Slurp Fest '07

Well, week 9 in the NFL season is finally here. We all know what that means. The Patriots are undefeated, and playing the best football I've seen since the Cowboys in the early 90's or the 49ers before them. The Colts are undefeated, and defending Super Bowl Champions. And, they play each other this week in Indianapolis. The Patriots are favored to win, though not by very much. Here's the kicker. Both of the teams are trying to come off as the worst team to ever play the game.



Peyton Manning dubbed this week, Compliment Week. He says that some of his teammates have given the Pats bulletin board material in the past, and that's not the way to go. He says on Tom Brady, "I've got a lot of respect for Tom. For the way he always plays, the way he's always prepared. What he's doing this year as a quarterback is VERY impressive to me

Tom Brady painted Peyton Manning as God's gift to the game of football, saying, "What's not to like about him? He does everything well. He can throw the long stuff, throw the short stuff. He's a clutch player. He's always in command of the team, and the offense. He's a great actor." That drew a smile from Brady and laughs from reporters. Brady continued, "He's got a better arm. He's bigger. He's probably faster. He's Smarter. I've always looked up to Peyton and the way he plays." The slurp fest continues, but I can't take listening to, or writing any more of it right now.

(30 minutes later)




OK, So I think I'm ready to listen to more press conferences, this time between the coaches. We'll start with Tony Dungy.

"They don't beat themselves. That's probably the first thing you notice. You see very sound play in all three phases of the game, and that tells you how well coached they are..." They're a lot of Dungy just saying that the Patriots are very sound. "They don't beat themselves. Like we always say when we play them, 'you have to avoid losing the game first, then we'll work on winning it.'" When asked about being the underdog, he said, "I don't look at that stuff, because at the end of the day, it's not a poll. You're gonna go out there and play, and the team who has the most points at the end of the day is the winner." He later goes on to call the Patriots the "champs"

uh...no? See Tony Dungy, you won the last Super Bowl. That makes YOU the champs. You haven't lost since then, so you can't even be accused to being knocked around. You have beaten the Pats the last three times you played them, including the AFC Championship game.

But anyways, now to Belichick.

"I've been watching a lot of the Colts the last couple days. They do so many things well. I would say the most impressive thing, is defensively they don't give any big plays. They don't allow long passes, long runs. They don't have any defensive penalties. The same goes on offense...They make you earn everything. It's really impressive what they've done. The amount of football they've played, and the level they've played at, is what's impressive. They do an outstanding job in every aspect of the game. It'll be a big challenge for us to go out there and be competitive..."


My God..this sounds like the Ray J sex tape. Slurp Slurp Slurp all day. I mean come on fellas. This is a rivalry. Where is Randy Moss saying "Maaaaan. FUCK the colts. We gonna smash them hoes. They dont want it with us."???

When are we gonna hear Adam Vinatieri say "I'm the reason we won those super bowls in new england. Just look at the scores. Fuck Tom Brady."???

This might as well be a girl scout meeting! Come on fellas, I know the game will speak for itself, but I want someone to say 'let have their bulletin board material. they're gonna need it'

This is what the NFL has come to? People are THAT afraid of giving the other team motivation that they end up just making the other team to be the greatest in NFL history? GOOD GOD that's annoying. I want to hear some guaranteed victories. I want to hear 'I will run for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns. Write it down.'

Instead, we get to hear Peyton Manning talk about how pretty Tom Brady is.

Are the Patriots Running Up the Score? Are They Wrong For it?

A lot of people have been harsh on Bill Belicheck, and the Patriots for running up the score. Most recently, in a 52-7 win against the Redskins on Sunday. Before that, it was the lowly Miami Dolphins, and the week before that the Cowboys. The Pats became the first team in NFL history to drop at least 48 points in 3 straight games. So, the question has been asked. Are they running up the score?

Sure they are. They went for it on two different 4th downs in the 4th quarter, once while up 38-0. Earlier in that same drive, they threw down field on a 35 yard pass to Randy Moss, who made the catch despite being triple covered. Later in the game, with the back ups in the game, then went for it again on 4th and 1, and on that drive put their final points on the board to take a 52-0 lead. That's running it up if I've ever heard of it. Bill Belicheck was quoted saying, "what did you want us to do? Kick a field goal?"

So, we've established they're running up the score. But are they wrong for doing it?

Nope.

Not even one bit?

Big negative on that one. You don't want all those points scored on you? Here's a novel idea. STOP THEM. That's your job, defense. Thats what you get paid, in some cases, MILLIONS of dollars to do. It's the offense's job to score points, and it's the defense's job to stop them. This isn't college, where the talent level is really less superior on one side of the ball. This is your livelyhood.

Now, did anyone think about the fans? You know, the ones who pay their hard earned money to go to the game. The ones who paid to see 60 minutes of football. Not to see 45 minutes of football, then 15 minutes of waiting for the game to end. It simply wouldn't be fair to your fans, especially since this was a home game, to just stop trying because the defense didn't have an answer.

So, NFL players, coaches, and Personnel: Stop crying and stop somebody, if you dont want an embarassing loss.