1. I believe that I will spend the rest of my natural life kicking myself for not drafting Adrian Peterson in the 2nd round like I considered. Me, the Super Genius, like Wile E. Coyote figured that Ned Flanders, uh I mean head coach Brad Childress would be married to the dreaded Chester Taylor/Peterson time-share, and I chose the legendary Tatum Bell instead.
(Insert the Florida Evans, "Damn! Damn! Damn!" right here.) Mind you, this was AFTER I told everyone that A-Pete had Canton potential.
2. While I’m on the subject, I also believe that A-Pete just moved into the Top 3for MVP consideration.
3. I believe that Randy Moss should be ranked higher in the MVP voting than Tom Brady. Yeah, I said it.
Two plays sum it up for me – those two ridiculous TDs against the Dolphins. Don't listen to Ron Jaworski's babble about Brady's placement of the ball - he threw it up into double coverage, and Moss hauls it in. No other human being can make that catch. Randy Moss did it twice. Then on Sunday Moss beats Indy's vaunted Cover Two (designed to stop the deep ball) for a momentum-changing 55 yard pass.
4. I believe I found common ground with Jason Whitlock. Randy Moss is the most physically gifted wideout - EVER. Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, and Fred Bilitenkoff had better hands. Bob Hayes may be faster. Steve Largent ran beautiful routes. But none of them combined 4.28 speed, the 6-4 height, the vertical and the ability to adjust to the pass in midflight.
5. I believe that Jason Whitlock needs to end the Chad Johnson madness. Chad’s endzone celebrations have nothing to do with the Bengals inability to stop the run. Ocho Cinco’s Hall Of Fame jackets have nothing to do with Odell Thurman’s unwillingness to obey the law.
I had a huge problem with the silly gold teeth (since removed), to all but call Chad an Uncle Tom (“Mr. Bojangles”? Come on Jason…) is hitting low. Yeah, I know that being The Black Scold is good business – especially with an organization as conservative as Fox, and it is sometimes necessary. But I despise hypocricy, and Keyshawn Johnson attempting to condemn The Chad – well, Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle. It is NOT ok because Keyshawn is in the media. Shame on you Jason.
6. I believe that no good quarterback has every possesed the hideous body language that Peyton Manning displays in clutch siutations.
I’m sorry, but when the pressure is on, he looks like Rex Grossman on caffine overload looking for a fix. No one who is so allegedly cerebral as Manning should be as frenetic. When the Colts started that last drive, and Manning dropped back, his body language screamed “Gottathrowitfast gottathrowitfast”…and those two fumbles while being sacked? Grossman-esque.
7. I believe that we can expect more media heads to experience multiple Farvegams in the second half of the season. Brett Favre is experiencing a renaissance because he’s shown consistently better judgement than I have seen from him in a few years.
Simply put, for the first time in years, coach Mike McCarthy has gotten Brett to limit his boneheaded throws that are always ALWAYS glossed over by the media (i.e. “Favre-gasms”) with “Brett is a gunslinger”, “Brett sure is having fun…”
By the way, why wasn’t the game stopped when Brett threw his record-breaking 277th pick?
8. I believe that the San Diego Chargers lost their first November game in four years on Sunday, and it won't be the last. Marty has got to chuckling.
9. I believe that Hines Ward is a man's man. He blew up Ed Reed and Tom Scott in the SAME GAME? Tell me the last time you saw a 190 pound receiver drop a couple of All-Pro head-hunters in the same CAREER, much less the same game?
10. I believe that Brian Billick has lived off his offensive genius rep for at least five years too long. Blame Randy Moss. Remember, Billick was the offensive coordinator for the record-setting Vikings with the rookie Randy Moss catching 17 TDs, and the team scoring a record 556 points, which may go down in flames to this year's Pats squad.
Since The Offensive Guru moved to B-more, the Ravens have ranked 26th, 21st, 31st, and 24th in yardage the last four seasons. They've never been higher than 14th in the Billick era in any offensive category except once.
Bonus belief:Sebastian Janikowskijust missed a would be NFL record 64 yard FG, hitting the upright on a bomb that would have been good from at least 70 yards. And unlike Jason Elam's kick, the stadium in Oakland actually sits BELOW sea level.
Yet, when or if the record gets broken, I believe there is something about Tom Demsey’s record-setting kick in 1970 – perhaps it was the posts on the goal line (which meant that Dempsey launched it from his own 37 yard line), the old-school kicking style, or the NFL Films shot from the side…it will always be number one in my book.
6. Oh thank god I'm not the only one who thinks so! After weeks of watching Brady softly bounce in the pocket while surveying the whole field before launching a deep bomb I was blown away by Peyton's footwork. It looked like he'd created some bizarre mix of tapdancing and riverdancing. Maybe it's too much to ask for a little finesse under pressure. I'm not being sarcastic!
I BELIEVE that Alex Smith is the worst quarterback in football and the biggest dollar for dollar bust since Lawrence Phillips.
Smith should be traded to the CFL. If no one has noticed yet, allow me to tell y'all how GARBAGE this QB is.
He has passed for 800 yards in six games started (a discouraging 133 ypg average).
And what makes it even worse is that a rookie running back, Adrian Peterson, has RAN for more yards this season than Smith has PASSED.
And on top of that, Peterson has two 200-yd rushing games this year, more than Smith has in 200-yd passing games.
I say the NINERS lose the rest of their games so that we can draft a QB to replace him with next year. Then we trade Smith to Tampa Bay for some defensive players since Tampa loves taking ex-49er quarterback flops (Garcia, Rattay).
In a land known for great winning teams and great passing orchestrators (Brodie, Montana, Young), Smith has proven to be nothing more than waterboy status.
Heck, Elvis Grbac and Steve Bono did in one season a lot more than Smith has done in three years.
Last edited by J-DIZZLE on November 7th at 5:36 PM.
Lastly, I like your appreciation for MOSS but he is not in the same level as JERRY RICE.
Rice has done everything Moss has and then some, plus with a little more flair.
Do you remember the RICE-A-RONI TREAT?
RICE used to catch one-handed passes with regularity, was never afraid to run a slant up the middle, regularly turned a 5-yd slant into an 80-yd TD, has just as many deep-route TD's, owns almost every single receiving record known to mankind, owns almost every single SUPER BOWL scoring record, was just as fast as Moss is now (and he's shorter than Moss making RICE even more spectacular), and is physically stronger than Moss (this one I can guarantee).
Rice also dominated HOF cover corners such as Darrell Green and Deion Sanders, just to name a few, all through his career in the eighties AND in the nineties.
As far as physically gifted and athletically talented, there is no comparison when it comes to Rice vs. Moss.
Jerry Rice was the Michael Jordan of the NFL during his time because he had all the individual accomplishments to go with the rings. He is and always will be in a class of his own.
Randy Moss, although physically talented more than any WR today, is more like a Lebron James - a phenom playing for a great team but is still second-tier when you make comparisons to the all-time greats in their respective sports.
#6 - hate to say it but this is what cost the Colts the game on 11/4 w/pats. He fumbled it trying to get rid of it when he was getting wrapped up. The ref coulda blown the whistle. That's a #10 in the mistake catagory.
J-Diz, I never said that Moss was BETTER than Rice, but that Moss had more physical gifts. He's taller, faster, and had better leaping ability. I'm a huge Rice fan, and I'm one of the few people who can say I watched Jerry in college.
But Moss' talent level is sick. He can be a front-runner, and doesn't work well in chaos. But he is in the first tier of great wideouts. What he does over the next few years will determine how high up that list he goes.
And consider this: two years ago, both Bellichick AND Dungy considered Moss the one player in the NFL who can radically alter anything any defense can do. That is rare praise coming from two great defensive minds - and it was two years ago when they said it, and he's a better player now.
I believe this is an excellent post. I love Favre...he's a gunslinger...he throws a lot of picks, but dang, he's always good for a 2 minute drill. Not wild about Moss (I am a disgruntled raiders fan) but glad he's doing well. Nice post!
Moss is amazing. I don't like him, but he's still amazing. Brady is a robot. Favre is too, but he's like the one of the older more likeable ones that'll run right into the fridge, turn 90 degrees, then make a bee-line for the range. Dishwasher, cabinet, repeat. Brady is one of those new-age, creepy robots whose eyes look a little too deep to just be shiny plastic.
Hines is the man. My favorite Steeler. Also, it was Bart Scott. Sorry to nitpick, but he's the guy that nearly killed Big Ben last year so I remember his name. I think that block was for Ben.
G.H. Brooks (aka "Dr. Midnight" to his loyal fan base) is a 2-time Next Great Sportswriter (NGS) Finalist. One would think that bringing game like that would net me *something* - a cool icon to mark my site, some love from Fox Sports, cash, but noooo... :-)
I'm broadcasting live from New York City after a hiatus from the blogging scene, takes on life, sports, and whatever passing thoughts are shooting through my head. The good and bad ..passionate, logical, and on point.
It's a G Thing.... you can look me up at newjack1@eart hlink.net
