I was staring at the TV yesterday afternoon, with .02 left in the game and the Ravens lining up for a field goal, wondering just what the hell had happened and if maybe it would be a good thing for the Ravens to make it and win. The Vikings defense had collapsed in spectacular form in the fourth quarter, and perhaps they should pay a price for that. Well, the Ravens missed and the Vikes escaped by the hair of their chinny chin chins and reading today's coverage it sounds like they know they lucked out big time. I hope so. Not to take away from the Ravens' effort, but that fourth quarter was ugly.
On the plus side, Ryan Longwell gave my FFL team a strong 16 points, countering my opponent's 15 points from Drew Brees. And Marques Colston's 9 points helped a lot also. I wish I could have watched that Saints game too, it was a good one. Anyway, I'm up 49-32 with Brandon Marshall going tonight and my opponent finished. Now I'm just going for my second high score for the week.
I missed the whole balloon thing when it was happening. Now it appears to have been a particularly stupid hoax. I hope the local family services people are keeping a close eye on the six-year-old kid who inadvertently spilled the beans.
I've been trying to figure out what to think about Afghanistan and the right direction for us to go. A great deal hinges on the results of the recent election there and how the various parties deal with the fraud that apparently riddled it. The UN announced today that as much as a third of the votes for Karzai should be thrown out and a runoff should take place. Karzai's supporters are saying that is unacceptable. I think this is a bigger deal than most people realize. I'm as anxious for a decision from President Obama on Afghanistan as the next person, but I think he's right to wait and see how this shakes out first. If it works out okay then it doesn't assure anything. If the political situation spirals out of control though, I think it will doom any military escalation as futile. This could be a disaster.
I was absolutely shocked when Tom Brady came out on the field for the second half with his team sporting a 45-0 lead and snowy field conditions. I'm not bitching about Belichick running up the score, the Titan's are to blame for that, but putting Brady out there was the height of arrogance. I like Tom Brady and don't really wish him any harm, but during that entire drive I was kind of hoping he would get hurt. Just enough to ensure the shitstorm that Belichick would so richly deserve.
There was a time when I had the utmost respect for Belichick and the New England Patriots. I still like Kevin Faulk and Wes Welker but I don't care about the rest of them or their organization in the least. Hope they're someday on the receiving end of one of those 59-0 maulings.
Posted by: Rob | October 19, 2009 at 02:19 PM
Outside of Moss, I don't think I dislike the players. It's Belichick that I can't stand.
Posted by: Dave E. | October 19, 2009 at 05:53 PM