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Haven't posted in a while.
More football news:
Eli Manning and his fiancee are now married and are expecting a baby! HOT DOG!!! WAY TO GO ELI!!! xD!
On a mundane level: I've decided to screw trying to figure out something else. Let's face it. I love weddings and I would LOVE to help plan them for Brides and Grooms. So I've decided to be a Wedding Planner afterall. It looks like fun and I'll be taking a tremendous weight off of a Bride's shoulders. I'll still work on writing books and taking pictures and such.
I'm happy for Eli.....he and his wife look so cute together. Plus, she's tall like he bloody is. He's 6'4'' and she comes up to his shoulder!
Gah, I miss football!
Still haven't found a diet yet.
More news: I AM moving afterall. My grandmother is retiring and she wants Mother to replace her out at the storage units. Grandma and Grandpa have found a trailer park out in the country off of I-25 with a soundproof fence to absorb the noise off of the interstate and so for the transition, we'll be kind of living with Grandma and Grandpa again and I have a feeling that I'll meet Jake after he divorces his slut of a wife and needs a storage unit. I still think that he should go back to playing football and apparently a lot of other people agree and that he REALLY should play for the Broncos. But, unfortunately, the rest of the brainwashed miscrients (sp?) think that Cutler's the answer and Shanahan's a quack. Shanahan had NOTHING and I repeat NOTHING to do with Plummer's demoting and trade to the stupid Bucs. Bowlen is the one who got rid of Plummer and got rid of Elam. NOT Shanahan! But of course no one listens to me. I hate it when this happens.
~*The indignant but amused Rebster*~*316*~
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I am in a football mood! Mum's going to root for the Giants and I'm going to root for the Packers. I can't NOT root for Favre. He's awesome!
Although, I do hope that Manning plays well too!
I've decided to not become a Bridal Consultant afterall. It's annoying, because I have NO IDEA what I want to be! GRRR!!!
~*Another day in the life of~*Rebekah*~*316*~
PIGSKIN
THOUGHTS ON WEEK TWO IN THE NFL
Chargers win 40-7!
I knew Tennessee was bad, but can the Bolts' be this good?? Michael Turner has more yards rushing than LT. Phillip Rivers looks like a 3 year veteran rather than 1st time starter and the only TD scored against us was in garbage time in the second half. Be afraid AFC, be very afraid.
Just when I thought Philly looked like they were back, they blow a 17 point lead at home in the 4th quarter and lose in OT. G'Men are still the class of the NFC East . . .
. . . speaking of which, to go on the road, in overly hostile Philadelphia and pull out that kind of a win late in the game when most of us had switched the channel already, he's no longer Peyton's little brother. Call him Eli.
Is September too early for Raider Nation to go into hibernation until next season?. They can't really go 0-16 can they?? I hope so.
Good guys, Bad guys
Good guys
Marvin Harrison; 7 catches, 127 yards in easy win over Houston. Colts 2-0
Chad Johnson; 6 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD dance. Bengals 2-0.
Bad guys
Terrell Owens; 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 broken finger. Cowboys 1-1
Randy Moss; 2 catches, 32 yards and Raiders still have 0 TD's. Oakland 0-2
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS. Week Two Comparison
Reggie Bush v. Green Bay Packers;
6 carries for 5 yards, 8 catches for 68 yards, longest for 23.
Nothing spectacular but continues to impress and show his versatility. Opposing Defenses have to account for him making his teammates better; QB Brees, RB Mc Callister, WR Horn and TE Colston all contributing. Saints overcame 13-0 deficit to win 34-27 on the road in Green Bay, improving to 2-0 on the road this year. Showing the twin hallmarks of all good teams, ability to come from behind, able to get it down on the road. Return to Superdome for first time since Hurricane Katrina Monday Night.
Saints 2-0, tied for first place in NFC South
Mario Williams v. Indianapolis Colts;
2 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 forced fumbles, 0 interceptions.
Helped Houston little in (not) getting to Peyton and (not) slowing Colts down en route to surrendering 43 points in one-sided defeat.
Texans 0-2, last place in AFC South.
SUNDAY TRIFECTA
3 games to follow this week
(1) Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Storyline: The first encounter between AFC North rivals and face-to-face matchup between QB Carson Palmer and Pittsburgh Defense since crushing injury ended Palmer's season (and Bengals) in playoffs last year. We all know the Steelers can play D and the Bengals can move the ball. Steelers must look more like the team that beat Dolphins (w/Batch) in season opener and less like the team that was shutout in Jacksonville (w/Roethlesberger) last week. Do I smell a QB controversy? It doesn't matter who throws for Steelers, Bengals have something to prove.
My Pick: Cincinnati by 10.
(2) Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots
Storyline: Rematch of last year's playoff game, where Broncos ended Patriots Super Bowl 3-Peat. I still think the Pats outplayed them in that game and would have won if not for 5 turnovers. Poor execution beat NE, not the Broncos. For whatever reason, Denver has had the Pats number the past couple years, the only team in the NFL to have a clue how to beat them. Those games however were all in the Mile High air of Denver. This one's in Massachussetts, and I'll bet on Belicheck and Brady every time.
My Pick: New England by 7.
(3) Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints
Storyline: Game of the Year (so far). What you say?? Pick your matchup. RBs Reggie Bush v. Warrick Dunn. Playmakers Reggie Bush v. Michael Vick. NFC South divisional rivals. Battle of 2-0 teams. All the hype and electricity takes a back seat to the real winner here, the people of New Orleans and South Louisiana. I remember a year ago at this time serious people were writing the Superdome's obituary and moving the Saints franchise to San Antonio, or LA*. Amazing what a new coach, new superstar and most important a new attitude can do to a team. The Saints have sold out every game for this season for the first time in their history. That's not a big feat in most other NFL cities but remarkable considering the circumstances since Hurricane Katrina. Atlanta isn't coming for a revival service, but to win a football game and considering how good their defense has been so far, the Saints have their work cut out for them. Matchups are about more than size and statistics though and the reason sports can be so compelling is because they are about people and performances. Numbers simply calculate the drama.
My Pick: Saints by 3.
* = Given the perpetual back and forth between the NFL and the City of Los Angeles on finding the right location to house an NFL team here in sunny SoCal (the historic Coliseum? the Rose Bowl in Pasadena? next to Hollywood Park? across the street from the Big A in Anaheim? Irvine??) don't start your countdown to regaining an NFL franchise anytime soon. Has it been 12 years since the Haiters and Lambs left town?? Much as I want a team to call our own it shouldn't be the Saints. They belong to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
I know owner Tom Benson wants out of the Superdome and a more cash-friendly stadium, complete with luxury boxes that does in to the NFL revenue sharing fund but his pocket. His financial self-interest is legitimate and cannot be dismissed as Dr. Scroogelike. He had issues before Katrina. He has a right to have them now. It is his money that purchased them and his money that rises and falls with their franchise value. One cannot ask him to lose money simply because of the uncertainty of the Saints franchise, or because he is a very rich man able to shed a few millions for the sake of New Orleans. The NFL however has a larger interest than Benson, and does have a duty and an obligation to stick around in the wake of Katrina and do its part to rebuild and revitalize New Orleans. If Benson still wants out, or to sell, buy him out and keep the Saints there. Let the people of New Orleans buy an ownership stake much like the people of Green Bay own the Packers. If it's a new stadium he wants that will make the Saints more fiscally competitive with other NFL franchises then subsidize the creation of a new stadium. It's not like the Saints were a recent expansion team or relocated from another city themselves. The Saints are the oldest sports franchise in Louisiana, and New Orleans has hosted several Super Bowls. And we all know the NFL likes to host its gazillion dollar corporate bashes on Bourbon Street Super Bowl week rather than oh, say frigid and dour Detroit.
Rumor once had it that the Seahawks were thinking about leaving Seattle, and then that the Cardinals were abandoning Arizona to come here. Neither relocations came about and both of those franchises have built new stadiums and seem to be doing just fine where they are. There's no reason the Saints can't make a go of it in New Orleans. I don't want the Los Angeles Saints.
Chargers win 40-7!
I knew Tennessee was bad, but can the Bolts' be this good?? Michael Turner has more yards rushing than LT. Phillip Rivers looks like a 3 year veteran rather than 1st time starter and the only TD scored against us was in garbage time in the second half. Be afraid AFC, be very afraid.
Just when I thought Philly looked like they were back, they blow a 17 point lead at home in the 4th quarter and lose in OT. G'Men are still the class of the NFC East . . .
. . . speaking of which, to go on the road, in overly hostile Philadelphia and pull out that kind of a win late in the game when most of us had switched the channel already, he's no longer Peyton's little brother. Call him Eli.
Is September too early for Raider Nation to go into hibernation until next season?. They can't really go 0-16 can they?? I hope so.
Good guys, Bad guys
Good guys
Marvin Harrison; 7 catches, 127 yards in easy win over Houston. Colts 2-0
Chad Johnson; 6 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD dance. Bengals 2-0.
Bad guys
Terrell Owens; 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 broken finger. Cowboys 1-1
Randy Moss; 2 catches, 32 yards and Raiders still have 0 TD's. Oakland 0-2
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS. Week Two Comparison
Reggie Bush v. Green Bay Packers;
6 carries for 5 yards, 8 catches for 68 yards, longest for 23.
Nothing spectacular but continues to impress and show his versatility. Opposing Defenses have to account for him making his teammates better; QB Brees, RB Mc Callister, WR Horn and TE Colston all contributing. Saints overcame 13-0 deficit to win 34-27 on the road in Green Bay, improving to 2-0 on the road this year. Showing the twin hallmarks of all good teams, ability to come from behind, able to get it down on the road. Return to Superdome for first time since Hurricane Katrina Monday Night.
Saints 2-0, tied for first place in NFC South
Mario Williams v. Indianapolis Colts;
2 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 forced fumbles, 0 interceptions.
Helped Houston little in (not) getting to Peyton and (not) slowing Colts down en route to surrendering 43 points in one-sided defeat.
Texans 0-2, last place in AFC South.
SUNDAY TRIFECTA
3 games to follow this week
(1) Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Storyline: The first encounter between AFC North rivals and face-to-face matchup between QB Carson Palmer and Pittsburgh Defense since crushing injury ended Palmer's season (and Bengals) in playoffs last year. We all know the Steelers can play D and the Bengals can move the ball. Steelers must look more like the team that beat Dolphins (w/Batch) in season opener and less like the team that was shutout in Jacksonville (w/Roethlesberger) last week. Do I smell a QB controversy? It doesn't matter who throws for Steelers, Bengals have something to prove.
My Pick: Cincinnati by 10.
(2) Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots
Storyline: Rematch of last year's playoff game, where Broncos ended Patriots Super Bowl 3-Peat. I still think the Pats outplayed them in that game and would have won if not for 5 turnovers. Poor execution beat NE, not the Broncos. For whatever reason, Denver has had the Pats number the past couple years, the only team in the NFL to have a clue how to beat them. Those games however were all in the Mile High air of Denver. This one's in Massachussetts, and I'll bet on Belicheck and Brady every time.
My Pick: New England by 7.
(3) Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints
Storyline: Game of the Year (so far). What you say?? Pick your matchup. RBs Reggie Bush v. Warrick Dunn. Playmakers Reggie Bush v. Michael Vick. NFC South divisional rivals. Battle of 2-0 teams. All the hype and electricity takes a back seat to the real winner here, the people of New Orleans and South Louisiana. I remember a year ago at this time serious people were writing the Superdome's obituary and moving the Saints franchise to San Antonio, or LA*. Amazing what a new coach, new superstar and most important a new attitude can do to a team. The Saints have sold out every game for this season for the first time in their history. That's not a big feat in most other NFL cities but remarkable considering the circumstances since Hurricane Katrina. Atlanta isn't coming for a revival service, but to win a football game and considering how good their defense has been so far, the Saints have their work cut out for them. Matchups are about more than size and statistics though and the reason sports can be so compelling is because they are about people and performances. Numbers simply calculate the drama.
My Pick: Saints by 3.
* = Given the perpetual back and forth between the NFL and the City of Los Angeles on finding the right location to house an NFL team here in sunny SoCal (the historic Coliseum? the Rose Bowl in Pasadena? next to Hollywood Park? across the street from the Big A in Anaheim? Irvine??) don't start your countdown to regaining an NFL franchise anytime soon. Has it been 12 years since the Haiters and Lambs left town?? Much as I want a team to call our own it shouldn't be the Saints. They belong to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
I know owner Tom Benson wants out of the Superdome and a more cash-friendly stadium, complete with luxury boxes that does in to the NFL revenue sharing fund but his pocket. His financial self-interest is legitimate and cannot be dismissed as Dr. Scroogelike. He had issues before Katrina. He has a right to have them now. It is his money that purchased them and his money that rises and falls with their franchise value. One cannot ask him to lose money simply because of the uncertainty of the Saints franchise, or because he is a very rich man able to shed a few millions for the sake of New Orleans. The NFL however has a larger interest than Benson, and does have a duty and an obligation to stick around in the wake of Katrina and do its part to rebuild and revitalize New Orleans. If Benson still wants out, or to sell, buy him out and keep the Saints there. Let the people of New Orleans buy an ownership stake much like the people of Green Bay own the Packers. If it's a new stadium he wants that will make the Saints more fiscally competitive with other NFL franchises then subsidize the creation of a new stadium. It's not like the Saints were a recent expansion team or relocated from another city themselves. The Saints are the oldest sports franchise in Louisiana, and New Orleans has hosted several Super Bowls. And we all know the NFL likes to host its gazillion dollar corporate bashes on Bourbon Street Super Bowl week rather than oh, say frigid and dour Detroit.
Rumor once had it that the Seahawks were thinking about leaving Seattle, and then that the Cardinals were abandoning Arizona to come here. Neither relocations came about and both of those franchises have built new stadiums and seem to be doing just fine where they are. There's no reason the Saints can't make a go of it in New Orleans. I don't want the Los Angeles Saints.
PIGSKIN
THOUGHTS FROM WEEK ONE IN THE NFL . . .
bigger brother always bests little brother in the end. not only did peyton win but indy led the whole way. i know i know, eli had a higher qb rating, threw 2 tds to peyton's 1 but stats never tell the whole story. tell the folks over at sabermetrics and moneyball that if they ever listen
new england may not be the best team or even the most talented, and keeps losing players right and left (branch) and still finds a way to win. credit belichick and tom brady, as good a qb in the league as peyton even though not the same numbers. see above on overrated statistics.
bad guys
terrell owens (played pretty good), dallas cowboys 0--1.
randy moss, oakland raiders 0--1
good guys
marvin harrison, indy 1--0
chad johnson, cincinnati 1--0
i'm still trying to figure out if baltimore is that good, or tampa bay that bad (baltimore 26 tampa bay 0)
chicago's d is that good, and green bay's o that bad (bears 27-0) sorry bret favre.
i don't need to figure out that the chargers are pretty good (lt, gates and merriman) and the oakland raiders are so very, horribly bad.
sc' alums
welcome back carson, hello reggie bush!
arizona looks like they have finally turned the corner from mediocre into possibly something special. keep learning matt leinart, you're day will come sooner than later.
i like what i saw from atlanta, i did not like what i saw from carolina. i'm amending my super bowl pick; indy v. i'm now undecided. does it really matter though, the afc is so much better than the nfc.
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS
(fyi, reggie bush was the ..2 pick in the nfl draft by the new orleans saints after the houston texans selected williams ..1 despite the overwhelming chorus of experts, fans and insiders all ranking bush the best player to come out of college football)
The texans were soooo dumb.
Reggie Bush week one vs. Cleveland
14 carries for 61 yards, longest for 18
8 catches for 58 yards
3 punt returns for 22 yards
0 td's
0 fumbles
23 touches for total of 141 yards
IMPACT: proved the hype is real and can handle the load. has already sold more jerseys with his ..25 than any rookie in last 5 years and given moribund saints franchise a sign of life. was the focal point for the saints offense and compliments rb deuce mc callister and wr joe horn and gives qb drew brees someone to hand off and throw to on every play. he's still a rookie and will have downs as well as ups but given the expectations, should be good for at least 1500 all-purpose yards. im betting he breaks 2000.
get excited new orleans, reggie bush is mardi gras.
Mario Williams week one v. Philadelphia
3 tackles
0 sacks
0 forced fumbles
IMPACT: little if any. opposing qb donovan mc nabb had a great day throwing for 3 td's and making easy work of texans beleagured d. sorry houston. mario may very well turn out to be a good player, but you could have had reggie. projected rb dominique davis is out for the year and david carr still has little protection. how long before texans fans start showing up with bags on their heads and calling for regime change upstairs???
WEEK TWO TRIFECTA
(1) Sunday Studs
indy and cincinnati both at home big over houston and cleveland. c'mon, that's too easy. peyton will go for 4 td's and 350. marvin harrison, reggie wayne and dallas clark will all have big games. carson will go for 3 td's and 300. chad johnson will see the endzone more times than randy moss and terrell owens combined.
(2) Upset of the Day
arizona will beat seattle in seattle. laugh until about 4.30 pm sunday afternoon pacific time when it becomes official. arizona is a better team than detroit with a much more potent offense. expect another shootout, but since it's still early in the season, and kurt warner hasn't broken down (yet) he's good for another solid game and edge will keep the chains moving and shawn alexander off the field enough to keep it close. arizona wins it late in a shootout 31--28.
(3) Bolts' Home Opener
sunny socal, la dainian tomlinson (best rb in the game), antonio gates (best te in the game) and shawn merriman (best young de in the game) will be more than enough to power chargers over tennessee and keep building phillip rivers confidence. sd had no business letting drew brees go, but what's done is done. given how bad oakland is, that trent green of kc is out for several weeks and denver is already calling for plummer's head, this division could be ours for the taking. wishful thinking???
bigger brother always bests little brother in the end. not only did peyton win but indy led the whole way. i know i know, eli had a higher qb rating, threw 2 tds to peyton's 1 but stats never tell the whole story. tell the folks over at sabermetrics and moneyball that if they ever listen
new england may not be the best team or even the most talented, and keeps losing players right and left (branch) and still finds a way to win. credit belichick and tom brady, as good a qb in the league as peyton even though not the same numbers. see above on overrated statistics.
bad guys
terrell owens (played pretty good), dallas cowboys 0--1.
randy moss, oakland raiders 0--1
good guys
marvin harrison, indy 1--0
chad johnson, cincinnati 1--0
i'm still trying to figure out if baltimore is that good, or tampa bay that bad (baltimore 26 tampa bay 0)
chicago's d is that good, and green bay's o that bad (bears 27-0) sorry bret favre.
i don't need to figure out that the chargers are pretty good (lt, gates and merriman) and the oakland raiders are so very, horribly bad.
sc' alums
welcome back carson, hello reggie bush!
arizona looks like they have finally turned the corner from mediocre into possibly something special. keep learning matt leinart, you're day will come sooner than later.
i like what i saw from atlanta, i did not like what i saw from carolina. i'm amending my super bowl pick; indy v. i'm now undecided. does it really matter though, the afc is so much better than the nfc.
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS
(fyi, reggie bush was the ..2 pick in the nfl draft by the new orleans saints after the houston texans selected williams ..1 despite the overwhelming chorus of experts, fans and insiders all ranking bush the best player to come out of college football)
The texans were soooo dumb.
Reggie Bush week one vs. Cleveland
14 carries for 61 yards, longest for 18
8 catches for 58 yards
3 punt returns for 22 yards
0 td's
0 fumbles
23 touches for total of 141 yards
IMPACT: proved the hype is real and can handle the load. has already sold more jerseys with his ..25 than any rookie in last 5 years and given moribund saints franchise a sign of life. was the focal point for the saints offense and compliments rb deuce mc callister and wr joe horn and gives qb drew brees someone to hand off and throw to on every play. he's still a rookie and will have downs as well as ups but given the expectations, should be good for at least 1500 all-purpose yards. im betting he breaks 2000.
get excited new orleans, reggie bush is mardi gras.
Mario Williams week one v. Philadelphia
3 tackles
0 sacks
0 forced fumbles
IMPACT: little if any. opposing qb donovan mc nabb had a great day throwing for 3 td's and making easy work of texans beleagured d. sorry houston. mario may very well turn out to be a good player, but you could have had reggie. projected rb dominique davis is out for the year and david carr still has little protection. how long before texans fans start showing up with bags on their heads and calling for regime change upstairs???
WEEK TWO TRIFECTA
(1) Sunday Studs
indy and cincinnati both at home big over houston and cleveland. c'mon, that's too easy. peyton will go for 4 td's and 350. marvin harrison, reggie wayne and dallas clark will all have big games. carson will go for 3 td's and 300. chad johnson will see the endzone more times than randy moss and terrell owens combined.
(2) Upset of the Day
arizona will beat seattle in seattle. laugh until about 4.30 pm sunday afternoon pacific time when it becomes official. arizona is a better team than detroit with a much more potent offense. expect another shootout, but since it's still early in the season, and kurt warner hasn't broken down (yet) he's good for another solid game and edge will keep the chains moving and shawn alexander off the field enough to keep it close. arizona wins it late in a shootout 31--28.
(3) Bolts' Home Opener
sunny socal, la dainian tomlinson (best rb in the game), antonio gates (best te in the game) and shawn merriman (best young de in the game) will be more than enough to power chargers over tennessee and keep building phillip rivers confidence. sd had no business letting drew brees go, but what's done is done. given how bad oakland is, that trent green of kc is out for several weeks and denver is already calling for plummer's head, this division could be ours for the taking. wishful thinking???
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