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I was interested in seeing what comments that mindless rant would provoke...
I did warn you all.
Ray Lewis:
Fuzzy--he may be the defensive MVP, but I'd say his less admirable qualities more than make up for it. He's a great defensive player, but he ought to be in jail, IMHO.
Spidey--technically, he didn't "stand" party to it as I said. But even if he was in the limo (and I certainly can't say otherwise), he still knew about it. And that makes him a party to it in my book. If you know about a murder and don't report it cause it's your buddies, you ought to be thrown in jail with them.
Modell:
Fuzzy: the fact that he moved to Baltimore didn't send him to the Super Bowl. It also didn't get him out of financial trouble. He still had to be entirely bailed out by one of the minority owners, and will lose ownership of the team in a few years. As I understand it, the fans in Cleveland bought just as many tickets as the fans in Baltimore do. So the move didn't do squat for him.
Spidey: I certainly agree that Baltimore should have had football from the beginning. I think that a setup such as in Green Bay, where the fans own the team would be best (it will never move). I don't think that a city that loses a team should get one back by screwing another city. I would not have wanted to get a team in Cleveland by stealing the Bills, as was speculated in the beginning.
Cheap shots: sportscasters have said that both hits will almost certainly result in fines when the league reviews them. Tony Siragusa, in particular, knocked down Gannon and then raised his arm as he fell so that the elbow hit him square in the chest. Last I heard, Gannon may have a broken collarbone. Honestly, it did look like a move out of the WWF. As for the shot by Sam Adams to Steve Mcnair, he led with his helmet, which is supposed to be a penalty, and which will most likely warrant a fine.
Billick: what makes me mad about him is two things: first, the people that talk about what a great job he does. Frankly, he didn't do anything. He works with the offense, while Marvin Lewis handles the defense. And we all know how good their offense is... Billick is getting credit that rightly belongs to Lewis, when he hasn't done anything. The second thing that makes me mad is the way he spouted off about how the Titans didn't try, and how they assumed they would win. That's a blatant, disrespectful slap in the face to the Titans. I never claimed I could do a better job than him; I just meant that he was getting lots of undeserved hype, and I'm sick of hearing it.
The Ravens have the best record because they've played more than anyone else. The Giants would also have the best record, except they performed during the regular season, so they didn't have to play that extra game.
The matchup comment meant that this was going to be one boring game, only it didn't come out that way.
Frankly, the Ravens beating the Titans was a fluke. The Titans completely dominated the game. They led every single category, and even ran against the vaunted Ravens defense. The Ravens won because Al Del Greco suddenly froze and because of two pure luck plays. Fuzzy, you can't argue that the blocked kick return and Ray Lewis's interception were anything except random chance.
And Spidey, if you dug hard enough, you probably could find dirt on the Giants. Especially if the latest rumor about them decoding and stealing plays that are relayed to the quarterbacks of the opposing teams is true (which I doubt; how would they let the defense know before the play starts, anyway?). And their quarterback used to be a heavy drinker, who really messed himself up. But he's completely cleaned himself up, and as far as I know, nobody on the Giants has been involved in a murder.
Maybe the Ravens will win the Super Bowl. If the Giants are smart, though, they'll win easily. All they have to do is run the ball every play (without Tiki Barber) and make sure not to turn the ball over. You know Baltimore will never score, and eventually Dilfer will give you a gift turnover or safety and you can kick a field goal and win.
I did warn you all.
Ray Lewis:
Fuzzy--he may be the defensive MVP, but I'd say his less admirable qualities more than make up for it. He's a great defensive player, but he ought to be in jail, IMHO.
Spidey--technically, he didn't "stand" party to it as I said. But even if he was in the limo (and I certainly can't say otherwise), he still knew about it. And that makes him a party to it in my book. If you know about a murder and don't report it cause it's your buddies, you ought to be thrown in jail with them.
Modell:
Fuzzy: the fact that he moved to Baltimore didn't send him to the Super Bowl. It also didn't get him out of financial trouble. He still had to be entirely bailed out by one of the minority owners, and will lose ownership of the team in a few years. As I understand it, the fans in Cleveland bought just as many tickets as the fans in Baltimore do. So the move didn't do squat for him.
Spidey: I certainly agree that Baltimore should have had football from the beginning. I think that a setup such as in Green Bay, where the fans own the team would be best (it will never move). I don't think that a city that loses a team should get one back by screwing another city. I would not have wanted to get a team in Cleveland by stealing the Bills, as was speculated in the beginning.
Cheap shots: sportscasters have said that both hits will almost certainly result in fines when the league reviews them. Tony Siragusa, in particular, knocked down Gannon and then raised his arm as he fell so that the elbow hit him square in the chest. Last I heard, Gannon may have a broken collarbone. Honestly, it did look like a move out of the WWF. As for the shot by Sam Adams to Steve Mcnair, he led with his helmet, which is supposed to be a penalty, and which will most likely warrant a fine.
Billick: what makes me mad about him is two things: first, the people that talk about what a great job he does. Frankly, he didn't do anything. He works with the offense, while Marvin Lewis handles the defense. And we all know how good their offense is... Billick is getting credit that rightly belongs to Lewis, when he hasn't done anything. The second thing that makes me mad is the way he spouted off about how the Titans didn't try, and how they assumed they would win. That's a blatant, disrespectful slap in the face to the Titans. I never claimed I could do a better job than him; I just meant that he was getting lots of undeserved hype, and I'm sick of hearing it.
The Ravens have the best record because they've played more than anyone else. The Giants would also have the best record, except they performed during the regular season, so they didn't have to play that extra game.
The matchup comment meant that this was going to be one boring game, only it didn't come out that way.
Frankly, the Ravens beating the Titans was a fluke. The Titans completely dominated the game. They led every single category, and even ran against the vaunted Ravens defense. The Ravens won because Al Del Greco suddenly froze and because of two pure luck plays. Fuzzy, you can't argue that the blocked kick return and Ray Lewis's interception were anything except random chance.
And Spidey, if you dug hard enough, you probably could find dirt on the Giants. Especially if the latest rumor about them decoding and stealing plays that are relayed to the quarterbacks of the opposing teams is true (which I doubt; how would they let the defense know before the play starts, anyway?). And their quarterback used to be a heavy drinker, who really messed himself up. But he's completely cleaned himself up, and as far as I know, nobody on the Giants has been involved in a murder.
Maybe the Ravens will win the Super Bowl. If the Giants are smart, though, they'll win easily. All they have to do is run the ball every play (without Tiki Barber) and make sure not to turn the ball over. You know Baltimore will never score, and eventually Dilfer will give you a gift turnover or safety and you can kick a field goal and win.
