Nearly Halfway Week 8 Shakedown
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Nearly Halfway Week 8 Shakedown
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
I don’t want to belabor this or anything, so I’ll try not to dwell on it for too long; but I will say that Jake Delhomme and the Panthers f-ing suck! Seriously, a 14 – 0 lead not good enough against the Cowboys with a QB making his very first start? I should’ve known this was a trap game…I should’ve known! Especially when 14 out of 15 guys all take Carolina, something in my head should’ve told me maybe I should take a closer look at Dallas. But then I thought, the Panthers defense is even faster and supposedly better than the Giants defense, this game should be a cakewalk. I watched Romo run, he’s not fast; he’s faster than Drew Bledsoe but then again, Milton Berle might be faster than Bledsoe. The fact that the Panthers defense allowed Romo to pick up crucial yards on third and fourth downs is unacceptable. Now all week long I’m going to have to listen to idiots who are going to say Tony Romo won that game for the Cowboys. When in reality Delhomme and the Panthers gave the game away with dropped passes, fumbles and a costly interception. I’ve been saying this since last year when I said the Panthers were streaky and that hasn’t changed here (check out my “God Hates Bengals Fans” from January 10, 2006); their offense with the addition of Keyshawn Johnson should be more explosive, not less…so how was that for not belaboring things?
Aside from that, we actually had some great games this weekend. The Colts and Broncos did not disappoint playing a seesaw game that wasn’t decided until the very end, when Adam Vinatieri booted a 37-yarder through for the win with 2 seconds on the clock. The Colts exposed Denver’s defense and while Peyton Manning had to settle for a quiet first half (again) the Colts scored 14 points in the 3rd and 4th Quarters, gained 437 total yards and nearly matched the amount of points given up by Denver all season long.
The Jets did something interesting on Sunday when Widdu Eric Mangini let the run defense fly out on the next plane to Cleveland so they didn’t get there until the 4th Quarter. For all of his supposed genius, Eric’s Jets looked pretty terrible playing one of the NFL’s worst teams, the Browns. How does this happen you ask? No clear indication other than Browns coach Romeo Crennel probably threatened to eat Charlie Frye’s fingers unless he led the team to victory. Frye, with the help of a not-so-fat guy named Ruben, ran all over the Jets and probably would’ve made Mangini harken back the New York Titans era, had he actually been alive then and not just a glimmer in Belichick’s eye.
Other teams securing wins this weekend were the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and inexplicably, the Oakland Raiders; although you had to know this had the potential to be a huge trap game. The Steelers, coming off a tough loss to the fakers of the NFC, the Falcons; Big Ben concussed and confused; and a flight to Oakland to sweeten the deal. I’d be lying if I said I saw it coming, because I jumped right back on the Pittsburgh bandwagon and rode it into a brick wall.
Random Observations:
After Bucs, Ronde Barber and Matt Bryant were given cushy tickets for family and friends, they showed Bruce Gradkowski’s dad in the stands…or should I say on the satellite he was sitting on the watch the game. Not a good day for the Fel-o from Toledo.
The Hot Stove is finally here. We might be having a little trouble getting it lit, but once things get going several pitchers could be changing zip codes; primarily the worst kept secret in baseball, which seems to be Barry Zito heading from Oakland to Queens. But I am downright giddy at the prospect of the Yankees picking up Japanese phenom, Diasuke Matsuzaka, supposed thrower of the gyroball.
One more thing about Delhomme, I haven’t seen decision making that bad since Jessica Simpson didn’t ask Nick Lachey for a prenup, then went on national television to showcase her massive intellect, then filed for divorce, then…well, you get the idea.
Next Week:
The Jets get an entire week to cry about the force out that was, or wasn’t, and try to muster up some actual offense when they go on the road to Foxboro.
Gary Sheffield, and his rosy disposition, will unfortunately still be a member of the Yankees.
Larry Brown takes some of the millions he pilfered from Dolan and the Knicks and buys himself an island.
Nearly Halfway Week 8 Shakedown
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
I don’t want to belabor this or anything, so I’ll try not to dwell on it for too long; but I will say that Jake Delhomme and the Panthers f-ing suck! Seriously, a 14 – 0 lead not good enough against the Cowboys with a QB making his very first start? I should’ve known this was a trap game…I should’ve known! Especially when 14 out of 15 guys all take Carolina, something in my head should’ve told me maybe I should take a closer look at Dallas. But then I thought, the Panthers defense is even faster and supposedly better than the Giants defense, this game should be a cakewalk. I watched Romo run, he’s not fast; he’s faster than Drew Bledsoe but then again, Milton Berle might be faster than Bledsoe. The fact that the Panthers defense allowed Romo to pick up crucial yards on third and fourth downs is unacceptable. Now all week long I’m going to have to listen to idiots who are going to say Tony Romo won that game for the Cowboys. When in reality Delhomme and the Panthers gave the game away with dropped passes, fumbles and a costly interception. I’ve been saying this since last year when I said the Panthers were streaky and that hasn’t changed here (check out my “God Hates Bengals Fans” from January 10, 2006); their offense with the addition of Keyshawn Johnson should be more explosive, not less…so how was that for not belaboring things?
Aside from that, we actually had some great games this weekend. The Colts and Broncos did not disappoint playing a seesaw game that wasn’t decided until the very end, when Adam Vinatieri booted a 37-yarder through for the win with 2 seconds on the clock. The Colts exposed Denver’s defense and while Peyton Manning had to settle for a quiet first half (again) the Colts scored 14 points in the 3rd and 4th Quarters, gained 437 total yards and nearly matched the amount of points given up by Denver all season long.
The Jets did something interesting on Sunday when Widdu Eric Mangini let the run defense fly out on the next plane to Cleveland so they didn’t get there until the 4th Quarter. For all of his supposed genius, Eric’s Jets looked pretty terrible playing one of the NFL’s worst teams, the Browns. How does this happen you ask? No clear indication other than Browns coach Romeo Crennel probably threatened to eat Charlie Frye’s fingers unless he led the team to victory. Frye, with the help of a not-so-fat guy named Ruben, ran all over the Jets and probably would’ve made Mangini harken back the New York Titans era, had he actually been alive then and not just a glimmer in Belichick’s eye.
Other teams securing wins this weekend were the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and inexplicably, the Oakland Raiders; although you had to know this had the potential to be a huge trap game. The Steelers, coming off a tough loss to the fakers of the NFC, the Falcons; Big Ben concussed and confused; and a flight to Oakland to sweeten the deal. I’d be lying if I said I saw it coming, because I jumped right back on the Pittsburgh bandwagon and rode it into a brick wall.
Random Observations:
After Bucs, Ronde Barber and Matt Bryant were given cushy tickets for family and friends, they showed Bruce Gradkowski’s dad in the stands…or should I say on the satellite he was sitting on the watch the game. Not a good day for the Fel-o from Toledo.
The Hot Stove is finally here. We might be having a little trouble getting it lit, but once things get going several pitchers could be changing zip codes; primarily the worst kept secret in baseball, which seems to be Barry Zito heading from Oakland to Queens. But I am downright giddy at the prospect of the Yankees picking up Japanese phenom, Diasuke Matsuzaka, supposed thrower of the gyroball.
One more thing about Delhomme, I haven’t seen decision making that bad since Jessica Simpson didn’t ask Nick Lachey for a prenup, then went on national television to showcase her massive intellect, then filed for divorce, then…well, you get the idea.
Next Week:
The Jets get an entire week to cry about the force out that was, or wasn’t, and try to muster up some actual offense when they go on the road to Foxboro.
Gary Sheffield, and his rosy disposition, will unfortunately still be a member of the Yankees.
Larry Brown takes some of the millions he pilfered from Dolan and the Knicks and buys himself an island.
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