Beyond the obvious of course. Words from a charity event he attended and gave gobs of money to:
'Asked about entering the final year of his contract, Brady said he doesn't really like to talk about those issues. "We're way overpaid as it is," he said. "That's not really a concern."'
Excellent. Someone who is cute and understands the salary cap (even if there isn't one next year, there still won't be unlimited amounts of money to spend!).
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Choke of Favral proportions
Tonight, I almost feel sorry for Brett Favre.
Almost.
Because that was painful. First, what a completely stupid penalty the Vikings took. Too many men in the huddle? That is a Don Cherry move! Except that instead of leading to the game-winning score, it put them out of field goal range.
Then, he threw what has got to be the interception to end all interceptions. Now as you may recall, the last time that Favre made it to the NFC Championship game (2007), he also gave up a critical interception, leading to the Giants' win. Damn you, Brett Favre. Damn you for that interception.
I was pulling for the Saints, so I am glad at the result. But I have just one word to describe what happened there from a Vikings standpoint: ouch.
I will feel sorry for him right up until the moment he starts talking about coming out of retirement. Then my pity shall dissipate.
Almost.
Because that was painful. First, what a completely stupid penalty the Vikings took. Too many men in the huddle? That is a Don Cherry move! Except that instead of leading to the game-winning score, it put them out of field goal range.
Then, he threw what has got to be the interception to end all interceptions. Now as you may recall, the last time that Favre made it to the NFC Championship game (2007), he also gave up a critical interception, leading to the Giants' win. Damn you, Brett Favre. Damn you for that interception.
I was pulling for the Saints, so I am glad at the result. But I have just one word to describe what happened there from a Vikings standpoint: ouch.
I will feel sorry for him right up until the moment he starts talking about coming out of retirement. Then my pity shall dissipate.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Game of Choke: who shall reign supreme?
This weekend, football fans have the pleasure of watching two of the greatest playoff chokers in recent memory play each other: Tony 'Fugly Beret' Romo (Dallas) vs. Brett 'Retire?' Favre (Minnesota). Favre brings decades -- literally decades -- of choking experience with him, but Romo has been the most consistent for choking late in recent years. The question is: who will choke and lose?
I do have to say that the Viking losses in December were less about Favre choking (unlike his time with the Jets) than the rest of the team laying down and almost dying at times -- karma at its finest. However, I have faith that his experience with choking will serve him well here.
I do have to say that the Viking losses in December were less about Favre choking (unlike his time with the Jets) than the rest of the team laying down and almost dying at times -- karma at its finest. However, I have faith that his experience with choking will serve him well here.
Monday, January 11, 2010
What the Pats need to do to improve next year
Patzboy09 has all of our problems solved. Trenchant observations about the fact that Romeo Crennel has also joined Kansas City (meaning that they now have Weis, Crennel, and Pioli), as well as a few suggestions for next season:
| Patzboy09 wrote: Am I the only one who thinks that we should just let these fckers go and move on with life and be a fcking man and get tough within, seriously..For a whole dam year, its been Romeo this, Charlie that, on and on and on and ON...geez, f0ck them, let them go to the piece of sht worthless Kansas City Chiefs and become failures again and embarass themselves. I'll tell you this, Kansas City Chiefs doesn't make the playoffs next year or within three years of those 2 over there and they end up getting fired, they might as well retire because it will put the shine out of them for good. the Patriots organization and its fans needs to stop being a bunch of Girlie men, stop thinking like a bunch of girlie men and fcking man up and get tough. Let Dan Pees go, seriously, that's priority#1. Dan Pees is a girlie men of a defensive coordinator. He gets his cues from his grandaughter, I bet you she stood on the sidelines during Patriots practices dictating to her Grandpa that the players "hit too hard" and they need to be "caressy like". No wonder they couldn't tackle for sht. What kind of f0cking weights are these slackers lifting over there to be playing like a bunch of girlie men on PMS. I say next season, double the fcking Weights, those that can't lift, send them packing. It pissed me off this season everytime I watch a Patriots game and saw how weak and feeble they were compared to the other teams. To add more insult to injury, you watch the following game that came on from another team and you see how feracious those players were, how high they jumped for balls, how hard they hit any receivers that caught a ball, how much they pounded a line on a critical 3-4th and inches and you say to yourself, why couldn't our players play like that. Why has the Patriots players become nothing but a bunch of Prima Donnas puzzies. The Team's uniform next year might as well have them wearing fcking skirts, seriously. Get fcking tough you bunch of girlie men 1/11/2010 7:26 PM EST
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How awesome is Tom Brady? Let us count the ways
Courtesy 1888CelticBoston:
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It will all be okay. But not this year. This year was painful.
I still stand by what I said after the Saints game: it was not our year. We had too many weaknesses (I listed a few two posts ago, such as pass rush). That being said, I'm actually not so upset about it. Yesterday basically took all of the flaws that we had seen all season and magnified them. That was painful. I wish that the team hadn't had such weaknesses. But we did and the Ravens exploited them, and that's how you win football games.
I'm a fan. Not a bandwagon fan, not a fair-weather fan, but a fan. The team will go through good and bad. Extremely smart decisions will be made (such as the acquisition of Moss/Welker or re-signing TBC). Extremely stupid decisions will be made (dear Lord, may I never have to see 3rd & 20 with a hand-off to Faulk again...that is an extremely stupid decision and I saw it more than once this season, making it even stupider since people might expect it). This year, I do feel that there were some very bad coaching calls and I would like that to be fixed for next season. Yet at the same time, you have to take risks and change or you could become stagnant (a la Giants this season). We sought change. It may have been too much and some bad decisions may have resulted. But the point is that they tried, they failed (somewhat), and now's the time to regroup.
I see at heart here the whole question of why we watch sports: part of the thrill is seeing a group being challenged, struggling, and overcoming. Pats fans are used to this narrative. Yesterday, we saw a group that failed to cohere and could not get together from start to finish. I hope that we can return to the struggle-overcome mode. I think that this has to do with that elusive mental toughness that was a problem for much of the season. Perseverance is what we like to see. Staying around after they fail, that's what a fan needs to do.
I'm a fan. Not a bandwagon fan, not a fair-weather fan, but a fan. The team will go through good and bad. Extremely smart decisions will be made (such as the acquisition of Moss/Welker or re-signing TBC). Extremely stupid decisions will be made (dear Lord, may I never have to see 3rd & 20 with a hand-off to Faulk again...that is an extremely stupid decision and I saw it more than once this season, making it even stupider since people might expect it). This year, I do feel that there were some very bad coaching calls and I would like that to be fixed for next season. Yet at the same time, you have to take risks and change or you could become stagnant (a la Giants this season). We sought change. It may have been too much and some bad decisions may have resulted. But the point is that they tried, they failed (somewhat), and now's the time to regroup.
I see at heart here the whole question of why we watch sports: part of the thrill is seeing a group being challenged, struggling, and overcoming. Pats fans are used to this narrative. Yesterday, we saw a group that failed to cohere and could not get together from start to finish. I hope that we can return to the struggle-overcome mode. I think that this has to do with that elusive mental toughness that was a problem for much of the season. Perseverance is what we like to see. Staying around after they fail, that's what a fan needs to do.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Pats lose in first round for first time in Belichick's tenure. Game immensely ugly.
That was not a fun game to watch.
It wasn't enough that we gave up a 24-0 lead in the first quarter, it was even worse that we could get nothing together on the offense. Tom did not have a good day, but for the first half of the game, Baltimore's D was owning our O-line in awful ways. I mean come on. Dude almost didn't have time to hand the ball to Maroney at one point. That is not Brady's fault that he can't execute in such situations. The love-child of Peyton Manning and Joe Montana couldn't execute in such a situation.
The second half was better because they changed the snap count and it was effective. Fewer turn-overs. The turn-overs freaking killed us. And two of them bounced off someone and there just happened to be a Raven there (admittedly, we got one of those too, but three times in one game? When does that happen?).
Let's not even talk about the defense. I mean, full credit to the Ravens RBs (Flacco's QB rating was, like, 8.6 in the first half or something...Tom's was 32.something, which isn't exactly great either), who completely dominated our players, including that killer first run where we gave up, like, 833 yards (okay, it was actually 83, but it felt like ten times that). Wilfork was tied up most the time and contributed. TBC, bless him, picked off a ball that hit a Ravens' player. Not all was gloom and doom. No wait. The rest of the D was doom and gloom.
It was ugly. It was a horrible way to go out. It's time for Change. I'm torn because I think we desperately need new coaching staff, yet I think that part of the problem is the turnover in the coaching staff. Dilemma.
For you haters: Brady is not done (are you freaking kidding me?), Belichick is not washed up (he coached Matt Cassel to an 11-5 season last year!), and the Pats can be a strong team again. But there is a whole pile of work that needs to be done in this off-season. I have a laundry list:
1) Pass rush
2) Pass rush
3) Pass rush
4) Offensive coordinators whose plays are more exciting than 'Pass to Welker or, failing that, to Moss.'
5) Pass rush
6) Defensive coordinators who can teach how to rush the pass
7) BETTER FREAKING COACHING BY THE COORDINATORS
8) Pass rush
9) Running backs who can *hold* *on* *to* *the* *freaking* *ball*
That's all I've got.
Incidentally, who wants to take bets on when Adalius Thomas gets released? He can take his Jetson pack elsewhere, I think.
It wasn't enough that we gave up a 24-0 lead in the first quarter, it was even worse that we could get nothing together on the offense. Tom did not have a good day, but for the first half of the game, Baltimore's D was owning our O-line in awful ways. I mean come on. Dude almost didn't have time to hand the ball to Maroney at one point. That is not Brady's fault that he can't execute in such situations. The love-child of Peyton Manning and Joe Montana couldn't execute in such a situation.
The second half was better because they changed the snap count and it was effective. Fewer turn-overs. The turn-overs freaking killed us. And two of them bounced off someone and there just happened to be a Raven there (admittedly, we got one of those too, but three times in one game? When does that happen?).
Let's not even talk about the defense. I mean, full credit to the Ravens RBs (Flacco's QB rating was, like, 8.6 in the first half or something...Tom's was 32.something, which isn't exactly great either), who completely dominated our players, including that killer first run where we gave up, like, 833 yards (okay, it was actually 83, but it felt like ten times that). Wilfork was tied up most the time and contributed. TBC, bless him, picked off a ball that hit a Ravens' player. Not all was gloom and doom. No wait. The rest of the D was doom and gloom.
It was ugly. It was a horrible way to go out. It's time for Change. I'm torn because I think we desperately need new coaching staff, yet I think that part of the problem is the turnover in the coaching staff. Dilemma.
For you haters: Brady is not done (are you freaking kidding me?), Belichick is not washed up (he coached Matt Cassel to an 11-5 season last year!), and the Pats can be a strong team again. But there is a whole pile of work that needs to be done in this off-season. I have a laundry list:
1) Pass rush
2) Pass rush
3) Pass rush
4) Offensive coordinators whose plays are more exciting than 'Pass to Welker or, failing that, to Moss.'
5) Pass rush
6) Defensive coordinators who can teach how to rush the pass
7) BETTER FREAKING COACHING BY THE COORDINATORS
8) Pass rush
9) Running backs who can *hold* *on* *to* *the* *freaking* *ball*
That's all I've got.
Incidentally, who wants to take bets on when Adalius Thomas gets released? He can take his Jetson pack elsewhere, I think.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Who dropped the ball? Seriously?!?
Yes, I do have to bring it back. Apparently that week in Buffalo was just a fluke.
Fred Taylor had his first 'who dropped the ball' event in the game against Houston. But what made it even worse is that he dropped the ball and it was taken into the end zone for a Houston touchdown. And do you know who did that? Bernard Freaking Pollard. Yes. That Bernard Freaking Pollard of taking out Tom Brady fame.
He was also close to Welker when he sustained the knee injury.
Why does he hate us so much? What did we ever do to Pollard? Whatever it is, I really wish that he could just let it go.
Fred Taylor had his first 'who dropped the ball' event in the game against Houston. But what made it even worse is that he dropped the ball and it was taken into the end zone for a Houston touchdown. And do you know who did that? Bernard Freaking Pollard. Yes. That Bernard Freaking Pollard of taking out Tom Brady fame.
He was also close to Welker when he sustained the knee injury.
Why does he hate us so much? What did we ever do to Pollard? Whatever it is, I really wish that he could just let it go.
So much to say, so little time
I had sketchy internet over the past week so I didn't get a chance to post. However, now is the time!
1) Wes, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So much sadness. Your contributions this year were amazing, you are a wonderful WR, we will miss you during the playoffs. Please come back soon, we all wish you the very best and quickest recovery possible!
2) Pats vs. Ravens: I think the Ravens are going to win. Sure, we are 8-0 at home during the playoffs, but that sounds like the same kind of 'the Angels *never* beat the Red Sox in the playoffs' talk we were hearing in October (as a reminder, this past season the Angels beat us and how). But even if they don't, do you really think that we can beat the Chargers? Have you seen our secondary? Because I don't and I would prefer not to see us get embarrassed by them.
As always, I love them, I want them to win, but I'm not sure that this year they can.
3) Jim Leavitt gets fired. Now he was fired over the fact that he allegedly struck a student, which is clearly bad. But bring in the new, I say. It's been time for a new coach for a while.
4) Lots of other people fired, but amazingly not Mangini. Although I will be damned, he finished 5-11, just like the 2000 Patriots. Hm.
1) Wes, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So much sadness. Your contributions this year were amazing, you are a wonderful WR, we will miss you during the playoffs. Please come back soon, we all wish you the very best and quickest recovery possible!
2) Pats vs. Ravens: I think the Ravens are going to win. Sure, we are 8-0 at home during the playoffs, but that sounds like the same kind of 'the Angels *never* beat the Red Sox in the playoffs' talk we were hearing in October (as a reminder, this past season the Angels beat us and how). But even if they don't, do you really think that we can beat the Chargers? Have you seen our secondary? Because I don't and I would prefer not to see us get embarrassed by them.
As always, I love them, I want them to win, but I'm not sure that this year they can.
3) Jim Leavitt gets fired. Now he was fired over the fact that he allegedly struck a student, which is clearly bad. But bring in the new, I say. It's been time for a new coach for a while.
4) Lots of other people fired, but amazingly not Mangini. Although I will be damned, he finished 5-11, just like the 2000 Patriots. Hm.
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