Wasn't sure what to write about today and when I finally sat down I thought why not talk about coaches getting fired. I posted a story last night on facebook about Gene Chizik getting fired at Auburn and a friend of mine who's opinion I normally care for said maybe the dumbest thing I've ever heard. He claimed Wisconsin should fire their coach b/c he underachieved this year. Well after having a back and forth I realized people are irrational when it comes to coaches and their team. I'm not a fire everybody guy, I've been through enough coaches in Washington, I know firing the coach isn't always the answer. I'm gonna say have a few arguements about why firing coaches isn't the best idea.
Why not give your coach a chance, this is a real problem in college, how many guys get 3-4 years to turn things around? Almost none do, look at Notre Dame Brian Kelly is winning with kids who were recruited while he was at Cinncinnati, well not all of them but for the most part. In college you need to be able to fill your cupboard with your kids. How many guys get the axe when their first recruiting class are still Juniors? In the pro's it seems 3 years is the longest you get, well you barely have time to get your system in. The Redskins in the early 2000's had 4 coaches in 4 years. Jason Campbell a 1st round draft pick of the Skins had 4 different O-Coordinators his first 4 years and you wonder why he didn't succeed. There was a time when coaches got a long time to prove themselves, these days it's out the window. I'll tell you this if the Giants (both baseball and football) didn't stick with their coaches when they were struggling they wouldn't have those 2 rings. How many times have you heard Tom Coughlin needs to be fired in New York?
Who is better? The last 2 years I've had to listen to Iowa fans bitch about Kirk Ferentz and say he needs to be fired. Oh yeah, who ya gonna get to come to Iowa and coach local kids? I understand Ferentz is one of the highest paid coaches in the country, but he's also one of the longest tenured so threfore he should be paid a mint. When your gonna get rid of a guy who has had success you gotta look around and see who else is there. Look at the Titans, they fire Jeff Fischer, now their a garbage team while Fischer is turning the Rams into a playoff contender. I understand guys wear out their welcome but unless he's 80 like Bobby Bowden was, you need to keep him around. I again look at Iowa, last year when the Kansas City Chiefs head job opened up, Ferentz got brought up as a potential suitor, well if the NFL wants your guy I think a college in the Midwest should keep him. I also look at Wisconsin in this situation as well. You wanna fire a guy who takes you to Rose Bowl after Rose Bowl, wins you conference championships, and now after one down year you wanna get rid of him? Who is gonna come to Wisconsin and have more success? I'm not sure but I'd guess Bielema is the winniest coach in school history at least by win percentage.
Know who you are. If your in the Big Ten the ultimate goal is to get to the Rose Bowl. If you the Kansas City Royals your job is to get out of the basement, then the playoffs. If your in the SEC for football or ACC for basketball you better be competing or your out. You want to look at championships look at who wins them, teams who have their coach around a while. Because those teams have a plan and stick to it even when they go .500 or heaven forbid under .500.
What is so wrong with having a bad year? You've never had a bad year, never made a few mistakes you live to regret? This is especially prevelant in the Pro's. People always want to fire a guy after his team has a bad year. Why? Doesn't a guy build up credit? Do you know how many coaches in the NFL have Super Bowl rings? Of guys who coached last weekend it's 5 (Tomlin, Belichek, McCarthy, Coughlin, and Shannahan though he's not with Denver). Other coaches who've won a Super Bowl in the last 15 years, Brian Billick fired, John Gruden fired, Dick Vermeil retired, Sean Payton suspened, Bill Cowher retired. You've made the playoffs every year but this year you didn't, even though you had a ton of injuries and a few of the signings didn't work out, it's all the coaches fault. I get you can't fire all the players but every once in a while you gotta give guys an off year, it happens. I know fan bases ask for changes a lot but since when does and owner have to listen to a fan base? The Redskins were dreadful for 15 years under Dan Snyder and he's went through almost 10 coaches yet they keep selling out and people are still fans. Fan is short for Fanatic, people are crazy and firing coaches shouldn't be left up to fans.
Now I'll give a few examples of when it's ok to fire someone. When their in over their head, the Skins had that few years ago with Jim Zorn. He set the franchise back 5 years. Gene Chizik should never of been head coach at Auburn his resume at Iowa St. was horrible, and then his first year he has Cam Newton and wins a national title making him look like a genius, well 2 years later no Cam, and his kids are starting to take the program over and he goes 0-8 in the SEC, well in the SEC you don't go 0-8 in conference and get to keep your job. Another example is Andy Reid in Philly a guy who's built up a good record, but he's floundered the last 2 years, the reason I think Reid gets fired is the fact he chose Micheal Vick and got rid of McNabb and Kolb, he chose Namdi and got rid of Asante Samuel. The guy keeps making mistakes and needs to held accountable.
I understand coaches need to get fired and coaches are gonna get fired. I just want to say have some patience with your coach and maybe it'll pay off, the Giants had some off years with Bruce Bochey but now the guy has 2 rings and people are saying make some room for him Cooperstown, you don't wanna fire your then realize 2 years later you made a huge mistake. I think coach firings are too often and too quick, if you've had 3 coaches in the last 10 years you've had too many coaches, and someone didn't get a fair shot.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Power Rankings
Been promising some power rankings so I figured might as well do some.
32. Kansas City (were 29), their 1-9, have no idenity, have barely had a lead in a game. They need a QB and I wonder why they haven't tried Stanzi yet, give him a shot couldn't be much worse. Don't think the Chiefs could get much worse than what they are.
31. Jacksonville (were 28) another 1-9 team, they took Houston to OT yesterday. Not sure what direction this team is taking, unless it's too London or LA.
30. Cleveland (were 32) 2-8, I still don't like them but they seem to play good teams tough. Took Dallas to OT yesterday. My thoughts on Cleveland are known no defense, not a big Weeden guy, and Trent Richardson is gonna get wasted if he's there for a while.
29. Carolina (were 25) 2-8, they can't win a game and always find a way to piss it away.
28. Oakland (were 31) 3-7, don't watch Oakland a lot, all I know is they keep losing. I did watch 2 plays a week ago, some DB made a play on Anquan Boldin, and the DB was acting all cocky and being a dick, Quan got up and pointed at the scoreboard Baltimore had 40 points, next play Baltimore ran a fake FG and scored a TD. That's your Oakland Raiders.
27. Philadelphia (were 10) 3-7 my last power rankings the Eagles were 3-1, 6 losses later they are down 17 spots, need their coach fired and need a new QB. Never thought the Eagles would fall like this but yesterday's loss to the Redskins was the game that ended the Eagles season for good.
26. St. Louis (were 18) 3-6-1, yeah a tie, who the hell ties? Can the NFL get rid of this damn tie thing a few years ago people got all butt hurt b/c the MLB All-Star game ended in a tie. But for some reason when the NFL ties nobody cares. I don't want them to play all day but maybe do something else after the first OT if teams tie. Side note the Rams still suck.
25. Tennessee (were 26) 4-6 that game a few weeks ago against Chicago says it all for the Titans.
24. Arizona (were 5) 4-6, last rankings they were 4-0, well 6 losses later they fell. They had 5 picks yesterday and still lost to Atlanta, you get that many picks you need win the game.
23. Washington (were 21) 4-6, they have no secondary and need lots of help. RG III keeps getting better and does anyone throw a better deep ball?
22. San Diego (were 12) 4-6, another team that was 3-1 last rankings I did. I have no clue what's up in San Diego, pretty sure they need a few WR's and Phillip Rivers leads the world in turnovers.
21. Miami (were 24) 4-6 this is the start of the 3 4-6 teams in the AFC East, I haven't watched the Dolphins a whole lot, but I'd guess the Tannehill experiment isn't working, or maybe it is.
20. Buffalo (were 22) 4-6 as well, just beat Miami Thursday, they give games away to much for me. They also don't like to use their best weapon CJ Spiller.
19. New York Jets (were 17) 4-6, I guess Sanchez looked good yesterday, but still think they need to give Tebow his shot, why trade for him to protect your punter.
18. Dallas (were 14) 5-5, you know Dallas is gonna keep winning b/c Romo is Mr. November but not Mr. January.
17. Detroit (were 19) 4-6, I love Detroit I don't care what their record is. They have a ton of talent just need to put it together and maybe lose the attitude.
16. Indianapolis (were 23) 6-4 last rankings I did they were 1-2 since then 5-2. Luck has some magic in him and is turning into the guy I thought he was. Still wish the Skins got him instead of RG.
15. Seattle (were 20) 6-4, play great at home not so great on the road, tough thing for them is they won't get a home playoff game.
14. New Orleans (were 30) 5-5 the Saints make the biggest leap on the list. Guys get hurt they just find another way to dominate you. Jimmy Graham is the best TE in the league.
13. Tampa Bay (were 27) 6-4 are on a nice little run right now, David Martin is a stud.
12. Minnesota (were 3) 6-4 funny thing happened to the Vikes they can't beat rookie QB's. Adrian Peterson is back to 100%. Once again the best RB in the league.
11. Cincinnati (were 7) 5-5 it's just too bad they play in a tough division.
10. Pittsburgh (were 16) 6-4 how long Ben is out is the real question. They throw a lot and need him back there. The defense is playing awesome, only gave up 6 points last night but they still lost.
9. San Francisco (were 4) 6-2-1 with Kappernick at QB they are in trouble, the tie could come back to haunt them.
8. New York Giants (were 11) 6-4 once again the Giants are in flux, they need to loss games or else they'll have to play at home in the playoffs and we know they suck at home.
7. Chicago (were 13) 7-2 depends how long Cutty is out if they stay this high or not.
6. Green Bay (were 8) 7-3 no clue what's going on there but Randall Cobb is becoming a real weapon in GB.
5. New England (were 9) 7-3 the Pats are hitting on all cylinders now, the Gronk injury is gonna set them back, but they'll find a way.
4. Denver (were 15) 7-3 Peyton has this thing moving in the right direction, and the defense is playing better.
3. Baltimore (were 6) 8-2 they lost Ray, they lost their best DB, but somehow they keep winning. Still think you can't trust Flacco but if they keep winning it must be working.
2. Houston (were 1) 9-1 in a tight race I gotta put Houston 2 b/c they let Jacksonville take them to OT yesterday. Andre Johnson is healthy, Arian Foster is playing great and the defense (except for yesterday) is playing well, JJ Watt for Defensive POY.
1. Atlanta (were 2) 9-1, lone loss was on the road in New Orleans, found a way to get over Matt Ryan's 5 picks yesterday. He seems to struggle early in games and he better fix that b/c you can't get down early in the playoffs b/c most teams in the NFC are good front runners.
32. Kansas City (were 29), their 1-9, have no idenity, have barely had a lead in a game. They need a QB and I wonder why they haven't tried Stanzi yet, give him a shot couldn't be much worse. Don't think the Chiefs could get much worse than what they are.
31. Jacksonville (were 28) another 1-9 team, they took Houston to OT yesterday. Not sure what direction this team is taking, unless it's too London or LA.
30. Cleveland (were 32) 2-8, I still don't like them but they seem to play good teams tough. Took Dallas to OT yesterday. My thoughts on Cleveland are known no defense, not a big Weeden guy, and Trent Richardson is gonna get wasted if he's there for a while.
29. Carolina (were 25) 2-8, they can't win a game and always find a way to piss it away.
28. Oakland (were 31) 3-7, don't watch Oakland a lot, all I know is they keep losing. I did watch 2 plays a week ago, some DB made a play on Anquan Boldin, and the DB was acting all cocky and being a dick, Quan got up and pointed at the scoreboard Baltimore had 40 points, next play Baltimore ran a fake FG and scored a TD. That's your Oakland Raiders.
27. Philadelphia (were 10) 3-7 my last power rankings the Eagles were 3-1, 6 losses later they are down 17 spots, need their coach fired and need a new QB. Never thought the Eagles would fall like this but yesterday's loss to the Redskins was the game that ended the Eagles season for good.
26. St. Louis (were 18) 3-6-1, yeah a tie, who the hell ties? Can the NFL get rid of this damn tie thing a few years ago people got all butt hurt b/c the MLB All-Star game ended in a tie. But for some reason when the NFL ties nobody cares. I don't want them to play all day but maybe do something else after the first OT if teams tie. Side note the Rams still suck.
25. Tennessee (were 26) 4-6 that game a few weeks ago against Chicago says it all for the Titans.
24. Arizona (were 5) 4-6, last rankings they were 4-0, well 6 losses later they fell. They had 5 picks yesterday and still lost to Atlanta, you get that many picks you need win the game.
23. Washington (were 21) 4-6, they have no secondary and need lots of help. RG III keeps getting better and does anyone throw a better deep ball?
22. San Diego (were 12) 4-6, another team that was 3-1 last rankings I did. I have no clue what's up in San Diego, pretty sure they need a few WR's and Phillip Rivers leads the world in turnovers.
21. Miami (were 24) 4-6 this is the start of the 3 4-6 teams in the AFC East, I haven't watched the Dolphins a whole lot, but I'd guess the Tannehill experiment isn't working, or maybe it is.
20. Buffalo (were 22) 4-6 as well, just beat Miami Thursday, they give games away to much for me. They also don't like to use their best weapon CJ Spiller.
19. New York Jets (were 17) 4-6, I guess Sanchez looked good yesterday, but still think they need to give Tebow his shot, why trade for him to protect your punter.
18. Dallas (were 14) 5-5, you know Dallas is gonna keep winning b/c Romo is Mr. November but not Mr. January.
17. Detroit (were 19) 4-6, I love Detroit I don't care what their record is. They have a ton of talent just need to put it together and maybe lose the attitude.
16. Indianapolis (were 23) 6-4 last rankings I did they were 1-2 since then 5-2. Luck has some magic in him and is turning into the guy I thought he was. Still wish the Skins got him instead of RG.
15. Seattle (were 20) 6-4, play great at home not so great on the road, tough thing for them is they won't get a home playoff game.
14. New Orleans (were 30) 5-5 the Saints make the biggest leap on the list. Guys get hurt they just find another way to dominate you. Jimmy Graham is the best TE in the league.
13. Tampa Bay (were 27) 6-4 are on a nice little run right now, David Martin is a stud.
12. Minnesota (were 3) 6-4 funny thing happened to the Vikes they can't beat rookie QB's. Adrian Peterson is back to 100%. Once again the best RB in the league.
11. Cincinnati (were 7) 5-5 it's just too bad they play in a tough division.
10. Pittsburgh (were 16) 6-4 how long Ben is out is the real question. They throw a lot and need him back there. The defense is playing awesome, only gave up 6 points last night but they still lost.
9. San Francisco (were 4) 6-2-1 with Kappernick at QB they are in trouble, the tie could come back to haunt them.
8. New York Giants (were 11) 6-4 once again the Giants are in flux, they need to loss games or else they'll have to play at home in the playoffs and we know they suck at home.
7. Chicago (were 13) 7-2 depends how long Cutty is out if they stay this high or not.
6. Green Bay (were 8) 7-3 no clue what's going on there but Randall Cobb is becoming a real weapon in GB.
5. New England (were 9) 7-3 the Pats are hitting on all cylinders now, the Gronk injury is gonna set them back, but they'll find a way.
4. Denver (were 15) 7-3 Peyton has this thing moving in the right direction, and the defense is playing better.
3. Baltimore (were 6) 8-2 they lost Ray, they lost their best DB, but somehow they keep winning. Still think you can't trust Flacco but if they keep winning it must be working.
2. Houston (were 1) 9-1 in a tight race I gotta put Houston 2 b/c they let Jacksonville take them to OT yesterday. Andre Johnson is healthy, Arian Foster is playing great and the defense (except for yesterday) is playing well, JJ Watt for Defensive POY.
1. Atlanta (were 2) 9-1, lone loss was on the road in New Orleans, found a way to get over Matt Ryan's 5 picks yesterday. He seems to struggle early in games and he better fix that b/c you can't get down early in the playoffs b/c most teams in the NFC are good front runners.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Thought of the week
I was gonna focus all my efforts on the NFL this week, but a funny thing happened at the end of the day yesterday Nascar drivers decided to into it and took my focus off the football for a while. Well I don't wanna write an entire post about 2 guys fighting so I figured I'd give my thoughts on the whole weekend. Here we go.........
If I were to do a power rankings I think Atlanta would still be number 1, they lost on the road in one of the toughest places to play. They also were without Julio Jones for over a quarter of the game. The defense is still suspect but not many teams have as many weapons as New Orleans.
Number 2 would be Houston they are good, and played a tough game last night in tough conditions.
My thoughts on the fight yesterday in racing. In case you missed it, Jeff Gordon got ran into by Clint Bowyer, this isn't the first time since they've met on the track. After they touched which wasn't even that bad by the way, Gordon decided to retalliate and failed miserably. Instead of hurting Clint, Gordon ended up wrecking himself. Jeff then drove around waiting for Clint to come back around and when he did Jeff just turned straight into him.
After the accident the crew for Bowyer went down to confront Gordon and a fight ensued. Guys were on the ground and lots of pushing and shoving. When Bowyer finally got out of his car he ran to the garage area and tried to pick a fight with the 24 team at their hauler.
Who was right, who was wrong? Jeff Gordon was totally wrong, he handled the contact on track like a baby. He says he's tired of Clint running into him, well you tried to get him back and failed so you just leave it there. Instead he waited around on track and then wrecked the guy who was running in 5th, not to mention taking out 2 other cars who had nothing to with it. I'm not sure what Bowyer's team was trying to do by confronting the 24 team but they were probably wrong as well.
My take on Jeff Gordon is this, he's fake tough. When he has a car he can run into people, but when he gets out of the car he's a big wuss. He also goes after Nascar nice guys, last year he took on Jeff Burton, probably the nicest guy in the sport. He's also had feuds in the past with teammate Jimmie Johnson, and now this with Clint Bowyer who people never have anything bad to say about. If Gordon was really a bad ass he might get after Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, or Tony Stewart, actual bad boys who could hurt you.
Joey Logano a guy who got into this incident unfairly had a few harsh things to say on Twitter and I liked what he said. Brad Kesolowski had a lot of stuff to say as well and I agreed with him as well, it's time these old guys in the sport start listening to these young guys especially when the old guys act like 4 year olds on track.
Enough about racing, I watched the end of the Rams-49ers game yesterday, wow do the Rams need to look in the mirror and figure out what went wrong. It was a mess and honestly they couldn't of messed up the end of the game more.
The Jets have to go to Tebow, why trade for him if your not gonna use him? I don't even like Tebow but you gotta give him his shot, and I wonder if Rex Ryan is just trying to get fired.
I'm not gonna get fired up about the Cowboys or Giants I said it last week, these 2 teams are like clockwork, they do the exact opposite of what you think is gonna happen.
Andy Reid needs to be fired and Mike Vick needs to get out of Philly and they need to start over.
Hey the Skins didn't lose this weekend, cool.
Big shake up in college football with Texas A&M beating Alabama. I watched a lot of that game and Bama got in too big of a hole early and should've won. The BCS came out yesterday with the 3 undefeatedes top 3, then 4-9 are all SEC schools. That's right 6 teams from 1 conference are ranked top 10. This only proves that the SEC is by far the best conference in college and I think most of these teams would win the conference title if they weren't in the SEC.
I really hope Notre Dame loses b/c they play a cupcake schedule and if they were in a conference they'd be done.
Tough year for Iowa but I wasn't expecting much, was expecting wins the last 2 weeks, but injuries to the offensive line have killing them not to mention the revolving door at RB and the fact none of the WR's can get seperation.
If your in the NFC you gotta start winning now, with the Packers/Bears taking the first wild card spot, if your New Orleans, Tampa, Seattle, Minnesota, and Dallas you gotta go now and win the games your suppossed to win.
AFC is wide open, I don't have the standings in front of me, but I would guess a 500 team is gonna make the playoffs.
Should we be affraid of Denver yet? I honestly think Houston would beat them, but not sure who else. I think New England had the game handed to them by Buffalo, Baltimore is a mess and they don't have an idenity. Pittsburgh is coming on strong but we'll see they tend to be streaky. Maybe it is Denver, holy cow.
Jay Cutler, Alex Smith and Mike Vick all left yesterday's games with concussions. Yeah this is starting to be a huge problem.
If your a Wisconsin fan shut up about clinching the title game. You had to beat out 3 other teams to make it, oh boy what a rigorous schedule. The 3 teams have a combined 3 wins in conference and 15 losses. Be happy you made it but don't make a big deal about it.
That's all for today, sorry it got a little Nascarey, but if you didn't watch the fight you should check it out here http://www.nascar.com/video/post-race/highlights/121111/cup-pho2-high-three/index.html in the mean time follow me on twitter @derekbredeson and next week I hopefully will get to a power rankings and I have an elaborate post I'm working on that actually includes research.
If I were to do a power rankings I think Atlanta would still be number 1, they lost on the road in one of the toughest places to play. They also were without Julio Jones for over a quarter of the game. The defense is still suspect but not many teams have as many weapons as New Orleans.
Number 2 would be Houston they are good, and played a tough game last night in tough conditions.
My thoughts on the fight yesterday in racing. In case you missed it, Jeff Gordon got ran into by Clint Bowyer, this isn't the first time since they've met on the track. After they touched which wasn't even that bad by the way, Gordon decided to retalliate and failed miserably. Instead of hurting Clint, Gordon ended up wrecking himself. Jeff then drove around waiting for Clint to come back around and when he did Jeff just turned straight into him.
After the accident the crew for Bowyer went down to confront Gordon and a fight ensued. Guys were on the ground and lots of pushing and shoving. When Bowyer finally got out of his car he ran to the garage area and tried to pick a fight with the 24 team at their hauler.
Who was right, who was wrong? Jeff Gordon was totally wrong, he handled the contact on track like a baby. He says he's tired of Clint running into him, well you tried to get him back and failed so you just leave it there. Instead he waited around on track and then wrecked the guy who was running in 5th, not to mention taking out 2 other cars who had nothing to with it. I'm not sure what Bowyer's team was trying to do by confronting the 24 team but they were probably wrong as well.
My take on Jeff Gordon is this, he's fake tough. When he has a car he can run into people, but when he gets out of the car he's a big wuss. He also goes after Nascar nice guys, last year he took on Jeff Burton, probably the nicest guy in the sport. He's also had feuds in the past with teammate Jimmie Johnson, and now this with Clint Bowyer who people never have anything bad to say about. If Gordon was really a bad ass he might get after Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, or Tony Stewart, actual bad boys who could hurt you.
Joey Logano a guy who got into this incident unfairly had a few harsh things to say on Twitter and I liked what he said. Brad Kesolowski had a lot of stuff to say as well and I agreed with him as well, it's time these old guys in the sport start listening to these young guys especially when the old guys act like 4 year olds on track.
Enough about racing, I watched the end of the Rams-49ers game yesterday, wow do the Rams need to look in the mirror and figure out what went wrong. It was a mess and honestly they couldn't of messed up the end of the game more.
The Jets have to go to Tebow, why trade for him if your not gonna use him? I don't even like Tebow but you gotta give him his shot, and I wonder if Rex Ryan is just trying to get fired.
I'm not gonna get fired up about the Cowboys or Giants I said it last week, these 2 teams are like clockwork, they do the exact opposite of what you think is gonna happen.
Andy Reid needs to be fired and Mike Vick needs to get out of Philly and they need to start over.
Hey the Skins didn't lose this weekend, cool.
Big shake up in college football with Texas A&M beating Alabama. I watched a lot of that game and Bama got in too big of a hole early and should've won. The BCS came out yesterday with the 3 undefeatedes top 3, then 4-9 are all SEC schools. That's right 6 teams from 1 conference are ranked top 10. This only proves that the SEC is by far the best conference in college and I think most of these teams would win the conference title if they weren't in the SEC.
I really hope Notre Dame loses b/c they play a cupcake schedule and if they were in a conference they'd be done.
Tough year for Iowa but I wasn't expecting much, was expecting wins the last 2 weeks, but injuries to the offensive line have killing them not to mention the revolving door at RB and the fact none of the WR's can get seperation.
If your in the NFC you gotta start winning now, with the Packers/Bears taking the first wild card spot, if your New Orleans, Tampa, Seattle, Minnesota, and Dallas you gotta go now and win the games your suppossed to win.
AFC is wide open, I don't have the standings in front of me, but I would guess a 500 team is gonna make the playoffs.
Should we be affraid of Denver yet? I honestly think Houston would beat them, but not sure who else. I think New England had the game handed to them by Buffalo, Baltimore is a mess and they don't have an idenity. Pittsburgh is coming on strong but we'll see they tend to be streaky. Maybe it is Denver, holy cow.
Jay Cutler, Alex Smith and Mike Vick all left yesterday's games with concussions. Yeah this is starting to be a huge problem.
If your a Wisconsin fan shut up about clinching the title game. You had to beat out 3 other teams to make it, oh boy what a rigorous schedule. The 3 teams have a combined 3 wins in conference and 15 losses. Be happy you made it but don't make a big deal about it.
That's all for today, sorry it got a little Nascarey, but if you didn't watch the fight you should check it out here http://www.nascar.com/video/post-race/highlights/121111/cup-pho2-high-three/index.html in the mean time follow me on twitter @derekbredeson and next week I hopefully will get to a power rankings and I have an elaborate post I'm working on that actually includes research.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Thoughts of the week
Was thinking of doing a power rankings but decided instead to just jot down some thoughts, mainly so I can put out my predictions for baseball's awards. No more wasted time here we go....
What a tough weekend for me, Iowa is done, need to win 2 of the last 3 to get into a bowl, can beat Purdue, but have to beat either Michigan or Nebraska, gonna be tough. Young team that has been hurt a lot, I think the Hawks got a bright future, if they got a QB in the wings.
The Skins looked like shit yesterday against a team with 1 win. The defense is a mess and nothing works for it. Too many penalties and non playmaking in the secondary. Jim Haslett either needs to be fired or given some guys who can make plays.
Denny's car was garbage yesterday so glad that once again he's falling apart at the end of the year. He did give me great joy Saturday night calling out Austin Dillon in the nationwide race. If you missed it try to find it, pretty funny and had some truth behind it.
I'm so tired of the Dallas Cowboys can we stop caring about them already, you know what's gonna happen though right? Right now they're 3-5, they're gonna win 6 straight get to 9-5 then fall apart in the last 2 games, that's what the Cowboys do.
Another thing I'm tired of is the New York Giants, so sick of breaking down every game they play, you know what they're gonna do, win 10 games, go on the road win playoff games and when everyone thinks their done they'll win. OR if you think they got it all wrapped up they'll piss it away, that's what happens when you talk too much about teams.
Nice to see Alabama get the win Saturday night, I wanted to stay up to watch but we were up early Saturday and I couldn't make it. Bama is a good team with tons of weapons and all kinds of NFL talent.
I've been against the playoff for college but this year I want one real bad. I want the in 2 offense teams to play each other and the 2 defense teams to play then let the winners have it out. Bama vs Notre Dame wouldn't even be a game ND would be so overmatched. Oregon vs Kansas State would be an awesome game to watch, I think the scores would be in the 60's. Let's make this happen.
If I were Todd in the Subway commercial I would give my "Sub" to Samantha everytime, go away Sally, I don't wanna give you my Sub.
I said something about MLB Awards, I'll hand those out quick AL Manager of the year Buck Showalter Baltimore, he got 2nd in the highest paid division in baseball and maybe the most competitive. NL Manager of the year Davey Johnson Washington Nationals. Has this easily nobody saw them coming.
Cy Young awards NL R.A. Dickey almost had the pitching triple crown 1st in K's w/230 2nd in W's and ERA 20 and 2.73. AL David Price tied for 1st in W's with 20 lead AL in ERA with 2.56 and 6th in K's 205.
MVP NL I gotta take Buster Posey led the league in hitting, 6th in RBI, and 22nd in HR's all while playing catcher for a team that made the playoffs and eventually the World Series. Buster had a great 2nd half as well. I know Ryan Braun put up good numbers finishing top 3 in all 3 triple crown categories 3rd in AVG 1st in HR's and 2 in RBI's, but Braun hits in a hitter friendly park while Buster hits in a tough park to hit HR's in.
AL is tight but you gotta give the MVP to a guy who hit for the Triple Crown and had his team in the playoffs, I know Mike Trout was right there with him and led the league in stolen bases with 49, not to mention the defense he plays. BUT Miguel Cabrera's team made the playoffs, Mike Trout's team with all the star power in the world didn't make the playoffs. So Miggy has to win and a triple crown is pretty awesome.
Rookie of the Year, Trout in the AL has to be. NL Wade Miley and Todd Frazier put up good arguements, but Bryce Harper's team made the playoffs and he was among the top rookies in all stat categories. Give it to the PHENOM
Are the Bears this good? 51 points, the defense keeps housing picks, eventually teams will stop turning it over to them right? I don't know what's gonna happen but just know when things start to get rought Jay Cutler doesn't get tough, he gets bitchy.
I know a lot of Packer fans are feeling good about the win, but I see the stuff said during games and a few Packer backers don't like this team, and think the o-line is gonna be where this team fails.
Is Atlanta good? You are what your record is so yes they are, come playoff time will they be this good, not sure. They've failed so much in the playoffs maybe they'll make it over the hump.
Dear Baltimore Ravens you have this guy named Ray Rice feel free to use him.
Arizona started out 4-0, are now 4-5 ooops, they need a QB.
Been a week and I'm still proud of my Giants, watched the parade on MLB network, what a great sight. This team is so full of characters, and I'm not even talking about Brian Wilson. Sergio Romo might be the new guy in that city dude is crazy, but can speak and is all about the team. The team is full of guys from everywhere, you got the southern boys in Cain and Mad-Bum, you got the Latin guys like Scutaro, Pablo. You got your west coast chill guys in Zito and Timmy. Then the So-Cal guy in Romo, amazing.
If you don't watch Intentional Talk on MLB Network you missing out, Chris Rose and Kevin Millar have the best talk show in sports.
Can't wait for this Nascar season to be over, and hopefully Jimmie Johnson wins it all. I'm not a big fan of Brad Keselowski.
Enjoy the 2nd half of the NFL season, with the Skins having the bye week it'll be nice to give my heart a break. Follow me on twitter @derekbredeson for my thoughts during the week.
What a tough weekend for me, Iowa is done, need to win 2 of the last 3 to get into a bowl, can beat Purdue, but have to beat either Michigan or Nebraska, gonna be tough. Young team that has been hurt a lot, I think the Hawks got a bright future, if they got a QB in the wings.
The Skins looked like shit yesterday against a team with 1 win. The defense is a mess and nothing works for it. Too many penalties and non playmaking in the secondary. Jim Haslett either needs to be fired or given some guys who can make plays.
Denny's car was garbage yesterday so glad that once again he's falling apart at the end of the year. He did give me great joy Saturday night calling out Austin Dillon in the nationwide race. If you missed it try to find it, pretty funny and had some truth behind it.
I'm so tired of the Dallas Cowboys can we stop caring about them already, you know what's gonna happen though right? Right now they're 3-5, they're gonna win 6 straight get to 9-5 then fall apart in the last 2 games, that's what the Cowboys do.
Another thing I'm tired of is the New York Giants, so sick of breaking down every game they play, you know what they're gonna do, win 10 games, go on the road win playoff games and when everyone thinks their done they'll win. OR if you think they got it all wrapped up they'll piss it away, that's what happens when you talk too much about teams.
Nice to see Alabama get the win Saturday night, I wanted to stay up to watch but we were up early Saturday and I couldn't make it. Bama is a good team with tons of weapons and all kinds of NFL talent.
I've been against the playoff for college but this year I want one real bad. I want the in 2 offense teams to play each other and the 2 defense teams to play then let the winners have it out. Bama vs Notre Dame wouldn't even be a game ND would be so overmatched. Oregon vs Kansas State would be an awesome game to watch, I think the scores would be in the 60's. Let's make this happen.
If I were Todd in the Subway commercial I would give my "Sub" to Samantha everytime, go away Sally, I don't wanna give you my Sub.
I said something about MLB Awards, I'll hand those out quick AL Manager of the year Buck Showalter Baltimore, he got 2nd in the highest paid division in baseball and maybe the most competitive. NL Manager of the year Davey Johnson Washington Nationals. Has this easily nobody saw them coming.
Cy Young awards NL R.A. Dickey almost had the pitching triple crown 1st in K's w/230 2nd in W's and ERA 20 and 2.73. AL David Price tied for 1st in W's with 20 lead AL in ERA with 2.56 and 6th in K's 205.
MVP NL I gotta take Buster Posey led the league in hitting, 6th in RBI, and 22nd in HR's all while playing catcher for a team that made the playoffs and eventually the World Series. Buster had a great 2nd half as well. I know Ryan Braun put up good numbers finishing top 3 in all 3 triple crown categories 3rd in AVG 1st in HR's and 2 in RBI's, but Braun hits in a hitter friendly park while Buster hits in a tough park to hit HR's in.
AL is tight but you gotta give the MVP to a guy who hit for the Triple Crown and had his team in the playoffs, I know Mike Trout was right there with him and led the league in stolen bases with 49, not to mention the defense he plays. BUT Miguel Cabrera's team made the playoffs, Mike Trout's team with all the star power in the world didn't make the playoffs. So Miggy has to win and a triple crown is pretty awesome.
Rookie of the Year, Trout in the AL has to be. NL Wade Miley and Todd Frazier put up good arguements, but Bryce Harper's team made the playoffs and he was among the top rookies in all stat categories. Give it to the PHENOM
Are the Bears this good? 51 points, the defense keeps housing picks, eventually teams will stop turning it over to them right? I don't know what's gonna happen but just know when things start to get rought Jay Cutler doesn't get tough, he gets bitchy.
I know a lot of Packer fans are feeling good about the win, but I see the stuff said during games and a few Packer backers don't like this team, and think the o-line is gonna be where this team fails.
Is Atlanta good? You are what your record is so yes they are, come playoff time will they be this good, not sure. They've failed so much in the playoffs maybe they'll make it over the hump.
Dear Baltimore Ravens you have this guy named Ray Rice feel free to use him.
Arizona started out 4-0, are now 4-5 ooops, they need a QB.
Been a week and I'm still proud of my Giants, watched the parade on MLB network, what a great sight. This team is so full of characters, and I'm not even talking about Brian Wilson. Sergio Romo might be the new guy in that city dude is crazy, but can speak and is all about the team. The team is full of guys from everywhere, you got the southern boys in Cain and Mad-Bum, you got the Latin guys like Scutaro, Pablo. You got your west coast chill guys in Zito and Timmy. Then the So-Cal guy in Romo, amazing.
If you don't watch Intentional Talk on MLB Network you missing out, Chris Rose and Kevin Millar have the best talk show in sports.
Can't wait for this Nascar season to be over, and hopefully Jimmie Johnson wins it all. I'm not a big fan of Brad Keselowski.
Enjoy the 2nd half of the NFL season, with the Skins having the bye week it'll be nice to give my heart a break. Follow me on twitter @derekbredeson for my thoughts during the week.
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