Pun's Brain

The Top Ten best foods during a football game on tv is..

2008-08-25T14:24:00.006-04:00

Wings
Pizza
Subs*
Burgers*
BBQ Ribs
BBQ Chicken
Steak
Taco’s
Burrito’s
Loaded Nacho’s

*Denotes best foods for Channel Changers.

Please feel free to put some good places to score some of this stuff..in the comments.

Madden 2009: My View..

2008-08-13T17:01:00.003-04:00

So late last night after a long day at the work place, I decided to load up my newly bought copy of Madden for the Xbox 360. First impression was "Where's the fancy cinematic intro?" .. No Intro!, I must say while very small it still kinda got to me. However after missing it for about 5 seconds I got over it and went on to the Virtual Trainer to weigh my Madden skills, I must say that it did so pretty accurately. I went into my first game with the difficulty on my skill level and fared pretty well, however I had tons to learn in both the passing game and running game. The controls are very responsive and the ability to string different jukes and spins together makes the run very efficient, just be careful not abuse the turbo like I do however cause then you won't go anywhere. This year's madden is very realistic when it comes to developing the run and getting through the holes. Now on to the passing game, the passing game was great and player attributes really came into play when passing to different recievers, for instace while playing with the 49ers I used Isaac Bruce as my possession reciever and he would catch some bullets in traffic which was a releif, however when trying the same thing with the other reciever on my team Arnaz Battle I was not so lucky. Additionally since I didnt update the roster when I was playing against the Jets, I got a first hand look at Chad Pennington's arm and he under threw one of his recievers on a streak and ended in a interception by me. So as you can see the realism just seeps through every facet of the game. I haven't played enough to comment on the other features but as it stands right now, I am very very happy madden gamer.

Fantasy Football Running Backs, Starters and Backups

2008-08-06T12:36:00.010-04:00

Fantasy Football is right around the corner and since I have a draft coming up this Saturday, I figured I would compile a list of Running Backs and who there backups are. This can help when needing depth.

Running Backs
Starters and Backups

Buffalo Bills (Bye Week 6)

23 Marshawn Lynch
22 Fred Jackson

Miami Dolphins (Bye Week 4)

23 Ronnie Brown
34 Ricky Williams

New England Patriots (Bye Week 4)

39 Laurence Maroney
34 Sammy Morris
33 Kevin Faulk
32 LaMont Jordan

New York Jets (Bye Week 5)

20 Thomas Jones
29 Leon Washington
22 Jesse Chatman

Baltimore Ravens (Bye Week 10)

23 Willis McGahee
30 P.J. Daniels

Cincinnati Bengals (Bye Week 8)

32 Rudi Johnson
33 Kenny Watson

Cleveland Browns (Bye Week 5)

31 Jamal Lewis
29 Jason Wright

Pittsburgh Steelers (Bye Week 6)

39 W. Parker
34 R. Mendenhall

Houston Texans (Bye Week 8)

30 Ahman Green
22 Chris Brown

Indianapolis Colts (Bye Week 4)

29 Joseph Addai
38 Dominic Rhodes

Jacksonville Jaguars (Bye Week 7)

28 Fred Taylor
32 Maurice Jones-Drew

Tennesee Titans (Bye Week 6)

25 LenDale White
42 Chris Henry

Denver Broncos (Bye Week 8)

35 Selvin Young
23 Andre Hall

Kansas City Cheifs (Bye Week 6)

27 Larry Johnson
26 Jackie Battle

Oakland Raiders (Bye Week 5)

25 Justin Fargas
20 Darren McFadden

San Diego Chargers (Bye Week 9)

21 LaDanian Tomlinson
43 Darren Sproles

Dallas Cowboys (Bye Week 10)

24 Marion Barber
28 Felix Jones

New York Giants (Bye Week 4)

27 B. Jacobs
34 D. Ward

Philadelphia Eagles (Bye Week 7)

36 Brian Westbrook
28 Corell Buckhalter

Washington Redskins (Bye Week 10)

26 Clinton Portis
46 Ladell Betts

Chicago Bears (Bye Week 8)

22 Matt Forte
29 Adrian Peterson

Detriot Lions (Bye Week 4)

28 Tatum Bell
34 Kevin Smith

Green bay Packers (Bye Week 8)

25 Ryan Grant
32 Brandon Jackson

Minnesota Vikings (Bye Week 8)

28 Adrian Peterson
29 Chester Taylor

Atlanta Falcons (Bye Week 7)

33 M. Turner
32 J. Norwood

Carolina Panthers (Bye Week 9)

34 D. Williams
28 J. Stewart

New Orleans Saints (Bye Week 9)

25 Reggie Bush
26 Deuce McAllister

Tampa Bay Bucaneers (Bye Week 10)

34 Earnest Graham
28 Warrick Dunn

Arizona Cardinals (Bye Week 7)

32 Edgerrin James
28 J.J. Arrington

St. Louis Rams (Bye Week 5)

39 Steven Jackson
30 Antonio Pittman

San Francisco 49ers (Bye Week 9)

21 Frank Gore
29 DeShaun Foster

Seattle Seahawks (Bye Week 4)

20 Maurice Morris
22 Julius Jones

The Sports Flow: Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

2008-08-05T22:36:00.000-04:00

The Sports Flow: Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

Madden 2009 Curse?

2008-08-05T21:10:00.003-04:00

Brett Farve, went from a respected honorable guy who was beloved by Millions, to the story we all want to forget. Can't help to think how much of this was due to the mysterious curse that lurks around Madden 09. Once the season begins it will be interesting to see if Farve's curse lingers on. However beware of Farve in any Fantasy league.

Fantasy Football Blurps

2008-08-05T16:38:00.007-04:00

As my Fantasy Football draft comes nears, My immediate thoughts for now..
Starting with the Negative and moving to the positive.

Negative:

Steven Jackson, Stay away he is in a heated contract dispute with STL. Once he get his money I am sure he'll play like crap.
Brandon Marshall, 3 Game suspension however will be a good pick in late rounds.
Brett Farve, Who knows where he will end up? Possibly a Buc?
Plexico Burress, His Ankle is still bothering him, and while that didnt stop him last year, he isn't worth a top draft pick.

Positive:

Jon Stewart (CAR) Work Horse.
Frank Gore (SF) Ready to Work.
Thomas Jones (NYJ) With the money they spent on the line, he better be good.