Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
Shanahan Benches Mcnabb
Friday, November 26th, 2010Rob Parker of ESPN’s First Take visits The War Room
Friday, November 26th, 2010Thanksgiving Traged-ition
Friday, November 26th, 2010
In honor of the holiday, I want to talk about a question that has been posed to me several times this past week, but also a question that has been discussed in many sports circles in recent years. Why is it, that on EVERY Thanksgiving Day, we football fans must be subjected to the NFL stylings of the lowly Detroit Lions? Now don’t get me wrong…My Mother-In-Law is a Detroit native and a Lions fan, so for that reason alone, I lightly pull for the Kitty Kats when they are of no threat to my Eagles. And let’s face it, the Lions are NEVER really a threat to ANYONE, so I may as well just make them my second team. HOWEVER, anyone who knows me knows that I don’t believe in second teams. So we can go ahead and scrap that idea.
If their own fans don't want to watch, why should we be forced to watch?
With that disclaimer out of the way, which should cover me and keep me from being banned from my mother-in-law’s sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to know HOW IN THE WORLD the perennial NFL version of the L.A. Clippers became a part of holiday tradition. Who started this tradition?… Well, actually, I found that out during this year’s installment of Detroit’s annual Turkey Day debacle. The culprit behind our yearly punishment was the Lions’ original owner George Richards, who started the tradition way back in 1934. So I guess a better question would be…who’s idea was it to MAINTAIN this tradition?…and has he been fired yet?
Though I’m not a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, their Thanksgiving tradition is a bit more understandable. Besides, they are “America’s Team”, aren’t’ they? (LOL) The fact that their bandwagon stretches from sea to shining sea, gives their annual game some rooting interest, especially since their detractors reach just as big a range as their bandwagon. So Cowboy lovers and Cowboy haters alike have a genuine reason to watch them on Thanksgiving, whether it be to root for them or to hate on them. But who outside of Detroit roots for the Lions?…and for that matter, who in America cares enough to root AGAINST the Lions? They’re just the Lions!
I think it’s time for some new “traditions”. I think the NFL should “traditionally” change who hosts the Thanksgiving Day games every year. They change who plays in that terrible London game every year, so why not give us some holiday variety?
And the MOST ironic aspect of this WHOLE thing?……………the Los Angeles Clippers hosted a Thanksgiving Day NBA game this year on TNT………………….W……T…….F! Now THAT’S funny!
PJ Talks About Jason Peters
Friday, November 5th, 2010MMA vs Boxing
Thursday, November 4th, 2010The Giants win the World Series and I don’t give a (S)ugar (H)oney (I)ced (T)ea!
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010First off I want to start this post by asking a question. Wtf did I use Sugar Honey Iced Tea in the title, when everyone knows what I meant? Isn’t the intent what’s important? And with that being said why did I just write WTF? And who puts both sugar and honey in their ice tea? I wonder about these things. Anyway congrats to the Giants for winning the World Series but I honestly could care less. It has nothing to do with the fact that they beat my Phillies. It just was not entertaining. I don’t know what it is but baseball is no longer entertaining to me.
I grew up with baseball as my favorite sport. My grandfather and I had season tickets and we would go to Phillies games and sit behind 3rd base and enjoy all of the games. I grew up watching Charlie Hayes, Steve Jeltz, Kevin Gross, Juan Samuel, Shane Rawley, and Von Hayes as my heroes (Although I hated Von Hayes because he seemed to strike out every at bat without swinging).
I would get to the games early and I met a lot of the Phillies players as well as visiting players. I got to see who appreciated the fans and who had no home training (If anybody knows or ever sees Andre “The Hawk” Dawson tell him I hope his sister or niece gets stuck in an elevator alone with Ben Rothlisberger).
I also grew up in the inner city and there really were not a lot of outlets to go and play baseball. I could however play basketball in any neighborhood and maybe that’s the reason why I fell in love with hoops.
Anyway back to the World Champion Giants. The only thing I personally found entertaining about the giants was how ugly a team they were. I mean is it me or did Tim Lincecum look like a lesbian woman (Nothing against lesbians The War Room loves lesbians, at least I do).
And their closer Brian Wilson looks like the old Wooly Willy (Pause) toy.
They had so many ugly players that I would laugh just watching them play but it had nothing at all to do with the game. Eventually I stopped watching because there were a lot better things to watch on TV. In fact I would rather watch any basketball or football game regardless of the teams instead of The World Series. In fact I would rather watch reruns of What’s Happening with the Givins Kids singing “Bubbling Brown Sugar”.
I often wonder where did my love for baseball go, but as I talk to others I realize that many feel the same way. I don’t know what baseball could do to win back fans but the numbers show they are losing fans to other sports. What’s your opinion? What could baseball do? Let The War Room Know!
James “The Blueprint” Williams AKA Jimmy of The War Room
Mike Vick vs Kevin Kolb
Monday, November 1st, 2010The War Room Theme Song
Monday, November 1st, 2010Hall of Famers and All-Stars
Monday, November 1st, 2010As a sports fanatic I argue sports on a daily basis with my co-host, my friends, my family, my co-workers, people at the grocery store, people in Yoga class, people at the gas station, People at Wawa or anyone that wants to argue.
Often in these arguments we talk about who is the greatest, who is better than whom, or who is overrated. What bothers me most is when people say “Such and such is an all-star” or “Such and such is going to the hall of fame”. Don’t get me wrong I believe that making an all-star team or pro-bowl is an accomplishment, and I believe making a hall of fame is also an accomplishment but in my opinion those honors have been watered down.
Any time Jamaal Magloire makes an all-star team, or Derek Anderson makes a pro-bowl it diminishes your argument when you tell me a player is an all-star so they are great.
People know I am very critical of Brett Favre and it is not because he sends text messages to women as though they are meretricious, but it’s because he is looked at by some as the greatest QB of all time and it’s not true. People tell me about his statistics and I can make the argument that based upon his statistics he is not.
His numbers are as high as they are because he throws the ball more than anyone in the history of the game. All of the numbers that people quote are a joke. He has the most td’s and passing yards but he also has over 1,000 more passing attempts than anyone in the history of the game. If you throw the ball 30 times a game it would take you over 2 seasons to get 1,000 attempts. If you look at yds per attempt he doesn’t rank in the top 70. Passing attempts per td he is not in the top 40. So when you look deeper at his numbers you realize he is not as good as people believe. He has 503 tds but also has 492 combined interceptions and fumbles. And he has cost his team playoff games by throwing picks.
When I break these numbers down to people they tell me “Well Jimmy he is a first ballot hall of famer”. That may be true Joe Namath is in the hall of fame, and Joe Dumars is in the hall of fame. They do not have hall of fame numbers though. Joe Namath threw more picks than td’s but he was a likeable guy. Joe Dumars averaged 16 points and 4 assist per game and he is in the hall of fame. Andre Iguadola averages those numbers. Dumars was considered a good guy. The sports writers love Brett Favre. During Monday night football when he threw an interception they still praised him. There are NBA players in the hall of fame that averaged fewer than 10 pts per game. I have done the research and believe me there is more to getting in the hall of fame than being a great player.
So next time you have an argument please don’t use the cop out of he is a hall of famer or an all-star or pro bowler. The more average players that are voted to pro bowls or elected to hall of fames will lessen the potency of not only the honor but also your argument.
P.I = B.S
Monday, October 18th, 2010
The average fan watches football and enjoys the action the hard hitting (II) all of the excitement and believes that NFL football is the greatest sport. It has become America’s favorite sport. But from and existentialist point of view I believe that Pro football is a great game but there are certain rules that sometimes ruin an entire game.
Rarely will you hear me say NCAA college football has it right considering how many things I personally believe they do wrong. But watching football over the past couple of weekends has made me realize they have at least one thing right, and that is the penalty for defensive pass interference.
In the college game the offense gets 15 yards and an automatic first down on defensive pass interference. When you juxtapose that rule with the pro game you will see what I mean. In the NFL when a defensive player is called for pass interference the offensive team not only gets an automatic 1st down but they get the ball at the spot where the interference took place. THAT’S A JOKE!!
There is a problem with how the NFL handles pass interference on so many levels. First off wide receivers are so much bigger than cornerbacks these days (II). And the rules are in favor of the wide outs due to changes in the game. Not only that but these 40 and 50 yard pass interference penalties are causing teams to lose games. Most of the calls made by the officials are subjective anyway; I mean if they wanted to, they could call holding on almost every play.
With that being said, games shouldn’t be loss due to bogus Pass Interference calls. A couple weeks ago I saw my own Broncos get a 49 yard Pass interference call that helped them win the game. A 49 yard penalty? Seriously? Well I guess it’s only right that yesterday my Broncos lost a game to the Jets due to a bogus pass interference call on fourth down.
If I were a struggling offense I would just throw the ball up and force the zebras to make a call. This current rule is deplorable! I understand the NFL’s need for scoring but for the biggest plays of the game to be pass interference calls is asinine. I just hope a playoff game or super bowl doesn’t get decided on a pass interference call. If it does just remember you heard me complaining on 10/18/10. With all that being said it could be worse. They could be like NBA refs.
