Ode to Vince Young - Offensive Coordinator Killer!

It's a cool autumn morning, with a nip in the air.
Coach Fisher's on the field, and he's the only one there.
He's thinking 'bout the good times, when everything was fine.
How great that whole team was, that season back in '99.

Then someone from the shadows, walks through the endzone.
Is he the hope of a franchise or just another draft pick blown?
He won a title with Texas, wears Jersey number 10.
The reason Titans fans say weekly "we just lost again"

Vince Young can't play football in the NFL
He can run and he can throw, but can't do either very well.
He won a title with Texas, wears Jersey number 10.
The reason Titans fans say weekly "we just lost again"

Coach Fisher says to the man, "Vince listen to me, son.
You've got an awkward motion, and you're too slow to run.
You're a larger Michael Vi-ick, that's what they all say.
The only differ'nce I can tell, is that Michael Vick could play."

Vince Young can't play football in the NFL
He can run and throw, but can't do either very well.
He won a title with Texas, wears Jersey number 10.
The reason Titans fans say weekly "we just lost again"

Oh they could have had Cutler, or the kid from USC.
Why the Titans picked this guy, is a mystery to me.

Vince Young can't play football in the NFL
He can run and throw, but can't do either very well.
He won a title with Texas, wears Jersey number 10.
The reason Titans fans say weekly "we just lost again"

To Go Pro Or Not To Go Pro?

This argument comes up every year around NBA and NFL draft time. People that argue that the system is hurting the kids when it entices them to leave early are kidding themselves because these people only want the kids to stay in college to make their own college teams better!!

Which is better for a college kid? Leaving after his junior year of college, signing a nice fat contract with the Miami Dolphins or staying in college for what he thinks is one more year to maybe improve his status, then blowing out his knee in some awkward blocking situation – and never playing football again.

As a college-graduated, licensed Professional Engineer I can tell you this: I would LOVE to get just one year’s pay from a NFL Rookie Salary!! These people that try to come across as the altruistic saints of college athletes are lying. They always want to argue about “what will he do if he loses his money?” How many of these SAME people volunteer for Big Brother/Big Sister? If you say you’re SO worried about these kids and you want someone to actually believe you…worry about them before they’re rushing for 1,500 yards.

These people don’t care about the athletes – they care about their own college teams and are only interested in the kids so long as they’re helping their own team!

The draft for these student athletes is a real-life Deal or No Deal…and they better take the money while it’s being offered.

Weekend Update

Tom Brady is amazing. I’ve been in denial for a long time – credit given to the system, or this year to Moss – but his vision on the field…the way he sees things that develop during a play is truly amazing. Any defense that he’s seen, he’s been able to pick apart. Regardless of the defensive strategy implemented…he finds the open guys. Granted the team around him is basically all-star caliber…but right now he’s playing NFL Quarterback better than anybody in a long time. Possibly ever.

New England will destroy San Diego. New York was helped more by penalties than any team I’ve seen in a playoff game in quite some time. I think Green Bay will win this one easily – maybe not Seattle 42-20 easy, but easy none-the-less.

The Grizzlies still suck, and here’s the problem: It’s a big deal when the Grizzlies “superstar” scores 40 points. If he were worth the money the Grizzlies are paying him, then he’d average 30 per game, and when he hit 40 points it would be simply be Pau did it again. Trade him now. Trading Pau is a necessary step backwards in order to ultimately move forward. And yes, I do believe is a good player and trading him will be a step backwards. But this team will never move forward with him on its roster. The roster has been tweaked and massaged for years trying to build a team around Pau. It won’t work quit trying.

Roger Clemens, you’re a liar…we all know it.

Darren McFadden and Felix Jones – you’ll forever be Hogs, but after 1:00 today you’ll amazing pro running backs. Good luck in the future – Heaven knows we’ll miss you in Fayetteville!

Holiday Break Recap

Quick Holiday recap…

I don’t want to hear anyone say anything when Memphis gets a #1 ranking by February 1 “because they play in C-USA”. That team has played some serious competition – granted at home and neutral sites – and beaten them all handily.

Speaking of Memphis, why do they even still have a football team?

Speaking of football, why does Arkansas even have a quarterback put pads on? McFadden, Jones, and Hillis?? Please. Short yardage passes to Hillis or Jones or hand-offs to Jones or Hillis or keepers by McFadden. Take the extra position and put another blocker in. But too late for that…already been killed by Mizzou.

Speaking of getting killed, welcome to the real world Hawaii. You’ve been putting up Playstation numbers against Playstation opponents…Georgia beat your brains out. You got paid, I’ll give you that. You got some of that BCS moolah, but beyond that all you did was justify everything that everyone’s been saying all season long.

Let’s see, what else? NFL? The Patriots pulled off an amazing accomplishment. In my opinion, it’s a culmination of dynasty that began in 2001. New England got the reputation (deservedly so) of being a contender. Great coaching. Great QB. Great talent in the non-skill positions. The result is players willing to take pay cuts to play for a team all but guaranteed to go to the SuperBowl. There’s nothing wrong with that at all, but pardon me if I don’t get really excited about what is essentially an all-star team. It’s basically an All-Star team playing in an excessively average era in NFL.

Speaking of excessively average, Whodat? Dang near everybody. The Saints were hurt and were ugly before that. I'm just glad the beating is finally over.

As is Hawaii!