon Ayanbadejo and RB Matt Lawrence from Active/Physically Unable to perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list. Acquired CB Josh Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2011 conditional draft selection. Waived/injured FB Mike McLaughlin.

Thursday, Sept. 2: Placed FB Mike McLaughlin on IR.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Traded LB Antwan Barnes to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round pick. Moved S Ed Reed from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Placed C/G David Hale, OT Ramon Harewood, OL Stefan Rodgers, DT Kelly Talavou on IR. Released K Shayne Graham, CB Travis Fisher, WR Demetrius Williams. Waived QB Troy Smith, TE Davon Drew, WR Justin Harper, CB Chris Hawkins, RB Curtis Steele, WR Eron Riley, OT Devin Tyler. CB K.J. Gerard, OL Bryan Mattison, LB Albert McClellan, OL Joe Reitz, S Brad Jones.

BUFFALO BILLS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Aaron Rhea, G Kyle Calloway, DT Lonnie Harvey.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Released OT Kirk Chambers. Waived/injured TE Derek Schouman. Moved S Jon Corto from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Waived C Sean Allen, RB Andre Anderson, RB Joique Bell, QB Levi Brown, DE Rashaad Duncan, FB Rodney Ferguson, C Christian Gaddis, TE Andrew George, WR James Hardy, G Nick Hennessey, CB Ellis Lankster, WR Naaman Roosevelt, RB Chad Simpson, LB Donovan Woods, G Andre Ramsey, CB Lydell Sargeant, OT Jason Watkins, WR Chad Jackson.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Monday, Aug. 30: Signed G Tim Duckworth.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived WRs Dexter Jackson and Oliver Young. Placed WR Wallace Wright and DE Hilee Taylor on Injured Reserve. Moved LB Thomas Davis from Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to perform list.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Placed G C.J. Davis, S Aaron Francisco, G Duke Robinson on IR. Released OT Rob Petitti, DE Rob Moore. Waived/injured TE Jamie Petrowski, Waived QB Hunter Cantwell, RB Josh Vaughan, G Andrew Crummey, LB Quinton Culberson, WR Trent Guy, G Ray Hisatake, DT Corvey Irvin, LB Mortty Ivy, CB R.J. Stanford, FB Rashawn Jackson, WR Kenny Moore, RB Dantrell Savage, DT Tank Tyler, LB Sean Ware, CB Brian Witherspoon.

CHICAGO BEARS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived QB Matt Gutierrez, WR Zeke Markshausen, DE Maurice Evans.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived/injured FB Will Ta'ufo'ou.

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Claimed OL Edwin Williams off waivers from the Washington Redskins. Waived RB Brandon Minor. Placed FB Will Ta'ufo'ou on IR.

Thursday, Sept. 2: Waived FB Will Ta'ufo'ou off IR with injury settlement.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released TE Richard Angulo. Waived DT Jarron Gilbert, WR Juaquin Igleias, S Al Afalava, WR Freddie Barnes, C Josh Beekman, CB Cornelius Gilbert, OT Levi Horn, QB Dan LeFevour, LB Kevin Malast, OT James Marten, WR Greg Mathews, LB Tim Shaw, S Quentin Scott, LB Kelvin Smith, CB Woodny Turenne, DE Barry Turner, S Aaron Webster, FB Eddie Williams, C Edwin Williams, DE Mick Williams.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived LS Mike Windt, released LB Rashad Jeanty (failed physical). Moved S Tom Nelson from Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to perform list. Placed S Gibril Wilson on injured reserve. WR Maurice Purify has been suspended by the NFL for one game for violating the personal conduct policy.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Traded CB David Jones and a conditional draft pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for S Reggie Nelson. Released WR Matt Jones, LB Abdul Hodge. Waived/injured FB Fui Vakapuna. Waived K Dave Rayner, G Isaac Sowells, S Marvin White, DT Orien Harris, S Kyries Hebert, TE Chase Coffman, TE Darius Hill, RB James Johnson, DT Clinton McDonald, S Rico Murray, WR Maurice Purify, WR Dezmond Briscoe, G Otis Hudson, OT Gabriel Manns, S Jeromy Miles, LB Vincent Rey, OT Chris Rodgers, CB Johnny Sears, FB Joe Tronzo.

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived CB John Bowie.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Placed DL Titus Adams on IR. Waived WR Taurus Johnson, G John Malecki, CB Gerard Dawson.

Friday, Sept. 3: Placed RB Montario Hardesty on IR. Waived WRs Syndric Steptoe and Jake Allen, OL Casey Bender, CB Coye Francies, TE Joel Gamble, OL Joel Reinders

Saturday, Sept. 4: Activated DT Shaun Rogers from active/PUP list; released WR Bobby Engram and OL Scott Kooistra; released DL C.J. Mosley (failed physical); waived S Larry Asante, G Paul Fanaika, DE Clifton Geathers, CB Brandon McDonald, RB Chris Jennings, CB Chris Chancellor, DT Travis Ivey, QB Brett Ratliff, S DeAngelo Smith, DE Swanson Miller, C Pat Murray and DE Brian Sanford.

DALLAS COWBOYS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Terrell Hudgins, TE Scott Sicko.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Moved LB Stephen Hodge from Active/Physically Unable to perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list. Released S Patrick Watkins. Placed TE John Phillips on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Traded OL Pat McQuistan to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released CB Cletis Gordon. Waived OT Will Barker, G Travis Bright, DE Marcus Dixon, RB Herb Donaldson, TE DajLeon Farr, WR Jesse Holley, WR Manny Johnson, LB Curtis Johnson, CB Bryan McCann, RB Lonyae Miller, LB Steve Octavien, TE Jason Pociask, TE Martin Rucker, DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, LB Brandon Sharpe, DL Junior Siavii, OL Mike Tepper, CB Jamar Wall, CB Teddy Williams.

DENVER BRONCOS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived/injured CB Tony Carter. Released RB Justin Fargas.

Tuesday, Aug. 31:Placed CB Tony Carter on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3:Placed RB LenDale White on IR. Waived CB Tony Carter from IR with injury settlement. Waived WR Alric Arnett, DL Chris Baker, OL Paul Duncan, LB Jammie Kirlew, TE Nathan Overbay, TE Kory Sperry, LB Johnny Williams.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Traded CB Alphonso Smith to the Detroit Lions in exchange for TE Dan Gronkowski. Placed LB Elvis Dumervil, WR Brandon Stokley on IR. Placed DL Ben Garland on Reserve/Military list. Released DE Jarvis Green, LB Darrell Reid. Waived LB Kevin Alexander, TE Marquez Branson, WR Britt Davis, S Kyle McCarthy, C Seth Olsen, DL Jeff Stehle, LB Worrell Williams.

DETROIT LIONS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Eric Fowler, LB Lee Campbell, DE Chima Ihekwoaba. Waived/injured TE Jake Nordin. Signed LB Rocky Boiman. Placed S David Roach on IR.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Traded OT Tyler Polumbus to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for an undisclosed 2012 draft choice. Moved CB Jack Williams from Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to perform list. Placed TE Jake Nordin on IR

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived DT Jaron Baston. Waived S David Roach from IR with injury settlement.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released CB Dre' Bly, S Ko Simpson, OT Jon Jansen, RB DeDe Dorsey, CB T.J. Rushing, WR Brian Clark, CB Dante Wesley, LB Vinny Ciurciu and CB Eric King. Waived injured DE Korey Bosworth; waived DT Rob Callaway, LB Caleb Campbell, K Steven Hauschka, CB Jonathan Hefney, OT Cliff Louis, WR Michael Moore, DT Landon Cohen, CB Paul Pratt, G Noah Franklin, C Dan Gerberry and WR Tim Toone.

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Moved RB James Starks, S Atari Bigby, CB Al Harris from the Active/PUP list to the Reserve/PUP list. Placed RB Quinn Porter on IR.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Placed OL Allen Barbre, CB Will Blackmon on IR. Waived P Chris Bryan, OT Chris Campbell, WR Jason Chery, CB D.J. Clark, OL Evan Dietrich-Smith, WR Charles Dillon, LB Robert Francois, OT Breno Giancomini, QB Graham Harrell, TE Spencer Havner, LB Alex Joseph, S Anthony Levine, RB Kregg Lumpkin, LB Cyril Obiozor, LB Maurice Simpkins, DE Ronald Talley, DT Anthony Toribio, WR Chastin West, WR Patrick Williams, DE Jarius Wynn.

HOUSTON TEXANS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR London Crawford, DE Pannel Egboh, CB Fred Bennett. Placed WR Trindon Holliday and RB Ben Tate on IR. Removed TE Owen Daniels from Active/PUP list.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Signed RB Derrick Ward; placed K Kris Brown and WR Andre' Davis on IR; released C Chris White, CB Jacques Reeves. Waived RB Chris Henry, QB John David Booty, WR Bobby Williams, TE Derek Fine, RB Jeremiah Johnson, LB Isaiah Greenhouse, C Brett Helms, FB Jack Corcoran, OT Steve Maneri, S Nick Polk, CB Mark Parson, S Torri Williams, LB Will Patterson, OT Cole Pemberton, DT DelJuan Robinson, DT Malcolm Sheppard, OT Adam Stenavich, WR Derrick Townsel and DT Mitch Unrein. Moved TE Anthony Hill from active/PUP list to reserve/PUP list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Monday, Aug. 30: Placed CB Kevin Thomas on IR.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Acquired CB Justin Tryon from the Washington Redskins in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice; released OT Adam Terry; waived DE Ervin Baldwin, QB Tom Brandstater, DE John Chick, CB Ray Fisher, DT Marlon Favorite, TE Colin Cloherty, C Adrian Martinez, CB Glenn Sharpe, S Terrell Skinner, WR Taj Smith, CB Ashton Hall, OT Chris Marinelli, RB Allen Patrick, CB Danny Gorrer, WR Sam Giguere, OT James Williams, RB Jarvarris James, CB Terrail Lambert, S Mike Newton, WR Brandon James, LB Vuna Tuihalamaka and WR Blair White.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Monday, Aug. 30: Placed DT D’Anthony Smith and C John Estes on IR. Waived WR Roren Thomas, DE Julius Williams, rookie CB Josh Gordy. Signed C Bradley Vierling. Waived/injured C Cecil Newton.

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Placed C Cecil Newton on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived G Cecil Newton from IR with injury settlement.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Traded S Reggie Nelson to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for CB David Jones and an undisclosed draft pick; placed LB Kyle Bosworth on IR; released TE Ernest Wilford, S Gerald Alexander, WR Troy Williamson, LB Rod Wilson, DT Atiyyah Ellison, LB Tony Gilbert, G Kynan Forney, LB Teddy Lehman and CB Scott Starks; waived RB Kolby Smith, DT Walter Curry, WR Clarence Denmark, WR John Matthews, OT Daniel Baldridge, TE Mike Caussin, DT Jeremy Navarre, QB Trevor Harris, RB Chad Kackert, DT Ko Quaye, LB Alvin Bowen and C Brad Vierling.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived QB Bill Stull, RB Kestahn Moore, TE Cody Slate.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived WR Lance Long.

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived TE Leroy Banks, WR Rich Gunnell, OL Lemuel Jeanpierre, G Ike Ndukwe, CB Mike Richardson, G Dan Santucci, LB John Russell. Re-signed S Jarrad Page.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Traded S Jarrad Page to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. Placed CB Maurice Leggett, WR Jerheme Urban on IR. Waived G Colin Brown, DT Garrett Brown, DL Dion Gales, OT Bobby Greenwood, G Darryl Harris, LB David Herron, DT Derek Lokey, S DaJuan Morgan, QB Tyler Palko, S Ricky Price, WR Verran Tucker, LB Pierre Walters, RB Javarris Williams.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived/injured TE Joey Haynos.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Placed DE Phillip Merling on Non-Football Injury list. Placed OT Nate Garner and TE Joey Haynos on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Acquired OL Pat McQuistan from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released TE David Martin, DT Montavious Stanley. Waived Jonathon Amaya, DT Ryan Baker, DE Lionel Dotson, G Ray Feinga. LB J.D. Folsom, OT Andrew Gardner, OL Andrew Hartline, CB Kevin Hobbs, FB Rolly Lumbala, LB Chris McCoy, S Nate Ness, WR Julius Pruitt, LB Austin Spitler, G Donald Thomas, WR Patrick Turner, LB Erik Walden, S Ross Weaver, QB Pat White.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived/injured LB Jeremy Leman.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived WR Marko Mitchell, OT Bill Noethlich. Moved WR Sidney Rice from Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to Reserve/Physically Unable to perform list. Placed LB Jeremy Leman on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Traded QB Sage Rosenfels and RB Darius Reynaud to the New York Giants in exchange for an undisclosed pick in the 2011 NFL draft as well as a conditional pick in the 2012 draft.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released WR Javon Walker, TE Garrett Mills, DE Mike Montgomery. Waived S Colt Anderson, G Thomas Austin, G Adrian Battles, WR Logan Payne, WR Taye Biddle, WR Freddie Brown, OT Patrick Brown, OT Chris Clark, FB Ryan D'Imperio, LB Nate Triplett, OT Drew Radovich, CB Marcus Sherels, WR Marquis Hamilton, RB Ian Johnson, DT Jermaine Johnson, K Rhys Lloyd, CB DeAndre Wright.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived G Brian Simmons. Signed CB Terrence Johnson.

Tuesday, Aug.31: Placed S Josh Barrett, CB Leigh Bodden, S Brett Lockett, DL Darryl Richard on IR. Waived CB Terrence Johnson.

Friday, Sept. 3: Released DL Damione Lewis, C Eric Ghiaciuc.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Acquired LB Tracy White from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick. Acquired S Jarrad Page from the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. Placed S Brandon McGowan on IR. Released WR Sam Aiken, LB Pierre Woods, LB Eric Alexander, LB Derrick Burgess. Waived S Sergio Brown, OT George Bussey, TE Carson Butler, RB Thomas Clayton, WR Buddy Farnham, WR Darnell Jenkins, OL Ted Larsen, TE Rob Myers, G Rich Ohrnberger, WR Rod Owens, QB Zac Robinson, RB Chris Taylor, S Ross Ventrone, OL Thomas Welch, CB DeAngelo Willingham.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Monday, Aug. 30: Signed DT Kendrick Clancy.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived QB Sean Canfield, WR Andy Tanner.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Moved LB Clint Ingram, S Darren Sharper from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Placed LB Jonathan Casillas on IR. Released RB Ladell Betts, DT Kendrick Clancy, C Nick Leckey, G Terrence Metcalf, DE Bobby McCray, FB Jason McKie, QB Patrick Ramsey. Waived WR Montez Billings, OL Brandon Carter, OL Na'Shan Goddard, OL Jermey Parnell, LB Harry Coleman, CB Reggie Jones, FB Zak Keasey, TE Tyler Lorenzen, DT DeMario Pressley, DT Al Woods, DT Jay Ross, S Chip Vaughn.

NEW YORK GIANTS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Placed QB Jim Sorgi, WR Sinorice Moss, LB Adrian Tracy on IR. Moved G Kevin Boothe from the Active/PUP list to the Reserve/PUP list. Waived WR Nyan Boateng.

Thursday, Sept. 2: Waived S Michael Greco off IR with injury settlement.

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WRs Aundrae Allison and Marcus Henry, DE Rodrique Wright. Released WR Laveranues Coles.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived QB Kevin O’Connell. Claimed OLB Ricky Foley off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks

Thursday, Sept. 2: Waived S Michael Greco off IR with injury settlement.

Friday, Sept. 3: Acquired QB Sage Rosenfels and RB Darius Reynaud from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for an undisclosed pick in the 2011 NFL draft as well as a conditional pick in the 2012 draft.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released WR Derek Hagan, OL Guy Whimper, S John Busing. Waived/injured DE Alex Hall, CB Courtney Brown. Waived QB Rhett Bomar, FB Jerome Johnson, DT Jay Alford, RB Andre Brown, RB Gartrell Johnson, TE Bear Pascoe, QB Dominick Randolph, WR Tim Brown, TE Scott Chandler, OL Jacob Bender, OL Herb Taylor, OL Jim Cordle, OL Dennis Landolt, DL Tommie Hill, DL Dwayne Hendricks, DL Nate Collins, CB Seth Williams, S Matt O'Hanlon, S Sha'reff Rashad.

NEW YORK JETS

Saturday, Sept. 4:Placed WR Santonio Holmes on Reserve/Suspended list. Waived S Emanuel Cook, FB Jason Davis, C Robby Felix, S Keith Fitzhugh, LB Ricky Foley, WR Brooks Foster, OT Dan Gay, LB Tim Knicky, DE Jason Lamb, LB Boris Lee, LB Josh Mauga, LB Cory Reamer, LB Brashton Satele, DL Ty Steinkuhler, CB Bo Smith, S Donovan Warren, OT Michael Turkovich, G Chet Teofilo, G Charlie Tanner, WR Larry Taylor.

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived RB Chane Moline, WR Paul Hubbard, G Allen Smith. Released TE Tony Stewart.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived DT Eric Butler.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Placed FB Luke Lawton on reserve/suspended list; released DL Chris Cooper, TE John Owens and DT William Joseph; waived K Swayze Waters, CB Joey Thomas, FB Manase Tonga, WR Todd Watkins, WR Shaun Bodiford, S Jerome Boyd, QB Colt Brennan, S Stevie Brown, OL Chris Morris, DE Alex Daniels, DE Greyson Gunheim, DT Kellen Heard, LB David Nixon, OL Alex Parsons, CB Joe Porter, DE Jay Richardson and OL Brandon Rodd.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Jared Perry, C Zipp Duncan, G Greg Isdaner, LB Simoni Lawrence, S Ryan Hamilton. Traded RB/FB Charles Scott to the Arizona Cardinals for CB Jorrick Calvin.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Claimed DE Pannel Egboh off waivers from the Houston Texans. Placed DE Ricky Sapp on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Acquired G Reggie Wells from the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a 2011 sixth-round pick. Released RB J.J. Arrington, TE Nate Lawrie. Moved DE Victor Abiamiri from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Waived WR Dobson Collins, DE Pannel Egboh, Martell Mallett, OT Jeraill McCuller, CB David Pender, CB Geoff Pope, DT Boo Robinson, S Anthony Scirrotto.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Acquired LB Antwan Barnes from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round pick. Traded OL Stacy Andrews to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round pick. Traded LB Tracy White to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick. Released G Max Jean-Gilles, WR Kelley Washington. Waived WR Chad Hall, WR Jordan Norwood, TE Cornelius Ingram, C A.Q. Shipley, C Dallas Reynolds, DE Eric Moncur, DT Jeff Owens, S Macho Harris, OL Fenuki Tupou, S Quintin Demps.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived FB/RB Dwayne Wright, LB Brandon Renkart, CB David Pittman. Released OT Adrian Jones. Moved OT Chris Scott from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Waived LB Andre Frazier from IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived TE Eugene Bright, G Dorian Brooks, OT Kyle Jolly, TE Sean McHugh, WR Brandon London, DT Scott Paxson, S Justin Thornton, RB Justin Vincent, LB Renauld Williams. Released LB/LS Matt Stewart.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Waived G Kraig Urbik, LB Patrick Bailey, CB Joe Burnett, WR Tyler Grisham, FB Frank Summers, CB Da'mon Cromartie-Smith, DE Sunny Harris, DE Doug Worthington, DE Steve McLendon, WR Stefan Logan. Released C Justin Hartwig.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived RB Marcus Mason, WR Gary Banks, G Lee Grimes, LB Darry Beckwith. Placed LB Donald Butler on IR. Signed P Glenn Pakulak. Claimed CB Fred Bennett off waivers from the Houston Texans. Released DL Ryon Bingham.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Released WR Josh Reed, K Nick Novak, CB Nathan Vasher. Waived WR Seyi Ajirotutu, OT Brady Bond, FB Richie Brockel, RB Curtis Brinkley, QB Jonathan Compton, WR Richard Goodman, OL Jeff Hansen, TE Dedrick Epps, DE Derrick Jones, FB Billy Latsko, C Ryan McDonald, RB Shawnbrey McNeal, P Glenn Pakulak, OT Nick Richmond, S Quinton Teal, CB Traye Simmons, G Cam Stephenson, WR Jeremy Williams, LB Kion Wilson, LB Mike Nixon.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Bakari Grant, LB Patrick Stoudamire. Waived/injured LB Brandon Long.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Placed LB Brandon Long on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived K Shane Andrus, LB Mike Balogun, QB Jarrett Brown, FB Jehuu Caulcrick, LB Bruce Davis, G Brian de la Puente, TE Joe Jon Finley, WRs Bobby Guillory, Jason Hill, Kevin Jurovich, OT Matt Kopa, LB Keaton Kristick, S Chris Maragos, FB Brit Miller, DTs Khalif Mitchell, Will Tukafu, DE Derek Walker, C Cody Wallace. Released RB Michael Robinson, LB Matt Wilhelm, CB Karl Paymah.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived WR Kole Heckendorf, K Clint Stitser, G Gregg Peat, LB/DE Ricky Foley. Placed DT Jonathan Lewis on IR.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Acquired OT Tyler Polumbus from the Detroit Lions in exchange for an undisclosed 2012 draft choice. Traded CB Josh Wilson to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 2011 conditional draft choice. Moved CB Josh Pinkard from the Active/PUP List to Reserve/PUP list. Signed DE James Wyche.

Saturday, Sept. 4:Placed LB Leroy Hill on Reserve/Suspended list. Placed OL Ray Willis on IR. Waived DT Jonathan Lewis off IR with injury settlement. Waived/injured DE Nick Reed with injury settlement. Acquired OL Stacy Andrews from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round pick. Released WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, DT Amon Gordon, LB Tyjuan Hagler, WR Brandon Jones, QB J.P. Losman, WR Ruvell Martin, DE James Wyche. Waived RB Louis Rankin, DT Quinn Pitcock, S Jamar Adams, CB Marcus Brown, C Jeff Byers, G Mitch Erickson, CB Cord Parks, LB Joe Pawelek, OT Jacob Phillips, DT Rob Rose, OT Joe Toledo, TE Nick Tow-Arnett.

ST. LOUIS RAMS

Monday, Aug. 30: Waived RB Jamie McCoy, OT Joe Brown, CB Marcus Brown. Waived LB Dominic Douglas from IR with an injury settlement. Waived/injured OT Phil Trautwein. Placed WR Donnie Avery on IR.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Placed OT Phil Trautwein on IR.

Friday, Sept. 3: Waived S Brett Johnson, TE Darcy Johnson, WR Jordan Kent, C Tim Mattran.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Placed Kevin Payne and OT Eric Young on IR; released DE Victor Adeyanju, CB Quincy Butler and LB Bobby Carpenter; waived QB Keith Null, DT Ernest Reid, LB Devin Bishop, FB Dennis Morris, TE Darcy Johnson, WR Jordan Kent, WR Brandon McRae, WR Danario Alexander, RB Chris Ogbonnaya, G Roger Allen, C Tim Mattran, OT Ryan McKee, LB Cardia Jackson, S Brett Johnson, CB Marquis Johnson, CB Antoine Thompson and C Drew Miller.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Released RB Derrick Ward, waived WR Terrence Nunn, placed LB Jon Alston on IR. CB Aqib Talib has been suspended without pay has been suspended without pay for the team’s first regular-season game of the 2010 season and fined one additional game check for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Released WR Michael Clayton; placed OT Demar Dotson on IR; placed CB Aqib Talib on reserve/suspended list; waived injured C Jonathan Compas; waived CB Brandon Anderson, S Vince Anderson, RB Carlos Brown, OL Marc Dile, OT Xavier Fulton, DE George Johnson, TE Ryan Purvis, C Donovan Raiola, TE Jeron Mastrud, LB Rico McCoy, DT Dre Moore, DT Carlton Powell, CB Derrick Roberson, LB Lee Robinson, DE James Ruffin, QB Jevan Snead, FB Redrick Taylor and CB Trae Williams.

TENNESSEE TITANS

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Removed DT Tony Brown from Active/PUP list. Waived/injured DT Kareem Brown, LB Mike Rivera. Waived P Ricky Schmitt, CB Pete Ittersagen, WR Bobby Sewall.

Wednesday, Sept. 1:Placed DT Kareem Brown, LB Mike Rivera on IR.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Moved LB David Thornton from Active/PUP list to Reserve/PUP list. Placed LB Gerald McGrath to Reserve/Suspended list. Released DE Raheem Brock, TE Sean Ryan, RB Alvin Pearman, CB Tye Hill, QB Chris Simms. Waived DE Eric Bakhtiari, WR Dominque Edison, FB Jed Collins, RB Samkon Gado, DE Chris Harrington, DT David Howard, G Nick Howell, DT Joe Joseph, C Kevin Matthews, OT Nevin McCaskill, TE Steven Pfahler, S Myron Rolle, OT Michael Toudouze, LB Patrick Trahan, WR Paul Williams.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Monday, Aug. 30: Traded FB Dennis Morris to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for undisclosed draft compensation. Acquired DE/OLB Hall Davis from the Rams in exchange for undisclosed draft compensation.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Waived LB Hall Davis, S Lendy Holmes, OL Edwin Williams. Released LS James Dearth. Placed WR Malcolm Kelly on IR.

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Extended the contract of QB John Beck through 2012.

Saturday, Sept. 4: Traded CB Justin Tryon to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice; released RB Willie Parker, S Tyrone Carter, DT Howard Green, DE Darrion Scott and WR Bobby Wade. Waived injured OT Clint Oldenburg and LB Robert Henson. Waived WR Terrence Austin, WR Shay Hodge, LB Rob Jackson, CB Ramzee Robinson, OT William Robinson, S Russell Anderson, QB Richard Bartel, OT Selvish Capers, FB Carey Davis, OL Erik Cook, LB Curtis Gatewood, RB Ryan Torain and TE Lee Vickers.

Random Thoughts of the NFL week 13

The NFL season week 13 has come to past and here are some random thoughts of my interest:

Eagles over the Falcons:
Michael Vick had a nice return to the endzone TWICE!
Chris Redman still plays? I remember the hype of him being the Ravens pick in the year 2000 (que Conan O' Brien yr 2000 song).
Seems like Roddy White was a contractual over hype so far.
Eagles rookie Jeremy Maclin is coming along rather well.

Bears over the "Do we have any fans left" Rams:
Does anybody from Chicago know how to hold onto the football?
Steven Jackson is the only bright spot on this team lately. Kind of reflects the Detriot/Sanders years in a way.

Bengals over the Lions:
Cedric Benson has had a nice turnaround. Another good game from the workhorse. BTW, Larry " I didn't beat her" Johnson had a whopping 4 yds.
Calvin Johnson had a nice game (leg seems to work).
Looks like Chad Whatevermylastnameisthisweek had put his money where his mouth is. Now if he could only do that all season.

Colts over the Titans:
I am so glad to see Vince Young be the player we all knew he can be.
Good to see Mike Hart back on the filed after his injury last year.
Pierre Garcon coming of age!
colts 12-0.... let's see who can topple this giant!

Broncos way over the Chiefs:
Is it me or will the Chiefs ever have a "Good" quarterback?

Dolphins squeak by the Patriots:
Chad Henne looks promising...time will tell.
Wes Welker was all over the field but no TD's (10 rec 167 yds).
Anybody notice since Moss went to the Patriots he's been staying out of trouble?
Ricky Williams had another good game.

Raiders over the Squealers (Steelers):
The Raider Nation is probably thinking, "Jamarcus who?"
Louis Murphy has been hot the last two games. Louis has recorded the game winning touchdown in two of the last three games.

Saints over the Redskins:
Robert Meachem has now scored in five straight games. He's finally showing the potential he has.
Drew Brees is passing like a madman! So much for New Orleans running the ball.
Saints 12-0..... scary till the first round of the playoffs then you choke.

Panthers intercept the Buccaneers:
Josh Freeman with 5 interceptions....OUCH! Rookies just get so excited on the field when they play somewhere new.
Jonathan Stewart had the lone TD score of the offense.
Matt Moore had an okay start. Nothing fancy but it was a better start to a game while another QB named Jake was playing Madden 2010 on the PSP on the bench.

Jacksonville over the Texans...who are from TEXAS:
Nothing stands out. Overall good game.

Chargers over the Browns:
Brady Quinn had a decent game for the most part.
Chargers just dominated the defensive backs of Cleveland.

DA GIANTS over Dem Cowboys:
Will the GMEN do this more the rest of the season? Win that is.
Jason Witten: BALL WHORE! what a beastly game for him! 14 rec for 156yds.
Tony Romo had a good stat game.

"Starbucks" Seahawks over the 49ers:
Nice to see Alex Smith having a good season since he was given another opportunity.
Michael "more moneybags than the 10th pick" Crabtree had another good outing. He could be worth it perhaps once he has a full season under his belt.
Is it me or is Frank Gore just hype?
T.J. Houshmandzadeh... I bet he's thinking, "wow...I was so much better in Cincinnati".

"Old Man Warner's" Cardinals over the "Old Man Favre's" Vikings:
Warner throws to Fitzgerald, Warner throws to Fitzgerald, Warner throws to Bouldin, Warner throws to Fitzgerald. See the pattern?

Jets over the Canadian Bills:
Ehh? Ehh? Okay.

Forgotten Rookie of the Week

Jermichael Finley is a tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Packers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He had played college football at the University of Texas.

2009 STATS current as of 10/20/09
REC
16
YDS
244
TD
1