Where do I begin? Should I start with the good and end with the bad or the other way around. Considering there is a lot more good than bad, maybe it just makes sense to get the crappy stuff out on the table first.
Alright, so we are now four weeks into the NFL season. A season that almost didn't happen and the world rejoiced upon finding out that yes, we will have our football. Some cities celebrated a bit more than others. Philadelphia had the most reason to celebrate due to the fact that simply having Michael Vick in town made everyone around the league want to play here. Jason Babin came home and with him came Ronnie Brown, Dominique Rogers-Cromarti, Steve Smith (NYG), Vince Young and of course, the big man himself, Nnamdi Asomugha. Add all those guys to a team that already has great weapons like Jackson, McCoy, Maclin, Celek, Cole, and more...you are looking at a championship caliber team right there. At least they should be. What a shock that they aren't. Sorry to sound less than surprised, but hey, I grew up in the Philadelphia area...no amount of athletic failure can surprise me anymore. We should be 4-0 not 1-3. You can't lose 4th quarter leads three weeks in a row and not get the fans mad. Let's get down to the complaints shall we?
Vince Young...you caused nothing but problems with the Titans. We know you are a good quarterback, but if you could not start the season saying stupid things like "dream team" and jinxing a good thing, that would be fantastic. I can't put everything on Vince though, he hasn't even played in the regular season yet because he got injured without even being touched in the preseason. We can also blame a list of injuries that gets longer and longer every week, most importantly Vick who seems to get hurt EVERY FREAKING WEEK. Maybe if the team did something about getting a damn offensive line we could keep our 100 million dollar man off the turf and out of harms way. Don't hold your breath though, I have been around for 25 years and have yet to see an offensive line do that in Philadelphia. I guess we can always rely on the old fashioned blame Andy Reid for being a fat idiot who makes bad play calls, challenges stupid things and doesn't challenge things when he should. Overall, he has had this job for too long and I have said it for years, GET HIM OUT OF PHILLY! What do you owe him? He has been here forever and we still don't have a Super Bowl win...we make the playoffs all the time and have made it to the big game once under his command. JUST SAY GOODBYE ALREADY!
Ok, let me take my blood pressure medication and get down to the stuff that doesn't make me crazy. How bout them Phillies? Five NL East championships in a row? Breaking the franchise record with 102 wins in one season? Being flat out the most dominant team in baseball due to both their pitching staff and their offense? Yeah, what else can you say other than thank God for Red October and Phillies playoff baseball. Playing the Cardinals in the first round is no easy task. They may not have made the playoffs until the last day of the regular season, but they are a tough teams with a lot of weapons and they took us out six of nine times this season. Keep in mind that three of those six were after we already clinched home field advantage and had a lot of guys benched. Records mean a lot less when the best team in baseball is sitting on the bench. GO PHILLIES!
Let's go back to football news. Not NFL news, but AFL news. Come on, you guys knew this was coming. The Philadelphia Soul are making a ton of moves this off season. The signing of Doug Plank as head coach was huge. If that wasn't enough, the resigning of Donovan Morgan and Larry Brackins made a lot of Soul fans happy as well. But hold on, there is much more than that. Let's talk about how they brought in former AFL quarterback great and Dallas head coach Clint Dolezel as their new assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Clint didn't come alone either. He brought the best fullback in the AFL, Derrick Ross, one of the top receivers in the game, Anthony "Tiger" Jones, and some fantastic stability at the quarterback position with Dan Raudabaugh taking snaps. Another big name to come to Philadelphia is WR/KR Jeff Hughley from the Arena Bowl champion Jacksonville Sharks. He is a top receiver in the game and arguably the best returner the AFL has to offer. Granted, much like the Eagles, they need to work on an offensive line to keep Dan protected. Also, not a lot has been mentioned of the defensive side of the ball, but I am sure, the way they are signing players up, that it will be addressed soon. The only major announcement on defense is the return of Tanner Varner. As of now, this team is looking VERY good and I can't wait to get into the season!
In other news, the Flyers start this week. I mean the whole NHL starts this week but who cares about any of the other teams right?
As for the NBA...don't expect to see much action out of those guys, the season isn't looking real good right now.
As always, thanks for reading...and remember
Those who can't play must judge like a pro.
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