NFL09 Week VI
It’s already week 6 in the NFL, and we are still blessed with 5 undefeated teams. However the throw down between the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints will prove to be entertaining as it will prove to be telling of who is the early season heavyweight in the NFC. What should disturbingly be more telling is the ridiculous amount of downright horrible teams in the league.
With four 0-5 teams, and a couple of one win teams who could easily be dubiously infamously donut for victory like the Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland Browns, and the Detroit Lions. From the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the St. Louis Rams, each has their own excuse for why they stink so bad, yet none of those excuses can make up for the horrendous product they put out on the field for fans to waste hard earned money on.
NFL09 Week V
Apologies to loyal readers who might have silently or methodically cursed my name for not submitting more nonsensical hubaloo to help fill the void that is the 8 hour-a-day, 40 hour work week. I also sympathize with your plight, for I the self-proclaimed windbag of know-it-nothing’s (I’m making up a lot of words today) also have a full-time job just to support this fledgling website (all those Simpsons’ quotes aren’t free!). After a year and a half without taking any time off from work, I splurged on 2 consecutive weeks of vacation in order to take in the new stadium in Arlington, Texas followed by a pleasantly nice trip to Chicago, Illinois. Rest assured however, your viewership is very much appreciated even in the face of continual yet monotonous boredom in those sterile cubicles or wherever your timecard calls home.
Michael Crabtree inks 6-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers
Does life imitate fantasy football? Or does fantasy football imitate life? Have I taken a borderline obsessive hobby too far? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you may also acquiesce to the level of my insanity. Yes, finally after weeks of stonewalling, reputation tarnishing, and struggling to score points, my fantasy team will soon have the services of Michael Crabtree! Oh… and the San Francisco 49ers have successfully signed the media proclaimed, “mercurial” rookie wideout to a 6-year deal worth 17 million dollars in guaranteed money.
Roughly speaking, the agreed contract translates to an extra million to the 49er’s previous offer and an extra year tacked on. Both sides can claim victory as the Niners “only” added an extra mil and another year onto their previous 5-year deal of 16 million guaranteed while Crabtree didn’t look like he crossed the picket line for naught. He could also conceivably use this as a chip on his shoulder to destroy the Oakland Raiders and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (the unintentional source of all this hoopla and the recipient of 23 million over 5 years that Crabtree so desired in equality or excess) every time they play each other much like the way Randy Moss destroys the Dallas Cowboys every time he laces up against them.
That means after months of standoffs and surprisingly mild (by today’s standards at least) barbs between the two sides, the ordeal has concluded with Crabtree reporting to camp on Wednesday and properly meeting his new teammates. Stealing an ingenious reference from one of my friends, the Niners didn’t have Crabs, but still had VD (TE Vernon Davis). Not so anymore, a 3 and 1 rejuvenated once proud franchise haunted by recent years of mediocrity now can move on and hope Michael Crabtree can become the deep threat they desperately need to complement an already solid team.
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NFL09 Week III
As any casual gambler can attest, every time a trip to Vegas with your friends looms on the horizon, each guy will invariably swear that he’s going to utilize discipline, proper money management, patience, and not go crazy with the bets. He promises himself and to each of his buddies that he’s going to stick with flat betting a certain amount, say $10 or $25 and not venture beyond that no matter what the situation whether he’s down a lot or up a lot the duration of the weekend. Of course any casual gambler will also agree with me when I say that lasts for maybe all of 2 seconds as the thrill of winning and the desperation of losing could both induce ultimately the greed of degenerative gambling. What starts with flat betting in accordance to patience, discipline, letting the cards come to you instead of chasing bets, and taking risks, really ends up turning into taking 75% of your bankroll and placing $200+ on one hand of blackjack only to see the dealer almost always turn over a king with his 6 card up, then dealing himself a 5 to figuratively crotch-punch you and your feeble 18.
NFL09 Week II
Opening week in the NFL did not disappoint as there were certainly highlights, some nail biters, blowouts, and plain old “what the fudge” games (see Denver @ Cincinnati). Like me you could grow tired of the Favre-grab-ass enjoying himself like a little kid, he just loves to play football broken record, or like me you could have a mad manly man-crush on Mark Sanchez aka the 2nd coming of Joe Willy Namath.
Whatever floats your boat or roasts your toast, rest assured the best is yet to come. Week One brought out the best in quarterbacks (Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, and Joe Flacco to name a few), while an APB was sent throughout the league for any semblance of a viable running game. The only big-name running back to have a field day was Adrian Peterson while lesser knowns Mike Bell, Julius Jones, and Ray Rice comprised the only backs with 100+ yard days. Read more…
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