Monday Afternoon Slobbering Yap: 11/19/07

A rocket scientist certainly wouldn't have missed the ending to that Browns/Ravens game.

5 Things I Think I Thought That Were

1. I think it's hilarious that, in this morning's emails, no one thought it was unusual that Adam said he quite nearly concussed himself by slamming his head into a car during a boozed-up snowball fight. Really, that didn't make anyone pause? I'm not sure what that says about Mountain Man that we all just kinda soaked it in and chalked it up to Davis being Davis. But it made me nearly cackle out loud.

2. I think I'll chime in with some Penn State game thoughts:
a. No one should be shocked or dismayed by that performance. All year they've played like they're a group of college kids on a road trip and their '92 Ford Taurus is only picking up easy listening stations as they travel through Nebraska. You know, Anne Murray and the like. They seem disinterested, demoralized and struggling for leadership. Not to mention satellite radio.
b. Yes, boys, Brent Carter looked great. But don't expect to see him play next year until game 6 or 7. Just 'cuz that's how Joe does stuff.
c. I think we all would love to see a special teams coach be created this offseason, yes? It's neat and all that Larry Johnson handles the kicking and Bradley (I think, who REALLY knows!) takes the coverage portion. But can we consolidate positions?

3. I think you all should be watching Kitchen Nightmares with Chef Gordon Ramsey on FOX. Terrific show. Where else can you hear self-important restauranteurs get called "donkies" by a foul-mouthed chef?

4. I think that as this NFL season has evolved, I've watched more Cleveland Browns games than Eagles games. I like the team. They're feisty. Plus I have Captain America Anderson on my roster. The fincy (that was Shawn-speak) and I have gone to a Browns backer sports bar known as the Sky Box in Glendale a handful of times. So there we were yesterday, enjoying the game, I'm spying the TV in the upper right corner with the Birds/Fins every now and then. Long story short, did we get to see the amazing ending of the Browns game? No. That's because we reluctantly had to leave early (before the ess even hit the fan) to listen to a relentless 2-hour pitch from a cookware company, just so we could get a free trip the fincy won at a bridal expo. And no, folks, we didn't buy the 19-piece set with the collander.

5. I think these fantasy playoffs are gonna be sweet, even if I'm likely to miss the boat this year. That just means I'll have to take the reins of impartial handicapper and playoff preview maven. Because really, can we have Citizen 10Cane doing these if he has a horse in the race? No! Oh, and I still think my trade wasn't that bad. Parker and Kitna really tore it up yesterday!