Yardbarker: Brad Johnson

The 10 best NFL teams of the last decade

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:19 -0500

Time is running short on the last year of the '00s, so it's time to dive into the daunting task of ranking the NFL's best of the decade. Best what? Best everything. We're going with a series of top 10 lists, and if something miraculous happens between now and December 31st, well, we'll just have to catch it at the end of 2019. 10. 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Record: 12-4. Eventual fate: Beat Raiders in Super Bowl. This year saw the best in a string of great Tampa Bay d...

Seven NFL-related things for which I give thanks in 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:10:09 -0500

7. Thanksgiving football. No disrespect to the Pilgrims and Native Americans who sat down back in the day to share roasted turnips, but let's not kid ourselves: For all practical purposes, modern-day Thanksgiving is more about professional football than it is any symbolic gesture of shared face-stuffing. The NFL has claimed Thanksgiving as its own. What this means, NFL fans, is that not only is Super Bowl Sunday a holiday in itself, but we've also pretty much taken over Thanksgi...

On This Day- Nov. 3rd, 2002- Bucs demolish Vikings, again

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:11:10 -0500

For three years as we have seen lately, all right around the same time of the season, the Minnesota Vikings were good for what ails you! ln 2000 and 2001 under Dungy, we thought "OK, its Tony's old team"... But Jon Gruden got in the act too, and speaking of acts, the Bucs got over their "We have a defense but no offense" reputation in this game. Brad Johnson started his path to the SuperBowl, going 24/31 313 yards and 5 touchdowns in this game. One curious bit of i...

Rams end 17-game winless streak

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:21:36 -0500

The Detroit Lions have now put an end to two unbelievable losing streaks this season -- their own, and St. Louis'. It was 19 straight losses for the Lions before they beat the Redskins in Week 3, and they haven't won since. The Rams last won a game on October 19, 2008, beating the Brad Johnson(notes)-led Cowboys, 34-14. Since then, they've barely ever been competitive, especially in the 2009 season. They lost by two to Washington and hung with the Jaguars until overtime, but they&...

Cowboys not out of Woods Yet

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:03:36 -0500

The Dallas Cowboys have fought an uphill battle this past month, trying to keep losses from piling up and attempting to hold up the fort as they awaited the trimphant return of some their biggest stars this past weekend.A The result was 1 and 2 with Brad Johnson holding down the QB position for one of the teams biggest stars, Tony Romo. While it isn't a far stretch to say that the Cowboys were hoping to win at least one more game than that while Romo was out, it was a result that they pretty much anticipated.A Now that Romo is back and the Cowboys have avoided the dreaded 5 and 5 mark, and head into next week's game 6 and 4, the team needs to maintain the same amount of urgency they had against the Redskins.A Plain and simply put, they aren't out of the woods just yet. The magic number for wins in past years has been 10.A If you get 10 wins it usually meant you were a sure in to the playoffs.A With the NFC and in particular the NFC East being so tight, 10 wins may not be enough.A The Cowboys safest bet is to win 5 of the next 6, to give them an 11 and 5 record, though an even safer goal would be to just win out the rest of the season. On it's lonesome it sounds like a hard goal to muster, considering the Cowboys have to play the NY Giants, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Baltimore Ravens.A What makes it an even tougher goal, however, is the fact that the Cowboys have had trouble in the second halves of their last several seasons.A If they have the same troubles this season, they could very well miss the playoffs altogether. The Cowboys might have one thing in their favor this season, that they didn't have in the past two seasons.A This time around, they aren't the favorite.A The Cowboys for all intent and purposes have been exposed to be just another team after all.A They have failed to meet the high expectations placed on them at the beginning of the season, and now they have to win some of that faith back.A There is no doubt that this is a team that believes in it's self, but over confidence at this point in the season is likely to not be as high. This season the Cowboys are playing with their backs up against the wall, and a loss could mean the end of any playoff aspirations nevermind the beloved Super Bowl.A If this team can play each game like it is their last and with that kind of intensity, 6-0 might actually be attainable.A The one thing that is for certain now, is that the Cowboys are definitely not out of the woods, yet.

NFL Week 9 Stock Watch

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:12:36 -0500

This is the weekly stock watch. These are 10 players, teams, coaches, and everything in between that either dramatically rose or fell in stock this week. Check out the URL for the full article. UP: Revenge There were a few grudge matches this week. The Jets got to take on Herm Edwards, the man who abandoned them a few years back for the Chiefs. Herm's boys stuck around for way too long, but the Jets pulled through. Meanwhile, Jon Gruden "improved" to 0-8 all time against for...

THIS WEEKEND

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:59:00 -0500

Yardbarker fam wuts good... I want u guys to check out my official website, it's finally up. (www.acielaw4.com) There's still some things we're working on so be on the lookout for some additions to it pretty soon. I think its Hot Fire so far but it's for u all so I want u to tell me what u think positive or negative. Don't worry about holding back; let me know your honest opinion. I want u guys to have a way to keep track of the season, my foundation, camps, etc. So get back at me and tell me what u think. Other than that things have been kind of slow wit me jus been chillin get ready for the season opener Wednesday against The Magic. I can't believe year #2 is about to begin for me already! Its moving so fast and I have big plans this yr too. My madden game is struggling right now. I had a bad weekend and got humbled lol. First my big homie Hustle Man beat me! He's in town visiting for a few days. Actually, we split. He won one, I won the other one. I don't know how I let him beat me, he's hot garbage and then this morning Mike Bibby beat me! So I got to get back in the lab and get my skillz back rite! I can't be talkin s*@t like I do and then getting popped by these sorry catz. Hustle I hope u happy, that's your shout out on the blog doggy!! Football this weekend was exciting as usual and it's not over yet. In college football, congrats to Penn State for the big win and killing my Sooners and our chances of getting to the National Championship game. Don't ask how I can be an OU fan when I went to Texas A&M. It's a very long story and plus I went to High School wit big Granger so I wanna see him do well. I'm getting ready to eat tacos and watch this Monday Night Football game between The Titans and The Colts. I haven't seen Tennessee this season and they are 6~0 so I wanna see if they are the real deal.... My Cowboys are back baby! It wasn't pretty but it is a W and that all that matters. Brad Johnson led us to that win for all u Cowboy haters! Yall got to FEEL THAT ha-ha!! Next week we got a big test in The New York Giants, that defending World Champs. That is going be tough but we gone smack em! Just wait! After we get that dub ill be able to talk noise to Speedy for a few weeks. . I'm out tho yard fam peace.... -Acie 404-665-3425 holla at me

Fantasy FB Owners: Tony Romo Will NOT PLAY!

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:04:34 -0500

Attention Fantasy Football fans and owners of Tony Romo (including myself): Tony Romo will NOT be starting for the Cowboys tomorrow. Romo will indeed be active - but Brad Johnson will be the starter and Tony Romo will be on the bench (only playing if absolutely necessary). Good fantasy football grabs should you need it after the jump!

Four Memorable Field Goal Botches in NFL Playoff History

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:35:20 -0500

Recalling four hilarious NFL playoff moments where kickers, holders and long snappers were suddenly forced to panic. With photos. We're not talking about missed or blocked kicks. We're talking about it all going horribly wrong.

New features in Madden '08 that have gamers buzzing

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:23:52 -0500

Sports fans, gamers and athletes alike are buzzing over the recently released Madden '08. The Sports Hernia takes a look at some of the interesting new features in this version of the popular video game. - If you choose the Lions in franchise mode, smarter CPU automatically folds franchise, ejects game, and gives you the finger. - Ed Hochuli FINALLY listed among available free agents. - If you want to get Oakland crazy, a new cheat code during Raider home games allows use of an Uzi with unlimited bullets in QB's non-interception throwing hand.

Butâ€¦He's So Solid!

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:11:22 -0500

Whenever I thought of Brad Johnson this season, I would think a few things. Old. Boring. Uninspiring. Average. After recent events, I can now think of other words to describe Brad Johnson. Unemployed. Cut. Done. Washed up. The Vikings cut Johnson on Wednesday, ending his second tenure with the team.