Dreams Blog
January 13, 2012
“BIG D” Now Stands For The Giants’ “D”
The Giants smothered the Falcons 24-2- a virtual shut down and shut out. The Falcons only had 64 yards rushing on 64 carries and 163 yards passing. The G-Men stuffed Atlanta twice on 4th down and once on a 3rd and inches in the 3rd.
Jacobs rushed for 93 and Bradshaw for 63. Nicks caught 6-115 and Manningham 4-68 while Cruz was being double and triple covered.
Re-Thinking Tebow
Tim Tebow did pretty well in Denver’s OT, 29-23, victory over Pittsburgh. He even threw the ball for good yardage and a TD. This will present a new wrinkle in New England’s defensive game planning. Exactly how did the Broncos with an 8-8 record get to host an NFL playoff game while the Steelers, who were at 12-4, didn’t?
It didn’t seem fair that the Broncos, who took their weak division’s title, were able to do that.
Tebow Numerology
Here is another example with my predilection with numbers.
Tim Tebow wears an armband having a scripture number printed on it. Against the Steelers it read “John 3:16”. Did you ask “Why is this relevant?”
The answer is that Tebow had 316 passing yards in that game; plus each pass averaged 31.6 yards.
Pass/Fail
Gene Collier (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) said that Tim Tebow’s game operates as a pass/fail. “When he passes, it fails.” Except this time.
Hey Ryan- We Want To Know
D.J. Gallo (ESPN.com) posed a question that should have been asked in a Rex Ryan presser. “as an expert on terrible predictions, what do you think about the Mayan calendar and 2012?”
Speaking Of The Mayan Calendar
Bob Molinaro (HamptonRoads.com) asked if that calendar will appear with swimsuit models.
Ryan’s New Leaf
There’s a big hoo-hah going on about Jets Coach Rex Ryan having to re-invent himself, as was done by Joe Girardi and Tom Coughlin. It’s being said that he should be more straight laced in order to provide a stronger base upon which the players could rely.
What’s interesting is that Girardi and Coughlin were thought to have been too rigid in their ways while Ryan appeared to be too easy going.
“G” and “C” must have found the correct mid-point because they won championships.
Now let’s wait to see how much or if Ryan changes. In the final analysis, Ryan MUST be able to know what’s going on with his team.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Kermit T. Frog sang that song along with a lot of the NY Jets players. That controversy at the end of the Dolphins game has gotten a lot of ink already.
Only a complete overhaul of the Jets locker room, that includes the coach, both coordinators, the QB, as well as the team captain Santonio Holmes is going to work.
Holmes, BTW, was called a cancer by one anonymous player.
Raiders’ Castle
Scott Ostler (SF Chronicle) wrote that Raidrs’ coach, Hue Jackson, “Is on double-secret probation: Improve the team next season or take a hike.”
Flag On The Raiders
This past season the Oakland Raiders were flagged 163 times or just over 10 times per game, as the Sports Curmudgeon reported. Those flags totaled 1358 yards (just under 85yards/game). This is one stat in which the Raiders led the league.
Edwin Jackson- Desired At The Right Price
9yrs in majors, 60/60 195 IP/YR, 145 K/YR, 1.82K/BB- a bit low, 4.46 ERA- a bit high, 1.48 WHIP- a bit high.
Boras is his agent and is asking for a multi-year deal for $15 million.
Women’s Soccer
Kevin Baxter (LA Times) wrote about our Women’s World Cup Soccer team and their coach, Pat Sundage, who has a 77-5 since becoming coach in 2007. The team is going to play the opening qualifying round in Vancouver in late January. The top two teams in this tournament will advance to London.
The other participants include the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Guatemala.
2012 Numbers Thing In showing that I’m not alone in finding number associations interesting, Doug Williams (ESPN.com) about: “THE MILESTONES
Little big man: Ray Rice is just 5-foot-8, but while playing for Rutgers he became the first player in Big East history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, totaling exactly 2,012 in 2007. Kareem’s career: He’s the NBA’s all-time career scorer, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also came into the league as a dominant rebounder. (Just ask his biggest fan, Roger Murdock of “Airplane” fame.) Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in the NBA and for 12 consecutive years averaged more than 23 points and 10 rebounds. PERFECT TIMING At the 1987 U.S. Track and Field Championships, Carl Lewis sprinted to a win in the 200 meters with a time of 20.12. If only his (in)famous rendition of the national anthem had been so quick. 20s & 12s: SOME DYNAMIC DUOS
Rocky Bleier (20) and Terry Bradshaw (12): The running back (now a motivational speaker) and QB (now motivated to speak) teamed up for four Steelers Super Bowl championships.
Mel Renfro (20) and Roger Staubach (12): Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Renfro and Hall of Fame quarterback Staubach helped the Dallas Cowboys win two Super Bowls together.
Penn State’s O’Brien
Bill O’Brien was hired to do more than just coach the football team at Penn State; he is going to head up that program and put it back on the straight and narrow.
All of those complainers from the University’s Lettermen’s Club wanted someone with ties to PS.
I’m glad they didn’t get it because I think everyone in that old program knew what was going on
Those Wild And Crazy Mormons
Brad Rock (Deseret News) wrote about BYU saying: “BYU fans screamed, stomped and celebrated way too much. Though the outcome of the Cougars’ 81-56 win over San Francisco had been long decided, students stayed to cheer madly for every basket on Saturday. The reason? They’re fans, for one thing. Second, it was a frozen yogurt giveaway night. With the Cougars scoring 80 points, ticket-holders qualified for a treat at Yogurtland. Here’s to things that makes people act a little silly and wild. Frozen yogurt — the Mormon alcohol.”
