First week of the season. Giants beat the Redskins on Thursday, but the real fun begins today. I expect that Dallas will have a good record again, but will falter in the playoffs. I have the nagging suspicion that Romo will be another Danny White: A stat monster who can't win the big game. I hope I'm wrong.
I'm always shocked when football starts, it never seems like it's time. What happened to the Summer? It always flies by.
Steelers lead Houston 35-3 in the beginning of the 4th quarter. The Bills are beating the crap out of the Seahawks right now. Nice fake FG for a TD by Buffalo. Lots of empty seats in Buffalo---looks like a rainy day there. The cheerleaders look kind of funny with their raincoats.
What is you guy's favorite team? Every year, I always feel like I should try and pick a favorite team, but I can never decide. Like, what should I base it on? What logo I like? What city I like best? Closest to Canada? I have no investment in it.
Lessee, in my house: 1. I'm a Redskins fan 2. My oldest son likes the Ravens and Joe Flacco (who did okay in his first start) 3. My second son likes the Eagles 4. My youngest son changes his favorite team weekly. Right now, it's Dallas.
Eh.... I never had an NFL team, and still don't have one completely. However, a couple of my roommates are big Seahawks fans, and they watch Auburn with me so I started watching Hawks games on Sunday with them. And then I noticed a lot of Auburn players on the team. So I watched them.... get pounded by the Bills and Courtney Taylor drop every pass that came his way....
I root for the Vikings in the NFC. I guess it's because I liked those old Bud Grant-coached teams of the 70s
I'm a homer, so I always root for the Rams. But they're gonna suck again this year, so I know I'll need a backup team. I've always liked the Packers, so they're my #2 team.
We rooted for the Rams while living in Columbia. It was mainly because my wife is from CA, and her favorite team was always the L.A. Rams. Unfortunately the Sheep got shredded by the Eagles today. Not even a single TD for what used to be the greatest show on turf? Sad.
I posted this last November: Their backup quarterback could've gotten some real playing time last season in those blowout games, but Beledick decided that running up the score was better.
I'm hearing now that Chris Simms will be (is?) flying to New England and could sign with the Patriots as early as tomorrow.
I root for the Rams, Chiefs, Cardinals, Packers, plus others due to logo or pity. I root against the Bears, New York City, Titans (dubious/ugly logo and if you must rip off an old team name, why pick one from NYC?!), Texans (ugly logo and stupid name), plus others due to annoyance. Makes for an up-and-down breakfast on Monday mornings.
Week 2. The loser of the Colts/Vikings game will be 0-2. If it weren't for Ike causing the 9 November reschedule of the Ravens/Texans game (Reliant stadium had most of its roof panels torn off), the entire AFC South could be 0-2 after tomorrow. Big Monday night showdown between Dallas and Philadelphia, the first test for either team.
My son is in mourning about the Texas-Ravens postponement. Really, someone wasn't thinking. They actually thought pushing the game back 24 hours was an option? You have a cat-2/3 hurricane going over Houston and power might be out for several days, and you just push the game back 24 hours? It should have been moved to San Antonio or something, like the NFL did with the Saints after Katrina.
Rumor has it the Texans were dicks about the whole thing and refused to lose a home game, no matter the cost to other teams, sensibility.
