Forgive me in advance for yet another weak post, work has just been overwhelming this week and has kept me away from real life. Ya know... FOOTBALL!
A couple of quick notes, more to my self than to you my loyal
Perfect betting weekend! 6-0 including the Money Line wager on The Chargers.
Speaking of the Chargers, has a tight-end ever gotten a league MVP before. Winslow maybe? Do they just grow them right every now and again down their? I mean Antonio Gates, what the heck, is he human?
By the way the answer is yes and no. In the pre or post AFL-NFL era, no. During the AFL-NFL era, yes... sort of.
In 1965 both the AP and UP named the obvious choice, Hall of Famer Jim Brown. However, another equally recognized organization, the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia, gave E/TE/WR (Iron Man days) Pete Retzlaff - who, not surprisingly, played for Philadelphia - that honor for the NFL.
Anyway...
For the few that follow my ramblings (thank you, you make it worth-while), despite my philippic words about the current course of the NFL, things are starting to fall into place. With week 11's 5-2-1, I'm now in the black and feeling a bit more confident in my analysis of the match-ups and were my wagers go.
Although I would love to pound out a big one right now, I fear that the brain cell I have left (I did mention I spent 5 years in Vegas right?!) will fail me tonight. So instead I leave you with what I found to be yet another example of the ridiculousness that is political correctness today:
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NFL tells Roethlisberger Jesus must go!
Associated Press
Dec. 2, 2004 08:49 AM
PITTSBURGH - The National Football League is telling Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger that he can't have the letters PFJ - meaning play for Jesus - on his shoes.
The NFL told Roethlisberger to remove the initials and the number 40 - in honor of the late Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan - or else he'd face a $5,000 fine.
The NFL doesn't permit players to display personal messages on uniforms.
Roethlisberger says he doesn't make the rules and doesn't want to break them. However, he says he'll still carry the message in Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, only it might not be as visible.
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Hey Ben, have some Cojones. Screw the NFL and their damn fine! Wear PFJ across the front of your helmet and #40 on the back. You can afford 5k...
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Tagliabue Puts the “U” in StUpid
NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue praised Tillman as a hero and said that he "...personified the best values of America...Like other men and women protecting our freedom around the globe, he made the ultimate sacrifice and gave his life for his country."
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It's an insult to the donkey to call Tagliabue a jackass...
This weekends NFL Picks of The Week (shameless self-promotion) will be up tomorrow evening. Thanks for dropping by my little blip on the blog radar.
