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Brady’s 1st Game

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The year was 20 ought 01, it was a much different world.

President George W Bush was president of the US, Time Warner had just meshed with AOL to create a HUGE new ‘internet’ company, & Jennifer Lopez reminded us that he ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing.’
What a glorious time to be alive.

It was also in this year that Tom Brady was coming alive.
While the US was hurting from the attacks of 9-11, another attack was coming-& it was on Drew Bledsoe.

Bledsoe was the lanky, thin-headed QB for the New England Patriots-who went down to injury in Game 2 of the 2001 season.
Their third game was against the high-flying Indianapolis Colts with their horse-headed leader Peyton Manning.

Brady would rise to the challenge to defeat the Colts, and go on his way to 6 Super Bowl rings, 1 Super Model wife, and a super career in acting.

Sniff a snort of nostalgia.

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Blowing out Kids

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‘They’re just kids.’
That’s the rallying cry of any youth sports game that gets out of end.
Too often we hear about belligerent parents who get heavy-handed in sporting events, or even start getting into fist fights in the stands with each other.

But what about a coach who runs up the score in youth football?
Kyle Williams is a coach for an under 7 team in Philadelphia.
His team went up by 30 points, in a league where that’s not considered ‘fair’ and teams get penalised for it.

So coach Williams did what any good coach would do, he benched his starters-and put in his 5 year olds. Yep, those pissy pants 5 year olds.
Sadly one of those 5 year olds can ball, and was able to run the ball back for a TD.
That put the team up 36-0, and coach Williams in the dog house with the league.
He now faces a $500 fine for running up the score.
$500?
He’s going to need to sell their Christmas presents to pay off that debt.

Lions vs Packers

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Who likes garbage?
Nobody except NFL referees, as they tossed garbage around the field in the name of penalties.

This was an atrocious day for refereeing in the NFL and they should either be shamed, blamed, benched or fired.
Having ref’d a few high school games in my day, even I would walk off the field if I was dinged for a ‘too many men on the field’ call.

The Detroit Lions feel robbed, and rightly so.
The officiating in the NFL is getting worse, how does this happen?
How do we have more scrutiny on the game and in their ears, and they continue to make horrible and dishonest calls.

Either they’re too dumb, or they’re on the take.
When you’re making $200,000 a year, your eyes and your ears should be on form for the game, but not these guys.

Someone needs to start a ledger of which refs continually screw up, and then trash them.

It’s really starting to ruin the game, and someone has to do something.

Now the Packers are 5-1. Way to go refs!

 

Football Movie Quiz

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The NFL is cooking this season, so let’s have some fun!
How much do you know about football movies?

There have been iconic NFL themed films over the years that have tugged at our hearts, and rallied us to root for the underdog to knock down the champ.
Have you ever tried to watch the movie ‘Brian’s Song’ without crying?
Dare you to!

So let’s see how many you can get correct out of 20.
We will post the answers in a few days just to tease you.
After all, what kind of coach gives away the whole playbook.

Now sure, there are quite a few films not on this list, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do another one another time.

You know what’s really missing in football movies? A Canadian football movie eh?
Maybe a classic match-up between the Roughriders & the Roughriders that ends with both teams drinking Bloody Caesers & watching hockey.
Dare to dream.

Feel free to reach out with any NFL trivia you might have.

Until Sunday.

Giants vs Patriots

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And just like that the Patriots are 6-0.
Who saw that coming?
Everyone.

What people hadn’t thought of, is just how damn good that defense is.
They stunt, swarm and pick like Japanese hornets feasting on worker bees.
Tom Brady looked stunned by that Giants D who was able to rattle him, but it was his D that saved the day.

Not to mention some idiotic plays by the Giants special teams, who punted into their own guys head.
Look, you practice enough when punting to know NOT to blop your lineman in the head with the ball, and as the guy on the line-to push a bit further back.

Watch the highlights, then dream of a team that might be able to beat their D.
Got to give it to olde Billy B, he compensates.
Guess he learned that from Kraft.

Here’s the Japanese hornet eating bees just so you get the full picture.