Currently, the best football team in New York (well, New
Jersey) is the Jets. The EPIC collapse by the Giants on Sunday clinched it. Despite no discernible running game and a QB with Juan Pierre's arm, the 6-5 Jets are very much in the AFC playoff hunt (jumbled in with Herm's Chiefs, Cutler's Broncos, the Bengals, a Jacksonville team incapable of winning a road game, the Joey Harrington-led Dolphins, the Bills and the West Canaan Coyotes). However, just like the Browns game before the bye, the Jets need to win this week's game against the Packers. They can't be giving away a game with red-hot Miami and Buffalo coming up in Weeks 13 and 15 (by the way, the AFC East is now the toughest division in football). Come to think of it, that 41-0 loss to Jacksonville in Week 5 isn't going to be very helpful.I know I railed against hyperbole and overstatement throughout the NFL season, but I said this to Geoffrey last night, and I firmly believe it: Vince Young is a better NFL QB than Michael Vick. Mock me all you want, but in 8 games Vince
Young has shown me more as a pro QB than Vick has over the last 3 years. Yes, Young is completing a pedestrian 49% of his passes, and has thrown as many picks as TDs in his 8 starts, but the guy is 4-4 (3-1 against the NFC East) and all of a sudden the Titans don't look like the Raiders. I don't want to hear about Vick's playoff win in Green Bay 4 years ago. Since Atlanta lost to Philly in the NFC Title Game two and a half years ago he has been mediocre at best. He is one of the worst PASSERS at the position in the league (Chadwick and his candyass arm still get it done better than Vick). Basically, I love me some Vince Young, and DX has two words for Mike Vick...I saw the new Bond flick Casino Royale over the weekend, and it was awesome. Terrific performance from Daniel Craig, and an extremely well-done film in the mold of Batman Begins (the re-invention of a tired franchise, highlighted by that ridiculous invisible car in Die Another Day). I highly recommend it.
Apparently, it pays to be a middling middle reliever this offseason.
Today alone the Orioles threw 31M bucks at Danys Baez and Chad Bradford. This after throwing 12M at Jamie Walker last week. I realize the Orioles suck terribly, and the bullpen is an area of need, but this is a tad excessive. Not to be outdone, the Dodgers just gave Randy Wolf a 1 yr/8M deal and of course proved they are completely nuts with the 5 yr/44M deal for Juan Pierre. Man, Barry Zito is going to be one very rich dude.Nevada and Nick Fazekas are 5-0 (Nick is averaging 25 and 15 right now). There are plenty of seats available on the bus right now, but don't wait too long...the Butler bus is already full and by February the Wolf Pack Wagon might not have room for you.
I know it's pretty early in the NBA season, but I thought
everyone might get a chuckle out of the NBA's Atlantic Division standings:New Jersey Nets, 5-8 (Losers of 5 straight)
Boston Celtics, 5-8 (Coach being run out of town)
Philadelphia 76ers, 5-9 (Webber whining once again)
New York Knicks, 5-10 (Even Isiah hates Starbury now)
Toronto Raptors, 4-9 (Drafted a chick with the #1 pick)
Can that even be considered parity?
GTB's "DVR Death Watch" - As chronicled in the comments of many
past posts, DVRd TV shows are dropping like flies in the GTB household. Just today we have had to temporarily add ABC's "The Nine" to the grave (the network claims it's just on hiatus...we will see). Now, the vast amount of dropped shows can partly be attributed to the large quantity of TV DVRd in the GTB household...the more shows we commit too, the more chances we have to lose a show. However, our luck/skill in choosing shows sure seems to be sucking this season. I liken it to my rare ability to never, EVER, pick the right toll booth lane on the highway (I know, get an EZ Pass). Here's the death toll so far...Smith - CBS Ray Liotta vehicle that lasted THREE episodes. Yikes.
Kidnapped - Sometimes I can't sleep at night, wondering what happened to Leopold.
Vanished - Fox seriously expects me to watch the last 4 episodes on MySpace.
Six Degrees - Supposedly "on hiatus" as well. Come on ABC, you can tell us the truth. We can handle it.
The Nine - Keep killing me...
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Hear me now and believe me later: the Jets will make the playoffs. And have to start Patrick Ramsey in the first round.
You are crazy...and I don't appreciate you hexing the fellas.
I can't believe how quickly the television networks (never known as a breeding ground of geniuses) are pulling the plug on shows. Three weeks?! After everything you've invested in the show, you give it three weeks? Isn't it painfully common knowledge that both Cheers and Seinfeld were hideous ratings dogs in their first seasons?
There should be two TV broadcasts, one for smart people and one for morons. Morons get Idol, Survivor, The Apprentice -- hell, all reality TV, plus the dopey dramas and sitcoms that the masses adore. There will be a chip in your TV that reads viewer IQ, or at least taste in pop culture, and the high scorers get a better quality of programming with the same advertising. I can't wait for this day.
You can work on this once you quit/get canned from your current not-so-cushy-anymore gig.
Wait, Whitney's job is no longer a breeze? Man, that makes my day a little better.
I was saying virtually the same thing about Young last night. To me it comes down to two things:
(1) Leadership (Vick and Young seem like complete oppostites here) and (2) A willingness to adjust his game.
Vick continues to bitch about how he's used, instead of working on his deficiencies while Young has continually progressed as a passer since his freshman year at UT. To be fair, it probably helps that Young has Norm Chow instead of Greg Knapp.
at least 'post' is still filming new episodes.
It's "Save Until I Delete" good Robbie...
Honestly, how sturdy can an entire city built on rock and roll be? Seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
AWL...that was quality.
I don't think there's anything better going on in my life right, notwithstanding UGA salvaging their season with wins over Auburn and Reggie Ball, than DX being back.
Between that, and the insane run the last few weeks of bringing out Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, and Rowdy Roddy Piper (who suddenly got lyphoma, WTF) to wrestle alongside Ric Flair's rotting corpse, many a Monday night's studying has been completely ruined.
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