My apologies for not having posted this sooner….please let me know what players you think deserve my vote.
New York Jets: Rex Ryan’s Hard-Knocks Continues To Shock
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What is Rex Ryan’s exact position with the New York Jets?
Head coach might not be appropriate any longer, as Ryan takes on the role of owner, agent, and GM.
It is no secret that Darrelle Revis is one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL. Fact is that any team’s defense becomes elite when a player, like Revis, can shut down the competition’s passing game.
Ryan knows this and surely didn’t hide his desperation to make Revis a rich man to get him back on the J-E-T-S.
Crazy to think Ryan would be in contract discussions with owner Woody Johnson’s money. Revis was present too, which just adds to a growing list of how unprofessional the Jets are as an organization.
Not to mention that Ryan’s word is crap, too.
Any ‘HARD-KNOCKS’ viewer can attest to this because Ryan stated numerous times that the Jets would carry two fullbacks.
Ryan was talking about Tony Richardson, whose leadership was so vital to the Jets’ young offense, but ended up cutting the 15-year veteran.
Latest news is that Ryan says Richardson will be back on the Jets soon. His excuse is that Woody Johnson’s wallet couldn’t, and won’t, guarantee Richardson’s salary.
Was Richardson’s $855,000 the make it or break it for Revis’ contract?
Enough so to go back on word, I would presume. Why doesn’t Ryan just have about another temper tantrum like he did on Revis Island?
Nobody puts baby in the corner, even if you are overweight and trash-talking before proving anything, NFL “coach.”
With the NFL season just days away, the Jets’ first game will be against the Baltimore Ravens, featuring the two Rays—one named Lewis and the other Rice.
I am a huge Ravens fan, always have been inspired by Ray Lewis’ pure love for football, which is rarefied air in sports these days.
The Jets’ first of 16 missions starts with the Ravens at the New Meadowlands Stadium…but according to Ryan:
“The message to the rest of the league is, hey, the Jets are coming, and we’re going to give you everything we got. And I think that’s going to be more than you can handle.”
Ryan will finally have the chance to prove everyone wrong next Monday night, and then he can say “Fu*$-Off” for real.
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Who Dat? The Saints Dat Who Beat The Colts
Congratulations to the city of New Orleans, and their Saints on winning the Superbowl! You are the Champions!!
The Saints can stomp on home and start celebrating. Not only did the franchise want their first championship, but the city needed something to celebrate after Hurricane Katrina wrecked it.
Whatever Katrina took, The Saints gave it back today, and nothing can take that away ever.
The game lived up to the hype, as the two best teams battled it out till the end.
Down 10-0 at the start of the second half, the Saints momentum needed a jolt. That is exactly what Coach Sean Payton did by calling an on-side kick to confuse the Colts. Payton’s seemingly gutsy moves were pure brilliance in the victory.
The Saints defense played Peyton Manning to perfection. The patience, against the best QB in the league, sealed itself with an interception in the fourth quarter. Saints defensive end Tracy Porter picked off Manning’s signature passage rout, to score a touchdown. Porter’s timing sealed the team’s eventual win.
While Manning got rattled, Drew Brees did not; as he played with dignity by spreading the ball around to eight different receivers throughout the game.
The Saints quarterback rightfully crowned the game MVP, throwing 32-of-39 passes, for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was the underdog team’s leader, who played with heart. Having the stress of a city on your shoulders, Brees knew how much bigger this game was than football, and New Orleans should be immensely proud.
The team finished the Colts off with a score of 31 to 17. Saints kicker Garrett Hartley earning nine of the 31 points, going 3 for 3 with each kick being over 40+ yards playing as good as it gets.
The Colts did not have it this game, and the players were superior in defeat, giving the Saints all the credit for playing better football.
After 42 years in the NFL, the Saints made history today. Let the party stay on Bourbon Street, and for Saints fans everywhere because you are the Champions now!!!
“The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.”
—Dick Vitale
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NFL: If At First You Don't Predict, Try, Try Again
Last week, one out of the four NFL playoff games is all I predicted correctly. To be perfectly honest, picking the Vikings over the Cowboys was a sensitivity issue because I am a Giants fan.
It gave me that subtle reminder of why sports’ popularity never fades.
Quick recap of last week:
The Ravens handed the win to the Colts on a silver platter. Payton Manning is superb, but the Ravens just made mistakes. Ed Reed‘s interception gave a glimmer of hope, until he fumbled it right back to Indy.
The Jets played tough, simple football to beat the Chargers. Philip Rivers looked like a deer in headlights, but a well deserved victory for Rex Ryan‘s Jets.
The Cowboys were back to their former selves by not utilizing their running game. Relying on Romo’s authority doesn’t get the job done, as proven once again on Sunday. Green Bay’s defense took advantage of the Cowboys inadequate protection of Romo and a game when Favre continually hit his targets, easy win for Vikings.
New Orléans has their dominating Saints back again. On both sides of the football, the Saints prevailed. Reggie Bush has not played that well since college. The Saints defense made Kurt Warner‘s possibly last game one that he will not need to remember.
Now football fans enter the last weekend before the Superbowl. Here is my predictions:
JETS OVER COLTS…..It just sounds wrong even thinking it, but this Jets team is no joke.
The Jets have the scapegoat concepts edge, of already having gone further than expected. In turn all the uncertainty gives a teams the effort to prove the world wrong.
For the Colts to lose is not an option and would consider the season a disappointment. See, Payton Manning is the MVP and supposed to win the Superbowl, so anything else would be unreasonable.
The game is in Indiana, home of the Colts. Obviously because the Jets are the underdogs and that title comes with no advantages.
What is it, just luck that is about to run out? No, two negatives equal a positive and the Jets would love to show-up the gracious Colts in front of their fans.
In the last game of the regular season, Indy’s trusty vote in resting the starters to be more pressing than eliminating the Jets is an arrogant statement.
Do not forget that the Jets would not be here if Colts had won. That alone must piss a team-off Ryan and the Jets enough to win. Hell it pisses me off just thinking about it.
At this point, I have doubted Coach Rex Ryan enough and it is about time I started listening.
Final Score: 27-17
SAINTS OVER VIKINGS…..this has nothing to do with being a huge Kardashian fan, and more that the Saints have never been to the Superbowl in 43 years.
The Saints look unstoppable again.
Reggie Bush is on a mission. The defense shut down the Cardinals offense once they settled in, and again, Drew Brees looking together makes it a powerful formula to overcome.
Viking running-back Adrian Peterson is the foundation for the Vikings to win. Peterson has not carry by 100 yards in his last eight games and only ran 63 yards against the Cowboys. Peterson is like catching mercury but if he fumbles the efforts do not matter, and this week everything matter.
For the Saints, starting out strong against the run is crucial. Last week allowing the Cardinal’s Hightower to run 70-yards in for a touchdown in the first few minutes just that cannot happen against the Vikings. The defense only allowed 31 yards for the rest of the game last week, but missing assignments is intolerable.
The Vikings defense
e is led by Jared Allen and overall a rugged, solid group. Allen & Co. love to disturb the QB’s progress, but against the Saints o-line will be a good match-up.
With all their best d-men healthy again, the Saints have the better defense in my opinion.
If Favre is ever going to ‘retire’, it would seem a Superbowl appearance would help. Favre’s having his most dominant term in 19-years. So far throwing for 37 touchdowns including 4 last week to beat Dallas, for a total throne of 4000+ yards. That is a 40-year old on a mission.
Favre’s not just on this quest. His old Packers teammate, Saints free-safety Darren Sharper (a baby in age at 34) was dumped by the Vikings last season and has made them kick themselves ever since. Sharper intercepted nine times, ran three in for touchdowns, totaling 376 yards returned which is a new NFL record. Both veterans, familiar with the other and something to confirm will be fun to watch.
Having the home field advantage gives the Saints their crazy fans. Regarding the noise, the Vikings play in the Metrodome (aka Metro-dump) the loudest place on earth. Just for baseball people, when the Tigers and Twins played that season-deciding game, the Tigers practiced with blasting music to get ready because the echo in the Metro-dump is unbearable.
Plain and simple is when the Saints have their A-game swagger; you would be hard pressed to get a better team or one that could win.
Final Score: 28-24
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Jets Pull Through, Feels Like Deja Vu
Rex Ryan‘s contagious spirit is spreading across NYC, as J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets are just one win away from the Superbowl.
To even dream that the Jets would be playing the Colts in the AFC Championship was beyond unthinkable and just three weeks ago.
Well, the Jets should already be very proud, because this was long overdue for the ‘other’ team that plays at Giants Stadium.
For Giants fans everywhere it is a sweet reminder of just two years ago.
The Jets have the #1 defense, a young QB who’s becoming a leader, two-headed monster of running backs, last game of the season was against the #1 team and a coach who demands greatness.
Sound familiar?
Also, the 2007 Champion Giants did not have one playoff game at home, neither do the Jets. Both NY teams considered the underdogs by a long shot and surely gives a team something to prove.
Mark Sanchez and Rex Ryan brought life to a hopeless team. The Jets reputation only consisted of failure and disappointment for their loyal fans.
Green jerseys worn on Sundays in New York were commonly that of Eagles fans. The future looked grim.
This season a new coach, along with a rookie QB to once again attempt to find something that clicked. Even Brett Favre couldn’t help. NFL‘s superman QB seemingly lost his swagger wearing a Jets jersey too.
Prayers finally got answered.
Coach Rex Ryan publicly challenged big, bad Bill Belichick and his Patriots with such confidence his sanity was even questioned by Jets fans.
Days before the game, Jets ticket-holders each received a surprising voicemail from this new coach. Ryan asked the fans to once again, not only cheer louder than ever but to believe again.
Mission accomplished.
For the Colts, advice is they better listen to Ryan.
Ryan and his Jets have heart and nowhere to go but up. As the world watched in 2007, that is the recipe for champions.
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NFL: The Terrific Trend Transcends
The offense line is made up of the popular kid (the quarterback) and his two best buddies (the wide-recievers and running back). The highlights of a game almost always make-up of a long pass caught by the WR or a break-away run from the RB.
Did you ever thing how that WR got freed up to catch that ball? Or where that hole opened up to let the RB take-off?
A lot of the time that player is the tight end making the block. It’s the NFL‘s version of the middle reliever in baseball. The place is unglamorous, the position goes unappreciated but the player is indisp
ensable for a team. They get pegged with false claims of being too slow to not catch, to bulky to receive and to tiny to block.
With names like Vernon Davis, Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, Dallas Clark, Kevin Boss, Chris Cooley, Brent Celek you forget how many great players fill this roaster spot.
It sure makes Fantasy Football easier because our of the top 30 tight-ends there are only fine options. TE’s lack of importance in Fantasy is irrelevant to their presence on the field.
The tight-ends make everyone look good. Constantly making a struggling QB look good-by catching a short pass on the fly to gain a few yards or a first down. Most TD’s would not score without the silent help of the offense’s humblest player.
