Brett Favre was on David Letterman last night and the way I took it is that he left the door open for a return to the NFL. He did state that he has not filed the the paper work. He said nothing about enjoying retirement or that he is going to miss playing the game of football. He did say that he will see what happens around the time of training Camp in July. Which brings me to the conclusion that he may return next season to ploay in the NFL. Would he play some where else? that was not a question that was asked, but he did say that Aaron Rodgers is the starting QB.
A follow up on a Madden Curse Strikes again Brett Farve is on the Cover on Madden 09. So does get rid of the curse? If he comes back is this a challenge to show that it is not a curse to be on the cover? I guess we will find out in July!
If you missed the interview last night feel free to click Farve on Letterman.
With the NFL Draft coming up this weekend I have been going to different sites looking to see which player will go where. Fox sports draft board has stuck to what they have said at the beginning. They have the top players of the draft being Darren McFadden at running back, Matt Ryan at QB, Offensive Tackle Jack Long will be the first player taken in the draft. Hall of Famer Howie Long's son Chris, could go as high and the number 2 pick in the draft or fall to the Raiders at 4. The only think I really do not see in this draft is a go to wide receiver.
If I were to start a team and would be drafting I would building up my Offensive line and then get a QB later in the draft cause First round QB's usually do not live up to the hype. IF you were to start a team what position would you look at first and Why?
Ben Roethlisberger turned 26 on March 2nd got a nice Birthday present from the Pittsburgh Steelers. He got a new contract for 102 million over the next 8 years and a upfront guarantee of 36 million dollars. I am glad to the Steelers final give someone some money to keep him instead of doing the Rebuilding think. In my Eyes Big Ben is the Face of the New Steelers Generations. He is going to lead them to the Promise Land once again.
Hello everyone out there in the sports world. I have taken a little break from blogging to focus on Family and the Holiday's. Plus, I would of been one sided in picking games, being a Steelers fan. Check out Sleepnbeauty's blog for the insight to game day on a A True Fan. Lots going on in the sports world, since I left. First off I would like to congratulate the New England Patriots for going Undefeated. Also, I feel Randy Moss should of been MVP not Tom Brady. Tony Romo aka Tony Homo decides to take off the last month of the season and date the blond bimbo Jessica Simpson. Loses and important game to the Philadelphia Eagles with her in attendance. Plus, the Cowboys have now won a playoff game in 11 years and Romo is down in Mexico with the idiot, instead of preparing for a game. To bad Peyton Manning has to go shot more commerical while his brother Eli is playing the most important game of his life. San Diego finally gets to were everyone thought they should of been the last two years. I am not in the quoting game right now but I am seeing an upset in the AFC. I would like to see and Green Bay vs New England Superbowl, but I think that a Green Bay vs San Diego would be better. Stay tune I will give you my break down later in the week.
I am glad to see then Illini football made the Rose Bowl a game for at least 3 quarters. I watched a lot of good college football on New Years Day! I think it is time for the NCAA to finally go to a Playoff system to pick the winner. I think that USC would of ended up winning the whole thing. I am a big Pete Carroll Fan. He is a class act.
What else is going on, Shaq and the Miami Heat are the Worst team in the NBA, The Chicago Bulls fire Scott Skiles and Lebron James gets pulled over for speeding. I will do a follow up to all in the NBA and my thoughts.
To all the sports fans out there, May the Force be with you!
Randy Moss has now been in the league for 9 seasons now. He was drafted by the Minnesota Viking in 1998. He was considered a troubled player coming out of college, he was passed up by 20 other teams. In Minnesota, Cris Carter took him under his wing and taught him the lessons of the league. He was named Rookie of the Year and selected to the Pro Bowl. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders in 2005. He did not do anything there but cause trouble cause they were a bad team. In 2007 he was traded to the New England Patriots were he has made Tom Brady look great. Moss is going to surpass the record for the most TD's caught in an season. He has even helped take a team to a 13 and 0 record and lead the team to a Superbowl. Randy Moss in my book is this year's MVP. He is amazing and can do it all. He is not scared to do anything. Terrell Owens always talks how great he is but TO has Nothing on Moss. He will go down as the greatest Wide Receiver of all time. Anyone out there agree? or even Disagree? Why?
You heard it here first. The mighty Steelers, lead by QB Ben Roethlisberger, will run over the undefeated New England Patriots. Tom Brady is going to see a pass rush that he has never seen before. Randy Moss, is going to be locked down. Big Ben with throw for more than 3 touchdown passes. New England wont know what hit them.
So I am letting you know now, get your Terrible Towel out and Jump on the Bus, cause we are going to the Superbowl. Anyone else have any objections?
Playing Not to Lose, “Can I get a definition please?”
As I watched football I heard the commentator’s use the term playing not to lose. This made me wonder, what are they talking about? I have seen team that look like they are playing against the clock, but never are playing to lose the game. I did a search on it on google.com and found that it means to play conservatively when you have a lead in a game. I feel there could be more meaning to that term. I think that the meaning could be you know that you have a good team, but you as a coach are holding them out of playing up to the teams full capability.
I feel that if you are as competitive as I am you play the game to win all of the time. I feel that teams that play not to lose, could face a greater team and they are going to get run off the field. Playing to lose is not a good way to teach a team. If you tell a team ok we are going to play not to lose, I feel that your telling them we are not very good so we are going to go out here and prove that we are not and if we win good, if we lose that is ok too. No I hope my son is never taught that we are playing not to lose, instead I would like him to be taught that you go and give it your all and lose it is ok.
So there are my thoughts on playing not to lose. What do you think?
Seven weeks of the Season left and there is still One team that is Undefeated. The New England Patriots played a sluggish game last week and still one. I give my props to them for having 140 plus penalty yards and they are still able to pull out the Win. Now the Question come can they pull out an undefeated season? I do not think they can. Remember I said it first here, in the week 10 pick that on December 9th, when the Pittsburgh Steelers go to New England, the Patriots will lose there first game of the season. That WILL be my upset for that week.
I know it is a little past mid season, but I am going to give my mid season MVP, The winner if the season ended today is Randy Moss of the New England Patriots. If the Pittsburgh Steelers would of been 8 and 0 instead of 6 and 2 the mid season MVP would be Ben Roethlisberger. Shot out to the Week 9 MVP Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, Set the all time Rushing record with 296 yards in one game. I had a pretty good week last week going 3 wins and 2 loses bringing my overall record too 20 wins and 25
Week 10 Picks
Redskins over Eagles Giants over Cowboys Chargers over Colts Steelers over Browns
As I read the news looking for something good to read, I come across that Former First Round pick Jeff George, wants to return to the Minnesota Vikings. He is 39 years old and has not thrown a pass in the NFL since 2001. My question is why does the NFL keep giving chances to players that are way passed there Prime? George has played for many different teams and he cannot get along with team mates, Why do they keep bringing him in for a chance. I really home that someone breaks his leg, cause he is washed up. So to all of you out there, what football players do you feel just need to retire?
The NFL Season is now 7 weeks old so it is time to look at the teams that do not have very good records and decide if they are going to keep there coach's or fire them and which will keep t here jobs.
Coaches on the Hot Seat:
ST Louis Rams: Record 0-7 the rams were supposed to compete for the division this year. THe only thing they will be completing for is who is going to lose the most games. Coach: Scott Linehan, I do not think he will make it much farther with the losing record.
Miami Dolphins: Record 0-7 the dolphins are a team that is still trying to find there Identiy. They have a depleated back field. A young qb and and Old Defense. Coach: Cam Cameron should be fired for such a sorry performance.
On the Bubble:
New York Jets: Record 1-6 the jets were supposed to be a playoff team again this year. They were just missing a running back. No body in new york can produce. Coach: Eric Mangini will be allowed to stick at least one more year to turn it around.
Philadelphia Eagles: Record 2-4 A team that almost everybody said that they could have the tools to go to the superbowl. They have lost some close games that they really should of won. Coach: Andy Reid with the off field trouble of his sons I feel that he has one foot out the door.
So there are the four teams I feel will be making a coaching change? Is there an others that you can think of? Or do you think I am crazy for saying these are the 4 on the hot seat.
NFL: Player Review. Chicago Bear Devin Hester!!!!!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
"Devin Hester returned a punt 106 yards, caught a 99-yard touchdown pass, kicked three field goals after Robbie Gould went down with a hamstring pull, and drove the team bus to the airport after the game when the driver fell ill after being bitten by a rabid Philadelphia dog, leading the Bears to a 23-20 victory over the Eagles."
This is a quote is from a writer that is picking the bears to beat philly this weekend. I would have to agree with him. Devin Hester can do it all. He has returned a kickoff or a punt for a towndown 8 times in his two year career. He was drafted out of Miami by the Chicago Bears in 2006. He a Pro bowler in his rookie season as a kick returner.
This Season he is playing on the offensive side of the ball as a Wide Receiver. He could also line up at QB,RB and even Tight end. He is the first player in Madden history to have a speed of 100. He also wears a magically number 23 in Chicago.
Could he take the bears to the next level with all his talent? Is he the next coming of Prime Time Deion Sanders? What punt returner/kick off returner would you rate that is better than him?
After watching the Dallas Cowboys make Tom Brady and the New England Patriots make mistakes and turn the ball over yesterday. I have come to the Conclusion that it is going to take a great Defense to beat them. What I mean is if the defense can get to Tom Brady then the wheels will fall off. Yesterday the way Dallas scored was by the defense making plays. One other thing that I noticed that if you keep there offense off the field long enough you can wear down there Defense. Everybody is saying they are going to go undefeated and win the Superbowl. I am one that even said they are going to win the Superbowl. But, I do not think they will go undefeated. The Team that will beat them will be the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 9th.
I feel that the Steelers have all the tools to beat them. They have the BEST Defense in the league. They are able to Run the ball and use the clock. Plus, they have a QB that is a great leader and he has done it before, by beating them in 2004 when they won 18 games straight.
I know I am crazy thinking this. But I am jumping back on the Bus to go to the Superbowl with the steelers. Ben Roethlisberger is leading the way. So watch out cause here we come. Does anyone out there think it will be someone else that beats the Patriots? Do you think they will go undefeated? Also, do think Brady breaks Peyton Manning's Record of 49 TD Passes?
Wow can anybody believe that the NFL is already 5 weeks old. This season has gone really fast. There have been some sure suprises this season. One would be the Eagles getting off to a bad start. Also the Chargers not playing like a team that finished 14 and 2 last season. Surprise winning teams would be the Pittsburgh Steelers starting off 4 and 1. and the Green Bay Packers, I felt they were going to have good years but wow. There division rivals are not playing very good football either. Lastly How bout them Cowboys. They get a true test this week, Tony Romo over comes 5 int's to lead his team to victory. Amazing, how many QB's can you say did that?
Now on to the week at hand. I am doing really bad. I went 3 wins and 2 loses bringing my total overall to 12 wins and 13 loses. I will get back up there and be over 500 before the end of the year. MVP for this week is Pittsburgh Steelser Najeh Davenport, he had 7 carries for 58 yards. Also he came up with the Heinz Field Hop.
Week 6 picks
Bears over Vikings Redskins over Packers Patriots over Cowboys Jets over Eagles
Brett Favre was drafted a no name player out of University of Southern Mississippi, in the 2nd round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1991 NFL Draft. He was later traded to the Green Bay Packers. He was on the bench for the first 3 games of the season, when he got his call. He has started in every game since then. He has played in 241 regular season games and 261 total games(including playoffs). He has lead his team from behind many times to win a game. He been name League MVP 3 times. Has lead his team to 2 Superbowl's, winning the first and losing the second to the Denver Broncos. He owns his rival Chicago bears with a record of 22 wins and 8 loses with a 12-2 record in Chicago. His longest pass of 99 yards came against the bears. He then thrives in the big games. He know holds many NFL records including most career pass completions (5,101) Most Career Regular season Wins by a Quarterback (150). Most seasons with 30 or more Touchdown Passes (8). As of Right now he is about 3000 yard off of breaking the career passing yard record of 61,361.
The only knock I see against him is that he has only led his teams to 2 superbowls, he only has one ring. He is still a remarkable QB. I like the way that he handles himself on and off the field. In 2004, he helped the Katrina victims by sending food and water and materials to help rebuild.
He always seems to come up big in games when something bad has happened to his family. His father died the day before they were to play a Monday night game in Oakland. Everyone was not sure he was going to play and he came out and led his team to victory by throwing 4 touchdown passes. He is absolutely amazing and my feeling is that there will never be another Quarterback like him. I may be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, but I love watching Brett Favre Play. I would take him on my team no matter how old he is . What are your thoughts about him being the greatest of All time? If you do not think he is one of the greatest of all time who is?
Hello Sport Dirt Fans! I went 5 and 0 last week. Bring my over all record to 6 wins and 4 loses.I am very surprised that I pick all my games right. Last weekend I seen alot of Great games. The Colts VS Titans was a great game that came down to the wire. I really wish I could of seen the Browns vs Bengals. I would not of even imagined the Browns winning that game. Also I am going to say that I am sticking with my AFC Superbowl pick of the New England Patriots, but I dont know who they are going to play since the Eagles are 0 and 2. Also, with Donvann McNabb going out and saying that black QB's have a harder time, that is a different blog article for later. My MVP for week two is going to be Running back Jamal Lewis who had 215 yards rushing and 1 touch down.
Week 3 Picks Tampa Bay over St Louis Pittsburgh over San Fransico Denver over Jacsonville Miami over the New York Jets
Ok I know I just went on a rage on cheating. This post is going to be a little different though. I have had this on thought on my mind. In the Spring NFL Teams draft College QB's to be there Frachise QB's. What I whant to know is why they do not play these guys from the beginning instead of letting them set? I know they are young and experinced, but bringing them along slowly on the field. I was glad the Steelers did it with Ben Roethlisberger in 2003. The Dallas Cowboys did it with Troy Aikman in his first season, He might of went 1 and 15 but he is now in the hall of fame. Doing so gives the fans cofidence in there team that they are committed to this guy. I really feel that if they felt this great about him when they drafted him and paid him the big bucks, let him play, not stand on the side line holding the clip board. What is he going to learn from that?
All I am thinking is let him play. He may be bad but on playing makes him better.I would like to know your thoughts on this.
As you all know the New England Patriots have been caught taping the jets coach in order to get an advantage on what defensive plays were being called. I have her that at the beginning season the Commissoner put out a statement that stealing play will not be tolerated. I have heard many stories on the radio saying that all of the teams probably do it, but for what? If a team was really smart they would change the signals for the up coming games. The reason behind this blog though I was going through my daily sports news and came across an article with an interview from madden and he said "Every coach in the world is always pushing to get a competitive advantage, that's always been happening." My thought to that is it doesnt give you an competitive edge. It cheating, stealing what ever you want to call it. It give the other team an advantage, cause they know what defense play is coming as the defense knows it coming. This gives the coach the right to call in a adidable to a new play to gain yardage or even a touchdown. If you are really competitative athelete you would use mind games to get ahead. This is cheating. If every team knew what was going to be called this makes the games no fun to watch.
I know that many of you out probably think I am wrong. But to me I feel this had cost my team 2 superbowl appearance and maybe even rings. Cause for a fact I know in 2003 the steelers beat the patriots breaking the winning streak. Then in the playoff it seem the Patriots knew what was going to happen before it happened and scored. I feel cheating is wrong and they should get a big punishment. I would like to know what your thoughts and feeling are? What other things have you heard of that was done that would be considered cheating.
Being the sports nut that I am I thought that this would be a really good topic. I have heard of all kinds. In Basketball Micheal Jordan always puts his right shoe on before his left cause it is bad luck for him to put the left one on first. He also always wears his North Carolina Shorts under his game shorts. Did this him play better? It is hard to say. Another one would be Moses Alou Peed on his hands before every game cause he thought it helped him hit better. Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers did not shave until after they won Superbowl 40. He thought since they kept winning that it would be bad luck and they would lose. Another one I found was Wade Boggs would only eat chicken before every game. Nomar Garciaparra gets dressed the same way everyday and Steps on each dugout step with both feet and tugs his batting gloves and taps his toes during each at- bat.
I went and did some search to find some other here is what I found.
Baseball 1. Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat is said to bring good luck. 2. A wad of gum stuck on a player's hat brings good luck. 3. It is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch. 3. Some players believe it is good luck to step on one of the bases before running off the field at the end of an inning. 4. It is bad luck to touch the baselines while running off and onto the field between innings. 5. Lending a bat to a fellow player is a serious jinx. 6. Some players actually sleep with their bat to break out of a hitting slump or stay in a groove. 7. If a pitcher is throwing a perfect game or a no-hitter, never speak of it while it's going on.
Basketball
1. The last person to shoot a basket during the warm-up will have a good game. 2. Wipe the soles of your sneakers for good luck. 3. Bounce the ball before taking a foul shot for good luck.
Football
1. Double numbers on a player's uniform brings good luck. 2. It's bad luck for a professional football player to take a new number when he traded traded to another team. 3. A mascot is an important good luck symbol
Does anyone out there in Sports land know of any other superstitions that they can contribute? Please Feel free to post.
Finally the NFL kicks off to a great weekend. I watched a lot of great games this weekend. Even though the Steelers weren’t on Television in my area, I was very happy with the outcome. Ben Roethlisberger threw for a career high 4 touchdowns and led the Steelers to victory over the Cleveland Browns. I also got to see the end of the Raiders and Lions Game, I must say that the Lions have a great offense. They really surprised Me. I know the Raiders are in rebuilding mode, but they are still going to get kicked around this year.
The Game I got to watch that really surprised me was the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers. The Defending NFC Champs played great on Defense, but the offense has a LONG Way to go. Everyone wants to blame this on Rex Grossman. I would give him couple more games and if he keeps playing like that bench him. So you ask who would I play as QB, Well I would have to go with Kyle Orton. I know he is a 3rd year player, but he knows how to win. I think in my opinion he could be another Tom Brady, but that is only my opinion.
The other game I caught bits and pieces of was the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. I really like what I see in New England. They have a really good defense and a high power offense. They kind of remind me of the San Francisco 49ers of the 80’s. The poor JETS, lose there QB and cannot get nothing going on Offense. The thing that makes it really bad is the as Pennington Hopes off the field the fans are cheering. That Show they are really loyal to there QB.
Like I stated before I did not get to see all the games. I picked a couple to write about. Feel free to leave a review of any of the other games. Let me know what your reaction were to week one.
Hello everyone out there and welcome to the start of the best sport to watch. The NFL opens up tonight with there kickoff game. Being the steelers fan that I am, I wish that my team was on, But since they are not I will still be watching the game. The Surprise of last season New Orleans Saints take on the Defending Superbowl Champs Indianapolis Colts. If you read my early post NFL Preview, I do not think the Colts can repeat. I think they lost to many weapons on defense. The Saints are great on offense and they will go far with a good offense, but there defense has a lot to prove this year. So Going on that I think this game will be a good one to watch. Reggie Bush is one of the best running backs in the league and this could be his break out year. Peyton Manning is probably the best QB in the league at gaming playing and studying his opposition. I am really excited to watch the game.
I will be writing to all of you out there with my picks of the week. I am not going to pick every game, but I am going to chose 4 games and an upset of the week. I will pick a variety of games depending on my mood.
So here we go:
Saint over Colts Bears over Charges Redskins over Dolphins Cardinals over 49er's
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