Why Shakira Should Own an NFL Team

The reason is simple. Shakira is so much cooler than Gloria Estefan. I can only hope that through this deal, Gloria brings more hispanic fans to the NFL and increases the popularity of the sport even more.

Small Change but Big Impact

NFL had always posted headlines and links to their articles in the top right-hand corner of their site. They recently updated the site so that instead of only being able to display the last couple of articles, now you can sort them by "most commented" and "most recommended" (in the last 2 days). Simple, but brilliant. I love you NFL.com.

Business of Baseball...???

For my loyal readers out there, you must know what I think of baseball... for those of you who don't, it's easy to guess. However, some bizarre piece of my brain thought it would be a good idea to use 5 vacations day from work to attend a 5-day intense bootcamp on the "business of baseball" at NYU.

On Day 1, it was clear to me within the first 10 minutes that I was probably the second least knowledge-able person in the room when it came to baseball... I wondered how I would survive and fare through the next few days.

The answer: amazingly. Because I know enough sports I was able to pick everything up fairly quickly. Additionally, I have been the third top contributor to the discussions.

And yes, it's true. I have now found even more evidence why Football surpasses baseball in every single way. I have more ammo than ever!! mwahahaha

Backstabbing Brett

With rumors flying that Brett will be coming back to the NFL, my eyes roll so hard I pull a muscle. But wait! There's more.

This bastard is looking to join (and only join) the Vikings!!!!! Talk about spiteful. What an ass...

How can ANYONE defend him?

Totally Wrong

I couldn't be more wrong about the game. Incredible. Congrats to the Steelers.

Superbowl Superboring

Steelers - Cardinals? Really? Really? Unless you live in Arizona or Pittsburgh (i can't even say Pennsylvania since there are 2 teams for the single state) - you are probably not that excited about this superbowl.

This frequently happens with the superbowl... so rarely is the game close. Most of the time it is a blow out and that is my prediction for tomorrow. Sawwy. I hope I'm wrong. :(

Where Have I Been?

I started monitoring the traffic to my own blog more closely and since I felt there were so few readers, I lost motivation to update my football blog for the last few months. But since then, a few things in my personal life have changed and given me new inspiration. The main element being that Stevers proposed and we are now engaged! Sorry for the delay, but here's my two cents!

A Tie??

Ties in football are pretty rare. And I'm not referring to the strips of fabric that wrap around a man's neck. How rare are they? The last time there was a tie was in 2002!!!! And today, the Eagles and Cinncy Bengals managed that feat.

Both teams worked hard to lose the game, yet neither team was able to come out with a win. The Bengals missed a 47 (very doable) field goal that Graham had to make in the last 7 seconds. Turnovers galore, the game sounded like a total sh*tshow.

And even more disturbing is how so many players and coaches (i won't name names) "didn't know" that you could end in a tie or how a tie affected the divisional standings... yikes!

Tenn Titans

Tennessee is now TEN and zero. wooo. With a win over Jacksonville, long-time division rival, the titans will move onto the Jets to see if we can make it to 11-0. I can't wait!!!

The Jets????

Well the Jets have taken the lead of the AFC East... which is probably the craziest sentence I've written all year. Someone must have fed the pigs red bull and gave the wings. YIKES.

1st Winning Score of 11

Today I learned something new as the Steelers went to beat SD with a winning score of 11. No team in NFL history has beaten another team with a score of 11. Totally random but fascinating!

Herm, You Suck

I understand 'you play to win the game' and even though there has never been an instance where I've watched the Chiefs play to win, last night those famous words came to life.

Herm went for 2 to win the game rather than go for the point after and tie the game. I understand that if you have momentum and you are not the better team, go for the win. My personal feeling was that the team may have been pumped but they had lost their composure...

And from the result of the game I was proved correct...

Singletary, the Single Person to Blame

I'm so outraged right now, I'm not sure I can write a complete sentence. Mike, how do you...

1) get to the goal line with 40 seconds and let the clock run to 20??
2) make your last play a running play to some unknown RB????
3) Manage the clock SO POORLY that you barely get in 2 plays instead of 3

While there were many penalties and turn-overs... I'm sorry Singletary, I feel you are at fault for this atrocious loss.

Amazing High School Football Catch

I give props to the high school team in Georgia who actually planned and practiced this throw to an out-of-bounds WR who leaped in the air and tapped the ball to an in-bounds teammate for the TD. I love it and hope an NFL team tries it.

You can watch it here on youtube or on MyFox News

Herm Edwards Blows...
... 21 Point Lead

Two miracles happened today. The first was that Herm Edwards' team was up 24-3. There were 36 people in our suicide pool who picked TB to win and 0 who put a chance on KC. And yet, the chiefs seemed to be on their way to proving the world wrong.

And then... miracle number two happened... and Herm Edwards forgot his own famous words that you play to win the game and he played to blow a 21 point lead. They went into OT and ... of course KC lost. I'm sorry but that is an atrocity.

Donde Esta The Advertisers?

As much crap as we gave Peyton for all the commercials, I kinda miss them. Where are the commercials of Eli and Peyton showing the sibling love? Where are the clever beer commercials that make us laugh? Why no call to action to go online and play a game?

Why is every commercial I see about insurance???! Between State Farm, Geico and Progressive... well guess what... I don't have a car!

We used to have good commercials. Coors Light has tried to move their coach quotes to the next level - but they just aren't as funny. Even Burger King has given up on the King. And Verizon? I get it. Your network is everywhere. (BTW, who came up with the line "The towels are kinda scratchy").

What In The World???

How the tides change. 2007 was the year of 'big-name wide receivers'. Fantasy players gave left arms to have these bad boys on their team. No one could deny that these QB-WR combos became unstoppable.

• Brady to Moss
• Eli to Plaxico
• Romo to TO

They were the talk - and the top- of the leagues. Moss - Plaxico - TO. They were unstoppable. They towered above defenders. They leaped better than frogs. Their hands had glue and magnets, connecting to every ball. They made the QB's jobs easy (or at least easier).

But this year... what has happened? No one is throwing to them! I understand that Brad Johnson might be blind from old-age and may have trouble connecting to the right team - let alone to a specific player.... Cassel can't seem to throw more than 10 yards.... and Eli? Well Dad won't let Eli throw to Plaxico because of a personal grudge and problem. (Damnit Tom, get over missing one practice).

It's ridiculous. Another thing you might have noticed that these players had in common is their reputation as rebels, trouble-makers, and thugs. But each one of these teams has tamed their wild star. Plaxico went above and beyond making an effort (playing injured for a 1/3 of the year). Moss chilled and you never heard a peep. And TO? My gosh, TO was CRYING on TV over his love for Jessica's lover.

I'm sorry for ranting but ignoring these players seems ridiculous to me. Absolutely ridiculous. They are going to revert backwards and become a problem. TO has been the first to already break. If they leave, I won't be surprised... nor will I blame them. If you won't use them, I'm sure there are plenty of teams who would.

Maybe they can go to TN. :)

Play of the Week: Pigpen the Receiver

Although variations of this play are becoming popular, I love it. Just like the phase when everyone was lateral-ing the ball left, right and back - losing teams are making their QB receivers. Check out this week's surprise play from Kansas City. They snap to a RB, hand-off to their WR and throw it to their QB who scores a TD!!

VISIT NFL.COM TO WATCH

PS. If Pigpen doesn't work out, maybe Mark Bradley can fill in as QB. What a great throw!!!

NFL Uses Charity to Market to Women

Never did I expect to see:

"NFL supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month"

That's pretty impressive. I guess they are trying to convert more women to watching the game of football. I'm totally for joining the fight against Breast Cancer (obvi) but I never expected such a partnership from the NFL. What's more interesting is how each team has decided to support Breast Cancer Awareness. I think my favorite was the Giant's. They're going to make you WORK FOR IT!

New York Giants -- The Giants are hosting their annual breast cancer awareness day on Oct. 5. They will work with ZTA to distribute free pink ribbons and donations will be made by The Giants Foundation for Breast Cancer initiatives to any special guest who can kick a field goal.

Too Much Hassle....beck

UGH, Matt Hasselbeck you are becoming quite a hassle! Your leg is dead... you can't walk on your heels... and this problem stems from a bulging disk in your back? The injury sounds pretty bad and you sound pretty whiny. I'm reading reports about Witten playing against the Giants DESPITE his broken rib!! Man-up bro. If I was a Seahawk, I'd fly away. You sound like quite a hassle.