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...Week 10 of the NFL season the Chicago Bears lost their chance to make a playoff push. The game started at 8:00 pm Sunday at Lambeau field. The bears were coming off of a bye week and looking to get back into the playoff hunt in the NFC North after losing two straight to Miami and New England. They were facing their biggest rival in one of football’s most famous venues, at Lambeau field. The Green Bay Packers were just hitting they stride at 6-3 so they was a hot team coming in. The packers are undefeated at home and have a wonderful fan base, so it would have been tough for the bears to come in there and beat them at home. Usually you will think a rivalry game would be one for the ages, because it will be a tough fist mouth game that would relate to low scoring. The bears had to have a lack of pre competition preparation because they allow 42 unanswered points all and the first half. The turning point of the game was coming into the game Clay Matthews an outside linebacker was playing inside on the very first snap. At outside linebacker you typically just rush the passer, but with him playing inside was a totally different look, and something the bears didn’t prepare for during the week. The bears focus coming into the game was to run the ball on the last rush defense in the league that was the game plan. Arguably Clay is the best player on the packers defense and with him been at inside linebacker that would affect any teams game plan coming in. This game had an even bigger...
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...Reggie White, recovered the fumble and lateralled it back to Butler for a touchdown. Butler then jumped into the stands where the fans could finish cheering with him! When it comes to football, one of the main players of the game is the quarterback. The quarterback throws first downs, touchdowns, and even interceptions. Green Bay Packer had an outstanding quarterback for numerous years, Brett Favre. With Favre retiring, getting traded, retiring again, getting trading again, and then finally retiring once and for all, the Packers backup quarterback had to come into play. Who was that? Aaron Rodgers! Every team in the National Football League has rivals. One of the biggest Packer rival is the Chicago Bears. Jay Culter is the quarterback for “Da Bears.” Both the Packers and the Bears had an exceptional 2010 football season. The question lies ahead: Which team has the star-smashing quarterback? Rodgers and Culter may be friends off-the-field, but when it comes to performances on the field, Rodger is statistically the outstanding quarterback. Aaron Rodgers grew up in Chico, California. Rodgers started his college career at Butte Community College in 2002. He transferred to the University of California in 2003 where he was the starting quarterback. In 2003, Rodgers received the Insight Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player. In 2004, Rodgers also received the Honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated. These are just a few of his college awards and honors....
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...Abstract I will talk about the movie Any Given Sunday in which Oliver Stone directed. I will talk about how Oliver Stone portrayed war on the screen onto the gridiron and into the world of professional football world. I will talk about how in the movie the owner Christina Pagniacci played by Cameron Diaz, does not see the players as people but as meat. How the business part makes her not feel for her employee's health or mental capacity and only looking at what they can do for me now. Any Given Sunday When I sat down and watched Any Given Sunday director Oliver Stone really brought out the realism in the football world. In the sport of football you have people eyes glued to the game either by television or in person. You have men and woman young or old watching this sport as a gladiator going at each other like there is no tomorrow. Oliver Stone also shows all the sides in how the game has changed from a true sport into a cut throat business. Where players and the doctors don’t care whether they may be permanently injured as long as they can make extra money in the process. Which the move shows the team doctor Harvey Mandrake played by James Woods clearing defensive end Luther 'Shark' Lavay played by Lawrence Taylor to play. Dr. Harvey knows that if he gets hit or is hit could kill him or be brain dead from all the concussions he has received in his career. He does not mind taking that risk because the only thing he needs is to get his tackles in order for him to...
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...1 of this NFL season, and it’s my job here to help you become one of those players. Cash games are great, and probably the smarter method of building a bankroll, but that’s not what we’re here to do. This is for those of you who want to go for it all, like I do. These picks are for those of you trying to turn $20 into $2 million (or $25 into $1 million). They are picks that I feel will have low ownership percentages, high scores, and therefore the potential to give you a greater chance at becoming a millionaire without the help of Regis Philbin. Quarterback: Jay Cutler (DK - $6,800; FD - $7,900) - I’m going to start my picks off with some serious stuff, so brace yourself… The Chicago Bears are going to lose week 1 against the Green Bay Packers. I know, riveting stuff. Joking aside, the Bears are very likely going to fall to the Packers as they so often do, and Aaron Rodgers is going to be really good. That means one obvious certainty: Jay Cutler is going to have to throw the ball a whole lot. Not very many people like Mr. Cutler, nor do I. He’s not a winner and I am convinced he never will be. But that doesn’t matter in DFS, which is why he is a perfect GPP option in week 1. Cutler, despite all the negatives, can throw the football pretty damn well. When he’s on fire, he can put up points with the Rodgers and the Manning’s...
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...The Science Behind Football’s Greatest Athletes American football is a sport full of extremely hard hitters, fast runners, and high jumpers. Some of these athletes stand out among the rest for being the best athletes in the game. These athletes will be profiled in this informative paper. Richard Sherman is an NFL All-Pro cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks. At 6’3”, this tall Stanford graduate is two inches taller than the average NFL wide receiver. He is also known for his trash talk and his smarts. Sherman graduated from Stanford, a prestigious Palo Alto, CA, private university, with a 3.9 grade point average. He also had a 4.3 GPA when he graduated from high school in Compton, CA. He also has an insane 38-inch vertical jump. Retired NFL linebacker Ray Lewis is one of the most gifted athletes in NFL history because he was able to register one of the highest amounts of force ever created by an NFL player. Standing at 6’1” and weighing 250 pounds, this two-time NFL champion is a shoe-in to be added to the Hall of Fame. In a Sports Science YouTube video, Lewis took on a 15 pound SWAT team battering ram in a contest to see who produced the most power. Lewis ran full speed at a solid wooden door while a SWAT team leader pounded the door open with the battering ram. The battering ram produced 800 pounds of force. Lewis generated 1000 pounds of force. One of the fastest athletes in the world is 5’11” wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. This All-Pro snagger was drafted in the first...
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...You have seen this kid listed on the scouting report, he is a 5’8” 150 pound kid. You have watched film and the kid seems to be everywhere on the football field at the right place at the right time. Over the years you have seen this kind of player on other teams. They have played in multiple positions, lineman, linebacker, cornerback, quarterback and you marvel at how does he do what he does? He gets away from blockers to make tackles. He out runs everyone to make a tackle, that seems impossible. He makes plays at quarterback or running back that you ask yourself, “Did he really just do that?” When football coaches look at kids walking down the street or hallways of the school they think, that kid looks like a linebacker or fullback or tight...
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...Braxton Miller is a wide receiver for the Ohio State buckeyes. Braxton is on his Senior year of college, and is ending it with a bang. One reason why he is so talented is his ability to make plays on the field. Ohio State has only played two games so far, and Braxton has made an ESPN top ten. While on the road at Virginia Tech, Braxton Miller did a spin move against 2 defenders and ran for 53 yards for a touchdown on the same play. Receiving the ball at shotgun position, Braxton ran to the left side of the field to meet a linebacker. Braxton planted his right foot with 860 pounds of estimated force. By doing this, Braxton made the linebacker freeze for .21 hundreds of a second. This forces him to take a pursuit angle which is 23% longer than a direct angle. After Miller gets around the edge, he accelerates his speed from 8.7 MPH to 15.4 MPH in just 5 strides. After his fifth stride, Miller extends his stride by 45% and drops his shoulders to lower his center of mass. By doing this, this allows for him to complete a spin move of a peak angular velocity of 676 degrees a second. After the spin, Miller is still able to retain more than 85% of his original speed. By doing this, he proceeds to run for another 40 yards by maintaining 15.25 MPH. This makes him more than 6 feet away from the closest defender to get a touchdown. By making this top ESPN play, Braxton Miller truly an amazing football player and a heisman candidate. This play has made a major part in his stats. This was...
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...is Barry Larry Sanders Jr.,” The legend said, “I am your grandfather.” Four years after Barry won the competition and got two million dollars, the family was much better. Barry’s dad didn't have to work at two different jobs and come home at midnight. The family lived in a big house and everyone was happy. Barry was entering the 2020 NFL Draft without a day in college. This wasn't done in a very long time. Barry was hoping to get picked in the lottery. That meant that he needed to get picked tenth or earlier. America was also entering the draft. Barry thought that he America would get picked in the third round. Barry told America otherwise. America was told by Barry that he would get picked in the first round. Barry was in Chicago for the draft and was in attendance at the arena. ...
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...NFL Case Study- Kaitlyn Skripek Jovan Belcher grew up with little going for him, besides his amazing skill and love for football. He lived with his single mother growing up, and wanted to succeed in life and repay his mother for all the good she had done for him. He had directed his whole life towards football and finally in early 2008 he was drafted for the Kansas City Chiefs along with his best friend, Pierre Walters. Right off the get go Belcher made more money than him and his mom had every seen, $300,000. Walter’s reported that he often saw his friend, Belcher, get hurt whether it was his ankles, wrists, knees, or minor concussions, but no one ever thought anything of it, and most injuries weren’t reported so Belcher could be kept on the Field. On November 8, 2008, Belcher had his first documented head injury, but continued to play the next Sunday. Jovan Belcher had many more concussions the next few years that went under the radar, because as a football play he decided to “man-up” and play on. In 2010, Belcher met the love of his life, Kasandra Perkins, and after a year of dating and living together they decided to get married. An odd part of Perkins’ and Belcher’s relationship was that they both oddly loved guns and had a few around the house to keep everything safe, after a fellow NFL player had been shot and killed. In 2012, Belcher signed a contract with the Chiefs to continue playing for them for about 2 million dollars, and for the first time Belcher felt secure in...
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... Tom Brady Do you ever wonder who is the greatest quarterback ever? Football is one of the most popular sports in the United States today. Growing up in California, to becoming one of the best professional athletes, Tom Brady has been inspiration to me. Tom brady was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California. Tom brady in high school he loved playing football and baseball but mostly football and time went by and now he is a professional player. Tom brady had three elder sisters and his parents were European descent. Tom brady’s siblings played basketball and football and the sports environment at home he played a massive role in football in his adult life. When tom brady was an early adult and he was coached by Tony Graziani who later turned out to be a famous quarterback as well. Tom brady was drafted by the NFL’s New England Patriots in 2000. Tom brady was on of the best quarterback yet but that was just the start. Tom brady got four super bowl awards and a record of five super bowl wins. Tom brady saw himself as a team leader and in the first season him and his team won 11 games and lost 3 games in the 14 games this season when tom brady started. The next season he helped his team secure a win over St. Louis Rams at Super Bowl XXXVI, and brady received the game's MVP award. Tom brady has inspired me a lot because he has a really powerful arm to throw far. He also played a lot of football in high school. Another thing that really inspired me was he holds the world record...
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...The 36-year-old Smith said in August that he will retire after this season, his 15th in the NFL. If he changes his mind, he's got an open invitation to return to Baltimore from coach John Harbaugh. ''Oh, yeah. Absolutely,'' Harbaugh said. ''He's a great player. It's really up to him.'' Smith has been one of the NFL's most productive and combative receivers throughout his career. He was extremely popular among the Ravens. View galleryRavens place WR Steve Smith on injured reserve Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith (89) is helped off the field after an injury during the s … ''Great guy, great teammate,'' linebacker Elvis Dumervil said. ''It's tough, but in the NFL it happens. We can't feel sorry for ourselves. We just have to keep...
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...Speech Outline Name: Speech Title: “Chicago” Specific Purpose Statement: “I will inform my audience about the city of Chicago. I will explain what things you can see, do, eat, and the teams that that make Chicago, Chicago to all the Chicagoans.” Thesis Statement: Chicago - a city that is not overrated. I. INTRODUCTION A. Gaining the Audience's Attention: How many of us have lived in a city known to be famous by many and never taken the time to enjoy it? The key in life is not to be that person. B. Preview of Main Points - (1) Major sites in Chicago that you must see. (2) Places and things you must do while in Chicago. (3) The best food to eat in Chicago that doesn’t taste the same anywhere else. (4) The teams to go watch in Chicago. II. MAIN BODY A. First Point: Major sites in Chicago that you must see 1. Sears Tower a. It overlooks downtown Chicago and its surroundings b. It is one the tallest building in the world (Statistics) (Hasan, 2008) 2. Visit two of city’s largest parks a. Lincoln Park b. Grant Park i. Millennium Park ii. The Cloud Gate iii. Buckingham Fountain 3. Field Museum B. Second Point: Places and things you must do while in Chicago 1. Go to the Navy piers a. Boat tours b. Bike rides 2. Go to downtown Chicago walk around and shop 3. Go during...
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...For many years Chicago has been seen as being one of the most dangerous cities in America when it comes to gun violence; even though they have had some of the most strict gun control laws in America. In doing this research it has been my intent to see if the strict gun control laws have helped to curb gun violence in Chicago, or find out if the laws have caused gun violence to go up or stay neutral. Within this research I will discuss why this study is important, I will talk about Chicago's gun control laws and give a timeline of the laws, I will also show data of gun violence in Chicago for the past decades since the start of gun control. This study is important because gun control affects law abiding citizens who have the constitute right...
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...Title: Chicago Specific Purpose Statement: “I will inform my classmates about Chicago. I will explain what things you can see, do, eat, and the teams that that make Chicago, Chicago to all the Chicagoans. Thesis Statement: Chicago - a place that is not overrated. I. INTRODUCTION A. Gaining the Audience's Attention: Is anyone else besides me from Chicago or has at least been to Chicago? B. Preview of Main Points - (1) Major sites in Chicago that you must see. (2) Places and things you must do while in Chicago. (3) The best food to eat in Chicago that doesn’t taste the same anywhere else. (4) The teams in Chicago that help build Chicago year round. II. MAIN BODY A. First Point: Major sites in Chicago that you must see. 1. Sears Tower. 2. Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Wicker Park. 3. Field Museum. 4. Soldier Field, Wrigley Field. B. Second Point: Places and things you must do while in Chicago. 1. Go to the Navy piers. 2. Go to downtown Chicago walk around and shop. 3. Go during the Jazz Festival. 4. Go to Taste of Chicago. C. Third Point: The best food to eat in Chicago that doesn’t taste the same anywhere else. 1. Chicago-styled deep-dished pizza. 2. Polish Sausage and Italian Beef. 3. Bongo Room. 4. White Castle. D. Fourth Point: The teams in Chicago that help build Chicago year round. 1. Chicago Bears ...
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