Weekend

Do you ever have one of those days where you don’t know what to put on your away message? When things are going so ridiculously bad that there are no words to express your feelings? I know, I know…that’s what those IM expressions and smiley faces are for. If you know me, you know I loathe smiley faces. And in this case, even the angry face looked far too happy to express my sports rage. You know when I am talking about… luckily things turned around in one game, giving hope for the season. The other…yeah, not so much.

Anyway, let’s take a look at sports, starting of course with the NFL Conference Title games. I regret not having made time on Friday to put up my picks for this weekend. I was 2-for-2, going with Pittsburgh and Seattle. However, I really felt like the Panthers and Denver had good chances to win.

Pittsburgh looked pretty stout most of the game. I think it’s funny how surprised people are that Roethlisberger is playing so well while being a young QB. I saw Big Ben play in person my sophomore year in college and he was already pretty good. His composure and ability to make not only a good throw, but the right throw, was already evident. All in all, impressive Steelers, impressive. Broncos…you know how I feel. If I could phonetically spell out
c-h-o-k-e, I would. Then again, I could use that line for whoever lost this game, seeing as both have been lacking in playoff success lately.

I cannot believe Carolina got blown out. I really did not see them coming out flat. But, it was painfully obvious immediately that the Panfers did not come to play. A lackluster first series was followed by a defense on its heels. All the talk about Steve Smith was overblown; Carolina must have a running game to keep teams honest and open the middle of the field up for Smith. Seattle’s LBs did not care about the run from the get-go, sitting back in coverage and bumping Smith. Nick Goings went nowhere in his early carries, then got knocked out of the game, effectively ending the Panthers’ ability to run the football. On the other side, I felt like Jerramy Stevens would play a big role, as TEs can be very effective against Carolina, especially when they crowd the line of scrimmage with safeties McCree and Minter in order to help against the run. Stevens played well, catching a number of balls, including a TD.

Finally, it really seemed like someone had mailed the Seahawks the entire Carolina playbook before the game. They were everywhere the ball was on defense and just killed the Carolina o-line. However, it was great to see Steve Largent in the sidelines, he was on of my favorites as a player and as a Congressmen in Oklahoma.

I’m not looking ahead to the Super Duper Bowl yet, we have two weeks to listen to the hype. My contribution is not necessary.

In other news, my second attempt at writing is up on Bracketography. So check out the piece on the CAA and love it. Trust me, you love it. www.bracketography.com Holla.

Sad note on this link. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2006/01/22/m1a_NEWREARDON_0122.html
Many of you may have heard about former MLB relief pitcher Jeff Reardon's arrest for armed robbery. This sheds some light on the incident and his family. Very sad story, I'm sure we all feel bad for them. Thanks Chief for the link.

Nice win Blue Team. That was a must. If ya looking for me, you can find me on da block disobeying the law…later yaw.