09.30.08
Sarah Palin Interviews
I saw parts of both of these clips at different times. I knew they were close, but I didn’t realize how close.
09.17.08
Browns Lose….Again
As I said Sunday night, My Thoughts
Madden just summed up tonight perfectly for the Browns. He said they don’t look great, but a hell of a lot better than they did last week.
I posted all game, and as I’m reading back through my thoughts, it becomes obvious what caused the Browns 10 loss in a row to the Steelers:
- Bad Clock Management – Drives in both the 2nd and 4th quarters run too much clock off during plays. Players look to be taking their time in getting in and out of the huddle. Too many run plays to gain 2 – 3 yards. I blame the coach for that, as he needs to be providing a sense of urgency there that he’s not.
- Roelisburger, Parker and Santonio Holmes are too good. Even when kept in check most of the game, they come up with the big play when needed most.
- Ten Words “Offsides defense, #(91,92,93,etc.) lining up in the neutral zone.” Honestly, how hard is it to look at where the ball is and line up correctly. I noticed we were far more aggressive this week than last, but those 4 penalties killed us at times.
- Braylon Edwards still does not look ready for prime time. Whether it was drops, or not positioning himself right, or not being ready for the ball, he had 4 balls thrown his way that were catchable, and not caught, most of which would have resulted in 1st downs. Enough said.
One good thing I posted about several times was Shaun Rogers. That guy was a beast, even though he was double teamed, he was consistently in Pittsburgh’s back field. I believe he will be credited with one sack, and two tackles for losses, one on a screen play to Hines Ward. That big guy can move and he’s getting off to a great start this year.
09.11.08
It Makes Cents To Me
I’ve said this for awhile now, NFL rookies should get paid a set amount for a one year contract based on their draft position. Negotiating huge deals for rookies who haven’t done anything in professional sports is absolutely ridiculous.
Alex Smith makes the case for a rookie salary cap – Shutdown Corner – NFL – Yahoo! Sports
It’s the 49ers bad luck that they got the top pick in a thin draft, just like the Dolphins did this year. I mean, I’m sure Bill Parcells is happy with Jake Long, but you know it killed him to have to fork over all those dollars to a kid who was getting pushed around by a dude on App State at this time one year ago. The element of draft luck won’t change with a salary structure, but teams will stop getting penalized when there aren’t any worthy players to pick.
Armored Mentality
Have we reached a point in our existence in which professional athletes need armored cars for their own safety? If you listen to the armored car manufacturer, we have.
Armored cars for NFL players? – Shutdown Corner – NFL – Yahoo! Sports
“We’re saddened by the unfortunate violence against Mr. Collier last week and by similar attacks against NFL players during the last 18 months. We’re confident that our products can offer some peace of mind to other players and their families in the coming weeks and months as they obtain our vehicles,” remarked Trent Kimball, President and CEO of Texas Armoring.[...]
With regard to the announcements, Kimball concluded, “Overall, our goal is to protect NFL players and others in the spotlight with all of the resources at our disposal — the first step being an armored vehicle and the second, a professional threat assessment. We hope that other professional organizations will follow suit so that we can provide protection through bulletproof vehicles and threat assessments to members of the NBA, NHL, MLB, etc. The bottom line is that the type of violence that Richard Collier was subject to last week is intolerable, and Texas Armoring Corporation will continue to do everything in its power to protect high-profile athletes and celebrities from such shameful acts of violence going forward.”
