With the NFC and AFC championships approaching, I can't wait to see how the games unfold. On the NFC side, the giants and 49ers are playing for a berth to Indianapolis for the super bowl. I believe these two teams are very similar in many ways. First of all, they both play great defense. As a player myself, I know how important having a good defense can be.
Another thing to add about these two games. They can both potentially set up an ideal super bowl match up. If the patriots and giants both win, they will meet to set up a rematch of one of the greatest super bowls ever, occurring in 2008. If the ravens and 49ers win, it will set up a rematch of week 12, when it became the first game ever where both head coaches were brothers and coached against each other in a game. I, personally want to see a rematch of with the patriots and giants because me, being a jets fan, want to see a sequel of the giants upsetting the patriots because the patriots are the jets rivals.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tebow time has run out of time. That because the patriots demolished the broncos, 45-10. So something that I am wondering about is Tim Tebow’s future with the Denver broncos. You might be wondering, but Tim Tebow led his team to the playoffs, so why would people be wondering about his future? That is because the broncos built their whole team around Tim Tebow so he could succeed. I wonder if the broncos can put up with that for a whole other year. A recent poll on NFL.com asked, what does the future hold for Tim Tebow. 40% of all votes said that he will only be a starter on an up and down team. For a quarterback who just led his team to a playoff run, I find that answer pretty harsh.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Ocho rewards fan for tolerating years of Twitter silence
Say what you want about Chad Ochocinco, but the man is an original. Sure, he's been close to invisible this season in New England's offense, but that's not how he'll be remembered, at least not by one young fan.
College student Victor Gonzalez, one of Ocho's 3 million-plus followers on Twitter, has spent the past two years trying to elicit a response from the receiver online. Mired in a one-sided relationship for the ages, Gonzalez hit his breaking point last Sunday,according to FOXSports.com.
"Been tweeting you for two years and have not ever gotten a response,"Gonzalez wrote.
And then it happened. Ocho wrote back.
"Damn 2 years? My bad. Want to come to the game saturday?"
It took the less-famous of the two very little time to respond and skillfully turn the table: "I would love to but i live in FLA. can you fly me out?"
Those who wanted Saturday's playoff tilt to provide a final answer for theTim Tebow question will have to wait until next yearJeff Darlington writes. More ...
Gonzalez touched down safely in New England. Now they have entered into that blissful first stage of new friendship, where all the world is a carnival, with Ochocinco taking Gonzalez to Red Robin for dinner Friday, followed by a trip to pick up endless amounts of Patriots gear Saturday, before the kickoff at Gillette Stadium. The lone blemish: Ochocinco saw the field for only one play in the Patriots' 45-10 victory,according to ESPNBoston.com.
The lesson here: If you're in a one-sided relationship, especially with a celebrity who tends to ignore your advances, keep pushing.
A very interesting story came up over the weekend. Patriots wide receiver, Chad Ochocinco, is flying a fan out to see the Denver-New England game in Boston. So why exactly is Ochocinco doing this good deed. This following a tweet sent by the fan complaining about Ochocinco not getting back to him on twitter. So Ochocinco felt bad and flew this lucky fan to New England to see the Patriots game. I find this story to be very good for the NFL because some NFL players are jerks and would never do something like this for an average fan. But I believe Ochocinco brought the good out sports by doing something very simple to make a fans dream come true.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
After the saints lost to the 49ers on Saturday’s divisional playoff game, I realized that a great defense can shut down a great offense any day of the week. Most analysts picked the saints to beat the 49ers. They said that the saints offense would throw all over the 49ers defense. Even though all directions in this game pointed to the saints to win, the 49ers pulled off the stunning upset in dramatic fashion, scoring to win with 9 seconds left in the game.
With the giants-packers game on Sunday, I believe the giants with their great defense will shut down the packers offense, and win the game. Because I believe that a great defense can shut down a great offense any day of the week.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Lots of jets fans would and like to believe that quarterback Mark Sanchez isn't the problem for the jets. Analysts would rather blame the jets woes on the offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer. The critics say that Schottenheimer's play calling doesn't give Sanchez the opportunity capitalize on his throws. I disagree 100% with those critics. I believe it doesn't matter what plays the coaches call. A good quarterback would still be able to play well, no matter what the play call.
Last week, Brian Schottenheimer and the jets parted ways. So who did the jets hire to fix their offense? They hired dolphins ex-coach, Tony Sparano, to call successful plays. Only one problem. The dolphins offense was not the best. They averaged 20.6 points per game, which ranked 20th in the league. They ranked 22nd in yards per game and 23rd in pass yards per game. So, as you can see, Tony Sparano does not look like the answer for the new york jets. Even the most famous jet ever, Joe Namath said, he doesn't get why the jets hired Tony Sparano as the offensive coordinator.
LOS ANGELES -- Sal Alosi, the former New York Jets assistant coach who resigned last year after tripping an opposing player on the sideline, has been hired by UCLA as its strength and conditioning coordinator.
After leaving the Jets, Alosi worked as a personal trainer out of his home in New Jersey before being hired by Bryant College in Rhode Island. He appreciated the opportunity afforded by Bryant, but considered it a steppingstone to a bigger job. He was on UCLA coach Jim Mora's staff with the Falcons in 2006.
William Perlman/The Star-Ledger/US PresswireSal Alosi famously resigned from the Jets after intentionally tripping a Dolphins player on the sideline in a 2010 game at MetLife Stadium.
In December 2010, Alosi became a national story when he tripped Dolphins player Nolan Carroll while Carroll was running along the Jets' sideline. Alosi may have been able to survive that, but his time with the Jets essentially came to an end when the organization determined he had instructed inactive players to form a "wall" along the boundary to deter Miami players.
Initially, Alosi was suspended for the remainder of the season and fined $25,000, but the Jets suspended him indefinitely after determining he instructed players to stand in a wall formation.
The NFL came down hard on the Jets to the tune of a $100,000 fine. On Jan. 31, the team announced Alosi's resignation. Coach Rex Ryan, referring to the incident in his book, called it "a stupid mistake ... But I think he's a hell of a coach."
Efforts to reach Alosi were unsuccessful last April when he was training Jets players D'Brickashaw Ferguson and defensive end Mike DeVito during the NFL's lockout when players were barred from team facilities.
"I wanted to work with a coach that knows how to train NFL players," DeVito told ESPNNewYork.com in an April phone interview. "Every year that I've worked with Sal, I got that much better. I trust him and I buy into his program. I wanted to make sure I stayed on the same track. Sal is the best strength coach I've ever been around."
Alosi likely signed a confidentiality agreement upon his resignation, prohibiting him from commenting on anything pertaining to his time with the Jets. In April, a woman who answered the phone at his parents' home on Long Island told a reporter, "You have the wrong number" -- and hung up.
Up above is a video and report on former jets trainer and new UCLA assistant, Sal Alosi. After I saw the news that he had been hired by UCLA, I decided to make a post about him.
After the game when Alosi tripped a opposing Dolphin's player, he got fined 25,000. His stupidity also cost the jets 100,000 as an organization. What I don't understand about UCLA hiring Alosi is why can they just hire someone who doesn't trip opposing players? It's not like there're not any other good coaches looking for jobs.
On the link above is a football play where a player, Bryan Braman, lost his helmet, then proceeded to tackle the opposing team's player head first.
Every analysis I've heard on this play has commented on this player's devotion and toughness. But I find it just plain stupid. First of all, Braman gave himself a high risk of sustaining a severe concussion. He would have been out cold if the opposing player's helmet happened to hit his head when tackled. Another problem I saw with this tackle is why the Braman would even bother to tackle him. The returner was heading out of bounds anyway. What if Braman did get seriously injured? Then every analysis would be talking about his stupidity and how he let down his team because of that stupidity. I am 100% confident that if I conducted a poll to NFL players, over 75% of them would agree that tackling without your helmet is not worth the risk of injury.
Those who wanted Saturday's playoff tilt to provide a final answer for the