Naturally, on the same day I have to do billing for work and am hampered with a day-long migraine, Hard Knocks is on. I apologize in advance for my flippancy, but it’s hard to invest in a show about football practices when your brain feels like it’s trying to escape through your temple (too graphic?). Anyways, let us get right to it.
10:02- Coaches sit around and do their best to make completely cliched commentary seem insightful. It doesn’t work.
10:06- The focus comes back around to Revis for the first time since the first episode, Tim Callishaw (Cowlishaw? Can’t remember from the last time I watched Around The Horn) gets name dropped a few times, and it seems like their front office has less access to Revis than an Around The Horn panelist. Maybe Tony Reali can renegotiate his next contract for them.
10:08- Rex Ryan’s concerned about Nick Mangold’s Taco Bell consumption, as we all are. It seems like everyone has more to say about Nick Mangold than Nick Mangold has to say about anything. Seriously, has he uttered a single word in conversation or to the camera?
10:10- Two left guards are battling for the starting possession. A guy from Haiti and a guy named Slauson. The narrator says the guy from Haiti is inexperienced, then they show us a few conversations between players and coaches expressing this sentiment. Hey, and hour’s a long time.
10:12- In fact, it’s so long we’re treated to watching Marc Sanchez stir coffee for a solid ten seconds before he asks about someone’s binder. Occasionally, this documentary series can make Rubiconseem fast-paced (Though I enjoy the series, I probably give it more leeway than I should because it’s on AMC. I mean, that linked clip is literally a woman opening a box for two and a half minutes). …Continue reading New York Jets Hard Knocks Episode 4
7:Forget about bye weeks
There’s nothing worse than having 2 QB’s on the same bye week. After you draft your players, write down the week that team is off on a bye. When it’s time to draft your back-up players, look at the match-ups.
6: Drink your face off
Everybody loves draft day, but if your head’s not in it, you’ll end up with a handful of bums and kickers.
5: Draft your favorite players
People tend to pick players based on teams they love and avoid players they hate. Unless you like wasting money, try to draft the best team and cheer for your favorite players on the side. The Cowboys and Patriots are great fantasy teams despite all the haters.
4:Underestimate the time of a draft
Some people try to squeeze a fantasy draft in between work or things to do. If you’re rushed you’ll make poor decisions.
3.Obsess over Running Backs
We all know how important a stud RB is, but Quarterbacks and Receivers are just as important. Try to take the best available player; you don’t …Continue reading 7 Ways to Screw Up Your Fantasy Draft
Some technical issues precluded us from posting a running diary last week (traffic overload), but no such dilemmas today. Let’s do this thang.
10:02- Spirits are down after the preseason loss to the Giants, as it starts to set in that nothing much has changed with the NFL in jersey for the past 30 years.
10:04- Everyone keeps talking about how great the starters were in the preseason game, and just sort of ignore the Sanchez pick six, which, as displayed in the most recent Superbowl, can be pretty devastating in an NFL game. But people tell me he’s a STAR! So who am I to argue?
10:06- The montage music is great, but it could be a little more intense. I feel like I don’t quite grasp how serious this all is with such a mellow score.
10:08- It has finally dawned on everyone in the Jets organization that David Clowney, who the Jets have been relying on since the Pennington days, isn’t the next Jerry Rice. This is why they’re the Jets.
10:09- The special teams coach/cancer survivor likes to curse more than Rex Ryan and is quite inspirational. I don’t know, his diction tells me he’s a man but his chest is telling me otherwise.
10:11- Ryan tells his team, in so many words, that there practice was ineffectual, I’m assuming this is the backup practice that was promised after the Giants loss because the coaching staff has opted to make examples of all their players with no expectations. …Continue reading New York Jets Hard Knocks Episode 3
Pre-season is never a time to lay money down, or is it?
How do fans make an expected boring game that much more interesting? They place a bet with some of the top sports books like BETUS.com. Of course, the NFL along with all pro sports leagues frown upon gambling and don’t exactly want their broadcasters talking about it on air. I didn’t know what the spread was at the time, but the San Francisco 49er’s were favored by 3 points over the Vikings.
Fourth Quarter: MIN 13 SF 10. On the very last play of the game Quarterback Joe Webb for the Vikings was sacked by Derek Walker in the endzone for a safety; ruining the spread for anyone who hoped on the Brett Favre comeback game. The funny part is Al Michaels lets out this laugh almost like he had money on the game. The audio on the video is quiet, but you can hear Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels talking about the spread…without actually talking about the spread.
Every person that plays fantasy football has a different type of personality and a somewhat different approach to picking their teams. So, much like poker it is a good idea to get a feel for how owners may make a selection. Since fantasy football has been around for quite some time it is safe to assume that most people have belonged to the same league or leagues for an extended amount of time. Therefore, it should be fairly easy to develop somewhat of an instinct to what some owners may do when it is their time to draft. I personally, know for sure that some players in one of my leagues will jump at the opportunity to add a player from their favorite NFL team fairly early in the draft. This is just one type of the personalities which I list below. These are just some that I was able to think up, but of course there are potentially unquestioned amounts of different personalities.
THE REACHER – This is the owner that will go out and take someone much earlier than any other owner would ever anticipate taking this player. This usually results in some sort of shock and awe from other owners. The reacher is often influenced by positive news out of training camps about a player’s performance and/or the players above average play during preseason games.
THE GAMBLER – This mindset is one which is similar to the reacher, however it is far more risky. This owner will take a shot on a player with lesser value in the hopes that this particular …Continue reading Fantasy Football Draft Personalities
Written by: LFI | Monday, August 16th, 2010 | 0 Comments
MOVIES TO GET YOU JACKED UP!
The start of the 2010 NFL season is fast approaching and what better way to get ready for some football than to sit down with a favorite football flick. There are many films about this great sport that have been produced over the years. Most have some sort of storyline to them, but the ones that are my personal favorites are the ones with the hard hits and big plays. Much like the NFL every fan is looking for action not drama when they sit down to watch their favorite team take the field. Below is a list of some of my favorite grid iron films along with a short description and a favorite scene from each. I realize there are plenty of other great films about Americas most watched sport, but I needed to shorten up my list.
Any Given Sunday – This film combines the things that happen behind the scenes of a professional organization with the performances of the players on the field. It includes a coach fighting to keep his job and a lowly backup quarterback that is propelled into the starting role. This is an overall great film with plenty of action and sub-plots. Favorite Moment: When the linebacker played by Laurence Taylor makes the tackle that ensures him a one million dollar bonus.
Invincible – This movie is based on the true life story of Vince Papale. Vince was one of many people who tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles when the team decided to have open tryouts for anyone who may be interested. Out of all the tryouts, Vince was the only one to make the team. He served as an inspiration to many fans that saw him as an inspiration. Favorite Moment: When Vince flies down the field on kickoff coverage and makes the tackle.
The Waterboy – I know some people consider this movie to be less serious than anything else, but you have to admit there are some great hits in it. Bobby Boucher is a lifelong water boy, but when he is pushed to his breaking point the teams coach realizes Bobby is a special tackling machine. Favorite Moment: When Bobby power bombs an opposing player and then proceeds to tell them that the power bomb was compliments of Captain Insano.
The Program – This is easily one of the best college football films ever made. It is the story of a fictional college team that has its fair share of controversy, ranging from steroids to alcohol abuse to fierce on the field competition. This film is filled with plenty …Continue reading Football Movies To Get You Ready For Draft Day
It’s early August, which means it’s time for HBO’s requisite Hard Knocks season. A show that takes advantage of America’s obsession with the NFL by giving us a behind the scenes look at one of its 32 teams through the lens of of typical NFL self-seriousness, alpha-male aggression and locker room camaraderie. This year’s franchise: the New York Jets.
We’ve watched two and half of the last three seasons. The first was in Kansas City during Herm Edwards’ tinier with the Chiefs. It was an alright way to spend an hour on a summer weeknight, but outside of Tony Gonzalez’s and Brody Croyle’s spouses being immortalized, nothing all that memorable happened. I don’t know, my opinion at the time was probably inflated because I was supposed to like it.
During the second season I watched with the Dallas Cowboys (the same year after they signed Tank Johnson, Pacman and Terrell Owens) I caved after the second episode. The monotony was just too abundant to continue subjecting myself towards. It might have been the result of my half-hearted Eagles fandom, but I’d argue it was simply dull television.
In the third season, however, with the Cincinnati Bengals, they reeled me back in. With stories of Brian Leonard, Marvin Lewis, the young, undrafted DB whose name I’ve since forgotten, Andre Smith and Chad Johnson as the centerpieces to the season, I found the six episodes to be engaging (particularly as it pertained to OchoCinco) and insightful (especially in respect to the DB and Marvin Lewis). The first two years I didn’t really walk away with a feel for how an NFL franchise operates, I can’t say the same for 2009′s profile of the Bengals.
So there’s potential for the series, but it seems to seldom reach it. The Jets are one of the more discussed franchises heading into the season, so expectations are high for their Hard Knocks travails, and it’s in no small part to their flamboyantly provocative head coach, Rex Ryan. It’s hard to believe someone could be so confident about winning the Super Bowl in the preseason, like the parity and yearly turnover rate of playoff teams is unbeknownst to him despite being an immediate beneficiary of it in 2009. But that’s Rex Ryan, he’s certain he has the best team in the league with a bottom third quarterback. Frankly he’s the only reason we’re looking forward to the hour.
Gridiron Experts has a handful of Madden junkies on its crew of writers, and while not all have run out to grab this years newest copy, the reviews aren’t overly impressive. Everybody hates change, so I can see people hating on learning new Madden buttons, skills, or features., but it looks pretty cool? So tell us what you think!
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Naturally, on the same day I have to do billing for work and am hampered with a day-long migraine, Hard Knocks is on. I apologize in advance for my flippancy, but it’s hard to invest in a show about football practices when your brain feels like it’s trying to escape through your temple (too graphic?). Anyways, let us get right to it.
