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NFL Is Back But Brett Favre Is Going To Ruin It

Posted by on 25 July 2011, 12:12 pm

Welcome back to life NFL, and with open arms….kind-of!

Even though I might not get the same pit in my stomach like I do at the close of the MLB season, nothing beats watching my New York Giants win on Sunday afternoons; or the New York Jets lose.

Sorry, Jets fans but it is not personal, just coach Rex Ryan’s once inspiring spirit has turned to repetitive dribble that gives me ajetta. Ryan has put a monkey on the Jets players back to win the Super Bowl for three seasons, so any actual strides the Jets have made are considered a failures.

The Jets act like they are the New York Yankees in a Mets uniform and believe you me no one thinks New York is a Jets city.

Trust me when I say that LaDainian Tomlinson should run for his life because in 2011 he proved his legs could still be useful and go to a team that might actually win a ring.

LT has been atop my favored players list since he graduated from Texas Christian back in 2001, and anyone who does the “LT Electric Glide” is money in my book.

Now after the end of last season, when the Green Bay Packers rightfully won the Super Bowl, I thought all the non-stop Brett Favre would end.

Favre was involved in a sexting scandal, but also the guy’s better days were evidently way behind him.

Still, every week NFL fans endured Favre’s never-ending press conferences where it was all about him and no one gave a shit. Literally, it was such a waste of time because there were relevant teams who actually won that day who deserved to be heard.

So, when I tuned into ESPN’s 1st & 10 this morning I knew it would be NFL crazed but to have the first topic be about Brett Favre and the possibility of the Philadelphia Eagles signing him made me change the channel in disgust.

Enough about Favre, I would watch videos of Rex Ryan sucking on his wife’s toes than have to endure anymore about Favre ever. At least overhearing Ryan, declare his J-E-T-S the Champs in training camp and having the ticker tape parade added to the team’s season schedules makes me laugh because it is so insane.

Seriously, get a new topic ESPN because Favre’s era was over about four years ago and the Packers have proved they are better off without him.

As happy as I was to hear that the NFL strike was hours away from being finito, hearing the name BRETT FAVRE uttered was enough to make me vomit and swallow it again before I turned it back to the MLB Network.

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Super Bowl XLV: Why Big Ben Roethlisberger Hasn’t Learned a Thing

Posted by on 6 February 2011, 11:46 pm
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If you’re a football fan, the week before the Super Bowl is almost as fun as the game itself.

So, by now you have probably heard or seen the footage of Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and his teammates out on the town in Dallas, Texas this past Tuesday night.

Big Ben treated his O-line to dinner, but the group’s evening continued on at local karaoke bar and from the footage they seemed to be having a great time.

The group had a set curfew of 1 a.m., which wasn’t broken as far as we know. Still, it was a small group of players and they certainly are entitled to enjoy themselves.

I must admit that as a woman, seeing Roethlisberger singing Billy Joel, without a care in the world, stung.

Roethlisberger, not once, but twice has gotten in trouble for his off-field behavior and inappropriate conduct toward women.

Though no charges came about in either case, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him at the start of the 2010 season for six games, which later dropped to four games.

Why would Goodell feel the need to go above the law and punish Big Ben?

What came to my mind was the quote, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Continue reading ‘Super Bowl XLV: Why Big Ben Roethlisberger Hasn’t Learned a Thing’ »

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1985 Chicago Bear: ‘The Superbowl Shuffle’

Posted by on 22 January 2011, 4:27 pm

The 1985 Chicago Bears made a music video that is one of my favorite memories from childhood.

From California to New York City, ‘The Superbowl Shuffle‘ infected the entire country.

This is for all NFL fans to enjoy:

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NFL Playoffs: Who Dat Seahawks? Seattle Dethrones New Orleans Saints

Posted by on 9 January 2011, 9:35 am

The first game of the NFL playoffs was a classic David vs. Goliath.

The 7-9 Seattle Seahawks were playing host to the reigning champion New Orleans Saints.

The spread on the game favored the Saints to win by 10 or 10.5 points. That was no shocker, though 10 points is a large margin.

One fact was that New Orleans was the clearly the better team, as it was their game to lose—and suffer defeat they did.

From beginning to end, the Saints missed opportunities to score points and were inefficient in tackling assignments.

Even when the Saints scored easily to start the game, the Seahawks fought right back.

Seattle never stopped putting up points the whole game, so when the Saints finally got it together it was too late to catch up to the Seahawks’ 34 points.

So, is this upset based on the underdog having more heart? Or do you consider the inconsistency displayed this NFL season becoming the norm? Continue reading ‘NFL Playoffs: Who Dat Seahawks? Seattle Dethrones New Orleans Saints’ »

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NFL Week 16: Vick Becomes Human And Dogs The Giants Again

Posted by on 29 December 2010, 2:35 am
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Philadelphia Eagles superhuman QB Michael Vick sure looked human tonight as his team lost 24-14 to the Minnesota Vikings, at home in Pennsylvania.

Vick was in obvious pain against Minnesota, specifically Vikings Jared Allen who had his number all night long.

After the embarrassment Vick single-handedly put on the Giants in Week 15,
He just couldn’t stay dynamic when the New York Giants desired him too.

Just in case you missed ESPN’s newest classic starring Vick, who guided the Eagles into scoring four touchdowns in the last seven minutes to take the game away from the Giants who at the time were leading 31-10.

The G-men wanted to have the chance to right them by making the playoffs, but guess they should have thought of that earlier. Nothing like making the playoffs because you are winning, which surely beats waiting on other teams to decide your fate.

So, how can the Giants slid into the playoffs?

If the Eagles had won, it would put pressure on the Chicago Bears to win in Week 17 in order to get the first round bye in the NFC.

The Eagles loss allows the Bears to maintain their position, which makes the need to beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday not mandatory. The Giants need Green Bay to lose in order to snag a Wild Card spot.

Could it happen?? Yes it is possible and Bears coach Lovie Smith says the starters will play as usual; but pulling some guys early is likely if it prohibits a serious injury.

No good has ever come from resting players’ pre-playoffs in any sport because time and again it gets a few guys out of their groove.

Problem #2 is that Green Bay looked incredible reeking havoc on a despondent Giants team this past weekend.

The Giants had six turnovers in Green Bay, and lacked the desire to win. The G-men are obviously still shell-shocked from the Vick manhandling, but was it worth another humiliation? Continue reading ‘NFL Week 16: Vick Becomes Human And Dogs The Giants Again’ »

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NFL: Does Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Conduct Merit An Investigation?

Posted by on 21 December 2010, 12:52 pm
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks about his tough “conduct policy” requiring all players to behave accordingly both on and off the field.

Goodell has made his stance very clear:

“We hold ourselves to higher standards of responsible conduct because of what it means to be part of the National Football League.”

When Goodell was less than two weeks into the “investigating” stage of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s behavior, he had a lot to say.

When asked by ESPN’s Dan Patrick on his radio show whether or not Roethlisberger had violated the NFL’s Conduct Policy, Goodell’s answer was the following:

“Yes, there has been a violation of that. The issue here is with respect to a pattern of behavior and bad judgments,” Goodell said. “You do not have to be convicted or even charged of a crime to be able to demonstrate that you’ve violated a personal conduct policy, and reflect poorly not only on themselves, but all of their teammates, every NFL player in the league and everyone associated with the NFL. And that is what my concern is, and I have expressed that directly to Ben, obviously, and I will be making a decision as soon as I possibly can.”

Roethlisberger’s behavior did not get a grace period, as the incident happened in March 9, 2010. So, even with no formal police charges, Goodell initially suspended Roethlisberger for the first six games of the season, with an official announcement made on April 21, 2010.

In a letter to Roethlisberger, Goodell wrote this: Continue reading ‘NFL: Does Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Conduct Merit An Investigation?’ »

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New York Giants: Get Back To Being Best Team in NFL Again for Week 11 or Else

Posted by on 16 November 2010, 3:15 pm

The 2010 New York Giants have been pretty on-target with the rest of the NFL’s motto, which is completely unpredictable.

There is no leader of the pack as we enter the second half of the season. Never have more teams been named the best team in the NFL this season on ESPN after 10 games.

This is not due to an influx of sheer talent, but more due too penalties and sloppy play.

It seems like each team has a major flaw somewhere, and too many players just don’t seem to understand the definition of team anymore.

Now that my ulcer has subsided after watching the Giants host the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday, I can admit that the outcome came as no surprise.

The Giants went into Sunday on a five-game winning streak, but the G-men started the season 1-2 and the one win was one of the sloppiest games I had seen.

The Cowboys record was an NFL worst at 1-7 before week 10. Add that to another Tony Romo injury, and a team of players who actually admitted they didn’t try.

Just thinking about how bad in it was Dallas made me sweat thinking of how pissed-off stanch owner Jerry Jones had to be, while having flashes if it were my New York Yankees not trying and the heads that would be rolling.

Jones finally fired coach Wade Phillips, promoting offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, who, it has been said, could run for president and win if he wanted to.

Then days before Sunday I look at the point spreads, which was obviously in favor of the Giants but by 15 points.

That spread seemed ridiculous if you consider the talented slackers on the Cowboys, a new motivated leader in Garrett and a team with nothing to lose.

The spread of the 2007 Super Bowl only gave the Giants 12 points against the undefeated, super-power New England Patriots.

This shocked my confidence, along with hearing the next day: “We’re now the best team in the National Football League,” out of Brandon Jacobs’ mouth.

The formula didn’t look to be in the Giants favor, as a cocky attitude and with a spread backing that notion up has never worked for the G-men.

The Giants are the best underdogs in football. Hopefully the embarrassing 33-20 thrashing they got from the Cowboys will put the Giants back to feeling that reality again.

The Giants are a darn good football team, and Sunday’s loss also was due to Eli having one of his seasonal off-games.

Manning has one to three of these games a season, where he can’t hit the slot and the receivers start to run the routes differently to compensate as the game gets deeper. But the defense sucked too.

Even with the Cowboys being hyped up, the Giants are a better team.

When a team consistently wins for five games in a row, the way the G-men did, one stomach-churning loss can be hailed as a bad day.

The Giants will surely be tested in Week 11 visiting the Philadelphia Eagles.

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If you missed Monday Night Football this week, get on NFL.com and watch the replays or the whole first half of the Eagles playing Washington Redskins.

It is one of the best performances by a quarterback ever, thanks to the Eagles’ Michael Vick. Scoring 45 points in the first half was all due to Vick, and if this guy keeps getting better, I do not know anyone who can stop him.

Considering Vick outplayed the entire Redskins team himself, it will take the best team in the NFL to beat him.

What perfect timing for the Giants to prove themselves worthy of that title again.

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