OnMyMind: As we approach week 16 in the NFL season, the Detroit Lions are a league worst 0-14. This week they are playing the 7-7 New Orleans Saints. Do not count out the Lions in this game because the game will be played in something they are used to, a dome. However I don’t think that the mediocre Lions secondary will have an answer for the best passing attack in football led by Drew Brees. The Lions have looked like a young Simba this year rather than a King Simba. Even after the firing of the arch nemesis Scar, COUGH! COUGH! Matt Millen. The city of Detroit is desperate for a win with the economy of Detroit in shambles after the automobile crisis. It seems as though the Lions will need a secret potion from Rafeeki to turn their city around, or maybe a first overall draft pick would do it.
FunnyBone: If I was Terrance Cody I would dump my girlfriend after the stunt she pulled the other night. Cody, a lineman on the Alabama football team has had a huge impact in the Tide’s defensive play but had no impact on the decision his girlfriend made as she hacked onto his Facebook page. There she wrote as Cody’s status: “I’m going pro!!!!!” Cody has not stopped receiving emails either congratulating him or criticizing him and telling him to play another year for the Tide.
Butt... Do not forget that last year the Miami Dolphins were in a similar position having only 1 win at the end of the 2007 season. After winning the rights to Jake Long the Dolphins turned their team around and are in contention for not only a playoff birth but a division title. Look out 2009 Bears, Packers, Vikings, here come the Lions?
Footnote: Remember a previous “Footnote” post where I mentioned Tyler Hansbrough’s shin injury? Apparently he felt as though reading NeuCappucino was more worth his time than reading Jock-Lit-Rain. Congrats to Hansbrough as he obtained the all time scoring record al the University of North Carolina, which is not an easy task, especially since Hansbrough did it as a Junior. I guess his shin isn’t bothering him and the Tar Heels will go undefeated this year since no one has come close to stopping them.
EyeOnThePrize: Bradon Roy definitely had his EyeOnThePrize Thursday nights game against the Phoenix Suns. Roy dropped a career high 52 points! Does anyone know that this guy is only a third year player? I know it is too early to be placing him in the realm of Kobe and LeBron but after listening to this guy do an interview on Pardon the Interuption, he could be one of the most mature and well-spoken guys in the NBA. He will most surely be seeing success on the basketball court in the future.
ChipOnTheShoulder: The Boston Red Sox have a chip on their shoulder after the Yankees signed 2 former all stars this week in CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett. The Yankees are also looking to possibly sign Manny Ramirez as well. Holy crap! The Sox cannot forgo signing Mark Teixeira even if it eliminates Mike Lowell from a starting position. The Sox need to make a move just to prove that they are still around and still compete. Baseball is on the downhill slope. Whatever happened to grooming players?
HardToStomach: The “White Out” has been postponed. After all the hard leading up to this Friday’s home game it was all for nothing. Now the fans will have to wait and more planning will need to happen in order for money to be raised for the Jimmy Fund. Have no fear though. There will be another “White Out” game that hopefully does not get “Whited Out.”
HardToPutAFingerOnIt: It’s hard to put a finger on how the East Greenwich Boys Varsity Basketball team has lost 2 back-to-back overtime games by either 2 points or less. After key performances by AJ Anusavice and Brad Van Fechtmann, the EG boys find themselves searching for their first win. Even though the first two games did not matter, the losses have hurt the team and the team hopefully will learn from their mistakes and look to start their regular season games strongly after the winter break.
Footnote: It is Brandom Jacobs’s ankle that is keeping him listed as Questionable for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. However without Jacobs the running game will take a huge hit and without a force like Jacobs the ability to set up the quicket backs liek Bradshaw and Ward will be more difficult for ELi and the gang. Jacobs needs to play in this game because without him the Giants are awful and not the same. Also the Giants will need everything to beat the NFC leading Panthers.
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