NFL Waiver Claims
Randy Moss is a Titan and Shawne Merriman is a Buffalo Bill. I’ll start with Merriman because aren’t we all sick of hearing about the Vikings in general (Favre, Moss, Childress, inappropriate texting).
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Merriman was a beast for three seasons before he disappeared into the San Diego sun. He was so good in those first few years that he cheated and got caught for steroids causing a six game suspension, still had 17 sacks. Impressive cheater. BUT he played one game in 2008-09 and only three this season. Also, he was relatively ineffective in the 2009-2010 year.
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Then we have to remember the stupid dance. I rarely cheer for the New England Patriots but when they were prancing around the field doing the “Lights Out” parody who wasn’t pleased? Well, LT of the Chargers wasn’t but who cares? Not me. Merriman will be mostly ineffective for the rest of his career and I wouldn’t want him. He’s a player problem and so is Randy Moss.
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Players like Merriman and Moss are cancerous for a team. I liked what Randy accomplished in New England but when he doesn’t get his way he’s a big baby. Shocking, to say the least, that Jeff Fisher would be willing to put up with this. When problem players aren’t happy they ruin team chemistry and the Titans are one of the strong playoff caliber teams. I picked them to win a wild card and they should get it.
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I hope Fisher knows what he’s doing. He probably does; being the longest tenured coach. At least, he might have a better idea of what he’s doing than Mike Shanahan. Rex Grossman over McNabb? Signing the LSU failure JaMarcus Russell from Oakland? Oh boy, this could be a worse collapse in Washington than Joe Gibbs and his back to back timeouts!
The Never Ending Story: Based on a Brett Favre Biography
Is ESPN running reruns? No, Brett Favre is. I wish I could laugh and enjoy the Brett Favre saga but the fact is; I’m that one guy. I hate Brett Favre.
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He’s overrated and overhyped. They all love him! Skip Bayless, ESPN, Vikings, Packers, Jets, and Roger Goodell. Let’s start with overhyped. It’s easy. No quarterback has demanded more ESPN time than Favre. The oft seen SportsCenter Favre-orate is always an offseason topic. Will he or won’t he. I wish he’d just come out and say hey guys I’ll be there for week one.
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Instead, Favre enjoys the media. He gets together with high school football teams to toss around the pigskin in front of teenagers biting at the teeth and photographers paying the bills. He’ll give a wink or two in his bootcut Wranglers. It makes me sick. I bet he writes a book and they turn it into a movie.
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Then there’s the overrated part. all-time leader in- yards, TDs, games played in a row, wins, and it goes on. However I look at two categories that go hand-in-hand. He leads anyone and everyone in interceptions. But if he throws them here and there you can deal with that. My problem, the big time picks.
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In Super Bowl XXXII we saw a good one. It was the Packers chance to repeat and for fans to see a torch passing. The young Brett Favre was to take down the old John Elway who could never win the big game. Instead, no one will ever forget a missed wide open middle-of-the-field pass which Favre overthrew by 6 yards. It would have been to the house, Denver had blown the coverage. I understand Favre was coming off his Super Bowl victory a year before but the Pack-attack was an 11.5 point favorite.
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Since the turn of the century, Favre has thrown one more touchdown than interceptions (19-18) in the postseason. In 2008, there was the New York collapse to go along with 22 picks (remember how hot he started). And of course, I head what people are saying. Last year Brett Favre was the ageless wonder; he was amazing!!! But…come on…do I dare point it out? His last throw of the season was what some coaches would call…ill advised.
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In closing, does anyone know how the Jets and Packers are doing without the all-time leader in picks?
LeBron Visits the King
Larry King will host LeBron James on his show Friday night. The featured questions will surely be about where King James is leaning towards ending up for the 2010-11 season.
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LeBron has been more of a media junky than Brett Favre this year. Will he or won’t he has been the topic of every Cleveland newspaper for months. They didn’t even care about the playoffs this year. How sad is that?!
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My opinion, James better stay with the Cavs. He will become the most hated player in sports history. Players that demand trades or create this drama don’t end up well liked.
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Just ask the Denver Broncos how much they like how Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall treated them. Red Sox fans weren’t too big of Manny fans after his demands. The Eagles and Terrell Owens…enough said.
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LeBron is loved in Cleveland without the ring. He needs to stay or he will forever be remembered as the guy who left the Cavs and the city in the dust. I mean, they even forgave him for the dreaded Yankees hat at the Indians game stunt. STRIKE ONE!
Barring any unbelievable collapse, Ubaldo Jimenez will win the Cy Young. With a no hitter under his belt, a 10-1 record, and an ERA under one, he has it locked up.
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Jimenez is truly gifted. But this talent has sort of come out left field. He was quite good last year. 15 wins and an ERA just under 3.50. Before that his ERA was just under 4.00 in 2008 and he was 12-12. However, how do you get here from there?
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Whatever the 26 year-old is doing it is working. He is sensational. Ubaldo is giving us a reason to watch the Rockies who are playing in a very competitive NL West.
I still think that the Dodgers will win that one with the Giants taking the Wild Card. But hey, the Padres are great too and if Jimenez can try and keep his club in it, who knows? well, I do. It’ll be L.A. and San Fran. STRIKE TWO!
I took some time to wait and release my feelings on the 2014 cold bowl. To be honest, who cares?
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This game is played in all kinds of climates during the year. The Chargers never see a spec of bad weather in San Diego. Now, if they go to their division rival in Denver late in the year, they could be bombarded with snow.
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Every team should be prepared for this kind of weather so it really shouldn’t matter. Football analysts are going crazy and I heard Mike and Mike in the morning go nuts over this too. But come on guys, it’s football.
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The Colts-Bears Super Bowl was plyed in pouring down rain. So what? It’s the game we love to watch. I don’t prefer rain over snow or clear skies over cloudy scary-looking skies. We are being ridiculous here. The fact is the East got this Super Bowl and good for them. I hope they start putting these games all over the U.S.
Maybe Soldier Field could get one? STRIKE THREE AND I’M OUT!
QB Retires, Old CF is Back, SB Prediction.
Another offseason and another year of the “Will Favre Be Back” headlines destroying sporting news over the country. Do you get sick of it? Yes. Do you want him to retire? Yes. Will he ever win another Super Bowl? No. Favre can never know when to hang it up. He had a great year with the Vikings and an awful season with the Jets the year before. It doesn’t matter if he throws the NFC Championship game-losing pick (twice in three years) or not, he’ll still want to come back. Brett, take a page out of a guy whos numbers you have topped. Elway did it with class. Take a guy whos numbers are no where near yours, Warner; he did it with class. It’s over. End it. Leave. STRIKE ONE! (more…)
