Da Bears

The NFL season is kicking off in less than a week and I couldn't be more excited or more nervous. With the Bears great but up and down season ending in a very disapointing Superbowl. I cannot wait to see the Bears kick off, but after last year, anything other than a return trip to the Superbowl is a huge letdown. The window may be closing for this Bears team. While still good, the O Line is getting older, Briggs will be gone after this year, and there has still yet to be a wide out who has really stepped it up. The Bears are young with alot of good D players, Greg Olsen now at TE, and a nice mix of guys on the D Line. But with the NFC being the "younger brother" of the AFC this year, it is for the Bears taking. The question of quarterback for the Bears is a huge topic for everyone, but I've come to the conclusion that whatever happens, happens. I'd love to see "Good Rex" for the whole year, but I dont know if that will happen. He certainly has the skills and the surrounding players around him to be a great QB, but who knows if he will actually do it. Is he just a young QB who just completed his first official season? Or is he a QB on a rollercoaster ride with an 80 point difference in his QB rating from one week to the next? No matter what, this year will be interesting, and I'm unfortunatly looking at some sleepless nights.

Ankiel

One word-Wow.

The Pac-Man cometh

Pac-Man Jones, the troubled Tennessee Titan, is making his way into the ring. With his ring debut set to be Sunday on TNA, the Titans have looked to get a court order to stop the Pac Man from wrestling. I personally believe that with a year ban from playing, and Pac Man not really seeming to be one to keep up with conditioning, the Titans should just part ways with Jones and let the man 'rassle. I'm not a big fan of Jones, he's immature and doesn't ever seem to want to man up and take responsibility. But if he's not going to play, get rid of him, its not like he's a franchise QB. Yes, its a waste of a draft pick in a sense, but this wrestling would likely void his contract, and the Titans would be free from paying him anything. Plus I am interested to see if he walks into the ring being chased by the four ghosts, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.

Be Kind Rewind

When this blog was started, we decided that it wouldnt soley be about sports, just what was on our mind. And for maybe the 4 people that might read this, I wanted to show a trailer for a movie that I've been waiting to see for over a year. The movie is Be Kind Rewind by Michael Gondry, who directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It has Mos Def and Jack Black remaking movies that have been ruined. Nothing to do with sports, but the movie looks good.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809761737/video/3631941/

Barry Ain't So Bad

I think Barry deserves a break. He broke an amazing record and deserves some recognition. I recognize Barry as one of the best sluggers over 40 and it is amazing that he can still do it. My stance has softened on Barry this season because it seemed like he made a concerted effort to appear less douchey. Barry Bonds got a bad rap with the press and they would not let him live it down. God Bless You Barry and keep up the good work. I wish you can keep on hitting and driving in runs and now that the chase is over start stealing bases again.

756 and Counting

So I walk up to my room and turn on my tv, PTI was the last thing i had on early in the day, so ESPN started to appear very dimly on my television and i saw what i've been hoping would somehow not happen. I watched Barry Bonds cross homeplate with his family and some giants players waiting for him at home plate. So Bonds has broken Henry Aarrons home run record of the last 33 years. I dont know anyone who is happy about this. With so many people who hate this man, I really wished that he hit this homerun on the road, I'd love to see him in a place where he is hated and be booed loudly as he crossed home plate. Some people say "innocent until proven guilty" but theres been plenty of evidence against him and when the man himself doesn't say anything to help himself and who wont talk about it anymore, we're only left to believe that the man is guilty of something. If anything, I wish that he would have served some time for his tax evasion, and not had this opportunity.

I will say to watch it, just made me feel, i dont know, dirty? Watching Henry Aaron, a very classy man congratulate a piece of scum? Not right. I'm glad Selig wasnt there, he shouldnt have to be. It's an even better story that Selig was at the Mitchell hearings today that talked about steroids in baseball, as lil bonds hit his homerun. The good that will come out of this? It's now over.

Vick Going to the Dogs

As a football fan and a dog lover, my personal belief is that Michael Vick should never play in the NFL again. I believe in second chances for guys, but not when they screw up that chance. The same goes with Pac Man Jones, why should we let these guys back into the league when they have ruined every chance they get? Give them millions of dollars just to go and give it to strippers and use it to pay their thousand dollar speeding tickets. For Vick, whose alleged dog fighting ring included electrocuting and killing of dogs, the man should serve time, at least a year, let him know what it feels like to be caged and degraded. With no more endorsements, the only piece of Vick merchandise seems to be this Vick toy that I'm sure the PETA people will be buying off the shelves like crazy.

The original story can be found here http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/08/06/michael-vick-chew-toy-the-only-thing-you-can-still-buy-with-vic/?ncid=NWS00010000000001