LeGarrett Blount Out For Season

During the Patriots dominating 27-6 week 14 win over the Houston Texans the New England lost yet another starting player to injury. LeGearrett Blount was the starter for the injured Dion Lewis who tore his ACL earlier in the season. Blount had to leave the game after a running play with a hip injury. The Patriots placed him on Injured Reserve the next day. Blount is just the next player to go with the Patriots injury plagued season with former starting running back Dion Lewis who's season is over with a torn ACL and #1 wide reciever Julian Edelman who broke his foot and isn't expected to return until week 16 at the earliest. With Blount out the Patriots are down to 2 running backs left on their roster which is forcing them to bring in outside help. The Patriots brought in NFL veteran Steven Jackson to see if he might be a fit for the teams offence for the rest of the season but when head coach Bill Belichick was asked about Jackson visiting he simply walked away from the podium and said "let's just end on a high note". Hopefully the Patriots can adapt to yet another injury and continue their 11-2 season on top of the AFC.

Patriots 2 Game Slide Not A Big Deal

The New England Patriots went from winning 10 straight and being undefeated to losing 2 in a row. Despite what some people will tell you the Pats 2 game skid is not a big deal at all, the Pats are still 10-2 and have a commanding lead in their division. The Pats remaining 4 games should be fairly easy with their next game being against the 6-6 Houston Texans in Texas. If they cover DeAndre Hopkins and take him out of the game it should be an easy win. Then they play the 3-9 Tennessee Titans at home. If the Pats can get to rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota and make him uncomfortable it should be a easy win for the Pats and they should be able to rest some starters during this game. Then they have the 7-5 New York Jets who are the toughest challenge the Pats have left in the regular season. This game will be tough with the Jets having Brandon Marshal and Eric Decker at receiver and former Patriot Darrelle Revis as their #1 corner. Then finally they have the struggling 5-7 Miami Dolphins. If the Pats can break through and put Tannehill under pressure they should be able to force a few turnovers. Even if the Pats don't win out the remainder of their games and loose to the division rival New York Jets they still finish the season 13-3 which will easily clinch their division and will give them a good chance at getting a much needed first round bye in playoffs which will help them get some key players back from injuries such as #1 receiver Julian Edleman.

Dion Lewis Out For Season

 In the Patriots week 10 victory over the Washington Redskins, starting running back, Dion Lewis limped off the field with an apparent knee injury. Lewis is the Patriots #1 running back ahead of LeGarrette Blount, who will now be starting in the place of the injured Lewis. Lewis underwent an MRI and confirmed that he had torn his ACL, news that Pats fans were not looking forward to seeing. Although its not the end of the world for the Pats, it is still a blow to the teams offense which happens to be the best in the league. The Pattiots will most likely try to bring in other running backs to try to replace Lewis on the depth chart. Who ever they bring in most likely isn't going to see much playing time and are most likely just there to add depth.

Miami Dolphins Huge Week 7 Win

Miami  vs  Houston 

Week 7 2015

     The Miami Dolphins under new coach Dan Campbell had a huge week 7 win over the Houston Texans with a final score of 44- 26 in favor of Miami. Everything seemed to be working for the Miami offense with huge games from starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill, running back Lamar Miller, and #1 receiver Jarvis Landry.  The Miami Dolphins had a 41-0 lead going into half but they appeared to take their foot of the petal, scoring only 3 points for the remainder of the game.

   Ryan Tannehill had a record setting day, completing 25 consecutive passes and also passed for 282 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jarvis Landry also contributed to the passing game with 5 catches on 5 targets with 83 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lamar Miller had an unbelievable day with 14 rushing attempts for 175 yards and a touchdown while also catching 3 passes on 3 targets for 61 yards and a touchdown.
   Miami is 2-0 under new coach Dan Campbell and some are wondering if Miami can turn this season around.

Who To Start Fantasy Football Week 5 2015 QB, RB, WR

QB:
1.) Tom Brady: vs Dallas Cowboys/ proj. 19.6
2.) Matt Ryan vs Washington Redskins/ proj. 17.5
3.) Philip Rivers vs Pittsburgh Steelers/ proj. 17
4.) Aaron Rodgers vs St Louis Rams/ proj. 16.9
5.) Alex Smith vs Chicago Bears/ proj. 16.8
RB:
1.) Jamaal Charles vs Chicago Bears/ proj. 18.4
2.) Le'Veon Bell vs San Diego Chargers/ proj. 16.3
3.) Matt Forte vs Kansas City Cheifs/ proj. 15.1
4.) Devonta Freeman vs Washington Redskins/ proj. 15
5.) Arian Foster vs Indianapolis Colts/ proj. 14.1
WR:
1.) Calvin Johnson vs Arizona Cardinals/ proj. 13.2
2.) Julio Jones vs Washington Redskins/ proj. 13.1
3.) DeAndre Hopkins vs Indianapolis/ proj. 12.8
4.) Odell Beckham Jr vs San Francisco 49ers/ proj. 11.6
5.) Demaryius Thomas vs Oaklalnd Raiders/ proj. 11.6

MIAA Sportsmanship paper

MIAA Sportsmanship paper

Sportsmanship can be defined by many things, helping someone up after they are knocked down, not running up the score when your team is up big, or it could even be as simple as keeping your mouth shut when the other players are talking trash to each other. Sportsmanship, or lack of it, can completely alter the way a person views playing a sport that they love. Sportsmanship is the act of making the sport someone loves even more enjoyable for them. People shouldn't have to be afraid of playing the sport they love because of what other people will say if they make a mistake. If everyone showed good sportsmanship imagine how many people who quit their sport would have continued playing. That's 100's maybe even 1000's of kids every year who instead of quitting, continue to play and prosper in their respected sports. If people would all just practice good sportsmanship in their everyday lives they could improve the lives of others as well as their own at the same time.

Who To Start Fantasy Football week 2 2015 QB, WR, RB

After an injury plagued week 1 many fantasy football users are looking for answers in who to start in their week 2 lineup, here are our picks.
QB's: #1 Drew Brees:  Drew Brees is a must start in week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bucs have one of the worst defenses in the NFL and it should be a big day for Brees.
          #2 Andrew Luck: Andrew Luck and the Colts are facing the New York Jets in their week 2 match up. Look for Luck to want to redeem himself after his offence was shut down by the Bills week 1.
          #3 Aaron Rodgers: Aaron Rodgers is one of the most dynamic players in all of the NFL and is going up against a Seattle Seahawks team missing a key player in Kam Chancellor, look for him to try to take advantage of a struggling secondary without Kam Chancellor.
          #4 Matt Ryan: Matt Ryan is facing the New York Giants week 2 and he is always a threat when he has a healthy Julio Jones at his disposable.
          #5 Russel Wilson: Russel Wilson is a duel threat with his ability to run the ball as well as pass down field. Wilson is playing the Green Bay Packers in his week 2 match up, look for Wilson to take more advantage of their off-season pickup Jimmy Graham this week.

WR's: #1 Antonio Brown: Antonio Brown is a constant threat to any opposing defense and this week is no exception, with Le'Veon Bell still suspended the Steelers will be looking to pass against the 49ers in week 2 and Antonio Brown just happens to be Ben Roethlisberger's favorite target.
           #2 Julio Jones: Julio Jones is arguably one of the most talented Wide Receivers in the NFL and he is playing the New York Giants this week 2. Look for Matt Ryan to hit his favorite target time and time again against and average giants defense
           #3 Odell Beckham Jr:  In only his second season in the NFL Beckham has emerged as one of the Leagues top receiving threats. Look for Eli Manning to go his way week 2 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
           #4 A.J. Green: A.J. Green is the Bengals top receiver and he is going up against the  San Diego Chargers  week 2, Andy Dalton will look his way at a few times throught the game.
           #5 Calvin Johnson: Calvin Johnson is a serious threat in a pass heavy Detroit Lions offence going up against a weak Minnesota defense week 2. Matt Stafford will definitely look his way this week.
RB's: #1 Marshawn Lynch: Marshawn Lynch is going up against a Packers defense that was run all over in week 1 against the Bears. In Seattle's run heavy offence Lynch is set up to have a monster week this week.
          #2 Jeremy Hill: Hill is going against a Chargers defense that could not stop Lions running back Ameer Abdullah in week 1.
          #3 Matt Forte: Matt Forte is going against the Arizona Cardinals this week. Forte is the most important man on the Bears offence so look for him to get lots of carries this week.
          #4 Adrian Peterson: After a disappointing week 1 for Peterson the Vikings should give him lots of carries against a Loin's defense that is without the presence of Ndamukong Suh after loosing him to free agency.
         #5 DeMarco Murray: After a frustrating week 1 for the NFL's 2014 leading rusher the Eagles should give him some more touches this week against the Dallas Cowboys.