What a reaction!!!!!

I would have loved to be partying down there that night! WOW!

Operation 160 and Dish Network's channel NFL RedZone

Today is the best I have felt in almost a week. I am finally getting over that nasty cold I had. Woohoo. To celebrate, I went to the gym at lunch and got workout #1 of 160. I like to call this mission operation 160. That sounds a little better than December 1 resolution.

Now, I want to profess my love for the NFL RedZone channel on Dish Network. It is new this year and let me tell you I LOVE IT!

First, it has no commercials. None. I can watch from 12:15 to 6:30 without seeing one commercial. Thank God! The NFL is the WORST when it comes to TV timeouts.

Scott Hanson hosts the show and he does a good job staying on point with it. He realizes the fans don't care about him. All they care about it are the games. He runs a good point. You see, this channel does not wait for a team to get into a redzone to be show. They fly around from game to game showing different situations. If there is more than one game that is coming down to the wire or are about to score, they split the screen.

If every game is on commercial (which happens all the time because the NFL is a commercial whore), they show highlights from prior games or earlier in the game. They really do a good job of keeping you informed of every game going on.

Lets just say that I really don't ever want to watch just one regular season game on Sunday ever again.

Another Bronco gets SCREWED!

So, Shannon Sharpe was up for the hall of fame this year. He is 2nd in every TE category career-wise. He won three super bowls in a row. He is one of the greatest tight ends ever. But as usual, Broncos are not allowed in the Hall of Fame despite their 6 superbowl appearances and 2 wins. I personally never want to go back to Canton. F them.

Aaron Schatz from Football Outsiders really did nail it.

"I've been offline all day and just saw this news. Can somebody honestly tell me with a straight face that Shannon Sharpe is not a Hall of Famer? Shannon Sharpe was one of the two best tight ends in the NFL for a decade. He is second all-time among tight ends in pretty much every statistic, behind only Tony Gonzalez. You want a winner? The dude has three rings. It's hard to look at Terrell Davis' stats and say "wow, clearly this was a guy whose tight end sucked at blocking." Oh, and did we mention that Denver is the most under-represented franchise in the Hall of Fame? What, did they decide that talking with marbles in your mouth now disqualifies you from Canton? What the hell?"

Well said Mr. Schatz. Well said.

Steelers 23 Arizona 10 - Final Score

Yes, if I was in Vegas, I would parlay the under and the Steelers on Sunday. I am also rooting for my AFC compadre.

Go Steel Curtain!

1989 NFL Draft

I always equate this with the giant mistake Green Bay made drafting Tony Mandarich. Most people know that Barry Sanders was drafted next. Ouch. What I did not realize is that the whole draft was loaded. Here are the first five picks.

Round 1
1. Dallas - Troy Aikman, QB UCLA
2. Green Bay - Tony Mandarich, T Michigan State
3. Detroit - Barry Sanders, RB Oklahoma State
4. Kansas City - Derrick Thomas, DE Alabama
5. Atlanta - Deion Sanders, CB Florida State

My goodness! Not only did they pass on Barry but Deion and DT as well. Worst pick ever! Also, there were some more players in the first round like Trace Armstrong, Steve Atwater and Andre Rison. Here is the whole first round.

Now I know why Ron Wolfe is so popular. Expectation are a little low when taking the GM job after this blunder.