Feel the excitement! It's the Colts! It's the Pats! It's .... NEXXXXT!!!5 Things I Think I Thought That Were
1. I think the best part about the Penn State/Ohio State "game" was the sign shown during ESPN College Gameday: "Finkel Is Einhorn." Simple. Short. Absolute genius. I've got more venom coming on that PSU effort in a bit.
2. I think that the hype meter might implode this week with the build up to Indianapolis/New England this coming weekend. I get it, I do.
This is going to be a terrific game between two teams that, clearly, are head and shoulders above the rest of the NFL. I also know that Tony Dungy has overcome severe personal tragedy to reach gigantic professional heights, all while helping folks along the way in a spiritual and motivational manner. That Bill Belichick still faces scrutiny over the camera thingy and wants to prove to the world that his team doesn't need to cheat to dominate. That the Patriots have old, yet wily linebackers. That the Colts are being viewed as "under the radar." That Bob Sanders is the straw that stirs the Colts defense. That Tom Brady is trying to not only take revenge on the Colts for their 2006 playoff demise, but also is trying to forcibly suffocate that single-season touchdown record that Peyton holds. Oh, and eff as many models as he can in a calendar year, too.
(Still with me? I've got tons of new angles that haven't been covered yet... OK, I'll stop).
3. I think that, since no one else seemed to give a damn about Hefty's 76ers post on Friday, that I'll chime in: OJ Mayo will not help this franchise. I don't buy, right now, that he's the best player for them (anybody think a legit center might help? Or better yet, the power forward that hasn't been present since Sir Charles came out to the desert in 1993? I loved Tyrone Hill and Charles Shackleford, but ... yeah.) In fact, I don't even buy that Mayo is the best of the one-year-and-done college kids (Kevin Love at UCLA; Eric Gordon at Indiana). Plus, Mayo has a stink-ass attitude. I say stay away from him.
Plus, we know this draft speculation will be rendered completely moot when they reel off a flurry of wins at the end of the season to sneak into the playoffs and promptly get jackhammered by the top seed.
4. I think that Hollywoodland is an excellent film. Stars Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane and that guy from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? A taught (like a tiger) thriller about the mysterious death of 1950s television star George "Superman" Reeves. Mixed in is some humor and multiple (repeat: MULTIPLE) bare rear-end shots of Mr. Affleck. Fantastic stuff.
5. I think that my rant from the Michigan game, sadly, applies here again. It's almost becoming routine, this strategy where the coaching staff tries to minimize the team's mistakes by doing things that simply cannot help your team win:
a. Not blitzing a first-year starter making his biggest start of his career on the road. The two times (seriously, someone tell me if you counted more) that Penn State blitzed, they resulted in Dan Connor's interception and a Navarro Bowman sack.
b. Not throwing the ball downfield. My dad made a great observation in that, once we scored on that opening drive by running the ball very effectively, the gameplan got shifted to an extreme focus on the run. And it didn't work.
c. Keeping Andrew Quarless in to block rather than using his 6'5, 250-lb. frame in the passing game down the middle. If I, sitting in a crowded PSU alumni sports bar, can spot that every time Quarless tapped Morelli's ass that they would be running to the left of the line, well I'm just kinda sorta sure Ohio State figured it out.
d. That cowardly decision to punt when it was 4-and-2 at the Ohio State 38-yard-line. Change your diaper, Joe Pa.
e. Don't even get me started on the mandatory 15-yard cushion our defensive backs are instructed to give every receiver. It's a joke.
6 comments:
Re: OJ Mayo
I'll give you the Kevin Love arugment, but Eric Gordon? You'd rather cheer for a guy named Eric Gordon than a guy named OJ Mayo?!?!
It's comedy gold! They're two foods you'd never combine!!!
Also, last time we drafted a kid with a stink-ass attitude number 1, it worked out just fine. For better or worse, this team needs a personality, even if it's not a likeable one. OJ seems to be that kind of guy.
And besides, I'm pretty sure C-Webb comes off the cap after this season, so theoretically we should have money to spend on a big man. Not that I'm positive Billy King won't mangle that decision, but still, it's nice to hope.
Also, just so we're all clear...the only way the Patriots don't win the Super Bowl is if Brady gets hurt and misses the playoffs, right?
I'm just happy I only paid $50 for an OSU ticket. That game ended at 2:12 of the first half when Joe went to change his tampon and called for a punt from the ladies room.
On the bright side, Morelli has 3 TD passes against OSU in the last 2 years.
Last time Billy King had cap space, he spent it on Samuel Dalembert, Willie Green and Kyle Korver. I like Korver, but he fleeced the organization.
The comedy value of Mayo, undoubtedly, would be great.
Mike,
Any thoughts if DJ Strawberry will make the Suns or be a contributor?
Strawberry's on the squad, for sure. The coaches love him and he's played well. Won a game recently on a three at the buzzer, essentially. They like his defense the most. But it's gonna be tough for him to get regular minutes because D'Antoni likes the 8-man rotation (and right now, there's a fight between Marcus Banks and Sean Marks to get that eighth spot).
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