RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Thursday, December 1st and Monday, December 5th
- I'm sorry, but I can't buy into Tim Tebow and the 2011 Denver Broncos just yet. Yes, I know they're 6-1 with him as a starter. Yes, I know that the team has gone from dead last in the AFC West to first in this span of time. Yes, I know that the running game has been playing like crazy, that the defense has kept it close when the offense may have struggled put up the points, and that Tebow himself has (dare I say it?) played better (he had a career best 149.3 passer rating just yesterday). But I just can't!
The reason is simple: because the team has gotten breaks like crazy and they can never seem to win in convincing fashion. Every game they've played since Tebow replaced Kyle Orton as a starter, they have faced either some of the league's worst teams (the Dolphins, the Chiefs, the Vikings) or teams that were struggling heading into their matchup (the Chargers come to mind). The only two respectable teams in football that they had the chance of facing are the Lions and the Jets, and in one of those meetings they lost 45-10 while in the other they needed a 95 yard drive to get it. Which brings me to my next point: last second drives and close finishes.Five of their last seven games have been one possession games,and four were won on the final drive. I simply cannot believe in a team that needs to pull all these different comebacks and get all the right things in their favor in order to win. Maybe over the course of the next two months this opinion will change (especially if they get a win against New England two weeks from now), but for now I will continue to remain the little doubter that I am.
- You know things are pretty dire in Chicago when Bears fans are hearing the possibility of Brett Favre being their quarterback until Jay Cutler comes back...and are actually not immediately calling it a terrible idea. (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824c451c/article/report-favre-would-listen-if-bears-called-about-comeback)
- Last night's episode of "Boardwalk Empire" was not one to watch with your mother, that's for sure!
(In all seriousness, what a fantastic episode! The style of the episode was so unlike previous episodes of the show, and yet it was done beautifully, capped off by a wild final twenty minutes that just makes me incredibly excited to see how all the developments play out in Sunday's season finale. Oh, and Michael Pitt gave his finest performance yet. I knew there was a reason I liked that guy!)
- I have to admit: "Dexter" has gotten a bit better since they finally revealed that disastrous "Gellar is a ghost!" twist that commenters all over the Internet predicted by the second episode. And by better, I meant that it went from "awful" to "slightly below mediocre." As a whole, season six is still the show's worst season yet.
- Great, now the United States won't even get next-day delivery from the postal service anymore because we're so damn broke! (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-usa-postal-overnight-idUSTRE7B41X220111205)
- Herman Cain suspending his campaign has got me thinking about the best things that he gave us in his short time as front runner and political laughing stock. My top three:
3) The "9-9-9" economic plan, a plan so bad that one economist wrote a piece describing just how bad it was, and then another one hours later saying that it was more regressive than he originally thought!
2) His campaign ad, featuring the most bad-ass man on the planet: campaign manager Mike Block. I mean, just look at the way that man smokes that cigarette! He's just so cool!
1) The "Mike Tyson as Cain" campaign message...by a mile. Sure, he wasn't directly involved in this. But without him, the video would have never been possible in the first place.
So many memories.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. Have a wonderful start to your workweek, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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