Redskins fans came into this NFL season without very high expectations after last season. However, they never knew how low their expectations should have really been. After 3 games the Skins are 1 - 2, not good but their performance is worse than their record indicates.
The fact that the Skins lost to the Giants in week 1 on the road was not that big of deal. However, they looked very lackluster with no offense and seemed very unmotivated. The ugly begin to show in week 2. Hosting the horrible Rams for their first home game of the season, the Skins laid a nice fat egg but snuck out the back door with a 9 - 7 win. How would you have liked to paid top dollar to see that disgusting display of offense?
If that was ugly, the hideous showed up this past Sunday as the Skins FOUND a way to lose to the hapless Lions. Think about this, the Skins are supposed to be somewhat competitive - on paper - with the Giants, Cowboys, and Eagles. Yet, they beat a Rams team that had lost 11 consecutive regular season games by 9 - 7. Then the next week they LOST to a Lions team that had lost 19 consecutive regular season games.
EMBARRASSING! SIMPLY EMBARRASSING! NO EXCUSES FOR IT! VERY UNDER ACHIEVING AND COMPLETELY THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL! Therefore, I ask you this question, why didn't the owner Daniel Snyder fire head coach Jim Zorn immediately following the game Sunday? Could it get worse? Not in my opinion. You played two of the worst teams in the NFL. Barely beat one and lost to the other.
If I were Daniel Snyder, I would rather have a team motivated & learning a new coach than to have an underachieving team that is full steam in the wrong direction. I would have fired Zorn in Detroit and given him the money for a plane ticket home. These guys are professionals who supposedly put 14 and 15 hour days in trying to be successful. After working 14 hour days, if all you can get out of the Redskins' talent is a 2 point win over the Lambs and a loss to the Big Pussy Cats, then you will never get the job done and almost anything is better than this.
Daniel Snyder has done some silly things as owner of the Redskins that would indicate he is a totally incompetent football evaluator. He gave big money to Deion Sanders and Bruce Smith when both were over the hill and couldn't play any more. He brought Joe Gibbs back after the game had passed him by. He turns over the roster like it is a fantasy football team. He tries to buy a trophy. Amazingly though, it was what Snyder didn't do on Sunday or Monday that provides the most evidence that he is a totally incompetent football evaluator. Snyder didn't fire Jim Zorn immediately after watching the two most embarrassing performances his team has ever had.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sergeant Football's Quick Hits
Vikings vs 49ers will be the only game this coming weekend matching undefeated teams. In addition, the NFL's top two leading rushers will be playing - Frank Gore and Adrian "All Day" Peterson.
Not this Sunday, but the next we have a little game known as the Packers @ the Vikings - might be of a little interest.
Why did the Cowboys want to throw the ball when they were running at will against the Giants?
Why did the Chargers line up in a 3 TE Jumbo eye formation package on 4th and 2 against the Ravens with Little Bitty Darren Sproyles at tailback carrying the ball? Norv Turner could mess up a paid date with a prostitute.
How does a receiver as good as Andre Johnson have over 160 yards receiving and 2 TD's, when there is not another good receiver on his team? I don't know who is going to catch the ball, but I know who isn't! Andre Johnson, whether I have to put 2 or 3 men on him.
USC was 0 - 10 on 3rd down conversions in the loss to Washington. Just like not getting base hits with men in scoring position and 2 outs in baseball, if you don't convert on 3rd down in football you usually won't win.
Steelers and Patriots are struggling to run the ball effectively. The Colts couldn't stop the run on Monday night. Hard to be a championship team when you can't run or stop the run.
I would love to hear GM Bill Parcells opinion of his Dolphins last drive against the Colts. Just plain UGLY for a 2 minute offense trying to win a game. BRUTAL! I may vomit, oooh I can taste it in the back of throat!
After his 2 long TD runs this past Sunday, Frank Gore is only the 2nd player in NFL history to have 2 TD runs of 75 or more yards in one game. The first guy to do it was somebody named Barry Sanders - they say he was pretty good.
Tennessee shutting down Florida's offense was a case of a great NFL coach in Monte Kiffin schooling a great college coach in Urban Meyer. Great NFL coaches like Monte work longer hours than college coaches and usually have deeper knowledge. Meyer had no answer for the Vol defense - no creativity, no true misdirection, no adjustments. Also, against the Vols at least, the Gators don't cross the T's and dot the I's the way they should. Watch how many times they do not carry out fakes. A good fake is another block!
Not this Sunday, but the next we have a little game known as the Packers @ the Vikings - might be of a little interest.
Why did the Cowboys want to throw the ball when they were running at will against the Giants?
Why did the Chargers line up in a 3 TE Jumbo eye formation package on 4th and 2 against the Ravens with Little Bitty Darren Sproyles at tailback carrying the ball? Norv Turner could mess up a paid date with a prostitute.
How does a receiver as good as Andre Johnson have over 160 yards receiving and 2 TD's, when there is not another good receiver on his team? I don't know who is going to catch the ball, but I know who isn't! Andre Johnson, whether I have to put 2 or 3 men on him.
USC was 0 - 10 on 3rd down conversions in the loss to Washington. Just like not getting base hits with men in scoring position and 2 outs in baseball, if you don't convert on 3rd down in football you usually won't win.
Steelers and Patriots are struggling to run the ball effectively. The Colts couldn't stop the run on Monday night. Hard to be a championship team when you can't run or stop the run.
I would love to hear GM Bill Parcells opinion of his Dolphins last drive against the Colts. Just plain UGLY for a 2 minute offense trying to win a game. BRUTAL! I may vomit, oooh I can taste it in the back of throat!
After his 2 long TD runs this past Sunday, Frank Gore is only the 2nd player in NFL history to have 2 TD runs of 75 or more yards in one game. The first guy to do it was somebody named Barry Sanders - they say he was pretty good.
Tennessee shutting down Florida's offense was a case of a great NFL coach in Monte Kiffin schooling a great college coach in Urban Meyer. Great NFL coaches like Monte work longer hours than college coaches and usually have deeper knowledge. Meyer had no answer for the Vol defense - no creativity, no true misdirection, no adjustments. Also, against the Vols at least, the Gators don't cross the T's and dot the I's the way they should. Watch how many times they do not carry out fakes. A good fake is another block!
Monday, September 21, 2009
No Matter How Good Your QB Is, You Must.....
Football can be a very complex game and it can be a very simple game. The New England Patriots are making the game complex and forgetting to keep it simple.
No matter how good your quarterback is, you cannot become one dimensional on offense. The Patriots are very one dimensional on offense right now and this is making it easier for defenses. The offensive line is not as good as it used to be and the Pats cannot line up and run straight ahead. This has caused them to rely to heavily on the pass.
Defenses have realized this and since they do not fear the running game, they can lay their ears back and blitz Tom Brady to death. Brady is rushed and unable to set his feet before he throws, meaning many passes are inaccurate and out of time with the receiver's route. The Jets exposed this on Sunday, just as the Giants did in the Super Bowl two years ago.
To stop the blitz and pass rush, a team must run the ball, use the draw play, and execute the screen pass effectively. The Patriots have thrown 100 passes in two games. That is on pace to throw 800 passes in the season, which would break the NFL record by 109 passes. Conversely, the Patriots have only ran the ball 47 times in those 2 games.
Offensively you do not have to be perfectly balanced between the run and the pass but you cannot be one dimensional. If the Patriots do not start running the ball more they are going to struggle to even make the playoffs. Because they are unable to line up and run straight at people, they should spread the field with 3 or 4 receivers to create space and hand off out of the shotgun. In addition, the screen pass should be used as part of the running game.
No matter how good your quarterback is, if your opponent does not respect the fact that you will attempt to run the ball , the blitzing and heavy pass rush is coming all day long. Even if you can't run the ball well, you better make the effort so as to keep the defense honest. If your quarterback can't set his feet and throw, your success rate drops. Just ask Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, etc.
No matter how good your quarterback is, you cannot become one dimensional on offense. The Patriots are very one dimensional on offense right now and this is making it easier for defenses. The offensive line is not as good as it used to be and the Pats cannot line up and run straight ahead. This has caused them to rely to heavily on the pass.
Defenses have realized this and since they do not fear the running game, they can lay their ears back and blitz Tom Brady to death. Brady is rushed and unable to set his feet before he throws, meaning many passes are inaccurate and out of time with the receiver's route. The Jets exposed this on Sunday, just as the Giants did in the Super Bowl two years ago.
To stop the blitz and pass rush, a team must run the ball, use the draw play, and execute the screen pass effectively. The Patriots have thrown 100 passes in two games. That is on pace to throw 800 passes in the season, which would break the NFL record by 109 passes. Conversely, the Patriots have only ran the ball 47 times in those 2 games.
Offensively you do not have to be perfectly balanced between the run and the pass but you cannot be one dimensional. If the Patriots do not start running the ball more they are going to struggle to even make the playoffs. Because they are unable to line up and run straight at people, they should spread the field with 3 or 4 receivers to create space and hand off out of the shotgun. In addition, the screen pass should be used as part of the running game.
No matter how good your quarterback is, if your opponent does not respect the fact that you will attempt to run the ball , the blitzing and heavy pass rush is coming all day long. Even if you can't run the ball well, you better make the effort so as to keep the defense honest. If your quarterback can't set his feet and throw, your success rate drops. Just ask Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, etc.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Ohio State, Please Just Go Away!
I don't know about you, but I am tired of seeing Ohio State in a so called "big" game. Sure, the Buckeyes have a good team year in and year out under Jim Tressel. However, "good" does not mean great.
For the last 4 seasons, Ohio State has beat up on the weak Big 10 conference. Eventually, either during the season or at the end of the season, the Buckeyes have been in a so called "big" game and the ending keeps repeating.
During the 2005 season, they lose to #2 Texas during the regular season 25-22. They show up in the 2007 BS, yes the C was left out to make a point, National Title game against Florida and get whipped. Not beat, but beat down on by 41-14.
That whipping didn't deter the Buckeyes and the very next season they ended up in the 2008 BS, yes the C was left out to make a point, National Title game against LSU. Once again, LOSER 38-24.
Last season they began a home and home series with the USC Trojans. One of the biggest hyped games of the regular season. Tressel and the Buckeyes went home from Los Angeles embarrassed by 35-3.
Now, the Buckeyes are supposed to be one of the top teams in the country for the 2009 season. USC had to visit the Buckeyes in the Horseshoe at Columbus last Saturday evening. Another prime time game considered a prime time match up involving Ohio State. Surely, the Buckeyes win this one. USC is flying across country and starting an untested true freshman at quarterback. WRONG! Trojans drive the length of the field to score with less than 2 minutes left to win 18-15.
Ohio State, please, JUST GO AWAY! I can't take anymore. I have seen the same ending over and over and over again. It is no longer a "big" game when the Buckeyes are involved BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW HOW IT IT GOING TO END!
For the last 4 seasons, Ohio State has beat up on the weak Big 10 conference. Eventually, either during the season or at the end of the season, the Buckeyes have been in a so called "big" game and the ending keeps repeating.
During the 2005 season, they lose to #2 Texas during the regular season 25-22. They show up in the 2007 BS, yes the C was left out to make a point, National Title game against Florida and get whipped. Not beat, but beat down on by 41-14.
That whipping didn't deter the Buckeyes and the very next season they ended up in the 2008 BS, yes the C was left out to make a point, National Title game against LSU. Once again, LOSER 38-24.
Last season they began a home and home series with the USC Trojans. One of the biggest hyped games of the regular season. Tressel and the Buckeyes went home from Los Angeles embarrassed by 35-3.
Now, the Buckeyes are supposed to be one of the top teams in the country for the 2009 season. USC had to visit the Buckeyes in the Horseshoe at Columbus last Saturday evening. Another prime time game considered a prime time match up involving Ohio State. Surely, the Buckeyes win this one. USC is flying across country and starting an untested true freshman at quarterback. WRONG! Trojans drive the length of the field to score with less than 2 minutes left to win 18-15.
Ohio State, please, JUST GO AWAY! I can't take anymore. I have seen the same ending over and over and over again. It is no longer a "big" game when the Buckeyes are involved BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW HOW IT IT GOING TO END!
Monday, September 14, 2009
What On Earth Was Rick Neuheisel Thinking?
So Saturday afternoon, I am watching some college football. Bouncing between UCLA @ Tennessee, Houston stunning Oklahoma State, and Notre Dame @ Michigan, I finally land on UCLA @ Tennessee. UCLA leading in the last minutes of the game by 6, believe. UCLA makes a goal line stand and gets the ball back with less than 2 minutes to go at their on 2 yard line.
Here's where I couldn't believe what I was seeing out of a seasoned somewhat successful veteran college coach like Rick Neuheisel of UCLA. The Vols had 2 timeouts to use. I immediately agreed with my Sound Off Sports co-host, The Official Scorekeeper (who I was on the phone with at the time keeping him updated on the game as he was coaching little league football), that all UCLA had to do was run 3 quarterback sneaks, force the Vols to burn their timeouts, then take a safety on 4th down and free quick back to the Vols from the 20 yard line with well less than a minute left in the game. This was simple. For a high school coach this was simple.
For Rick Neuheisel, no it wasn't simple. UCLA turns and hands the ball off 5 yards deep in the end zone. Hey Rick, you want the safety but on 4th down not 1st down. You need to run some clock and make the Vols burn timeouts. On 2nd down, UCLA runs wide and barely gets out of the end zone again. Not only did they risk the safety but the fumble by handing the ball off. Sure enough, the Bruin running back fumbled and after review it was determined that UCLA recovered it. Two bullets dodged so surely they will quarterback sneak on 3rd and long then take the safety. NO! UCLA runs a naked bootleg with the quarterback deep in the end zone trying to throw then trying to run out and he gets stuck for the safety and a fractured jaw. This stupidity in play calling, that caused the safety on 3rd down instead of 4th down, left the Vols 30 to 40 more seconds that UCLA could have run off before taking the safety on 4th down.
All I could ask was what the heck is going on? UCLA did punt from the 20 and in the end were able to win because Tennessee's quarterback was not competent enough to move the ball in the final seconds. However, UCLA's coaching staff tried in every way to keep Tennessee in the game and give it to them. Absolutely no excuse for not taking the quarterback sneak three plays in a row, then taking the safety on 4th down.
As, Rick Neuheisel critiques his players while watching film on Sunday, I hope the Athletic Director will walk in and critique Rick on his horrendous and almost loss causing decision making in the final 2 minutes.
Here's where I couldn't believe what I was seeing out of a seasoned somewhat successful veteran college coach like Rick Neuheisel of UCLA. The Vols had 2 timeouts to use. I immediately agreed with my Sound Off Sports co-host, The Official Scorekeeper (who I was on the phone with at the time keeping him updated on the game as he was coaching little league football), that all UCLA had to do was run 3 quarterback sneaks, force the Vols to burn their timeouts, then take a safety on 4th down and free quick back to the Vols from the 20 yard line with well less than a minute left in the game. This was simple. For a high school coach this was simple.
For Rick Neuheisel, no it wasn't simple. UCLA turns and hands the ball off 5 yards deep in the end zone. Hey Rick, you want the safety but on 4th down not 1st down. You need to run some clock and make the Vols burn timeouts. On 2nd down, UCLA runs wide and barely gets out of the end zone again. Not only did they risk the safety but the fumble by handing the ball off. Sure enough, the Bruin running back fumbled and after review it was determined that UCLA recovered it. Two bullets dodged so surely they will quarterback sneak on 3rd and long then take the safety. NO! UCLA runs a naked bootleg with the quarterback deep in the end zone trying to throw then trying to run out and he gets stuck for the safety and a fractured jaw. This stupidity in play calling, that caused the safety on 3rd down instead of 4th down, left the Vols 30 to 40 more seconds that UCLA could have run off before taking the safety on 4th down.
All I could ask was what the heck is going on? UCLA did punt from the 20 and in the end were able to win because Tennessee's quarterback was not competent enough to move the ball in the final seconds. However, UCLA's coaching staff tried in every way to keep Tennessee in the game and give it to them. Absolutely no excuse for not taking the quarterback sneak three plays in a row, then taking the safety on 4th down.
As, Rick Neuheisel critiques his players while watching film on Sunday, I hope the Athletic Director will walk in and critique Rick on his horrendous and almost loss causing decision making in the final 2 minutes.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS! THE NFL IS BACK! HERE'S SOME PREDICTIONS!
It's been 7 months and 9 days since Super Bowl XLIII. Finally, the NFL is back. Enjoy every minute as it will go much faster than it got here.
Those of us competing in the fantasy league I belong to, have been predicting the NFL for over 18 seasons now. No, we are still not very good at it. Yes, I have predicted the Super Bowl winner a couple of times and in 1995 I predicted the winner and loser of the Super Bowl. With all of that said, I strongly urge you to make your own predictions. It will become more addictive every year. However, I would highly recommend you only predict, DON'T WAGER - unless you have money to lose. For your entertainment pleasure only and because I don't have much of a life here are some predictions for you ridicule me about.
NFC Division Champs - Giants, Packers, Saints, Seahawks
NFC Wild Cards - Eagles, Vikings
AFC Division Champs - Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Chargers
AFC Wild Cards - Titans, Ravens
NFL MVP - Drew Brees.....OFF. Rookie of YR - Donald Brown -Colts...
Def. Rookie of Yr - Brian Arapko - Redskins
Def. MVP - Mario Williams...Coach of the Yr - Mike Tomlin - Steelers
NFC Champ - Giants over Packers
AFC Champ - Steelers over Chargers
Super Bowl XLIV - Steelers over Giants
Super Bowl XLIV MVP - Ben Roethlisberger
Boy, that was difficult. Like trying to make spotted paint. The NFL becomes more convoluted every year. Enjoy!
Those of us competing in the fantasy league I belong to, have been predicting the NFL for over 18 seasons now. No, we are still not very good at it. Yes, I have predicted the Super Bowl winner a couple of times and in 1995 I predicted the winner and loser of the Super Bowl. With all of that said, I strongly urge you to make your own predictions. It will become more addictive every year. However, I would highly recommend you only predict, DON'T WAGER - unless you have money to lose. For your entertainment pleasure only and because I don't have much of a life here are some predictions for you ridicule me about.
NFC Division Champs - Giants, Packers, Saints, Seahawks
NFC Wild Cards - Eagles, Vikings
AFC Division Champs - Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Chargers
AFC Wild Cards - Titans, Ravens
NFL MVP - Drew Brees.....OFF. Rookie of YR - Donald Brown -Colts...
Def. Rookie of Yr - Brian Arapko - Redskins
Def. MVP - Mario Williams...Coach of the Yr - Mike Tomlin - Steelers
NFC Champ - Giants over Packers
AFC Champ - Steelers over Chargers
Super Bowl XLIV - Steelers over Giants
Super Bowl XLIV MVP - Ben Roethlisberger
Boy, that was difficult. Like trying to make spotted paint. The NFL becomes more convoluted every year. Enjoy!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Jerry Jones Admits He Is The Anti-Christ Of The NFL
I have hated Jerry Jones since the day he fired Tom Landry as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. I understood the move and it worked out great for Jerry. Jimmy Johnson providing 2 Super Bowl rings as coach and a third Super Bowl ring that Barry Switzer won as head coach on auto pilot with Jimmy's players . I had been a life long Cowboy fan because of Roger Staubach and Tom Landry. Landry deserved better. He should have been allowed to leave on his on terms or at least given a small window of opportunity to do that. Jerry was and is all about money and making money. If any thing in life is true, it is the fact that the LOVE - not money but the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Well, Jerry Jones' love of money is going to jeopardize the future well being of the NFL.
The NFL is so much better than the other pro sports and college sports because of the parity - it is easy for teams to be as good as other teams (unless your a Lions or Raiders fan). The system is set up to make teams very equal and any team can win in any given year (again see reference above to Lions and Raiders). The dollars do not get in the way of the league being competitive.
Unlike other sports, the NFL has revenue sharing. In other words, all of the money made by all of the teams is put into 1 pot and equally divided among the 32 teams. This allows smaller cities such as Pittsburgh and Green Bay to compete with the bigger cities such as New York, New England (Boston), and Dallas. The salary cap with this revenue sharing helps keep the playing field even.
Pay attention to media reports and you will hear about the statement Jerry made this past Friday night. Filthy rich Jerry Jones is sick of making money to help teams that aren't making as much money. His statement made reference to the fact that revenue sharing must end and will end. I suppose Jerry wants to have the most expensive stadium, which he now does, the most expensive team so he can win the most championships which will allow him to make the most money.
People, if you love the competition of the NFL then you will hope that Jerry Jones does not get revenue sharing ended. It is bad enough that if a new labor agreement between the players union and owners doesn't get worked out the salary cap could be gone next season. Teams could spend as much or as little as the owner wants, which would give us major league baseball. A few teams are very good because they buy all of the best players and the other teams just aren't good enough because they don't have enough money to spend on players. BORING!
I greatly appreciate people who are about winning at what they love to do. Especially in a team oriented event. People who are great and make their peers or teammates rise to a higher level of performance. Money can be a motivating factor as we all like to have a lot, but I am talking about people who play for the trophy. Jerry Jones doesn't care about the well being of the entire NFL, just the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones plays for the trophy but only because the trophy brings more money. In reality, he is playing just for the money. Don't be fooled by Jerry Jones' expensive suits, hair weaves, or face lifts. Jerry Jones in the long run is pure evil for the NFL.
The NFL is so much better than the other pro sports and college sports because of the parity - it is easy for teams to be as good as other teams (unless your a Lions or Raiders fan). The system is set up to make teams very equal and any team can win in any given year (again see reference above to Lions and Raiders). The dollars do not get in the way of the league being competitive.
Unlike other sports, the NFL has revenue sharing. In other words, all of the money made by all of the teams is put into 1 pot and equally divided among the 32 teams. This allows smaller cities such as Pittsburgh and Green Bay to compete with the bigger cities such as New York, New England (Boston), and Dallas. The salary cap with this revenue sharing helps keep the playing field even.
Pay attention to media reports and you will hear about the statement Jerry made this past Friday night. Filthy rich Jerry Jones is sick of making money to help teams that aren't making as much money. His statement made reference to the fact that revenue sharing must end and will end. I suppose Jerry wants to have the most expensive stadium, which he now does, the most expensive team so he can win the most championships which will allow him to make the most money.
People, if you love the competition of the NFL then you will hope that Jerry Jones does not get revenue sharing ended. It is bad enough that if a new labor agreement between the players union and owners doesn't get worked out the salary cap could be gone next season. Teams could spend as much or as little as the owner wants, which would give us major league baseball. A few teams are very good because they buy all of the best players and the other teams just aren't good enough because they don't have enough money to spend on players. BORING!
I greatly appreciate people who are about winning at what they love to do. Especially in a team oriented event. People who are great and make their peers or teammates rise to a higher level of performance. Money can be a motivating factor as we all like to have a lot, but I am talking about people who play for the trophy. Jerry Jones doesn't care about the well being of the entire NFL, just the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones plays for the trophy but only because the trophy brings more money. In reality, he is playing just for the money. Don't be fooled by Jerry Jones' expensive suits, hair weaves, or face lifts. Jerry Jones in the long run is pure evil for the NFL.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Finally, It's Football Season!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it is true - IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON! With the kickoff of relevant college games tonight and the start of the NFL season one week from tonight, the real games are here.
As a football fan, there are a few important things you need to realize and lay claim to.
First and foremost, football season is but a vapor. Pay attention! FOOTBALL SEASON flies by. You must stop to enjoy it thoroughly because before you know it, you will be channel surfing through a bunch of garbage television programs that are the barren wasteland of football off season.
Breathe deeply while in the zone known as football season. Soak it all in like a thirsty sponge soaks up water. The question is not "if" you will be able to watch all of the games you want to but "HOW" you will watch all of the games you want to. Remember, football season crowns you king of your life, again. Yes, you may defer to wife, kids, relatives, friends, etc. during the rest of the year but football season is YOURS!
Wife had a romantic weekend planned - WRONG, SORRY - pick a weekend between mid February and the end of August. Friends have a wedding - I DON'T THINK SO - if they wanted you to come that bad they should have scheduled it around football season. Boss needs you to work over during the week - SURE BUT ONLY ON TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY!
Lay claim to your football season like a 300 lb muscle bound rabid pit bull would lay claim to a steak. Dare anyone (outside of whichever Higher Being you believe in - if you believe in One) to get between you and your football. Believe me, you must be this aggressive or people will take advantage. Especially, people close to you. They are afraid that football is more important than they are to you. So they will test you. NIP IT! NIP IT IN THE BUD!
Just as you must lay claim, you must also let some things go in order to enjoy the football season. Yard work, painting, working out, housework, paying bills other than the electrical and cable/satellite, changing the oil in the car, putting the kids to bed, any "honey do" list, etc. must all wait if football that you want to see is on television. Knee deep grass will be there tomorrow to cut. The Colts vs the Patriots will not. Texas vs Oklahoma will not. LET ANY AND ALL PROJECTS GO IF THEY ARE IN THE WAY OF YOUR FOOTBALL!
This is YOUR football season. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow may not come. Those close to you must respect how important it is to you. You must make them respect how important it is to you. Other projects can't get in the way. Know your goal and reach it. Football season is like a great amusement park ride. You wait an hour in line for it, then it is over in less than a couple of minutes. ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY OF THE SEASON!
As a football fan, there are a few important things you need to realize and lay claim to.
First and foremost, football season is but a vapor. Pay attention! FOOTBALL SEASON flies by. You must stop to enjoy it thoroughly because before you know it, you will be channel surfing through a bunch of garbage television programs that are the barren wasteland of football off season.
Breathe deeply while in the zone known as football season. Soak it all in like a thirsty sponge soaks up water. The question is not "if" you will be able to watch all of the games you want to but "HOW" you will watch all of the games you want to. Remember, football season crowns you king of your life, again. Yes, you may defer to wife, kids, relatives, friends, etc. during the rest of the year but football season is YOURS!
Wife had a romantic weekend planned - WRONG, SORRY - pick a weekend between mid February and the end of August. Friends have a wedding - I DON'T THINK SO - if they wanted you to come that bad they should have scheduled it around football season. Boss needs you to work over during the week - SURE BUT ONLY ON TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY!
Lay claim to your football season like a 300 lb muscle bound rabid pit bull would lay claim to a steak. Dare anyone (outside of whichever Higher Being you believe in - if you believe in One) to get between you and your football. Believe me, you must be this aggressive or people will take advantage. Especially, people close to you. They are afraid that football is more important than they are to you. So they will test you. NIP IT! NIP IT IN THE BUD!
Just as you must lay claim, you must also let some things go in order to enjoy the football season. Yard work, painting, working out, housework, paying bills other than the electrical and cable/satellite, changing the oil in the car, putting the kids to bed, any "honey do" list, etc. must all wait if football that you want to see is on television. Knee deep grass will be there tomorrow to cut. The Colts vs the Patriots will not. Texas vs Oklahoma will not. LET ANY AND ALL PROJECTS GO IF THEY ARE IN THE WAY OF YOUR FOOTBALL!
This is YOUR football season. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow may not come. Those close to you must respect how important it is to you. You must make them respect how important it is to you. Other projects can't get in the way. Know your goal and reach it. Football season is like a great amusement park ride. You wait an hour in line for it, then it is over in less than a couple of minutes. ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY OF THE SEASON!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold, Or Even Copper For That Matter!
As the 2009 NFL Season is approaching at break neck speed, one must consider that everything you see is not what it appears to be. It is like the beautiful girl in high school who you thought would be the dream girlfriend. Then you found out all of the inside information about her, saw her without makeup, had to pay for her over expensive taste, met her family, met her psychotic ex-boyfriend, or experienced how bad her breath really was. Yes, just like the far away beautiful girl in high school, some players and teams in the NFL look good only from far away.
Let's start with the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. Several people are loving their high powered offense. Kurt Warner slinging the ball all over the yard to Fitzgerald and Boldin, while adding rookie Beanie Wells to mix in a better run game. Our memories tend to be short. We only remember the Cardinals almost beating the Steelers in the Super Bowl. We don't remember the Cardinals going 9-7 and getting blown out by the Jets and Patriots. In addition, remember how fragile Warner is. He can get hurt sneezing. How attractive are the Cardinals without Warner running the show or giving up 55 to the Jets last year?
The Houston Texans seem to be a hot ticket. People talking about them winning the AFC South. Huh? The Texans have never shown that they can beat the Colts, Titans, or Jaguars on a consistent basis. As with most teams, their hopes rest on the health of quarterback Matt Schaub. He hasn't been able to play a full season without getting a significant injury of some sort. He just came up lame with a leg injury Monday night against the Vikings. In addition, the Texans don't have Sage Rosenfels to back up Schaub - not if, but when he gets hurt. The defense appears to be young and almost good, then Monday night Adrian Peterson gashes them for a 75 yard TD run on the first play of the game. Until they prove differently, the Texans are 7-9 or 8-8.
The Seattle Seahawks were in the Super Bowl a few years ago. They play in the weak NFC West. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is healthy again and they acquired T.J. Houshmanzadeh. Looks good, right. Look again. Future Hall Of Fame Tackle Walter Jones has had problems with knee surgery. No idea what they will get from him or the offensive line. Julius Jones and Edgerrin James are not a great running game. Jim Mora is the new head coach. If they were a chick, the Seahawks could be attractive, but then again you might find out she wears hip hugger "granny" underwear.
The New England Patriots or as I like to call them the Triots (tree-ots). New England is high power with Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Fred Taylor, etc. Without a doubt, the Triots will score and score often. Right? I don't know about that. The offensive line is suspect. Brady is being hurried and hit more than he was in the past. After last year, we all know the Triots are not a Super Bowl contender without Brady. In addition, they cannot run the ball well anymore providing more evidence that the o-line is suspect. Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi, and Mike Vrabel are all gone off the defense and they represented a large portion of the heart and soul of the Championship Patriot teams. Sure, New England looks good as always from here, but you never know up close this chick could be wearing a wig and stuffing with toilet tissue.
Last but not least, Sergeant Football always preaches you must win because of your quarterback and not in spite of your quarterback. Teams that have the questionable quarterback are the blind date. Someone can talk them up. Make you believe how attractive the chick is. Then you actually see and meet them and it is nothing like you imagined. The teams that are the blind date include the Jets, the Chiefs, the Broncos, the Bills, the Buccaneers, and the 49ers. The Raiders, Browns, Rams, and Lions are just plain ugly. Medusa ugly, snakes for hair and if you look at them you might turn to stone.
Let's start with the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. Several people are loving their high powered offense. Kurt Warner slinging the ball all over the yard to Fitzgerald and Boldin, while adding rookie Beanie Wells to mix in a better run game. Our memories tend to be short. We only remember the Cardinals almost beating the Steelers in the Super Bowl. We don't remember the Cardinals going 9-7 and getting blown out by the Jets and Patriots. In addition, remember how fragile Warner is. He can get hurt sneezing. How attractive are the Cardinals without Warner running the show or giving up 55 to the Jets last year?
The Houston Texans seem to be a hot ticket. People talking about them winning the AFC South. Huh? The Texans have never shown that they can beat the Colts, Titans, or Jaguars on a consistent basis. As with most teams, their hopes rest on the health of quarterback Matt Schaub. He hasn't been able to play a full season without getting a significant injury of some sort. He just came up lame with a leg injury Monday night against the Vikings. In addition, the Texans don't have Sage Rosenfels to back up Schaub - not if, but when he gets hurt. The defense appears to be young and almost good, then Monday night Adrian Peterson gashes them for a 75 yard TD run on the first play of the game. Until they prove differently, the Texans are 7-9 or 8-8.
The Seattle Seahawks were in the Super Bowl a few years ago. They play in the weak NFC West. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is healthy again and they acquired T.J. Houshmanzadeh. Looks good, right. Look again. Future Hall Of Fame Tackle Walter Jones has had problems with knee surgery. No idea what they will get from him or the offensive line. Julius Jones and Edgerrin James are not a great running game. Jim Mora is the new head coach. If they were a chick, the Seahawks could be attractive, but then again you might find out she wears hip hugger "granny" underwear.
The New England Patriots or as I like to call them the Triots (tree-ots). New England is high power with Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Fred Taylor, etc. Without a doubt, the Triots will score and score often. Right? I don't know about that. The offensive line is suspect. Brady is being hurried and hit more than he was in the past. After last year, we all know the Triots are not a Super Bowl contender without Brady. In addition, they cannot run the ball well anymore providing more evidence that the o-line is suspect. Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi, and Mike Vrabel are all gone off the defense and they represented a large portion of the heart and soul of the Championship Patriot teams. Sure, New England looks good as always from here, but you never know up close this chick could be wearing a wig and stuffing with toilet tissue.
Last but not least, Sergeant Football always preaches you must win because of your quarterback and not in spite of your quarterback. Teams that have the questionable quarterback are the blind date. Someone can talk them up. Make you believe how attractive the chick is. Then you actually see and meet them and it is nothing like you imagined. The teams that are the blind date include the Jets, the Chiefs, the Broncos, the Bills, the Buccaneers, and the 49ers. The Raiders, Browns, Rams, and Lions are just plain ugly. Medusa ugly, snakes for hair and if you look at them you might turn to stone.
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