Fri 29 Sep 2006
Looking at the Packer matchup this week it’s hard for me to get too excited about what the outcome might be. It. is. gonna. be. butt. ugly.
So instead of analysis of this game I thought I’d add a new weekly feature - my straight-up picks across the NFL. This is for entertainment purposes only, but I do have a friend who said he’ll be placing money on my picks. (more…)
Tue 26 Sep 2006
Do you remember the tale about the scorpion and the fox? It’s the one where the scorpion makes a deal with the fox that he won’t sting him if the fox helps him across the river. As they cross the river, the scorpion stings the fox anyway. The fox asks why as they both sink into the water and the scorpion says “Because it’s in my nature.”
I’ve had passing interest in the Michael Vick Show down in Atlanta ever since the Falcons came up to Lambeau and spank the Packers in their own house in the Playoffs in early January 2003. Vick is an unbelievable athlete. Vision, top-shelf speed, quickness. Faster and more elusive than Barry Sanders, and with an arm. But I saw some things in the beat-down they took at the hands of the Saints that have been percolating for awhile, so I thought I throw them out there and see what sticks. (more…)
Mon 25 Sep 2006
Hotdogs can be slippery characters. They can squirt out of buns like a soapy bar of Irish Spring. Forget trying to hold onto a football with them. And they don’t like to bend; one will break long before you can contort it into a “L” and place it on your forehead.
Thankfully, we don’t have to wear the hotdog letter of shame on our heads this week, as the defense stepped up (kinda) and Favre started putting some points on the board. However, it’s not December yet, so Ahman Green and his hotdog fingers are putting the ball on the ground. (more…)
