Filed under: General | Tags: Sports, NFL, Football, National Football League, St. Louis Rams, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Roland Williams, Ricky Proehl, '99 St. Louis Rams, '99 Rams, Throwbacks, Los Angeles Rams
I loved these jerseys when I was a kid, especially watching Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Roland Williams, Ricky Proehl and Co. light up the league with a 13-3 record en route to Super Bowl XXXIV where they defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16, following a time-expiring tackle on Kevin Dyson by Mike Jones on the one-yard-line.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Annoyances, Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Comedy, ESPN, Football, Humor, Kenny Mayne, Miami Dolphins, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Satire, Sports, St. Louis Rams, Tie Games
Pittsburgh beats San Diego 11-10.
Philadelphia and Cincinnati tie at 13, being the first game in the NFL to result in a tie since Atlanta and Pittsburgh tied at 34 in the 2002 season.
Miami wins 17-15 over Oakland.
The only problem I have with the Miami/Oakland game is that it bothered me, seeing as it wielded a hinging result of what would be Miami’s fate by the end of the season (wildcard or playoffless), not to mention they are the only team I have to cheer for now that my Rams are down and out (with a disastrous 2-8 record lingering over them).
Pittsburgh beating San Diego pissed me off, because I hate the Steelers, and because of the crooked score on the scoreboard. One of my friends is a Steelers fan, and I’m going to have to listen to his superfluous jargon for a period tomorrow about how ‘awesome’ (or the way he spells awesome, ‘owsm’) the game was, even though it was more boring than trying to watch a game of soccer (or, for you international folks, ‘footie’).
Oh, and if Dallas wins tonight, I have to listen to a stuttering idiot blabber about it for the rest of the week. Woohoo.
The Eagles/Bengals game irked me because you don’t play to tie the game, you play to WIN the game. (Thanks, Herm Edwards of the 1-9 Kansas City Chiefs!) Maybe the moniker should be changed to that you play to tie the game, though. Shayne Graham of the Bengals attempted a field goal with seven seconds left in overtime, but it sailed wide right, and moments later the game ended as a result of a tie. Y’know what? Here’s something for all of you that bash baseball: at least in baseball, ties don’t result (please don’t bring up that ’specific’ All-Star game in which Bud Selig screwed baseball fans).
The Rams were obliterated by the 49ers today. Nothing new.
Kenny Mayne has a new internet show on ESPN.com, called Mayne Street. A few episodes have been placed onto the web and its mediocrity has been bestowed upon our eyes that have been doused in KMP (Kenny Mayne Poison) for every time we see him on TV enough as it is. I don’t have a problem with the guy, and sometimes – sometimes — he’s funny. But it seems that sometimes he tries too hard, and the blatant comedy is tiresome. Though, if you’re bored, it’s pretty damn amusing.
Weigh in.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Albert Haynesworth, Bill Belichick, Chris Johnson, Football, Jeff Fisher, LenDale White, National Football League, New England Patriots, NFL, Sports, Tennessee Titans
I’m a die-hard and dedicated St. Louis Rams/Miami Dolphins fan. And let me tell you that the way I use ‘love’ in the headline of this blog isn’t the way you’re thinking. I don’t consider the Tennesee Titans a favorite team of mine; I just love watching ‘em play.
You see Kerry Collins out there, and your instant, face-value thought has to be, “Whoa? What? Is this the same guy whose career had seemingly washed up in Oakland a couple of years ago when Randy Moss was being labeled as the scapegoat of the team?”
Yes, it is the same Kerry Collins. This Collins, however, is only having to do simplistic things. In Oakland he had to dispatch the ball to all quarters of the field. Not to mention he had nothing to work with there, except a dissatisifed Randy Moss. In Tennessee, his job is simple. With a formidable o-line, his goal is to hand the ball off to rookie Chris Johnson and three-year-back LenDale White, and make little mistakes. It’s been a tentative process, but it’s worked out ever since the Titans decided to bench the emotion-rattled Vince Young.
I got a good look at Chris Johnson in the pre-season when the Rams ventured to Nashville to play the Titans, as Johnson romped the Rams for over 100 yards combined, 77 of those 100 yards being rushing. Johnson is an elusive speedster out of East Carolina University.
A lot of people are touting the Titans as overrated, but with all due respect to the 2007 New England Patriots, I enjoy watching the 2008 Titans a hell of a lot more when there are no perennial qualms leaning over the team’s head. Must be because I’ve always been a fan of Jeff Fisher’s classy attitude and stalwart coaching. He should be a model for all coaches in the league (Patriots fans, Doug Baker alike, are all gritting their teeth at that statement as it indirectly shuns Bill Belichick).
I’m not even going to depict the Titans defense. Their success is obvious. Albert Haynesworth, known notoriously for his head stomp a couple of years ago, has aligned himself as one of the best if not the best defensive tackle in the league.
Many props to the thus-far undefeated Tennessee Titans.
One thing I wonder: if they had had some overly moderate success the past couple of years, would they have garnered any kind of negative attention this year as the 2007 Patriots received?
Filed under: General | Tags: Ben Roethlisberger, Football, Indianapolis Colts, National Football League, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football, Sports
1.) A paltry offensive line
2.) Turnovers
. . . Or at least in football it does.
The Indianapolis Colts just defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-20 in a game that was decided late in the fourth quarter, contrary to what Steelers pundits are saying.
(NOTE: What the Steelers pundits are saying is that the game was lost when the Pittsburgh secondary tipped a pass to Reggie Wayne early in the game that keyed in on setting the tone for the game.)
Eight minutes to go, the Steelers threatening to score, with the game tied at 17, Colts lineman Eric Foster — who was doubled — wedged between the double team and made a crucial tackle on Mewelde Moore, who otherwise would have been rendered useless and the Steelers would have been up seven.
On the Steelers’ next possession, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw a pass to Santonio Holmes that was picked off by Tim Jennings at the Steelers 38.
Three plays later, Peyton Manning delivered a 17-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Rhodes that floated over the extended arms of Troy Polamalu that proved to be the game-winning touchdown for the Colts.
The Steelers were eventually stymied in the next drive by a holding call followed by a sack, a fitting ending considering the Steelers’ offensive line troubles this season.
