Dear Football, It Seems Like You Just Arrived
I love the NFL playoffs but in a way it’s bittersweet. Let’s face it; it’s the end of the greatest six months of the year. When training camps and preseason start in August then role into college football in September and so on it just gives me goose bumps. And now with the completion of the conference championship games the end is near (tear). Nothing fills the void of football on the weekends in the fall. The only thing that comes close is the 3 straight weekends in March and the beginning of April that bring us “The Big Dance”. Football is truly the American game and I’ll fight to the death with anyone who claims otherwise.
The playoffs would be much more exciting if my beloved Browns were in them. But alas they are picking up the pieces once again. I do think that Phil Savage is the right choice as GM. He’s proven to be a great evaluator of talent which is something the Browns have lacked since reinception in ’99. Now as long as they hire Romeo Crenell from the Pats we’ll be in good shape. I’m not expecting a miracle, but I fully expect us to be challenging for the division in 2006. I don’t think that that’s too much to wish for.
I would have loved to have seen Ozzie come back, but apparently he turned down the interview. He’s got it pretty good in Baltimore right now so I can’t say that I blame him. That and he knew that Savage was ready. And the fact that Savage has Browns’s ties makes this even better. But nothing could have beaten Ozzie coming back. There’s always a lot of pressure when you come back home especially when people are looking for a miracle. I don’t see Ozzie going anywhere until he gets offered the ‘Bama AD job.
One of the most amazing stats that I’ve seen this year came in the NBA last week. I was watching the Cavs-Kings game on TNT. LeBron became the second fastest player to reach 2500 points, 700 boards, and 700 assists in a career at 117 games. Oscar Robertson is the fastest, at 83 games. 83 games!!! That’s absolutely ridiculous. The Big O is by far the most underrated player ever. You never hear him talked about in the discussions of greatest of all time. He is the Hank Aaron of the NBA.
Speaking of LeBron, he got his second triple-double in a week Saturday. He is just amazing. Flat out spectacular. And you can tell that he has that drive like Michael had. The only other player in the league that has that drive now is Kevin Garnett. And much like Michael I think part of his is born out of frustration. But back to LeBron, he has that innate sense to feel when his team needs him and he responds. Not by throwing up horrible shots like Carmelo Anthony or going out of control to the rim like Kobe Bryant, but by letting the play come to him. If he’s given the shot he takes it. If he can get to the rim he goes. If a double team comes he makes a great pass because he trusts his teammates (something Kobe should learn if he ever wants to get back to the finals).
I hate the fact that Fox has the Super Bowl. I can’t stand Cris Collinsworth in the booth. Joe Buck, while great for baseball, struggles with football. The only one I like is Aikman, but he tends to have some concussion moments. And their camera decisions are horrible. I don’t want to see live action from the end zone angle. There’s a reason that end zone tickets are cheap. It’s because the view sucks unless the drive is heading right towards you. Show me the side angle please.
At the beginning of the season I was not a Jim Nantz fan. I’ve always felt he should stick with golf because I never liked him much for basketball either. But he’s grown on me this season. He and Simms play off of each other very well. And God knows their better than those three clowns on Fox’s #1 team.
If Fox would have show Terrell Owens on the sidelines one more time Sunday I was going to throw my TV through the wall into my fat neighbor’s apartment. I don’t want to see that bum. Show me the players on the field not some injured idiot jumping around on the sidelines. And by the way Philly fans, he’s not going to be back for the Super Bowl. Chris Mortensen, who for my money is the best insider in the NFL, said that his reports say TO’s injury is pretty much the same thing that Steve Smith suffered in Week 1 and missed the entire season. So even if his rehab is ahead of schedule, its not 5 months ahead of schedule. Good luck with that.
And finally, I’m glad to see that Matt Leinart is staying in school. Grant it he is risking millions of dollars, but the dude loves the college life and the college game. What a novel idea. A great athlete that’s not about the money. I don’t know if Leinart will be a great NFL QB, but he clearly has a good head on his shoulders and that puts him ahead of a lot of these idiots in my book.
The playoffs would be much more exciting if my beloved Browns were in them. But alas they are picking up the pieces once again. I do think that Phil Savage is the right choice as GM. He’s proven to be a great evaluator of talent which is something the Browns have lacked since reinception in ’99. Now as long as they hire Romeo Crenell from the Pats we’ll be in good shape. I’m not expecting a miracle, but I fully expect us to be challenging for the division in 2006. I don’t think that that’s too much to wish for.
I would have loved to have seen Ozzie come back, but apparently he turned down the interview. He’s got it pretty good in Baltimore right now so I can’t say that I blame him. That and he knew that Savage was ready. And the fact that Savage has Browns’s ties makes this even better. But nothing could have beaten Ozzie coming back. There’s always a lot of pressure when you come back home especially when people are looking for a miracle. I don’t see Ozzie going anywhere until he gets offered the ‘Bama AD job.
One of the most amazing stats that I’ve seen this year came in the NBA last week. I was watching the Cavs-Kings game on TNT. LeBron became the second fastest player to reach 2500 points, 700 boards, and 700 assists in a career at 117 games. Oscar Robertson is the fastest, at 83 games. 83 games!!! That’s absolutely ridiculous. The Big O is by far the most underrated player ever. You never hear him talked about in the discussions of greatest of all time. He is the Hank Aaron of the NBA.
Speaking of LeBron, he got his second triple-double in a week Saturday. He is just amazing. Flat out spectacular. And you can tell that he has that drive like Michael had. The only other player in the league that has that drive now is Kevin Garnett. And much like Michael I think part of his is born out of frustration. But back to LeBron, he has that innate sense to feel when his team needs him and he responds. Not by throwing up horrible shots like Carmelo Anthony or going out of control to the rim like Kobe Bryant, but by letting the play come to him. If he’s given the shot he takes it. If he can get to the rim he goes. If a double team comes he makes a great pass because he trusts his teammates (something Kobe should learn if he ever wants to get back to the finals).
I hate the fact that Fox has the Super Bowl. I can’t stand Cris Collinsworth in the booth. Joe Buck, while great for baseball, struggles with football. The only one I like is Aikman, but he tends to have some concussion moments. And their camera decisions are horrible. I don’t want to see live action from the end zone angle. There’s a reason that end zone tickets are cheap. It’s because the view sucks unless the drive is heading right towards you. Show me the side angle please.
At the beginning of the season I was not a Jim Nantz fan. I’ve always felt he should stick with golf because I never liked him much for basketball either. But he’s grown on me this season. He and Simms play off of each other very well. And God knows their better than those three clowns on Fox’s #1 team.
If Fox would have show Terrell Owens on the sidelines one more time Sunday I was going to throw my TV through the wall into my fat neighbor’s apartment. I don’t want to see that bum. Show me the players on the field not some injured idiot jumping around on the sidelines. And by the way Philly fans, he’s not going to be back for the Super Bowl. Chris Mortensen, who for my money is the best insider in the NFL, said that his reports say TO’s injury is pretty much the same thing that Steve Smith suffered in Week 1 and missed the entire season. So even if his rehab is ahead of schedule, its not 5 months ahead of schedule. Good luck with that.
And finally, I’m glad to see that Matt Leinart is staying in school. Grant it he is risking millions of dollars, but the dude loves the college life and the college game. What a novel idea. A great athlete that’s not about the money. I don’t know if Leinart will be a great NFL QB, but he clearly has a good head on his shoulders and that puts him ahead of a lot of these idiots in my book.
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