Week 8 NFL Running Thread

Gee, it's really nice to see that after 5 1/2 seasons in the NFL he's finally developing an ability to effectively throw the ball. Maybe staying in the pocket and trying to complete a pass is a better option than panicking at the first sign of a pass rush and running like some slow footed tailback

 

Frank Gore manage to get 111 yards on 12 carries against the Bears.

As for Vick, today was he best he's ever played as a QB, an actual QB, since he entered the league.

 

Fuck you David Carr. [/livid fantasy fanboy loooooooooser]

 

Okay already!

Uncle!

I give!

I'll tell you what you want to know. Just please, please don't play that John Mellencamp song anymore!

 

I know his two TD catches came in catch-up mode today, but man, that Marques Colston kid for the Saints looks like the real deal. Prototype wide receiver.

 

And listed as a tight end after spending his entire collegiate career in the run-and-shoot.

All the money and time and manpower the NFL spends on the draft and it STILL misses guys like this.

 

Admission here: He played high school ball nearby. (Not that I'd feel any differently if he didn't.)

But the thing is, he wasn't the focal point for his high school team. The coach was one of these who was going to spread the wealth around regardless of who he had ... and Colston was like 6-2, 140 at the time.

 

But the guy is tall with speed and size. Unless he has hands of Featherstone, you have to wonder.

 

Henry Lee Summer? Have mercy.

 

And Adam Vinatieri does it again.

FWIW, that makes it 28 fourth-quarter game-winning drives for Manning in the regular season. However, he still has none in the playoffs. In other words, wake me up re: the Colts when the playoffs start.

 

Still enough time for the Raiders to blow this against the Steelers.

 

Jets just got reamed on a terrible call by the refs. Chris Baker makes an amazing game tying (with the XP) catch and they rule that he would have not come down in bounds. Awful call.