STWJ: A LOOK BACK/LOOK AHEAD

THE WEEK BEHIND:

HUSKIES BEAT GEORGIA ST. AFTER FIRST HALF SCARE-

   The first half was sickening. The Georgia St. (I don't even know the Mascots name) DOMINATED a Power 5 team expected to win 9-10 games this season. It was only 14-0 at halftime. Given the 36-point handicap vegas gave this particular matchup, it felt more like 50-0 in favor of the Georgia St. Whatevers. 

   Husky QB Cyler Miles doesn't quite look like a guy who is ready to lead a team to the top of the Pac-12. The best words to describe his play the first 30 minutes would be lost and confused. Granted, he cleaned it up the rest of the way. It still is worrisome. As is the young secondary. 

   Chris Petersen's team is 4-0, but heading into conference play the honeymoon is over, and this marriage is about to get real. 

SEAHAWKS DO IT AGAIN TO DENVER-

   This one was slightly more stressful for the 12th man. They called it a Super Bowl "rematch", but it didn't feel that way. The NFL is unlike any other sport when it comes to year-to-year parity. So many things change, guys comes and go, heal and get injured, the young mature, the mature get slow. While it was Hawks-Broncos again, it just felt different. But, most importantly, the result was the same. 

   Despite choking up a 20-12 lead with about a minute to go to force OT, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks won the toss in and marched 80 yards for another victory. The stakes were not nearly as high as they were in February, but coming off of a tough loss in San Diego the weekend before, 2-1 looks much better than 1-2 heading into the early bye. 

   Other than the result being the same, a couple of other things were as well... Russell Wilson was great. He is now a remarkable 7-0 in his career against Manning, Brady, Rodgers, and Brees. Thats absurd. Another constant was that Peyton Manning and the way he operates his offense continues to be a great match up for this Seattle D. Other than Manning's spectacular last-minute drive to tie the game, he was pretty much held in check. When it is noisy, it is hard for him to control things like he does. And when he is uncomfortable in the pocket, he doesn't throw the same balls. It was both loud and uncomfortable. 

   Seattle will take this weekend off before heading to Maryland for a MNF matchup against RG3 Kirk Cousins and the Skins'. 

OREGON HOLDS ON TO BEAT WSU-

    Pullman is never an easy place to play. And for the last four years the Cougars have played Oregon tough, for at least a half. So the 21-21 halftime score wasn't a total shock. You figured the 2nd ranked team in the country would run away with it the last 30 minutes. They didn't. WSU played tough, smart football on the defensive side, and the offense was able to keep pace with Heisman hopeful Marcus Mariotta and the Ducks. And until the last four minutes of play, it looked like the Cougs might of had a shot at the major upset. It was for not. While it wasn't all to blame on the guys in stripes, the wonderful PAC12 refs definitely had a hand in the defeat for the Cougs. What else is new in this conference? 

    Oregon is ranked number 2, and looks strong. They do have holes. A banged up offensive line looks susceptible to the Cougar pass rush all night. If they want to be a part of the first "final four" this season, they will need to figure that out. And quickly. 

MARINERS TANK-

The Mariners surprised everyone this season. With strong pitching, a group of youngsters that took on their new managers attitude of fighting until the last pitch, and a veteran superstar presence in Robinson Cano, they stayed in contention all the way until the end. As I write this, they sit 2 games back with 2 games to play. It will be nearly impossible, but they gave it a hell of a shot. What had been the strength of the squad all season long, the pitching staff top to bottom, began to fade the last few weeks of the season. Felix Hernandez had a few rough outings after having a miraculous, record-breaking summer. Hisashi Iwakuma showed signs of fatigue, along with comeback player of the year candidate Chris Young. With a very spotty offense, they needed those guys to go how they've been going all year until the very end. 

   It is a huge letdown that they most likely won't be in the playoffs for the 13th consecutive year, but Mariner fans have a lot to be excited about. The team is young, and this season has probably made them hungrier than ever. Dustin Ackley may finally be coming into his own, and minor league prospect DJ Peterson might be one of the most electric ones we have seen in a long time. If this was just the beginning, great things are to come. Add a few more pieces next year, and they should be one of the favorites to grab a wild card at the very least. 

    

What Lies Ahead:

HUSKIES OPEN PAC-12 PLAY-

    After starting the season 4-0, Chris Petersen will get the real thing going Saturday afternoon against the 16th ranked Stanford Cardinal. The 4-0 portion of the schedule wasn't pretty. And the Dawgs will need to get it together in a hurry if they stand a chance to compete not only Saturday, but the rest of the way in a crazy competitive PAC12 North. The Huskies almost pulled off the upset last year in Palo Alto, this time around they will have the crowd behind them, and a younger Stanford offense to battle. It should be a good one. I think the Dawgs will get it going on offense, and the front line on the D (Danny Shelton anyone?) will be able to do just enough to get some big stops against the Cardinal power run game. Huskies 31 Stanford 24. BOOK IT.

THE CAPTAIN SAYS GOODBYE (It's real this time)-

    Yankee captain Derek Jeter will play his final games ever. He will cap off his career at Fenway Park, no less. For as much as I hate the Yankees, he was one guy I could always cheer for. He was a part of childhood, growing up and watching him become one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. In the late 90's/early 00's, it usually went A-Rod, Nomar, and then Jeter. The first two were power guys, Jeter wasn't. In the end, he was the last man standing. Nomar got hurt, and never returned to his old self. A-Rod, well, he's just an asshole. Miguel Tejada squeaked into the conversation in the mid 2000's, but that didn't last long. It is Derek Jeter who will go down as one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. 

    The farewell tour has gone on all summer, and some say it was too much, and too big of a publicity stunt. Sure, it probably was. But all those fans that attended when the Yankees were in their town got to see Derek Jeter one last time. It is something you can talk about for a long, long time. While it may have been dragged on, it was a cool way to go out. 

THE TWEET OF THE WEEK-

Steelers To Wear Patch Honoring Victims Of Ben Roethlisberger http://onion.com/1wwAhhJ  pic.twitter.com/VDHdXODuMd

 

Jake's Take:

Bill Simmons And The Mothership That Is ESPN-

Simmons, the long-feuding yet very popular and outspoken columnist/tv personality/podcast curator of ESPN/Grantland fame bashed the NFL and Roger Goodell, and then dared his employer, ESPN, to come after him for it. He has said some risky things in the past. Last year he received a 1-week Twitter suspension for calling a Richard Sherman/Skip Bayless First Take 'debate' "Embarrassing". And in 2009, Simmons received a two week social media suspension for bashing a couple of Boston-based sports talk guys. So this isn''t his first rodeo, but this one was definitely different.

What did the network do? They suspended him for three weeks, (or one week longer than the original Ray Rice suspension), and he will not appear on any and all platforms for the duration. Oh, and he also can't use his social media tools during that time. 

The question is, did they do this because of what he said about Roger Goodell? Or was it because he dared ESPN do do something about it after? Well, its probably a little of both. While quite a few ESPN personalities have spoken out against the league in the wake of recent events, many of those folks have been former coaches and players. They can write that off as guys who are in the "fraternity" giving their opinion. Simmons is just a journalist. You would think he gets paid what he does for his strong opinions, but the mothership cannot allow him to bash a league that generates the kind of money for them like the NFL does. 

I think it is ridiculous. Many are saying they had to make an example out of a guy like Simmons, (well-paid, well-known etc.), and let it be known you can't do what he did. Or else. The thing is, he was dead on with his thoughts. Not too many people have stopped watching the NFL after these scandals, (You are lying if you say you have) the PR crisis is still very bad. The league and anyone the league makes cash for want the negativity gone. They may or may not have shut Bill down without him calling them out, we will never know. He gave them the invitation to do it, and it was perfect for them. Had he not ended it with that, and they still suspended him, it would have looked a lot worse on them. Now they can give whatever reasons they want, and it's hard to question them. You can't walk into work, bash one of your biggest clients, and then dare your boss to say something. *DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME* 

ESPN will always be scared of what is said and who its said about. They don't run themselves, they are run by the leagues and individuals that generate the cash for them. It is the same reason they fall in love with athletes that may not be the best or most interesting, but they are popular. Tim Tebow, anyone? If I were Simmons, I'd pickup, tell them to F*** off, and get out of there. Of course, that isn't happening. His Grantland website and the four letter network have a joint partnership. It's the same reason why the TV show "Playmakers" was taken off the air. The NFL didn't like how it depicted drug use, domestic violence, and gay players so they asked ESPN to yank it. They did it immediately. Ironically, years later the show plays out like another episode of Hard Knocks. ESPN works for the man, and until they don't act so frightened, guys like Bill Simmons will be held back from speaking freely and doing their jobs to the fullest. 

I'M BAAAAACK!...

It has almost been one year to the day of my last blog post.

Reading the headline on that piece hurts. "Keep Calm People, The Kings Will be Here Soon".

Ouch.

I guess I should start this off by apologizing. I was wrong. I let the Seattle homer in me, along with my deep emotions on the issue, over shadow the potential for a failed attempt by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to bring the NBA back to our city. It still hurts.

It seems like it was well over a year ago all of that drama was playing out. I really thought we had it in the bag. I think Chris and Steve probably did too. A year later, the Kings have wrapped up another bad season (thats still better than no season at all), the guy who was suppose to run the basketball operations for our new Sonics just got a job in the Big Apple running the Knicks. And the Milwaukee Bucks, another team thought to be a potential player in future Seattle hoops, just sold to a couple of guys who will keep the team in Wisconsin. That despite the Hansen/Ballmer group reportedly offering a much higher price than what Senator Herb Kohl received.

Enough about that topic for now, that isn't the reason I am writing this. This post is meant to be a "reintroduction" of sorts. Keeping up a blog isn't easy. It's not hard, but it isn't easy either. The itch is always there for me. I am always posting on Facebook, sending out tweets. I constantly find myself discussing sports at all times during the day. That is when I ask myself, "why don't you do your blog anymore?". Others ask me this at various times as well. I almost rebooted it that week in December when The Seahawks crushed the Saints on Monday night, and then Robinson Cano left the Yankees to come play for our lowly Mariners. I didn't though.

Another time came in mid January, when the Hawks were running through the playoffs, well on their way to our first ever world championship. Once again, I didn't.

That is what finally brings me to the point of all this. I have been working for the past month or so on a new, weekly post I will be doing right here. It will be pretty basic. Straight-forward, easy to read, and hopefully fun and entertaining. It will consist of three parts:

I will do a week in review. Simple concept. I will discuss major events/outcomes/performances/stories from the past week in the sports world. Maybe other topics as well, depending on the given week.

Next, I will do a look ahead. Discussing big games coming up, important dates, trade deadines, etc...

The final part will be a short column on one specific topic. A rant/opinion of sorts. Most of the time I will probably be aiming to piss you off. (Coug friends...)

Thats it. Nothing too fancy. Just something that I hope you will look forward to reading each Thursday when it is posted. And please, pass it along to anyone else you think may enjoy it!

Thanks for reading this far, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Keep Calm People, The Kings Will Be Here Soon...

As this Sacramento Kings to Seattle saga enters the final round, I thought it would be a good time to

hop back on this blog after a two year hiatus, and sooth the nerves of my fellow Seattle diehards. Everyday I get asked questions about the situation, and what my beliefs on the matter are. Apparently, these people think I actually know what is going on. And while I like to think that I do, I really have no clue. I don't think the NBA has any idea, either. I have studied the story from the beginning, and I continue to do so everyday, at all hours. I have gone about it from every angle, being calmed by the local media members, and angered by the people in Cowtown. All the while getting frustrated by the non-biased national talkers and scribes who sit firmly in the neutral zone. I have gone to city council meetings, and have sparred late into the night with Kings fans on Twitter. Enough with the numbers, the facts, and all of that. This post is not about that, it is just about why you should feel good and be positive about what will happen.

For me, this thing started on a muggy June day in 2011. It was the Fremont Solstice festival, and I was standing in a beer garden at LTD, proudly wearing a green and yellow Supersonics t-shirt. A guy approached me, complimented me on my Supes' gear, and we proceeded to discuss the topic. All of the memories the Sonics gave us as young kids in the 90's, and the pain that was caused when the team up and left for the city that shall not be named in 2008. This mystery man then told me something I never let go of...his brother, who lived in San Francisco, was friends with a guy down there that had begun the process to build a new arena and bring our team back. I expressed how awesome that would be, we said bye, and went our separate ways. While it was always in the back of my mind, I never thought much of it. What does some drunk guy at a beer garden really know about this?

Apparently, he knew it all.

It wasn't more than six months later, in December of 2011, that news began coming out that a San Francisco hedge-fund manager was scooping up land in the SODO district. And for what? Well, to build a basketball arena, of course. Just like that man in the beer garden, this hedge-fund manager was a mystery man in his own right.

Coming up on the two year anniversary of that Solstice festival, we now know this man as the second coming...Christopher Hansen.

His plan started quietly, and rapidly picked up steam. The grand idea started becoming much more clear, the rest of the group started taking shape, rallies were held, more land was purchased, arena discussions began popping up on city and county council agendas, and shit got real.

And then it happened, in January, right when our Seahawks remarkable season came to a brutal end, we had amazing news. The once former mystery man, turned local legend, Hansen, along with the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, and a couple of guys with the last name Nordstrom, had reached an agreement to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to our city. At that time, this thing seemed all but done. Little did we know, it was only the end of the first quarter.

Here we are now, the clock winding down in the 4th. We have had the lead the whole game, and despite Sacramento getting some calls from the refs that seem...I'll say generous, we just need to close this out. Our team of All-stars have not once misled us, let us down, or made a misstep. Not one single time. What once seemed like a dream, is right there in our grasps. While the people in Sacramento have held press conferences on the reg, talked about their "whales" who would save the team, and spewed rhetoric after rhetoric about their arena "deal" (they use that term loosely), our guys have sat quietly, occasionally making it rain a couple extra million dollars just for good measure.

Some people I talk to are upbeat about the situation, others worn out from it, and a few extremely pessimistic. I say the same thing to all of them, "don't worry, we got this". I feel like I have Russell Wilson under center, and Marshawn Lynch in the backfield. We just need one more first down to drain the clock. You would feel good about that, right? So, yes, there is a chance of a mistake, but it just doesn't happen too often.

Instead of getting caught up in the numbers, the biased opinions, and the history, just focus on what we know is true. We know that what we have to offer in Seattle is a better all around deal. Most importantly, we know our team has never let us down.

To close, I wouldn't pop the champagne just yet, but the locker rooms are definitely covered in plastic, and the bottles are on ice.

Keep calm...We got this.

What Cougar Fans Should be Clamoring For...

If I was a Washington State Cougar fan ( I thank god every night that I am not) I would be harassing my athletic department to make the smartest move possible for the football program.

That move is out there, it just needs to be made.

Fire head coach Paul Wulff, which seems inevitable, and go hire Mike Leach before someone like Arizona gets to him.

You want to make at least one Husky envious, that is the way to do it. Mike Leach is an unemployed mad man,eager to get back into coaching and make Texas Tech realize they screwed up. This guy created one of the most dangerous spread attacks football fans have ever seen, and he drew it all up on a napkin late one night.

As a Husky alum with a team that ranks near the bottom in most defensive statistics, the idea of having Leach coaching our in-state rival is frightening. Year in and year out the Cougs have NFL caliber receivers. Put those guys with a spread-style QB, and a line that understands the scheme (Leach's offense requires much more space than usual in between each linemen) and they already have a potent attack.

Did I mention, the guy has a vast knowledge of the recruiting landscape in the South, most notably in Oklahoma and Texas. Those states are what they like to call "gold-mines" in the high school gridiron world.

Sure, Leach has been known to be a little coo coo at times. After all, any grown man with a deep fascination with pirates has to be a little nutty. And yes, he was accused of locking former Red Raider receiver Adam James in a closet after suffering a concussion. That whole story doesn't seem too accurate though. But, a guy like Leach could fit in perfectly in a place like Pullman. It is a small community, far away from a lot of other places. The type of place where he could get away with all that quirkiness. A lot of high school Football players in the South come from tight-knit communities that have a lot of passion for their local teams. One thing Pullman has is passion, and that small town feel. Leach bringing talented recruits in from the south might actually prove not too difficult for him and his staff.

All this guy did at Texas Tech was win. And score a lot of points while doing so. all while at a school that in the grand scheme of things out there, is just a little fish swimming in a big pond.  In Pullman, he would only have to compete locally with Washington. Yes, they appear to be making their way back to prominence, but they are not Oklahoma, Texas, or Texas A&M.

If I am Bill Moos, I am making this move now rather than waiting. Arizona has already fired their head coach and have begun the search for the next guy. The wildcats have gotten deep into Texas recruiting in recent years, and quite possibly will be going hard after Leach in order to keep that going.

When Washington fired Tyrone Willingham in 2008, Leach was my guy. Don't get me wrong, I love Steve Sarkisian, but the thought of Mike Leach coaching the Cougars is a scary one. A Harrell to Crabtree like connection on the Palouse, No thank you. WSU fans getting caught up in their head coaches pirate obsessions, wearing Jack Sparrow outfits into the student section for a night game on ESPN, that would make me a little jealous. It sounds awesome.

So, as a Husky alum, please do not make the move. But for those Cougs, I would be begging for Mike Leach's pirate ship to set sail for Pullman.

Ahoy.

ATTN: WSU Cougars, Stay on Your Side of The State...

It is that time of year again. The time when the Washington State Cougar football program rolls into the city of Seattle with their passion high, and their win total low. And this year, rather than hosting a non-conference opponent that is much worse than them, they are playing a Pac-12 foe, much worse than them. My point, no matter who they play or how good or bad they are, you guys stay in Pullman, and the Huskies will hold down Seattle.

Now, before you go arguing about all of the alums who live in the greater Seattle area, and all of the passion they have, let me tell you this; I understand that, and I don't care. I am sorry everyone graduates from WSU and gets the hell out of town as soon as they can. I also apologize on behalf of everyone responsible that Seattle is a much cooler place, and that the Washington legislator did not choose to put your campus here in 1890, but rather Pullman.

There are satellite campuses in Spokane (beautiful place), the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. Why don't you guy's play a football game in one of those gems?

The idea of schools playing games in the largest city in the state should be reserved for rivalry games. I.e. Oklahoma and Texas playing in Dallas. That idea was brought up a couple of years ago for the Apple Cup, and WSU was scared away. Yet, they still want to come back and play a game each year. If the fan base has so many people in Seattle, and so much passion, why not play the Huskies in a 67,000 seat stadium every season?

The people in Seattle, and the Husky fans more importantly, did not make Martin Stadium the smallest in the Pac-12. The WSU administration did. Blame them. We understand you want our town, our town's facilities, and our amenities. But, with all that passion for the Palouse and "God's Country", why don't you just keep the "home" games over there?

Leave the West Side to the Best Side. UW.

Oh, and by the way, Martin Stadium is named after a Dawg. Nice work.

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A Look Back At The Week That Was...

• Washington Strolls Into Rice-Eccles, Handles Utah: The Washington Huskies came into Salt-Lake 10 point underdogs. This was Utah's first Pac-12 home game, it was a chance for their famed "MUSS" student section to show that they could hang with the big boys. It was also a chance for their football team to show that they too belonged. They did anything but that. Utah fumbled the opening kickoff, which was scooped up by Husky linebacker Jamal Kearse and taken into the end-zone for six. And that would be the story for the day, as the Washington defense forced five turnovers, struggled offensively in the first half, and then erupted in the second. Running back Chris Polk ran for 189 yards, QB Keith Price threw for three more, and the Dawgs offense continued to click. Utah's defense is nothing extraordinary, but this Washington unit appears to be able to handle anything. Pac-12 teams better take notice, because they are tough to defend.

• Washington State Stuns Colorado on Late TD Toss: If you don't know who Marquees Wilson is now, you soon will. The Cougar wide receiver had 121 yards on six receptions, including a decisive 63-yard touchdown catch with 1:10 left in the game to win it for the Cougs. Colorado's secondary, which came into the game bruised and damaged, was able to keep Washington States passing game relatively quiet, until the last 2 1/2 minutes. The Cougars scored with 2:35 left, down a field goal, and elected to kick it deep and trust their defense. That paid off, as they forced a punt immediately. Then stepped in Wilson, who appears to be the next of a long line of star wide outs that have come out of Pullman. He simply sped past the corner and safety and went deep into the secondary, untouched, for the game winning touchdown. 

•  Luck Powers #6 Stanford to Another Victory: I might need to just begin a separate section for this topic, as it is becoming routine to write about Andrew Luck and him leading his team to victory. The guy is just ridiculous. He went 23-27 for 227 yards and three scores. Oh, and did I mention the one handed catch he hauled in on a trick play? If you know of a better player in the country than this guy, please let me know. I do not think it exists. By the way, Stanford beat UCLA 45-19.

The Winners...

• Washington State Wide Receiver Marquees Wilson: Could Washington State be recognized as Wideout U.? Every year, no matter who their coach is, or who is in charge of getting the rock to them, they produce NFL caliber wide receivers. Marquees Wilson is the next great one. He is currently ranked ninth in the country with 550 yards, and is averaging 26.2 yards a pop. After being bottled up most of the game in Boulder, he showed he can show up when his team needs him most, scoring the game winning touchdown with 1:10 left. This guy is becoming a star.

• Washington Husky Defense: The unit, and their coordinator Nick Holt, have been feeling the heat since the season began. They may have quieted the critics, for now at least, after their performance against Utah. The Utes are a know power running team, who grinds the ball until they can open up some play action. Well, not this game. The Huskies held Utah's ground game to 36 yards on 15 carries, and forced 5 turnovers. We will see if this showing can carry on throughout the year. 

The Losers...

• Oregon State: Things are not looking good in Corvallis this season. The Beavers were not able to capitalize on a number of Arizona State mistakes, and lost to the Sun Devils 35-20. They are now 0-4 to start the year, and 0-2 in league play. Looking ahead, they better hope to get past Arizona, or a struggling BYU team, or they could go without a victory for 2011. 

A Look Ahead...

• #9 Oregon Takes on The Golden Bears:  Last year, using what some would call a sketchy defensive tactic, Cal held Oregon to a season low 15 points, eventually losing 15-13. Multiple times through out the game, it appeared Cal defensive players would look over to the sidelines, then fall to the ground with various types of injuries. It did work however, as it slowed down the Ducks attack, and kept them out of a rhythm for much of the game. After breaking the schools single game rushing record two weekends ago, we will see if LaMichael James can pick up where he left off. Cal has some outstanding receivers, and a good quarterback in transfer Brock Maynard, so this should be an interesting Thursday night match up. At least until Oregon blows the cover off the thing.

• Washington State VS. UCLA: A quick glance, and this contest will not catch anybodies eye. The reason I find it intriguing is this; Both head coaches were on the hot seat to start the year, and now both seem headed in opposite places. This is a real turning point game for both schools. A win for WSU and they are at 4-1, 2-0 in the Pac, and only two wins shy of being bowl eligible. Whereas a loss for the Bruins would drop them to 2-4, 1-2 in the Pac, and Rick Neuheisels job would be hard to save. A win for UCLA and a loss for WSU would simply bring the two back to where they were at the beginning, with their respective jobs still up in the air for 2012.

•  Battle of The Beatens: Goes to show you not too many exciting games on slate for the weekend. Both Arizona and Oregon State are searching for their first Pac-12 victories. In Oregon States case, their first victory. I really do think that the Beavers are just that bad, and that will come to light when the 1-4 Wildcats manhandle them down in Corvallis.

My Random Sports Thoughts of The Week...

• How about these baseball playoffs? It all started with that wild finish to the last day of the regular season. Now, we have 3 out of 4 divisional series going to game 5. I have the Phil's winning at home, the D-Backs taking the series in Milwaukee, and as much as it pains me to say, the damn Yanks will be playing the Rangers in the next round. 

• Keep canceling everything David Stern. You are getting what you deserve. You don't know how to run a business, you try and force peoples hands, and that is finally catching up to you. I enjoy the NBA, and watching the playoffs in June, but no season is what this league needs to realize they don't operate in a functional manner. It is time to oust the commish. 

• Hank Williams Jr., you are a country singer. You have no business being on a news station discussing politics. What he said was wrong, and because of that I am now going to miss that song to open up MNF.

• The dream team? Once again, Vince Young does something stupid. 

• Another plug for this great new website, NWSportsBeat, I am doing some work for them. It is an awesome place to go for anyone who loves our Northwest teams. Canucks, Sounders, Mariners, Seahawks, colleges, Oregon teams, and much much more! Check it out.

My Fantasy Team Update That You Probably Don't Give a Crap About...     

• "Worst2First" are currently 3-1. After a tough loss in week three, we bounced back with a blowout rout. You know it is a crazy year in the NFL when I am debating who to start at quarterback; Phillip Rivers, or Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.  

I Will Leave You With This...

Sure sounds like this lovely sportscaster wants to "F*ckin kick all the haters off"...