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Illness shelves Panthers' Martin on Sunday
Safety Official Seattle Seahawks Jersey Sherrod Martin wrote on his Twitter page late last week that he didn't feel good.On Sunday, it showed.Martin, who said he started feeling ill on Thursday with a high fever on Saturday, took himself out of the game after he began to feel lightheaded.I didn't want to hurt the defense, Martin said. I wanted to do what was best for the team. I did the best I could.He was replaced by Jordan Pugh. Pugh left briefly after taking a blow to the head, although he did return. He was replaced briefly by Jermale Hines.The Panthers played without right tackle Jeff Otah, who sat out with a back injury.Rookie Byron Bell started in his place and had some rough moments, giving up a sack to Ray Edwards and being flagged for a pair of false-start penalties.I thought Byron played really well, I really did, Rivera said. He's a rookie playing against one of the elite pass rushers in the league and a solid defensive line group. He did a pretty good of handling himself pretty well and he's going to continue to get better. I'm excited Asante Samuel Jersey about the depth we have on the offensive line.Also inactive for the Panthers were Jimmy Clausen, Mike Goodson, Josh Thomas, Andre Neblett, Omar Gaither and R.J. Stanford. Defensive tackle Frank Kearse was active for the first time.Falcons coach Mike Smith walked away impressed with the play of rookie quarterback Newton, going as far as to say he needed to change his game plan the next time the teams meet.We obviously saw a very talented player, Smith said. He is a very good player and he is hard to get on the ground. We'll have to devise some things the next time we play them because it's a divisional game. We'll have to prepare for him again, so hopefully we'll learn how to play him a little bit better.Newton had 60 yards rushing, often eluding the pass rush and shaking off tacklers.The Panthers had a pair of three-and-outs during the second half after taking a 17-14 lead.You can't do that, said tight end Greg Olsen, who had his string of touchdowns snapped at Texans Jersey three games.With that kind of offense and their ability to stay on the field and convert third downs it puts pressure on your defense. Anquan Boldin Jersey You need to take that pressure off of the defense. We need to answer that and give them a break Baltimore Ravens Shop so that they can regroup and catch their breath a bit. For the most part we did, but we had two three-and-outs which put our defense in tough holes. We put them in two short fields there at the end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
McCarthy finds flaws in Packers' 6-0 start
While running back Adrian Peterson, who has had some big games against them in BenJarvus Green-Ellis Jersey the past, is the obvious choice, the other player on the Minnesota Vikings roster who Andre Johnson Jersey has the goods to potentially disrupt the Packers' perfect season on Sunday is Jared Allen.The eighth-year veteran and All-Pro defensive end is well on his way toward Brian Orakpo Jersey surpassing his career-high sacks total of 15 1/2 in 2007, his final season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen leads the league after the first six weeks with 9 1/2 sacks.The Packers won't have longtime Philadelphia Eagles Shop stalwart left tackle Chad Clifton for Sunday's game at the Metrodome because of a Week 5 hamstring injury that has him sidelined indefinitely. Yet, what the Packers lose in having Clifton's know-how of being a 12-year starter may pale in comparison to the youth and athleticism they have with Marshall Newhouse in trying to keep Allen off star quarterback Aaron Rodgers' backside.The 6-foot-4, 319-pound Newhouse, who also brings a cerebral element to the field, has been winning over his coaches and teammates since breaking into the starting Authentic Washington Redskins Jersey lineup for the first time as a pro three games ago.He's done well, offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. He's met the challenges that have been placed in front of him up to this point of time.Newhouse, a fifth-round draft pick out of Texas Christian, never was activated during his rookie season in 2010. He had to watch the Packers' postseason blitz to the Super Bowl title on injured reserve after suffering a back injury in practice toward the end of the regular season.He reported to training Brian Urlacher Jersey camp in late July after the league lockout was lifted in great shape and had a strong showing in camp practices at the outset. Newhouse, though, regressed some in the preseason games as the Packers gave him a look as a backup to Bryan Bulaga at right tackle.Newhouse is a natural left tackle he was a starter there his last three years in college but wound up having to go back to right tackle to make his starting debut in the Oct. 2 rout of the Denver Broncos because of a knee injury to Bulaga. Newhouse acquitted himself with two straight starts on the right side.However, his second start, in the Oct. 9 comeback win at Atlanta, Newhouse had to make an in-game switch to left tackle in the first half after Clifton went out with the bad hamstring.Newhouse is settling in at left tackle, making his first start there Sunday in a 24-3 win over the St. Louis Rams. Bulaga returned for that game, and a solid effort by the second-year bookends is something Philbin hopes will carry Green Bay Packers Shop over to this weekend's matchup with the rival Vikings in a loud environment that can unnerve even the most experienced offensive linemen on the visiting team.Obviously, Jared Allen is an excellent football player and plays fast, Philbin said. But, I'm sure whoever we put out there will be confident and prepared.The Vikings are pondering a change at quarterback for their NFC North matchup against the unbeaten Packers at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on Sunday.Whether the 1-5 Vikings wind up giving first-round draft pick Christian Ponder his first NFL start Chicago Bears Shop over struggling veteran Donovan McNabb isn't of even moderate concern to Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.As he uttered the challenge of chasing perfection in his news conference Monday, McCarthy is focused on getting his team with the league's only perfect record 6-0 to resolve some flawed fundamentals.Improving the quality of play, that's the one area that we need to improve on, McCarthy said.He elaborated by saying, We need to tackle better on defense and special teams. Dallas Clark Jersey The time clock on offense, as far as the fits with Aaron Curry Jersey the running backs New England Patriots Shop and with Aaron Rodgers Jersey the run-blocking unit, it's not exactly the way it's supposed to look right now.There's some things we're doing extremely well, and we'll continue to build off of them. That's why we're winning football games, he added. But, there's a number of fundamental things that we need to improve on.The Packers are coming off a fourth straight win by double figures, but the 24-3 rout of the visiting St. Louis Rams on Sunday was decided in the first half. Neither team scored in the final two quarters.The fact Green Bay's explosive offense had the appearance of going into hibernation after getting three touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter was disconcerting to several players on that side of the football.We played terrible in the second half, as an offense, said Jordy Nelson, who had a career-long 93-yard touchdown catch but also had one of three drops by Packers wideouts. It keeps you working, Colts Jersey I guess. Coaches will have plenty to get on us about this week, and it keeps the drive, I guess. We need to keep that focus. Obviously, the receivers had too many drops, and we didn't make enough plays in the second half.Given the Packers' ineptitude on offense to finish Sunday's game, perhaps a few more stern words from McCarthy on Monday are being heard louder in wholesale nfl jerseys the locker room than many would think when another mismatch seems to be on the horizon this weekend.We're not overlooking the Minnesota Vikings, I can promise you that, said McCarthy, whose team will be on its bye next week.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare