Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson dropped a game-winning touchdown in the end zone Sunday in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Anyone who has ever tossed the pigskin around in the back yard dreams of that scenario - minus the fumble, of course.
Johnson did not even have to work for the ball. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's pass was text-book perfect, landing squarely in Johnson's hands.
After the game, Johnson's twitter account filed this faithy tweet:
@StevieJohnson13
I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO...
It was an easy catch and would have been a great way for Buffalo to end that game so it's too bad that he dropped it. It happens. This guy has come out of no where to become arguably Buffalo's best skill player. Still, he seems like a pretty emotionally charged guy. His post game conference was interesting too. I give him credit for having a conference. He looked kind of dazed and confused by what had just happened. I watched it on CBS's post game highlights and I think Shannon Sharpe ended Johnson's clip with an, "Okaaaaay." It was actually a pretty funny response.
Anyways, to blame God for the dropped ball is pretty silly.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
Sad news for a guy that brought many laughs in his roles on Airplane and the Naked Gun series.
Here we go with the Heat
The Miami Heat's players are frustrated with Erik Spoelstra and some are questioning whether he is the right coach for their team, according to people close to the situation.
With the ballyhooed Heat losing four of their last five games and sporting a mediocre 9-8 record, the players are privately grumbling about Spoelstra on several fronts.
Sources say the players believe he is not letting them be themselves, that they are questioning his offensive strategies, and that they think he is panicking because he fears losing his job.
I love it! After "The Decision;" the show they put on in Miami unveiling James, Bosh, and Wade; and all of the other hoopla, I love seeing how it is crumbling. The Heat have lost 4 out of their last 5 and don't look like a championship caliber team. All of the "Big 3s" numbers are down from a year ago and with the mounting losses, fingers will start pointing in various directions. This whole experiment will probably end up being a big mistake and James will probably regret his "Decision." He should have just stayed in Cleveland where he was adored and who had a championship caliber team.
With the ballyhooed Heat losing four of their last five games and sporting a mediocre 9-8 record, the players are privately grumbling about Spoelstra on several fronts.
Sources say the players believe he is not letting them be themselves, that they are questioning his offensive strategies, and that they think he is panicking because he fears losing his job.
I love it! After "The Decision;" the show they put on in Miami unveiling James, Bosh, and Wade; and all of the other hoopla, I love seeing how it is crumbling. The Heat have lost 4 out of their last 5 and don't look like a championship caliber team. All of the "Big 3s" numbers are down from a year ago and with the mounting losses, fingers will start pointing in various directions. This whole experiment will probably end up being a big mistake and James will probably regret his "Decision." He should have just stayed in Cleveland where he was adored and who had a championship caliber team.
DISAPPOINTING!!!
Skins lose to the Viqueens 17-13. I am disappointed for a variety of reasons. Here are my thoughts:
1. Great opening drive for the Skins. The question is what happened after that? We were clicking on all cylinders on that first drive. We spread the ball around and it really looked great. After that, the offense pretty much disappeared.
2. Too many dropped balls. Both Cooley and Moss dropped balls on a drive in the second quarter that would've resulted in first downs but their drops killed the drive. Armstrong dropped a ball in the fourth quarter right after his bomb that would have set up a second and short. Moss had the ball right off his hands on that slant deep in our territory that ricocheted off of him and ended up getting picked off. Those dropped balls hurt bad.
3. No running game. We were totally one dimensional yesterday. I understand we have injuries to our first and second string RBs but what happened to Keiland Williams? Was he hurt too? Why was that guy they just brought in playing so much? We just didn't commit to the running game and that hurt.
4. Illegal blocks. Riley had two illegal blocks on PRs. The first one didn't really have much of an impact but the second one cost us a Brandon Banks TD. The sad part about that one was that the illegal block had no impact on the play. Banks looked to have already been passed the guy that got that illegal block. That was a killer.
5. Didn't like our defense. We held up pretty well but we didn't do as a good job stopping the run as we should have. I would have liked to see a commitment to stop the run and pressure on Favre and have Favre beat us. We didn't apply the kind of pressure that I would have liked to see because we should have had Favre try and beat us and I'm confident he would have thrown a couple of INTs.
6. Favre's naked bootleg. C'mon! Letting him have that first down was ridiculous. Ole man Favre making that play? The thing was there were like three guys running away from him as he rolled out. If just one of those guys commits to Favre that does not happen.
7. Bomb to Armstrong. It was underthrown. If he had hit Armstrong in stride, it was an easy TD. I understand he had a guy in his face and took a hit but still Donovan has got to make that throw.
There are always would'ves and should'ves but in the end we lost. At the start of the season, I never expected to make the playoffs this year but I was disappointed because this was a game I expected to win and we just didn't show the kind of consistency and improvement I would have liked to see at this point.
Anyways, it's over and it's time to move on to next week.
HAIL SKINS!!!
1. Great opening drive for the Skins. The question is what happened after that? We were clicking on all cylinders on that first drive. We spread the ball around and it really looked great. After that, the offense pretty much disappeared.
2. Too many dropped balls. Both Cooley and Moss dropped balls on a drive in the second quarter that would've resulted in first downs but their drops killed the drive. Armstrong dropped a ball in the fourth quarter right after his bomb that would have set up a second and short. Moss had the ball right off his hands on that slant deep in our territory that ricocheted off of him and ended up getting picked off. Those dropped balls hurt bad.
3. No running game. We were totally one dimensional yesterday. I understand we have injuries to our first and second string RBs but what happened to Keiland Williams? Was he hurt too? Why was that guy they just brought in playing so much? We just didn't commit to the running game and that hurt.
4. Illegal blocks. Riley had two illegal blocks on PRs. The first one didn't really have much of an impact but the second one cost us a Brandon Banks TD. The sad part about that one was that the illegal block had no impact on the play. Banks looked to have already been passed the guy that got that illegal block. That was a killer.
5. Didn't like our defense. We held up pretty well but we didn't do as a good job stopping the run as we should have. I would have liked to see a commitment to stop the run and pressure on Favre and have Favre beat us. We didn't apply the kind of pressure that I would have liked to see because we should have had Favre try and beat us and I'm confident he would have thrown a couple of INTs.
6. Favre's naked bootleg. C'mon! Letting him have that first down was ridiculous. Ole man Favre making that play? The thing was there were like three guys running away from him as he rolled out. If just one of those guys commits to Favre that does not happen.
7. Bomb to Armstrong. It was underthrown. If he had hit Armstrong in stride, it was an easy TD. I understand he had a guy in his face and took a hit but still Donovan has got to make that throw.
There are always would'ves and should'ves but in the end we lost. At the start of the season, I never expected to make the playoffs this year but I was disappointed because this was a game I expected to win and we just didn't show the kind of consistency and improvement I would have liked to see at this point.
Anyways, it's over and it's time to move on to next week.
HAIL SKINS!!!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Done in by Rivers and Moreno
So I had a 32 point lead going into last night's game over Scott. I was the high scorer for the week with 168 points. Again, couldn't have asked much more from my guys.
Unfortunately, Rivers threw for 4 TDs last night and accrued 30 points. Tag in an additional 24 points from Moreno and I ended up on the losing side as Kaos totaled a staggering 190 points. That may be a league high this year.
I attribute it to bad luck. Thus, the standings remain unchanged this week as Scott holds on to first, Deepie is in second, and I am in third.
Still, I like my team and feel like I am getting stronger as the season wears on. I feel good as we near the playoffs.
Unfortunately, Rivers threw for 4 TDs last night and accrued 30 points. Tag in an additional 24 points from Moreno and I ended up on the losing side as Kaos totaled a staggering 190 points. That may be a league high this year.
I attribute it to bad luck. Thus, the standings remain unchanged this week as Scott holds on to first, Deepie is in second, and I am in third.
Still, I like my team and feel like I am getting stronger as the season wears on. I feel good as we near the playoffs.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Skins beat the Titans
Good win. Great to see the Skins come out and show some pride and heart after getting that thumping against the Eagles. It should also shut up those morons that said Shanny had lost the team. That was ridiculous. Here are my overall thoughts:
1. Gano saved his job with the kick in OT. He missed a 45+ yarder at the end of the half and a 40+ yarder at the end of regulation. If he had missed the one in OT, no question we would be inviting kickers to Redskin Park this week.
2. Very good game by McNabb. He wasn't perfect. He missed some open throws but he still threw for close to 400 yards and a TD. It was great to see him engineer two two minute drill drives (one at the end of the half and one at the end of regulation). It was also nice to see him set up the game winning drive in OT.
3. Defense was big. They only gave up three FGs the entire game. They gave up some plays but the BIG difference was that when it came time to make a stop, they did. Especially big for them to show pride after last week's debacle and also considering they were without Landry and Rogers.
4. INJURIES! An unbelievable amount of injuries but it was tremendous to see the backups step up. Namely the guys on the O line. You had second and third stringers in there and guys playing out of position yet I'd almost say that this group of backups was better than the starters. McNabb seemed to have a lot of time nearly every play and that's huge considering they went up against the 3rd ranked sacking team. The group that played most of the game was Williams, Lichtensteiger, Montgomery, Heyer and Brown. Great job to that group.
Also, thought Keiland Williams did a great job as we lost Portis early who aggravated his groin and lost Chad Simpson to injury in warmups.
5. Third down conversions! We were dead last in third down conversion percentage this year but we did a tremendous job converting third downs on Sunday. Nice to see them pick that stat up and hopefully that continues.
6. Cooley and Davis. Really liked seeing the two TE sets and using both Davis and Cooley as receivers and for them to make plays. They are assets and can create mismatches and would like to see more of that.
7. The final drive. The Titans shot themselves in the foot with the multiple penalties but what I liked about them was that all of them were legit. I hate to see a game decided by a bad/cheap call but those were all legitimate penalties (personal foul for ripping Lichtensteiger's helmet off, personal foul for lowering the head and going head first into McNabb's head, and the illegal contact on the DB).
It was a good game and one that we needed to show that we weren't quitting on the season. I liked the heart this team showed. I had hoped for 8-8 at the beginning of this year and said that that would be a tremendously successful year for us. We are now 5-5 and right on pace for that mark.
HAIL SKINS!!!
1. Gano saved his job with the kick in OT. He missed a 45+ yarder at the end of the half and a 40+ yarder at the end of regulation. If he had missed the one in OT, no question we would be inviting kickers to Redskin Park this week.
2. Very good game by McNabb. He wasn't perfect. He missed some open throws but he still threw for close to 400 yards and a TD. It was great to see him engineer two two minute drill drives (one at the end of the half and one at the end of regulation). It was also nice to see him set up the game winning drive in OT.
3. Defense was big. They only gave up three FGs the entire game. They gave up some plays but the BIG difference was that when it came time to make a stop, they did. Especially big for them to show pride after last week's debacle and also considering they were without Landry and Rogers.
4. INJURIES! An unbelievable amount of injuries but it was tremendous to see the backups step up. Namely the guys on the O line. You had second and third stringers in there and guys playing out of position yet I'd almost say that this group of backups was better than the starters. McNabb seemed to have a lot of time nearly every play and that's huge considering they went up against the 3rd ranked sacking team. The group that played most of the game was Williams, Lichtensteiger, Montgomery, Heyer and Brown. Great job to that group.
Also, thought Keiland Williams did a great job as we lost Portis early who aggravated his groin and lost Chad Simpson to injury in warmups.
5. Third down conversions! We were dead last in third down conversion percentage this year but we did a tremendous job converting third downs on Sunday. Nice to see them pick that stat up and hopefully that continues.
6. Cooley and Davis. Really liked seeing the two TE sets and using both Davis and Cooley as receivers and for them to make plays. They are assets and can create mismatches and would like to see more of that.
7. The final drive. The Titans shot themselves in the foot with the multiple penalties but what I liked about them was that all of them were legit. I hate to see a game decided by a bad/cheap call but those were all legitimate penalties (personal foul for ripping Lichtensteiger's helmet off, personal foul for lowering the head and going head first into McNabb's head, and the illegal contact on the DB).
It was a good game and one that we needed to show that we weren't quitting on the season. I liked the heart this team showed. I had hoped for 8-8 at the beginning of this year and said that that would be a tremendously successful year for us. We are now 5-5 and right on pace for that mark.
HAIL SKINS!!!
Chilly out...is Favre next?
Not a real surprise. It was going to happen eventually. The team had quit on him. The Vikings are more of a circus than the Skins were last year and that's saying something.
Leslie Frazier gets an opportunity to take over the head coaching responsibilities. Will be interesting to see if Favre continues to play. Change is certainly on the way over there. Interesting how Favre and that offensive coach that has been a long time Favre supporter got into it on the sidelines last week over Favre's bad INT. Favre is on pace for a career record in INTs this year.
My only hope is that he plays against the Skins this week. I would much rather see him than Tarvaris. We'll see.
Leslie Frazier gets an opportunity to take over the head coaching responsibilities. Will be interesting to see if Favre continues to play. Change is certainly on the way over there. Interesting how Favre and that offensive coach that has been a long time Favre supporter got into it on the sidelines last week over Favre's bad INT. Favre is on pace for a career record in INTs this year.
My only hope is that he plays against the Skins this week. I would much rather see him than Tarvaris. We'll see.
VY is a head case
Titans quarterback Vince Young has lost his hold on the starting job, coach Jeff Fisher said following Tennessee's 19-16 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Fisher's comments followed an emotional day for Young in which the fifth-year signal-caller was booed, injured his thumb, threw his shoulder pads into the stands, stormed out of LP Field without talking to the media and reportedly verbally sparred with his coach following the game. “I'm not running out on my teammates, I'm running out on you.” -- Vince Young to Jeff Fisher, according to The Tennessean
Young, who tore the flexor tendon in his right thumb late in the third quarter and was replaced by rookie Rusty Smith, left for the locker room after being hurt but returned to the sideline and had the thumb taped and re-taped in an effort to return. He even tried a glove, but Fisher stuck with Smith.
After the game, Young walked toward the tunnel and suddenly tossed his shoulder pads and jersey into the stands.
When the team gathered in the locker room following the loss, Young began muttering and cursing under his breath as Fisher addressed the team, the Tennessean reported Sunday night.
After Fisher asked Young to be quiet, the paper said, the quarterback finished dressing and prepared to leave the room. Fisher told Young to stop and not to "run out on your teammates," sources told The Tennessean. Young told Fisher, "I'm not running out on my teammates, I'm running out on you," the paper said.
Young then left the locker room and ignored media members as Titans safety and former University of Texas teammate Michael Griffin chased after him. The Tennessean reported that Griffin was seen confronting Young in the players' parking lot.
Griffin reportedly pleaded with Young, "You can't leave, you can't do this," before Young shrugged and left.
Griffin denied chasing after Young, but multiple media outlets reported witnessing the incident. Griffin did say that he hoped people can set aside their egos and personal feelings so they could stick together as a team. Told that Young's injury could end his season, Griffin said he didn't know that.
"Whatever happens, that's between them two," Griffin said of Fisher and Young. "I'm just trying to be a loyal teammate and a supporter."
VY is tremendously talented but he has got to grow up. Egging on the fans as they boo will not make things better. Throwing your shoulder pads into the seats as you walk off will not make things better. Take your lumps and grow from them. It reminds me of Tim Couch (who wasn't nearly as talented as VY) and when the fans booed him. In the locker room after the game, he started crying in interviews saying the fans were being mean. That does not make things better.
VY is a captain and the way he acts does not exemplify what it means to be a captain. Jeff Fisher is one of the longest tenured and most respected coaches in the league and VY should pay attention to that and just follow Fisher. I'm sure Fisher wants nothing more than for VY to fulfill his talent. The guy just needs to grow up.
Fisher's comments followed an emotional day for Young in which the fifth-year signal-caller was booed, injured his thumb, threw his shoulder pads into the stands, stormed out of LP Field without talking to the media and reportedly verbally sparred with his coach following the game. “I'm not running out on my teammates, I'm running out on you.” -- Vince Young to Jeff Fisher, according to The Tennessean
Young, who tore the flexor tendon in his right thumb late in the third quarter and was replaced by rookie Rusty Smith, left for the locker room after being hurt but returned to the sideline and had the thumb taped and re-taped in an effort to return. He even tried a glove, but Fisher stuck with Smith.
After the game, Young walked toward the tunnel and suddenly tossed his shoulder pads and jersey into the stands.
When the team gathered in the locker room following the loss, Young began muttering and cursing under his breath as Fisher addressed the team, the Tennessean reported Sunday night.
After Fisher asked Young to be quiet, the paper said, the quarterback finished dressing and prepared to leave the room. Fisher told Young to stop and not to "run out on your teammates," sources told The Tennessean. Young told Fisher, "I'm not running out on my teammates, I'm running out on you," the paper said.
Young then left the locker room and ignored media members as Titans safety and former University of Texas teammate Michael Griffin chased after him. The Tennessean reported that Griffin was seen confronting Young in the players' parking lot.
Griffin reportedly pleaded with Young, "You can't leave, you can't do this," before Young shrugged and left.
Griffin denied chasing after Young, but multiple media outlets reported witnessing the incident. Griffin did say that he hoped people can set aside their egos and personal feelings so they could stick together as a team. Told that Young's injury could end his season, Griffin said he didn't know that.
"Whatever happens, that's between them two," Griffin said of Fisher and Young. "I'm just trying to be a loyal teammate and a supporter."
VY is tremendously talented but he has got to grow up. Egging on the fans as they boo will not make things better. Throwing your shoulder pads into the seats as you walk off will not make things better. Take your lumps and grow from them. It reminds me of Tim Couch (who wasn't nearly as talented as VY) and when the fans booed him. In the locker room after the game, he started crying in interviews saying the fans were being mean. That does not make things better.
VY is a captain and the way he acts does not exemplify what it means to be a captain. Jeff Fisher is one of the longest tenured and most respected coaches in the league and VY should pay attention to that and just follow Fisher. I'm sure Fisher wants nothing more than for VY to fulfill his talent. The guy just needs to grow up.
CEAFOD - who will be #1
In an epic battle of titans, I hold a 28 point lead going into tonight's game. Scott has Philip Rivers and Knowshown Moreno tonight. It will be hard for me to hold off those two. I have a total of 168 points so I couldn't have asked much more from my guys. I am the highest scorer for the week but we'll see if it is enough to stave off Scott and hold on to victory and a share of first place.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
New keg
It was a tough choice but I went with Modelo Especial. It is a 1/4 barrel so it is a little larger than I would have liked but I like the beer so is it really wrong to have too much of a good thing?
Well, I should be good for the next couple of months.
Stay thirsty, my friends!
Well, I should be good for the next couple of months.
Stay thirsty, my friends!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
T.O. is what he is...a LOSER!
After Terrell Owens took to Twitter with "How do u justify a 78 million dollar contract w/this type of performance?" regarding a certain former teammate -- or, perhaps, his team -- that former teammate shot back. Washington Redskins QB Donovan McNabb responded on Tuesday to criticism of his new contract extension from former teammate Terrell Owens. ... In an appearance on ESPN Radio on Tuesday, McNabb fired back. "It's unbelievable how they can comment on what I'm doing over here," McNabb said, while bringing up the 2-7 Bengals' lowly record.
Why does T.O. care? That guy is a loser and an idiot. McNabb is a class act. T.O. is just jealous. The thing is T.O. is having a good year and he should just be content with his own business and success and not worry about what other people do.
Why does T.O. care? That guy is a loser and an idiot. McNabb is a class act. T.O. is just jealous. The thing is T.O. is having a good year and he should just be content with his own business and success and not worry about what other people do.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
DISASTER!
It's hard to find the words that can describe last night's Skins game. It's probably best to forget it and try our best to put it behind us. Just a few thoughts on the game:
1. We were beaten in every facet of the game (offense, defense, special teams, coaching).
2. It was the Michael Vick show and he was unbelievable. It truly is hard to believe that a guy could spend two years in jail and then not only make it back to the NFL but potentially be its MVP.
3. VERY disappointed in the defense. I think it was a combination of game planning and execution but we just didn't have an answer for Vick. It seemed as though we would have/should have pressured more and keep Landry as a shadow on Vick and force Vick to make plays. However, it seems that what we did was rush down linemen, play the safeties back to avoid giving up the big play, and had the LBs drop back about 7 yards and watch for Vick and contain him. It obviously didn't work. I love Lorenzo Alexander but he missed a number of opportunities to tackle Vick and keep him from scrambling for a first down. However, you can't really blame the guy. You are basically asking a converted O lineman to stop Michael Vick. Not going to happen. It's putting him in a position to fail. Just a bad job overall on defense.
4. The first TD there was obvious holding on Orakpo. I literally said as I watched the play, "Holding. HOLDING. HOLDING!!!" I said it three times even before Vick threw the ball. After the catch, I was certain I would see a flag. Disappointed to have not seen the flag and I was upset for a short time but it proved that it really didn't matter as we couldn't stop Vick.
5. McNabb was decent. In fact, the offense showed sparks and when we actually seemed to dominate the second quarter...unfortunately by that time, it was already 35-0. We did get two TDs to make it 35-14 and then got the ball back except McNabb ended up throwing and INT in our side of the field that the Iggles turned into points. That was a critical point. Just a throw in...Galloway sucks and I have no idea why he is on the team.
In the end, it's a loss. It was embarrassing. What will be most interesting is how we respond next week against VY and the TITians. Will we take this loss as an embarrassment and come out angry and show some pride or will we be so shell shocked at this outcome that it affects our play next week. We'll see.
Until then...HAIL SKINS!!!
1. We were beaten in every facet of the game (offense, defense, special teams, coaching).
2. It was the Michael Vick show and he was unbelievable. It truly is hard to believe that a guy could spend two years in jail and then not only make it back to the NFL but potentially be its MVP.
3. VERY disappointed in the defense. I think it was a combination of game planning and execution but we just didn't have an answer for Vick. It seemed as though we would have/should have pressured more and keep Landry as a shadow on Vick and force Vick to make plays. However, it seems that what we did was rush down linemen, play the safeties back to avoid giving up the big play, and had the LBs drop back about 7 yards and watch for Vick and contain him. It obviously didn't work. I love Lorenzo Alexander but he missed a number of opportunities to tackle Vick and keep him from scrambling for a first down. However, you can't really blame the guy. You are basically asking a converted O lineman to stop Michael Vick. Not going to happen. It's putting him in a position to fail. Just a bad job overall on defense.
4. The first TD there was obvious holding on Orakpo. I literally said as I watched the play, "Holding. HOLDING. HOLDING!!!" I said it three times even before Vick threw the ball. After the catch, I was certain I would see a flag. Disappointed to have not seen the flag and I was upset for a short time but it proved that it really didn't matter as we couldn't stop Vick.
5. McNabb was decent. In fact, the offense showed sparks and when we actually seemed to dominate the second quarter...unfortunately by that time, it was already 35-0. We did get two TDs to make it 35-14 and then got the ball back except McNabb ended up throwing and INT in our side of the field that the Iggles turned into points. That was a critical point. Just a throw in...Galloway sucks and I have no idea why he is on the team.
In the end, it's a loss. It was embarrassing. What will be most interesting is how we respond next week against VY and the TITians. Will we take this loss as an embarrassment and come out angry and show some pride or will we be so shell shocked at this outcome that it affects our play next week. We'll see.
Until then...HAIL SKINS!!!
CEAFOD Part Deaux
Pulled off the victory against Deepie but a win by Scott keeps me in third place and a game out of first. However, I get a chance to take on Scott and his Organized Kaos team this week. I have a 5 game win streak going into this weekend's game and am on a roll. I also get back many of my starters so I am looking to take my rightful spot at the top of the league.
Good luck, Organized Ka-arse! You're going to need it.
Good luck, Organized Ka-arse! You're going to need it.
Monday, November 15, 2010
McNabb signs extension
Contrary to Robs beliefs, the Washington Redskins and quarterback Donovan McNabb have agreed to a five-year, $78 million extension, his agent told The Associated Press.
$40M is guaranteed. I imagine he will be here for the next 3 years.
I like the signing.
$40M is guaranteed. I imagine he will be here for the next 3 years.
I like the signing.
CEAFOD
So I had a comfortable lead in my game with Deepie until Brady had his monster game last night and got 38 points. I now find myself 12 points down but Deepie doesn't have any more guys and I have the Philly defense and Santana Moss playing tonight. Between them, I need 13 points. I got to get 13 points out of these guys.
Should that happen, I will find myself a half game behind Deepie and potentially 1 game back from Scott who is 5 points down in his game but has Jeremy Maclin playing tonight.
The game tonight now has even further excitement tied to it. That said, I would be willing to have the Eagles defense give up a ton of points and lose the CEAFOD game if it meant that the Skins won.
Should that happen, I will find myself a half game behind Deepie and potentially 1 game back from Scott who is 5 points down in his game but has Jeremy Maclin playing tonight.
The game tonight now has even further excitement tied to it. That said, I would be willing to have the Eagles defense give up a ton of points and lose the CEAFOD game if it meant that the Skins won.
Favre's shoulder hurts
Brett Favre said that he now has pain in his right shoulder that could be related to surgery he had to repair a partially torn biceps tendon following the 2008 season.
Favre said it could be a similar injury or the rotator cuff -- shaved during the previous surgery -- could be damaged.
Favre said he would contact Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery to repair the partially torn biceps tendon in '08, and expects he will be asked to submit to an MRI. Favre discussed the pain with Vikings doctors but they have not been involved in his recovery from that injury and lack familiarity.
It's funny how his pain seems to directly coincide with a loss in which he plays poorly.
Favre said it could be a similar injury or the rotator cuff -- shaved during the previous surgery -- could be damaged.
Favre said he would contact Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery to repair the partially torn biceps tendon in '08, and expects he will be asked to submit to an MRI. Favre discussed the pain with Vikings doctors but they have not been involved in his recovery from that injury and lack familiarity.
It's funny how his pain seems to directly coincide with a loss in which he plays poorly.
JMU beats W&M
W&M was the #1 team in the country but JMU was able to salvage their season with a good win against them. Final score was 30-24.
W&M apparently couldn't stop our running game as DudSUCK only had one pass attempt the entire game (of course it was incomplete).
I had said that our offense had become largely one dimensional over the recent weeks but we were able to manage with our running game.
Again, good win to help salvage a disappointing season.
W&M apparently couldn't stop our running game as DudSUCK only had one pass attempt the entire game (of course it was incomplete).
I had said that our offense had become largely one dimensional over the recent weeks but we were able to manage with our running game.
Again, good win to help salvage a disappointing season.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Skins vs. Eagles preview
Eagles come to town for a big Monday night game. It’s a critical game for a number of reasons many of which we already know (divisional game, Eagles are one game up on the Skins, McNabb facing his old team, first game coming off of the McNabb benching controversy, MNF and a national audience). Keys to the game are as follows:
1. Stop Vick. We knocked him out early in the game the first go around but we were able to contain him while he was in there. We need to do a similar job this time around. I imagine Landry will be shadowing him and will have to key on him.
2. Stop LeSean McCoy. We hurt him too in the first game but he definitely hurt us while he was in the game.
3. Stop the Eagle WRs. I know these are all obvious things but I will still bring them up. Do NOT let Jackson get behind our DBs. The WRs were a virtual non factor in the first game but I don’t expect that to be the case this go around. We really need to keep these guys in front of us and not give up the big play.
4. Stop the Eagle pass rush. Our line has been suspect and there is no question the Eagles defense will be attacking. We need to most definitely watch that double A gap blitz. The RB will have to pick that up and help out. McNabb needs to recognize this at the line and make any necessary adjustments to counter that.
5. Ride the love Torain. Torain should be back and we need to get that running game going. He had a good game the first time around and has been solid while he has been given the opportunity to start so he needs to continue that strong running game. Looks like CP will not play as he suffered a little set back this week in practice and not sure he is game ready.
6. Get Cooley involved. He presents mismatches and we need to utilize him more. The same could be said for Fred Davis. Would love to see two TE sets for blocking purposes and then mix in passes to these guys as they release for a route.
7. McNabb needs to shine. We all know about the benching and it has created quite the story but as I thought, it does seem to have blown over as best as possible. McNabb has been honest in that he was upset about the benching but that he has cleared the air with Shanny. McNabb said yesterday that he has a friendship with Kyle. Shanny yesterday pretty much admitted he was wrong without actually admitting he was wrong in his decision. Bottom line, it seems that there is no question that McNabb is the starter and that there is no controversy and everyone is ready to move forward. That said, there is also no question that that “controversy” will be a big story on MNF leading up to the game. It would be outstanding if he came out and had a big game to silence everyone and again stick it to his former team.
My prediction is that we are coming off of a much needed bye week. The crowd has been a factor in all of our home games and I expect that to continue. I think most everyone will be rooting for McNabb and he will feed off of that. I expect him to have a good game and I expect the coaches to put him in a position to be successful. In the end, I think home field advantage will be the difference and the Skins will come out with a 24-16 win.
HAIL SKINS!!!
1. Stop Vick. We knocked him out early in the game the first go around but we were able to contain him while he was in there. We need to do a similar job this time around. I imagine Landry will be shadowing him and will have to key on him.
2. Stop LeSean McCoy. We hurt him too in the first game but he definitely hurt us while he was in the game.
3. Stop the Eagle WRs. I know these are all obvious things but I will still bring them up. Do NOT let Jackson get behind our DBs. The WRs were a virtual non factor in the first game but I don’t expect that to be the case this go around. We really need to keep these guys in front of us and not give up the big play.
4. Stop the Eagle pass rush. Our line has been suspect and there is no question the Eagles defense will be attacking. We need to most definitely watch that double A gap blitz. The RB will have to pick that up and help out. McNabb needs to recognize this at the line and make any necessary adjustments to counter that.
5. Ride the love Torain. Torain should be back and we need to get that running game going. He had a good game the first time around and has been solid while he has been given the opportunity to start so he needs to continue that strong running game. Looks like CP will not play as he suffered a little set back this week in practice and not sure he is game ready.
6. Get Cooley involved. He presents mismatches and we need to utilize him more. The same could be said for Fred Davis. Would love to see two TE sets for blocking purposes and then mix in passes to these guys as they release for a route.
7. McNabb needs to shine. We all know about the benching and it has created quite the story but as I thought, it does seem to have blown over as best as possible. McNabb has been honest in that he was upset about the benching but that he has cleared the air with Shanny. McNabb said yesterday that he has a friendship with Kyle. Shanny yesterday pretty much admitted he was wrong without actually admitting he was wrong in his decision. Bottom line, it seems that there is no question that McNabb is the starter and that there is no controversy and everyone is ready to move forward. That said, there is also no question that that “controversy” will be a big story on MNF leading up to the game. It would be outstanding if he came out and had a big game to silence everyone and again stick it to his former team.
My prediction is that we are coming off of a much needed bye week. The crowd has been a factor in all of our home games and I expect that to continue. I think most everyone will be rooting for McNabb and he will feed off of that. I expect him to have a good game and I expect the coaches to put him in a position to be successful. In the end, I think home field advantage will be the difference and the Skins will come out with a 24-16 win.
HAIL SKINS!!!
JMU vs. W&M tomorrow
I would be more excited about this and this game looked like a better matchup earlier in the year but as Dudzik has become DudSUCK, I am less excited about this game.
Still, I will cheer for my Dukes and hope for a win.
GO DUKES!!!!
Still, I will cheer for my Dukes and hope for a win.
GO DUKES!!!!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
CHUCK E. CHEESE
Went there last weekend and I won the JACKPOT in one of those games where you have to stop the light on the jackpot. 287 TICKETS, BABY!!!!!
Even better, my son got the jackpot two more times!!!!
The good news is that we got around 500 tickets. The bad news is that amount of tickets can buy you either a crazy straw or an eraser.
Chuck E. Cheese should change his name to Chuck E. Cheap.
Even better, my son got the jackpot two more times!!!!
The good news is that we got around 500 tickets. The bad news is that amount of tickets can buy you either a crazy straw or an eraser.
Chuck E. Cheese should change his name to Chuck E. Cheap.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Pockets Straight going down!
I face Pockets Straight this week. Unfortunately, I had like 4 or 5 guys out so I had to make adjustments. My WRs are weak but I feel pretty good otherwise. It's time to make my move to the top.
Wade Phillips fired
I don't care for the Cowboys and normally I don't like midseason coaching changes in football but in this case I agreed with Jerry Jones. The Cowboys have been a disappointment all year but the effort (or lack thereof) they showed on Sunday Night was an all out embarrassment and there needed to be swift action to let the team (players and coaches) know that that performance was not acceptable and if things don't improve, there will be further changes.
I suppose this is a HUGE opportunity for Jason Garrett whose stock has fallen dramatically over the last couple of years. He went from being one of the hottest coordinators looking to become a head coach to a guy that may not even keep his job as a coordinator. The next 8 weeks will be critical for his future.
Frankly, being a Skins fan, I hope it all continues to fall apart.
I suppose this is a HUGE opportunity for Jason Garrett whose stock has fallen dramatically over the last couple of years. He went from being one of the hottest coordinators looking to become a head coach to a guy that may not even keep his job as a coordinator. The next 8 weeks will be critical for his future.
Frankly, being a Skins fan, I hope it all continues to fall apart.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Dudzik sucks!
This post may come as a surprise to many of you as I have lauded and praised Dudzik for a couple of years but the guy has changed. His running abilities are still okay but JMU's offense has become so one dimensional and predictable that he needs to up his passing abilities which seem to have really taken a hit over the last year.
Anyway, JMU threw away the game against Richmond in OT as Dudzik on a 3rd and long scrambled 20 yards back and got sacked! Just throw the freaking ball away and at least we have a FG attempt. Instead it was 4th and 30 and we were out of FG range. Shockingly, we didn't convert the 4th down and Richmond easily kicked the game winning FG in OT and we lost.
Thanks, Dudzik!
Anyway, JMU threw away the game against Richmond in OT as Dudzik on a 3rd and long scrambled 20 yards back and got sacked! Just throw the freaking ball away and at least we have a FG attempt. Instead it was 4th and 30 and we were out of FG range. Shockingly, we didn't convert the 4th down and Richmond easily kicked the game winning FG in OT and we lost.
Thanks, Dudzik!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Skins workout Jamarcus Russell today
WHAT?!!!!!
I'm not sure what is going on but I'm not digging it.
I'm not sure what is going on but I'm not digging it.
Giants win the World Series
Does anyone care?
I watched perhaps 4-5 innings of the entire series.
Still, congrats to the Giants.
I watched perhaps 4-5 innings of the entire series.
Still, congrats to the Giants.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Vikings waive Moss
Randy Moss was waived by the Vikings on Monday just weeks after Minnesota traded a third-round draft pick to the New England Patriots for the receiver. Didn't take long for Moss to wear out his welcome in the twin cities.
Looks like the Queens got a good ROI on that one. This one more season at a hope for glory has turned out into a nightmare for Favre. I'm sure he is wishing he never came back.
If the Queens don't start improving, Childress will be fired and you can expect pretty significant changes over there.
Skins lose to Lions
Frustrating loss as pretty much any loss is frustrating. A couple of notes:
1. Great game by Brandon Banks. He's like the mini version of Devin Hester. He broke one and had another one that was called back by a Reed Doughty illegal block. He had a number of good PRs too. HUGE upgrade over ARE.
2. Daniels jumping offside on the FG?!!! C'mon, man!!! That one hurt as instead of 13-10 Skins lead, it became a 14-13 Lions lead.
There were some other issues and other bounces that if they had gone our way, we could have won but every game this season has been close and if the ball had bounced this way or that way a little differently in each of those games, we could have found ourselves undefeated or we could have found ourselves winless. Bottom line, we are 4-4 and if someone were to tell me at the beginning of the year we would be 4-4 at the bye, I would've taken it. Also, I think the Lions are a good football team and CJ is a beast.
That said, lets cut to the chase. What was the deal with McNabb getting pulled? It's now obvious it wasn't because of injury. I know Shanny said that Rexy understood the terminology better and that would be better in the 2 minute drill but that is b.s. What was the offseason for? What was preseason for? You're telling me that in Week 8, McNabb wouldn't be fluent enough in the offense to run the 2 minute drill? Shanny was trying to sell it but I don't buy it.
It's basically a slap in the face if your McNabb. We weren't 0-7. We were 4-3 and it a matter of seconds I feel the complexion of the season has completely changed. What's worse is that the decision came on a bye week so I am sure McNabb is going to go home and talk to his friends and have more time to stew about this. Even better is that Rexy came in and does what Rexy does...fumble. Sure, he was hit but McNabb has been hit plenty and does a much better job of holding on to the ball. Rexy will fumble left and right if he is in there.
Another thought...I don't believe for a second that this was a snap decision. It seems like there has been some build up to the pulling. In last week's game against the Pears, when McNabb threw the tipped pass for an INT that went for a TD, Kyle and McNabb were in a discussion on the sideline. Kyle was showing him the fax pictures of the play and it looked as though he was blaming McNabb for the INT. McNabb seemed surprised and seemed to be saying something to the effect of "You serious?" Where Kyle again told him you should have done XX. At that point, McNabb pulled away and started saying loudly, "FINE! FINE!" and looked pretty annoyed. We all remember reports in camp about how McNabb didn't look sharp and didn't seem to be picking up the offense well. Rexy is Kyle's boy from Houston and he was brought in by Kyle specifically because he understood this offense. Good move in bringing him in but it seems like Kyle has been itching to give Rexy a chance. Again, we don't know what all is going on and I am speculating on some of the above but bottom line, making a move like that certainly has consequences. This is now the big story and will be the story for the next two weeks. We will hear plenty of it.
For me, I don't think McNabb has played particularly great this year but the big thing I like about him is that he seems to have brought some much needed leadership and a calmness to our offense and the entire team. That is/was needed. The other thing is that McNabb still isn't signed. Now, we shouldn't sign him if we really believe he isn't the right fit but then it begs the question whether we should have traded for him in the first place. We gave up a 2nd round pick. Sure, there is always a risk with a trade and not knowing if the guy will pan out but we should have been more confident and comfortable with this move. Halfway through the season, McNabb is still unsigned and it appears that relations b/t he and the Shannys is breaking down. I may be wrong on that but it is just my perception. We may not want to sign him and/or he may not want to sign with us. The thing is the players seem to respect and enjoy McNabb and if he were to leave, where does that leave us? With Rexy? With John Beck? I'm not saying this is all over with McNabb. Perhaps, everything will be fine and the relationship is just fine. Maybe we will resign him but it just doesn't look like that right now.
We'll see what happens.
1. Great game by Brandon Banks. He's like the mini version of Devin Hester. He broke one and had another one that was called back by a Reed Doughty illegal block. He had a number of good PRs too. HUGE upgrade over ARE.
2. Daniels jumping offside on the FG?!!! C'mon, man!!! That one hurt as instead of 13-10 Skins lead, it became a 14-13 Lions lead.
There were some other issues and other bounces that if they had gone our way, we could have won but every game this season has been close and if the ball had bounced this way or that way a little differently in each of those games, we could have found ourselves undefeated or we could have found ourselves winless. Bottom line, we are 4-4 and if someone were to tell me at the beginning of the year we would be 4-4 at the bye, I would've taken it. Also, I think the Lions are a good football team and CJ is a beast.
That said, lets cut to the chase. What was the deal with McNabb getting pulled? It's now obvious it wasn't because of injury. I know Shanny said that Rexy understood the terminology better and that would be better in the 2 minute drill but that is b.s. What was the offseason for? What was preseason for? You're telling me that in Week 8, McNabb wouldn't be fluent enough in the offense to run the 2 minute drill? Shanny was trying to sell it but I don't buy it.
It's basically a slap in the face if your McNabb. We weren't 0-7. We were 4-3 and it a matter of seconds I feel the complexion of the season has completely changed. What's worse is that the decision came on a bye week so I am sure McNabb is going to go home and talk to his friends and have more time to stew about this. Even better is that Rexy came in and does what Rexy does...fumble. Sure, he was hit but McNabb has been hit plenty and does a much better job of holding on to the ball. Rexy will fumble left and right if he is in there.
Another thought...I don't believe for a second that this was a snap decision. It seems like there has been some build up to the pulling. In last week's game against the Pears, when McNabb threw the tipped pass for an INT that went for a TD, Kyle and McNabb were in a discussion on the sideline. Kyle was showing him the fax pictures of the play and it looked as though he was blaming McNabb for the INT. McNabb seemed surprised and seemed to be saying something to the effect of "You serious?" Where Kyle again told him you should have done XX. At that point, McNabb pulled away and started saying loudly, "FINE! FINE!" and looked pretty annoyed. We all remember reports in camp about how McNabb didn't look sharp and didn't seem to be picking up the offense well. Rexy is Kyle's boy from Houston and he was brought in by Kyle specifically because he understood this offense. Good move in bringing him in but it seems like Kyle has been itching to give Rexy a chance. Again, we don't know what all is going on and I am speculating on some of the above but bottom line, making a move like that certainly has consequences. This is now the big story and will be the story for the next two weeks. We will hear plenty of it.
For me, I don't think McNabb has played particularly great this year but the big thing I like about him is that he seems to have brought some much needed leadership and a calmness to our offense and the entire team. That is/was needed. The other thing is that McNabb still isn't signed. Now, we shouldn't sign him if we really believe he isn't the right fit but then it begs the question whether we should have traded for him in the first place. We gave up a 2nd round pick. Sure, there is always a risk with a trade and not knowing if the guy will pan out but we should have been more confident and comfortable with this move. Halfway through the season, McNabb is still unsigned and it appears that relations b/t he and the Shannys is breaking down. I may be wrong on that but it is just my perception. We may not want to sign him and/or he may not want to sign with us. The thing is the players seem to respect and enjoy McNabb and if he were to leave, where does that leave us? With Rexy? With John Beck? I'm not saying this is all over with McNabb. Perhaps, everything will be fine and the relationship is just fine. Maybe we will resign him but it just doesn't look like that right now.
We'll see what happens.
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