*Note* The opinion of ESPN is in no way, shape or form related to the opinion of Mr. Sports Bottle. I just read his post and it reminded me of what I heard a few days ago.
So I'm just casually watching ESPN while making some food the other day, when sports caster after sports caster starts babbling on about how they can make a really good case for UNC to still be number 1. What the fuck? Really? This is fucking basketball, if you lose, you drop, regardless of who you play, because there are 35 games to make it up later on. They lost to Boston College, who for all intents and purposes has no business being in a game with them. Look at that powder puff schedule that's gotten them to number 24 in the nation. They lost two early games to *cough cough* Saint Louis and an ok Purdue team. But what matters is they haven't lost lately, so they rise in the polls.
The Badgers on the other hand are outside of the top 25 right now with losses to the currently #5, #7 and #15 team in the nation. Other than the UConn game early on those were all really hard fought losses, however we've spread out losses out during the non-conference season and thusly we dropped later on and haven't climbed back into the top 25.
What about Pitt still being undefeated? Yea, they haven't lost and yet just because some dickwads at ESPN think UNC is better on paper, they are totally willing to throw them ahead of an undefeated team. Even though Pitt just clubbed a Georgetown team who had been playing really well lately. Have I ever mentioned that I love the Big East? I was always a huge fan of that conference and it topped my list when Marquette went there in the wake of the, the ACC is trying to make a football super conference(which failed) so we'll make a basketball super conference(which succeeded and left them with a still pretty good football conference), poaching of all the good C-USA teams at the time. The Big East is what the Big Ten wishes it could be.
But anyways, that's just the way the basketball polls work, there are so many more games than football that there is usually a lot of liberty taken with moving teams up and down. Of course what do the polls even really matter other than being a reference point for SoS computations to help determine what bubble teams get in to the PLAYOFFS at the end of the season. College basketball is so much better than college football.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Be Realistic
I have to say I'm surprised I wasn't inundated with text messages when UNC lost the other night. Usually I don't pay attention to my phone when they play until I see the game on my DVR due to the fact I'm usually working when they play. Juice and Schmock have ruined numerous outcomes for me.
Anyways, UNC is gonna lose 4 or 5 games this years. Anyone who really thought they'd go undefeated is retarded. The ACC is way too competitive and when you play a team with someone like Tyrese Rice (who's been at BC longer than Psycho T has been at UNC) anything can happen. The loss was no surprise to me.
I'm a little saddened by my Vikings losing. Seriously, how can anyone root for that team. I had to really force myself and it gave me a headache. But now I'm over it.
The winners of this weekends games will be the teams I'm betting on in Vegas next week. I'm going with Baltimore vs San Diego and Giants vs Carolina.
The 2009 golf season starts this week. I'm a huge golf fan and have been for a long time. I've been in a fantasy golf league out of a restaurant in Madison since about 1994. This is a league where you get a salary cap and then pick 12 guys per year. It starts in March sometime and goes to September. The very first year I did it they paid out the top 3 b/c there was maybe 50 or 60 people. Now they pay out the top 10% b/c there are almost 700 people. It makes golf a lot more fun to watch. Anyways, the first year I finished 4th. Then they paid the top 5 the following year and I finished, you guessed it, 6th. Last year was the first year I finished in the money. If anyone would be interested in this league let me know. It's only 20 bucks. The results are emailed every week.
Random thoughts -
I'm really not excited about the prospect of having Trevor Hoffman. I just don't think he'll make any difference.
I'm continually impressed with Luc Richard Mbah Moute. He's one of those pieces that helps make a good team, too bad the Bucks don't have the other pieces. Michael Redd is simply not the answer to any question for this teams success.
Anyways, UNC is gonna lose 4 or 5 games this years. Anyone who really thought they'd go undefeated is retarded. The ACC is way too competitive and when you play a team with someone like Tyrese Rice (who's been at BC longer than Psycho T has been at UNC) anything can happen. The loss was no surprise to me.
I'm a little saddened by my Vikings losing. Seriously, how can anyone root for that team. I had to really force myself and it gave me a headache. But now I'm over it.
The winners of this weekends games will be the teams I'm betting on in Vegas next week. I'm going with Baltimore vs San Diego and Giants vs Carolina.
The 2009 golf season starts this week. I'm a huge golf fan and have been for a long time. I've been in a fantasy golf league out of a restaurant in Madison since about 1994. This is a league where you get a salary cap and then pick 12 guys per year. It starts in March sometime and goes to September. The very first year I did it they paid out the top 3 b/c there was maybe 50 or 60 people. Now they pay out the top 10% b/c there are almost 700 people. It makes golf a lot more fun to watch. Anyways, the first year I finished 4th. Then they paid the top 5 the following year and I finished, you guessed it, 6th. Last year was the first year I finished in the money. If anyone would be interested in this league let me know. It's only 20 bucks. The results are emailed every week.
Random thoughts -
I'm really not excited about the prospect of having Trevor Hoffman. I just don't think he'll make any difference.
I'm continually impressed with Luc Richard Mbah Moute. He's one of those pieces that helps make a good team, too bad the Bucks don't have the other pieces. Michael Redd is simply not the answer to any question for this teams success.
Final Get Together Results!
As promised, here is the conclusion of Juice's Dream NCAA D-I Football Get Together Presented by Cockring Emporium:
Round 2:
Oklahoma 42, OK St. 10
Texas Tech 24, Northwestern 21
Missouri 31, Texas 20
TCU 31, Oregon St. 7
Cincinnati 30, Ole Miss 23
Georgia 38, Virginia Tech 10
Florida 59, BYU 10
Western Michigan 46, Michigan St. 27
Cotton Bowl Quarterfinal:
Oklahoma 67, Texas Tech 64 4OT!!!!
Gator Bowl Quarterfinal:
TCU 47, Mizzou 10
Fiesta Bowl Quarterfinal:
Georgia 35, Cincinnati 28
Citrus Bowl Quarterfinal:
Florida 34, Western Michigan 24
Sugar Bowl Semifinal:
Oklahoma 17, TCU 7
Orange Bowl Semifinal:
Florida 58, Georgia 6
Rose Bowl National Championship:
Oklahoma 30, Florida 24
So, it seems that if they played a real tournament, the resulting championship game would be the same, with Oklahoma winning. So I guess I should go out and put about $10K on the Sooners. This does not however, serve as anything condoning the BCS and the load of shit that it is. See you next year!!!
Round 2:
Oklahoma 42, OK St. 10
Texas Tech 24, Northwestern 21
Missouri 31, Texas 20
TCU 31, Oregon St. 7
Cincinnati 30, Ole Miss 23
Georgia 38, Virginia Tech 10
Florida 59, BYU 10
Western Michigan 46, Michigan St. 27
Cotton Bowl Quarterfinal:
Oklahoma 67, Texas Tech 64 4OT!!!!
Gator Bowl Quarterfinal:
TCU 47, Mizzou 10
Fiesta Bowl Quarterfinal:
Georgia 35, Cincinnati 28
Citrus Bowl Quarterfinal:
Florida 34, Western Michigan 24
Sugar Bowl Semifinal:
Oklahoma 17, TCU 7
Orange Bowl Semifinal:
Florida 58, Georgia 6
Rose Bowl National Championship:
Oklahoma 30, Florida 24
So, it seems that if they played a real tournament, the resulting championship game would be the same, with Oklahoma winning. So I guess I should go out and put about $10K on the Sooners. This does not however, serve as anything condoning the BCS and the load of shit that it is. See you next year!!!
A mexican pain in the ass
Let me start this post by explaining that it has absolutely nothing to do with sports. Let me also preface it with the note that I got married out in the middle of fucking nowhere and I really appreciate the people who made the trek (THANK YOU MR AND MRS. JUICE. NO THANKS FOR STANDING ME UP SPORTS BOTTLE).
One of my high school friends is getting married this summer. They are having one of those gay "destination weddings" in Cancun. Which sounds cool to the bride and groom, but what they don't realize it is going to cost everybody their fucking tax return (plus more) just to get there. I have never been to Cancun, and I am sure it will be fun, but I am getting fucking old and don't have the drinking stamina and one other minor detail, I'm married now. So, I probably won't be able to enjoy wet t shirt contests or naked chicks at a foam party like I would have in my former life. To make matters worse, my friends tells me I have to stop at Men's Wearhouse to get my tuxedo. I was like "there is a men's wearhouse in Cancun?" His answer "No." So, I have to drag a fucking stupid tuxedo on a plane as a carry on (and get charged for checking my roll along, which I WOULD HAVE used as my carry on). Oh yeah, and don't forget the fact that the wedding is in FUCKING JULY in Mexico. So, it will be a balmy 100 degrees. Don't forget the fact that I could be at home on my lake in my boat soaking up the sun, waterskiing, drinking beer and doing all of this FOR NEXT TO NOTHING. SO thank you assholes who invented the destination wedding.
More notes:
1) Creighton fucking lost at home.
2) Miami exceeded expectations but sucked shit when it mattered (except I think Baltimore is really good)
3) Much to everybody's delight on here, Minnesota will never win a super bowl (0-4 so far!)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
...At Least the Vikings Lost
At least the Vikings lost. That is about the most I can say for Sunday. See, on Sunday, I had planned to park my fat ass in front of my large high definition and watch six hours of NFL playoff action. Instead, I found myself listening to the television broadcast from another room as I inhaled paint fumes for ten hours.
Yes, I have managed to find another thing to put on the list of things to do on a Sunday during the NFL season. The partial list is as follows: 1) watch football, 2) follow my fantasy team, 3) read about football, 4) write about football, 5) think about football, 791) go to church, 1,458) snowblow my driveway, 4,298) get kicked in the nuts, 7,810) Paint my fucking bathroom on wild-card Sunday.
We had an issue with mold in the bathroom, I think due to the shitty way the house was constructed. Something needed to be done, and we decided the safest thing would be to murder it with bleach, then prime it with some anti-mold shit, and then paint it. The wife was going to try to do this herself. About 2 hours into priming, she gave up an asked for help. If you've never painted a bathroom, it is a huge ass pain in the ass. There are about 7,000 corners and small ass crevices to go around, so you end up painting half of it with a brush. So that sucked. Then, when we get to the store to buy the paint, we forgot the paint samples that we spent a bunch of time staring at before finally deciding on a color, so we had to wing it. Of course, we get home and it isn't even close to what my wife wanted. So I have to go BACK to get another color. When I get THAT one home, she doesn't like that one either. If all of this wasn't enough, we did a fucking horrendous job, and it looks like total shit. My wife is already contacting professionals to fix it. And I wasted an entire wildcard weekend. Fuck. Me.
OTHER STUFF:
-Good riddance to everyone shitcanned by the Pack.
-Good riddance to UNC at #1 and their undefeated season.
-CU big over UNI tonight.
-I am going to attempt to post the results of the tournament before Thursday's fake championship game.
-The Fiesta Exhibition was a good, but meaningless game
-Utah got screwed
Yes, I have managed to find another thing to put on the list of things to do on a Sunday during the NFL season. The partial list is as follows: 1) watch football, 2) follow my fantasy team, 3) read about football, 4) write about football, 5) think about football, 791) go to church, 1,458) snowblow my driveway, 4,298) get kicked in the nuts, 7,810) Paint my fucking bathroom on wild-card Sunday.
We had an issue with mold in the bathroom, I think due to the shitty way the house was constructed. Something needed to be done, and we decided the safest thing would be to murder it with bleach, then prime it with some anti-mold shit, and then paint it. The wife was going to try to do this herself. About 2 hours into priming, she gave up an asked for help. If you've never painted a bathroom, it is a huge ass pain in the ass. There are about 7,000 corners and small ass crevices to go around, so you end up painting half of it with a brush. So that sucked. Then, when we get to the store to buy the paint, we forgot the paint samples that we spent a bunch of time staring at before finally deciding on a color, so we had to wing it. Of course, we get home and it isn't even close to what my wife wanted. So I have to go BACK to get another color. When I get THAT one home, she doesn't like that one either. If all of this wasn't enough, we did a fucking horrendous job, and it looks like total shit. My wife is already contacting professionals to fix it. And I wasted an entire wildcard weekend. Fuck. Me.
OTHER STUFF:
-Good riddance to everyone shitcanned by the Pack.
-Good riddance to UNC at #1 and their undefeated season.
-CU big over UNI tonight.
-I am going to attempt to post the results of the tournament before Thursday's fake championship game.
-The Fiesta Exhibition was a good, but meaningless game
-Utah got screwed
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Why Not? My 2009 Predictions
- Sports Bottle goes to Vegas
- Sports Bottle loses money
- Richard comes to Green Bay to watch the draft with the rest of the geeks
- I go too
- We both get drunk
- Richard's dad buys $300 worth of worthless Packer trinkets and bumper stickers
- I will be the 9th overall pick, show up to camp, break my spine on day one, collect around $20 mil in guaranteed money.
- UNC doesn't win the NCAA title
- Neither does Wisconsin
- The Brewers make no further major roster changes
- Finish around .500
- Bucks make the playoffs
- Get swept in first round by Celtics
- Braun flirts with a 40/40 season
- Fielder flirts with 440 lbs.
- Fielder is traded
- Weeks starts about 20 games all season
- Ken Macha doesn't have any daughters for Weeks to have naked pictures of
- Turnbow's ERA will be 8.90 in Texas
- CC will blow out his elbow in May (karma!)
- Pack will sign someone in free agency this year
- Pack will be back in the playoffs next year
- UW will finish 7-5 and miss out on Juice's Dream NCAA D-I Football Get Together presented by Cockring Emporium.
- Ricky doesn't quit OJSFA
- Ricky doesn't quit his bitching.
- I get drunk at Mark's wedding
- I get drunk at Schmock's wedding
- I get drunk at Oktoberfest
- I get drunk at Shit in my eye
- I don't get drunk very many other times
Saturday, January 3, 2009
A Great New Year
First and foremost, nothing makes my day more than a random Mrs. Juice quote. Most of them are funny/ridiculous (i.e. Bernie Brewer being a bear or her trying to figure out what Heywood Jablomee means) but I have to say her analogy was right on.
Few 2009 predictions -
Few 2009 predictions -
- Packers 4th round draft pick (if they have one) will be much better and more productive than their 9th pick in the draft. They might as well trade the 9th pick for someone's 6th round pick
- I will make the playoffs in our play for nothing NBA fantasy league but lose in the first round of the playoffs, probably to Schmock.
- I will continue to enjoy Nascar as driver's begin to drive their personal vehicles.
- Tiger Woods will not win a major.
- Tiger Woods' wife will leave him for me.
- Bucks will win the NBA Championship
- Just kidding
- NBA finals will be a rematch of last year. Eastern Conference Final will be great between the Celts and Cavs.
- Celts repeat
- Brewers missed their chance and drop back to mediocrity. But I think they'll tease the Wild Card until early September.
- Badgers lose to Penn St (I'm watching right now).
- Ricky gets engaged.
- To Don.
And that's the way the cookie crumbles.
The Queens have "Great Fans"
The Viqueens are up against their SECOND "last" chance to sell 3,100 tickets by 3:30 p.m. today or they will be blacked out in Minnesota. This brings me great joy as a fan of the Packers. This is allegedly the EIGHTH time in 2 years they have needed extensions to sell tickets. This is fucking ridiculous. Move this piece of shit franchise to L.A. I don't ever want to hear Viqueen fans mention themselves in the same breath as Packer fans. The Packers have had their season tickets sold out since Lambeau opened more than 40 years ago. And the population base here is probably around 20% of what the Twin Cities are working with. Yeah, I know, the economy sucks, but I guarantee that there could be some sort of plague or act of war or public health warning, and somehow, the Packers would manage to sell all of their tickets about 2 seconds after they found out they were playing. You could tell Green Bay right now that the Packers are playing tomorrow and the tickets would be gone instantly. So don't come in here with your fucking Viking helmets and A-Peter jerseys on you pieces of shit.
Probably some company will show up and buy out the tickets, but you have to ask yourself whether the terrible human beings that live in the "Twin Cities" (or withing 300 miles, but you still tell everyone you live in the "Cities") deserve to watch their team lose tomorrow.
Probably some company will show up and buy out the tickets, but you have to ask yourself whether the terrible human beings that live in the "Twin Cities" (or withing 300 miles, but you still tell everyone you live in the "Cities") deserve to watch their team lose tomorrow.
Hindsight is 20/20
Just for fun, let's see how I did....
Correctly picked 2 division champs (Cards and Chargers, although there records were way off).
5 of 12 playoff teams (Cards, Chargers, Eagles, Giants and Colts)
Both Super Bowl teams are still alive... (Eagles and Chargers)
Worst Picks:
Cowboys 11-5 and division champs
Packers 10-6 and division champs
Lions 5-11
Bears 3-13
Seahawks 9-7
Saints 12-4 and division champs
Panthers 8-8
Falcons 4-12 and last place
Dolphins 6-10 and last place
Jags 11-5 and division champs
Titans 7-9 and last place
Browns 11-5 and division champs
Steelers 9-7 no playoffs
Ravens 6-10 and last place
Correctly picked 2 division champs (Cards and Chargers, although there records were way off).
5 of 12 playoff teams (Cards, Chargers, Eagles, Giants and Colts)
Both Super Bowl teams are still alive... (Eagles and Chargers)
Worst Picks:
Cowboys 11-5 and division champs
Packers 10-6 and division champs
Lions 5-11
Bears 3-13
Seahawks 9-7
Saints 12-4 and division champs
Panthers 8-8
Falcons 4-12 and last place
Dolphins 6-10 and last place
Jags 11-5 and division champs
Titans 7-9 and last place
Browns 11-5 and division champs
Steelers 9-7 no playoffs
Ravens 6-10 and last place
Big Day
First off, my shitty picks.
Last Week: 9-6-1
Season: 128-121-7
Picks:
Arizona (Ev) over Atlanta
Indy (Ev) over SD
Bal (-3.5) over Mia
Phi (-3) over Min
I plan to do nothing (other than take down the Christmas decorations) all day today. Oh, I mean I am going to do nothing other than watch sports. 1 p.m. UW takes on Penn St. (Easy Win). NFL playoffs start at 3:30. And I might try to squeeze in the gigantic early season Valley tilt between Creighton (12-2, 2-0) and Illinois St. (13-0, 2-0) (close win for ISU).
Nothing else to report really. The wife had a good analogy to describe Peyton Manning and how he is probably a better all-time QB than that guy who used to play for the Packers. "Manning is like a baseball player who hits a ton of home runs, but doesn't ever strike out." I think that is kind of true. He really doesn't make any mistakes.
Now you can all wake up and watch football.
Last Week: 9-6-1
Season: 128-121-7
Picks:
Arizona (Ev) over Atlanta
Indy (Ev) over SD
Bal (-3.5) over Mia
Phi (-3) over Min
I plan to do nothing (other than take down the Christmas decorations) all day today. Oh, I mean I am going to do nothing other than watch sports. 1 p.m. UW takes on Penn St. (Easy Win). NFL playoffs start at 3:30. And I might try to squeeze in the gigantic early season Valley tilt between Creighton (12-2, 2-0) and Illinois St. (13-0, 2-0) (close win for ISU).
Nothing else to report really. The wife had a good analogy to describe Peyton Manning and how he is probably a better all-time QB than that guy who used to play for the Packers. "Manning is like a baseball player who hits a ton of home runs, but doesn't ever strike out." I think that is kind of true. He really doesn't make any mistakes.
Now you can all wake up and watch football.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Finally Setting In
It just occurred to me that the Packers are not playing this weekend. Or any weekend for about 7 months. And that, sucks. A great sense of sadness has washed over me. At least we aren't Jets fans. But as we set in for a long, cold, snowy-ass winter, and count down the days until we waste the 9th overall pick on a player that has no chance of actually helping us next year, lets take a look at the position grades for the year. Grades are based on actual results v. my expectations going into the year.
QB: We all know what happened in the offseason and the pressure on A-Rodg to perform. Besides sporting awesome facial hair and spouting some pretty great comments, he was a pretty damn good quarterback. And the scary thing is, it is only his first year. Taking all that into consideration, I will give Mr. Rodgers a A-.
RB: Ryan Grant got his 1,000 yds, but averaged 2.7 yds a carry (slight exaggeration). He showed almost none of the burst he had last year. He also had a bunch of excuses (holdout, hammy, dogshit offensive line). B-Jax and Wynn showed flashes. Grade: C-
WR: Greg Jennings is a beast (when he isn't dropping the ball). Driver would start for about 30 other NFL teams. Jordy fuckin' Nelson had a nice rookie year with the chances he was given. Jones was hurt alot. Robert Ferguson wasn't on the team. Ruvell Martin is tall. Overall I though they were pretty great: B+.
TE: Donald Lee was invisible most of the year. Jermichael Finley was allegedly an athletic freak. Tory Humphry was on the field to fill out 11 guys. Not sure if it was not getting open, or not getting thrown to. Grade: D+
FB: Korey Hall and whatever the other guy's name is, are the same exact person. Neither should be given the ball on 4th and goal from the one. I can't really blame THEM for that playcall. Seemed to block well, caught a bunch of swing passes. Haven't yet perfected the William Henderson jump. Grade: B-
O-Line: They didn't run block well. A-Rodg is lucky to be alive. They got a shitload of penalties. They got hurt alot. Grade: D.
D-Line: Kampman was really the only one that showed up. I would guess that Pickett took up some blockers or something, but I bet he had like 3 tackles. The other d-lineman sucked. Grade: F
LB: Not a good year here either. Hawk was either injured, over-matched by the position change or not that good. Barnett was hurt when he wasn't hanging out in Sasquatch costumes at bars two days before a game. Chillar was serviceable at best against the pass, and useless v. run. Poppinga was Mormon. Grade: F
CB: Woodson and Harris are still pretty good. Harris injured a spleen but returned to form. Trammon Williams was really good at times, below average on others, but he is young and will only get better. Will Blackmon is a dime back at best. Jarrett Bush should be shot. Grade: B-
S: Nick Collins was somehow a Pro Bowler, although that was based purely on "stats". Whoever picked that team obviously never watched a game because he gave up as many TDs as he had picks, was invisible at times, and wasn't great against the run. Atari Bigby was mysteriously hurt and seemingly never played, Rouse was below average as a fill in, Woodson was terrible as a safety. Charlie Peprah played Chong to Nick Barnett's Cheech. Grade: C-
Special Teams: Mason Crosby was OK. Derrick Frost was an abomination and an embarrassment to the position of punter. Will Blackmon was a pretty good punt returner. Too many penalties, too many Jarrett Bush sightings. Probably cost us at least 2 games by themselves. Grade: D-.
Coaching: McCarthy got badly outcoached by Brad Childress in a game. Read that again: badly out coached by Mr. fucking McGoo Brad Childress. Failed to adjust when things weren't working. Probably ran it too little. Insisted on handing it to Korey (three carries per year) Hall in crucial situations. Settled for 52 yarder in Minnesota. Team as a whole constantly failed in clutch. Had a lot to do with coaching A-Rodg. Grade: D+.
GM: Everyone has their opinion of Teddy T. I think he made the right call on A-Rodg, but executed it poorly. Made no free agent moves other than Chillar. Made questionable draft day decisions: Jordy fuckin' Nelson? Not a very likable guy. I'm starting to click towards not liking him, but he needs more time (like one more year). I like his general philosophy, but there has to be SOMEONE available that would fit a need in free agency. Grade: D+.
QB: We all know what happened in the offseason and the pressure on A-Rodg to perform. Besides sporting awesome facial hair and spouting some pretty great comments, he was a pretty damn good quarterback. And the scary thing is, it is only his first year. Taking all that into consideration, I will give Mr. Rodgers a A-.
RB: Ryan Grant got his 1,000 yds, but averaged 2.7 yds a carry (slight exaggeration). He showed almost none of the burst he had last year. He also had a bunch of excuses (holdout, hammy, dogshit offensive line). B-Jax and Wynn showed flashes. Grade: C-
WR: Greg Jennings is a beast (when he isn't dropping the ball). Driver would start for about 30 other NFL teams. Jordy fuckin' Nelson had a nice rookie year with the chances he was given. Jones was hurt alot. Robert Ferguson wasn't on the team. Ruvell Martin is tall. Overall I though they were pretty great: B+.
TE: Donald Lee was invisible most of the year. Jermichael Finley was allegedly an athletic freak. Tory Humphry was on the field to fill out 11 guys. Not sure if it was not getting open, or not getting thrown to. Grade: D+
FB: Korey Hall and whatever the other guy's name is, are the same exact person. Neither should be given the ball on 4th and goal from the one. I can't really blame THEM for that playcall. Seemed to block well, caught a bunch of swing passes. Haven't yet perfected the William Henderson jump. Grade: B-
O-Line: They didn't run block well. A-Rodg is lucky to be alive. They got a shitload of penalties. They got hurt alot. Grade: D.
D-Line: Kampman was really the only one that showed up. I would guess that Pickett took up some blockers or something, but I bet he had like 3 tackles. The other d-lineman sucked. Grade: F
LB: Not a good year here either. Hawk was either injured, over-matched by the position change or not that good. Barnett was hurt when he wasn't hanging out in Sasquatch costumes at bars two days before a game. Chillar was serviceable at best against the pass, and useless v. run. Poppinga was Mormon. Grade: F
CB: Woodson and Harris are still pretty good. Harris injured a spleen but returned to form. Trammon Williams was really good at times, below average on others, but he is young and will only get better. Will Blackmon is a dime back at best. Jarrett Bush should be shot. Grade: B-
S: Nick Collins was somehow a Pro Bowler, although that was based purely on "stats". Whoever picked that team obviously never watched a game because he gave up as many TDs as he had picks, was invisible at times, and wasn't great against the run. Atari Bigby was mysteriously hurt and seemingly never played, Rouse was below average as a fill in, Woodson was terrible as a safety. Charlie Peprah played Chong to Nick Barnett's Cheech. Grade: C-
Special Teams: Mason Crosby was OK. Derrick Frost was an abomination and an embarrassment to the position of punter. Will Blackmon was a pretty good punt returner. Too many penalties, too many Jarrett Bush sightings. Probably cost us at least 2 games by themselves. Grade: D-.
Coaching: McCarthy got badly outcoached by Brad Childress in a game. Read that again: badly out coached by Mr. fucking McGoo Brad Childress. Failed to adjust when things weren't working. Probably ran it too little. Insisted on handing it to Korey (three carries per year) Hall in crucial situations. Settled for 52 yarder in Minnesota. Team as a whole constantly failed in clutch. Had a lot to do with coaching A-Rodg. Grade: D+.
GM: Everyone has their opinion of Teddy T. I think he made the right call on A-Rodg, but executed it poorly. Made no free agent moves other than Chillar. Made questionable draft day decisions: Jordy fuckin' Nelson? Not a very likable guy. I'm starting to click towards not liking him, but he needs more time (like one more year). I like his general philosophy, but there has to be SOMEONE available that would fit a need in free agency. Grade: D+.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
I'm Never Drinking Again...
I pretty much feel like I'm going to die. I just finished driving back from the place I passed out last night, and I nearly had to pull over on the interstate to vomit. Plus, I would say there is a pretty decent chance that I am still drunk. Weird night last night. About 10 p.m. I was sitting on a couch, getting full from drinking much of my Sam Adam's winter variety pack, with a small buzz, trying to stay awake, and seriously considering going home at 12:01. Then they put the baby to bed and started to play some party game thing, which was actually kind of fun. Then we busted out The Andre and it was all downhill from there. I ended up putting down about a bottle and a half of The Andre and was fucking WASTED. Anyway, the whole point of this lame ass story isn't about how drunk I was, it is that I am sick as fuck, and will never drink again. (Until my next excuse).
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