Losing Another Superstar?

So Pat Williams might not be coming back next year, how is that going to affect your team?  I mean, he is the anchor on that defensive line my friend.  Just wondering what your thoughts on that were.

Apparently, today, 2 metro employees died while conducting track maintenance.  And I am not trying to disrespect these people in anyway whatsoever... but seriously?!?! How many times is this going to happen before people get a clue?  I mean the metro is a government-run institution.  You are telling me that they can't do track maintenance without getting someone killed?  And why is it always the Red line?  Sometimes things just astound me.  I have no idea how things like this can continue to happen.  If this were to happen in the private sector... people would be losing jobs and shitting thunderbolts.

Going to chuckycheese tonight for a fundraiser.  Anyone interested?

MacGyver

What a great show.. might be the greatest of all time for the 80's, early 90's and yes I am super excited for it. A-Team should be good, especially w/ Rampage Jackson. I think I might just watch an episode of MacGyver right now.. hehe

MacGyver

MacGuyver (sp?)

I was just reminded that there is a movie coming out.  No?  I wonder, how excited are you to see it Vince?  I'm excited to see the new A-Team movie that will be coming out.

As for the Saints offensive stats... well they didn't really move the ball when they had a long field to deal with, but because of some of the fumbles and pooched punt, and how the ball ended up getting knocked backwards by people, they just capitalized on having the short field when they did.  So it's hard to use that stat to support anything.  Turnovers killed you and lost the game for you, plain and simple.  Now, whether or not Favre comes back, remains to be seen, but we can learn from history, there is no point in trying to speculate now or to even believe favre when he makes his first decision during the off-season.  Just wait until a week before the season starts, and then start to think about it.

Jets, I was proud that they made it a game, especially since everyone said that they had no chance.  I mean you are playing against Peyton Manning, who, if you give him enough time will dissect the defense and figure out what your game plan is and how to beat it.  I think the Jets have a pretty good team, and will be a force for years to come. And Rex Ryan is a stud coach.

Had their Chances

No, the Vikings did dominate, and yes the only reason they lost was because of the fumbles. I dont understand how you can fumble that many times. The sad part was, from the 5 turnovers, the pathetic offensive line and no rush to Brees, the Vikings still were in it and had opportunities to win. That being said, we were the better team and dominated the game. The Saints should be thanking the heavens for the opportunity to be in the Super Bowl because sure as hell didnt play like it. I wanted to knock Brees out of the game but they didnt blitz enough. However I cant blame the defense because the Saints didnt even get 300 yards of offense and Brees didnt even throw for over 200 yards. So I blame it on the simple shit like turnovers. Pathetic... very pathetic..

The Jets had their chance, its just sad that they couldnt cover Garcon. Really he is not that good. 11 catches for like 160? Shouldnt have happened, and the Colts will destroy the Saints. I probably wont even watch the superbowl because I dont care for either team. I wanted the Jets, they had their chances, but Revis cant cover everybody. Sanchez played well and it wasnt his fault they lost. It goes to their defense, their bread and butter. Then again, they didnt score any points in the second half so I dont really know what to say. There were so bad calls in that game too, I think the NFL really needs to take a look and realize they are screwing up in big games. Sad part is, no one wants to see the Colts/Saints. If the Jets made it, you would have had the whole NY area viewing which is prime time money. If the Vikings made it, everyone would want to see Farve and his old ass self. Now you have a lucky team in (Saints) and a disappointing Colts team that took their starters out. Really have no intention of watching it.

A little bit of reality....

Ok, Vince, you might not want to hear this but I'm going to say it all anyways.  The Vikings did dominate the game in a lot of aspects... however, the things that you mentioned were not the major factors that led to the Vikings' demise, rather it was the fumbling, the turnovers, and your line.  I have almost never seen a pro team fumble that many times with that many players in 1 game, let alone a playoff game.  Atleast not when there wasn't a reason for it, like snow or the like.  Another thing I was a little disappointed in, was your offensive line.  Yes, favre didn't get sacked much.. but he got hit... alot and hard.  Not to mention that, even though he wasn't sacked, a  lot of time he was hurried, had people in his face, had to dance around... etc.  They just weren't able to protect and give him time.  I also would have like to have seen the d-line impose their will more and make Brees uncomfortable, but their overall performance wasn't bad.  We'll see about favre coming back, but I think that your best bet is to find a diamond in the draft in the middle rounds... or trade for a decent QB that you can use for 2-3 years that will actually throw the ball.  Tavaris is not the answer, and you don't want to waste the talent that you know you have because Favre showed you how much better players can be with a QB that can throw.  Shancoe is an elite TE in my opinion, so we'll see.

Don't be angry... haha.

 What'd you think of the Jets game?

Tragic

I dont have any comments on this weekends games... None what so ever. The Vikings absolutely dominated the game in every category statistically. And if the Refs didnt blow that bullshit pass interference call on the 30, they would never have gotten the ball that close. Then you can argue about the 3rd down "holding" call. Fuck the NFL fuck the Saints. Yes I am bitter, and I only hope Farve comes back next year, goes 19-0 so everyone can bitch about that. Oh do I hope...

Championship Weekend

Man, I must say, this was a very exciting weekend of football.  Tons of good football, and from some people's point of view... bad football.  I will wait to let my colleague express his views and thoughts, but I just thought I'd start Monday off.  Ughhhh Mondays... and for some reason it's warm and gross outside.  Our world might be coming to an end, the weather is screwy...

Enforcer?

Crosby is a little puss.  He's not an enforcer... he avoids contact and hates on people you play full contact hockey like Ovie does.  It's funny cause in both countries.. hockey is like a religion... my vote still goes with the Russians, they were atleast once a nuclear power, and the canadians... well all they have are mounties and bacon... nuff said.

I was sad that Rex was let go from the Ravens, I always felt that he should've been the head coach.  I understand that the organization wanted a more offensive minded coach to help them with their offensive woes... but, defense defines the Ravens team, and they should've stuck with the old school style of football that Rex would have used, like the one he does with the Jets:  great defense and pounding the ball all day until you wear them down and start to break long runs.  It's sad and a little ironic that he's getting the Jets to the AFC championship with that formula, which he could have done with the Ravens. 

I don't know how much the tickets cost.  It's $100 to reserve them, but I haven't looked into it further yet.  What're your plans for the Vikings game this weekend?  Hope we win the lottery...

Canadian sports

Top Canadian athletes since Crosby is a bitch...In no particular order

Wayne Gretzky
Mario Lemieux
Bobby Orr
Patrick Roy
Steve Nash
Barry Melrose (ESPN cus hes funny)
Gordie Howe

Man.. everyone here plays hockey.. Crosby will never live up to that and there will never be another Nash. On that note will Canada even do well in the winter olympics, I mean they have to its in their country right. :)

Oh and Ill add in Mike Weir just cus hes cool.

Ovechkin any day

Stats do go for Crosby, he is one year younger then Ovie, and he actually has 33 goals compared to Ovechkin's 32 goals this year. Thats more so because Crosby doesnt have many people around him and needs to be more of an enforcer. But if you look at point and plus/minus differential, Ovie destroys Crosby 8-1 in points. So a little bias here but I would rather have Ovechkin. Plus he is Russian, and Crosby is Canadian. Enough said. Whats up with the rain? This shit sucks...

How much are the tickets? See if you can get club level seats and when I win the lottery, aka tonight... we will get them.

NBA Sucks

I agree, I think the NBA sucks, but i've been saying that for a while now.  Though I do find things amusing from time to time, like Iverson making the all-star game as a starter and the whole Arenas situation. 

Now I pride myself in being a well-rounded sports fan, but I must admit i'm not as knowledgeable as I would like to be when it comes to the NHL.  However, here is what I think based on my little knowledge.  I think Ovie is better than Crosby.  He's a more rounded player and a player that I would take to build a team around.  Ovie isn't just a scorer or an assist man, he's also an enforcer.  It's like the old school players, Brett Hull meets Gretzky.  And I know that the stats that you just gave would support Crosby, but I believe that crosby also has a better team around him.. whereas Ovie is the caps team.  Am I wrong?  Please correct me if I am.

Sidenote:
I got an e-mail from the Redskins offering me season tickets... sigh if only I had money.  Anyone want to buy season tickets under my name for next season and possibly a few seasons to come until I can afford to buy them myself?

Rex is a Don

In regards to the Vikings, yes everyone is hating on them and good.. keep on hating. I love the fact that they get absolutely no respect and when they do beat the Saints, Ill be blogging up in Miami. Their secondary is a little suspect though. Given up Sharper scares me, and they dont really have any shut down corners. Winfield is hurt, Sapp isnt any good and for me even mentioning him means we have no real threat. However it comes down to the front four and the linebackers. If the Williams wall can get pressure and Jared Allen can have a big game, the Saints will be one dimensional. Just play a QB cover or a soft Cover 2 and have Ray Edwards or Ben Leber dismantle the Saints passing attack. It will be a good game no matter what. Its going to come down to turnovers and if the intensity the Vikings have, the Saints can match. 27-23 Vikings

Rex Ryan is like the don of the mafia with the Jets. They are so young all they have to do is believe in his bullshit and they get fired up. He cries in their faces, he makes them believe the inevitable is possible. But good for them. They have came where no one thought they would and I do hope they beat the Colts. Just for the fact that the Colts ruined a perfect season because they think they are bigger than the NFL and the Jets will get destroyed by the Vikings if that was the matchup. However I do like Sexy Rex and hope he gets far.

"I heard someone say J-E-T-S, Mess Mess Mess, No I dont think so..." - Rex Ryan on going to the playoffs

Haterade

Almost everyone is hating on the Vikings for the NFC Championship.  Really?!?  I actually think that they are most of a complete team than the Saints.  The Saints have an explosive offense, no doubt, but their defense is a little suspect and is not in the league of where the Vikings are.  The Vikings have the ability to shutdown any offensive facet that a team might have.  Teams can't run against them so they have to throw, which is what the Saints do... but the Vikings secondary is really good too, though winfield is worrying me a bit since he got owned in the last few games of the regular season.  Regardless, I feel like the Saints are going to have to work much harder to win the game than the Vikings are. 

On a side note... Rex Ryan sent the game ball to Marty Schottenhiemer (sp?).... I'm not sure how I feel about that.  Yea he is the father of their offensive coordinator, and yea he was fired from the chargers... so is this just a move to rub it in the chargers' face?  Cause if it is, then there really wasn't a point since they're already knocked out of the playoffs.  Maybe Rex should direct that kind of stuff towards the colts.  And maybe his own players deserve the game ball... like Revis or Green.  What do you think?

Whose Better?

Well last night we had 2 great games going on with the best relatively in their sports. You had Lebron vs Kobe, which the Cavs won and then you had Crosby vs. Ovechkin. I really dont care to talk about the NBA because well its my damn blog and who cares for the NBA with the playoffs this weekend... but I do care about the Caps and how they over powered the Pens last night in Pittsburgh. So whose better? Crosby or Ovechkin? Or maybe I should say who would you rather have. Ill throw out some stats real quick first off. Crosby owns the head to head match up 11-5. He has 1 more stanley cup (winning it last year, beating the Caps in Washington in game 7 at DC in an embarrassing lost, however that game was more about goal tending then anything else)

Anyways... go ahead whose better.. and then Ill give my opinion..

Damn

Nick Cannon, you should've stuck with the teeny boppers.  You just got played.

That being said, I'm pretty happy with the Redskins coaching staff... though I must say... 100ft screens in the endzone...? really snyder?  REALLY?!

FAIL

Watch the clip of Nick Cannon trying to be a G but doesnt succeed. Just fast forward to like 2 minutes into the clip.. Basically Nick Cannon tries to go where Jay-Z is going but is left behind... What does this teach us? Well first off Nick is a tool and not only got played by Jay but by Eminem on his comeback to Mariah's Obsessed song.. If you havent heard it yet,
Em killed Mariah and then ruined Nick too... Guess they really arent your friends Nick.

I Concur....

Vince... you stole the title I was going to use.  I prefer this clip to yours.
Keith Brooking is a hypocritical crybaby.
First of all, in his pregame ritual, he says something to the effect of, "When we get them down, what are we going to do?  Stomp on their throats..."  which makes it so ironic, that when the cowboys were down, the Vikings eliminated any chances that they might have had by "stomping on their throats."
Second of all, you can see through the clip that the way that Keith plays the game is classless, which once could also argue is a product of the environment/team.  Cause we all know and have heard of how dirty the cowboys players are, like tripping and kicking players... ie. Justin Tuck.
And lastly,  and also probably most damning, is that I recall in the prior week, that they ran up the score on the Eagles.  So, apparently, Mr. Keith Brooking thinks that it's only classless when it's done to him and his team.  What a joke.  I agree with what Jimmy Johnson said following the game:
"That was an old fashioned ass-whipping.  And if you want them to stop, then stop them.  If you can't, why should the other team do anything for you?  This is the PLAYOFFS."

Quick thought to Mr. Keith Brooking...
How is it classless to score a TD when you don't/can't defend it?  So you stack 8-9 people in the box because there's less than 2 minutes left, they have 11x your score, and you think that they will run the ball to run out the clock?  Isn't the mantra "You take what they give you?"  If you don't want them to score then don't give them that opportunity.

Icing on the Cake...
For me it was watching the released kicker from the Redskins that the cowboys picked up, miss field goals.  Not that those field goals would have made the game any closer... but it definitely made my smile a little bit bigger.  The cowboys got CRUSHED and I loved it.  To echo Vince... Go Vikings.

Edit*
By the way I was looking back at some of our posts from 2008... I think I'm prophetic.

Brooking's a Bitch

Well, its been awhile but good topic to start off with. Lets first see what happened.

Now Brooking is upset because the game was already won and the touchdown the Vikings scored to him was classless and bullshit. But then why Mr. Brooking did your team happen to call 3 timeouts with 6 minutes left to play if you thought the game was already won? You had your chances, and you all blew it. You sucked from the beginning and you are more of a pussy now. Classless.. shit.. its classless how you played as a team in front of your fans and national tv. All the Vikings did was prove that they are legit and the Cowboys are nothing more then sore losers. Its the playoffs, grow up. There are no rules where you have to adhere to being "polite and considerate" Go play in some donkey league then. It fits you well. And on that note Go Vikings.

The Legendary Phoenix

Hello, hello, hello!  And here we are.... I'd like to revive this blog and bring it back to life and relevance by asking this question to my esteemed colleague....

What do you think of Mr. Keith Brooking of the Dallas Cowboys?!?  I will offer my thoughts after his response.