Seattle Seahawks @ MindSay 
nfc championship
I am in a much better mood today. I'm still a little frinked off at people who kept insulting my friend for trying to make a point.
There are some battles that aren't worth fighting and others that are. I felt that this one WAS worth fighting for because certain people were attacking my friend. Like I said before, I'm not mentioning their names because I don't like to be rude like that.
We are a country that's supposed to have religious freedom and yet people take that for granted. There many parts of the world where people don't have that freedom.
Ok, I'm done with my ranting. I'm still on chapter 7 in my book, and I'm working on a Gothic novel as well as my animal one.
Seattle lost last night. 18-17. San Diego made a touchdown right near the end and made a two point conversion to avoid overtime. Unfortunately, the third string quarterback got a late hit on him at the bottom of the 4th quarter and they had to bring in the 2nd string quarterback who has a groin injury and let's just say that he makes Grossman look good. And Grossman SUCKS! The last bloody play of the game the guy threw a pick. Ordinarily I would blame it on the receivers but they were wide open! The QB threw the pass too deep and ending up getting an interception. In case you guys were wondering about Charlie Frye, don't worry, he's on the Seattle Seahawks. He was the 3rd String QB that got injured during the game. Of course, the guy was really good.
I miss taking pictures! I'll be glad when we get our computer hooked up. I hate Grandma's worse than ours. (and that's saying something!)
Tonight, I'm going to go shopping with my mom at Savers and ARC. She got her retirement check from Wal-Mart and so now we gotta buy something pretty for Grandma and Grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary. Don't worry, I should have the computer hooked up again (hopefully) and will take pictures of the party.
Tootles!
~*Another Day in the life of Rebekah*~*316*~
Category: Sports
THOUGHTS ON WEEK 7 IN THE NFL
So it's not just major league baseball that has a problem with steroids. Pity, poor Shawne Merriman and my San Diego Chargers. While most of us have no idea what nandrolone is and when pressed probably couldn't even name three actual steroids, it's become the evil buzz word to be avoided at all costs. Mention the word steroids and you are guilty until proven innocent and assumed a cheater. While I don't believe that Merriman didn't know what the supplements he was taking contained I personally don't care what he took. He shouldn't be suspended because he did nothing wrong. Neither allegedly did Barry Bonds, nor Mark McGwire. Steroids is a word when the busybodies who run sports leagues and get hauled in front of Congressional committees have to label as bad and wrong and cheating without actually making the case for how it skews the quality of play and gives one an unfair advantage. Take all the anabolic steroids you want, it's not going to speed up your hand-eye coordination and enable you to see the ball better or swing a bat quicker. It allows you to get bigger and put on muscle mass via working out and excercising. So what? Unless you compete in weightlifting or bodybuilding how is that a competive advantage for highly skilled football or baseball players? Football players have always been big. Being bulky and massive won't help you as fat as hitting a baseball square. Second, everybody knows that the supplements and the substances will always be ahead of the testing. Test for anabolic steroids and the bulk of players are on to human growth hormones which can't be tested. Find a test for that and they're on to something else. Players who want to get an edge will find one, whatever the politics may be. What the NFL and other sports leagues should do is make it abundantly clear not what testing positive for steroids will do to your career but educate players and the public what such controversial substances will do your body and your life. If a player wants to assume the risk, that is up to them. Take your suspension Shawne, and get back in time for Denver and the playoffs. Don't play me for a fool and say you didn't know what it was. I don't have a problem with he did. I do with how he's handled it.
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS
(Reggie Bush was the ..2 player chosen in the 2006 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, after being widely regarded as the consensus ..1 pick by every expert in favor of Mario Williams by the Houston Texans)
Reggie Bush--RB
Stats for Week 7; None. Saints bye week
Saints are 5-1 all alone in first place in NFC South.
Mario Williams--DE
Stats for Week 7 againts Jacksonville Jaguars; 2 tackles, 1 sack of injured QB Byron Leftwich.
Congrats Houston you actually won a game 27-7 against a better team than you. At 2-4 and out of contention, better start working on next year's draft, so you don't f&..$ it up this time!
SUNDAY TRIFECTA
San Diego Chargers v. St. Louis Rams
Sporting Line: Bolts by 9.5
Breakdown: Two high powered offenses. One high powered defense. Even without Shawne Merriman the Chargers still have the better D but with him, we won't get caught with our pants down like in the final 2 minutes last week against KC, an inferior team we should have beaten.
My Pick: Bolts by 7
Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos
Sporting Line: Orange Crush by 3
Breakdown: What gives when the league's best offense meets the stingiest defense? A great game hopefully. What Peyton is able to do against the Broncos D that has been rebuilt with the sole purpose of corralling the Colts should be must-see-NFL-tv, but this game could hinge on how effective Indy is at stopping Tatum Bell and the Broncos running game. As good as Denver is, they can't blow people out, so this one will stay close. Perhaps Indy K Adam Vinatieri will appear sometime late in the 4th Q with the game on the line and start to pay dividends for the Colts.
My Pick: Indy by 3
Seattle Seahawks @ Kansas City Chiefs
Sporting Line: Off (???)
Breakdown: Down RB Shawn Alexander the Seahawks are a one-dimensional passing team. Down QB Matt Hasselbeck their offense rivals Miami for ineptness. The Chiefs are down at QB too but they still have RB Larry Johnson, and as the San Diego Chargers know all too well, that is more than enough.
My Pick: Chiefs by 14. They better win or I'm the third to last person to miss out on $800 in my work pool.
Last Week: 1-2
Season: 14-5.
Larry Johnson scored 4 touchdowns on the day. The last one came with 2:15 left in the game to seal the victory for Kansas City. LJ set a team record for rushing attempts in a game with 39. Those 39 carries got him 155 yards and 3 touchdowns. He had another touchdown on a 9-yard reception right before halftime which helped the Chiefs go into the half with the lead 20-14. The second half was filled with ups and downs. Johnson scored on a 2-yard run in the 3rd quarter to give KC a 27-14 lead. That's when things got crazy. Lawrence Tynes was set up to attempt a field goal which would have given the Chiefs a 30-14 lead but Dustin Colquitt dropped the snap. Colquitt picked up the ball and tried to throw it but the play was ruled a fumble and a Seattle player scooped it up and ran 61 yards for a TD. That made the score 27-21. The chiefs drove down the field again on the next drive but got no points as Lawrence Tynes missed a long field goal. Seattle got the ball back and went deep. Seneca Wallace connected with WR Darrell Jackson on a 49-yard TD pass. He was helped on the play by CB Ty Law who slipped which left Jackson wide open for the score and a 28-27 lead for Seattle. QB Damon Huard was fighting a groin injury all day long. However, the injury didn't stop him from throwing for a career-high 312 yards. On KC's final scoring drive, Huard hooked up with Eddie Kennison for the biggest play of the day. Huard launched a bomb down the left sideline and Kennison hauled it in for a 51-yard gain. Three plays later, Johnson finished off the drive with a 3-yard TD run. Huard hit Tony Gonzalez for the 2-point conversion to make the score 35-28. The defense held down the Seahawks in the final two minutes for the win. KC won the time of possession battle 42:15 to 17:45. The Chiefs' offense racked up a staggering 499 yards. Tony Gonzalez caught 6 passes for 116 yards. Eddie Kennison also caught 6 passes for a gain of 132 yards. Next week the 4-3 Chiefs travel to St. Louis to take on the 4-3 Rams.
Contenders & Pretenders
Contenders; NY Jets, Pretenders; Miami Dolphins
Contenders; Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars & San Diego Chargers, Pretenders; defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
Contenders; Philadelphia Eagles, Pretenders; Washington Redskins & NY Giants
Contenders; New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Pretenders; Arizona Cardinals
Better than Advertised; Chicago Bears who can now play both sides of the field and not just defense, the Indinapolis Colts who have been able to win without much of a running game, and the New England Patriots who lose players every year and still outcoach and outprepare every other team week in and week out and have yet to lose consecutive games for the past four seasons.
Worse than Advertised; Tennesse Titans, Houston Texans and the Evil Oakland Raiders (0-4) on their way to 0-16??
Playoff & Super Bowl Pick Adjustments
AFC West--Denver Broncos (then), Denver Broncos (now)
AFC North--Cincinnati Bengals (then), Baltimore Ravens (now)
AFC South--Indianapolis Colts (then), Indianapolis Colts (now)
AFC East--Miami Dolphins (then), New England Patriots (now)
AFC Wild Cards--New England Patriots & Kansas City Chiefs (then), San Diego Chargers & Cincinnati Bengals (now)
AFC Champs--Indianapolis Colts (then), Indianapolis Colts (now)
AFC Chumps--Houston Texans (then), Tennesse Titans & Oakland Raiders (now)
NFC West--Seattle Seahawks (then), St. Louis Rams (now)
NFC North--Chicago Bears (then), Chicago Bears (now)
NFC South--Carolina Panthers (then), New Orleans Saints (now)
NFC East--Dallas Cowboys (then), Philadelphia Eagles (now)
NFC Wild Cards--Arizona Cardinals & NY Giants (then), Atlanta Falcons & Seattle Seahawks (now)
NFC Champs--Carolina Panthers (then), Chicago Bears (now)
NFC Chumps--Detroit Lions (then), Detroit Lions (now)
Super Bowl XLI Champions--Indinapolis Colts (then), Indianapolis Colts (now)
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS, WEEK FOUR
Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints 3-1) v. Carolina Panthers
11 carries, 22 yards rushing, 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 fumble lost
Season: 45 carries for 147 yards, 3.3 avg, 23 catches for 187 yards, 8.1 avg. 0 TDs, 1 fumble
Mario Williams (Houston Texans 1-3) v. Miami Dolphins
2 tackles, 1.5 sacks.
Season; 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Williams had his best game yet in beating an underachieving team, Bush his worst game in coming back and almost beating a tough divisional opponent on the road. Williams team is 1-3, Bush 3-1. The Houston Texans are out of the divisional race and already playing out the schedule. The Saints are one of the biggest early season surprises and not going away any time soon. The Texans made a huge mistake in drafting Williams ..1 over Reggie Bush.
SUNDAY TRIFECTA
Chargers v. Steelers
The Line; Chargers by 3.
My Pick; Chargers by 10.
Broncos v. Ravens
The Line; Broncos by 4.
My Pick; Broncos by 3.
Eagles v. Cowboys
The Line; Eagles by 1.5.
My Pick; Eagles by 3.
THOUGHTS ON WEEK THREE IN THE NFL
Guys shouldn't have to go to the hospital before they figure out something is wrong. Nobody knows when Chris Simms (Tampa Bay QB) actually suffered his spleen injury but given all the symptoms doctors should be partial to the health and safety of the players first and not the teams who want to continue to play him until the game is over, or his head is beaten to a pulp.
Terrell Owens needs help. Not on his finger and not with his mouth but psychological help. Arrogence and ego are two things he certainly possesses, and likes to possess, but when reports start getting out that you attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on pain medication, a normal person I have to believe would get a little angry and come out pleading his case, like an innocent man on trial; not bask in the attention of another soap opera like T.O. did and then smile on cue for the television camera. The NFL should not clear him to play until he makes it very clear that he understands such behavior is not celebratory but pathological, and before he hurts himself.
The obituaries about Brett Favre being old and washed up are a little premature. 400 career TD passes makes him second all-time to Dan Marino.
The uncomfortable body language from Tom Brady seems to indicate even Mr. All America is human and needs some help on the offensive side of the ball if the Patriots are to remain an elite team in the AFC.
Somebody want to tell the New York Giants the whistle blows for 4 quarters and not just the 4th quarter.
Houston is still the worst team in the league when even they can make Mark Brunell look that good.
Carson Palmer is back. Ben Roethlesberger is not yet.
The Bengals look like the team with the most upside, ready to take the reins as the team to beat, the Steelers like a team with a whole lot of question marks and not likely to repeat.
I'm more and more impressed with Rex Grossman every time I see him. He's no Peyton Manning, but neither is he simply a manager in the mold of a Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson whose main responsibility is to not screw things up. The NFL is more fun when the Chicago Bears are one of the better teams.
REGGIE BUSH v. MARIO WILLIAMS
Reggie Bush v. Atlanta Falcons (then 2-0)
13 carries for 53 yards, a respectable 4.1 average. 4 catches for 19 yards. O TD's. He hasn't broke one yet in the NFL but it's only a matter of time. Every time he touches the ball your eyes are fixed on him to see what he will do. More important, 3 games into his rookie season he hasn't forced the issue yet or tried to make a big play out of nothing and turn the ball over. Can be lethal even as a decoy, like the double reverse where he handed the ball off that led to their second TD. Defenses already are very aware of him and keying on him as one of those guys you have to stop. Has contributed in all three games and the Saints offense, in large part because of him, is noticably better this year. Most important, the Saints are 3-0.
Mario Williams v. Washington Reskins (then 0-2)
3 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 forced fumbles, 0 interceptions in 31-15 loss to lowly Redskins.
The Texans are now 0-3 on the season and going nowhere fast.
SUNDAY TRIFECTA
CHARGERS-RAVENS
Hopefully coming off a bye week won't slow the Bolts down This game features one of the league's most high-powered offenses against the stingiest defense. Something has to give when our 2-0 record meets Baltimore at 3-0. I know the saying, good defense stops a good offense and the home team has the edge, but Shawn Merriman makes the Charger defense no pushover either and the Ravens still are struggling to execute their offense consistently. Bolts by 3.
PATRIOTS-BENGALS
Who do you root for when the All-American boy squares off against the Comeback Kid? I can't root against Tom Brady but want so much for Carson Palmer to continue his comeback from injury and lead Cincinnati deep into the playoffs. This is one of three games this year that features high powered QBs with a flair for the dramatic on the NFL calendar (Indy-New England and indy-Cincinnati being the other two) that for my money are must see. F*%@ ball control and low scoring defensive battles, give me a shoot out with the over/under at 60. At 2-1 and coming off a loss, the Pats need this game more than the 3-0 Bengals, but the Bengals have more to prove besides just winning in Pittsburgh. I'm pulling for OT and whoever has the ball last to win.
SEAHAWKS-BEARS
Early season game with playoff implications. Reigning NFC champs against most likely challengers this season. Added bonus that this game is in windy Chicago instead of overcast Seattle where the Bears will have the home field advantage. And oh yes, what ever will Matt Hasselbeck and the Seahawks offense do without NFL MVP Sean Alexander in the backfield? Run more plays with 4 wideouts and throw the ball 40 times a game. Aren't they glad Deion Branch arrived just in time at WR. Won't be enough. Against a mediocre defense, Seattle could probably get away with it but not against Da' Bears. Chicago by 7.
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