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Diary of a Football Dad: The Freeman Bandwagon

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:32:25 -0500

More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP All aboard the Freeman bandwagon! Browse more photos » This week, the Football Dad watched the debut of the Josh Freeman era at the local Beef O’Brady’s with my brother. The waitress found our afro wigs odd, and intrusive, but that did not stem our excitement for our new franchise quarterback. I can tell my brother has his own throwback move today: the ol...

Crayton goes for three in a row

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:42:51 -0500

Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys will attempt in Sunday's game against Philadelphia to become the first player in six years to have a kick return for a touchdown in three consecutive games. Dante Hall accomplished the feat with Kansas City in 2003. On Sept. 21, he returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against Houston. A week later, he had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Baltimore. In the following game, Hall had a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against Denver...

Highs and Lows: Eagles vs. Redskins

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:57:00 -0500

DeSean Jackson: As if his 67-yard reverse wasn't enough, Jackson added a 57-yard TD catch late in the second quarter. Jackson is the first NFL player to have four touchdowns of 60 yards or more in the first six games of a season since the Chiefs' Dante Hall in 2003.

Rams In Need of Dante Hall 2.0

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:43:41 -0500

Dante Hall’s career with the Rams was short and injury filled, but as most fans will admit it was nice to have a solid return man (you know, when he wasn’t on crutches). This year however, Hall is a thing of the past and the Rams are now searching for the next incarnation of [...]

Chiefs Looking for Special Teams Solutions

Thu, 14 May 2009 20:06:32 -0500

Chargers Chiefs Football While growing up and attending college in Louisiana, rookie wide receiver Quinten Lawrence didn’t get much of a chance to watch or learn a lot about the Chiefs. One recent player he does know about is Dante Hall. That’s no coincidence because Lawrence, a sixth-round draft pick, is trying to be the first Chiefs [...]

Chiefs seeking special-teams solutions

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:46:15 -0500

W hile growing up and attending college in Louisiana, rookie wide receiver Quinten Lawrence didn’t get much of a chance to watch or learn a lot about the Chiefs. One recent player he does know about is Dante Hall. That’s no coincidence because Lawrence, a sixth-round draft pick, is trying to be the first Chiefs player [...]

Who Will Return Kicks?

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:58:06 -0500

Do you remember the days when Dante Hall was a threat every time he touched the ball? Those were the days when our defense could stop an offense on third down, and we actually had hope that something good would happen on the punt return. It was exciting ...

Dante Hall Reincarnated: Marion Bactol

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:17:46 -0500

Today, Marion Bactol and the Eastside Catholic Crusaders also dubbed as the "team of destiny" will face off against Lakes in a quarterfinal State tournament game. Bactol has returned numerous kicks for touchdowns this season, including one last week that set up the game winning touchdown.

Bactol has become such a threat that teams are now afraid of punting the ball to Eastside on fourth down. We got a chance to ask Bactol a few questions.....

Eastside Catholic has shook up 3A football and has sort of become the "cinderella" team of the state tournament. Is the team at all surprised by the success? If not, why?

This season is no surprise to us at all. We expected this out of ourselves since the beginning of the season and this is our year that most of us have been waiting for. We have 31 seniors on this year's squad and most of us having been playing together for 5 years now and ever since we have started playing together our goal has been to win a state championship.

And now, we have the opportunity to do just that. So again no, we aren't surprised about our success it has been expected out of us.

Are you guys approaching the upcoming game against Lakes any differently from any other games this past season? Is there anything that stands out on Lakes that your team has been focusing on this past week?

This week versus Lakes is no different than any other week. We understand the importance of this game but every game this season has been important. Each game has been a stepping stone for us to get better and better and this week is no different.

Lakes is a very good team just like everyone else in the state tournament but this week we more focusing on being disciplined and staying focused for every play.

If you could name one pro or college football player that you model your game after, who would it be, and why?

This is probably an obvious answer but Reggie Bush is a guy I would like to model my game after. He is an all-purpose back that does just about everything including returning punts and I am sure he would make a great corner back as well. He definitely one of if not the fastest guys in the NFL and it would pretty cool to be just like him.

It seems you have really broken out this year into a really solid player especially on the special teams, what do you credit your success to and why?

It has been a total team effort. It starts with our coaches and goes down to my teammates who do not get credited enough. Our O-Line has opened up great running holes for Mike Bush and I and they make it easy for us.

Our kick-off return and punt return squads take pride in our special teams because we want to prove that it really is one of the best in the state.

What's your head like going into the big game tomorrow night? Do you have any game day superstitions?

I get a nervous excitement for every game but a game of this magnitude like tomorrow night is always a greater feeling of excitement and nerves. Especially because I know this is my senior year and last chance to play for a state championship.

As for game day superstitions, before our pre-game meal I sit by the same group of guys and on the bus everyone sits in the same seat. As well as listen to Till I Colllapse by Eminem on my iPod.

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3A Playoff Recap Round 1

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:00:05 -0500

Here are the results and recaps from tonights' first round games

Ferndale 42 West Seattle 3
West Seattle got handled. Casey Locker ran for three touchdowns and the Ferndale defense held West Seattle to a sole field goal in the 1st quarter. Overall, a great season for West Seattle. They upset O'Dea and sat atop the Metro league for most of the season with Eastside Catholic and O'Dea. Ferndale now will face a stiff test against another undefeated squad, Union
Prediction: Correct

Union 34 Timberline 14
A dark horse team to make it to the state championship, they will face top ranked Ferndale in a battle of the unbeatens next weekend.
Prediction: Correct

Eastside Catholic 13 Mount Si 12
It seems like this Eastside Catholic has an extremely difficult time losing a game. Down 7-6, with under a minute left in the game, Marion Bactol returned a kickoff 68 yards. Keep in mind, this is nothing new for Bactol, who has all of a sudden become the high school version Dante Hall this season by continually having unprecdented success returning kicks.

Okay, back to the game. Anyways, Zach Cuaresma threw a 13 yard pass to his teammate, Spencer Esau to win the game...Fairy tale ending, right? It's hard for me to comprehend how this team is doing what they're doing. They're one of the smallest teams I've ever seen, but this has made no difference. This team is special, but next week they'll face the most difficult team they've faced so far this season, Lakes.
Prediction: Correct

Lakes 21 O'Dea 16

This year wasn't going to be another O'Dea free ride to the championship. There was something different about this year's Irish team. After losing against West Seattle earlier in the season, O'Dea didn't look like they were impossible to beat anymore. With that said, there's a good chance O'Dea will return to its' dominatitive self next season. On the other hand, a nice gritty win for Lakes, preparaing them for another Metro team, the Eastside Catholic Crusaders.
Prediction: Correct

Liberty 21 Kennedy 17
At first this game looked like it was turning into a typical Kennedy blowout. Tre Watson and Nolan Washington both scored touchdowns in the 1st half going into halftime with a 17-0 lead. However, Liberty came back with fire in the 2nd half, scoring 21 points in the 2nd half, which is all they would need to upset Kennedy. Liberty now has earned the honors to face off against the best class 3A team, Bellevue.
Prediction: Wrong

Bellevue 35 Lindbergh 6
Lindbergh didn't stand a chance. They were outmatched by a much more talented and stronger squad. I have a good feeling Bellevue will roll over Liberty next week.
Prediction: Correct

East Valley 17 Mount Spokane 14
I flipped a coin for this one and it was Mount Spokane, however East Valley won so that is another
FAILed prediction

Meadowdale vs. Capital
Game Saturday at 1pm

2nd Round Games:
Ferndale vs. Union
Eastside Catholic vs. Lakes
Liberty vs. Bellevue
Mount Spokane vs. TBD

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Rams To Promote WR Derek Stanley To The Active Roster?

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:04:45 -0500

With WRs Keenan Burton (knee) and Drew Bennett (foot) almost surely out for at least another week, and Dante Hall nursing a sore hamstring, Derek...

Rams Could Release WR/KR Dante Hall?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:49:32 -0500

Rams wideout Dante Hall could be released in order to make room on the roster for receiver Derek Stanley, according to radio station 1380 AM in St....

Even More Changes for Rams

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:27:42 -0500

Rams have announced that they are adding 2nd round pick Donnie Avery to the starting lineup in the continued shakeup of the team in anticipation of the Rams week 4 game against the Buffalo Bills.

St. Louis Rams Injuries From Saturday

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:33:05 -0500

The St. Louis Rams reported that several receivers were injured in the game Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens at the Edward Jones Dome. Dante Hall was injured on a punt return. The play did not look that serious but after the tackle Hall limped off. Drew Bennett suffered a groin injury in the game, [...]