Some thoughts before spending the rest of the day watching football and rooting for my fantasy team:
How the hell are the Raiders involved in a nationally televised game for the third time this year? The Raiders were part of the Monday Night Football opening week double header, a Sunday night game against Denver in week 6, and now they are playing at Seattle on Monday Night this week in a game that will feature both teams starting back up quarterbacks and back up running backs.. Can’t say I’ll be rushing home from class to catch this game.
I’m glad to see someone has their head on straight in comparing Tony Romo to Brett Favre. I will not insult Favre by taking the time to list the reasons why these comparisons are absurd. I’m just glad that Romo himself realizes that making this comparison is ridiculous. Can the guy win two games in a row first? It’s unbelievable how quick we pass judgment (both positive and negative judgment) in sports these days.
I thought I was a sports fan, but I guess I’m really not. I say this because I would never name my child ESPN like this couple. And we though the name “Apple” was bad. One of my friends once told me that in this country we are getting to the point where the government is going to have to approve names, just to save kids from their parents. I can’t say she is wrong.
It’s good to see that the Knicks are making my decision to root for them to lose very easy. I caught the second half of the home opener against Indiana last night and nothing has changed. They gave up wide open jump shots off of simple high screens; allowing someone named Jasikevicuis to score 16 points on 5-10 shooting. They had 14 total assists; the Pacers starting point guard, Jamal Tinsley, had the same amount. And last but not least the Knicks shot 43% from the field, compared to the Pacers 52%. The positives were that home opener was not sold out, which will hopefully force Dolan’s hand even quicker to dump Isiah, and David Lee and Nate Robinson are still hustling. Hopefully a new General Manager and Coach can salvage something out of the three young guys and maybe Eddy Curry before they blow the team up.
Right on with the Romo comment. We have passed judgment far too quickly. While I'll be rooting for my 'Boys today I won't be surprised to see him lay an egg (he was on a high last week so week two will probably be coming down from that). But if he plays poorly it doesn't mean he's a horible QB who has no place in the NFL, the same way his play against the Panthers doesn't mean he's going to break records. This is game-two we've got a while to watch and see what this kid's made of.
romo should have been starting a year ago for the exprience ...if so boys would be super bowl bound.. he is comparable to rodger the dodger.. the cowboys best ever qb .. i know troy is in the hall with 3 rings .. but the class he has he would tell you he had emmett and michael but more importantly the 1st 300+++ line... mobility and brains go a long way in todays game...
I'm a big Cowboys fan and think that comparing anyone to another person is wrong. Romo is still untested and has to get his legs under him. I personally think hes gonna be great, but thats just a personal feeling. He seems to have a level head and can move though, which is always a plus. Your Giants are gonna have to watch themselves later on this year. Great blog.
I think Romo should be the QB now and as a Giant fan I'm much more worried with him under center than slow footed Drew. Romo gets the ball out his hand quicker and doesn't seem to lock on to Terry Glenn all the time. With that said, its not time to compare him to a 1st ballot Hall of Fame quarterback just yet.
30 year old life long sports fan of the Knicks, Giants and Mets and since some of my best friends are Jets fans I root that they will end their years of inflicting heartbreak on their fans. I've worked in various roles for the NFL, NBA and AFL (gotta love Arena Football) which has given me a slightly jaded opinion of sports media.
Currently I look forward to watching Reggie Bush, Isiah Thomas getting fired and the Mets making a run at the World Series this fall. I'm absolutely tired of talking about Barry Bonds, T.O.,
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