I first started playing football as a six year old in Greenburgh, N.Y. The Fairview Center had it all. Basketball, Baseball, Summer Camp and Football. There was a kid on my team named Sean Williams and he could ball. He had a 80 plus yard touchdown run and it was awesome to see. I remember in Jr. PeeWee football practice doing drills like monkey rolls, reaction drills and something called bull in the ring. Never heard anything about concussions. I remember one practice we practiced against the peewee team and someone got the wind knocked out of them. He was gasping for air like that scene in total recall. I was scared but playing left guard I knew that I wouldn't get hurt unless I hurt my self. As I advanced through the years, I only saw one person get a concussion. Steve Sacks got dinged up pretty badly in a game my junior year. He was my go to guy our senior year. He has turned out fine. Now I am not equating my exploits as a player to that of a NFL player but I am certain no one told us about concussions. There were two really outstanding players in pop Warner. Reggie Battle could really hit,. Alfie Fullwood could too. Again no concussion speech then either. I remember in high school watch these amazing videos where John Facenda would narrate these great sequences where NFL players would get nailed and it would inspire us to want to duplicate what we saw. No concussions were ever discussed.
Fast forward to today, every thing is being done to prevent concussions and there is nothing that can be done to stop them. The only way to stop them us to end football period and we all know that isn't going to happen. We ask these human missiles to entertain us the best way they can and now we are making it worse for the league. Players have been taught knockout shots for years and got paid mucho dinero for putting players out of the game. Now there is a dangerous strike zone that is going to put more players in wheel chairs and not decrease concussions because helmet to knee or leg hits can cause concussions too. Players don't spend a lot of time at practice learning how to tackle because there are not long practice sessions any more.
So what the league does to help those already afflicted by giving them 765 million dollars to help them deal with their issues. The players want 9 billion. 9 billion is the cost of the most recent television contract. The league didn't even give the players a day in court so that a judge or arbitrator could dispense a proper amount. The case is closed and if players want to go back to court, they would have to do it individually or as a group forfeit it all. Also only 10 million dollars is going to research. 465 is going to the players. 200 million is going to lawyers fees!!!!!! When I worked as a security guard at clubs some nights I would take inferior tips just so I would have money in my pocket instead of breaking the bank. I felt like a prostitute because I was only motivated by the money and not the principle of my labor. NFL players took an insulting offer and have hurt the future. They should have opened Pandora's box. Now there will be no accountability. Yes 100,000 plus per person is a huge benefit and more money than a lot of the players before 1970 received in their entire career. They should have forced a national forum. The NFL just showed the players the difference between why they have it all and the players will never. The best interest is supposed to be for the players and their families. We all know medical care is going to evaporate that money faster than one can spell "it". I thank god I have a girl. I am not sure I would let a son of mine play football.
Showing posts with label nfl. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
The nfl shoud be ashamed of itself for this concussion settlement
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Is the nfl becoming pro boxing?
Who wants to be a NFL referee now? One week ago, I blogged about the the NFL being too full of itself. I talked about the bounty scandal involving the Saints. Look what has happened to the Saints. They are 0-3 and the Packers coming this week who are angrier than hell because of what happened last night. ked about the importance of making a deal with the referees. The NFL is a multi billion dollar money making machine. People will pay to watch games anywhere at any time if it was necessary. Most football fans spend an entire week getting ready to watch their favorite team play, then flip around on the satellite feed and watch division rivals play, favorite players play, fantasy football team players play, or watch the marquee matchup of that week. Last nights game should have been the last straw as to why the real officials are needed to monitor these games. One call in a game should not have the impact of winning and losing a game. The Packers to their credit did not use the end of the game as an excuse. They physically got beat up last night in the first half and had a chance to get one first down to end the game. The Packers have not been the same team this year as last year so blaming the refs is probably why they have not said a word. I am glame the refs and there is ample evidence to support my theories..
I had a discussion two weeks ago with a a couple of people and we were talking about what is the problem with the replacement refs. I listened as they spoke and other pundits did as well on espn about the levels of competeition some of these refs have been in. The first thing that we agreed on was that the speed of thegame is way to fast for these guys. The speed of the game is too fast for the real guys too. The difference is that the real refs have figured out ways to position themselves on the field so that they can make as close to the right call as they can. Last night the game winning touchdown call was made by a ref who was behind the play and he was in no position to make that call. The ref that came running in and was waving his arms should have been closer to the play since there was no action in his area and he could have made the correct call. There was a call for pass interference on the defense when clearly the the offensive player created and caused all of the contact. If the referee was in the right position maybe he gets that call right. The NFL should have taken precautions and instructed these guys that being in the right place could help them get calls right. They are not fast enough to keep up with guys so positioning is key.
The second thing that is frustrating is that the refs seem to not know the rules of the game or make poor judgement calls. The roughing the passer penalty when the Packers made an interception in the 4th quarter was horrible. Marking an unsportsmanlike penalty for 27 yards instead of 15 is not acceptable. The pass interference call against Seattle on a crucial third down that eventually lead to a score is hurting the integrity of the game. What has killed Boxing in this country is tthe officials. People tune hoping for a trainwreck and they get chaos and an earthquake instead. Manny Pacquiauo is still wondering how Timothy Bradley has his titles. Ken Norton is wondering how Muhammad Ali has a winning record against him. The NFL does not want turn into a sham. The NBA in recent years has had to deal with a scandal of a referee fixing games utting itself further under a micrscope. There are several examples from the weekend of missed calls, poor judgement, and game mismanagement by these guys. Kyle Shanahan and Jack Del Rio were fined for abuse toward an official. Bill Bellechek tried to chase one down and get an explanation of whether or not the game winning field goal was actually good or not. All you have to do is watch the sideline and read the lips of the coaches to know whether or not a call is correct or not. The Harbaugh brothers are must see tv.
There are estimations that last nights call cost people worldwide over 250 million dollars. The betting line was Packers -31/2 and if the call was reversed the people who took the Packers would have won because they were up by 5. The speculation is that over 70% of the betting population took the Pack last night. We all know that the only reason for injury lists is for the betting population. The NFL does not "care" about wagering on the games, but it most definitely cares about people watching the games. I am 100% certain that they are loving that there millions of bloggers today writing about a football related incident than talking about the pennant races or that Brandt Snedeker won the PGA Fedex Cup. I wonder what would happen if a team told its players to walk off the field because they were a victim of too many bad calls? As long as we the fans watch, the NFL will not care what happens on the field. They talk about safety and integrity. They talk about protecting the shield and the legacy of the game. We are all addicted to the NFL drug and wont abandon the game. They better start to listen reall soon or the rehab centers of sports will be full of football addicts.. This is why HOCKEY you should not lockout your players. The quote of the day goes to BUbba Watson. He said that" football fans watch golf this weekend and support team usa in the ryder cup, we have no refs". Absolutely hilarious..
I had a discussion two weeks ago with a a couple of people and we were talking about what is the problem with the replacement refs. I listened as they spoke and other pundits did as well on espn about the levels of competeition some of these refs have been in. The first thing that we agreed on was that the speed of thegame is way to fast for these guys. The speed of the game is too fast for the real guys too. The difference is that the real refs have figured out ways to position themselves on the field so that they can make as close to the right call as they can. Last night the game winning touchdown call was made by a ref who was behind the play and he was in no position to make that call. The ref that came running in and was waving his arms should have been closer to the play since there was no action in his area and he could have made the correct call. There was a call for pass interference on the defense when clearly the the offensive player created and caused all of the contact. If the referee was in the right position maybe he gets that call right. The NFL should have taken precautions and instructed these guys that being in the right place could help them get calls right. They are not fast enough to keep up with guys so positioning is key.
The second thing that is frustrating is that the refs seem to not know the rules of the game or make poor judgement calls. The roughing the passer penalty when the Packers made an interception in the 4th quarter was horrible. Marking an unsportsmanlike penalty for 27 yards instead of 15 is not acceptable. The pass interference call against Seattle on a crucial third down that eventually lead to a score is hurting the integrity of the game. What has killed Boxing in this country is tthe officials. People tune hoping for a trainwreck and they get chaos and an earthquake instead. Manny Pacquiauo is still wondering how Timothy Bradley has his titles. Ken Norton is wondering how Muhammad Ali has a winning record against him. The NFL does not want turn into a sham. The NBA in recent years has had to deal with a scandal of a referee fixing games utting itself further under a micrscope. There are several examples from the weekend of missed calls, poor judgement, and game mismanagement by these guys. Kyle Shanahan and Jack Del Rio were fined for abuse toward an official. Bill Bellechek tried to chase one down and get an explanation of whether or not the game winning field goal was actually good or not. All you have to do is watch the sideline and read the lips of the coaches to know whether or not a call is correct or not. The Harbaugh brothers are must see tv.
There are estimations that last nights call cost people worldwide over 250 million dollars. The betting line was Packers -31/2 and if the call was reversed the people who took the Packers would have won because they were up by 5. The speculation is that over 70% of the betting population took the Pack last night. We all know that the only reason for injury lists is for the betting population. The NFL does not "care" about wagering on the games, but it most definitely cares about people watching the games. I am 100% certain that they are loving that there millions of bloggers today writing about a football related incident than talking about the pennant races or that Brandt Snedeker won the PGA Fedex Cup. I wonder what would happen if a team told its players to walk off the field because they were a victim of too many bad calls? As long as we the fans watch, the NFL will not care what happens on the field. They talk about safety and integrity. They talk about protecting the shield and the legacy of the game. We are all addicted to the NFL drug and wont abandon the game. They better start to listen reall soon or the rehab centers of sports will be full of football addicts.. This is why HOCKEY you should not lockout your players. The quote of the day goes to BUbba Watson. He said that" football fans watch golf this weekend and support team usa in the ryder cup, we have no refs". Absolutely hilarious..
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Is the NFL too full of itself?
I am as big a sports fan as they come in this great land that we live in and I have to tell you that I am concerned about the entity that we call the NFL. Over the past four years we have had a commissioner who acts like he is God, we have owners who don't want share money with people who make them the money, players who spend about as much time in the police blotter as they do in the training room, former players suing the league for not being given enough information about concussions and head injuries, and now the integrity of the game is being questioned because of non professional referees. What I just written down is about 30 talk shows worth of topics in five sentences. We all concede that the most popular sport in America is Pro Football. Baseball is no longer America's past time, (over reaction Monday is) Football has replaced it. The NHL and NBA are only relevant in the post season. Golf is only great when Tiger is succeeding and playing. Boxing is often angry water cooler conversation, tennis is non existent and no one will openly admit that they sat and watched 42 cars go around an oval 500 times for three hours. I blogged weeks ago that no one messes with the NFL because everyone has an opinion and knowledge of the sport. People will argue with you till they are blue in the face about their teams and everything about their teams. We have made the NFL what it is and now it has gone way too far.
The NFL is full of itself because we have allowed this nonsense to go this far. As a consumer, we have a choice. We can watch what is on television, go to the game or not get involved at all. Because we buy the Directv packages, the merchandise, the product advertised durning the game, the NFL will act like a dictator in our lives. Everyone who follows football know that not paying the referees a raise is moronic and controlling. 32 teams are dividing a television contract that earned them 9 billion dollars. The players are getting paid more, the price of tickets are not getting cheaper, food at the concessions stands, jerseys, hats, mecrhandise in general are not getting cheaper. Rookies are being paid less money so that veteran players who have earned the money can actually get paid somewhere if not from that team that he is fighting for a contract from.s every where in the NFL!!! So with the price everything rising, why shouldn't referees get a raise as well? The NFL knows that you, me, the martian on venus will watch their product no matter who is calling the game, reffing the game or playing the game. There have been tons of complaints lobbed at the league for missed calls, the length of games, and the misuse of rules in the games. What does integrity mean to the league? Absolutely nothing. The league knows that you are going to watch no matter what. Buffalo plays Cleveland this weekend. The game will sell out in Cleveland and the game will be on televisions everywhere.
Another example of the NFL is too full of itself is this bounty scandal involving the Saints. The fact the league produced a face saving affadavit this weekend as to why Jonathan Vilma was suspended for a season is evidence that the commissioner probably glared at Greg Williams and said how badly do you want to coach again in this league. Now i am not acusing the commissioner of coercion but they said that they had evidence way back months ago to convict Vilma of putting up 10,000 to anyone who knocked out Brett Favre. So why do they use a letter signed three days ago to further implicate Vilma? Vilma says he has 9 letters that will prove that he didn't say that. Who are we to believe? Drew Brees was outspoken months ago that they saw no proof of the involvement by the players. Dont you think that if that information about Vilma's involvement was available last month or three months ago or five months ago that that would been the nail in the coffin for Vilma and everyone else involved? The fans like that Goodell is trying to clean up the negative image of football players. The fans don't like someone bieing accused or scandal to explain a scandal. We want things to be crystal clear. The Commissioner will probably re-suspend the players because the players foolishly did not in the latest collective bargining agreement address the power of the commissioners office. The biggest mistake they could have ever made.
We will still watch because we are fans of the games... Maybe we are all addicts and need our fix of the NFL drug. Shame on us for that, shame on them for playing to our weakness..
The NFL is full of itself because we have allowed this nonsense to go this far. As a consumer, we have a choice. We can watch what is on television, go to the game or not get involved at all. Because we buy the Directv packages, the merchandise, the product advertised durning the game, the NFL will act like a dictator in our lives. Everyone who follows football know that not paying the referees a raise is moronic and controlling. 32 teams are dividing a television contract that earned them 9 billion dollars. The players are getting paid more, the price of tickets are not getting cheaper, food at the concessions stands, jerseys, hats, mecrhandise in general are not getting cheaper. Rookies are being paid less money so that veteran players who have earned the money can actually get paid somewhere if not from that team that he is fighting for a contract from.s every where in the NFL!!! So with the price everything rising, why shouldn't referees get a raise as well? The NFL knows that you, me, the martian on venus will watch their product no matter who is calling the game, reffing the game or playing the game. There have been tons of complaints lobbed at the league for missed calls, the length of games, and the misuse of rules in the games. What does integrity mean to the league? Absolutely nothing. The league knows that you are going to watch no matter what. Buffalo plays Cleveland this weekend. The game will sell out in Cleveland and the game will be on televisions everywhere.
Another example of the NFL is too full of itself is this bounty scandal involving the Saints. The fact the league produced a face saving affadavit this weekend as to why Jonathan Vilma was suspended for a season is evidence that the commissioner probably glared at Greg Williams and said how badly do you want to coach again in this league. Now i am not acusing the commissioner of coercion but they said that they had evidence way back months ago to convict Vilma of putting up 10,000 to anyone who knocked out Brett Favre. So why do they use a letter signed three days ago to further implicate Vilma? Vilma says he has 9 letters that will prove that he didn't say that. Who are we to believe? Drew Brees was outspoken months ago that they saw no proof of the involvement by the players. Dont you think that if that information about Vilma's involvement was available last month or three months ago or five months ago that that would been the nail in the coffin for Vilma and everyone else involved? The fans like that Goodell is trying to clean up the negative image of football players. The fans don't like someone bieing accused or scandal to explain a scandal. We want things to be crystal clear. The Commissioner will probably re-suspend the players because the players foolishly did not in the latest collective bargining agreement address the power of the commissioners office. The biggest mistake they could have ever made.
We will still watch because we are fans of the games... Maybe we are all addicts and need our fix of the NFL drug. Shame on us for that, shame on them for playing to our weakness..
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
What a weekend of sports..
Hello sports fans my name is Richard Harris and boy did we have a huge weekend of outstanding sports. Upsets in Tennis, college football, boxing, NFL, and the Nascar sprint cup has its eligible driversfor the cup. When Roger Federer loses before the semi finals of a grand slam tournament something must be in the air. Tomas Berdych can really hit the ball hard and he over powered Federer. Andy Murray had an out of body experience in winning tournament. He outlasted Novak Djokovic in five grinding sets. Serena went from dominating to survival mode in oreder to steal the title from Azarenka. Azarenka had a 5-3 lead in the third set and could not put Serena away. Serena is still the gold standard no matter if she is not ranked number 1 or not.
Some more stories.. Arkansas showed that as great as the SEC conference is, you still need your quarterback to win games. Louisiana Monroe pulled off the first shocker of the season by physically beating up Arkansas' offensive line and then knocking out Tyler Wilson. UCLA, a home underdog, showed Nebraska that the Pac 12 can play physical football as well. The Pac 12 had two other impressive wins. Oregon St. shut down Wisconsin 10-7 and the Arizona schools had good out of conference wins as well. The Pac 12 may have the best conference before the season is over. USC and Stanford Saturday. Savannah St. beat the spread because game was called due to weather. 55-0 would have been 110-0 if they played it out.
The NFL continues to show why they are the kings of sports. A few shocking results as Washington stunned the Saints. Rg3 played like a seasoned pro and guided the Redskin offense to a 40-32 win. He had no turnovers and managed the game like he had done it before. Andrew Luck had to play the Bears defense and found his debut a bit more challenging. All of the rookie qbs except Griffin lost and threw some bad picks. Weeden, Tanneyhill and Luck threw multiple picks that really hurt their team. It is only week one so there will be greater days ahead for all of them.
Peyton Manning looked sharp in his return to the NFL. He few hits but when the Broncos went to a hurry up offense they changed the complexion of the game. Manning got into a groove and they handled the vaunted Steeler defense. The Jets shocked the world by scoring 48 points and looked like a completely different team than we saw in pre-season. Baltimore look stellar getting points from defense and Joe Flacco continuing to show why he is an elite qb. Ugly wins from Philadelphia and Detroit. A win is a win right? The Niners have that look in their eye that they have a special season brewing if they stay healthy. They play amazing defense and have balance on offense. Randy Moss scored a touchdown and they just don't miss field goals. A 63 yard field goal from 85 year old Fred Akers is still jaw dropping. They confused the Packers who have no running game. The game of the year could be New England and San Fransisco later on this year. My super bowl pick the Houston Texans looked sharp in destroying Miami. Cannot wait for week 2..
Chad dawson went down in weight to fight Ward and got slapped around. He was knocked down 3 times and looked sluggish. He is a champion? Not impressed at all by him.
Rory Mcilroy won for the fourth time this year. He held off Tiger, Phil, and Lee Westwood. He is peaking at the right time. The Tour championship and Ryder cup are upon us over the next few weeks. The only reason why I am not gushing about this is that Vijay Singh did the same thing a few years ago and Tiger the next year regained his throne and place in the game. I expect next year he will do the same thing.
Congrats to Jeff Gordon for qualifying for the Sprint cup. Go get em boys..
Some more stories.. Arkansas showed that as great as the SEC conference is, you still need your quarterback to win games. Louisiana Monroe pulled off the first shocker of the season by physically beating up Arkansas' offensive line and then knocking out Tyler Wilson. UCLA, a home underdog, showed Nebraska that the Pac 12 can play physical football as well. The Pac 12 had two other impressive wins. Oregon St. shut down Wisconsin 10-7 and the Arizona schools had good out of conference wins as well. The Pac 12 may have the best conference before the season is over. USC and Stanford Saturday. Savannah St. beat the spread because game was called due to weather. 55-0 would have been 110-0 if they played it out.
The NFL continues to show why they are the kings of sports. A few shocking results as Washington stunned the Saints. Rg3 played like a seasoned pro and guided the Redskin offense to a 40-32 win. He had no turnovers and managed the game like he had done it before. Andrew Luck had to play the Bears defense and found his debut a bit more challenging. All of the rookie qbs except Griffin lost and threw some bad picks. Weeden, Tanneyhill and Luck threw multiple picks that really hurt their team. It is only week one so there will be greater days ahead for all of them.
Peyton Manning looked sharp in his return to the NFL. He few hits but when the Broncos went to a hurry up offense they changed the complexion of the game. Manning got into a groove and they handled the vaunted Steeler defense. The Jets shocked the world by scoring 48 points and looked like a completely different team than we saw in pre-season. Baltimore look stellar getting points from defense and Joe Flacco continuing to show why he is an elite qb. Ugly wins from Philadelphia and Detroit. A win is a win right? The Niners have that look in their eye that they have a special season brewing if they stay healthy. They play amazing defense and have balance on offense. Randy Moss scored a touchdown and they just don't miss field goals. A 63 yard field goal from 85 year old Fred Akers is still jaw dropping. They confused the Packers who have no running game. The game of the year could be New England and San Fransisco later on this year. My super bowl pick the Houston Texans looked sharp in destroying Miami. Cannot wait for week 2..
Chad dawson went down in weight to fight Ward and got slapped around. He was knocked down 3 times and looked sluggish. He is a champion? Not impressed at all by him.
Rory Mcilroy won for the fourth time this year. He held off Tiger, Phil, and Lee Westwood. He is peaking at the right time. The Tour championship and Ryder cup are upon us over the next few weeks. The only reason why I am not gushing about this is that Vijay Singh did the same thing a few years ago and Tiger the next year regained his throne and place in the game. I expect next year he will do the same thing.
Congrats to Jeff Gordon for qualifying for the Sprint cup. Go get em boys..
Thursday, August 30, 2012
My final football post of the pre season..
So lets finish the discussion about football before thegames begin in both College and the NFL. They stories in College are extremely intriguing. What kind of season will Penn St. have? They will be the most scrutinized team this year and now the story wont go away. I blogged how disappointed I was that the school did not fight for their rights, and now the members of the trustees are finally stepping up and in. It is bad for the school because everyone just wants to sweep the situation under the "football rug". The school is uniting in all sports to show that Penn St. has moved forward and cannot control what happens off the field. The students make the University and hopefull this fall they will represent their families, friends, and themselves with class and dignity. I feel for the victims, but no one can fix what happened. Good Luck Penn St.
Another story is several college athletes came back to college for one more year for a chance at a title. Matt Barkeley would have been a first round pick. Montee Ball and Landry Jones too. They have the world on their shoulders this season and relish the opportunity to get it done this fall. Expectations are extremely high at those Universities this fall. Tyrann Matthieu came back as well but addiction has ruined his college career. It is tragic and hopefully he will get the help he needs.
Speaking of the SEC will they win another BCS title? Georgia, is joining the fray this year as they have the quarterback in Murray to compete with the big boys. If South Carolina can control their turnover problems of years past they will be their as well. USC, Clemson, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon feel like they have enough to end the run of the SEC. Florida St. and Virginia Tech always possess potent defenses and good enough players to play with the SEC schools. I think the reign comes to an end this year.
I think the title game will be USC and Oklahoma. Bama and LSU have a lot of unanswered questions on both sides of the ball. They are both giving way too many new players an opportunity to be great this year. Look out next year though..
Denard Robinson will win the Heisman. He will combine for more than 50 touchdowns this year. Geno Smith in West Virginia may as well. West Virginia is a sleep team to win the title as well. they have a sick offense coming back. They scored 70 points in a bowl game last year and were just in year 1 of learning the offense of the new coaching staff. I cannot wait to see how it unfolds..
How about teams changing leagues just to make more money and a chance toplay for a title. Texas A&M in the SEC. Boise St. to the Big East. Missouri in the SEC. Just to name a few. Doesn't Pittsburgh, Syracuse move to the ACC soon? How about new coaches at schools? Charlie Weiss in Kansas? Kevin Sumlin in Texas A&M. Mike Leach at WSU? Bill Obrien at Penn St.? Urban Meyer at Ohio St.? Who will win more games? Ohio St. has sanctions coming. Can Texas rebound from last years meltdown? Notre Dame is playing the most brutal schedule I have ever seen. No cupcakes anywhere. They start the year in Ireland against Navy and then all breaks loose with their schedule.
In the NFL.. I gave you my predictions of who will win the divisions. I think New England, Baltimore, Houston, and Denver should prevail in AFC with Pittsburgh and San Diego making the playoffs. I think that Houston and New England will play for AFC title and Houston will emerge as champion. Houston has the defense and schedule to be really good this year. Home field advantage will be their launching pad to the Super Bowl.
I think Andrew Luck will be AFC rookie of the year and will not disappoint.
The NFC I think that the Niners, Giants, Packers, Saints win divisions. I think Philly and Chicago get wild cards. I am wavering on the wild card picks because Atlanta is very good. Detroit is as well. I just think Atlanta has the wrong success model. They keep bringing in the wrong veteran players. Asante Samuel has been on three teams now in the last five years because he cannot cover like he believes he can. The Falcons can score with anyone. can they stop anyone? Detroit needs a running game to gurantee that Stafford will be on the field this year for 16 games. He showed last year that if healthy he can put up huge numbers and be a superstar. I think that their defense is one year away from greatness but off the field matters will haunt this team. This team will be great in 2013 mark my word. Maturity wins titles. They will be forced to grow up pretty quickly. The NFC is much better than the AFC this year. There are more teams that have playoff ability in that conference. Dallas is better than most AFC teams and will be at home watching the post season. I already mentioned Atlanta and Detroit. Carolina is up and coming and Seattle will be a pleasant surprise. The final two in the NFC will be Green Bay v New Orleans. New Orleans will become the first team to host the super bowl.
The referee lockout is a disgrace to the league. The NFL make 9 billion dollars a year and they do not want give a raise to the men who give the games its integrity? The replacement refs will do a good enough job that wont cause a calamity, but why risk it? Yes every week we hear the pundits criticzie the refs for blown calls and it repercussions for teams, coaches and players. I understand that noone is perfect but at least we kindof understand when a ref misses a call. We dont understand when a ref misses a basic rule. the replacement refs had a game this preseason where they thought the 4 yard line was the end zone line. They marked a penalty 11 yards that was to be 15 or cannot explain why a call was made to the audience. They have even faced the wrong way talking to the camera. I wonder what is going to happen if in week 1 the Niners play Green Bay and blown call gives the game to one team and they lose out on homefield advantage 15 weeks down the road. A hefty price to pay when the refs are only asking to be compensated because everyone else involved in football is getting raises. We hope the best even though we know this is going to be ugly..
My super bowl of Houston and New Orleans will be fun to bet on and attend. The Saints will win and tell the league to kiss their *** when they are praising Sean Payton for organizing such a fine team. Brees is your M.V.P. .. Let the games begin
Another story is several college athletes came back to college for one more year for a chance at a title. Matt Barkeley would have been a first round pick. Montee Ball and Landry Jones too. They have the world on their shoulders this season and relish the opportunity to get it done this fall. Expectations are extremely high at those Universities this fall. Tyrann Matthieu came back as well but addiction has ruined his college career. It is tragic and hopefully he will get the help he needs.
Speaking of the SEC will they win another BCS title? Georgia, is joining the fray this year as they have the quarterback in Murray to compete with the big boys. If South Carolina can control their turnover problems of years past they will be their as well. USC, Clemson, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon feel like they have enough to end the run of the SEC. Florida St. and Virginia Tech always possess potent defenses and good enough players to play with the SEC schools. I think the reign comes to an end this year.
I think the title game will be USC and Oklahoma. Bama and LSU have a lot of unanswered questions on both sides of the ball. They are both giving way too many new players an opportunity to be great this year. Look out next year though..
Denard Robinson will win the Heisman. He will combine for more than 50 touchdowns this year. Geno Smith in West Virginia may as well. West Virginia is a sleep team to win the title as well. they have a sick offense coming back. They scored 70 points in a bowl game last year and were just in year 1 of learning the offense of the new coaching staff. I cannot wait to see how it unfolds..
How about teams changing leagues just to make more money and a chance toplay for a title. Texas A&M in the SEC. Boise St. to the Big East. Missouri in the SEC. Just to name a few. Doesn't Pittsburgh, Syracuse move to the ACC soon? How about new coaches at schools? Charlie Weiss in Kansas? Kevin Sumlin in Texas A&M. Mike Leach at WSU? Bill Obrien at Penn St.? Urban Meyer at Ohio St.? Who will win more games? Ohio St. has sanctions coming. Can Texas rebound from last years meltdown? Notre Dame is playing the most brutal schedule I have ever seen. No cupcakes anywhere. They start the year in Ireland against Navy and then all breaks loose with their schedule.
In the NFL.. I gave you my predictions of who will win the divisions. I think New England, Baltimore, Houston, and Denver should prevail in AFC with Pittsburgh and San Diego making the playoffs. I think that Houston and New England will play for AFC title and Houston will emerge as champion. Houston has the defense and schedule to be really good this year. Home field advantage will be their launching pad to the Super Bowl.
I think Andrew Luck will be AFC rookie of the year and will not disappoint.
The NFC I think that the Niners, Giants, Packers, Saints win divisions. I think Philly and Chicago get wild cards. I am wavering on the wild card picks because Atlanta is very good. Detroit is as well. I just think Atlanta has the wrong success model. They keep bringing in the wrong veteran players. Asante Samuel has been on three teams now in the last five years because he cannot cover like he believes he can. The Falcons can score with anyone. can they stop anyone? Detroit needs a running game to gurantee that Stafford will be on the field this year for 16 games. He showed last year that if healthy he can put up huge numbers and be a superstar. I think that their defense is one year away from greatness but off the field matters will haunt this team. This team will be great in 2013 mark my word. Maturity wins titles. They will be forced to grow up pretty quickly. The NFC is much better than the AFC this year. There are more teams that have playoff ability in that conference. Dallas is better than most AFC teams and will be at home watching the post season. I already mentioned Atlanta and Detroit. Carolina is up and coming and Seattle will be a pleasant surprise. The final two in the NFC will be Green Bay v New Orleans. New Orleans will become the first team to host the super bowl.
The referee lockout is a disgrace to the league. The NFL make 9 billion dollars a year and they do not want give a raise to the men who give the games its integrity? The replacement refs will do a good enough job that wont cause a calamity, but why risk it? Yes every week we hear the pundits criticzie the refs for blown calls and it repercussions for teams, coaches and players. I understand that noone is perfect but at least we kindof understand when a ref misses a call. We dont understand when a ref misses a basic rule. the replacement refs had a game this preseason where they thought the 4 yard line was the end zone line. They marked a penalty 11 yards that was to be 15 or cannot explain why a call was made to the audience. They have even faced the wrong way talking to the camera. I wonder what is going to happen if in week 1 the Niners play Green Bay and blown call gives the game to one team and they lose out on homefield advantage 15 weeks down the road. A hefty price to pay when the refs are only asking to be compensated because everyone else involved in football is getting raises. We hope the best even though we know this is going to be ugly..
My super bowl of Houston and New Orleans will be fun to bet on and attend. The Saints will win and tell the league to kiss their *** when they are praising Sean Payton for organizing such a fine team. Brees is your M.V.P. .. Let the games begin
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The weakest two divisions in the NFL are..
The weakest 2 divisions in the NFL this season will be the AFC South and the NFC West. Both of these divisions have one super team and three other teams trying to find themselves. The 49ers and Texans have super aspirations based what they accomplished last year and what they did in the off season to prove that last year was not a fluke. The Niners made it to the championship game and played the Giants as tough as any team could. The weather and an unfortunate fumble in overtime ended their dreams of a super bowl. They have added Randy Moss, Brandon Jacobs, LeMicheal james to give weapons to Alex Smith which should compliment their stellar defense. Houston played the second half of the seaon with an injured Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Mario Williams, and even Arian Foster. They lost backup quarterback Matt Leinart and used T.J. Yates as quarterback who guided them to the playoffs. Leinart and Williams are no longer on the team but Schaub and Johnson are ready to lead this team back to the post season. Theyhave a lot of nobody's on this extremely talented defense and if the run the ball like they have over the past 2 seasons with Foster, this team could be in New Orleans come Super sunday. The Texans could end up with home field advantage because of a weak schedule and soft division. The Niners will have Green Bay, New York,and New Orleans to fight for home field. Lets look at the other teams in the two divisions.
The AFC south is trying to look to the future. The Jags, Colts and Titans are all staring first or second year quarterbacks. The Colts have Andrew Luck and he looks amazing. He has poise, confidence, and ability that I have never seen in a rookie qb. The problem they have is that they are going to waste the first half of the season learning how to protect him and developing a running game. The Colts gutted the franchise. They have quality players, including Reggie Wayne, but the running game has to become a priority until Luck can lead them to victories. The Defense will be new and on the field alot. I think they will surprise a few teams.
Tennessee has the running back, a star receiver in the making, but the defense, and quarterback position could be a liability. I liked Locker in college but he would be great against USC, but then go 4/20 against Nebraska. He is not consistent yet. Chris Johnson went from a 2,000 yard back to almost out of the league in two years. He has to carry thi team like Barry Sanders and I dont think he can. The defense can stop the run. They get passed on a lot. Coach Munchak has to address this or they will have a tough season ahead.
Jacksonville needs to give Blaine Gabbert his courage pills before each game. He looked brave in his first two preseason games so maybe he is ready to shake off the "soft" label he has. They need Maurice Jones Drew in camp asap. I like Justin Blackmon as a receiver and thought he was the best prospect in the draft. He has freakish speed and size. Just throw him the ball and he will deliver. This team will improve from last year when in tact but that remains to be seen if that will actually happen.
The NFC west is only slightly better. Seattle is enbroiled in quarterback battle. Matt Flynn just signed a big deal to be the guy but he is getting challenged big time by Russell Wilson who isnt your typical rookie. He is just"short". They signed T.O. and he can still play the game and get open. Lynch can run as well. Their problem is inconsistency on offense and defensively they do not cover well or tackle. This team last year played a lot of close games but could not get off the field in third down situations. They were so tired probably because the offense struggled at times in all games and then got hot and had to stage comebacks. Pete Carrill must have a strong heart to put up with style of football.
Arizona has weapons everywhere. They can score with anyone but like Seattle they play the game in stretches and not consistnt football. They have 2 quarterbacks which means they have none. Jon Skelton is going to win the job because Kevin Kolb is either hurt or trying to force the ball somewhere. Hand the ball off to oft injured Beany Wells and maybe they can eliminate their mistakes. Their defense is fast and aggressive. They just don't have size to stop most running teams. They can cover and their special teams will snipe you if you allow them. Patrick Petersen is the real deal. Need stability at the qb position to compete with niners.
St.Louis has a quarterback with confidence issues. If Sam Bradford can play like he did during his rookie season, the Rams could be fun to watch. Steven Jackson is the most feared back in the league, but teams are willing to let him run because they the Rams will bog down somehow. This year is a big one Bradford. He needs to legitimize being a 60 million dollar man. They have a decent core of receivers. I think they should have made a play for Blackmon but they chose who they did. Defensively, the Rams get aftre the quarterback as good as anyone. They just don't cover very well. The way you hide your deficiency in your secondary is by putting the opposing quarterback on his back. In that stadium, with that noise, they should be able to do that with more consistency. We shall see..
The outlook for the teams: San Fran: 12-4, Seattle: 7-9, Arizona:6-10, St.Louis: 5-11
The outlook for the teams: Houston: 14-2, Indy: 5-11, Jacksonville: 4-12, Tennesse: 2-14.
Player to watch in NFC west: Alex Smith..( was last year a fluke?)
Player to watch in AFC south: Andrew Luck.. The future starts now..
Both divisions will be great in 2 years.
The AFC south is trying to look to the future. The Jags, Colts and Titans are all staring first or second year quarterbacks. The Colts have Andrew Luck and he looks amazing. He has poise, confidence, and ability that I have never seen in a rookie qb. The problem they have is that they are going to waste the first half of the season learning how to protect him and developing a running game. The Colts gutted the franchise. They have quality players, including Reggie Wayne, but the running game has to become a priority until Luck can lead them to victories. The Defense will be new and on the field alot. I think they will surprise a few teams.
Tennessee has the running back, a star receiver in the making, but the defense, and quarterback position could be a liability. I liked Locker in college but he would be great against USC, but then go 4/20 against Nebraska. He is not consistent yet. Chris Johnson went from a 2,000 yard back to almost out of the league in two years. He has to carry thi team like Barry Sanders and I dont think he can. The defense can stop the run. They get passed on a lot. Coach Munchak has to address this or they will have a tough season ahead.
Jacksonville needs to give Blaine Gabbert his courage pills before each game. He looked brave in his first two preseason games so maybe he is ready to shake off the "soft" label he has. They need Maurice Jones Drew in camp asap. I like Justin Blackmon as a receiver and thought he was the best prospect in the draft. He has freakish speed and size. Just throw him the ball and he will deliver. This team will improve from last year when in tact but that remains to be seen if that will actually happen.
The NFC west is only slightly better. Seattle is enbroiled in quarterback battle. Matt Flynn just signed a big deal to be the guy but he is getting challenged big time by Russell Wilson who isnt your typical rookie. He is just"short". They signed T.O. and he can still play the game and get open. Lynch can run as well. Their problem is inconsistency on offense and defensively they do not cover well or tackle. This team last year played a lot of close games but could not get off the field in third down situations. They were so tired probably because the offense struggled at times in all games and then got hot and had to stage comebacks. Pete Carrill must have a strong heart to put up with style of football.
Arizona has weapons everywhere. They can score with anyone but like Seattle they play the game in stretches and not consistnt football. They have 2 quarterbacks which means they have none. Jon Skelton is going to win the job because Kevin Kolb is either hurt or trying to force the ball somewhere. Hand the ball off to oft injured Beany Wells and maybe they can eliminate their mistakes. Their defense is fast and aggressive. They just don't have size to stop most running teams. They can cover and their special teams will snipe you if you allow them. Patrick Petersen is the real deal. Need stability at the qb position to compete with niners.
St.Louis has a quarterback with confidence issues. If Sam Bradford can play like he did during his rookie season, the Rams could be fun to watch. Steven Jackson is the most feared back in the league, but teams are willing to let him run because they the Rams will bog down somehow. This year is a big one Bradford. He needs to legitimize being a 60 million dollar man. They have a decent core of receivers. I think they should have made a play for Blackmon but they chose who they did. Defensively, the Rams get aftre the quarterback as good as anyone. They just don't cover very well. The way you hide your deficiency in your secondary is by putting the opposing quarterback on his back. In that stadium, with that noise, they should be able to do that with more consistency. We shall see..
The outlook for the teams: San Fran: 12-4, Seattle: 7-9, Arizona:6-10, St.Louis: 5-11
The outlook for the teams: Houston: 14-2, Indy: 5-11, Jacksonville: 4-12, Tennesse: 2-14.
Player to watch in NFC west: Alex Smith..( was last year a fluke?)
Player to watch in AFC south: Andrew Luck.. The future starts now..
Both divisions will be great in 2 years.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
This years Hall of Fame class is more about who did not get in than who got in..
Twice a year, I rant and complain about how wrong Hall of Fame balloting is and this actually might be the third time this year. The NFL is about to induct 6 men into footballs hallowed hall and I could not disagree more with its selections. Willie Roaf is the only Hall of Famer on this list. Dawson was good, but he was no better than Bart Oates, Mark Stepnoski. Cortez Kennedy was oft injured and though quite talented never left an impact on the game as a Mean Joe Greene, Randy White, did. Chris Doleman was no different a player than a Pat Swilling, Charles Haley, Kevin Greene, Greg Lloyd. They were all Lawrence Taylor wannabees and none of them could even compare. Curtis Martin? He has one achievement that is hall worthy. He won a rushing title at age 31. He played in one Super Bowl and he was not the reason the Jets won or loss or the Patriots. Martin is in over Bettis? I don't much about the other guy so I will spare him but what is going on here?
The Hall of Fame is supposed to be a place for the cream of the crop. The players, coaches, NFL personnel that made the game better. The NFL has several candidates who are more Hall worthy than the players enshrined this weekend. Will Shields was the best offensive guard in football for the last 15 years. He made pro bowl after pro bowl and was on the all decade team. Charles Haley was the second most feared defender in football behind Lawrence Taylor. He has 5 SUPER BOWL RINGS!!!!! Ask Jim Kelly, Phil Simms, Steve Young about the impact on a game that Charles Haley had. Ask Jimmie Johnson and George Seifert about the Value of having a Charles Haley on their defenses. His snub is the most glaring because HE HAS 5 RINGS and he was a vital contributor to the success and failure of his teams. Bill Parcells is not in the Hall of Fame. What a joke that is. He led the Giants to the Super Bowl twice. He took the Jets to the championship game with Vinny as his qb. He took the Patriots to the Super against the Packers. He has a better resume than Marv Levy who he defeated in his final Super Bowl win. What about Cris Carter? He has over 1,100 catches in his career. Tim Brown who has over a thousand catches in his career? Andre Reed? These men were on par with Micheal Irvin. Brown and Reed were the top 2 receivers in the AFC. Marvin Harrison who is a first ballot guy also deferred to these guys before his career took off.
Is the vote that difficult to make? Everyone thinks they are a football expert but very few have a clue as to what is smart, right or wrong? Jerry Kramer is not in the Hall of Fame. He was voted on to the NFL 50th anniversary team. There are only 25 spots on that team and he is not in the Hall of fame? Is it ego? Is it a control thing? I realize that the finalist are presented by a sports writer who makes a case for his guy and then there is a vote. I wish someone can tell me what memorable thing each of the six enshrinees did in their career to make them Hall worthy. I remember Willie Roaf for his glasses and the game on Monday night football when he chased down a Dallas Cowboy who was running back an interception for a touchdown. I remember Curtis Martin scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl against the Packers and then Desmond Howard returning the kick back for a touchdown. I remember Cortez Kennedy always hurt and sacking Phil Simms once in a game. Dermonti Dawson making a block for Jerome Bettis. Wow those were Hall of Fame moments. I am really at a loss on this one. I can't wait to see the speeches on Saturday. I can't wait to see how many rabid fans are going to show up to honor these men. Roaf is lucky that the Saints are playing in the game. Maybe Toni Braxton will show up for Curtis Martin. The hall got this one wrong.
The Hall of Fame is supposed to be a place for the cream of the crop. The players, coaches, NFL personnel that made the game better. The NFL has several candidates who are more Hall worthy than the players enshrined this weekend. Will Shields was the best offensive guard in football for the last 15 years. He made pro bowl after pro bowl and was on the all decade team. Charles Haley was the second most feared defender in football behind Lawrence Taylor. He has 5 SUPER BOWL RINGS!!!!! Ask Jim Kelly, Phil Simms, Steve Young about the impact on a game that Charles Haley had. Ask Jimmie Johnson and George Seifert about the Value of having a Charles Haley on their defenses. His snub is the most glaring because HE HAS 5 RINGS and he was a vital contributor to the success and failure of his teams. Bill Parcells is not in the Hall of Fame. What a joke that is. He led the Giants to the Super Bowl twice. He took the Jets to the championship game with Vinny as his qb. He took the Patriots to the Super against the Packers. He has a better resume than Marv Levy who he defeated in his final Super Bowl win. What about Cris Carter? He has over 1,100 catches in his career. Tim Brown who has over a thousand catches in his career? Andre Reed? These men were on par with Micheal Irvin. Brown and Reed were the top 2 receivers in the AFC. Marvin Harrison who is a first ballot guy also deferred to these guys before his career took off.
Is the vote that difficult to make? Everyone thinks they are a football expert but very few have a clue as to what is smart, right or wrong? Jerry Kramer is not in the Hall of Fame. He was voted on to the NFL 50th anniversary team. There are only 25 spots on that team and he is not in the Hall of fame? Is it ego? Is it a control thing? I realize that the finalist are presented by a sports writer who makes a case for his guy and then there is a vote. I wish someone can tell me what memorable thing each of the six enshrinees did in their career to make them Hall worthy. I remember Willie Roaf for his glasses and the game on Monday night football when he chased down a Dallas Cowboy who was running back an interception for a touchdown. I remember Curtis Martin scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl against the Packers and then Desmond Howard returning the kick back for a touchdown. I remember Cortez Kennedy always hurt and sacking Phil Simms once in a game. Dermonti Dawson making a block for Jerome Bettis. Wow those were Hall of Fame moments. I am really at a loss on this one. I can't wait to see the speeches on Saturday. I can't wait to see how many rabid fans are going to show up to honor these men. Roaf is lucky that the Saints are playing in the game. Maybe Toni Braxton will show up for Curtis Martin. The hall got this one wrong.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The question is why?...
Before i rant, I will say that I am using a computer at the library so posting photos of the athletes i talk about is missing from my blogs.. I miss showing my creativity.. (I Digress)
The question today is why? I will talk about a few sports and maybe you will ask me why not? I am confused about of a ton of life mysteries. One of the things I am confused about is players in the N.F.L. getting franchised tags put on them and then a team not signing them to along deal or the furor created about players who eventually get signed. Franchising a player means that a team his a one year exclusivity right to negotiate with a player who could become an unrestricted free agent. Drew Brees, Matt Forte, and Ray Rice are three of the best football players in the world and any team would be foolish to part ways with. The Saints, Bears and Ravens eventually stepped up and paid these men contracts and the sports universe should be happy. Now don't get me wrong, Brees, Rice, and Forte were going to get paid beaucoup dollars this season just to play one year and I am not crying for these players at all. I just don't understand the logic behind franchise tagging players at all. Especially players who when healthy do more than contribute to victories and the upliftment(if that is a word) of said team. I understand what the players gripe are. They want long term stability. They want to know that a team wants them, appreciates them, and is willing to stand by them. The team is concerned about injury, image, and salary cap room. That to me is a disgrace. Wes Welker is why. He is the best slot receiver in football bar none. He has caught over 550 since he became a Patriot and is first in the league in several other categories in his six years with the Pats. He has been a perennial pro bowler and is simply Tom Brady's go to man. The simple fact that he gets hurt or the fact that he dropped a difficult pass in the super bowl last year is not good enough for me. I understand that players age and may lose a step or two over the years, but his risk has been a huge reward for the Patriots. He is not replacable. Other players may be. Josh Scobee is a kicker and a kicker value is only missed when the replacement kicker starts missing field goals or the average starting position on the field is not good. Dwayne Bowe is the only receiving threat worth anything on the Chiefs but maybe the Chiefs are going to try and re-live 2010 where they led the league in rushing. You still need to pass the ball to set up the run at times in the games so I dont know what the Chiefs are thinking about. The Lions think that they have a plethora of defensive line players and that Mr. Avril is expendable. He may be but didn't the Giants just win the Super Bowl because their defensive line had a plethora of players who could rush the passer?
My other why has to do with Tiger Woods. Why does the sports media spend so much time eulogizing him when he is not dead or done? The biggest deal in sports isn't sports itself it is the speculation and innuendo created by people who can't play any sports. Rick Reilly has been writing sports for almost 30 years and i respect his knowledge and creativity but the most recent Tiger piece was offensive and an attempt to call attention to himself. Last year the golfing world said Tiger was done winning tournaments. He has won 3 already this year. He hasn't won a major since the U.S. Open in 2009. We get it. Roger Federer is showing the world how to age gracefully and win major titles and maybe Tiger will learn from him. So many more stories to talk about in sports. Tiger Woods has 14 years left on the PGA tour before he goes to the Senior Tour. That means he has 54 chances to win 5 major tournaments to pass Jack. If he wins 100 tournaments and not the 18 majors that everyone wants him to do, is his career a failure? Let him play golf and enjoy the ride, resurgence, and skill level. I guess Federer was done too until he won Wimbeldon right?
Ihave some other why's but I will save them for a rainy day..
The question today is why? I will talk about a few sports and maybe you will ask me why not? I am confused about of a ton of life mysteries. One of the things I am confused about is players in the N.F.L. getting franchised tags put on them and then a team not signing them to along deal or the furor created about players who eventually get signed. Franchising a player means that a team his a one year exclusivity right to negotiate with a player who could become an unrestricted free agent. Drew Brees, Matt Forte, and Ray Rice are three of the best football players in the world and any team would be foolish to part ways with. The Saints, Bears and Ravens eventually stepped up and paid these men contracts and the sports universe should be happy. Now don't get me wrong, Brees, Rice, and Forte were going to get paid beaucoup dollars this season just to play one year and I am not crying for these players at all. I just don't understand the logic behind franchise tagging players at all. Especially players who when healthy do more than contribute to victories and the upliftment(if that is a word) of said team. I understand what the players gripe are. They want long term stability. They want to know that a team wants them, appreciates them, and is willing to stand by them. The team is concerned about injury, image, and salary cap room. That to me is a disgrace. Wes Welker is why. He is the best slot receiver in football bar none. He has caught over 550 since he became a Patriot and is first in the league in several other categories in his six years with the Pats. He has been a perennial pro bowler and is simply Tom Brady's go to man. The simple fact that he gets hurt or the fact that he dropped a difficult pass in the super bowl last year is not good enough for me. I understand that players age and may lose a step or two over the years, but his risk has been a huge reward for the Patriots. He is not replacable. Other players may be. Josh Scobee is a kicker and a kicker value is only missed when the replacement kicker starts missing field goals or the average starting position on the field is not good. Dwayne Bowe is the only receiving threat worth anything on the Chiefs but maybe the Chiefs are going to try and re-live 2010 where they led the league in rushing. You still need to pass the ball to set up the run at times in the games so I dont know what the Chiefs are thinking about. The Lions think that they have a plethora of defensive line players and that Mr. Avril is expendable. He may be but didn't the Giants just win the Super Bowl because their defensive line had a plethora of players who could rush the passer?
My other why has to do with Tiger Woods. Why does the sports media spend so much time eulogizing him when he is not dead or done? The biggest deal in sports isn't sports itself it is the speculation and innuendo created by people who can't play any sports. Rick Reilly has been writing sports for almost 30 years and i respect his knowledge and creativity but the most recent Tiger piece was offensive and an attempt to call attention to himself. Last year the golfing world said Tiger was done winning tournaments. He has won 3 already this year. He hasn't won a major since the U.S. Open in 2009. We get it. Roger Federer is showing the world how to age gracefully and win major titles and maybe Tiger will learn from him. So many more stories to talk about in sports. Tiger Woods has 14 years left on the PGA tour before he goes to the Senior Tour. That means he has 54 chances to win 5 major tournaments to pass Jack. If he wins 100 tournaments and not the 18 majors that everyone wants him to do, is his career a failure? Let him play golf and enjoy the ride, resurgence, and skill level. I guess Federer was done too until he won Wimbeldon right?
Ihave some other why's but I will save them for a rainy day..
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