Donald Driver Hopes to Avoid Double Elimination

As a wide receiver, Donald Driver is used to double-coverage, but double elimination has to scare the crap out of him.

This week, it's going to be a Latin dance again, and then also a dance where Driver will get paired with another dance pro.  Looks like Karina will be doing a routine with No. 80.

Two unlucky couples will be gone after this week, let's hope DD makes the cut.

Driver to Paso on 'Rock Week'

It's "Rock Week" and Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd say they're ready to tear it up when they do the paso doble.

Literally meaning "double step" in Spanish, the lively dance is modeled after the sound, feel, and movement of a Spanish bullfight.  Driver should excel in this dance.

The duo finished last week in the upper half of the leaderboard and have improved their scores each week.

Monday's "Dancing with the Stars" airs at 8 P.M. Eastern on ABC.

DWTS: Martina's Foot Faults and Driver's Quicksteps

We had to wait until the last 30 minutes of the show to see how Martina and Donald would fare this week.

After a tough week of practice, where Martina aggravated an old tennis injury, she took to the floor with Tony Dovolani for a jive.

After a slow start, the former world No. 1 loosened up a bit.  She hit some of her moves and they even played up the judges a little.

The judges were as nice as they could've been to the tennis legend, but she did misd some steps and was mechanical with her turns.  

Martina gets a 17 and it's not looking good for the 20-time Wimbledon champ.

Following Martina it's Donald Driver and Peta.  They get a quickstep, and this dance should be perfect for a fleet-footed wide receiver.  Or is it?

Peta worked Driver like it was training camp.  It paid off as Driver was able to show off his nimble feet.  A tough routine and he nailed it.  

Len thought it was great and said he underscored "DD" last week.  The fans loved it and Packers fans around the world I'm sure are voting.

Driver gets a 24.  Touchdown!

Dancing With the Stars Season 14: Cast and Early Odds

Season 14 of Dancing With the Stars  begins March 19 with a whole new cast and I'm sure more controversy.

Here's the new cast and early odds on who might be taking home the mirror ball this season.

• Gavin DeGraw and returning champ Karina Smirnoff - Not Sure what Gavin DeGraw will bring to the dance floor, but he's a singer, so he knows music.  Odds are 10-1

• Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - Athletes do well on DWTS, and I'm expecting big things out of the Packer WR.  He's got some moves.  Odds at 6-1

• Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - Fegan is an actor from The Disney Channel.  Parents might not know him, but kids will.  Odds are 8-1

• Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - From Little House on the Prairie to Dancing With the Stars.  Early odds at 8-1

• Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - Jenkins is an opera singer, we'll see if she can now dance in the ballroom.  Odds are 9-1

• Gladys Knight and Tristan McManus - Everyone loves Gladys Knight and she has a good Chicken & Waffles restaurant too.  She had some moves back in the day.  Odds 12-1.

• William Levy and Cheryl Burke - A Cuban-American actor who will have some Latin moves.  A favorite at 5-1

• Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - Derek may be the best male partner, and Maria is popular.  Odds 8-1

• Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani - The last tennis player on DWTS was Monica Seles and she was a disaster.  Martina will work hard can't be worse than Seles.  Odds 9-1

• Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy - Shepherd is from The View.  10-1 odds

• Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya - Wagner now stars on The Bold and the Beautiful.  He might be ok.  Odds 7-1

• Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - Urkel is back on television.  He's an entertainer and could be good.  Odds at 8-1

Are Changes Afoot at Dancing With the Stars?

Will one of "Dancing With the Stars" most popular pro dancers be left off the dance floor this season?

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the self proclaimed "bad boy" of dance  told the Canadian version of "Entertainment Tonight" that he may not be invited back for the upcoming season of hit ABC show, which will start next month.

"I still don't know if I'm on the show," Chmerkovskiy has said. "I didn't get the call yet."

Maks is known for getting the most out of his celebrity partners, but last season he had a battle with lead judge Len Goodman. After Goodman noted he had been involved in the dance business for 50 years, Chmerkovskiy let him have it: "Maybe it's time to go!" Asked a few minutes later, Chmerkovskiy committed a memorable: "With all due respect, this is my show."

While it isn't Chmerkovskiy's show per say, he's one of the reasons millions of people tune in to see it.  he moves the meter, and show exectutives will probably see he needs to come back.