Various Thoughts

Lets get to some of my various thoughts about whats going on in the wide world of sports.

Lets talk about the vaunted "Dream Team" of in Philadelphia. Now I was skeptical about them from the very beginning. When youe back up quarterback dubs you a Dream Team, you have no shot. Vince Young called them a Dream Team and all the hype about the signing Nnamdi Asomugha was just blown up by ESPN and Sal Paolantonio. What made anyone convince them that this was a Dream Team or even a favorite in the NFC? Because they have 3 good corners? Yeah, Mike Vick had a great year last year but he hasn't won a big game in years. He can almost never stay healthy and his offensive line is crap this year. He's a guy you'd rather have on your fantasy or Madden team that your real life team. The defense has been the worst part for them. Their defensive coordinator this year was their offensive line coach from last year and that line struggled last year. Andy Reid has been known to have moments of utter buffoonery and he's never won a big game ever. Dream Teams don't work. Just ask the 2011 Miami Heat and the 2011 Boston Red Sox. The only time a Dream Team has won anything was the 1992 gold medal.


Lets move on to the NBA. The NBA announced that they are canceling the first 2 weeks of the NBA season. David Stern must be out of his tree if he thinks that fans are going to be in a uproar like they were going to be for the NFL. Only people like me, who really love basketball and really love the Celtics or whoever their individual team is, are going to care that its gone. Most fans causally watch and then only get into it at playoff time. Yes they owners are losing money and they want a 50/50 split from the players but their the ones that hire the idiotic general managers that hand out these horrendous contracts to players that are nowhere near worth half that money. Maybe that's the reason their losing money. Most of these owners are glad that they are going to miss games because they won't be losing money. What's also awful about this is that the deal that's on the table now, is going to be the deal the players and owners will agree upon in January, after we've missed half the season. What a mess.

Last up is Jay Cutler. Now I'm not a Jay Cutler fan by any stretch. I think he's arrogant and entitled and he walks around like hes done something in this league but last night he impressed me. Hes already got one the worst offensive lines in maybe NFL history and he's going up against a young, hungry, and talented defensive line that the Lions have. Every time he dropped back he was running for his life and getting the crap kicked out of him. And he actually played well considering he couldn't set his feet at all. Big ups for Jay Cutler last night. He proved he's got some toughness in him. Too bad he didn't have that in last years NFC championship game. How about that parting shot by me.

Until next time...