My thoughts on sports and life

I confess when I was 20 years old, I could play basketball 1-on-1 with anybody. Failing to play in high school is one of my biggest regrets. I confess Seinfeld is the greatest show of all time. I confess werewolves were what went bump in the night at my house. They scared me then, and quite frankly, they scare me now. I confess I was far too nervous to ask out girls that I liked in school. I confess I have always used humor to cover up my insecurities. I confess I am a big baby when I'm sick. I confess I have had some of the dumbest pets ever during my lifetime. I confess I would watch sports 24 hours a day if it were possible. I confess I love to play fantasy football, but hate losing, and usually regret playing. I confess on a related note, I'm a very sore loser. I confess if Duke, the Dallas Cowboys, Notre Dame, the New York Yankees, or the Lakers win their respective championships, it ruins my year. I confess I'd love to try sky diving, but I'd probably p...

It was an interesting week.  The Bills are for real. The Lions comeback...again. The Vikings collaps...again. That Calvin Johnson guy is really good, and it really does take a Monsoon to slow down Cam Newton.  Here we go: Week 3 Power Rankings: 32. Kansas City Chiefs-Well, somebody has to win this week. If an NFL game is played, and nobody cares, did it really happen? 31. Cincinnati Bengals-Don't let the 1 win fool you. This team is bad. Only their defense keeps them out of the bottom spot. 30. Indianapolis Colts-JaMarcus Russell might be a better option than Kerry Collins at this point. 29. Minnesota Vikings-They should stop trying to take a lead. Maybe try playing from behind. 28. Seattle Seahawks-Sidney Rice being back moves them up slightly.  They still stink. 27. Miami Dolphins-Remember how Miami looked like a decent team after week 1? Well, they're not. 26. St Louis Rams-The schedule-makers gave the Rams an NFL version of a swirly.  Good Lord. 25. Ja...

Well, week 2 is done. My Bengals are 1-1, my fantasy team is 0-2, and Kansas City is so bad, they should get an extra loss. Detroit goes crazy, Buffalo wins a wild one, and the Ravens lay an egg.  Here we go: Week 2 Power Rankings 32. Kansas City Chiefs-This team sucks in spades, and now no Eric Berry or Jammaal Charles. 31. Seattle Seahawks-This team sucks in sp...wait, nevermind. Team Luck candidate #1. 30. Indianapolis Colts-I don't know, was this week an improvement? They scored more points anyway I guess.  Team Luck candidate #2. 29. Minnesota Vikings-Adrian Peterson signed an extension for this? 28. Miami Dolphins-Chad Henne looks like, well, Chad Henned again. 27. Jacksonville Jaguars-Go ahead and start the Blaine Gabbert era. 26. St Louis Rams-Opening with Philly, the Giants, and Baltimore is tough. They need more TDs and less FGs. 25. Cleveland Browns-Much better balance, and Hillis had a nice day. 24. Cincinnati Bengals-AJ Green had a coming out party, bu...

With Eric Berry suffering an injury that ended his season this past weekend, and fines issued to a couple of other players for horse-collar tackles, safety has been in the NFL news again.  First of all, the block by Steve Johnson, by definition, was legal.  I haven't heard anybody argue that point.  The question, in my opinion, is whether it SHOULD be.  In my view, Johnson came from behind Berry and tried to make a cut block, but because he was coming from an angle behind the safety, Berry was unprepared and thus, the injury.  Now, cut blocking, as a rule, should be legal, as it's often the only way a smaller receiver can make a block on a normally bigger safety.  I just think the block should only be legal when it is from the front side of the player being blocked.  This leads to the inevitable argument from some that the league is, and I quote, "might as well become flag football".  This is one of the most over-used, and nonsensical arguments I'...

Week 1 Power Rankings: 32. Denver Broncos-Why bother to pick up McGahee, then run it a total of 12 times in a tight game, especially when Orton isn't exactly lighting it up? 31. Seattle Seahawks-Did they borrow the special teams from San Diego? 30. Indianapolis Colts-Wow. Are the Colts this bad, or is Houston that good? With no Peyton, this is going to be an ugly ugly year. Might as well tank. 29. Cleveland Browns-One good quarter out of 4 isn't going to win many games. Might not want to be in a defensive huddle while the other team is already lined up. 28. Minnesota Vikings-39 yards passing? Really? If you get fans pining for the Tavarius Jackson days, something's wrong. This just in: the entire Viking D-line just jumped offsides. 27. San Francisco 49ers-Won, but Seattle blows. 26. Kansas City chiefs-You just made Ryan Fitzpatrick look like Jim kelly. 25. Cincinnati Bengals-Dalton played decent, but took a play, where literally, there wasn't a defense to get t...