Steve Young was a great quarterback in the National Football League, although he had to show a little patience for it to happen. He came out of college and first played in the United States Football League of the 1980's. His first NFL team was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and after two seasons he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. It was on the 49ers that he would shine, but at first he had to start out as the backup quarterback to the legendary Joe Montana.
Steve Young eventually put together a Hall of Fame career. Here are five things you may not know about Steve Young and the touchdown passes that he threw.
#1 - He Loved Atlanta
During his entire career, Steve Young never threw as many touchdowns against a team as he threw against the Atlanta Falcons. He finished his career with 232 touchdown passes and 37 of them, or just under 16 percent, were thrown against the Atlanta Falcons.
#2 - Maybe He Liked Throwing To Jerry Rice A Little Too Much
It should come as no surprise to any football fan that Steve Young's favorite receiver was Jerry Rice. No player caught more touchdown passes thrown by Young than Rice. Together they teamed up for 85 touchdowns. The second place player on that list, at an amazing 61 touchdown receptions from Young behind Rice, is Terrell Owens at 24.
#3 - He Was A Second Quarter Kind Of A Guy
Over the course of his career, Steve Young threw more touchdown passes in the second quarter than he did in any other quarter of play. He threw 58 TD passes in the first quarter, 44 in the third quarter, and 49 in the fourth quarter. In the second quarter though he threw a staggering 81 touchdown passes.
#4 - Welcome To San Francisco, From Jerry Rice
Steve Young's first year playing with the 49ers was 1987 and came after a trade that brought him in from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He only played in a few games that season, but ended up throwing ten touchdown passes, eight of them to Jerry Rice.
#5 - The First And The Last
The first touchdown pass Steve Young threw in the NFL came during his days in Tampa Bay. It came in the third quarter of a 26-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. It went for seven yards and was caught by Calvin Magee. The last regular season touchdown pass of his NFL career came in the first quarter of a 24-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. It went for 13 yards and was fittingly caught by Jerry Rice. The last actual touchdown he threw came later in the playoffs that year in a 20-18 loss to the Falcons. It went for 17 yards and was again caught by Jerry Rice.
The fact that they are a great team is not SanFrancisco 49ers trivia, it's a fact. Finding out little known information about them can be fun. You can use it to impress your friends, win bets, or just for your own personal enjoyment.
There are some very good sources out there for quality football trivia, and they are easy to use too. As a fan of a team or player, you yourself know how fun it can be to learn about some of the lesser known things in the world of football. Football trivia and little known facts are often the best part about the game.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The Miami Heat are killing me
I don't care what you lack in size in the middle, you have Dwayne Wade, Lebron James and Chris Bosh you should be winning. I don't see any reason for them to be losing like this all the time there is no way that they should be missing so many shots, turning the ball over and playing like a bunch of kids at the Y.
My prediction at this point is they will finish the season with 46 wins and 36 losses. I can't see them turning this around so dramatically that they will bring a title home this year. Jeff Van Gundy said he expected the Heat to finish with 72 wins! haha I guess he is probably laughing at the thought of that right now as the heat have already lost 6 of their first 14 games.
Who is this Lebron James? I don't even recognize his game, this is not him. He's becoming a passive player who plays soft and it doesn't suit him at all. He needs to control the ball and look to score, that's kind of hard to do when you have Dwayne Wade who is basically the same type of player.
The Heat are loaded with great players and ex-great players, they even had Jerry Stackhouse earlier in the year before they dropped him for Erick Dampier to get some real size down low. Jerry Stackhouse could basically carry a team 8-9 years ago but on this team he looked lost. They have Big Z who is a great option, but, on this team looks lost. I could go on and on from player to player, but I am not completely counting them out, if they can start making shots they could be amazing. Potential is only as good as the results that come from it.
I'm hoping that in 6 months from now I will say that they were much better the remaining 66 games than I had predicted but I really am having some trouble believing that I will be so wrong.
My prediction at this point is they will finish the season with 46 wins and 36 losses. I can't see them turning this around so dramatically that they will bring a title home this year. Jeff Van Gundy said he expected the Heat to finish with 72 wins! haha I guess he is probably laughing at the thought of that right now as the heat have already lost 6 of their first 14 games.
Who is this Lebron James? I don't even recognize his game, this is not him. He's becoming a passive player who plays soft and it doesn't suit him at all. He needs to control the ball and look to score, that's kind of hard to do when you have Dwayne Wade who is basically the same type of player.
The Heat are loaded with great players and ex-great players, they even had Jerry Stackhouse earlier in the year before they dropped him for Erick Dampier to get some real size down low. Jerry Stackhouse could basically carry a team 8-9 years ago but on this team he looked lost. They have Big Z who is a great option, but, on this team looks lost. I could go on and on from player to player, but I am not completely counting them out, if they can start making shots they could be amazing. Potential is only as good as the results that come from it.
I'm hoping that in 6 months from now I will say that they were much better the remaining 66 games than I had predicted but I really am having some trouble believing that I will be so wrong.
Concussion in Youth Football: What You Need to Know By Jake Moore, DPT
Concussion is a traumatically induced alteration in mental and/or physical status often without loss of consciousness. Approximately 250,000 concussions are documented each year, with many cases going undiagnosed. The primary concern with undiagnosed concussion is second impact syndrome. This occurs when an athlete returns to play after a concussion. If they sustain a second minor head impact, the brain can begin to swell rapidly and may result in death.
Concussions can be hard to detect, especially in football. Concussions are more likely in athletes with a history of concussion. Coaches need to be made aware of an athlete with a history of concussion. Coaches, athletes and parents should be on the lookout for the athlete who "got their bell rung", displays decreased balance and coordination or any sudden impact of the head against the ground. Coaches at the youth level can help prevent concussions by teaching young athletes how to tackle and get tackled safely. Do not allow young athletes to use their head as a "battering ram" to block or tackle! Most concussions in sport are considered minor.
Signs of a concussion include;
• short term confusion,
• mild headache
• dizziness
• ringing in the ears
• decreased balance
• amnesia
• vision problems
• "dazed" look
Headaches may get worse on exertion. In this case, athletes may feel okay on the sideline, but headache symptoms develop once they are on the field. In a mild concussion symptoms can often resolve within 15 minutes. This makes early detection and screening critical in concussion management. It is not uncommon for symptoms such as headache to appear later in the day after a head impact injury.
Children may lie about their injury in order to return to play. If you suspect a child has a concussion, the form provided can be a good screening tool for you. Not all athletes will score perfect with this test. An athlete scoring under 25 should be withheld from competition. An athlete with a good score may still have headache or loss of balance, indicating concussion.
When in doubt, an athlete with a suspected concussion should discontinue play and see a physician before returning to play.
Athletes may take anywhere from one day to up to a week off before return to activity after a minor concussion. Kids should also avoid heavy exertion or concentration (homework, videogames, reading) post concussion. Conservative measures to care for these injuries can help keep young athletes from short term and long term consequences of this injury.
Jake Moore is a physical therapist and performance coach for Performance Therapies and Performance Sport and Speed. His athletes accomplishments include; Olympic gold medalists, NCAA All-Americans, High School State Champions, and Professional athletes in MLB, NFL and NHL. He can be reached at http://www.performance4health.com.
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Concussions can be hard to detect, especially in football. Concussions are more likely in athletes with a history of concussion. Coaches need to be made aware of an athlete with a history of concussion. Coaches, athletes and parents should be on the lookout for the athlete who "got their bell rung", displays decreased balance and coordination or any sudden impact of the head against the ground. Coaches at the youth level can help prevent concussions by teaching young athletes how to tackle and get tackled safely. Do not allow young athletes to use their head as a "battering ram" to block or tackle! Most concussions in sport are considered minor.
Signs of a concussion include;
• short term confusion,
• mild headache
• dizziness
• ringing in the ears
• decreased balance
• amnesia
• vision problems
• "dazed" look
Headaches may get worse on exertion. In this case, athletes may feel okay on the sideline, but headache symptoms develop once they are on the field. In a mild concussion symptoms can often resolve within 15 minutes. This makes early detection and screening critical in concussion management. It is not uncommon for symptoms such as headache to appear later in the day after a head impact injury.
Children may lie about their injury in order to return to play. If you suspect a child has a concussion, the form provided can be a good screening tool for you. Not all athletes will score perfect with this test. An athlete scoring under 25 should be withheld from competition. An athlete with a good score may still have headache or loss of balance, indicating concussion.
When in doubt, an athlete with a suspected concussion should discontinue play and see a physician before returning to play.
Athletes may take anywhere from one day to up to a week off before return to activity after a minor concussion. Kids should also avoid heavy exertion or concentration (homework, videogames, reading) post concussion. Conservative measures to care for these injuries can help keep young athletes from short term and long term consequences of this injury.
Jake Moore is a physical therapist and performance coach for Performance Therapies and Performance Sport and Speed. His athletes accomplishments include; Olympic gold medalists, NCAA All-Americans, High School State Champions, and Professional athletes in MLB, NFL and NHL. He can be reached at http://www.performance4health.com.
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Derek Jeter's Baseball Career By Adrian F Alexa
Derek Jeter's baseball career has been a fruitful one indeed, as he has managed, in only 15 years, to become one of the greatest baseball players alive. This is not the only article of this kind, as you can most probably find a Derek Jeter biography over the Internet, if you would simply write Derek Jeter on Google. Nonetheless, I am going to talk a bit about the key parts in his career so that you can see the evolution of Derek Jeter, both as a man and as a player.
Born on June 26, 1974, Derek Jeter, son of Charles and Dorothy, quickly developed his innate ability for sports. Since his father worked as a drug/alcohol abuse counselor, Derek's life was a healthy one, kept away from vice and unhealthy diets. In 1992 he joined the Minor Leagues and struggled for three years to advance until, in 1995, be caught a break and was given a spot in the Major Leagues. This is a special moment for Derek, as he in now playing with the big boys, training harder and better.
From 1995 to 1999 Derek went on a winning streak, as his batting average kept rising and he helped his team go through many hardships and gaining many victories. However, in 2000, he won the Derek Jeter World Series award and, later on, became one of the few players to ever own both an All Star Game MVP award and a World Series MVP award for the same season. In 2004 he suffered a shoulder injury and his game started to fade away easily, as his recovery went along quite slow. Even though Derek was injured, he kept on playing and helped the New York Yankees rack up several points in the championships they got to play and even secure a few titles.
His reputation grew stronger and endorsement deals came along, as he even helped release a baseball training machine to the market: the Derek Jeter batting trainer. The machine resembled his initial training apparatus and was designed to help children all around the country improve they swinging arm, while increasing both their batting average and strength.
Derek Jeter is, for the moment, considered to be one of the best players of his generation. He is the all-time hit leader among the position of shortstops and his.317 career batting average, for the 2009 season, ranks him as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL) leaders in hit counts and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time Yankees hit leader, passing the Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig, in the year of 2009.
Adrian is the editor of this article. He also writes for http://derekjeterbiography.com/. This is a website where you can find out more about Derek Jeter news.
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Born on June 26, 1974, Derek Jeter, son of Charles and Dorothy, quickly developed his innate ability for sports. Since his father worked as a drug/alcohol abuse counselor, Derek's life was a healthy one, kept away from vice and unhealthy diets. In 1992 he joined the Minor Leagues and struggled for three years to advance until, in 1995, be caught a break and was given a spot in the Major Leagues. This is a special moment for Derek, as he in now playing with the big boys, training harder and better.
From 1995 to 1999 Derek went on a winning streak, as his batting average kept rising and he helped his team go through many hardships and gaining many victories. However, in 2000, he won the Derek Jeter World Series award and, later on, became one of the few players to ever own both an All Star Game MVP award and a World Series MVP award for the same season. In 2004 he suffered a shoulder injury and his game started to fade away easily, as his recovery went along quite slow. Even though Derek was injured, he kept on playing and helped the New York Yankees rack up several points in the championships they got to play and even secure a few titles.
His reputation grew stronger and endorsement deals came along, as he even helped release a baseball training machine to the market: the Derek Jeter batting trainer. The machine resembled his initial training apparatus and was designed to help children all around the country improve they swinging arm, while increasing both their batting average and strength.
Derek Jeter is, for the moment, considered to be one of the best players of his generation. He is the all-time hit leader among the position of shortstops and his.317 career batting average, for the 2009 season, ranks him as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL) leaders in hit counts and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time Yankees hit leader, passing the Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig, in the year of 2009.
Adrian is the editor of this article. He also writes for http://derekjeterbiography.com/. This is a website where you can find out more about Derek Jeter news.
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Making JaMarcus Russell the Number 1 Draft Pick in 2007 Was an Easily Avoidable Mistake By Sam Obitz
Sure it is easy to play Monday morning quarterback and sit here three years later and say it was a mistake. However, unlike all the pundits who are currently talking about what a mistake it was, I am going to tell you why I think it happened and how it could have been avoided at that time. Many teams in the NFL, when selecting players, still place too much emphasis on the physical side of the equation and not nearly enough on the mental side. The Raiders appear to be among the worst mental evaluators of them all, making me wonder if they do any mental evaluations prior to making their selections. In this article which tries to name the top 10 Raider draft picks of all-time, not one player on the list was drafted before 1988! It's unrealistic to think any player drafted in the past five or six years would have already made the list, but ZERO out of the previous 22-years seems to defy the odds even more.
I suspect that throwing darts at available player's names for every pick in those other 16 drafts, would have produced at least one player who made the list. In the 1998 draft, there were two highly regarded QB's expected to go with the first two picks of the draft: Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf. The teams holding those picks did mental evaluations and what they revealed were that one of them was likely to have a long and potentially outstanding career and the other was likely to be a flop. So you ask then, why did the Chargers select Ryan Leaf? The reason was by the time they got the mental evaluation on him they had already publicly backed themselves into a corner saying they would take whoever the Colts did not end up selecting. They tried to unload the pick but the word on Leaf was already out and they were stuck having to hope that the mental evaluation was wrong; it wasn't. Ever since that draft the smart teams have put a lot more emphasis on the mental side.
Did the Raiders do a solid mental evaluation of Russell? I doubt it, as there were several things you can see from the outside looking in that raised red flags about him before the draft. I ask players two simple questions that by themselves give me a good read on whether they are going to be successful or not. Even if they did, it is clear they do not put much if any stake in them just looking at their selections going back over 20-years (now they may have two of the worst QB selections of all time in Russell and Todd Marinovich). The bottom line is that freakish physical skills alone, at the quarterback position, may help you dominate in college but are always exposed in the pros without the proper mental skills. I would even argue that physically, Ryan Leaf was a better pick than Peyton Manning, but that's not the most important thing at the highest levels. I bet the Raiders would have drafted Leaf over Manning, if they had the number one pick in 1998.
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I suspect that throwing darts at available player's names for every pick in those other 16 drafts, would have produced at least one player who made the list. In the 1998 draft, there were two highly regarded QB's expected to go with the first two picks of the draft: Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf. The teams holding those picks did mental evaluations and what they revealed were that one of them was likely to have a long and potentially outstanding career and the other was likely to be a flop. So you ask then, why did the Chargers select Ryan Leaf? The reason was by the time they got the mental evaluation on him they had already publicly backed themselves into a corner saying they would take whoever the Colts did not end up selecting. They tried to unload the pick but the word on Leaf was already out and they were stuck having to hope that the mental evaluation was wrong; it wasn't. Ever since that draft the smart teams have put a lot more emphasis on the mental side.
Did the Raiders do a solid mental evaluation of Russell? I doubt it, as there were several things you can see from the outside looking in that raised red flags about him before the draft. I ask players two simple questions that by themselves give me a good read on whether they are going to be successful or not. Even if they did, it is clear they do not put much if any stake in them just looking at their selections going back over 20-years (now they may have two of the worst QB selections of all time in Russell and Todd Marinovich). The bottom line is that freakish physical skills alone, at the quarterback position, may help you dominate in college but are always exposed in the pros without the proper mental skills. I would even argue that physically, Ryan Leaf was a better pick than Peyton Manning, but that's not the most important thing at the highest levels. I bet the Raiders would have drafted Leaf over Manning, if they had the number one pick in 1998.
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Sam Obitz is a leader in the use and development of mental skills that help you achieve peak performance. Visit The Mind Side Blog at http://supertao.com/category/the-mind-side-blog/
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The Amazing Career of Running Back Barry Sanders By Mark Peters
Barry Sanders spent his time in organized football racking up the kind of awards and numbers that prove that he is indeed worthy of being included in every discussion over who the greatest running back of all time was. Barry Sanders dominated the offensive side of the ball at every level he played at, and though team success would largely elude him, he would experience a great amount of success on an individual basis as well as with the fans.
Sanders is remembered by football fans every where as one of the most elusive running backs they ever saw. It was a regular occurrence to see Barry Sanders take the hand off, be immediately confronted by defensive players in his own backfield, only to spin and juke his way to positive yardage. Many of the most memorable runs of his career started with him having to change direction because the defense seemed to have him in their sights, only to eventually lose him in the end.
Barry Sanders did not start playing running back for his high school football team until the fourth game during his senior year. In the seven remaining games of the season, he would rack up over 1,300 yards and be named to the all-state team. Few colleges recruited Sanders because of him being only 5'8" tall and he ended up attending Oklahoma State University and spent his first two years there backing up Thurman Thomas. In 1988, Barry Sanders got his chance at the starting running back position and definitely made the most of it. During that year, called by some the greatest season in the history of college football, Sanders would lead the nation by averaging over 200 yards per game and an amazing 7.6 yards per carry. He would set the college football season record for rushing yards (2,628), total yards (3,249), points (234), touchdowns scored (39), rushing touchdowns (37), consecutive 200 yard games (5), consecutive games scoring two or more touchdowns (11), and number of games scoring three or more touchdowns (9). Sanders would leave Oklahoma State after this one season as a starter, winning the Heisman Trophy, and entering the NFL Draft where he would be selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions.
During his ten year career as the starting running back with the Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders would be named to the Pro Bowl and also be named an All-Pro selection every year he was in the league. Among his other awards are winning the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award (1989), the NFL MVP award (1997), the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award (1994, 1997), and the Bert Bell Award (1991, 1997). Perhaps his greatest season came in 1997 when he would rush for 2,053 yards, amazingly after the second game of the season he had only accumulated 53 yards. He would go on to run off fourteen consecutive 100 yard rushing games, which is also a record. He would actually have two games that season where he averaged nine yards a carry. Following the next season, Barry Sanders would surprise the football world by announcing his retirement from the National Football League.
Barry Sanders was one of the most dominant running backs to ever play football, not bad for someone only 5'8" tall. He was the class of his league no matter what league he played in. He set numerous records, won many awards, and reached a great number of achievements before retiring from the game far too early. Barry Sanders entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and it is easy to see why he has gone down in history as truly one of the best ever.
Mark owns and maintains http://iqfb.com which contains a ton of football information about players, teams, and leagues that you just may not know. IQFB strives to provide a healthy dose of "hey, I didn't know that" type of football information on a regular basis. IQFB.com - Get Football Smart
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Sanders is remembered by football fans every where as one of the most elusive running backs they ever saw. It was a regular occurrence to see Barry Sanders take the hand off, be immediately confronted by defensive players in his own backfield, only to spin and juke his way to positive yardage. Many of the most memorable runs of his career started with him having to change direction because the defense seemed to have him in their sights, only to eventually lose him in the end.
Barry Sanders did not start playing running back for his high school football team until the fourth game during his senior year. In the seven remaining games of the season, he would rack up over 1,300 yards and be named to the all-state team. Few colleges recruited Sanders because of him being only 5'8" tall and he ended up attending Oklahoma State University and spent his first two years there backing up Thurman Thomas. In 1988, Barry Sanders got his chance at the starting running back position and definitely made the most of it. During that year, called by some the greatest season in the history of college football, Sanders would lead the nation by averaging over 200 yards per game and an amazing 7.6 yards per carry. He would set the college football season record for rushing yards (2,628), total yards (3,249), points (234), touchdowns scored (39), rushing touchdowns (37), consecutive 200 yard games (5), consecutive games scoring two or more touchdowns (11), and number of games scoring three or more touchdowns (9). Sanders would leave Oklahoma State after this one season as a starter, winning the Heisman Trophy, and entering the NFL Draft where he would be selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions.
During his ten year career as the starting running back with the Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders would be named to the Pro Bowl and also be named an All-Pro selection every year he was in the league. Among his other awards are winning the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award (1989), the NFL MVP award (1997), the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award (1994, 1997), and the Bert Bell Award (1991, 1997). Perhaps his greatest season came in 1997 when he would rush for 2,053 yards, amazingly after the second game of the season he had only accumulated 53 yards. He would go on to run off fourteen consecutive 100 yard rushing games, which is also a record. He would actually have two games that season where he averaged nine yards a carry. Following the next season, Barry Sanders would surprise the football world by announcing his retirement from the National Football League.
Barry Sanders was one of the most dominant running backs to ever play football, not bad for someone only 5'8" tall. He was the class of his league no matter what league he played in. He set numerous records, won many awards, and reached a great number of achievements before retiring from the game far too early. Barry Sanders entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and it is easy to see why he has gone down in history as truly one of the best ever.
Mark owns and maintains http://iqfb.com which contains a ton of football information about players, teams, and leagues that you just may not know. IQFB strives to provide a healthy dose of "hey, I didn't know that" type of football information on a regular basis. IQFB.com - Get Football Smart
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