Football2016-2017 season (Page 4 of 8)

Farve is 100 years old, but I'd still play him over Tebow or Gabbert.

Tebow is busy flailing about in the minor leagues, trying to play baseball and discovering that even AA pitching is pretty dang good.  That dude should have simply switched to strong safety or linebacker, and he'd probably be in the NFL right now.

My Purple and Gold is killing it!  SKOL!!!  Our defense is awesome, need to tighten up the offense a little bit but... Packers might as well Pack up with the way Rogers is playing... SKOL VIKINGS!!!!!

My Purple and Gold is, too!

What that team of ponytailed Swedes out in the flatlands is doing is nothing short of amazing, though.  Lose your starting QB, lose your all-pro RB, and still thrash everyone badly.

Must be something in the water. 

The Seahawks ain't going anywhere.  I don't know if anyone caught that travesty of a "football game" in Arizona on Sunday.  You're lucky if you didn't.

Here's a reacap:  Seattle's D was spectacular as usual.  Their offense was pathetic.  8 minutes into the 3rd quarter, and the score is 0-3 Arizona.  This thing crawled along to the finish line and went into overtime at 6-6.  After a full 15 minute overtime, the game ends in a tie.

75 minutes of NFL football, and they combine for 12 total points.

Jerome at least they win some not like my team.

Tough one to lose but Atlanta played hard right to the end as did the pack it was a good game.

Seems like we are all getting surprises this  season.

Sadhawks are on Monday night tonight against Buffalo.  My prediction is that it's another 7-3 snoozer, as neither offense is worth a dang.

On other news, the College Football Championship playoff committee decided that a one loss Texas A&M program was more worthy of inclusion that an undefeated Husky team.  This caused much panic and wailing and gnashing of teeth out here in Seattle.   I wasn't worried, as A&Ms one loss was to Alabama, which plays in the same division, so A&M couldn't even win their own conference assuming Alabama runs the table, which is likely because those boys are good.

Anyway, in response to this ranking confusion, A&M responded like the #4 team in the nation would, and went out and got beat by an unranked Mississippi State team, while the Huskies dropped 65 on Cal.

I expect tomorrow when they release the new poll, the committee in it's wisdom will chose a one loss (to unranked Penn State) Ohio State Buckeye's team over an undefeated Huskies team.

At that point, we will light the torches and get the pitchforks out of the barn.

I could and they stunk! The Packers need to have there starters healthy not on crutches they are not going to beat any top team with rookie corner backs and linemen period.

2 thoughts on the season thus far.

How 'Bout Dem Cowboys!!

The Bucs are still The Bucs

I think we've seen the end of Tony Romo.  And if that kid doesn't win Rookie of the Year, there is no justice in the universe.

Last nights Sadhawks Bills matchup wasn't the snoozer I anticipated.  It was an absolute comedy of errors, though.  The officiating was horrendous, mostly to the detriment of the Bills.  I will say this, though.  Leshawn McCoy looks like Barry Sanders, and if Tyrod Taylor could throw a deep ball, he'd be one of the most dangerous QBs in the league.

The end of the first half was classic "butt fumble" comedy gold.   Lets review...

Three seconds left in the half, no time outs left,  third down, and the Bills have driven to within field goal range.  They bring out their kicking unit.  Richard Sherman jumps waaaaaay off sides,   but the refs don't blow the play dead like the should have in an "unabated" off sides.   So, he keeps coming for the ball, gets a chunk of it, and makes contact with the Bill's kicker.   The kicker flops like an EPL soccer player and rolls around on the ground, trying to draw a roughing flag, which he isn't going to get as Sherman got the ball and the refs didn't blow the play dead.   The Bills trainers run out on the field to help the "injured" kicker, who all of a sudden realizes he's got no time outs, and by rule, if the trainers are on the field,  the player has to sit out the next play.  Ooops.    He pops up, miraculously cured,  but by rule he's now on the sidelines.  The Bills have no one that can kick a field goal, so they run their offense out again to spike the ball and stop the clock, which they manage to do, bringing up fourth down with one second left to play in the half.

Now it really gets weird.

So here comes kicker again to kick a 45 yarder.  And he drills it.  That ball flew straight as an arrow, right through the uprights.  Unfortunately, his line moved early, so the Bills take a 10 yard penalty and have to re-kick the ball.

You know what happens next.   The next kick sliced right.    0 Points.

Gold.  I was literally laughing out loud at the whole thing was going on.