Since we last visited what has become a travesty and debacle here in the S.D. our quarterback was longing to regain his form on the golf course. Of course, he can’t lift or move his arm in any manner that would resemble a golf swing, throwing motion, or well, any move that would be designated useful at this time. This of course has management slightly more than concerned, enough so that there will be no franchise or transition tag assigned to Mr. QB. As of this Friday, our quarterback will be a free agent and will be free to sign with any team that will have him. This does not seem to concern our GM in the slightest.
So, it turns out that we can speculate as to who Mr. Brees will sign with this Friday. Now, who is in a position to take a chance on a one armed quarterback? Well, here is my take, you can decide if I am full of more BS than normal.
First, Miami. Of course with the powerhouse Sage Rosenfels and Gus Frerotte, they may be in the market for a quarterback. Any quarterback will do. There is a strong chance that they will give Mr. Brees a look…perhaps a contract.
Second, Dallas. I know they have the ever mobile and nimble Drew Bledsoe, but Drew is a local Texas guy, and that may go a long way down there. You know, those Texas folks can be pretty loyal to their cattle and their quarterbacks…
Third, Baltimore. Kyle Boller is still 24, and obviously having some trouble running the offensive show in murderland. This could very easily be Drew’s destination…
And finally, Houston. Same local Texas rules apply, and well, they draft one Reggie Bush, and well you have a Texans team that resembles the Charger team that Drew was in control of when Tomlinson had 100 receptions and 1000 yards on the ground. Reggie Bush reminds me a bit of that guy when he came into the league… just another thought as I try to convince myself that we will still have Drew running our team next year…
As far as the injury goes, it is a tough one. I know someone who has torn this particular type of cartilage in his shoulder, and it is not an injury that anyone wants. The procedure takes you out of the game for at least 6 months. That means no throwing, no lifting and basically no functional movement for the duration of that period. The shoulder really never regains total stability, and the problem is that it can continue to drop out of joint. It is a day by day injury, some days better than others. It will be a tough task to come back from this and regain your form in less than one year. Can it be done? Possibly. But obviously A.J. wants no part of a long term investment in this type of scenario.
The question now is can Phillip be the guy here. My position officially is yes. But, he needs stability. Stability he has now. He could not be in a better situation. He knows the system and he knows the guys he has around him are potent weapons. He needs to continue with the current system, that he has spent the last two years studying. If A.J. has his way, he gets his guy running the offense and ousts his coach. Before the injury, I would have supported this wholeheartedly. But now, Phillip does not need to have to commit another offensive system to memory. And, I would guess that Cam2, gets a coaching job next year, Marty goes the way of Mike Riley and June Jones, and we start all over again. Fun times here in San Diego, in what is possibly our last two years here in our town. Fun times…
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Pro Bowling...
Well, the word on the street is that the footballing season is now officially over. It ended the way it should with a Manning throwing all kinds of errant balls. You know those guys love their errant balls.
Our guys made quite a showing in the big all star spectacular out there in the middle of the ocean. Merriman proved why he was there and why he would be a big part of the NFL for years to come. I am going to have to work on that dance of his…
Normally this is the time of year that the mandatory football blackout begins and all football talk is ceased until the preseason is 90% complete. But, in the interest of the offseason that is shaping up to be an exciting one, the posts will be fewer and supplemented with Padre talk a bit, so I have something to complain about (for example the battery that is shaping up of Klesko, Giles, Piazza, and Castillo, wow). And we will have the one armed, contractless quarterback updates as the super glue sets and the duct tape gets a bit frayed at the edges…
Our guys made quite a showing in the big all star spectacular out there in the middle of the ocean. Merriman proved why he was there and why he would be a big part of the NFL for years to come. I am going to have to work on that dance of his…
Normally this is the time of year that the mandatory football blackout begins and all football talk is ceased until the preseason is 90% complete. But, in the interest of the offseason that is shaping up to be an exciting one, the posts will be fewer and supplemented with Padre talk a bit, so I have something to complain about (for example the battery that is shaping up of Klesko, Giles, Piazza, and Castillo, wow). And we will have the one armed, contractless quarterback updates as the super glue sets and the duct tape gets a bit frayed at the edges…
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Extra Large?? Extra Bore...
Well the Forty is gone and the trophy has been awarded. One fat guy said goodbye to the game and hopefully not his treadmill along the way. A young quarterback did his best not to screw up the game and succeeded in that. And what was deemed a ‘sloppy’ game (some of us would use harsher language than that) ended mercifully sooner rather than later. The game really had no entertainment value at least for me, a couple of big plays that were the difference kept me from attempting to find something more interesting on the big box.
As far as I was concerned, once this game died, I needed no excuses to keep talking about it. Mediocre performances that will be forgotten on both sides of the field shortly after the trophy was awarded, were marred by some folks complaining and attempting to rationalize a loss, suffered primarily at the hands of the zebras. Not to dwell on this more than everyone else has already kicked the dead equine, but, before the fatal shots are fired at the zebras, the entire thing should be rehashed.
Four plays stood out to me when laundry hit the tire bits and fake grass. Obviously the first, the pass interference on Darrell ‘First Quarter MVP” Jackson. No other way to say this, but I think I saw one of the refs use his yellow hanky to pick up the pile of poop that fell out of his pocket when he pitched the flag. Seattle has a gripe here.
Second one, the holding call, the first one. Looked like a hold to me. In fact, when the play was developing I commented that they held. They got flagged for it. Penalty deserved.
Third, the low block penalty on the hairless Quarterback. More poop on the play, but rather inconsequential all things considered. The pick was damaging and the end result wasn’t due to the penalty on that play.
Fourth, the last holding call on Locklear. Sorry, but once again as this one developed I didn’t see the flag. I commented that they got away with a hold. To my surprise they didn’t actually get away with it. After replay, it was questionable, but at full speed it looked like a tackle to me. I’d have been pissed more than livid if that was Merriman that fell taking the corner on that play. No gripes here either Seattle. Sorry.
Now. Let’s focus on the real problem here. First, the Darrell Jackson touchdown that wasn’t. One foot in one foot off the orange touchdown thing. Touchdown. Nope. Incomplete. This was a head scratcher to me. If Kojak the Quarterback keeps the ball in bounds, well you know the rest. Twice at least I saw the Hasselhoff throw the ball out of bounds to open receivers. “We want the ball and we’re gonna score!!!”
Oh, and I almost forgot. The most crucial point of this concoction here. Not the clock mismanagement at both the end of the first and second halves. Nope, although that was pretty miserable stuff. Nope, it wasn’t the kicker doing his Jay Feely, twice. Nope. It was in fact the three passes that Jerramy Stevens continued to drop that would have resulted in first downs for the Seahawks, two of which were inside the Pittsburgh Red Zone. Those plays would have changed this game. Of that I am convinced.
Bottom line for me is that the officiating was the typical debacle that the game is accustomed to. It did not cost the Seahawks the game. If the Seahawks would look at their performance and the reasons why they lost, and then still come to the conclusion that they got jobbed, be my guest. They’d still be wrong and they’d be ignoring the real reasons why they choked on the biggest stage in the team’s history. No one wants to talk about that though. This was a very winnable game, in fact Pittsburgh did their best to piss it away. You choked and failed Seattle. Yes. You choked and failed. You should have been nicer to us when we visited in June. That’s it for me. Sorry if you don’t see it that way.
Football blackout begins with the final gun in the Professional Bowl game. Hopefully no more of our guys get career threatening injuries during the last four quarters of the year. September can’t get here soon enough…
As far as I was concerned, once this game died, I needed no excuses to keep talking about it. Mediocre performances that will be forgotten on both sides of the field shortly after the trophy was awarded, were marred by some folks complaining and attempting to rationalize a loss, suffered primarily at the hands of the zebras. Not to dwell on this more than everyone else has already kicked the dead equine, but, before the fatal shots are fired at the zebras, the entire thing should be rehashed.
Four plays stood out to me when laundry hit the tire bits and fake grass. Obviously the first, the pass interference on Darrell ‘First Quarter MVP” Jackson. No other way to say this, but I think I saw one of the refs use his yellow hanky to pick up the pile of poop that fell out of his pocket when he pitched the flag. Seattle has a gripe here.
Second one, the holding call, the first one. Looked like a hold to me. In fact, when the play was developing I commented that they held. They got flagged for it. Penalty deserved.
Third, the low block penalty on the hairless Quarterback. More poop on the play, but rather inconsequential all things considered. The pick was damaging and the end result wasn’t due to the penalty on that play.
Fourth, the last holding call on Locklear. Sorry, but once again as this one developed I didn’t see the flag. I commented that they got away with a hold. To my surprise they didn’t actually get away with it. After replay, it was questionable, but at full speed it looked like a tackle to me. I’d have been pissed more than livid if that was Merriman that fell taking the corner on that play. No gripes here either Seattle. Sorry.
Now. Let’s focus on the real problem here. First, the Darrell Jackson touchdown that wasn’t. One foot in one foot off the orange touchdown thing. Touchdown. Nope. Incomplete. This was a head scratcher to me. If Kojak the Quarterback keeps the ball in bounds, well you know the rest. Twice at least I saw the Hasselhoff throw the ball out of bounds to open receivers. “We want the ball and we’re gonna score!!!”
Oh, and I almost forgot. The most crucial point of this concoction here. Not the clock mismanagement at both the end of the first and second halves. Nope, although that was pretty miserable stuff. Nope, it wasn’t the kicker doing his Jay Feely, twice. Nope. It was in fact the three passes that Jerramy Stevens continued to drop that would have resulted in first downs for the Seahawks, two of which were inside the Pittsburgh Red Zone. Those plays would have changed this game. Of that I am convinced.
Bottom line for me is that the officiating was the typical debacle that the game is accustomed to. It did not cost the Seahawks the game. If the Seahawks would look at their performance and the reasons why they lost, and then still come to the conclusion that they got jobbed, be my guest. They’d still be wrong and they’d be ignoring the real reasons why they choked on the biggest stage in the team’s history. No one wants to talk about that though. This was a very winnable game, in fact Pittsburgh did their best to piss it away. You choked and failed Seattle. Yes. You choked and failed. You should have been nicer to us when we visited in June. That’s it for me. Sorry if you don’t see it that way.
Football blackout begins with the final gun in the Professional Bowl game. Hopefully no more of our guys get career threatening injuries during the last four quarters of the year. September can’t get here soon enough…
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Your Lack of Convictions are Astounding...
I don’t understand this whole Skip Bayless thing. His last two columns were about how Pittsburgh didn’t belong in the Bowling for Forties, while neither did the ‘Sea Frauds as he put it. Unfortunately for me, he cited all the reasons for the Seahawks mediocrity that I did a couple of days ago. So my big question is, if Pitt doesn’t belong, and Seattle doesn’t belong, who does?
Obviously, Skip’s pick was the Panthers who, yes were all banged up and couldn’t put forth their best effort against the Rainy Day Crowd Favorites. But, hey Skip, Carolina isn’t there, so you are going to, if you are a true professional, like someone in this game beyond a final score. You cannot continue to deride both squads about their downfalls without truly taking a stand or a position. Grow a pair Skip and stand on a conviction for once. If you think Pittsburgh is the team to beat in the big game, then realize that they deserve to be there by pounding the teams that were supposedly better than them en route to the Forty Bowl. Pittsburgh is a good team, it’s time to recognize that. They beat Cincy, they pounded Indy (with our game plan of course) and they pounded Denver. They proved they were the best in the AFC. Believe it you hack. And if you continue this charade of yours, you won’t be able to write anymore, because you will continue to prove yourself to be lacking talent and writing skill continuously in a public forum.
ESPN.com page 2 is where you can read more of his manure, columns, I mean columns. I refuse to link to him anymore. He does not need to add to his army of dislike. He is dangerously close to getting more than hate mail from a lot of people in this country. I feel incredibly sorry for him.
Obviously, Skip’s pick was the Panthers who, yes were all banged up and couldn’t put forth their best effort against the Rainy Day Crowd Favorites. But, hey Skip, Carolina isn’t there, so you are going to, if you are a true professional, like someone in this game beyond a final score. You cannot continue to deride both squads about their downfalls without truly taking a stand or a position. Grow a pair Skip and stand on a conviction for once. If you think Pittsburgh is the team to beat in the big game, then realize that they deserve to be there by pounding the teams that were supposedly better than them en route to the Forty Bowl. Pittsburgh is a good team, it’s time to recognize that. They beat Cincy, they pounded Indy (with our game plan of course) and they pounded Denver. They proved they were the best in the AFC. Believe it you hack. And if you continue this charade of yours, you won’t be able to write anymore, because you will continue to prove yourself to be lacking talent and writing skill continuously in a public forum.
ESPN.com page 2 is where you can read more of his manure, columns, I mean columns. I refuse to link to him anymore. He does not need to add to his army of dislike. He is dangerously close to getting more than hate mail from a lot of people in this country. I feel incredibly sorry for him.
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