A Wag of the Finger

I knew this day would come. A day when I'd have to criticize a player that I truly enjoy and root for.

For shame Mr. Manning. Rather than congratulating the other team, Peyton elected to go the route of Lebron, Tom Brady, or Bill Belichick and walk off the field rather than congratulating the Saints on their first Super Bowl victory. I will not apologize for that behavior. I chastised Lebron and I chastized Brady and Belichick for such behavior. You look like a poor sport. Respect the game and go congratulate the other side. They played a better game. All around. Period.

Ughhhh it pains me to write this.

via yahoo

That's What's Up - Fascinating Stories and Links

Prison > College - with the market sucking major cajones, and people struggling to get jobs, things are bleak. One college grad with an accounting degree says he would have rather gone to prison than pay for college. Debt is mounting, people are struggling all over, and I too am freaking out. via Jim

From the Warehouse to the NFL - dude is straight gully (in a financial sense). Kept the dream alive, kept working at the grades, kept working at the warehouse and made it to the league. Props

Staying Loyal - I used to dream about winning the lottery I never played. I imagined how I'd freak out on my boss and basically cause a ruckus. Oh the young and the stupid. This kid, however, basically won the lottery (got drafted to the NFL) and stayed true to his employer, Target, by working his shifts as scheduled. Ethics and principles are often left behind when fortunes change. We can all learn from this kid. By the way, the Target in downtown Minneapolis is off the hook. It's two stories and has an escalator for your shopping cart. I wish I had taken a picture

The Bo Sox were roiding it up?? - that's what a former player says. In the wake of the Manny Being Manny the Steroid user going on, Lou Merloni claims the organization taught the players how to use roids. Is Sweet Lou telling the truth? I don't really care. I'm so sick of hearing about steroids.

Obama Loves Battier - well not really, but he respected his leadership skills. And reflected that by sending out a text message through Battier's former teammate and Obama's current personal aide. H-Town, STAND UP via Jim

HISD: Ron Ron is not for the kids - So Artest got a sick mowhawk with a dope rockets logo trimmed up in it. And HISD won't let the kids rock it. Apparently it isn't neat and clean. Lame.
via Jim

Wanna be the Sports Guy Bill Simmons - the epitome of a homer, but ultra entertaining, you can now be like him too. Write in superlatives and make weird references to all kinds of things. It will be awesome. Here's the madlib.

Andre Johnson - SICK

props to Julio

Yeah, Dude Got What He Deserved

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-nflplayer-stopped&prov=ap&type=lgns

Step off dude.

Moats handled himself right (Not pulling the "I'm an NFL player"). Powell? Not so much. It's unfortunate for whatever reason this happened. Can't really say for sure that it was racism, cause Zack Thomas said the same thing happened to his wife last year. So maybe Powell is just a crappy cop.

I'd write more, but it's time to go to class.

Fusing UFC and Football

James Harrison. Defensive Player of the Year. With moves like that, it's no wonder.

In other news, one lucky Steelers fan / friend was rewarded with this while another was rewarded with this

The.Greatest.Question.EVER

In Massachusetts my roommate Andrew and I used to DVR Jeopardy every day. The first year I was there we would frequently watch it with Brooke and her roommates. It was a tradition - Apts 203 and 204 loved Jeopardy night - and it was seldom missed by any of us. Now I wish both apartments were watching Jeopardy when this happened:

Yes, we were living in New England, but my hatred for Lebron James is definitely rivaled by my undying, unrelenting hatred for the New England Patriots and particulary, the man who's name is the answer to this question.

source: Withleather

A $10,000 Snow Angel

I hate the Patriots. Well mostly Tom "Dreamboat" Brady, Captain Douchebag Bill Belichick (side-note, check out Bill's Wikiality article, funny stuff), and their jackass fans that exist in New England and perpetually use the words "Dynasty", add "R" where "R" doesn't belong and turn words that end in "R" in to an "ahhh" sound. But I digress. Despite my disdain for the Patriots, I keep up with sports. And I also understand when douchebaggery occurs. Wes Welker caught a TD this past weekend during the snowbowl, aka The Patriots vs. The Cardinals. Then he made a snow angel. Pretty awesome stuff.


Well, come to find out today he was fined $10,000 for this "celebration." Look, I hate the Patriots, but come on. That was a pretty awesome celebration. In conclusion, I still hate the Patriots and Roger Goddell is a douchebag / dictator.

More NFL?

Apparently Roger Goodell is strongly considering cutting 2 preseason games and adding 2 more regular season games.

While some of me is all for more football - and in-turn, more fantasy football (wooohoooo!) - I think this is probably a bad idea. It would push the Superbowl back to something like late February and is probably too much of a good thing. Consider how physical the game of football is. Can these players last this long? Every week they step on the field there is a risk of injury. And sure, all of these players know that. But adding two more weeks only increases the risk of those injuries and subsequently a decrease in the quality of football being played when players get injured.

Maybe a roster size increase might help combat the problem of injuries. But if you ask me, the game is always increasingly physical, and this doesn't bode well for a player's career (long-term). 19 weeks of football (1 bye week) plus whatever playoff push the team makes is putting a lot of strain on a player's body. And if you thought players hated the pro-bowl before, you will have no idea how much they hate it if there are 18 games. Hell, we might as well abolish the pro-bowl (and disappoint the Hawaiians).

Quality Commissioner Goodell, not quantity.

Thanks a lot D-Bag

This is a picture of Phillip Rivers.

Phillip Rivers threw for less than 200 yards today.

He was also sacked 4 times.

He also threw two interceptions.

This was against the Oakland Raiders...who although have a good defense, were 1-2 on the season.

The Oakland Raiders have only beat the horrible Kansas City Chiefs this year (no offense Raider fans)

Brett Favre is on my fantasy team, but I, in my infinite wisdom, didn't start him.

Brett Favre threw for more than 200 yards.

Brett Favre threw 6 touchdowns, tying Joe Namath for the NY Jets record

Brett Favre only threw one interception.

Brett Favre set a career high by throwing the afforementioned 6 touchdowns.

Phillip Rivers sucks.

Phillip Rivers is a douche bag.

I regret starting Phillip Rivers in fantasy football.

I am now 1-3 on the season.

In Honor of the Start of Football Season....

.....and the millions of Peyton Manning commercials we'll see, here's a clip I poached from withleather who poached it from Hulu. It's kind of funny....kind of. Considering SNL is in the toilet. Toilet? hmm, I could really use one of those in my car.....

It's Official: Ocho Cinco

Chad Javon Johnson is now legally, "Chad Javon Ocho Cinco." Yes, the stunt-happy, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals legally changed his last name to Ocho Cinco.

If that's not awesome, fun, and entertaining, I don't know what is.

Fantasy Football

If you know me, you know I have only moderate interest in football. But I know a lot of people that are die-hard, gridiron fans. And I also know a lot of people that play fantasy football. Football was the last of all sports I ever gained interest in (aside from golf, which yes, is a sport). And in the end, it's always been hard to dedicate Sundays to keeping up with everything going on in the league. When I get into something, I like to go full-bore, which I've never been able to do with football. Especially since I loved to nap after church when I was back home and these days there are a million things I need to do post-church.

But nevertheless, I let Paul talk me into playing in his fantasy league. And then I slept through the draft this morning. The draft that was early by west coast standards...while I'm 2 hours ahead in the midwest. Pretty lame Dave. But thankfully auto-draft kicked in, so I have a team. And a pretty decent team. At least I think. Here's the breakdown.

Two QB's I absolutely despise. Yup. Dream Boat Tom Brady, who I will now be forced to root for in the spirit of wanting to win. Matt Hasselback (barf on my shoes, I can't stand him), and Carson Palmer, who I think is actually a great QB on a dysfunctional team. But I will definitely get major points off Brady, and he's not very turnover prone, so that's a plus.

At the Running back spot: Ryan Grant (who is in the middle of a contract dispute, and who I don't totally trust to be good this year), Marshawn Lynch, who I know very little about since he's in small market Buffalo (although I do recall seeing his name a lot on the ticker). Maurice Jones Drew is a good pickup, although I'm considering getting Fred Jones, but I don't want two backs from the same team....especially one that runs a two-back system. Injury-prone Ronnie Brown and K. Smith and K. Jones (neither of which I know anything about) round out the rest. Sucks, seeing as I have TWO running backs from Detroit. I might have to make a move with those two. That can not be a good situation. The brightspot is I also have Stay-Puff, aka Lendale White. So hopefully he has a good season.

Receivers are a bright spot. Heinz Ward, Plaxico Burress, Tony Gonzales (TE, but same difference), Roy Williams, Heath Miller, Chris Chambers, D. Bowe (who?!) all complete the receiving core. Definitely some bright spots there.

Indy for defense (yes! even if they aren't that great, it's still the closest thing I have to a team I root for, so I'm stoked).

And finally S. Graham (who!?) for my kicker.

We'll see how this season goes. If nothing, it will be a learning experience. Or a complete waste of time. hahahhaha. Can basketball start up again already!?

Peyton the Jackass

I kind of thought that the commercial Peyton wasn't the REAL Peyton....but there was proof. I still like the dude. He's an intelligent QB who calls the plays. But he's definitely a jerk. Ah well...