Owners have sucked it up for long enough and the NFLPA has decided to no longer take part in the stalemate. The NFLPA has decided to let the current CBA expire tonight at midnight and allow the Player's Association to go through decretification (which is barely a real word). I figured out what it means by furiously searching the internet for better explanations. Basically, the NFLPA gives up its position as a player's union and individual players from the NFL are then allowed to sue the NFL for antitrust violations.
This is a sad day because this means we're a long way away from watching the NFL this September. :( And I love football... good thing college football is more dramatic than Bush's presidency.
The only good thing about these talks not working is that Commissioner Roger Goodell now has a salary of $1. Charlie Sheen would call that "Duh. Losing."
To find out more about the Decertification and break down of talks check these sites:
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-Players-Association-union-decertifies-labor-talks-owners-031111
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/03/11/union-labor/
http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-seahawks/2011/3/11/2045016/nfl-lockout-union-decertifies-cba-negotiations-antitrust-lawsuit
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ANYBODY CAN BE BEAT!!!
My Jets decided to take out the 'best' team in the league over this past weekend.
Bart Scott speaks for himself.
Bart Scott speaks for himself.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Did Brett Favre Just Retire?!
I'm confused. If you know the answer, please tell me. Or is he retiring at the end of the season?
I don't know if you can cut grass in the Minnesota winter... but I've been wrong before.
I don't know if you can cut grass in the Minnesota winter... but I've been wrong before.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Danny Woodhead Gets Played
My boy Anweezy told me about this a few days ago but I didn't know that there was video of it... and I didn't know that it was an undercover job.
I mean, the only reason I know what he looks like is that I looked him up after going to a Jets preseason game last year where he bounced off Eagles defenders over and over again.
As I am a Jets fan and hate the Patriots with everything I'm made of, it's hard for me to admit that Danny Woodhead is one of my favorites. If I were in that store I would have definitely purchased that Jersey and had him sign it. He'll be around for a minute.
I mean, the only reason I know what he looks like is that I looked him up after going to a Jets preseason game last year where he bounced off Eagles defenders over and over again.
As I am a Jets fan and hate the Patriots with everything I'm made of, it's hard for me to admit that Danny Woodhead is one of my favorites. If I were in that store I would have definitely purchased that Jersey and had him sign it. He'll be around for a minute.
Friday, December 17, 2010
What I Expect out of the Knicks Against the Heat
In 1999, I was no longer a Knicks fan. I was a 13 year old boy who had been living in basketball limbo for 5 years. To understand what I mean, see my post (here) on how the New York Knickerbockers broke my heart.
Basketball limbo consisted of me liking all teams that played hard. In some rivalries, you had to pick a side so when the Knicks played the Heat or the Pacers, I picked the Knicks. It's like when you flirt with that girl that you use to mess with but don't mess with anymore. Even if no one cares, you just won't mess with her on principle.. That's how it was with me and the Knicks; it was about principle. They broke my heart and I had too much pride to go back.
I did enjoy watching Grandmama throw it on people's head from time to time but I even enjoyed Reggie Miller making Jordan look slow or like a bad defender sometimes.
In one of their attempts to woo me back, the Knicks went into the 1999 playoffs as the 8th seed. An 8th seed that really wasn't an 8th seed as this was the NBA's short year due to the strike. I often argue that the Knicks would have been much, much higher seeded if they had an entire season. I mean, they were a good team. The following play is the one that sealed the deal for New York.
They went on to make it to the Finals but would lose to David Robinson, Tim Duncan and the Spurs in 5 games.
I respected their play but how could I accept a team that broke my heart at age 8? I couldn't...
But I do hope they beat the f**k out of the Heat tonight.
Basketball limbo consisted of me liking all teams that played hard. In some rivalries, you had to pick a side so when the Knicks played the Heat or the Pacers, I picked the Knicks. It's like when you flirt with that girl that you use to mess with but don't mess with anymore. Even if no one cares, you just won't mess with her on principle.. That's how it was with me and the Knicks; it was about principle. They broke my heart and I had too much pride to go back.
I did enjoy watching Grandmama throw it on people's head from time to time but I even enjoyed Reggie Miller making Jordan look slow or like a bad defender sometimes.
In one of their attempts to woo me back, the Knicks went into the 1999 playoffs as the 8th seed. An 8th seed that really wasn't an 8th seed as this was the NBA's short year due to the strike. I often argue that the Knicks would have been much, much higher seeded if they had an entire season. I mean, they were a good team. The following play is the one that sealed the deal for New York.
They went on to make it to the Finals but would lose to David Robinson, Tim Duncan and the Spurs in 5 games.
I respected their play but how could I accept a team that broke my heart at age 8? I couldn't...
But I do hope they beat the f**k out of the Heat tonight.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
High School Ball Player Slams Ref
What I said... yeah... that happened.
Crazy. Never seen a ref get body slammed. I ref in a flag football league... that would suck if someone got that mad. I probably cannot express exactly what I would do if that happened but just know that something would get done. I'M JUST SAYING!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Lebron Sucks
I've always thought that LeBron sucks, well, at least after his first year but then again, I'm just a hater in general. I was all for him succeeding when no one else thought that he would live up to the hype surrounding him! And then he did and he created his own I'm-famous-and-really-good-at-basketball-so-I-can-be-a-dick persona that I didn't really approve of... so yeah. He sucks. I'm just glad that there's a whole city that agrees with me now!
This pic is from his pregame ritual of chalking his hands and tossing it up in the air at the scorer's table. It's special because it's the first time he's doing it in an away jersey in Cleveland.
If yo look closely enough at the picture, I've gone ahead and highlighted some things for you (I'm such a nice guy... mostly when it comes to hating on LBJ).
Outlined in red, you can see in this shot that there were at least 6 individuals who decided that flipping LBJ off would be in their best interests.
Outlined in cyan (yes, I know my colors and so what if cyan is a spring color and no, I'm not gay. ugh.) you can see the one civilized hater who decided to just give LeBron the thumbs down... as if to say, "Mr. James, I wholeheartedly disagree with your life choices! I deplore you!"
Outlined in green is a woman with a LeBron Heat jersey on. Over his name "James", it wittingly reads "LeQuit". Next to her, her friend is pointing at the jersey, as if to say "Hey buddy, check this out. Why don't cha?!" (Do they talk like that in Cleveland? I based that voice off of Bobby's mom* from Bobby's World. I have no clue where they are actually from in that show.)
Lastly and yes, the least important, we have Carlos Arroyo outlined in white. No one cares about him at all and he starts on the Heat. At least he's not Joel Anthony though... no one cares about him AND he sucks in general at basketball.
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This pic is from his pregame ritual of chalking his hands and tossing it up in the air at the scorer's table. It's special because it's the first time he's doing it in an away jersey in Cleveland.
If yo look closely enough at the picture, I've gone ahead and highlighted some things for you (I'm such a nice guy... mostly when it comes to hating on LBJ).
Outlined in red, you can see in this shot that there were at least 6 individuals who decided that flipping LBJ off would be in their best interests.
Outlined in cyan (yes, I know my colors and so what if cyan is a spring color and no, I'm not gay. ugh.) you can see the one civilized hater who decided to just give LeBron the thumbs down... as if to say, "Mr. James, I wholeheartedly disagree with your life choices! I deplore you!"
Outlined in green is a woman with a LeBron Heat jersey on. Over his name "James", it wittingly reads "LeQuit". Next to her, her friend is pointing at the jersey, as if to say "Hey buddy, check this out. Why don't cha?!" (Do they talk like that in Cleveland? I based that voice off of Bobby's mom* from Bobby's World. I have no clue where they are actually from in that show.)
Lastly and yes, the least important, we have Carlos Arroyo outlined in white. No one cares about him at all and he starts on the Heat. At least he's not Joel Anthony though... no one cares about him AND he sucks in general at basketball.
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Friday, December 3, 2010
No Smiling Allowed
So on Monday night as Monday Night Football's national audience viewed the game, Arizona Cardinals' Quarterback Derek Anderson was found on the sidelines smiling as his* team was getting trounced by the San Francisco 49ers to the tune of 27 to 6. Many found this unsettling (well pretty much everybody who has ever cared about winning) including someone in the post game press conference who had the balls to ask him about it. To say the least, it didn't go well.
As a friend told me, it will one day make a great Coors Light commercial. For now, I guess we got to settle for Dwight Howard's impersonation of Anderson.
*His job only because two other QBs were deemed unacceptable by the Cardinals after losing top tier QB Kurt Warner to retirement.
As a friend told me, it will one day make a great Coors Light commercial. For now, I guess we got to settle for Dwight Howard's impersonation of Anderson.
(Here's the link to Dwight's video since Blogger hates me and refuses to allow me to put up this video. Waaaaaaaaack)
Will Howard get any flack for this? Derek Anderson didn't have a personality until this past Monday night but will he find a way to hit Howard back? I guess it would be helpful for him to hit an open receiver or not get hit as much first.*His job only because two other QBs were deemed unacceptable by the Cardinals after losing top tier QB Kurt Warner to retirement.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Dez Bryant Situation
Tonight, I somehow was reminded of the Dez Bryant situation.
If you don't know, you should... Long story short, Dez Bryant was an OSU wide receiver who was a top pick in this year's NFL draft. In a pre-draft interview, the General Manger of the Miami Dolphins, some racist white guy, asked Dez if his mother was a prostitute. Yeah. That actually happened.
Dez Bryant was obviously not selected by the Miami Dolphins. He's a Dallas Cowboy now.
I don't care how you feel about the Miami GM asking that question, but honestly, how could anyone ask that question to another human being? I think this is incredibly insensitive and racist. It's weird watching Michael Wilbon from ESPN getting heated over this and knowing that he wants to drop the r bomb (racism) but can't because it would ruin his career. It's really weird but the word is extremely heavy and can unfortunately hurt both the accused and the accuser. I don't think there are many labels that hurt as powerfully as it does.
And Arizona? It's just gonna be really hard to explain to my kids one day that America first voted a black president into office but then two years later made looking like "an immigrant" means for an identity check.
Alas, being a parent is hard and I do not have to deal with such tasks yet.
If there's anything you take from this rant of mine, remember this: The Miami Dolphins are racist so every time the Jets whoop them it will be that much sweeter.
If you don't know, you should... Long story short, Dez Bryant was an OSU wide receiver who was a top pick in this year's NFL draft. In a pre-draft interview, the General Manger of the Miami Dolphins, some racist white guy, asked Dez if his mother was a prostitute. Yeah. That actually happened.
Dez Bryant was obviously not selected by the Miami Dolphins. He's a Dallas Cowboy now.
I don't care how you feel about the Miami GM asking that question, but honestly, how could anyone ask that question to another human being? I think this is incredibly insensitive and racist. It's weird watching Michael Wilbon from ESPN getting heated over this and knowing that he wants to drop the r bomb (racism) but can't because it would ruin his career. It's really weird but the word is extremely heavy and can unfortunately hurt both the accused and the accuser. I don't think there are many labels that hurt as powerfully as it does.
And Arizona? It's just gonna be really hard to explain to my kids one day that America first voted a black president into office but then two years later made looking like "an immigrant" means for an identity check.
Alas, being a parent is hard and I do not have to deal with such tasks yet.
If there's anything you take from this rant of mine, remember this: The Miami Dolphins are racist so every time the Jets whoop them it will be that much sweeter.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
LeBron, I'm Sorry
LBJ, I'd just like to apologize for you losing the NBA Finals for the second time in your career. It's just not fair! You're great and you put on a show the entire season to (most likely) earn another MVP award but... the Mavericks obviously want the title the most!
Actualy, that's not true. The Bucks want the title the most; they just don't have the neccesary talent. Your boy Jamario Moon seems like he is excited though! The rest of y'all are probably gonna have to elevate your swag if you want to at least make it to the finals. I got y'all going through to lose to the Mavs but the Hawks/Magic might take issue with that so be weary.
Oh, one more thing Bron Bron... you owe me dinner and a Yankee game when you're a Net next season! It's been too long! I know it's the playoffs and whatnot but you could at least answer a brother's phone calls! Just say "J, you caught me at a bad time! I'm bout to throw it on Brad Miller's face!" I, of all people, understand casualties in greatness!
Actualy, that's not true. The Bucks want the title the most; they just don't have the neccesary talent. Your boy Jamario Moon seems like he is excited though! The rest of y'all are probably gonna have to elevate your swag if you want to at least make it to the finals. I got y'all going through to lose to the Mavs but the Hawks/Magic might take issue with that so be weary.
Oh, one more thing Bron Bron... you owe me dinner and a Yankee game when you're a Net next season! It's been too long! I know it's the playoffs and whatnot but you could at least answer a brother's phone calls! Just say "J, you caught me at a bad time! I'm bout to throw it on Brad Miller's face!" I, of all people, understand casualties in greatness!
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