Wednesday Walk Around the NFL 1-7-09

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 7, 2009 2:00 PM EST in News Comment 12 comments

Welcome Giants fans to the first walk around the NFL for 2009. As we prepare for the big game Sunday, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the NFL:

Is Al Davis looking to sell more of his interest in the Raiders? Well, according to the USA Today that depends on who you ask.
Did Boston College Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski just get himself fired?
The Dallas Morning News is hearing from many, many, many unhappy Dallas fans. I'm no Romo fan, but is that one fan serious about Michael Vick?
Remember a few weeks ago when we all had fun playing with the Sporting News Playoff Simulator? Well, according to the good folks at Accuscore, we're going to have several heart attacks on Sunday.
Bruce Smith and Rod Woodson are just two of the 15 finalists announced for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The L.A. Times says there is no need to change the OT rule. I say there is. I think OT quarters should be played until a winner is decided. The NFL is the only major league where ties are settled this way. Too much is decided on a coin flip. And yes, I know the stats don't always bear out to the coin toss winner winning the game, but I just think too much is being left to chance.

Final NFL Thoughts:

I am rooting for Jim Fassel to get the Rams job. If he doesn't, I am afraid he will be offered the Raiders job, and will take it out of desperation. Regardless of what you think of Fassel, he deserves better than that.
How many normal size people could fit inside that black jumpsuit Andy Reid has been wearing?
Has anyone ever spent as much time talking about not being interested in a job as Bill Cowher has regarding the Jets opening?

Final Un-NFL Thoughts:

We're moving to a new place this weekend, and spent the past weekend holding a garage sale. I've decided that having a garage sale ranks up there with buying a car as one of the most miserable experiences a person can have. Watching people pick thru your life and offer you 10 cents on the dollar for what you are asking is very depressing.
Pitchers and catchers are about 6 weeks away.

Wednesday Walk Extra: 2:20 PM, Call this "Why Eli Manning is cooler than us....." From the NY Post:

We don't know what else Eli Manning got for his 28th birthday, but his wife gave him a sexy lap dance. The Giants QB and teammates Shaun O'Hara, David Diehl, Amani Toomer, Brandon Jacobs and Kevin Boss hit Tenjune on Little West 12th Street Friday. After a few rounds of tequila shots, our spy said Eli's wife, Abby, "gave him a special lap dance" while Beyoncé's hit, "Single Ladies," blared. "They were trying to hide, but everyone on the dance floor could see them."

More importantly, nobody capped themself in the leg.

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That's the trouble with garage sales...

You usually end up the catcher;)

by NYcON on Jan 7, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Work is blocking me from the projection

but given what you said, maybe I don’t want to know?

Save the neck for me, Clark.

by Mr. Met on Jan 7, 2009 2:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

"More importantly, nobody capped themself in the leg"

It’s funny and it hurts at the same time.

Is there any way I can get a lap dance from Abby?

by potroast on Jan 7, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No picture of Abby, 'jrs?'

So, I guess I will have to add one. You know, I wouldn’t say no to a lap dance from Abby myself.

by Ed Valentine on Jan 7, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

damn

way to go Eli. Sometimes I think he seems like such a nerdy guy, and then I remember that he’s like 6’5, has been a star football player his whole life, was born to an NFL legend, and has a ridiculously hot wife….pretty much the exact opposite of nerdy

by cjmulrain on Jan 7, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

ha

by queler on Jan 7, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Like I said

Eli is cooler than all of us

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 8, 2009 8:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

NHL uses sudden death in OT

though it being considered a major sport down there in the USA is something to get you laughed at most the time.

by brisulph on Jan 7, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sudden death yes

But, its not a structure that gives one team an advantage base on the flip of a coin

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 8, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea

but unless a team wins the face off and scores on its first shot w/o ever giving up possession of the puck, there’s no built in advantage. And heck, even in that situation, you have to EARN the puck by winning the face off, not luck out with a coin flip. Imagine if they went straight to a shoot out and made THAT sudden death, where first shot is based on a coin flip. That’s what the NFL playoff is like. Hey, the goalie can always stop that first shot and get his team the puck, right?

by cjmulrain on Jan 8, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs