Ranting and Problem Solving the NFL Crisis

Well, it's Monday night, actually Tuesday morning. Just got done watching the circus show that was the Seahawks, Packers game and all I have to say is that it is unbelievably, utterly embarrassing. A league that is worth about $50 billion dollars is letting its integrity get ruined by a bunch of unqualified zebras who toss flags around like they're playing corn hole. First off, before I dive in here, can I add that these guys don't even throw the flag with any sort of passion. I can remember the old officials who used to just let that thing rip out of their hands. Those things would absolutely sky. Any false start and these flags would drop from the a height of about 100 feet. Insane.

But on to my point. When is this madness going to end? We all saw what happened so I don't need to explain it to any of you. If you haven't seen it then maybe you should think about moving out from under your rock. Clearly, the ball was picked off, Golden Tate acted like a fool trying to rip it away and ultimately the fool in this situation, won. But not to get lost in the sauce here, on Sunday Night Football, another horrific call happened but is anybody talking about that one? Not really. Probably I'm the only one harping on it but it is just as bad as what we just witnessed on MNF. In the Patriots, Ravens game, the Ravens line up to kick a game-winning field goal and their rookie kicker something Tucker, whatever his name is, misses it clearly. Just absolutely pushes it to the right of the upright. Uh, apparently the refs had enough and just decided to call it good and got the heck out of Baltimore. Don't believe me? Shocking. Just have a look for yourself.

Just pause the video at 8 seconds. THE MAN BILLY CUNDIFF"ED" IT!  I mean you have to either blind or just completely biased to not see that this was clearly a shank. Unreal. But this kind of got swept under the rug. Why? Because it's the Patriots. They dominate the league year in and year out and are on the top of every category (except defense) at the end of the year. We all have to feel bad for the 'good boy' Aaron Rodgers but not Tom Brady, the most successful quarterback in the history of the NFL. I mean it's a little mind boggling. It's sad. Every team wants to play it off like its them against the world, but when really in fact it is the Pats against the world. Well, on behalf on my New England faithful, we don't like you guys either. We'll just keep winning games (pending we don't get screwed by refs) and you can take a picture of our trophy case when this season comes to an end. 

PS: I think the NFL should adopt the policy that the NHL has and review EVERY scoring play at the league headquarters. This includes field goals and touchdowns and safeties. Every goal scored over the course of the NHL season is reviewed at one spot in Toronto. It's time to have some consistency and it starts with getting the old officials back. 

What is Everyone's View On Gray Hair?

Okay so yeah I'm a young stag so it's impossible for me to have gray hair right? WRONG. Got out of the shower the other day and in the sideburns area I was looking like a President who has been in office for 8 years. The gray hair was just all up in my face. I didn't get it. I still don't get it. Now when people see gray hair on a young stud like myself what do you think? Do you think a) Wow he looks good with that grayness, b) Man, he looks really stressed, c) That kid needs help or d) He just went from being a 10 to a 5. Now another question I have is does the gray hair make me look more professional, more classy? I mean some of the coolest people have gray hair. My dad has gray hair. President Bush has gray hair. Maybe it's a sign of intelligence, or just being the man. For now I can dig it.

How do I look?

My Week 1 Reactions

So week 1 in the 2012 NFL season is in the books and here is all I have to say: the Patriots are going to yet another Super Bowl. I mean is there a team that even comes close to rivaling them at all? Yeah, we saw the Baltimore Ravens run a "fast-paced" offense and put up 44 points against a sub-par Bengal squad, but the Ravens are notorious for choking games away and frankly, they don't scare me at all.

(Exhibit A)



Another thing that I'd like to bring to your attention is the absolute just flat out adorableness of Jets fans. How cute is it that they think Mark Sanchez is good all of a sudden? How adorable is it that they think they found the next Randy Moss in Stephen Hill? I mean for gosh sakes, based on how Twitter looked that Sunday you would think the Jets had just won their first Super Bowl since 1969. Listen, when they face off against the Steelers this Sunday all this hype will be put to bed. Sanchez will go back to his baby ways and the Tebow chants will start by week 5 still. And by the way, they say Rex Ryan lost weight, yeah he is still fat. End of story.

(They felt the aftershocks of that one in Canada...)



As for the Giants, I'm still angry and shocked at what happened in February so I'm going to keep this brief...they're going to be the same old Giants. They will go 8-8 and somehow miraculously make it to the playoffs. They'll lose games and get blown out but still manage to be good. I don't get them. I really don't. I'm so sick of them. I honestly think I throw a better ball than Eli Manning but that guy just has more luck on his side than any other quarterback in history. I feel like he's never been injured and has had to overcome no obstacles. All he does is throw off his back foot and hopes that his defense sacks the opposing quarterback 5 times. That's how the Giants win games. That's all. It's not coaching. It's just pure luck. Luck, luck and luck.

What month does Coughlin get threatened with his job for a 20th year in a row?




As for the rest of the league, nobody looks overly impressive. Maybe Peyton and the Broncos, possibly, but Manning can't beat Brady in the playoffs. Oh and remember this is going to be Peyton's first year outside of that stupid living room that he played in Indy so when the cold weather starts in Denver, let's see how he does. If his playoff games playing in New England are any indication of what's to come, Denver is looking at 7-9. Oh and Cam Newton isn't good.