Brett Favre
Bag of Wind Silenced; Media Silence re Sanchez
01/25/11 13:01 Filed in: NFL
Thank you, Pittsburgh Steelers!
You have nobly silenced that bag of wind that has polluted the football world for far too long. You have shut up that effete snob (Spiro Agnew, c. 1970), windbag, and self-proclaimed Hall of Fame-caliber coach, one R. Ryan of the New York Pets.
Ryan's obnoxious season-long pronouncements were as painful to watch as the lancing of a boil. And just as relevant to the world of football.
A particularly excruciating portion of Ryan's exhortations involved his little trojan quarterback, the over-hyped, over-rated, and thoroughly disgusting Mark Sanchez.
It was clear to anyone watching Sunday's game that Sanchez' decent second half did not come close to making up for his horrendous first half, which thoroughly sunk the Pets into a sinkhole from which Sanchez' meager talents could not extricate them.
More important in the grand scheme of things, however, is the one-sided media, that cannot leave alone the transgressions of the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger, while totally ignoring those of Sanchez.
Excuse me if I am wrong, but while Roethlisberger has been accused on a couple of occasions of sexual misconduct, thoroughly investigated, and the subject of civil proceedings wherein his alleged victims have sought monetary damages, he has never actually been arrested for a crime. Sanchez, on the other hand HAS been arrested for a sexual crime. Arrested for rape in 2006 while a freshman at the university of southern california, the trojan athletic department quickly dispatched the power and might, and unbelievable political clout, of the usc legal army, and viola' the case was quickly quashed, and nary a peep has since been heard from Sanchez' victim. (Query - how much did the payoff cost and was that yet ANOTHER uninvestigated violation of NCAA rules?)
Want to read more about Sanchez? This article, "Why No One Remembers the Mark Sanchez Rape Case" is a good starting place.
One final word on ex-trojan quarterbacks. The equally overrated Matt Cassel showed his true ability under fire (after a season of beating up on the lower echelons of the NFL) when, in a wild-card playoff game, he lead his Chiefs to a 30-7 drubbing at the hands of Baltimore, while compiling a 20.4 passer rating on 9 of 18 for 70 yards and three Favre-like interceptions.
You have nobly silenced that bag of wind that has polluted the football world for far too long. You have shut up that effete snob (Spiro Agnew, c. 1970), windbag, and self-proclaimed Hall of Fame-caliber coach, one R. Ryan of the New York Pets.
Ryan's obnoxious season-long pronouncements were as painful to watch as the lancing of a boil. And just as relevant to the world of football.
A particularly excruciating portion of Ryan's exhortations involved his little trojan quarterback, the over-hyped, over-rated, and thoroughly disgusting Mark Sanchez.
It was clear to anyone watching Sunday's game that Sanchez' decent second half did not come close to making up for his horrendous first half, which thoroughly sunk the Pets into a sinkhole from which Sanchez' meager talents could not extricate them.
More important in the grand scheme of things, however, is the one-sided media, that cannot leave alone the transgressions of the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger, while totally ignoring those of Sanchez.
Excuse me if I am wrong, but while Roethlisberger has been accused on a couple of occasions of sexual misconduct, thoroughly investigated, and the subject of civil proceedings wherein his alleged victims have sought monetary damages, he has never actually been arrested for a crime. Sanchez, on the other hand HAS been arrested for a sexual crime. Arrested for rape in 2006 while a freshman at the university of southern california, the trojan athletic department quickly dispatched the power and might, and unbelievable political clout, of the usc legal army, and viola' the case was quickly quashed, and nary a peep has since been heard from Sanchez' victim. (Query - how much did the payoff cost and was that yet ANOTHER uninvestigated violation of NCAA rules?)
Want to read more about Sanchez? This article, "Why No One Remembers the Mark Sanchez Rape Case" is a good starting place.
One final word on ex-trojan quarterbacks. The equally overrated Matt Cassel showed his true ability under fire (after a season of beating up on the lower echelons of the NFL) when, in a wild-card playoff game, he lead his Chiefs to a 30-7 drubbing at the hands of Baltimore, while compiling a 20.4 passer rating on 9 of 18 for 70 yards and three Favre-like interceptions.
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NFL Playoffs Reveal Power Shifts
01/09/10 22:10 Filed in: NFL
As the first weekend of NFL Playoffs is half-over, a few things seem clear.
Dallas and San Diego are the hot teams in the NFL. Dallas currently features almost every individual player reaching a peak performance level when it counts. I couldn't conceive of thinking this earlier this year but (similar to what I thought of the Yankees before the season and with what they did) I can see them getting to the SB, finishing the season just like Arizona did last year, but with more of a chance than Arizona had to win it all. San Diego is the AFC's hot team, and may well continue that streak to the season's final game.
It will be very interesting if these two teams do meet. Both have head coaches that were fabulous coordinators, absolute disasters in their prior head coaching jobs, and had poor starts with their current teams, but have learned to concentrate their own coaching in their areas of expertise, Wade on defense, Turner with Rivers and parts of the offense, and left other areas to other experts, and the results may be history. Kudos to two coaches I thought were in over their respective heads, both of whom I would have fired years ago, if I had been stupid enough to hire them in the first place.
Three teams that had long streaks of invincibility during the regular season, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and the King's Vikings, are all dead in the water. None of these teams has a chance to get to the Super Bowl. The King will end the Viking's season with an interception, and Indy and NO have turned the knob to "I Don't Care Cruise Control" and will never be able to regain their prior momentum.
It will be Green Bay or Dallas in the NFC, and San Diego is likely to face a real challenge from ... from .... well, if New England can field enough healthy players, only from them.
A word about the Eagles who embarrassed themselves so badly the past two weeks. I thinks there is a three-fold reason for their awful showing, and all should be obvious. First is the fact of so many injuries on defense, but the second was just as important to their collapse: The distraction and almost total lack of contribution of m vick. If McNabb is their QB, and his contract extension says he is, then they cannot bring vick back. If they keep him (read what I written about him in the past, and you'll know my feelings about that) it should only be as the starter. And in his best day he is not the QB a healthy McNabb is. Finally, if you look back to every important game the Eagles have played over the past six seasons, the difference maker in those games that they won as against the games they lost, was a healthy Brian Westbrook. Generally, if he plays, they win the tough games, but if he is hurt, they lose. (They should have handed him the ball more in the 2004 SB).
Dallas and San Diego are the hot teams in the NFL. Dallas currently features almost every individual player reaching a peak performance level when it counts. I couldn't conceive of thinking this earlier this year but (similar to what I thought of the Yankees before the season and with what they did) I can see them getting to the SB, finishing the season just like Arizona did last year, but with more of a chance than Arizona had to win it all. San Diego is the AFC's hot team, and may well continue that streak to the season's final game.
It will be very interesting if these two teams do meet. Both have head coaches that were fabulous coordinators, absolute disasters in their prior head coaching jobs, and had poor starts with their current teams, but have learned to concentrate their own coaching in their areas of expertise, Wade on defense, Turner with Rivers and parts of the offense, and left other areas to other experts, and the results may be history. Kudos to two coaches I thought were in over their respective heads, both of whom I would have fired years ago, if I had been stupid enough to hire them in the first place.
Three teams that had long streaks of invincibility during the regular season, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and the King's Vikings, are all dead in the water. None of these teams has a chance to get to the Super Bowl. The King will end the Viking's season with an interception, and Indy and NO have turned the knob to "I Don't Care Cruise Control" and will never be able to regain their prior momentum.
It will be Green Bay or Dallas in the NFC, and San Diego is likely to face a real challenge from ... from .... well, if New England can field enough healthy players, only from them.
A word about the Eagles who embarrassed themselves so badly the past two weeks. I thinks there is a three-fold reason for their awful showing, and all should be obvious. First is the fact of so many injuries on defense, but the second was just as important to their collapse: The distraction and almost total lack of contribution of m vick. If McNabb is their QB, and his contract extension says he is, then they cannot bring vick back. If they keep him (read what I written about him in the past, and you'll know my feelings about that) it should only be as the starter. And in his best day he is not the QB a healthy McNabb is. Finally, if you look back to every important game the Eagles have played over the past six seasons, the difference maker in those games that they won as against the games they lost, was a healthy Brian Westbrook. Generally, if he plays, they win the tough games, but if he is hurt, they lose. (They should have handed him the ball more in the 2004 SB).
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With Two Weeks to Go .....
12/21/09 10:34 Filed in: NFL
-The King of Interceptions is rounding into form, and taking his Vikings down with him. Over the last three games, Favre has thrown four key interceptions, and compiled QB ratings consistently in the 70s. The Vikes will split their last two regular season games, limp into the playoffs, and be blown out. Then we'll have another summer of Favre retirement updates, culminating with the King coming into camp the week before the first game.
-The Overrated brain surgeon quarterback contingency had a great 0-3 week, with the overrated carson palmer losing to San Diego, the empty uniform in KC losing to Cleveland, and the overrated m sanchez accounting for all of seven points in a loss to Atlanta, and getting knocked out of the playoffs by virtue thereof. On the same day, and against the stellar defense of the King's Vikes, ex-Bruin backup and one-year starter at Oregon State Matt Moore was dominant, passing for 299 yards. Moore has thusly elevated himself into contention for next season's starting job at Carolina.
-With Cleveland playing their best football in a couple of years, it appears that the end of the Eric Mangini era is imminent. The Cleveland truck is backing up in Mike Holmgren's driveway, ready to dump a shitload of cash. It's not the time to start over again. Mangini deserves another year, and a decent quarterback, to bring the Browns the rest of the way back.
-The Overrated brain surgeon quarterback contingency had a great 0-3 week, with the overrated carson palmer losing to San Diego, the empty uniform in KC losing to Cleveland, and the overrated m sanchez accounting for all of seven points in a loss to Atlanta, and getting knocked out of the playoffs by virtue thereof. On the same day, and against the stellar defense of the King's Vikes, ex-Bruin backup and one-year starter at Oregon State Matt Moore was dominant, passing for 299 yards. Moore has thusly elevated himself into contention for next season's starting job at Carolina.
-With Cleveland playing their best football in a couple of years, it appears that the end of the Eric Mangini era is imminent. The Cleveland truck is backing up in Mike Holmgren's driveway, ready to dump a shitload of cash. It's not the time to start over again. Mangini deserves another year, and a decent quarterback, to bring the Browns the rest of the way back.
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The King Plays - Vikings Get Money's Worth
08/21/09 23:31 Filed in: NFL
In an amazing turn of events, there was a Brett Favre sighting on a football field, rather than behind a microphone.
In tonight's game in which the non-existent Kansas City "Chiefs" (maybe they meant to say "Chefs"?) defense made Tarvaris Jackson (12 of 15, 202 yds., 80%, 158.3 QB rating) and John David Booty (6 of 8, 61 yds., 75%, 96.4 QB rating) look like Hall-of-Famers, the King of Interceptions barely escaped with his life, having completed a single pass and a 39.6 QB rating to go along with a 25% completion percentage.
I know exhibition stats don't count, but as of now, the King is getting more money per pass completion then Jason Schmidt got from the Dodgers per start ($12 mil per completion, $4.7 mil per start).
After a thorough perusal of the team's schedule, it would appear that the King chose Minnesota because is seems every rancid defense in the NFL is on the Vikings schedule. In fact, their first five games feature those defensive stalwarts Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis. Granted, they do play Green Bay in game four, so the King may not be around for number five in St. Louis.
In tonight's game in which the non-existent Kansas City "Chiefs" (maybe they meant to say "Chefs"?) defense made Tarvaris Jackson (12 of 15, 202 yds., 80%, 158.3 QB rating) and John David Booty (6 of 8, 61 yds., 75%, 96.4 QB rating) look like Hall-of-Famers, the King of Interceptions barely escaped with his life, having completed a single pass and a 39.6 QB rating to go along with a 25% completion percentage.
I know exhibition stats don't count, but as of now, the King is getting more money per pass completion then Jason Schmidt got from the Dodgers per start ($12 mil per completion, $4.7 mil per start).
After a thorough perusal of the team's schedule, it would appear that the King chose Minnesota because is seems every rancid defense in the NFL is on the Vikings schedule. In fact, their first five games feature those defensive stalwarts Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis. Granted, they do play Green Bay in game four, so the King may not be around for number five in St. Louis.
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Our Last Word on Favre,.... Until He Does Something on the Field
08/20/09 09:45 Filed in: NFL
The King of Interceptions Signs with Vikings, Hopes Arm Doesn't Fall Off
08/18/09 17:35 Filed in: NFL
The Circus in Minnesota hit new highs today, with the King of Interceptions' arrival, televised "motorcade", coronation, and press conference.
I was tempted to title this post "Daring daylight theft of $12 Million from unsuspecting billionaire team owner", but I'm reasonably sure that Zygi Wilf was a willing participant in this particular million dollar mugging.
The King is in perfect physical shape for the new season, as reported in Yahoo Sports by Jason Cole. In today's article Specialist assured Favre that shoulder is ‘OK’, Cole discusses the fact that the surgery B.F. had a few months ago included the repair of a rotator cuff tear, a surgery that has seen limited success over several decades now, when performed on people who throw a sphere for a living. Cole quotes agent Bus Cole with these overly reassuring words from surgeon James Andrews: “He can’t promise that it won’t get worse, but Dr. Andrews basically said it should be OK to get through the season."
Get through the season? Ok to Get Through the Season? For $12 Million dollars!
My only solace: Should the Vikings be Ed Roski's team of choice and be playing the 2012 season in the City of Industry Stadium, the King really should have heaved his final interception into the arms of a sleepwalking defender a couple of seasons earlier.
I was tempted to title this post "Daring daylight theft of $12 Million from unsuspecting billionaire team owner", but I'm reasonably sure that Zygi Wilf was a willing participant in this particular million dollar mugging.
The King is in perfect physical shape for the new season, as reported in Yahoo Sports by Jason Cole. In today's article Specialist assured Favre that shoulder is ‘OK’, Cole discusses the fact that the surgery B.F. had a few months ago included the repair of a rotator cuff tear, a surgery that has seen limited success over several decades now, when performed on people who throw a sphere for a living. Cole quotes agent Bus Cole with these overly reassuring words from surgeon James Andrews: “He can’t promise that it won’t get worse, but Dr. Andrews basically said it should be OK to get through the season."
Get through the season? Ok to Get Through the Season? For $12 Million dollars!
My only solace: Should the Vikings be Ed Roski's team of choice and be playing the 2012 season in the City of Industry Stadium, the King really should have heaved his final interception into the arms of a sleepwalking defender a couple of seasons earlier.
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Enough of Favre, Already!
08/17/09 20:57 Filed in: NFL
Yes. No. Yes. No.
Shaddup, already!
The Minnesota Vikings have a great defense, and one of the top running games in the league. Their single big question mark is where it has been for several years now, at quarterack. They had an offseasonto to address the void, and their one actual move was picking up vereran back-up Sage Rosenfels, who, at times during his career, has shown the ability to be a number one guy. Their romance with the King of Interceptions, one B. Favre, has been a painful romance novel for Viking fans, and a major distraction for the majority of basically sane football fans around the country.
Favre's love affair with himself, wherein he has tried to keep the Vikings and the press at his beck-and-call for months, with his "Yes. No. Yes. No." diatribe, and "I'll decide tomorrow" mantra, appeared to finally be over a couple of weeks ago, when he said he would not play again. Now, the deceitful jerk, as reported by Fox and ESPN, has again "changed" his mind, and according to reports, will shortly be in Viking garb.
The play-out of the Vikings' childish crush is as sickening to watch as are Favre's self-centered, immature antics, and they probably deserve each other.
Get this over with already. Give the ball to Sage.
Shaddup, already!
The Minnesota Vikings have a great defense, and one of the top running games in the league. Their single big question mark is where it has been for several years now, at quarterack. They had an offseasonto to address the void, and their one actual move was picking up vereran back-up Sage Rosenfels, who, at times during his career, has shown the ability to be a number one guy. Their romance with the King of Interceptions, one B. Favre, has been a painful romance novel for Viking fans, and a major distraction for the majority of basically sane football fans around the country.
Favre's love affair with himself, wherein he has tried to keep the Vikings and the press at his beck-and-call for months, with his "Yes. No. Yes. No." diatribe, and "I'll decide tomorrow" mantra, appeared to finally be over a couple of weeks ago, when he said he would not play again. Now, the deceitful jerk, as reported by Fox and ESPN, has again "changed" his mind, and according to reports, will shortly be in Viking garb.
The play-out of the Vikings' childish crush is as sickening to watch as are Favre's self-centered, immature antics, and they probably deserve each other.
Get this over with already. Give the ball to Sage.
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