Archive for December, 2008
A Christmas Goodie From The Heart
Sportsdate 12 – 27 – 2008
Like I suspect many families around our land did today, we got together with my wife’s clan on this Saturday afternoon to celebrate one last day of Christmas for 2008. We ate more than we should have, and then sat around to watch the little ones open their gifts. The present that got the most oohs and aahs from the adults on this day was a used football being returned to my son. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Captain's Blog : Comments (2) : Dec 27th, 2008
Week 16
Y’know what’s not fair… The Pats are probably gonna beat the Bills Sunday to cap off an outstanding 11-5 season… but then, unless Baltimore or Miami loses, the Pats won’t make the playoffs. 11-5 on the couch. And what’s worse… the 7-8 Chargers can take the 4th seed in the playoffs by simply winning a home game againt the 8-7 Broncos. That ain’t fair.
I say the Lions will be motivated this weekend. I mean if they go 1-15, then they’re just another of the really bad teams that have existed in the NFL throughout history. But if they go 0-16, they’re the worst team ever. Nobody wants to be the worst ever. On the other hand, the Packers have suffered some important losses in Detroit in recent years, and nothing would please the Packer fans more than to send Detroit to 0-16.
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Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (0) : Dec 24th, 2008
Seeing Is Believing
December 21, 2008
We piled into the family wagon yesterday for a road trip to Waco. The child bride and the girl spent the afternoon at Waco’s Cameron Zoo. The boy and I joined a friend to take a peak at the future face of Texas Longhorn Football. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Captain's Blog, The Latest : Comments (0) : Dec 21st, 2008
Thoughts After Week 15
Check out the impact of the AFC East division race on Saturday Night’s game at Texas Stadium. There is currently a 3-way tie for the division lead in the East. The tiebreakers put the Jets first, the Fins 2nd, and the Pats 3rd. The Pats need the Jets and Fins both to lose. But the Jets and Fins play each other in week 17, and obviously they can’t both lose that game. So whoever wins that game in week 17, the Pats will have needed them to lose in week 16, in order for the Pats to take the division. Bottom line: Barring a week 17 tie, the Pats need a loss from Miami (at KC [2-12]) or the Jets (at Seattle [3-11]) this week. And even if one of those teams (Jets or Fins) does lose this week, the Pats will need them to win next week. But no matter what happens in week 17, I don’t think the Chiefs or Hawks can be depended on to beat the Fins or Jets in week 16. So… assuming the Pats lose the division race, they can still win a wild card spot by winning out and getting 1 loss by the Ravens. The Pats have a pretty soft schedule (Cards this week, then at Buffalo), so that means the Ravens can’t afford to lose a game without giving their playoff spot away to the Pats. So the Ravens have to win Saturday Night. If they lose, then they will need some very, very unlikely help. But wait… What if the Cowboys lose Saturday night? Then they’ll need quite a bit of help. They can’t afford to blow this one. They have to win. So if Dallas has to win and Baltimore has to win… then this game should be pretty intense. Two 9-5 teams with their whole year on the line. That’s intense. If you don’t have the NFL Network, then you should probably get it.
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Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (0) : Dec 17th, 2008
Did you see that?
Did anyone watch the Cleveland/Philly game? I know, you’ve got to be obsessive to watch a bad team with a 3rd string QB get pounded by the Eagles, but obsession isn’t the worst problem in the world. Anyway… Late in the 2nd quarter Ken Dorsey throws an INT to Asante Samuel, who runs it back… and as he’s about to score… he drops the ball in celebration just like his teammate Desean Jackson did in Week 2 at Texas Stadium. That’s twice the Eagles have simply forgotten to carry the ball all the way to the endzone. How in the world do you do that?
Just so you’ll know, he seemed to recognize his ridiculous error in time to prevent disaster. He picked up the ball once he got into the endzone. But if it had rolled out of bounds, he would have been the idiot’s idiot.
I couldn’t believe the same team did the same thing again. Just stupid.
Scott Campisi
Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (0) : Dec 17th, 2008
Sam I Am Not Believing
Sportsdate 12 – 13 -2008
Sorry I took the leaving of the Horns out of the national title picture pretty well. Colt not winning the Heisman tonight just hurts. The kid was just unbelievable this year. His 77% completion rate is was unreal. On top of that his running the ball kept dozens of drives alive this season.
If it had been Tebow I would have accepted it as his having carried the Eastern voting block. Bradford winning on the back of blow em out Bob’s stat mongering just makes me think that some folks with votes are just not watching, or have very short memories.
Colt was Mr. Blood and Guts all year. He deserved better. He deserved the Heisman. Shame on you voters for being Stoopdefied.
T. Kirk
Filed under Captain's Blog : Comments (1) : Dec 13th, 2008
Yeah, but you wouldn’t want to play them!
It’s been a strange season in the NFL. The team with the most talent is 8-5, and the Titans, having benched their opening day starter early in the season, have ridden a fortuitous schedule to a 12-1 record. The Bengals are 1-11, but they tied the Eagles and went to overtime against the Giants in Jersey. The Broncos are beating the good teams and getting blown out by the bad teams. The Pats are inconsistent, both on offense and defense. After 13 games, the Jets are still a mystery. They seemed so impressive at 8-3, and seem so vulnerable now at 8-5. And the Dolphins, after going 1-15 last year, control their own destiny for the AFC East title. Just weird.
And as a result, I see a number of teams that might not be “good enough” to get to the playoffs, but you wouldn’t want to have to face them in the playoffs. Here are a few:
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Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (0) : Dec 12th, 2008
Big Games This Weekend
There are three huge games this weekend where neither team can afford a loss.
Saints at Bears (Thursday Night): Both teams are 7-6, and it’s pretty clear it’s going to take at least 10 wins to get a wild card in the NFC. A loss would end the hope. Of course, even with a loss, it would still be possible for the Bears to win their division, but it would require a good bit of help from the Vikings.
Bucs at Falcons: Huge game here in the NFC South. If Atlanta loses, they could find themselves in serious trouble in the playoff race. Right now they’re the third team in the race for two wild card spots, but a loss would mean they could not only fall a full game (and a tiebreaker) behind the Cowboys and 2 games and a tiebreaker behind the Bucs, but they could fall a half game behind the Eagles, and be tied with the Skins and either the Bears or Saints. On the other hand, if the Bucs lose to the Falcons Sunday, that could put them on the outside looking in since Dallas holds the tiebreaker over Tampa Bay, having beaten them this season. In that even the tiebreaker between Atlanta and TB would come down to strength of victory, which is still undecided.
Steelers at Ravens: If the Steelers win, the division is theirs. But if not, the two teams will be tied at 10-4, with the tiebreaker still up in the air.
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Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (0) : Dec 11th, 2008