Dolphins: Brown out for the year

Bye bye Wildcat? The man who ran the Wildcat to perfection has been placed on injured reserve with a foot injury. Brown was a threat running the Wildcat by either throwing or running. Brown is the Dolphins best player on offense and a team that is very reliant on him with miss him greatly. This will cause the Dolphins to run a more traditional offense which will show why the Dolphins installed the Wildcat. I see the Dolphins having difficulties the rest of the season because of this loss. Ricky Williams will play well in his absence but he is not Ronnie Brown.

Brohm signs with Buffalo

In a minor move that I see that could turn into a nice move by the Bills is the signing of Brian Brohm off of the Green Bay Packers practice squad. In a show of no confidence in Trent Edwards, Buffalo has named Ryan Fitzpatrick starter for this Sunday's game against the Jaguars. Brohm was highly touted coming out of Louisville and was a 2nd round pick of the Packers 2 years ago. He was beat out by Matt Flynn as a backup on Green Bay and was not very impressive there. I believe Brohm has potential and I can see the Bills maybe getting lucky here and find their qb of the future. I would not be surprised to see Brohm as the starting qb in the next 2-3 weeks for the Bills to see what they have with him.

Buffalo and Shanahan

The Buffalo Bills have reached to Mike Shanahan to talk to them about their head coaching position. I am not surprised that the Bills did this. I do not however seeing Shanahan taking this job. I think he is eyeing a team with an established qb and who maybe a few pieces from making a run to the Super Bowl. Speculation has been Shanahan to Dallas and that is where I see him going. We'll see how this unfolds.

Survivor Picks for Week 11

Here are my 5 picks for Survivor Pools this week.

Steelers at Chiefs- The Steelers play every game close and the Chiefs do as well. I think the Steelers bounce back with a nice win here but the absence of Palomalu hurts that team.

Seahawks at Vikings- This is a game I am nervous to touch. I can possibly see an upset in this game. The Hawks are a much better team with Hasselback as the qb. The Vikings have been playing close games going into the 4th quarter and one day soon they will be picked off again by a team. I feel this may be one of those games.

Saints at Bucs- Saints have played 3 close games in a row and the Bucs are playing inspired ball with rookie Josh Freeman as the qb. The Saints are too good to lose this one. They may get caught looking ahead but I do not think so. I believe their trap/let down game was last week against the Rams.

Cardinals at Rams- Rams played the Saints tough. The Cards have been great on the road. Maybe a close game though I think the Rams went for it all against the Saints. I see the Cards winning this one big.

Bengals at Oakland- Bengals are good. Oakland is not. I just don't trust the Bengals yet but they will win this one.

Here is the order of the way I would pick them.

1. Cards over Rams
2. Saints over Bucs
3. Bengals over Oakland
4. Steelers over Chiefs
5. Vikings over Seahawks

Week 11 Game of the Week and recipe: Chargers at Broncos

This was a tough decision this week. I went back and forth between the Colts at the Ravens but I have to go with the game that is for 1st place this late in the season. So the game is the Chargers at the Broncos. If the Chargers win I believe that the Broncos definitely will not make the playoffs. As I mentioned in my week 11 picks I see the Chargers winning this one.

So to go with my game of the week here is my Denver Broncos tailgate recipe:

Eric Greene of Durango has the perfect Denver Broncos tailgate recipe and it goes perfectly with Thanksgiving week coming up:

Turkey Hash Patties
Leftover turkey meat, boned, with skin and extra fat discarded Leftover stuffing, about one part to four parts turkey Turkey gravy, just enough to moisten mixture Onion and celery, ground with fine blade in a food processor, to taste Garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste MSG, optional
Using a food processor with a coarse blade attachment, grind the first four ingredients. Add the seasonings and mix on slow speed until blended. Form into oval patties about 2x4 inches.
Note: If the patties are too dry, add more gravy. If they are too moist and fall apart, add breadcrumbs or more ground dressing.
Using heart-healthy oil, (olive or canola), fry patties in frying pan until nicely browned on both sides.

Wash this down with a beer from the Durango Brewing Company http://www.durangobrewing.com/our-beer/ and you will be ready for the Chargers Broncos.

Enjoy the food, drinks and football.

What to look forward to

Just some other things I will add to the blog this week:

-I will pick the game of the week and based on that game I will have the tailgate dish to go with it.

-Also look for the rank of my top 5 picks for survivor pools.

-I will also write about players who I think will have big fantasy weeks.

Chiefs: Bowe Suspended

Dawayne Bowe was suspended for using performing enhancing drugs. He claims it was from a diuretic. This will hurt the Chiefs losing their best rb and now wr in a two week period. The Chiefs are not going anywhere so it will not hurt them this year. Todd Haley had issues with Bowe in the beginning of the year and I think this will not sit well with Haley either. I will not be surprised to see Bowe traded at the end of the year for draft picks as the Chiefs are in the process of rebuilding. If you own Bowe in fantasy keep him as he will return for fantasy playoffs and he will be able to contribute.