Monday, January 10, 2005
Paint me purple and call me Susan
I'll be damned if the Minnesota Vikings didn't prove me flat wrong yesterday. Really a shocker, if you ask me (and you did or at least were thinking of it). All of the blame can be directed at Brett Favre. His bust at the Hall of Fame is waiting for him, but I swear that at times yesterday he looked like a rookie. Five turnovers -- ouch! Favre threw four interceptions to a defense that only caught eleven interceptions all year! And what the hell was he thinking with that underhanded toss five yards past the line of scrimmage. The Packers fate, to me, was sealed on that play. The Packers defense, for as poor a start as they got off to, really held their end of the deal for most of the rest of the game. However, too many squandered opportunities by Favre eventually gave way to gimpy Randy Moss catching a touchdown virtually unchecked. By the way, anyone who is taking offense to Moss's end zone celebration on his second touchdown should be shot in the face and their dead carcus mauled by bears. To any who doesn't know, Moss mimicked pulling his pants down and mooning the Green Bay fans. 1) He didn't actually take off any clothing. 2) It's bad sportsmanship, yes, but hello it's the opposing teams fans. Who cares? 3) Everyone in the know is aware that when a visiting team loses at Green Bay, the Packers fans moon the team bus as it leaves the stadium. They do it every game. So now that it gets thrown back in the fans' face, by Randy Moss of all people, the humor is suddenly lost? Bullshit! Joe Buck, James Brown, and number of sportscasters and beat writers who took offense to Moss's silly antics deserves a punch in the back of the head. Maybe it'll help calm down their oversensitivity. Mentally fragile, the lot of them. Between this and the Terrell Owens/Monday Night Football incident, I swear this country may as well still believe in witch burnings and excorsisms. Stupid. I urge everyone to resist the Moss complaints. That is not the big story from yesterday's game, no matter how much undue pub it's getting.
But I digress. Back to football.
The Jets/Chargers lived up to it's hype and I'm sure there's no one happier about the result than Eric "I'm going to committ a stupid penalty in the dying seconds of the game that could prevent my team from winning" Barton. Thing is, though, that both sides took awful penalties. Perhaps more than Kaeding missing the OT kick for San Diego, I think the Chargers undoing came on the three ultra-conservative run plays called immediately before it. Schottenheimer deserved Coach of the Year honors, but it wasn't indicative in the overtime.
Rams were an easy call and I think the Colts were about as sure a thing as death and taxes.
Next week's games should be killer. NFC is still super wide open. The Vikings offense is clicking and could very easily nip the question mark Eagles (because we know their defense isn't reliable), though I think Philly's D will hold it together. Atlanta vs. St. Louis probably won't be as close, although the Rams offense is hot right now, too.
Still like Pittsburgh vs. New England in the AFC championship. When the Steelers and Jets hooked up in week 14, it was tight and ugly until late in the 4th quarter when the Steelers pulled away. Expect more of the same on Saturday. Again, I think the Patriots will physically pound on the Colts, but it'll be a battle for both sides. Remember, though, that Manning hasn't won at New England in his last six tries. Not playing in the warmth of the dome and the speedy turf will probably make it seven straight.
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But I digress. Back to football.
The Jets/Chargers lived up to it's hype and I'm sure there's no one happier about the result than Eric "I'm going to committ a stupid penalty in the dying seconds of the game that could prevent my team from winning" Barton. Thing is, though, that both sides took awful penalties. Perhaps more than Kaeding missing the OT kick for San Diego, I think the Chargers undoing came on the three ultra-conservative run plays called immediately before it. Schottenheimer deserved Coach of the Year honors, but it wasn't indicative in the overtime.
Rams were an easy call and I think the Colts were about as sure a thing as death and taxes.
Next week's games should be killer. NFC is still super wide open. The Vikings offense is clicking and could very easily nip the question mark Eagles (because we know their defense isn't reliable), though I think Philly's D will hold it together. Atlanta vs. St. Louis probably won't be as close, although the Rams offense is hot right now, too.
Still like Pittsburgh vs. New England in the AFC championship. When the Steelers and Jets hooked up in week 14, it was tight and ugly until late in the 4th quarter when the Steelers pulled away. Expect more of the same on Saturday. Again, I think the Patriots will physically pound on the Colts, but it'll be a battle for both sides. Remember, though, that Manning hasn't won at New England in his last six tries. Not playing in the warmth of the dome and the speedy turf will probably make it seven straight.
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