The Eagles play this upcoming Thursday against the Jaguars and Donovan McNabb repotedly will play the first half, but it is unclear who will back him up and the obvious guess is Michael Vick. According to Goodell's guidelines he will be eligible to play and the Eagles are seeing how the week goes. Vick has been spending extra time with the QB coaches to learn the offense and doing extra study time. As of right now Fox 13 has plans to show a pre-season NFL game, but it isn't the Eagles. I personally would like to see Vick take a couple of snaps and see what he has left, but I guess that I will have to wait until regular season. Now that he is signed and training with a team, my feelings have de-escalated and I am anxious to watch him play. It will be interesting to see what Philly has planned.
Fox would probably be better off switching the televised game and getting a few viewers on Thursday night....I know that I would tune in.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Phillip Rivers Signs Extension
QB Phillip Rivers has signed a 6 year extention with the San Diego Chargers worth $92 million and $38.5 million guaranteed. As a Charger fan I am extremely excited about this, I am glad that we got this taken care of early so that it doesn't weigh on our team through-out the season. Phillip Rivers came out of the 2004 draft class and is the only QB drafted in the early first round to not win a superbowl yet (Eli - NY Giants, Roethlisber - Steelers) but that doesn't mean that he doesn't deserve it. He has become a team leader on a team that is filled with talent and a lot of potential. Last year he led the league in passer rating and broke a few Charger records. Since he has become the starter we have tied our old total for playoff wins and transformed our offense into a machine. I know I know.....he is a huge trash talker and rubs people the wrong way, but as a Charger fan I fully support his passion and attitude towards the game. He has been a class act in the locker room and in the community and I will take that kind of fiery player any day.
Let's get a couple of our other players with expriring contracts(Sproles, Gates, Merriman, McNeil, Chambers, and Cromartie) signed and we should be able to compete for many years to come. Rivers as our QB will help alot. San Diego seems to do a good job of taking care of their own so I am not really word about it. Let's just go out and show the league why our players deserve it.
Let's get a couple of our other players with expriring contracts(Sproles, Gates, Merriman, McNeil, Chambers, and Cromartie) signed and we should be able to compete for many years to come. Rivers as our QB will help alot. San Diego seems to do a good job of taking care of their own so I am not really word about it. Let's just go out and show the league why our players deserve it.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
What! Are you kidding Me!?
Boy or Girl...that is the latest debate in sports. Caster Semenya came out of no where and is blowing people out of the water or at least the track. She or maybe He has broken a few running records recently and now the debate isn't whether or not steroids are being used, but whether this person is a boy or girl! Let me say that again.....is it a boy or a girl? I am embarassed for this human being just because of how akward it must be. Now we have all seen people and asked our friend if it is a boy or a girl, but that is just between one or two people, not the whole world! They are getting ready to investigate the situation and do a "gender test." Apparantly this is actually a hard process to do and takes a whole bunch of sophisticated people to psycho analyze this person. I have a better idea - why don't we just give her/him a drug test (might as well check for both at the same time) and see if she/he does the test sitting down or standing up! I am pretty sure that would work for me.
For her/his sake I actually am hoping that this is a dude who is trying to rip off all of these other lady's from winning during a track meet, because that is much less of an embarassing story than to know that you are a hell of a runner, but everybody thinks you are a man! My personal opinion - because that is what I am good at giving - this has Dude written all over it! Look at the muscle tone and body type. Even if it is a girl by sexuality, it is a man by the body!
Well you decide for yourself...and share with us.....
For her/his sake I actually am hoping that this is a dude who is trying to rip off all of these other lady's from winning during a track meet, because that is much less of an embarassing story than to know that you are a hell of a runner, but everybody thinks you are a man! My personal opinion - because that is what I am good at giving - this has Dude written all over it! Look at the muscle tone and body type. Even if it is a girl by sexuality, it is a man by the body!
Well you decide for yourself...and share with us.....
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Farve to the Vikings
Let me be one of the first to say that I am really excited about this whole thing. The Vikings may have just become the team that I am most excited to watch after the Chargers. That being said let's reset this whole thing....2 years ago Brett Farve announces his retirement - summer ends and we are still talking about him possibly playing for the Packers - season starts and he has been traded to the Jets and gets the starting spot (obviously). He has a great season (I do have to say that San Diego still crushed them on Monday Night Football)but by the end of the season he has an arm injury and throws an alarming amount of interceptions in the last few games and misses the playoffs. Again he announces that he is going to retire, but speculation starts that he is going to sign with the Vikings. Vikings give him a deadline to decide, then extend their offer longer, Farve then decides that he is going to stay retired and everybody is excited to not hear about this situation anymore. Only 3 weeks later and here we are Brett Farve is a Viking!!! Local radio stations refused to talk about it because they are tired of it, but I wonder if I am the only one craving a discussion on the new development so I have talked to a couple local Green Bay fans already and they don't seem bitter at all...they still like Farve and have no hard feelings that he will be playing for their division rival (Remember when Karl Malone switched to the LA Lakers). The NFC North is going to be an exciting division to keep an eye on...2 big time QB's signed this year in Brett Farve and Jay Cutler. Ain't it Great!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Y.E. Yang tames the Tiger!
The biggest story over the weekend has to be that YE Yang beat Tiger Woods head to head in the PGA Championship. Tiger went into the final round with a 2 shot lead and choked it away. In my last post I bostly said that I think Tiger Woods is back and this could hurt my argument a little. You can look at this a couple of ways...1)Tiger Woods isn't what he use to be, still great and better than most, but may have slipped just a little or 2)It was bound to happen sooner or later. He is human and can't win every single time.
I am taking number 2 just so that I can stick to my original thought that Tiger still has the inevitable "it." Give credit to Y.E. because even with Woods having a terrible round (75) he stayed focused and never lost his composure. Time and time again we have seen Tiger's partner crumble under the pressure of keeping the lead or just playing with the master himself.
Biggest sports upset of the decade? My opinion is no...but it has a valid argument.
I am taking number 2 just so that I can stick to my original thought that Tiger still has the inevitable "it." Give credit to Y.E. because even with Woods having a terrible round (75) he stayed focused and never lost his composure. Time and time again we have seen Tiger's partner crumble under the pressure of keeping the lead or just playing with the master himself.
Biggest sports upset of the decade? My opinion is no...but it has a valid argument.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Quick Catch Up Notes
VICK AN EAGLE:
It turns out that there were some interested teams in Michael Vick. I was starting to think that he was going to have to wait until somebody got injured and needed some help. I am not sure what to think about the Eagles though? I would have thought that the team that took Vick would have been one that needed some help selling some tickets. It seems wierd to say, but I don't have much of an opinion about the whole thing. I am not sure how they are going to use him except for situational plays, but I imagine that he wants a bigger role than that. He doesn't have much of a chance to be the starting QB unless McNabb gets injured. I guess we will have to see how it goes. My opinion will probably develop as we learn what they are going to use him for.
TIGER WOODS - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP:
Well it should be no suprise that Woods is in place to win another tournament and this is what we have all been waiting for. Just a few weeks back we started to hear rumors that Tiger isn't what he use to be and that he has been struggling finding his swing, but with 2 victories in a row and on the brink of a 3rd, let me just say that I think Tiger is back. I watch golf when I get the time and I make sure to know the highlights, but I continue to try and find a golfer that I can root for. I struggle with how many people there are to pick from and there are a lot of good guys on tour. I find myself rooting for Tiger all the time just like half of the nation. The guy is just incredible and until I find a golfer that I can follow he will keep me watching
THE NFL:
Awwwww! My favorite time of year! The weather is still hot, the days are still long, and the sound of football is in the air. As you know my team is the San Diego Chargers and I have to admit that I am stoked for this season! After coming up short the past couple of years I am hoping that this is the year that we have our break through. I keep thinking of it like the Indianapolis Colts. They had the reputation for not being able to pull of the big one over and over, but they had their year and I think that this might be ours. Go Bolts! I will post their schedule and my prediction for them later.
It turns out that there were some interested teams in Michael Vick. I was starting to think that he was going to have to wait until somebody got injured and needed some help. I am not sure what to think about the Eagles though? I would have thought that the team that took Vick would have been one that needed some help selling some tickets. It seems wierd to say, but I don't have much of an opinion about the whole thing. I am not sure how they are going to use him except for situational plays, but I imagine that he wants a bigger role than that. He doesn't have much of a chance to be the starting QB unless McNabb gets injured. I guess we will have to see how it goes. My opinion will probably develop as we learn what they are going to use him for.
TIGER WOODS - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP:
Well it should be no suprise that Woods is in place to win another tournament and this is what we have all been waiting for. Just a few weeks back we started to hear rumors that Tiger isn't what he use to be and that he has been struggling finding his swing, but with 2 victories in a row and on the brink of a 3rd, let me just say that I think Tiger is back. I watch golf when I get the time and I make sure to know the highlights, but I continue to try and find a golfer that I can root for. I struggle with how many people there are to pick from and there are a lot of good guys on tour. I find myself rooting for Tiger all the time just like half of the nation. The guy is just incredible and until I find a golfer that I can follow he will keep me watching
THE NFL:
Awwwww! My favorite time of year! The weather is still hot, the days are still long, and the sound of football is in the air. As you know my team is the San Diego Chargers and I have to admit that I am stoked for this season! After coming up short the past couple of years I am hoping that this is the year that we have our break through. I keep thinking of it like the Indianapolis Colts. They had the reputation for not being able to pull of the big one over and over, but they had their year and I think that this might be ours. Go Bolts! I will post their schedule and my prediction for them later.
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