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| F-F.com Could Use Your Support! |
| Posted by Drewbaby27 @ 06-7-08 · Read 1032 times |
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You all know we are in the middle of some serious upgrades, both to our hardware and software to improve the site for our members and guests. While things have become better in some aspects, we are yet again set to try as hard as we can to make another run at getting all the necessary equipment to support our site. With that being said, any help or support our community can provide would be much appreciated.
We appreciate any donation regardless of the amount. The sooner we have some revenue generated, the sooner we can bring everyone more speed and features to the community.
Another method of support for the site is purchasing items that can be found at our online store - Football-Freaks gifts, T-shirts, and more!
Again, thank you all and please bear with us until we can get the revenue generated to get a new commercial line installed.
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| 2009 Pro Bowl moved to Miami |
| Posted by Drewbaby27 @ 12-30-08 · Read 146 times |
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2010 Pro Bowl moving to Miami, will be played before Super Bowl
NFL.com Wire Reports
The 2010 Pro Bowl will be played one week before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 31 and both games will be staged in Dolphin Stadium, the NFL announced Tuesday.
"We are looking at alternatives to strengthen the Pro Bowl," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "We will continue to work with the players to make it a great event and will evaluate this concept after the 2010 Pro Bowl."
The site and date of Pro Bowl games after 2010 will be determined at a later date and will include playing the game on a rotating basis in Honolulu, the NFL announced.
The current AFC-NFC Pro Bowl format, which began in 1971, rotated annually between host sites until 1980 when it moved to Honolulu. The 2010 game also won't be South Florida's first Pro Bowl: the 1975 game took place in Miami's Orange Bowl. The game has been held in Tampa, Seattle, Dallas, Kansas City, New Orleans and Los Angeles on three occassions.
It's not a new notion to have the game moved up to take place between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. The NFL has discussed it multiple times in recent years, and Goodell told the Associated Press last month that having the game precede the Super Bowl would avoid a "somewhat anticlimactic" ending to the season.
The initiative to experiment with the Pro Bowl schedule and location was discussed over the past two years with NFL club owners, the NFL Players Association, the NFL Player Advisory Council, and other players, and it received wide player and club support.
"Moving the Pro Bowl to the Sunday prior to the Super Bowl can add even more excitement to Super Bowl week, one of the most anticipated weeks of the year," said Frank Supovitz, the NFL’s senior vice president of events. "Taking the Pro Bowl to new locations can showcase our top players to more fans around the country. We are also in discussions with key leaders in Hawaii to continue our partnership with the State of Hawaii, which has embraced the Pro Bowl for 30 years."
In addition to the Pro Bowl's annual ticket subscribers, tickets to the 2010 Pro Bowl at Dolphin Stadium will be made available to Dolphins season ticket holders, as well as to fans across the nation. Pro Bowl annual ticket subscribers in Hawaii will maintain their account status for any future games at Aloha Stadium.
The 2009 Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 8, and will be televised on NBC at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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| Ryan wins Offensive Rookie of the Year! |
| Posted by Drewbaby27 @ 12-30-08 · Read 89 times |
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Rookie Ryan rewarded for helping key Falcons' turnaround
NEW YORK -- Matt Ryan is more than the face of the sensational turnaround by the Atlanta Falcons. He also is the best member of a superb rookie crop, earning The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award Tuesday.
The quarterback from Boston College, selected third overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, was a landslide winner in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. Ryan became the third quarterback in five years to win the award; before that, no quarterback ever took the honor.
He joins Ben Roethlisberger (2004) and Vince Young (2006) as top rookie quarterbacks.
"I'm certainly flattered," Ryan said. "There's a number of guys who had great rookie seasons this year, so to even be mentioned in that light is nice. It's certainly a great honor, and I think it speaks to what we did as a team this year."
Ryan was chosen by Atlanta as the centerpiece of its rebuilding effort following a dismal 2007 that saw quarterback Michael Vick incarcerated for dogfighting and coach Bobby Petrino leave after 13 games for Arkansas. A starter almost from the first snap he took during the preseason, Ryan was brilliant in leading the Falcons to the playoffs with an 11-5 mark a year after going 4-12.
"I think that's the biggest thing. We had success and we were able to get a wild-card spot, so that was the huge thing for us this year," Ryan said. "Now that we're in we have a chance like everybody else. Hopefully we can make the most of it.
Ryan ranked 11th in passer rating at 87.7 and had 16 touchdowns to go with 11 interceptions. But it wasn't the numbers as much as his command of the huddle and his cool under pressure that impressed his teammates, opponents -- and the voters.
(Entire Article) (Source: NFL.com)
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| 2009 NFL Pro Bowl |
| Posted by Drewbaby27 @ 11-29-08 · Read 398 times |
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2009 Pro Bowl - Your Vote Counts!
Voting for the 2009 Pro Bowl presented by State Farm has begun. Now it's time for you to cast your votes for which players you think deserve a trip to Hawaii -- and then enter for a chance to win your own trip to the game!
Held the week after the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl pits the best players from the AFC against the best from the NFC. Fans, players and coaches vote to determine rosters. The game has been held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu since 1980.
Click the ballot link below to place your votes for your 2009 NFL Pro Bowl players!
2009 Pro Bowl Ballot
(Source: NFL.com)
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| HOF Semi-Finalists Named |
| Posted by Drewbaby27 @ 11-26-08 · Read 266 times |
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25 semifinalists named for Pro Football Hall of Fame
CANTON, Ohio -- Four first-year eligible players, John Randle, Shannon Sharpe, Bruce Smith, and Rod Woodson, are among the 25 semifinalists being considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2009. The Hall of Fame's Board of Selectors chose the 25 semifinalists from the recently announced list of 133 preliminary nominees.
Although he has been eligible since 1999, this is first time that Roger Craig has been a semifinalist. Each of the remaining 20 nominees has been on the semifinalist list at least once prior to this year. Although no coaches are among the semifinalists, the list includes three contributors, Art Modell, Paul Tagliabue and Ralph Wilson.
The complete list of 25 modern-era semifinalists is as follows:- Cris Carter, WR - 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
- Roger Craig, RB - 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings,
- Terrell Davis, RB - 1995-2001 Denver Broncos
- Dermontti Dawson, C - 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
- Richard Dent, DE - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
- Chris Doleman, DE/LB - 1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers
- Kevin Greene, LB/DE - 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers
- Russ Grimm, G - 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
- Ray Guy, P - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
- Charles Haley, DE/LB - 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
- Lester Hayes, CB - 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
- Cortez Kennedy, DT - 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
- Bob Kuechenberg, G - 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins
- Randall McDaniel, G - 1988-1999 Minnesota Vikings, 2000-01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Art Modell, Owner - 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens
- John Randle, DT - 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
- Andre Reed, WR - 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
- Shannon Sharpe, TE - 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
- Bruce Smith, DE - 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000-03 Washington Redskins
- Ken Stabler, QB - 1970-79 Oakland Raiders, 1980-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-84 New Orleans Saints
- Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner - 1989-2006 National Football League
- Steve Tasker, Special Teams/WR - 1985-86 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills
- Derrick Thomas, LB - 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs
- Ralph Wilson, Owner - 1960-current Buffalo Bills
- Rod Woodson, CB/S - 1987-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-03 Oakland Raiders
The results of the modern-era reduction vote to 15 finalists will be announced in early January.
To be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a nominated player or coach must have been retired at least five years. A contributor, who is a nominee who has made outstanding contributions to pro football in capacities other than playing and coaching, may still be active in his pro football career.
Although there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's current ground rules do stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year and a class of seven enshrinees can only be achieved if both senior nominees are elected.
The Class of 2009 will be determined at the Selection Committee's annual meeting on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. the day before Super Bowl XLIII. The election results are announced immediately following the meeting at a press conference at the Super Bowl media headquarters.
(Source: NFL.com) (Original Story: HERE)
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| Football-Freaks.org Outsourced Server Outage |
| Posted by Mardagg @ 09-13-08 · Read 876 times |
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Attention Community: Update ALL File Downloads are back ONLINE
90% of our site images and ALL file downloads are hosted on a secondary server that is located in Houston. Due to Hurricane Ike causing major issues with that area the outsourced server is currently down affecting the Football-Freaks.com image and file areas.
I've contacted the server support center and I am awaiting a response on when the ETA of the server will be back online (hopefully soon).
I apologize for an inconvenience this may cause the community and will respond here as soon as I here any news on the status of the server. For now the file area is closed until the server has been restored.
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