Well... that was interesting. It's nice to see the Steelers trying to ruin any chance of getting a good draft pick. Prediction -- they finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs by a game. Since I've predicted it, though, it is sure not to happen. Tune in next week when I predict records of 3-13, 4-12, 5-11, 6-10, 7-9, and 8-8 for the Steelers, too.
It would appear not all is well in Steeler-land (aside from being 3-6), as the defensive line still cannot get any real push on the QB. I'm not convinced Casey "Hungry-Hungry Hippos" Hampton is healthy.
On to the rest of the league...
If we call it the Good Ship Lovie, can we call it the Sinking Ship Marvin? If you're a "defensive mastermind" and your team scores 41 points, shouldn't you win every game? Something to ponder, I guess.
Arizona lost again, and I, for one, am excited that with Denny Green's impending firing. We get to hear Denny Green's name come up for every head coach opening for the next three to four years -- with him never actually being hired, of course. Sometimes coaches fail because their teams are bad. Sometimes they fail because they're bad coaches. Sometimes, it's both. And sometimes, you're name is Rich Kotite. I'm not saying that Denny Green is Rich Kotite... but geez man, 1-8? Are you serious? And enough about how you could be 6-3. Guess what? You could be 9-0. But you're not. Stop crying and start working on your resume. (Some advice though, don't list your all-time NFL record.)
Houston, congratulations. I'm sure your quest to finish .500 will fail. But it's fun to watch you try. Somewhat sadly for the Texans, and happily for Houston, the Dynamo (great name by the way -- not) won the MLS Cup yesterday. I know many readers (all five of you) will greet MLS talk with some derision, but I mention it for two reasons -- 1. It was a ridiculously entertaining game if you turned it on halfway into the first overtime. 2. It's that much more embarrassing to Houston that one of its expansion teams won so quickly, and the Texans are still terrible. Kicking a man while he's down you say, in making fun of the Texans? I care.
It's been since Buddy Ryan was coaching that NFL audiences have seen this frosty a handshake. I couldn't quite make out Bill's words... but I think it started with "F*ck" and ended with "your mother."
And finally, from the files of Brett-Favre-Plays-Just-Well-Enough-This-Year-To-Consider-Coming-Back-Next-Year, the Pack won yesterday. Have we ever seen a guy raise a franchise up (won the SB) and kill it (not allowing anyone else to develop, steals away good draft picks by winning a few games a year) like Brett? I doubt it.
It would appear not all is well in Steeler-land (aside from being 3-6), as the defensive line still cannot get any real push on the QB. I'm not convinced Casey "Hungry-Hungry Hippos" Hampton is healthy.
On to the rest of the league...
If we call it the Good Ship Lovie, can we call it the Sinking Ship Marvin? If you're a "defensive mastermind" and your team scores 41 points, shouldn't you win every game? Something to ponder, I guess.
Arizona lost again, and I, for one, am excited that with Denny Green's impending firing. We get to hear Denny Green's name come up for every head coach opening for the next three to four years -- with him never actually being hired, of course. Sometimes coaches fail because their teams are bad. Sometimes they fail because they're bad coaches. Sometimes, it's both. And sometimes, you're name is Rich Kotite. I'm not saying that Denny Green is Rich Kotite... but geez man, 1-8? Are you serious? And enough about how you could be 6-3. Guess what? You could be 9-0. But you're not. Stop crying and start working on your resume. (Some advice though, don't list your all-time NFL record.)
Houston, congratulations. I'm sure your quest to finish .500 will fail. But it's fun to watch you try. Somewhat sadly for the Texans, and happily for Houston, the Dynamo (great name by the way -- not) won the MLS Cup yesterday. I know many readers (all five of you) will greet MLS talk with some derision, but I mention it for two reasons -- 1. It was a ridiculously entertaining game if you turned it on halfway into the first overtime. 2. It's that much more embarrassing to Houston that one of its expansion teams won so quickly, and the Texans are still terrible. Kicking a man while he's down you say, in making fun of the Texans? I care.
It's been since Buddy Ryan was coaching that NFL audiences have seen this frosty a handshake. I couldn't quite make out Bill's words... but I think it started with "F*ck" and ended with "your mother."
And finally, from the files of Brett-Favre-Plays-Just-Well-Enough-This-Year-To-Consider-Coming-Back-Next-Year, the Pack won yesterday. Have we ever seen a guy raise a franchise up (won the SB) and kill it (not allowing anyone else to develop, steals away good draft picks by winning a few games a year) like Brett? I doubt it.
3 comments:
Kudos for the early Monday post! Good to see some fresh material out there.
However, I must defend my Dynamo team down in Houston. Say what you want to about the name (a nod to the old professional soccer team in Houston), but if you're gonig to rip them then get the details right. The Dynamo are not an expansion team. They were actually among the original MLS teams f.k.a. the San Jose Clash (1996-99) and then the San Jose Earthquakes (2000-05).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes
As for the football over the weekend, it was a great weekend for college football (too bad So Carolina can't kick). Unfortunately for me, just as there is the NFL's yang to balance CFB's yin, I managed to post my second goose egg of the season in my picks against the number. Shit.
MPS, any chance you can post Sprague's e-mail about ND's chances at the BCS bowl game? I'd be interested to see what the blog's reaction is to it.
Oh, I'm fully aware of the moving-nature of the Dynamo -- i poorly used the term "expansion" -- but anyone who watched 5 minutes of yesterday's game knows they were from SJ.
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