Each week we will review the great, odd, poor, and weird happenings
of the past weeks football games. Yeah there will be a little fantasy
football info somewhere. I think.
All the Tyrone Willingham hire says about Notre Dame is that they
were tired of coaches treating them like telemarketers at dinner.
And that Notre Dame was scared shirtless about hiring an African-American
as anything more than janitorial staff.
There was no shock to anyone having watched Nebraska or Miami
that if Ken Dorsey's given time the secondary of Nebraska was
no match for any of the Miami receivers.
That said, then why did Frank Solich, coach of Nebraska, decide
to punt when on Miami's 32 and the score 7-0. They couldn't kick
the field goal but had to try to get the first down at fourth
and six.
By the way, for all those not paying attention, Oregon was not
a very good team. They skirted past some very weak Pac-10 teams
by very small margins. The second best team in the country was
probably either Tennessee or Florida but the BCS can't comprehend
good teams playing in good conferences, which is why teams from
mediocre conferences - Big-10, Pac-10, or ACC - will always have
a fighting chance at the National title.
The loss to Atlanta in the NFC Championships was the beginning
of the end for Dennis Green and the Vikings.
Is Tony Dungy's Tampa job over if he doesn't get the team to the
NFC title game? If it is, has his Minnesota reign begun? Who wins
the Tampa job, Bill Parcells or Steve Spurrier? As the NFL Turns.
If Spurrier doesn't need to "buy the groceries" he
may be a nice fit for San Diego. Of course, Dennis Green may have
that job circled as well.
No one is happier the Bears are winning than the owners of Marshall
Faulk.
Mike Hollis, after outing Tom Coughlin as a fashion freak, probably
would've enjoyed a better end to his Jags career than a missed
field goal and point after.
The difference between the Florida and Notre Dame programs is
indicated in the reaction of Mike Shanahan. He doesn't want to
touch Notre Dame but Florida is "intriguing" and the
reason has to do with the recruiting abilities of a Florida coach
over a Notre Dame coach.
Speculation by Troy Aikman that he might like to come back should
send him for another look at the noggin.
Saw the "Royal Tenenbaums" this past week. Funny, but
the story lost its way at the end and it finishes as a bit of
a disappointment.
It shouldn't be shocking to anyone if the New Orleans coaching
position becomes vacant. Something is very wrong with the Saints
finishing 7-9 allowing an average of 40 points a game down the
stretch.
Who would've guessed that despite a disaster of "Titanic"
proportions Jeff Blake's first pass happens in the second half
of the last game?
Aaron Brooks finishes with 13 picks and 15 sacks the last four
games.
And, Ricky Williams with 11 yards in his last game.
Is there any reason for Mark Brunell to be out on the field with
a minute left and behind by almost 20 points? Couldn't be that
Tom Coughlin is spun tighter than a Titleist could it?
You forget how old Dick Enberg is until he mentions that he announced
games with George Halas as coach.
Something disappointing about the Cowboys losing to the Lions,
as we thought the Cowboys were made of sterner stuff. Is there
any reason to buy Cowboys tickets if they don't get a real QB
to run the show? No, not you Troy.
Last 10 games of the season Derrick Mason had 64 receptions and
8 scores.
The 750 passing yards the last two games is exciting but Jon
Kitna has not been the answer since he left NFL Europe.
The Ice Age must've moved south as Neil Rackers has hit game-winning
field goals in consecutive games.
Is Sebastian Janikowski to field goal kickers as Keith Richard
is to rock guitarists?
The reason why Las Vegas grows faster than flowers during time-lapse
photography, can be found in the Broncos/Colts football game.
Goodbye Mark Gastineau.
Although an asterisk to Michael Strahan's name is definitely
needed and the league office should remind Brett Favre that fixing
any part of the contest is forbidden.
Exhibit A why no one should consider the last game of the season
as a reflection of talent is the Giants 524 total yards on offense
against the Packers.
If TNT showed "The Shawshank Redemption" during the
day, I would never head to work.
I never tire of Keith Jackson - the announcer, not the former
player.
Terry Glenn is to football as Isaiah Rider is to basketball.
While there are many reasons to look into the sale of the Red
Sox, don't look past an Attorney General that loves to be in the
headlines as No. 1.
The case involving a parent allegedly killing his son's hockey
coach currently occupying time on Court TV and in a Cambridge,
Ma. courthouse, speaks volumes about the problems with parents
on both sides of youth sports.
Years after Charlie Finley suggested such a thing, baseball owners
seem to be wiping out the middle ground players. Finley believed,
and correctly I might add, that if all players were free agents
only the best players would get the scratch and the bulk - 90-percent
or more - would pull up a much smaller piece of the pie. That
would mean lower pay for players of lesser or replaceable talent.
Let's be honest, only the best players should have multiple year
deals.
The Lions win against the Cowboys probably knocks them out of
any chance at Julius Peppers. Is there a franchise with its head
looser than the Lions? Just lose baby.
For those of us saddled with Steven Davis on fantasy teams, we
take no solace that he finished with four 100-yard games out of
his last five. He also scored in four of the last five.
Michael Jackson - no, not the former Brown/Raven - is the scariest
human being on the face of the earth. Jackson could star in a
horror film without any special effects. If we had sent him to
Afghanistan this conflict would be over without bloodshed.
Speaking of scary, if you want to scare friends put on Eddie
Murphy's singing CD, watch Vinny Testaverde in a big game, or
pull out a picture of Sarah Jessica Parker in full blown "Sex
and the City" regalia.
The NFL MVP discussion begins and ends with Marshall Faulk. There
can be talk of Brian Urlacher, Kordell Stewart, Tom Brady, Kurt
Warner, Jeff Garcia, or Terrell Owens but all discussion ends
with Marshall.
The Raiders wish the Super Bowl was held Thanksgiving.
All of a sudden Jon Gruden doesn't look so smart.
With fourth and six at the Raiders 36-yard line, Herman Edwards
had the football equivalent of death by firing squad or hanging.
He chose John Hall a strong-legged, accuracy-challenged kicker
over Vinny Testaverde - a definite five-yard completion when six
were needed - and Hall delivered with a pretty through the uprights
blast. Edwards is living right.
Hello team owners looking for a coach. If it is down to Spurrier
or Parcells, Parcells is the man.
Mark Bond can be found,
most days, listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn, eating hot sausage sandwiches
topped with BBQ chips, chili, and coleslaw, slapping back Cuervo
shooters, and rambling on about those warm evenings spent with Janet
Reno. He is not related to James Bond but has the same air of sophistication
of Sean Connery. Mark is currently annoying his workmates at Jackpot
Sports, home of the first daily fantasy baseball game, the Reggie
Jackson Fantasy Baseball Challenge, plus weekly and seasonal Fantasy
Football games.
