Well, ladies and gentleman, it is time for the biggest oxymoron of the year-The Super Bowl!!! An oxymoron, you say, why yes, because it is the game we have waited for all year, but it also marks the official end of the 2013-2014 NFL season. That's right, at the expiration of the clock tonight, we will not have another meaningful football game until Thursday, September 4, 2014 or a mere 214 days. Of course, football has become a year round sport, and we will continue to hear about this season until then. Sigh.
Last week was the Pro Bowl. I didn't really see the point of making predictions for an all-star game. It was, however, one of the more entertaining Pro Bowls. It was different seeing teammates tagging each other on the field, like Derrick Johnson, who was also crowned Defensive MVP during the game, nail teammate Jamaal Charles. At first, I was not sure how to go about rooting for a team considering there were 5 Kansas City Chiefs on each team. J-Charles was on team Sanders, and Alex Smith was on team Rice, but we also got a chance to see the great Tony Gonzalez lace up the cleats one final time, and since Gonzalez was on team Rice, so went my loyalties. TG had 3 receptions for 50 yards playing for Team Rice who squeezed out a victory against an astonished Team Sanders. Cool fact-The last reception of Tony Gonzalez's illustrious career was from a Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback.
Let me take a side not here for a moment. A poster on an article commented that the only reason that Tony Gonzalez was in the Pro Bowl was that it was a retirement present. Really? If we were going on stats alone, the only category Vernon Davis beat TG in was touchdowns: TG-8, VD-13. He had one more touchdown than Jordan Cameron. He had 10 more receptions, 8 more yards and the same number of touchdowns as Jason Whitten. Enough to have him ranked 4th in Tight Ends this year according to YahooSports. So poster, your argument is invalid.
Last night was the NFL Honors. Congratulations to Kansas City Chiefs player Jamaal Charles (who was robbed for MVP) who was NFL.Com Fantasy Player of the Year. Peyton Manning, of course, won MVP, Offensive MVP, and FedEx Air Player of the Year. Bah...
Now for the Super Bowl, which from all of the media stories is the Peyton Manning versus Richard Sherman Bowl. Anyone who has read this blog knows that I really don't care for either of these teams. I've hated the Broncos for 35 of my 39 years. I mean, I have always been a fan of Peyton Manning, but man, why did he have to choose the Broncos. Meanwhile, the Seahawks all have great stories, yet I can't stand them. Ever since that game last year with the Falcons, I've been a little off put by the Seahawks. Russell Wilson by all accounts is a great guy. I know he's a good and will be a great quarterback, but there is something about him that I can't quite put my finger on. Not a fan. Putting all that aside, isn't this really the match up practically everybody expected. The best offense versus the best defense in the city with the best night life, East Rutherford, New Jersey. So after a week of Marshawn Lynch avoiding the media, Peyton Manning explaining Omaha, the prognosticators discussing Pey-Pey's legacy, and Richard Sherman being Richard Sherman, it is time for the inevitable "Put up or shut up." That said, I'm picking the Broncos, even though the very idea of saying that makes me want to throw up.
That's it for my football dishing. Until next season, "Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line."-Brett Favre
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Sunday, February 2, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Championship Weekend Picks
It's Championship Weekend! We are down to the Final Four and a mere two weeks until Super Bowl XLVIII. We get Brady vs. Manning 15 and The Young Guns 2 - Kaepernick vs. Wilson. These should be two really good games. Yet, I'm having a hard time rooting for anybody. It is no secret that I have no love for Brady and the Pats, but I always liked Peyton Manning until he became a Bronco, and therefore, public enemy #1. Kaepernick is captaining the team that use to be my favorite team, but I don't really care for him nor his coach. Then, there are the Seahawks. I'm beginning to hate everything about this team-Their logo, their uniforms, their coach, their quarterback, their corners, their rabid fans. Granted, Russell Wilson has done nothing really for me to dislike him, nor has Colin Kaepernick, but there is something, I can't put my finger on it, that makes me think they are a little sketch. Maybe, it's the hater in me, but, yeah...not fond of them.
Three more teams, not Cleveland, finally have head coaches. Jim Caldwell replaces Jim Schwartz in Detroit, Ken Wisenhunt for Mike Munchak, and Jay Gruden for Mike Shanahan. Good luck, gents! Speaking of the Redskins, what did you guys think about RGIII's Facebook response to fans. He complains that he doesn't want publicity as he garners more publicity with this response. I think he has been spending too much time perusing through the Kanye West playbook on how to handle the media.
So, last week was the first week in a long time that I didn't mention the now former tight end of the Atlanta Falcons. Well, that's to The Big Lead, there are rumors going around that my favorite player of all time is in discussion to work at either at CBS or FOX. Word on the street is that CBS wants to shakeup their cast on the NFL on CBS. Let me digress for a moment here. I use to be a fan of the NFL on CBS, but with James Brown inanely yelling "Shay-non," every single time he had to address Shannon Sharpe (whose speech has not gotten better), Dan Marino mannequinesque demeanor, and Boomer Esaison's apparent exclusion in all things, I changed the channel. I went to ESPN, but seriously, it's like watching a Football version of Grumpy Old Men. I watch GameDay morning on NFL Network, but seriously, my pregame favorite is the NFL on FOX. Now, while the NFL on FOX doesn't want to mess with the chemistry on their show, and CBS is interested in possibly replacing Shannon Sharpe. I want to go on record saying I like the choices here: FOX which would give me a daily dose of Tony Gonzalez or CBS which is a weekly dose-win-win.
Last week, I was 3-1 thanks to the Panthers dropping the ball. Last pick before the Super Bowl.
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
The 49ers handled the Panthers on the Panthers home field, and they have had the hot hand like New York a couple of years ago. The Seahawks looked a little sketch even at home last week against the Saints. I'm not going to even start with Marques Colston and Jimmy Graham. It's hard to go against Seattle in the Emerald City with the 12th man riding shotgun, but I'm going with my old favorite-49ers.
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
In the two teams I dislike the most bowl, we see Tom Brady and Peyton Manny meeting for the 15th time. Tom Brady has the most victories in this rivalry with 10. It's...yeah, you have heard all of the rhetoric this week about these two...blahdy-blahdy-blah-Broncos. Man up, Manning.
Well, that's that...Happy 205th Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."-Edgar Allan Poe
Three more teams, not Cleveland, finally have head coaches. Jim Caldwell replaces Jim Schwartz in Detroit, Ken Wisenhunt for Mike Munchak, and Jay Gruden for Mike Shanahan. Good luck, gents! Speaking of the Redskins, what did you guys think about RGIII's Facebook response to fans. He complains that he doesn't want publicity as he garners more publicity with this response. I think he has been spending too much time perusing through the Kanye West playbook on how to handle the media.
So, last week was the first week in a long time that I didn't mention the now former tight end of the Atlanta Falcons. Well, that's to The Big Lead, there are rumors going around that my favorite player of all time is in discussion to work at either at CBS or FOX. Word on the street is that CBS wants to shakeup their cast on the NFL on CBS. Let me digress for a moment here. I use to be a fan of the NFL on CBS, but with James Brown inanely yelling "Shay-non," every single time he had to address Shannon Sharpe (whose speech has not gotten better), Dan Marino mannequinesque demeanor, and Boomer Esaison's apparent exclusion in all things, I changed the channel. I went to ESPN, but seriously, it's like watching a Football version of Grumpy Old Men. I watch GameDay morning on NFL Network, but seriously, my pregame favorite is the NFL on FOX. Now, while the NFL on FOX doesn't want to mess with the chemistry on their show, and CBS is interested in possibly replacing Shannon Sharpe. I want to go on record saying I like the choices here: FOX which would give me a daily dose of Tony Gonzalez or CBS which is a weekly dose-win-win.
Last week, I was 3-1 thanks to the Panthers dropping the ball. Last pick before the Super Bowl.
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
The 49ers handled the Panthers on the Panthers home field, and they have had the hot hand like New York a couple of years ago. The Seahawks looked a little sketch even at home last week against the Saints. I'm not going to even start with Marques Colston and Jimmy Graham. It's hard to go against Seattle in the Emerald City with the 12th man riding shotgun, but I'm going with my old favorite-49ers.
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
In the two teams I dislike the most bowl, we see Tom Brady and Peyton Manny meeting for the 15th time. Tom Brady has the most victories in this rivalry with 10. It's...yeah, you have heard all of the rhetoric this week about these two...blahdy-blahdy-blah-Broncos. Man up, Manning.
Well, that's that...Happy 205th Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."-Edgar Allan Poe
Sunday, December 30, 2012
NFL Week 17 Picks...
Welcome back, everybody!!! Well, it's finally here. The last week of the season. Many of us will be saying goodbye until August to some of our teams. *clears throat* The Chiefs. While the fans of 12 teams will be looking forward to the playoffs.
This has been a rather unique season. Playoff stalwarts like Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Philip Rivers will be watching from home a changing of the guard as a possible 4 rookies have opportunities to shine in the playoffs- Robert Griffin, III, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, and Russell Wilson. Not to mention they will each battle to see who will be the Rookie of the Year.
Comeback players of the year Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson have simply gone about business as usual. Peyton has established his reign as the new boss of the AFC West, which wasn't difficult considering the Raiders, Chargers, and Chiefs don't really pose a threat to anyone. Peyton is well on his way to another MVP as he and the Broncos fight for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Adrian Peterson is returning from major knee surgery with an opportunity to not only break Eric Dickerson 28 year old rushing record of 2,105 yards but a slight possibility of making the playoffs. He is 208 yards from completing that task. Good luck to the voters choosing Comeback player of the year.
Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's record of single-season receiving yards last week by amassing 1,892 yards. He has a really good chance today of becoming the first receiver to hit the 2,000 yard mark and to take down Michael Irvin's record of 12 games with 100 receiving. Good Luck, Megatron.
For this fan, I finally had the chance to see my Chiefs play live, and they had an amazing come from behind victory against the New Orleans Saints. They proceeded to win 1 more total game, and considering they are playing Peyton Manning today, I don't really see them winning one more. It has been an all-around bad year for the Chiefs. Two wins on the season, fans wanting to revolt, and I won't even discuss the events of December 1. Clark Hunt is going to have to take a long hard look at his team going into next season. The Chiefs are in need of many things including a head coach, general manager, and quarterback, and I don't see the draft helping with the quarterback issue. Ah, well...Thanks guys for a great first game from this fan. I'll see you in August! The Chiefs will be better next year!
I also had the chance to see my favorite player Tony Gonzalez play live this year as well, during what was arguably his best game of the season with 15 receptions, 122 yards, and 2 touchdowns (#100 and #101). TG has been selected to his 13th Pro Bowl, but he is looking forward to the playoffs with his Atlanta Falcons. He has 88 receptions, 889 yards, and 8 touchdowns (He loves those 8s doesn't he?). They have locked up homefield throughout the playoffs, and TG is looking forward to dancing into the sunset down Bourbon Street. Who can blame him? Sixteen seasons in the NFL. He holds the tight-end records in receptions-1,237 (#2 all-time), touchdowns-103 (#6 all-time), receiving yards-14,227 (#7 all-time), 100 yard games-30, 1,000 yard seasons-4, and Pro Bowls-13. A Super Bowl win is what he is looking for to cap off his storied career. Good luck, TG!!!
Now for the picks. Last week, I went 13-3 (Tampa Bay, Houston, and San Francisco, y'all couldn't help a sister out?). My record for the season is 122-77. Let's pad that total...
Sunday, December 30
Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts: Indianapolis
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Cincinnati
New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills: Buffalo
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans: Tennessee
Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions: Chicago
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants: New York (C'mon, Eli!!!)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta
Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints: New Orleans (Congrats, Sean Payton on your contract extension!)
Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots: New England
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos: Denver (Although it would be wonderful if the Chiefs could pull this one out.)
Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers: San Diego
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings: Green Bay
St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks: Seattle
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers: San Francisco
Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins: Washington
So that's all, y'all. Until next week, "Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."~Joe Paterno
This has been a rather unique season. Playoff stalwarts like Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Philip Rivers will be watching from home a changing of the guard as a possible 4 rookies have opportunities to shine in the playoffs- Robert Griffin, III, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, and Russell Wilson. Not to mention they will each battle to see who will be the Rookie of the Year.
Comeback players of the year Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson have simply gone about business as usual. Peyton has established his reign as the new boss of the AFC West, which wasn't difficult considering the Raiders, Chargers, and Chiefs don't really pose a threat to anyone. Peyton is well on his way to another MVP as he and the Broncos fight for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's record of single-season receiving yards last week by amassing 1,892 yards. He has a really good chance today of becoming the first receiver to hit the 2,000 yard mark and to take down Michael Irvin's record of 12 games with 100 receiving. Good Luck, Megatron.
For this fan, I finally had the chance to see my Chiefs play live, and they had an amazing come from behind victory against the New Orleans Saints. They proceeded to win 1 more total game, and considering they are playing Peyton Manning today, I don't really see them winning one more. It has been an all-around bad year for the Chiefs. Two wins on the season, fans wanting to revolt, and I won't even discuss the events of December 1. Clark Hunt is going to have to take a long hard look at his team going into next season. The Chiefs are in need of many things including a head coach, general manager, and quarterback, and I don't see the draft helping with the quarterback issue. Ah, well...Thanks guys for a great first game from this fan. I'll see you in August! The Chiefs will be better next year!
I also had the chance to see my favorite player Tony Gonzalez play live this year as well, during what was arguably his best game of the season with 15 receptions, 122 yards, and 2 touchdowns (#100 and #101). TG has been selected to his 13th Pro Bowl, but he is looking forward to the playoffs with his Atlanta Falcons. He has 88 receptions, 889 yards, and 8 touchdowns (He loves those 8s doesn't he?). They have locked up homefield throughout the playoffs, and TG is looking forward to dancing into the sunset down Bourbon Street. Who can blame him? Sixteen seasons in the NFL. He holds the tight-end records in receptions-1,237 (#2 all-time), touchdowns-103 (#6 all-time), receiving yards-14,227 (#7 all-time), 100 yard games-30, 1,000 yard seasons-4, and Pro Bowls-13. A Super Bowl win is what he is looking for to cap off his storied career. Good luck, TG!!!
Now for the picks. Last week, I went 13-3 (Tampa Bay, Houston, and San Francisco, y'all couldn't help a sister out?). My record for the season is 122-77. Let's pad that total...
Sunday, December 30
Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts: Indianapolis
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Cincinnati
New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills: Buffalo
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans: Tennessee
Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions: Chicago
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants: New York (C'mon, Eli!!!)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta
Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints: New Orleans (Congrats, Sean Payton on your contract extension!)
Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots: New England
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos: Denver (Although it would be wonderful if the Chiefs could pull this one out.)
Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers: San Diego
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings: Green Bay
St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks: Seattle
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers: San Francisco
Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins: Washington
So that's all, y'all. Until next week, "Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."~Joe Paterno
Eric Dickerson, 2,105 yards in 1984
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