NFL TRAINING CAMP EXTRAVAGANZA – WRAP-UP

As we can literally feel the hours melt away with how much excitement there is in our hearts knowing that the start of the NFL regular season is just hours away. Training camps are now over, rosters trimmed, and the time has come to put up or shut up! I will give you my final take at where we stand heading into the games that count and get ready for what should be an epic NFL 2012 season.

QB 2-DEEP FOR ALL 32 TEAMS HEADING INTO THE REGULAR SEASON

ARIZONA CARDINALS- JOHN "RED" SKELTON/KEVIN KOLB

ATLANTA FALCONS- MATT RYAN/DOMINIQUE DAVIS

BALTIMORE RAVENS- JOE FLACCO/TYROD TAYLOR

BUFFALO BILLS- RYAN FITZPATRICK/TARVARIS JACKSON

CAROLINA PANTHERS- CAM NEWTON/DEREK ANDERSON

CINCINNATI BENGALS- ANDY DALTON/BRUCE GRADKOWSKI

CHICAGO BEARS- JAY CUTLER/JASON CAMPBELL

CLEVELAND BROWNS- BRANDON WEEDEN/COLT MCCOY

DALLAS COWBOYS- TONY ROMO/KYLE ORTON

DENVER BRONCOS- PEYTON MANNING/BROCK OSWEILER

DETROIT LIONS- MATTHEW STAFFORD/SHAUN HILL

GREEN BAY PACKERS- AARON RODGERS/GRAHAM HARRELL

HOUSTON TEXANS- MATT SCHUAB/T.J YATES

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS- ANDREW LUCK/DREW STANTON

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS- BLAINE GABBERT/CHAD HENNE

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS- MATT CASSEL/BRADY QUINN

MINNESOTA VIKINGS- CHRISTIAN PONDER/JOE WEBB

MIAMI DOLPHINS- RYAN TANNEHILL/MATT MOORE

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS- DREW BREES/CHASE DANIEL

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS- TOM BRADY/RYAN MALLETT

NEW YORK GIANTS- ELI MANNING/DAVID CARR

NEW YORK JETS- MARK SANCHEZ/TIM TEBOW

OAKLAND RAIDERS- CARSON PALMER/MATT LEINART

PITTSBURGH STEELERS- BEN ROETHLISBERGER/CHARLIE BATCH

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES- MIKE VICK/NICK FOLES

ST LOUIS RAMS- SAM BRADFORD/AUSTIN DAVIS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS- ALEX SMITH/COLIN KAEPERNICK

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS- RUSSELL WILSON/MATT "ERROL" FLYNN

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS- PHILLIP RIVERS/CHARLIE WHITEHURST

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS- JOSH FREEMAN/DAN ORLOVSKY

TENNESSEE TITANS- JACK LOCKER/MATT HASSELBECK

WASHINGTON REDSKINS- ROBERT GRIFFIN III/REX GROSSMAN

INJURIES THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMMM! Updated as of September 4th 2012

Trent Richardson-RB Cleveland Browns- Knee – Probable to play week one of regular season vs. Philly

Mike Vick-QB Atlanta Falcons- Ribs- Probable for week 1

Greg Jennings-WR Green Bay Packers – back at practice- will be ready for week 1

Maurice Jones Drew-RB Jacksonville Jaguars- Holdout- Back with team, upgraded to probable , but will not start week 1 vs the Vikings

Dwyane Bowe- WR Kansas City Chiefs- Probable for week 1

Mike Wallace- WR Pittsburgh Steelers- Holdout- Back with team and good to go week 1

Adrian Peterson-RB Minnesota Vikings- ACL- Questionable for week 1 vs Jags likely will not be back till game 2, but the Vikes are holding out hope he will be good to go opening day.

Rashard Mendenhall – RB Pittsburgh Steelers- Knee (Out indefinitely) No timetable on return

Issac Redman-RB Pittsburgh Steelers- Ankle- Steelers not getting any luck at RB so far this season. Redman is much closer than Mendenhall, but still might not be ready for week 1. Where is Jerome Bettis when you need him? Redman currently listed as ? for week 1 

Ryan Mathews- RB San Diego Chargers- Collarbone- out 4 to 6 weeks. Targeting first few regular season games for return. Out for week 1 vs Raiders

Marshawn Lynch-RB Seattle Seahawks- possible suspension for DUI- Could miss first two games of regular season. Listed as ? for week 1

PRESEASON STAT LEADERS (thru all preseason games)

PASSING YARDS

KIRK "KISSING" COUSINS-WASHINGTON REDSKINS 560 YARDS

NICK FOLES- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 553 YARDS

MATT RYAN – ATLANTA FALCONS 549 YARDS 

RUSHING YARDS

WILLIAM POWELL- ARIZONA CARDINALS 249 YARDS

RASHAD JENNINGS – JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 209 YARDS

NATE EACHUS-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 206 YARDS

RECEIVING YARDS

TRAVARIS CADET- NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 246 YARDS

JULIO JONES- ATLANTA FALCONS 240 YARDS 

ANTONIO BROWN-PITTSBURGH STEELERS 204 YARDS

TOP 5 VALUE BETS FOR NFL TEAMS OVER/UNDER WIN TOTALS

5-OAKLAND RAIDERS OVER 7 WINS -$120

4- TAMPA BAY BUCS OVER 6 WINS -$130

3- BALTIMORE RAVENS UNDER 10 WINS -$160

2- WASHINGTON REDSKINS OVER 6.5 WINS -$105

1- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS OVER 5.5 WINS -$130

TOP 5 VALUE BETS FOR SUPER BOWL XLVII ODDS

5- ATLANTA FALCONS +$2200

4- HOUSTON TEXANS +$800

3- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES +$1000

2- DETROIT LIONS +$2000

1- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS +$650

DTM'S LEAD PIPE BAGELS AND LOX SUPER BOWL XLVII PREDICTION

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS- 49ers win 28 to 22!!:):)

WEEK 1 GAME I CAN'T WAIT FOR 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CHICAGO BEARS (BEARS -9.5 TOTAL 43.5 ) -SUNDAY SEPT 9TH 1 PM CBS TV

We all know how horrid the Colts season went last year. First they lost their leader and arguably the greatest QB of all-time in Peyton Manning, then they proceeded to play some simply disgusting football. The good news is that while Manning has found a new home in Denver, Andrew Luck has set up shop in Indy and he is just as good right now as any Colts fan could hope for. The Colts are not going to win the Super Bowl this year, but this team will be a lot better than many think and will be in more games than it isn't. The Bears are tremendously overrated to me and yes they still will contend for a playoff spot even though they have one of the worst starting QB's in football, but are lucky enough to still have a very active and fast defense that will keep games close that Jay Cutler gives away. This is a tough task for Indy to open up on the road in one of the toughest places to play in all of football in Luck's first regular season game, but I think he is going to make a huge statement similar to the way that Manning did early in his career and keep the Colts in this till the end.

Dan the Man's NFL Training Camp Extravaganza- 4TH ISSUE (WRAP-UP)

By Dan The Man Leach
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