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We've asked our team of Shopify Experts for their best advice to help you build and grow your online business. The response we got was fantastic, so we'll be sharing their advice in this ongoing series.
If you're not familiar with Shopify Experts, it's our directory of ecommerce pro's who know Shopify inside and out. You can browse and hire designers, developers, marketers, and photographers to help you build or maintain your Shopify store.
Here are five valuable tips, provided by five of our Shopify Experts:
Product Photography is REALLY Important"Your online store sells products and your photographs ARE your products - do not skimp on product photography, your own snaps won't always cut it! It's crucial to think about how they will appear in advance, try and visualise how they might be laid out and how this could effect the look and feel of your site.
Will your collection thumbnails be portrait, landscape, or square? Will they be on a white or transparent background, on a model, or in situation? There is no right or wrong answer but before starting down the design path it is important to think about these things as they will determine to a large part what the site ultimately looks and feels like.
Shopify store Official features all of their caps on a black mirrored background and they look sick, but this was certainly no spur of the moment decision. It looks amazing.
Another of my favourite client sites is Elizabeth Bower's. She uses a carefully curated mixture of shots to display her jewelry, including some on a model and some close-cropped shots. Again, this was planned in advance and is also accounted for in the code - you will not see a model shot as the primary product page detail shot even if it is a featured Collection thumbnail.
Finally, Blu Kicks have a beautiful site that I built out from designs by Fernando Munoz. He was also the product photographer on the project and was super careful (really!) about being consistent with the product shots' exposures, angles and overall dimensions. I really think it shows in the site.
In all three cases, every single image was planned, shot and then pre-edited to a consistently sized and dimensioned canvas prior to being uploaded, which has resulted in uniform, consistent, and great looking product displays."
By: Rick Davies, Tricky3
Size Your Images Correctly"There is nothing worse than looking at stretched out images. The trick to resizing photography is to hold the shift button down while sizing. Never forget that trick! It will become your best friend. And besides retaining the correct aspect ratio, make a decision about what size you want to make your product images and stick to it. Choose a square for example, and pick a size (let's say 800 x 800). Now be sure to center your product inside that square each time.
By: Rachel Farabaugh, designRACY
The 5 Second Rule: Quickly Get To The Point
"No, we're not talking about that Oreo you dropped on the floor in the lunch room. We're talking about the amount of time it should take your customers to figure out what they're supposed to do next or where they need to be going on your site.
If most of your consumers can't figure that out inside of 5 seconds, you're losing sales. On a home page, most customers want to know where to find the product they're looking for. Or they want to know why they should buy from you and not from a competitor. Get that message across in 5 seconds or else!
As site owners, a lot of times you'll cheat and navigate based on your familiarity with the site. Try and pretend like its the first time you're visiting. What are you supposed to do? Where do I go to find Products X, Y, and Z? If you can't figure it out in 5 seconds, you need to simplify and amplify. Make your products more accessible, and make your desired action more prominent.
But don't just stop there, keep going! Each page needs to have a clear desired action or goal. Keep communicating it. Even after a customer has checked out, think about what your next steps should be, encourage them to share your product, bookmark your website, or sign up for your newsletter. There is never a time when there isn't some kind of objective for a customer to follow,even if its heading back to the home page to buy again."
By: Hiren Patel, Coalition Technologies
Write Unique Product DescriptionsIf your ecommerce store is going to be selling products from a manufacturer or other provider, chances are you are planning on just copying and pasting the product description from the manufacturers website onto yours. Bad idea.
Here is why: All of your competitors selling the same products from the manufacturer are doing the same thing on their ecommerce websites. Therefore you are all competing for the same keywords with the same copy. Also, when was the last time you were moved to buy a product from the boring and dry description on a manufacturers website.
Your description is unique not only because it isn't a copy of everyone else's, it is unique in that it has your company's flair for selling the product behind it. It has your unique selling proposition (USP) in it. It has the power to motivate someone who sees your site in the search results decide to click your product page to see more. Then its power continues as it sells your product to the user using the power of persuasion.
It may take quite a bit of extra time to write unique product descriptions for all of your products, especially if you have hundreds or thousands of them, but it is worth it.
By: Joshua Gill, New Epic Media
Focus On Quality ContentNo matter how impressive your site design, and your product, you cannot ignore the importance of well-written content. This includes product descriptions, informational pages (such as your "About Us Page"), blog posts and of course marketing copy (short and sweet is my number one tip there). Don't lose customers because they "don't get" what your product does, or because they equate poorly written copy with a poorly designed product.
By: Eric Miller, Eric Miller Design
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October 03 2012, 03:59PM
Great post Mark. I think the last one "Focus On Quality Content" is completely undervalued by most websites. The retailer see it as filler, but the customer gains comfort in making a purchasing decision when great copy relieves their anxiety.
October 04 2012, 03:30AM
What do you think about 360 view photography?
October 05 2012, 03:08AM
Thanks for really practical tips.
I thought I knew what I needed from prior experience in online marketing. You gave me some valuable insights, and a little humility to help me realize I still have a lot to learn.
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October 11 2012, 05:28AM
Citing your tip for online store owners, that Product Photography is really very important, I'd like to share a blog post about product photography. It is primarily written for entrepreneurs who sell online but don't have the means for hiring a professional to do their product photoshoots. They are basic tips and tricks which anyone can use to click better photos. Here's the link. :)
November 03 2012, 04:37AM
The design of the site should be very fascinating.The products should be displayed in high quality images.It should be viewable in a different angles.There should be zoom option.The customers should be satisfied with the description of the products.There should a wide range of products which are unique.Also the customers should be supported 24*7 online.
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March 18 2013, 07:39PM
Agreed! Image is everything. I'm an artist and fashion product photographer myself and I'm offering a one hour Skype video workshop on how to take better photos of your merchandise. We can talk bout the right kind of equipment or I can demonstrate over Skype how to control your camera in M ode for creative results or even how to set up a small studio in your house for under a hundred bucks! My portfolio is up on http://jakemillerphoto.com
March 18 2013, 07:39PM
Agreed! Image is everything. I'm an artist and fashion product photographer myself and I'm offering a one hour Skype video workshop on how to take better photos of your merchandise. We can talk bout the right kind of equipment or I can demonstrate over Skype how to control your camera in M ode for creative results or even how to set up a small studio in your house for under a hundred bucks! My portfolio is up on http://jakemillerphoto.com
September 13 2014, 02:16AM
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Friday, 1 August 2008
Little French flatbreads
During the afternoon I started to think that my stew plan was a bit boringly healthy for a Friday feeling, and began hoping that my dough didn't rise after all. My secret hope was answered when I went to check on it after three hours: it sat in its bowl looking exactly as I had when I put it there, as if to say 'well what did you expect when you didn't give me any nice nurturing warmth to get my yeast going?' I emailed The Scientist to tell him that dinner was foraging, and since he's a boy, and being set loose in the ready meals section of the supermarket is almost always preferable to a low fat stew, he was happy. The dough got wrapped in plastic and stashed in the fridge in the hope that it could be transformed into something that required a little less rising.
The next night I was making a Moroccan stew, and I thought that flatbreads would be a lovely accompaniment. The dough was duly brought out again and left at room temperature before being rolled out thinly. Since it was very plain I added some toppings for extra flavour. On one I spread some garlic relish, in honour of its French origins, and on the other, some cumin seeds, having kneaded some cumin powder into the dough before rolling to fit in with the spicy stew. I baked them at about 220C for about 10 mins or so, with no idea as to whether they would even be edible.
In fact, they were the best flatbreads I've ever made! My previous flatbreads (generally the Nigella seed breads from How to Be a Domestic Goddess) are very nice, but somewhat puffy - more like a naan than a pitta. These ones were flatter and a little crunchier, and so were better (I thought) for scooping couscous and veggies - a foil to the meal if you will, rather than a big bite in their own right. We both liked both the toppings very much. The garlic one was quite sweet as it was more of a jam than a savoury relish, and the cumin taste was assertively present without dominating the dish. After a very inauspicious start, these are now my flatbreads of choice! My one problem is that I don't know whether to try them with warm water, or whether they would lose their character. But in that case, are they really a bread?!
After their miraculous resurrection from the brink of yeast despair I am sending these flatbreads to My Diverse Kitchen, who is hosting Bread Baking Day on the theme of small breads this month.
Little French flatbreads (adapted from Small Batch Baking by Debby Naugans Makos)
The original recipe was for 2 boules; I guestimated the quantities up by half so as to make three, so these quantities are a bit rough
1 cup white bread flour, plus more as needed, and for dusting the work surface
3/4 tsp salt
a very scant 1/2 tsp rapid-rise yeast
olive oil, for greasing the bowl
Place flour, salt and yeast in a food processor and process for three seconds to blend. With the machine running, pour a bit under half a cup of [cold] water through the feed tube. Process until the dough holds together, about 20 seconds. The dough should be a sticky mass, and it should appear difficult to knead by hand. If the dough is too dry, add more water, a tablespoon at a time, processing for five seconds after each addition.
Lightly grease a medium sized mixing bowl with olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl and turn it to coat it with the oil. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let the dough rest. [I don't know if this is at all necessary if using cold water - this was the instruction for the French bread part!]. Roll the dough out thinly and top with any seeds/relishes you fancy. You can also knead flavourings into the dough.
Bake at 220C for 10-12 minutes keeping an eye on it.
5 comments:
- Aparna said...
Your French boule turned flatbreads look very good.
I'm all for crunchy faltbreads.
Thanks for participating in BBD.
- 1 August 2008 at 10:57
- LisaRene said...
I'm glad your French flatbread worked out for the best!
Here is my two cents regarding bread baking;
I always use cold water when using "instant" or "rapid rise" yeast, which can be added directly to the dry ingredients before adding the cold water. If using "active dry yeast" you typically need to proof it with a bit of warm water before adding the flour, etc. Cold water should actually activate any type of yeast but will take a bit longer then if you use warm water.
Cold water is usually preferable because you want a very slow rise to develop the flavor.
By refrigerating the dough (retarding it) overnight you gave it 24 hours to develop flavor and character. Time is your friend when baking bread!
Have you ever made the famous "No-Knead Bread" recipe? It's on my blog along with some variations. It requires only 1/4 tsp instant yeast and cold water along with a 18 hour initial rise.
In case you haven't seen it, here is the original You Tube video.
Let me know what you think after you see the video!
- 2 August 2008 at 23:43
- Johanna said...
I think these look interesting but was wondering how much the sitting in the fridge overnight helped them - you seem to suggest in your recipe that they don't really need much time at all to rest - did your dough rise at all?
- 3 August 2008 at 02:07
- Lysy said...
Thank you everyone! And thank you especially for the advice, Lisa - that's really interesting. I hadn't realised that cold water was fine for instant yeast. My dough didn't look any more rise in the morning but I'm sure you're right about the flavours having time to develop. I might build that into my breadmaking plans more often from now on. I've got the no-knead dough on my list of breads to try but haven't got to it yet - I'll go and take a look at how the experts do it first!
- 3 August 2008 at 11:07
- Jude said...
I bet this smelled great. I love cumin and garlic.
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A winner was selected from 12 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
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We are creating a subscription management system for web merchants which allows those merchants to define their products/services. Part of the setup process involves either selecting from a set of stock product images, or uploading a custom image. This project is to design a simple icon set we can offer as generic product images. Here are some examples of the types of icons we are looking for.
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Unemployment bumps up locally
The latest unemployment numbers shows a jump East-Central Illinois.
The city of Danville's jobless rate rose one-percent to 14.4 percent. The Vermilion County jobless rate for July was 11.8 percent. That's up from 11.1 in June.
Champaign County's unemployment rate jumped from 6.5 percent in June to 8.9 percent in July. In Iroquois County the rate rose slightly from 7.7 to 8.0 percent.
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F. Michael Haynie, John Early and More Join Libra Theater's SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW, 2/11
Libra Theater Company presents Songs You Should Know, A Concert of New Music from Great Writers, including new and rarely performed songs. Hosted by John Early, the concert is set for Monday, February 11th, 2013 at 9:30 pm (Doors open at 9:00 pm) at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street.Tickets are $15 plus a $15 food/drink minimum. To reserve seats, email firstname.lastname@example.com with your name, phone number, and the number of seats you'd like to reserve.
Libra Theater Company is excited to present a second installment of Songs You Should Know, a concert of new and rarely performed songs by some of today's most exciting music theater writers. Songs You Should Know includes work from Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham (I Love You Because, Next Thing You Know), Drew Gasparini (Crazy, Just Like Me, Make Me Bad), Timothy Huang (2 to Wakefield, Crossing Over), Bobby Cronin (Welcome To My Life, The Concrete Jungle), Rob Rokicki (Love, NY), Sam Carner and Derek Gregor (Unlock'd, Island Song), Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre, Emma, Daddy Long Legs), Annie Kessler and Louise Beechman, and Shaina Taub (The Daughters).Performers will include Jennifer Bissell (Media Theatre's Hairspray, Spring Awakening), Lauren Blackman (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), Maddy Clapps (Libra's Songs You Should Know and The Entropy Songs), Katrina Rose Dideriksen (Bloodsong of Love, Pregnancy Pact), J. Austin Eyer (Evita, How to Succeed...), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked), F. Michael Haynie (Wicked, Dogfight), Timothy Hughes (Chaplin), Marissa McGowan (Bonnie & Clyde, A Little Night Music), Megan Mekjian (Fiddler on the Roof National Tour), Jeff Raab (Libra's 12th Night - NY Innovative Theatre Award Winner), Brendt Reil (42nd Street National Tour), Preston Sadleir (Playwrights' Me Myself & I), Emily Tyra (Chaplin, Nice Work If You Can Get It), Jessica Wagner (Li'l Abner and All American with Musicals Tonight!), Victoria Weinberg (Libra's 12th Night), Ellen Laura White (Don't Tell Mama), and Raena White (The Marriott's Dreamgirls).
Libra Theater Company is dedicated to creating quality New York theater that honors and works with the commitments of its artists. In its 2011-2012 season, Libra presented a sold out, critically-acclaimed production of 12th Night that won a NY Innovative Theatre Award for "Outstanding Original Music," and Poems & Moons Songs, an enchanting revue of the music of Will Reynolds. Additionally, Libra has produced The Entropy Songs, by 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Joshua H. Cohen, as well as Fleet Week and Other Reasons to Sail, a concert of songs by Sam Carner and Derek Gregor. Up next, Libra Theater Company is mounting the world premiere of Joshua H. Cohen's play, The Thirteenth Commandment.


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A Visit to Hendrix College
Just in case you'd like to adjust your bookmarks: this will be the new location of the blog.
Even though I've lived in the US for over 20 years, last week marked my first real visit to the American South. Hendrix College, a small, progressive liberal-arts institution in Conway, Arkansas, invited me to spend three days with their faculty and students. As part of the series "Word and Image," I gave a public lecture titled "Film Blogging, Cinephilia and Internet Film Culture." A highlight of my trip was spending time with the faculty who teach film at Hendrix, Kristi McKim and Dorian Stuber. I also screened and conducted a discussion on Ritwik Ghatak's The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), and taught a class on "essay films" in Kristi's "Nonfiction Film" course. Finally, it was a special treat to meet and share meals and conversation with many young and cinema-passionate students. In all: a wonderful, energizing experience.
As part of my lecture presentation, I introduced the audience to the film-blogosphere and took them to over 20 websites, explaining briefly each one's unique strengths and value. The sites and writers included (in no particular order): David Hudson's Auteurs Daily; Jonathan Rosenbaum; Catherine Grant; David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson; Dave Kehr; Steven Shaviro; Michael Sicinski; Long Pauses; Kevin Lee; Jeffrey Sconce; Zach Campbell; Ignatiy Vishnevetsky; Dan Sallitt; Richard Brody; Jim Emerson; Self-Styled Siren; Mubarak Ali; Kinoslang; Matthew Flanagan; Ry Knight; Chris Cagle; and several others. I'm recording them here in hyperlinked form especially for those who might've been in the lecture audience and might like to make note of and explore these sites further.
This reminds me that it's been a long while since I put up a post here asking for your favorite recent blog/website discoveries (please interpret "recent" loosely to cover the last couple of years!). Any websites or blogs or Twitter pages that you find valuable that are not so widely known or are absent from the blogroll to the left? Perhaps we can share our discoveries and recommendations here and turn the comments section into a repertory of online reading tips on film (or otherwise). Thanks!
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With three top-two picks from the pre-rookie wage scale era on their roster, the Lions have extended one, receiver Calvin Johnson. Next up, seemingly, is quarterback Matthew Stafford, the first overall pick in the 2009 draft.
But with Stafford having a cap number in excess of $20 million for 2013, the Lions don't feel compelled to do a new deal that would reduce that burden.
Or at least that's what they say.
Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press recently asked Lions CEO Tom Lewand whether it's a necessity to extend Stafford's contract and, in turn, reduce his massive cap number.
"No," Lewand said. "We have a lot of work to do in terms of our planning for 2013 and beyond. And we've done a lot of that work. It's an ongoing process, but I wouldn't say anything is a must-do, one way or another."
But as Birkett points out nine of the team's 22 starters are heading to free agency, along with all specialists and several key backups.
With the salary cap number expected to go up much if at all beyond its current level of $120.6 million, having one sixth of the total devoted to one player makes it harder to re-sign free agents and otherwise field a competitive team.
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Pogba + United + adidas – The perfect marketing match?
|An announcement under the hashtag #Pogback at 12.30am signalled Paul Pogba's return to Manchester United after four years at Juventus. The boy who left England with bags of potential has come back as a man to finish what he started with his first senior club.Whilst Jose Mourinho has signed Pogba for purely footballing reasons, it's clear the club, adidas and the player himself will all benefit commercially from this new partnership. From a marketing perspective it seems to be the perfect match.One of the biggest personalities and most exciting young players in the game has joined the biggest club in the world, which is just starting its second season with kit supplier adidas, for whom Pogba is already a key ambassador.
Signing up Pogba on a £31m 10-year deal earlier this year has helped adidas create a fresh, new look that capitalises on the Frenchman's unique style, individualism, flamboyant nature and flashy personality. He has been the figurehead of the brand's #FirstNeverFollows campaign, a brand position that builds on the previous #ThereWillBeHaters activation and mixes football, fashion and music. The aim of this is to appeal to the younger audience, the next wave of potential adidas consumers, and win them over from newer brands like Under Armour and New Balance, who are challenging the more established giants.
Pogba gives adidas a point of difference over its rivals, such as Nike, who were also competing for his signature. He wasn't signed just as a face to shift trainers, but as a catalyst to help change the nature of adidas' football marketing…to make his mark on the brand itself.
|From United's viewpoint, Pogba and adidas also help the club reach a younger audience, an audience that may be swaying towards supporting Manchester City, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona or another of Europe's big clubs.
Pogba will be the face of both United and adidas for years to come. He hasn't returned to Old Trafford for just one or two seasons; he will surely be there for a significant proportion of his career. He represents the new United, forging a new identity in the post Sir Alex Ferguson, era under the leadership of Mourinho.
Adidas, like other sponsors, do not get a say in the club's transfer activity (although they may have had a quiet word in Ed Woodward's ear), but for them shirt sales are clearly critical. Aligning one of their big ambassadors with one of their biggest clubs (alongside Real Madrid) will have been music to the ears of adidas, as the 'POGBA 6' United shirts start flying off racks around the world.
|One of the reasons adidas teamed up with United in the first place is because the club has a huge fan base in the US and Asia, both target markets for the German sports brand. Pogba will help to gain cut-through in those markets.The French midfielder's social channels have more than 13m followers. For United, this offers an opportunity a reach a new audience; whilst for Pogba, joining the Red Devils will no doubt see this figure grow and grow, as has happened with other recent arrivals to the club – a win-win. And adidas can utilise this massive reach to push out branded content and messaging to his adoring fans.This branded content played a role in the announcement of Pogba's capture. Adidas teamed up with UK grime artist Stormzy to record a short piece of music-focused film featuring Pogba that matches the #FirstNeverFollows theme, announcing the player's arrival at United. We are likely to see more dual-branded content like this appear as adidas and United push Pogba to the front of their marketing activity and his global appeal spirals skyward.


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Reactions to Pope Benedict's Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday announced that he plans to step down at the end of February. The 85-year-old cited his age and deteriorating physical strength, saying in Latin, "I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me." It marked the first time in six centuries that a Roman Catholic pope has resigned from his post.
Just two months ago, Pope Benedict had started tweeting on the @Pontifex account. The move received world-wide attention, and he quickly gained more than 1.5 million Twitter followers. Pope Benedict's resignation similarly spurred a flood of tweets. Here are some of them.


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Vilsack to meet with farm-bill players
The four top House and Senate players on the farm bill are scheduled to meet Thursday with Agriculture Secy. Tom Vilsack, a luncheon which has taken on added importance given the growing pressure for some resolution before the end of next month.
Consumers are threatened by a potential doubling in milk prices January 1, absent some action by Congress. And Vilsack and the Agriculture Committees must soon decide if they have any real shot of wrapping a five-year farm bill into whatever deficit reduction package emerges from talks now between the White House and Congress.
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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, the ranking Republican on the Senate panel, told POLITICO Tuesday that he felt encouraged by the administration to pursue this strategy. And Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the committee's chairwoman, has signaled that this is very much the direction she is taking as well.
At the same time, their House counterparts, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat, appear more hesitant after being stymied from bringing their own bill to the House floor.
Lucas remains hemmed in by his own Republican leadership, which has barred any floor debate. And the result has been an especially irritating situation for Peterson, a former chairman and activist by nature as a legislator
Lucas's staff downplayed the Thursday session. "This is not a new development," said Tamara Hinton, communications director. "It's lunch with the secretary that's been scheduled for weeks."
But Peterson, who met himself with the secretary after the election, was more bullish. And it is possible that that what began as a Vilsack-Lucas lunch has been expanded to include all of the players, who haven't been all together in one such meeting for months, Peterson said.
"We'll have an opportunity to meet and re-engage," Peterson told POLITICO. "Let's get this thing done."
The Minnesota Democrat has grown more agitated as the January deadline approaches without any resolution of the expiring dairy provisions. He is the prime architect behind a new approach to dairy policy that does away with the price supports of the past and tries instead to stabilize markets by better controlling production levels.


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We will need variations of the icons to represent the various states a server might be in including On, Off, starting up, Booting/Rebooting, terminating, terminated, in waiting. These icons will also need room for branding including the logos of our partners.
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pittsports87 wrote:I don't see how Florida can still be in the top 10 after this week. Barely got passed Missouri last week and this week they got really lucky again LA-Lafayette.
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Alabama comeback in 3... 2... 1...
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Kirk Cousins will start for the Washington Redskins on Sunday in place of Robert Griffin III.
The team announced Saturday night that the fourth-round pick from Michigan State will make his first career start against the Cleveland Browns.
Griffin, the NFL's leading passer, sprained his right knee in last week's overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens. He was limited in practice all week.
The decision apparently came after Griffin was re-examined by doctors Saturday.
Griffin tweeted: "The decision was not my own. But I will be there for my team!!! In every way I possibly can."
Chiefs: The team put wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on injured reserve, ending his season and potentially his up-and-down career in Kansas City.
The Chiefs' leading receiver already had been ruled out of Sunday's game at Oakland after hurting his ribs while delivering a block in last weekend's game at Cleveland.
Bowe has 59 catches for 801 yards and three of the Chiefs' eight TD grabs this season.
Bowe was playing this season on a $9.5 million deal as the team's franchise player, and it's possible the two sides could agree on a new deal or the Chiefs could franchise him again.
Bowe wasn't happy getting the tag last season, though. He refused to sign his tender until well into training camp.
Jets: Wide receiver Braylon Edwards was listed as questionable after being limited all week with a hamstring issue, but coach Rex Ryan is expecting to see him out there Monday night against the Tennessee Titans in a game the Jets (6-7) must win in order to stay in playoff contention.
Edwards, a former 49er, was claimed off waivers from Seattle on Tuesday, reuniting with the team he helped lead to the AFC title game in 2009 and 2010.
Seahawks: Seattle re-signed wide receiver Deon Butler and placed receiver Charly Martin on injured reserve because of a calf injury.
Butler spent the past three seasons with the Seahawks but played in just five games during the 2011 season while he recovered from a broken leg suffered against the 49ers near the end of the 2010 season.
Ravens: Injured Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis won't play Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Lewis has been sidelined since tearing his right triceps Oct. 14 against the Dallas Cowboys. The 37-year-old Lewis has been practicing for the past two weeks but obviously is not healthy enough to return.
Saints: New Orleans placed safety Malcolm Jenkins and offensive lineman Charles Brown on injured reserve, ending their seasons.