Catching Up
Sep 11, 2008 Life, Media, NFL, NHL
I haven’t been able to post much, but here are a few things I’m reading:
Saying Goodbye to the Aud at Sabres.com, I can see the process of dismantling the building beginning outside my window at work. The outer walls are being torn down as we speak. The article has a great history of the Aud if you are (like me) unfamiliar with it other than as the place the Sabres used to play.
Bills news, minus all the Brett Favre crap for week 1. Thanks to the Dukes of Awesome.
Dr. Z moved the Bills from 16 to 9 in his rankings. The out-of-date movie references are free.
Media Day trash talk involving Marcus Stroud and the Jags. Like they needed to get him more amped up for this game with their patchwork o-line. Good luck with that.
Some guy named Brady got hurt, leaving sports punditry all aflutter at the thought of busting out their ’storming the Cassel’ puns.
Basic Instructions - How to Cope When You’re Feeling Old
Richard Zednik’s return is covered by James Mirtle…hopefully his mind is alright after the injury. What a year for sports injuries in Buffalo.
Oh, and before there is too much complaining about Quinn being a minority owner, check out this bit on Henry Samueli of the Ducks. Hopefully it’s the only time sex caves, Ecstasy and the owner of a hockey club are mentioned in the same place.
Tags: anaheim, bills, buffalo, cassel, ducks, ecstasy, favre, football, henry samueli, Hockey, NFL, NHL, sabres, sex cave, stroud, Tom Brady
NFL Week 1 - Forget The Script
Sep 8, 2008 NFL
I was “camping” all weekend at Jellystone, so I hope that you enjoyed your weekend news like Peters reporting to the Bills. The wi-fi was lame so I couldn’t check in with you guys at all.
The Buffalo Bills looked dominant at times in beating the Seahawks 34-10. The special teams in particular had a great game, with Roscoe Parrish returning a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, a fake fieldgoal turned TD pass from Moorman to Ryan Denney, and finally forcing a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to set up another score. The offense was efficient, with a Beast Mode TD on a 3rd and 11 draw play. Evans caught 4 balls for 102 yards, and Robert Royal had a TD. The defense was in the Seattle backfield constantly, with Kavika Mitchell and Marcus Stroud showing why they were added. Youboty actually made some plays, and Posluszny was involved a lot as well.
The Bills’ excellent play makes the AFC East interesting now, as Tom Brady may well be out for the year with a torn ACL. Bernard Pollard of the Chiefs hit Brady’s knee with his helmet, and well, I’ll let him tell it:
“He was in a lot of pain,” Pollard said. “When you hear a scream, you know that.”
Matt Cassel finished the game out, a 17-10 Pats win, but it definitely was not the Pats of last year, when Brady threw for 50 TDs. There is still and MRI yet to happen, but it’s telling that Chris Simms and Tim Rattay were already rumoured to be on the way to get a physical. Of course, it’s Belichick, who will probably just declare that Brady has a ‘lower body injury’ and is day to day.
Anyway, it’s interesting to look at the quarterbacks now playing in the division, as Trent Edwards doesn’t look so bad compared to Pennington and whoever the Pats end up rolling out. Favre is still Favre but I’d still take the Bills’ situation over the Jets.
Did Kyle Orton’s Bears just beat Peyton Manning’s Colts? Eli’s brother sure looked to be laboring out there, maybe he needed the preseason work more than he thought. That Matt Forte looked very good as well, for guy I hadn’t heard of until I started my fantasy drafts.
Michael Turner helped Matt Ryan out in Atlanta with a 220 yard rushing performance in the post-Vick era. Good to see Turner make his mark how that he’s no longer backing up LT.
I’m ready for more football, glad the first game starts early tonight, what with my new 6am start time.
Tags: bears, belichick, bills, buffalo, cassel, chicago, chiefs, colts, denney, evans, favre, football, forte, indianapolis, kansas city, lynch, manning, mitchell, moorman, new england, NFL, no the other simms, orton, patriots, pennington, pollard, posluszny, rattay, royal, ryan, seahawks, seattle, simms, stroud, Tom Brady, turner, youboty
WTF? Favre was traded??
Aug 11, 2008 NFL
Monday Night Football crew, say it ain’t so? I had no idea that shit already went down? Hmph!
*thus ends sarcasm*
*Teary retirement ceremony mode not included on PC
So yeah, that’s what the new downloadable cover of Madden 09 looks like for those who care about the athlete being the right jersey on the cover of your games. But, EA Sports, where’s my new DVD label? WHAT ABOUT THAT??? Seriously, Happy Madden Day everybody. Enjoy the rash of call-offs tomorrow.
Tags: favre, football, green bay, jets, madden 09, new york, NFL, packers
Our Long National Nightmare Is OVER
Aug 7, 2008 NFL
Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets for a conditional draft pick. Chad Pennington was said to have thrown his helmet in frustration at the news, but it wobbled through the air and fell short of actually hitting his locker by 3 yards. This is interesting for the Bills, as the Jets were probably going to be pretty easy to beat this year…still might be as the Jets’ other skill players aren’t exactly threatening. I’ll have to log in to Madden later and see if I can screen-cap Favre in the Jets colors.
edit: awww man, both Deuce of Davenport and Awful Announcing used this title. Great minds, etc.
Tags: bills, buffalo, favre, football, jets, new york, NFL, pennington
And Boom Goes The Favre-onite
Jul 13, 2008 NFL
The Packers responded to Favre, and it’s not what he wanted to hear. They currently have no plans to release him, and it is not guaranteed that if he un-retires (and gets returned to their active roster) that he would actually be the starting quarterback.
Thompson reaffirmed to ESPN that the Packers won’t release Favre. He would not discuss trading the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Thompson said he had not received any inquiries from other teams as of Saturday morning.
I’d wager they’ll get a few, though.
“Quite frankly, it’s a little gut-wrenching as an organization to go through it, and certainly for Mike and myself,” Thompson said. “This stuff hurts a lot of people. I mean, it hurts. I’m not talking about physically hurting, but the sensitivity. We understand where the fans are coming from. This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I’ve ever gone through.”
I can see having second thoughts, I can imagine, at least, the pull of the game you’ve played for your whole life…but this is still a complete me-first jerk move. Just say you want to come back and leave it at that. YOU forced the team to move on, with your tearful good-bye…and they did. There’s no leverage that you have except whining to the media. The thing that bugs me the most is the asking for an unconditional release. It’s not in the team’s best interests, and I’m glad they have no plans of granting it. There’s about two weeks before training camp, so we’ll have some idea of where this is going by then.
Not Him AGAIN
Jul 11, 2008 NFL
Favre is about to pull a Jordan and un-retire, thus rendering ESPN unwatchable for the next month. Had to laugh at this tidbit from tWWL:
75-1 Buffalo Bills: The Bills appear committed to the young Trent Edwards. Favre would be an upgrade at this point, sure. But the Bills are not close to being a Super Bowl contender, and developing Edwards should be the priority.
Yes, they went through and figured out the odds on Favre joining every team. UGH. Please end this now.
Tags: bills, buffalo, edwards, favre, football, go back in your hole brett, green bay, NFL, packers
They Said It - Romo Edition
Nov 30, 2007 NFL, They Said It
“Exchanging recipes and stuff,” Romo said. “Guy talk. I don’t know. We just talked about hunting or something. I told him NFL Network was going to have a heart attack if I didn’t come over and say hi. They were running out of film waiting for it.”
Tony Romo on talking to Brett Favre before last night’s game.
Tags: cowboys, dallas, favre, football, green bay, NFL, nfl network, packers, romo
