I just picked random teams. Feel free to replace any team except the Patriots with your team.
On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Patriots fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Patriots fans. Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher looks at the girl with surprise, 'Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?' 'Because I'm not a Patriots fan,' she replied. The teacher, still shocked, asked, 'Well, if you are not a Patriots fan, then who are you a fan of? 'I am a Steelers fan, and proud of it,' Janie replied. The teacher could not believe her ears. 'Janie, please tell me why you are you a Steelers fan?' 'Because my mom is a Steelers fan, and my dad is Steelers fan, so I'm a Steelers fan too!' 'Well,' said the teacher in a obviously annoyed tone, 'that is no reason for you to be a Steelers fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mom were an idiot and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?' 'Then,' Janie smiled, 'I'd be a Patriots fan.'
Four football fans - a Cowboys fan, an Eagles fan, a Titans fan, and a Patriots fan - are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The Cowboys fan insists he is the most loyal. 'This is for the Cowboys!' he yells, and jumps off the side of the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Eagles fan shouts, 'This is for the Eagles!' and throws himself off the mountain.The Titans fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells, 'This is for everyone!' and pushes the Patriots fan off the mountain.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Week 5 NFL Power Rankings
Week 5 Power Rankings
So were a quarter through this fresh NFL season, and we starting to see some tendencies developing, good and bad; some surprise wins and losses, and there’s still a boatload of pissed off Patriot fans. Here’s my Power Rankings through the first 4 games.
1. New York Giants (4-0) – I know, they should have been here since the beginning of the season. They are the defending champs, but lets remember, they have had a few nail-biters, and those are the ones that will make you or break you.
2. Tennessee Titans (4-0) – for the first time in franchise history, the Titans are unbeaten through a quarter of the season. The tandem rushing has never looked better, and any team giving up only 11 points a game is in amazing shape.
3. Buffalo Bills (4-0) – Buffalo is about to get really rowdy, now that the Patriots have already been counted down, and they are in a relatively weak division. Bills fans are in great shape, and it’s only going to get better.
4. Washington Redskins (3-1) – That tough DB core finally looked good against the ‘Boys last week, and LaRon Landry is already a feared player only a few years into his career.
5. Dallas Cowboys (3-1) – Losing a battle at home to a division rival is painful. Losing a battle at home to a division rival, while only handing the ball off 11 times to one of the leagues best tandems is just plain dumb. I would be pretty upset if I was Felix Jones or MB3 right now.
6. Carolina Panthers (3-1) – The Moose is resurrected, and that’s exactly what they wanted in Carolina. Ken Lucas gets a game ball from Steve Smith, and everyone loses their mind. How about, lets not kick the crap out of our own players anymore, and you can keep your own game ball.
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – Winning. Very, very sloppily winning. But still winning.
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – I have a bias towards Earnest Graham, because I attended school with him. With a few more handoffs and games like he has had so far this year, even with teams gunning for him, you too will all have “E-Geesus” biases as well.
9. New England Patriots (3-1) – The New England Matt Cassel’s are still in the top 10. Not a bad place to be when losing your franchise player.
10. Denver Broncos (3-1) – John Elway’s playbook? Oh Jay, Denver fans will be dancing in the streets; or puking in their living rooms.
11. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) – I like DeSean Jackson. I really do. So, my friend, this note is for you – relax, take it slow. You are amazing, let it come to you. Your only mistakes on the year have been dumb, thoughtless goofs. You’re better than that.
12. Green Bay Packers (2-2) – Oh, Aaron… an injury is what you wanted the least, buddy. Get better. Fast.
13. San Diego Chargers (2-2) – The first series of the game might have been the biggest bonehead move of the year to this point, but I don’t think the Chargers are ready to drop yet.
14. New Orleans Saints (2-2) – Can we run the ball? PLEASE? Brees is going to throw out his arm and is on track to break Marino’s pass yards in a season record.
15. Chicago Bears (2-2) – I had a hard time putting these guys anywhere on this list. Their offense is still putrid, but their defense is outstanding when it commits.
16. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – Quietly, deep inside, they’re calling out for “The Air.”
17. New York Jets (2-2) – A 2 point conversion was un-needed and ill-advised. What goes around comes around guys. Brett might be learning that playbook, huh?
18. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) – A barnburner with Houston last week, and they too allowed a score on every drive. I guess if you get tired of playing defense, as long as you can score every time you touch the ball, you’ll be ok. Maybe if we combine this highly vaulted defense with the offense we saw in the 4th quarter last week…
19. Indianapolis Colts (1-2) – Indy is thanking everything that is holy for the Bye this week. Peyton will right the ship. It’s only a matter of time.
20. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – Frerotte couldn’t even last a whole game. Henderson goes down, and the Titans show the Vikings how bad life sucks when Peterson gets shut down. Minnesota is looking mighty depressing.
21. San Francisco 49ers (2-2) – Martz said J.T. O’Sullivan is the best QB he has ever had, I guess that means he has forgotten “The Greatest Show on Turf” orchestrator, Kurt Warner. Sad.
22. Miami Dolphins (1-2) – When you have the week off and everyone else sucks it up, you get to move up the ladder. Congrats, Sparano.
23. Atlanta Falcons (2-2) – I guess Michael Turner flips a coin before each game to see how he is going to play that day; amazing, or terrible. Jerious Norwood is making his chances count every week though.
24. Arizona Cardinals (2-2) – Ken Whisenhunt: Don’t send a marquee player into the middle with less than a minute left in a 100% losing effort. You win the Moron of the Week award. Anquan, prayers are with you, get back soon.
25. Seattle Seahawks (1-3) – Super Bowl MVP back in the lineup this week, but will Deion Branch himself be able to help this stagnant team?
26. Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) – Awesome win against a tough Denver team, but even that was messy.
27. Cleveland Browns (1-3) – Narrowly beat out Fitzpatrick in the “Battle for Ohio Mediocrity.” Derek Anderson is playing like Derek Anderson. Didn’t I predict this?
28. Houston Texans (0-3) – Where is this stingy defense that you have drafted a player to in the first round the last 3 years? Texans allowed a score on EVERY POSSESSION to the Jags in the 4th quarter last week.
29. Cincinnati Bengals (0-4) – Ryan Fitzpatrick is not the answer here. Neither is anything else the Bengals have been doing.
30. Detroit Lions (0-3) – Matt Millen is gone, and a new angel gets its wings. FINALLY.
31. St. Louis Rams (0-4) – The resurgence of Jim Haslett, missing since his New Orleans stint, and names Bulger the QB for the rest of the year. Anyone else getting a kick out of this?
32. Oakland Raiders (1-3) – Al Davis and his Tracksuit Mafia have done it again. Not only did this team NOT need anymore drama, but now they have to deal with their owner looking like a moron on national TV. By the way, watch that interview again, if you can. He never blinked. 5 head coaches since 2002. How can you expect to win with a new coach every year?
So were a quarter through this fresh NFL season, and we starting to see some tendencies developing, good and bad; some surprise wins and losses, and there’s still a boatload of pissed off Patriot fans. Here’s my Power Rankings through the first 4 games.
1. New York Giants (4-0) – I know, they should have been here since the beginning of the season. They are the defending champs, but lets remember, they have had a few nail-biters, and those are the ones that will make you or break you.
2. Tennessee Titans (4-0) – for the first time in franchise history, the Titans are unbeaten through a quarter of the season. The tandem rushing has never looked better, and any team giving up only 11 points a game is in amazing shape.
3. Buffalo Bills (4-0) – Buffalo is about to get really rowdy, now that the Patriots have already been counted down, and they are in a relatively weak division. Bills fans are in great shape, and it’s only going to get better.
4. Washington Redskins (3-1) – That tough DB core finally looked good against the ‘Boys last week, and LaRon Landry is already a feared player only a few years into his career.
5. Dallas Cowboys (3-1) – Losing a battle at home to a division rival is painful. Losing a battle at home to a division rival, while only handing the ball off 11 times to one of the leagues best tandems is just plain dumb. I would be pretty upset if I was Felix Jones or MB3 right now.
6. Carolina Panthers (3-1) – The Moose is resurrected, and that’s exactly what they wanted in Carolina. Ken Lucas gets a game ball from Steve Smith, and everyone loses their mind. How about, lets not kick the crap out of our own players anymore, and you can keep your own game ball.
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – Winning. Very, very sloppily winning. But still winning.
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – I have a bias towards Earnest Graham, because I attended school with him. With a few more handoffs and games like he has had so far this year, even with teams gunning for him, you too will all have “E-Geesus” biases as well.
9. New England Patriots (3-1) – The New England Matt Cassel’s are still in the top 10. Not a bad place to be when losing your franchise player.
10. Denver Broncos (3-1) – John Elway’s playbook? Oh Jay, Denver fans will be dancing in the streets; or puking in their living rooms.
11. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) – I like DeSean Jackson. I really do. So, my friend, this note is for you – relax, take it slow. You are amazing, let it come to you. Your only mistakes on the year have been dumb, thoughtless goofs. You’re better than that.
12. Green Bay Packers (2-2) – Oh, Aaron… an injury is what you wanted the least, buddy. Get better. Fast.
13. San Diego Chargers (2-2) – The first series of the game might have been the biggest bonehead move of the year to this point, but I don’t think the Chargers are ready to drop yet.
14. New Orleans Saints (2-2) – Can we run the ball? PLEASE? Brees is going to throw out his arm and is on track to break Marino’s pass yards in a season record.
15. Chicago Bears (2-2) – I had a hard time putting these guys anywhere on this list. Their offense is still putrid, but their defense is outstanding when it commits.
16. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – Quietly, deep inside, they’re calling out for “The Air.”
17. New York Jets (2-2) – A 2 point conversion was un-needed and ill-advised. What goes around comes around guys. Brett might be learning that playbook, huh?
18. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) – A barnburner with Houston last week, and they too allowed a score on every drive. I guess if you get tired of playing defense, as long as you can score every time you touch the ball, you’ll be ok. Maybe if we combine this highly vaulted defense with the offense we saw in the 4th quarter last week…
19. Indianapolis Colts (1-2) – Indy is thanking everything that is holy for the Bye this week. Peyton will right the ship. It’s only a matter of time.
20. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – Frerotte couldn’t even last a whole game. Henderson goes down, and the Titans show the Vikings how bad life sucks when Peterson gets shut down. Minnesota is looking mighty depressing.
21. San Francisco 49ers (2-2) – Martz said J.T. O’Sullivan is the best QB he has ever had, I guess that means he has forgotten “The Greatest Show on Turf” orchestrator, Kurt Warner. Sad.
22. Miami Dolphins (1-2) – When you have the week off and everyone else sucks it up, you get to move up the ladder. Congrats, Sparano.
23. Atlanta Falcons (2-2) – I guess Michael Turner flips a coin before each game to see how he is going to play that day; amazing, or terrible. Jerious Norwood is making his chances count every week though.
24. Arizona Cardinals (2-2) – Ken Whisenhunt: Don’t send a marquee player into the middle with less than a minute left in a 100% losing effort. You win the Moron of the Week award. Anquan, prayers are with you, get back soon.
25. Seattle Seahawks (1-3) – Super Bowl MVP back in the lineup this week, but will Deion Branch himself be able to help this stagnant team?
26. Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) – Awesome win against a tough Denver team, but even that was messy.
27. Cleveland Browns (1-3) – Narrowly beat out Fitzpatrick in the “Battle for Ohio Mediocrity.” Derek Anderson is playing like Derek Anderson. Didn’t I predict this?
28. Houston Texans (0-3) – Where is this stingy defense that you have drafted a player to in the first round the last 3 years? Texans allowed a score on EVERY POSSESSION to the Jags in the 4th quarter last week.
29. Cincinnati Bengals (0-4) – Ryan Fitzpatrick is not the answer here. Neither is anything else the Bengals have been doing.
30. Detroit Lions (0-3) – Matt Millen is gone, and a new angel gets its wings. FINALLY.
31. St. Louis Rams (0-4) – The resurgence of Jim Haslett, missing since his New Orleans stint, and names Bulger the QB for the rest of the year. Anyone else getting a kick out of this?
32. Oakland Raiders (1-3) – Al Davis and his Tracksuit Mafia have done it again. Not only did this team NOT need anymore drama, but now they have to deal with their owner looking like a moron on national TV. By the way, watch that interview again, if you can. He never blinked. 5 head coaches since 2002. How can you expect to win with a new coach every year?
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Everything is bigger in Texas...
Even the strip joints. I feel it only right to lead off my new blog site with a topic that is not only current news, but one that relates to my interests in sports; as well as my interest in my sports teams I may follow. So why am I bringing up strip joints? Adam "Pacman" Jones was given the green light from N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Godell to play week one for the Dallas Cowboys. You will, of course, recall the fiasco... er, "wonderful journey" that Mr. Jones has taken us on in the past year of his suspension. As a Tennessee Titans fan, I would like to point out that I never wanted this guy in the organization... Right after he called the press conference to formally request we all call him by his nickname, Pacman, I knew it was going to be bad; but I never thought that over ten arrests and depleated play time would be the result of our number six first round pick of just three years ago. (He would later call a press conference to request that we no longer even use "Pacman" when referring to him.) Shooting charges and felony coersion charges aside, this guy has just proven to be a miserable person- so far.
The Dallas Cowboys organization, and Jerry Jones specifically, have been in the spotlight many times for recruiting troubled players to the team; most notably before Adam Jones of course would be Terrell Owens, who shunned his past quarterbacks (going as far as questioning Jeff Garcia's manhood... have you seen Jeff Garcia's wife? I'll take male pattern baldness any day if I get a crack at her.)and has an outstanding reputation of caring only of himself. It is the aim, of course, for the Cowboys to bring out the best in Jones, and to assure the public that his days of creating rap labels and doing third-party wrestling appearances are over with. Again, as a fan of the game, I honestly would like to see Adam get his career back on track. I hate seeing an athlete with that gifted of talent throw it away because he cant stay away from a gentlemen's club; however, If the old saying is true, and everything IS bigger in Texas, the lure of "making it rain" in his new home may just be too much for Mr. Pacman.
The Dallas Cowboys organization, and Jerry Jones specifically, have been in the spotlight many times for recruiting troubled players to the team; most notably before Adam Jones of course would be Terrell Owens, who shunned his past quarterbacks (going as far as questioning Jeff Garcia's manhood... have you seen Jeff Garcia's wife? I'll take male pattern baldness any day if I get a crack at her.)and has an outstanding reputation of caring only of himself. It is the aim, of course, for the Cowboys to bring out the best in Jones, and to assure the public that his days of creating rap labels and doing third-party wrestling appearances are over with. Again, as a fan of the game, I honestly would like to see Adam get his career back on track. I hate seeing an athlete with that gifted of talent throw it away because he cant stay away from a gentlemen's club; however, If the old saying is true, and everything IS bigger in Texas, the lure of "making it rain" in his new home may just be too much for Mr. Pacman.
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