The all important 3rd preseason weekend is about to kick off.
It appears the 18 game schedule is nearing a point where it's a done deal.
Not sure I'm for it.
Here's my thought.
We currently have a 16 game schedule, across 17 weeks, 1 bye week per team.
My proposal: 17 game schedule, 19 weeks, two byes per team, 2 preseason games.
I love it, personally. Preseason is kind of a joke.
Well, okay, I watched Titans Cardinals for awhile.... My immediate thought at kickoff was the familiar gut punch of "Wow, if I really had to pick this game, who would I take???" and realizing that I had no answer. Tough one to handicap. Hey, it's preseaon for my picking brain too, apparently. Leinart.... Vince Young... Hmmm. Okay, Titans for 1.
After you get a look at Matt Leinart, you realize immediately why Bill Bidwell's (Owner of the Cardinals) pants knees are so dirty.... He's been at Kurt Warner's house, on his knees, begging Kurt to came back!!!!
Ahhh, supposedly he "twittered" that he's not coming back, and to look up the word "retired". Oh well. If I could channel Al Pacino for a second, as detective Vincent Hannah of the Elite Robbery Homicide Unit of the LAPD, from the awesome movie "Heat", recall the scene when it looks like Neal has gotten away, and Pacino famously says "So long, motherf***er... You were good...." Kurt, so long, man. You were good. On behalf of fans everywhere, I apologize for the refs who jobbed you out of your second ring vs the Steelers. A travishamockery. I'm making an appointment right now to be in front of my TV when you are inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
I also always get a laugh out of seeing Chuck Cecil on the sidelines, Titans Defensive co-ordinator. Anyone besides me remember when he was the hard hitting safety for the Packers, who routinely broke open a scar on his head, and was seen with blood running down his face during the game???
(Author's note: I'm making so many typos, this is gonna take forever. I'm constantly re-typing. Preseason for my fingers too, I guess....)
Random thought number 2: how awesome is Jon Gruden in the booth??? During that intro shot, he looks like he's a real threat to bolt from the booth, run down to the sidelines, put a headset on, and start yelling at people. Awesome. That's actually a great booth, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and the fundamentally solid Mike Tirico. Real nice booth.
I did see Javon Ringer, too, former Michigan State Star... He looked good! Great to see him. Now that I'm watching a little college ball, I know a few of these guys.
You guys watching "30 for 30" on ESPN??? If not, you should be. I know, it comes and goes, they show it when they feel like it, but trust me, it's worth a little effort to see these. They had Michael Jordan's baseball career on last night. Fascinating look. Real well done. Heh heh, and in a hilarious side note, his manager in the minors was Terry Francona, now manager of the 2-time World Champion Boston Red Sox. Unreal.
Hey, did you hear that Tiger Woods got divorced??? Yeah, I guess there was a little trouble in his marriage. They kept it pretty quiet though... heh heh heh!!! Not really.
Rachel U. The person who brought the Tiger Woods Empire crashing down. Actually, in a true sign that this story will not die, I saw an uncomfirmed report today that she supposedly told a friend that she thought Tiger really loved her, and she hoped he would reach out to her. Heh heh!!!
Question: has anyone ever looked better in a pair of Ray Ban Aviator Sunglasses?? If they have, I don't know about it....
Anyway, I have emailed you if I have your payment. So if you sent it, and I don't have it, we need to address that. If you haven't sent it yet, you need to send it. Two weeks from right now, the season starts.
And if you have new people, have them email me, I will provide them with instructions to join.
Later!
