State of Football Today

I am a football fan, BUT, I'm really disappointed by the play of N.F.L. teams this year. I've seen teams that according to the experts should win every game they play, loose allot. I've seen teams that don't supposedly have the talent, win games they shouldn't be able to compete in.

Here is what I think. The so called experts must truly believe the slop they have been telling us for years. You know things like "to play in the N.F.L. you have to be a special kind of athlete". I don't believe it anymore, there are some players who have made it into the league that can't possibly be the best choice for the team, I think the experts start believing press reports and drafting players who aren't as good as they are hyped up to be.

I guess I'm tired of hype. I don't watch pre game shows anymore. I don't watch halftime shows anymore. I don't watch post game shows, and I don't care if I miss a game. I blame this on players who think they are bigger than the game. I blame this on announcers who don't seem to know any more than I do about the game. And I blame it on lack luster play by guys who are just collecting a paycheck. Lets face it some of these guys only have to play a year or two and there set for life, why play as if it mattered?

I guess I'd rather watch College Football where players even if they aren't the best of the best play as if they want to win.

Football Season

That's right it's football season and I have a few things to say. 1. The Cleveland Browns, like I said before if Derrik Anderson's receivers don't make spectacular catches he wont complete too many passes. Why isn't Brady Quinn starting? I'll tell you why. If I was the coach I wouldn't change QBs because I felt fan pressure to do so. And the Browns play Cinci, this week, if they can't beat Cinci., then you pull Anderson, pull him, trade him, get him out of here. I wonder what Charlie Frye is doing?
2. Pittsburgh Steelers, The Steelers are starting to play like they did last year, that is forgetting that they are a running team. Run the ball then run the ball then run the ball & when your opponent forgets you have a passing game throw it to Hines Ward. Simple.

Matt Leinart: Arizona, not exactly the talent pool that Matt was used to playing with. But that's exactly why you (arizona) don't draft this guy. He was used to Reggie Bush at running back. He was used to ( I know I could get in trouble for saying this) An easy schedule in college football. Any way I think to sign this guy to a 51 million dollar contract was insane. I'll admit he seems to be the right type of guy for a QB, big, tall, smart, at least on the field. Maybe he just isn't used to getting hit? You know there is confidant and then there is cocky, I think he is cocky. I'll give Matt a SIX out of TEN.

Rex Grossman: Good Rex, Awesome High school football player, Great college player, runner up to win the Heisman. Bad Rex, Injury prone in his first several years in the NFL, and winner of the most inconsistant QB in the league award. Some people say he took Chicago to the Super Bowl so he must be good, I say maybe they got there inspite of there QB problems. I give Rex a SIX point five out of ten.

David Carr: Another College star turned NFL tackling dummy. David Carr had good numbers in NCAA football, was drafted by the Texans with there first pick, and became the starter and then became a tackling dummy. He was sacked 76 times in one season. What do you want from a expansion team? By the time the Texans got him an O line (5 years later) he was suffering from Tim Couch syndrome or I gotta get rid of the ball someones gonna hit me. Unfortunately for Carr he needs retraining, a QB coach that will start with the fundamentals like he was a rookie all over again, but in the NFL nobody wants to invest the time and money on back up QBs. While I would like to give Carr a higher rating I can only give him a FOUR out of ten.

Joey Harrington: Joey has had an interesting career, first being drafted by Detroit in the first round. No offense but I think Detroit wasn't the ideal situation for a rookie to become a starter.
I've heard Detroit fans blame Joey for there problems, well fans it usualy can't be blamed on one guy. But Joey survived, and got to go to a falling apart Miami Dolphins team. Now Joey was only there for one year so we can't blame him for Miami's problems. Oportunity knocks again, Atlanta needs a QB. Again bad choice, I'm sure Joey is going to have a good year or two somewhere, maybe Atlanta if they set up there offense to go with Joey's strong points, wich are not the same as the mobile Mr. Vick. That said I give Joey a SIX out of ten.

Jeff Garcia: What can I say Jeff has had success at every team he plays for. If you look at his numbers you can't blame him when the team looses. He's a scrapper, tough, quick and never say die. Every coach should want this veteran as a back up because he'll push your starter and challenge for the starters job. And if you have to play him, you stand a good chance at winning.

I give Jeff an EIGHT out of ten.

Carson Palmer: Well lets see he plays for Cinci, Strike one. He went to USC, strike two. He, uh, I'm sure I can think of a third strike, later. Seriously, Carson is a good QB the NFL is full of them. He has had a great recovery from a major injury. But some teams just learn how to loose, maybe it becomes habit. Whatever Cinci's problem is, it isn't at QB. I give Carson an EIGHT out of ten.

Philip Rivers: I think Rivers is a very good QB, his accurasy and quick release are two very good attributes to have. I think his long hold out in his rookie season that gave Drew Breese the starting job and then just his luck, Drew has a great season. Then this year he becomes the starter, and now he gets hurt when they get to the playoffs, and plays anyways. Did it cost them the game? We'll never know. But I expect good things for Rivers. So I give Rivers an EIGHT out of ten.

Not so super bowl

Superbowl:I didn't enjoy it, the commercials for the most part were lame. The game did not turn out the way I would of liked it too. And Eli getting MVP, for what, the last drive. I think that one of the defensive players who harrassed Tom Brady most of the game should of won MVP. It seems to me the NFL is trying to make Eli into a hero and role model. Well I'm still not impressed. I give the superbowl a FIVE out of ten.

Kurt Warner: Kurt took the NFL by surprise, I'll credit the Arena league with his fast release and fast decision making. But what usualy happens in the NFL, the defensive geniuses figure out away to stop the new things the offense comes up with. So I give Kurt a SEVEN out of ten.

Chad Pennington: Chad has football knowledge, weak armstrength, seems to be fragile, decent accuracy. I don't know Chad that well. But from what I've seen Chad gets a SIX out of ten.

Trent Green: O.K. Trent is just O.K. There is nothing wrong with being O.K. Except you must have a very good team around you. Put Trent in New England and he could take you to the playoffs, put Trent in Miami and you're not going anywhere. He's just not the kind of QB that makes everyone around him better. I give Trent A SEVEN out of ten.

Tony Romo: He's good, he gets it. I think he just needs more experience. He just doesn't have enough games under his belt to recognize what those tricky defenses are going to do next. I think he'll be good for many years to come. So I give Tony An EIGHT out of ten.

Matt Hasselbeck: I don't know whats wrong here. He has skill, desire,talent and a good organization behind him. So why doesn't it happen for Matt? Someone has to loose. I give Matt an EIGHT out of ten.

Brett Favre: What can you say, the guy gets things done. He makes unbelievable plays. He's been playing for a long time, and his team wins allot. You wouldn't want him to train his successor. Because you wouldn't want someone else to take the chances he takes. Sometimes this aggressive play causes mistakes, but you can't argue with his success. So I give Brett because of his career, a TEN out of ten.

Derrik Anderson: His receivers make him look better than he is. I'm not saying he doesn't have talent, but if he wasn't throwing to some of the best receivers in the league (Kellen Winslow Jr., Joe Jurevicius, and Braylon Edwards) I don't know if he'd be a starter yet. Seriously have you seen Kellen Winslow Jr. play, he might not be the greatest all around TE yet, but he has hands like Jerry Rice. So I give Derrik a SIX out of ten.

Big Ben Rothlesberger: O.K. there is no secret to what Pittsburgh does on offense. Run the ball.
Run the ball effectively and when the other team forgets you have a passing game on third and short pass the ball down field. But every once in a while Pittsburgh forgets they are a running team & abandons the run and goes to the pass. When a defense knows they are going to pass they can stop them. But still they can't be stopped all the time because Ben is big. So I give Ben a SEVEN out of ten.

Donovan McNabb, Please this guy wasn't wanted in Philly from draft day on. If he wants to resurrect his career he should move on. I think he can play good, but he tries to hard, forgets there are ten other guys on the field, and plays injured, when he should be sitting on the bench nursing his injuries. So Donovan gets a SEVEN out of ten.

Perhaps I'll just discuss QBs for now.
A quarter back that just wont go away... Vinny Testaverde: The guys played along time, everyone in the league seems to like him. He's thrown a ton of interceptions. and I think if you could look at what QB has cost his team more wins it would be Vinny. So on a scale of one to ten, Vinny gets a FOUR.

Tom Brady: He's good, one of the best. But truth be told I don't think there is a weak position on the team. How can they loose? So I give Tommy Boy A TEN out of ten.

All right I'll get this started. Eli Manning: To me Eli is playing above his head. He wishes he was as good as his brother. And besides I just can't forgive him for making a mockery of the draft. So I'll give Eli a SIX out of ten.