The holiest of days is here. The FIRST full Sunday of NFL action. Can I get some hallelujahs from all the football Home Boys across America?
With football comes opinions, or is it A-Holes. We’ve all got em’ and love to share em’ even if nobody else gives a ####. I’ve got 4 predictions in mind for you.
Mexican Standoff: The marquee game of the day has to be Bears-Chargers. Two stud defenses, two young QBS, two teams that love to pound the rock on the ground, two sets of unheralded big play receivers but only one Antonio Gates. Maybe the Chargers are able to run the ball a bit more effectively…maybe Grossman hits a couple of homeruns early with Bernard Berrien…maybe the defenses and special teams make the deciding plays in the game…nobody knows for sure but I’m watching.
Prediction: A scrappy Bears team falls short and loses 20-16.
Shoot-out: Dunt…dunt…dunt…dunttttt…dunt-dunt…dunt-dunt! Looking for some scoring this week? Look no further than Monday Night Football. Hope the folks on the East Coast are patient cause they’ll have to wait until the second Monday Night special kicks-off at 10:00 PM when the Cardinals play the 49ers. Matt Leinart, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Edgerrin James look to outscore Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Darrell Jackson and Vernon Davis! What?!?!?! In names alone this could become a fantasy bonanza especially since both defenses have much to prove.
Prediction: San Francisco has done more to improve their defense and has the better offensive line. Arizona has the best duo of receivers this side of Marvin Harrison & Reggie Wayne. The 49ers outpoint the Cardinals 38-30.
Upset Special: Tom Brady is in the house! Bill Belichick is in the house! Richard Seymour isn’t. Rodney “Nobody Gives A #### About Performance Enhancers in The NFL” Harrison isn’t. Asante Samuel just showed up. Randy Moss just showed up (maybe). Somebody wake up old men Tedy Bruschi and Mike Vrabel from their mid-morning naps and tell them they need to go chase somebody. “Eric Mangenius” is in the house! Chad “Tom Brady Light” Pennington is in the house. Little Big Man Laveraneus Coles is in the house! Thomas Jones is in the house! And by the way they’re playing in the Jets house…or is it the Giants house? So freakin’ what.
Prediction: An inspired Jet team gives the Patriots a first week black-eye and kick a late field goal to upset New England 20-17.
Ugly Rout: The Pittsburgh Steelers go to Cleveland and play marching band as they head up and down the field at will. The chants of Brady Quinn---Brady Quinn---Brady-Quinn start in week one as starting QB Charlie Frye gets pummeled. Willie Parker will shred the Browns on the ground and the combination of Ben Roethlisberger/Hines Ward/Santonio Holmes will carve up the secondary…just like they all did last season. The new Pittsburgh staff led by rookie head coach Mike Tomlin is looking to make a statement that this isn’t Bill Cowher’s Steelers anymore and that they can still play SMASH MOUTH FOOTBALL!
Prediction: Steelers trounce the Browns 31-10.
Football is back…football is back!!! As Tom Cruise once said to Renee Zellweger in his role as Jerry McGuire, “You Complete Me.” Well maybe not… but the sentiment is the same and I’m happy as can be.
Two things are inevitable it seems to me when it comes to pro football.
1) I got a little interest again because the season has just started.
2) the Cowboys will end up more like Cowgirls and my interest will wane as usual and I'll be back when playoffs start.
I'll be watching to see how long it'll take before someone calls you a racist for "Mexican standoff" like they did me when I used that once. Of course I'm much more aggressive than you and maybe they'll let you slide. Heh.
Do you know what Nostradamus's blog is called?
Last edited by OneLastOutlaw on September 9th at 1:12 PM.
Dusty---I think the Cowboys will do well although losing their NT Jason Ferguson hurt. On offense they should have more than enough weapons to compensate for not having Terry Glenn. I think you're in for a solid season.
As for Nostradomus' blog, it is title The World According To Garp. If you are still looking for him he is listed on my favorites.
P.S.--I can't believe the term Mexican Standoff would get someone in hot water. Sheesh.....it is just an old saying.
Last edited by rivjo on September 12th at 2:23 PM.
rivjo
Is it true no that rumours are abound that the Wilpon family are intent on selling the Mets for at least 30 pieces of silver ?
After implosive meltdown one would deem that's about all they'd be worth ? I've not seen things go so bad for one team in years. There's bound to be far reaching changes as far as the roster is concerned. Minaya's and Randolph's jobs may not be safe after this monumental meltdown. But in no way should the blame rest squarely on their shoulders alone as the players also should bare a certain amount of responsibility for this also.
I've three relatively new posts up under this guise. They're titled You're Not Going To Like What I'm Saying But ####*a Please !
What Happened In Little Rock Reverberrated Around The World .....Fifty Years On ! And finally there's Paper Tigers, Champions Or Simply Not Just Good Enough ?
Let me know what you think as to the merits of the pieces in question ?
I'll look forward to reading your comments.
Hey, I am going to cut and paste the following that makes me feel good:
I JUST FOUND OUT that my fellow student, Austin Smith, is still playing for the Boise State Broncos. Broncos, right? Anyway, I taught him in 2000-2001 at San Beranrdino Pacific. He was one of my best Spanish students and a nice guy.
I saw him help beat Oklahoma last year, and I thought maybe he already graduated.
But he is still there making me (and countless others, I'm sure) proud and gratified.
I no longer teach public school, but I would like to think that I made a small difference, even significant to him and his classmates.
I'm a special ed teacher by trade. Funny, I spend my day wanting to say shut-up to people and then do the same here. Just can't seem to. That would be rude and most uncivilized.
I like to write and never met a thought I couldn't continue. My blogs, like this bio, tend to be far too long. I can admit it. If you make it to the end of one of my "essays" there's usually a message that could have been written in half the time by a better writer than me.
Did I mention I was a finalist in NGS II? No really I was, further proving that theyll let anyone in this place. I came in 10th, which is better than 16th I guess. Other than winning the 4th grade graduation writing award it was the biggest literary accomplishmen t of my life. I still haven't gotten used to being famous.
hallelujahs from all the football Home Boys across America? 
Shoot-out: Dunt…dunt…dunt…dunttttt…dunt-dunt…dunt-dunt! Looking for some scoring this week? Look no further than Monday Night Football. Hope the folks on the East Coast are patient cause they’ll have to wait until the second Monday Night special kicks-off at 10:00 PM when the Cardinals play the 49ers. Matt Leinart, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Edgerrin James look to outscore Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Darrell Jackson and Vernon Davis! What?!?!?! In names alone this could become a fantasy bonanza especially since both defenses have much to prove. 
Upset Special: Tom Brady is in the house! Bill Belichick is in the house! Richard Seymour isn’t. Rodney “Nobody Gives A 
Ugly Rout: The Pittsburgh Steelers go to Cleveland and play marching band as they head up and down the field at will. The chants of Brady Quinn---Brady Quinn---Brady-Quinn start in week one as starting QB Charlie Frye gets pummeled. Willie Parker will shred the Browns on the ground and the combination of Ben Roethlisberger/Hines Ward/Santonio Holmes will carve up the secondary…just like they all did last season. The new Pittsburgh staff led by rookie head coach Mike Tomlin is looking to make a statement that this isn’t Bill Cowher’s Steelers anymore and that they can still play SMASH MOUTH FOOTBALL! 
