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Dallas is going to get rolled. Nobody has the D right now to hang with Denver and the level Manning is playing at.

Dallas is going to get rolled. Nobody has the D right now to hang with Denver and the level Manning is playing at.

I hope they put this game on TV because I want to see tears in Cowboys stadium when Manning puts up 70+ against that struggling secondary.

Talk about another team putting up serious numbers, this is awesome and well deserved: Jimmy Graham of New Orleans Saints 1st tight end to win monthly honor - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9762957/jimmy-graham-new-orleans-saints-1st-tight-end-win-monthly-honor)

And remember, Jimmy Graham is not a top 100 player according to the other players voting in the nfls top 100.

As far as Manning and Dallas, yes, this seems like a game where Dallas pulls off the big upset. Like I mentioned earlier, Dallas has played Manning great the past 2 times they've played them. I don't think this is going to be a blowout, as much as I hope Denver blows them out.

True. Doesnt the Freeman camp have a motive of leaking information as well in order to lessen the trade value and just get the preferable outright cut? I dont trust either side in this issue. Freeman already went behind the organization's back with the ESPN interview.

I don't see Freeman's side having any incentive to devalue him

As to the Freeman thing, John Clayton always struck me as an "up and up guy". I have to believe he reported it thinking he was getting substantive news from a reliable source about possible reasons for Freeman's benching (As in, "Okay JC, here's the inside scoop - you didn't hear it from me but -- the real reason Freeman's on the sidelines is related to the same reasons he has been in the NFL's drug testing program for the last year. I've seen him submitting to the testing.").

It seems to me Clayton was likely played a little in this matter. Makes me wonder if he may be a little upset about that.

As to the Freeman thing, John Clayton always struck me as an "up and up guy". I have to believe he reported it thinking he was getting substantive news from a reliable source about possible reasons for Freeman's benching (As in, "Okay JC, here's the inside scoop - you didn't hear it from me but -- the real reason Freeman's on the sidelines is related to the same reasons he has been in the NFL's drug testing program for the last year. I've seen him submitting to the testing.").

It seems to me Clayton was likely played a little in this matter. Makes me wonder if he may be a little upset about that.

Wait, I think I missed something. What happened with Clayton?

Wasn't it Clayton who broke the story on Freeman's drug testing? If not, then just ignore my previous post.

Oh I thought it was Mortensen, actually

Sorry, it was Mortensen not Clayton. Again, though, Mortensen's got a pretty solid rep too. Hard to see him just playing the rumour monger.

I don't see Freeman's side having any incentive to devalue him

Well a couple things struck me one being he would get paid in full and he could then chose a team to sign with whether it be right away or on his own terms in the offseason. Maybe wait it out after being cut and if schianasshole is fired, could help his value. And the other thing was freeman didn't seem pissed about that leaked information. I would be.

And to your point, if they are trying to trade him, why would schiano de value him as well? Apparently most teams were called by the bucs.

It's all strange