{"id":5840,"date":"2009-09-29T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/week-4-nfl-injuries-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-09-29T12:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-29T17:24:00","slug":"week-4-nfl-injuries-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/week-4-nfl-injuries-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4 NFL Injuries 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><u><font size=3 color=blue face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/scoresoddspicks.com\/oddsnfl.html\">NFL Vegas odds<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/u> for week 4, 2009 are out as are most of the NFL power ratings for week 4. On Monday Night football, the Dallas Cowboys win and cover against the Carolina Panthers in a contest that goes way under the total to close out week 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/\">NFL betting<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Perhaps the most interesting game of the week and one of the top this year is the Baltimore Ravens at the New England Patriots New England is <span class=GramE>laying<\/span> just -2 at home. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some notes from Week 3 and how they will affect Week 4 NFL picks.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font   size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Browns<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Browns head coach Eric Mangini said he will decide by Wednesday which of his struggling <span class=SpellE>QBs<\/span> gets the call this weekend. Starter Brady Quinn was pulled at halftime and former starter Derek Anderson was just as incompetent in their 34-3 trouncing at <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>&#8217;s only offensive touchdown was a meaningless one in the final minute of a blowout loss to the Vikings against the proverbial prevent defense. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font   size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Oakland<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Raiders<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Raiders head coach Tom Cable was given the expected bad news from dictator Al Davis&#8212;JaMarcus Russell, one of the worst starting <span class=SpellE>QBs<\/span> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>NFL betting<\/span><\/font><\/a> history. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Raiders though got some decent news. WR <span class=SpellE>Chaz<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Schilens<\/span> was projected as their No. 1 receiver but he&#8217;s been out since training camp. He did practice Monday and is expected to make his debut this week.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:   normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;   font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Tampa<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:PlaceName><b  style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal'> <\/span><\/b><st1:PlaceType><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span   style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Bay<\/span><\/b><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Buccaneers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Statuesque QB Byron Leftwich has been demoted to the No. 3 spot. Second-year pro Josh Johnson takes over the Buccaneers starting signal caller. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font   size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Indianapolis<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Colts<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Colts Pro Bowl DE Dwight <span class=SpellE>Freeney<\/span> will miss 2-3 weeks. <span class=SpellE>Freeney<\/span> has four sacks in three games and his loss is devastating says Bill Gould of Lines-Maker.com. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font   size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Green Bay<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Packers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <span class=SpellE>Cheeseheads<\/span> beleaguered offensive line got much needed good news. LT Chad Clifton is probable for their highly anticipated Monday Night Football battle with Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font   size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;   mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>St. Louis<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'> Rams<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Speaking of a beleaguered offensive line, battering Rams QB Marc Bulger is doubtful with an injured shoulder. Journeyman Kyle Boller will likely start in his place. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>For more information: <\/span><\/font><\/b>For the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=58\">fantasy football <\/a>information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettorsadvice.com\/\">football picks<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lines-maker.com\/\">NFL injuries<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Vegas odds for week 4, 2009 are out as are most of the NFL power ratings for week 4. On Monday Night football, the Dallas Cowboys win and cover against the Carolina Panthers in a contest that goes way under the total to close out week 3 NFL betting. Perhaps the most interesting game &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/week-4-nfl-injuries-2009\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Week 4 NFL Injuries 2009<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}