Why Not?

This is from the South and pretty much goes how you would expect:

NFL Preview: Houston Texans

(She's hot)



2010 RECORD: 6-10

KEY ADDITIONS: CB Johnathan Joseph (free agent), S/KRDanieal Manning (free agent), DE J.J. Watt (first round, Wisconsin), OLB Brooks Reed (second round, Arizona), P Brad Maynard (free agent), FB Lawrence Vickers (free agent), CB Brandon Harris (second round, Miami)



KEY LOSSES: FB Vonta Leach (to Ravens), S Bernard Pollard (to Ravens), DT Amobi Okoye (to Bears), QB Dan Orlovsky (to Colts), WR David Anderson (to Broncos), LB Zac Diles (to Rams), S Eugene Wilson (free agent)



Offense:

Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, and Owen Daniels. This offense like always has a chance to be explosive and great. They had the league leading rusher from last year, one of the best WR and TE's in the game, and a QB that can throw it. However, I say this every year and they never take it to the next level. This team is great for fantasy football but will never finish above 8-8. The offensive line is nothing great, but whatever, with those weapons you should be able to make up for it.



Defense:

With Wade Phillips in town the defense is looking to make a transition to a 3-4. One small problem though, no one in the front 7 is a 3-4 type of players. Shaun Cody at nose is never a good thing.



It'll be interesting how Wade uses Mario Williams, if they can get him to play in the same type of mold as Demarcus Ware, the transition may not be that bad. But to bank on one player to form a whole front 7 is asking a lot.



They have awesome college guys in Brooks Reed, JJ Watt and Brian Cushing, but we need to see them get it together before you can proclaim them as any type of threat.



Their secondary gained Jonathan Joseph which is alright and if Kareem Jackson (former Tide player) can fit his billing as a number 1 pick of last year, this teams secondary could be on their way. I am very skeptical of that though.



Overall:



The Texans piss me off with their bullshit

8-8

Larry Fitzgerald Going No Where

The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million.



This is a great deal for the Cardinals because they are going no where unless they have Fitz. Also, if you are going to commit to Kevin Kolb you have to make sure that he has the best possible weapon.



I like Fitzgerald, he generally stays out of the media, he seems content in Arizona, and he just showed them he's willing to stay through the thick and thin of the franchise. With Arizona losing Anquan Boldin last year and Steve Breaston this year, the Cardinals are going to rely on Larry more and more.



And in the AFC West having a 2 man team could get the job done.

Jered Weaver Gets Paid

The Elephant in the room for the Angels was Jered Weaver's upcoming free agency, everyone in Los Angeles of Anahiem can rest assure Jered is going no where any time soon.



Weaver agreed to a 5 year, 85 million dollar extension Saturday night. Which is an excellent deal figuring Weaver is neck and neck with Justin Verlander for the Cy Young award.



I was never a believer in Jered Weaver, he's not a hard thrower and I don't like his face or hair, but you can't ignore his stats. This year he is 14-6 with a 2.10 era and 158 ks. He could have easily got a CC Sabathia like contract if he opted for free agency, however, since they settled it now, they can spend a little bit more on offense.



The Angels are overachieving this year behind the arms of Jered, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana, however a pathetic offense and awful bullpen has really held them back from catching Texas.

6 Sox, 1 Royals

Our line up may be in shambles however, when you have Jon Lester on the bump everything should be ok, and it was.



Lester, didn't have that impressive of a line (6innings, 1er, 4 walks, 3 ks) but he was able to get the job done. When Tito pulled Lester in the 7th, Bard came in with 2 runners on and was able to get out of it with a K, a pop up and a ground out. Bard came back in the 8th and Dan Wheeler finished it up in the 9th.



Darnell McDonald and Marco Scutaro rewarded Tito for giving them the nod. Darnell was lugged into the 2-hole and produced three hits, including a solo homer to get the Sox on the board in the 5th. Ahead of Darnell was Marco Scutaro, who collected a hit and a walk.



David Ortiz "might" come back today.

Chick Of The Day

My girl Jennifer Love Hewitt



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What I'll Be Eating This Weekend

Chicken and Waffles





If you are in Boston and want some chicken and waffles the best place is the hen house on 1033 Massachusetts Ave in Roxbury.

Why Not?

Why not watch a goalie get hit by a bobblehead?

4 Sox, 3 Royals

Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Pedroia. The Muddy Chicken drove in 3 of the 4 runs last night in a semi exciting game. Dustin went 3-for-4, with a double and 2 singles. Pedey's 3 RBI night was huge especially with Ortiz and Youk out of lineup. Ryan Lavarnway went 0-for-4 in his debut, with a strikeout.



Josh Beckett didn't have his best game, but still got the win with pitching 7 innings, with 7 hits, 3 er and 4 ks for his 10th victory on the season.



Good win, we keep up with the Yankees by being .5 back

Why Not?

Why not watch unscripted movie moments

Suh Leads James Harrison In 2011 Fine Contest

Remember when Ndamukong Suh ripped Jake Delhommes head off last year? He kind of did the same thing to Andy Dalton in the 1st pre season game of the season. The result; 20k fine. This certainly will be a fun race between Suh and James Harrison to see who racks up the most amount of fines.



Screw it, ill make odds to see who I believe ill be the favorites this year:



James Harrison LB Pittsburgh: 2-1

Ndamukong Suh DL Lions: 6-1

Dunta Robinson CB ATL: 9-1

Albert Haynesworth DL Patriots: 10-1

Brandon Merriweather S Patriots: 10-1

Hines Ward WR Steelers: 15-1

Renaldo McClain LB Oakland: 17-1

Well The Game Remains One Of My Favorite Rappers

Just when I thought the Game was fading he does something like this and completely redeems himself. Despite what you think on whether these are good rhymes or not, the greater good concept comes into effect. For those who can't listen to this at work because Youtube is disabled or because its extremely NSFW, The Game goes after LeBron and Gloria James, here is the line, “Then I hit Lebron’s mom in Bron Bron’s coupe With Delonte West taping and we had bon bons, too”



It's a dark day when LeBron can't even get love from rappers.

How We See The NFC South Playing Out

Much like the SEC the fastest division in football it seems

New Orleans Saints: 13-3

Atlanta Falcons: 12-4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8-8

Carolina Panthers: 3-13

NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons

Offense:

They have Matt Ryan, they have Roddy White, they have Michael Turner, they have Tony Gonzalez and now on top of it, they added the best wide receiver in the draft in Julio Jones. People in the ATL will forget about the other great Jones athletes that have been in Atlanta (in Chipper and Andruw) and will only remember 1 after the year is done and that is Julio. He will make Matt Ryan a top echelon quareterback in the league and will make Roddy White and the whole offense run like a well oiled machine. Top 5 offense in the league.



Defense:

The Falcons defense was built on generating turnovers, finishing 7th in the league in turnovers. However, their pass rush was basically John Abraham and no one else. The Falcons were 22nd in the league in sacks. They brought in DE Ray Edwards from Minnesota, Edwards is a hell of an addition and can cause havoc, the passed 2 years he averaged around 8.5 sacks. Besides Edwards, the Falcons made sure to re-sign their own guys on their defense, keeping together most of the unit that had a decent season last year.



Overall:

2 things I love in life are Julio Jones and Boobs, so based on that the Falcons will finish 12-4.

4 Rays, 0 Sox

Not a hell of a lot you can do or analyze about this one. The Rays had David Price, the Sox did not. Price totally shut down the Sox offense going 8 innings and letting up 3 hits. Kyle Farnsworth had a perfect 9th and that's all she wrote.



The 3 hits by the Red Sox offense were, an Ellsbury triple, and a 2 singles from Pedroia and Youkilis. We may have been able to get a run if Ellsbury didn't try to score on a A Gon swinging bunt, but in the long run, it didn't matter much.



John Lackey was handed his first loss in seven starts as he gave up 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, and struck out 7, over 6 2/3.



At least the Royals are up next.

Why Not?

Why not watch some cool shit

Kobe Bryant Altercation

SAN DIEGO -- A man is claiming he was injured at a local church in an incident involving NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

Police told 10News Bryant and his wife were attending St. Therese of Carmel in Carmel Valley Sunday when he thought 21-year-old Thomas Hagos was taking pictures of him with a cellphone.

According to police, Bryant took the phone from Hagos, did not see any pictures on the phone and then left the church.

Hagos claims he injured his wrist in the incident and had to go to the hospital for treatment. In a police report he filed, Hagos said he suffered a sprained wrist. More



Whatever, you probably shouldn't try to take pictures of people in church, but to be honest with you all, Vanessa Bryant is hot. She's a blatant gold digging wife, however, she's hot. So it's fine. I don't think Kobe will get in any trouble for this, but he needs to not grab or get in any physical altercation with anyone because people are just looking to sue you.



I'm sure LeBron is somehow behind this.

NFL Preview: New Orleans Saints

2010 Record 11-5



Offense:

As long as you have Drew Brees you have a chance to win a lot of games. Even in a upstart NFC South. The only real change in the offense is that Reggie Bush is gone (he went to the Dolphins) and they drafted my boy Mark Ingram and signed Darren Sproles. Mark Ingram was the best runningback in the draft and the Saints got him for a steal when the Patriots traded their late 1st round pick. So the Saints now have a more complete backfield with Ingram, Sproles, Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory. Mark Ingram is the complete package when it comes to runningbacks, he can run between the tackles, doesn't put the ball on the ground and can catch the ball. But the scariest part of the offense is the passing game and series of good wide receivers led by Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Robert Meachem and Devery Henderson. Also, TE Jimmy Graham could be a huge red zone target. I can really talk about this offense for days.



Defense:

Defense is more of a question. They improved it through the draft by first round pick Cameron Jordan along with free agent acquisition Shaun Rogers should help lock down the front while LB acquisitions Turk McBride, Clint Ingram and Will Herring should add depth to a ehh linebacking unit. The secondary still has some questions, but they can be good enough to keep the Saints in games. This defense is very similar to the Patriots of last year and bank on turnovers to keep them in the game, but with that comes certain games where you get torched.



Overall:

I love this team and even though Tampa Bay and Atlanta have got a lot better, I see the Saints retaking the NFC South.



13-3

The U May Have a Sticky Situation on Their Hands

(7th Floor Crew Dorm)

A report by Yahoo! Sports indicates that Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork accepted $50,000 while he was a player at the University of Miami in order to sign with Axcess Sports, a player agency started by Nevin Shapiro and Michael Huyghue. A seperate page of the report details the benefits to Wilfork while he was at Miami. Shapiro is in jail for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme. Huyghue, who is now the commissioner of the UFL denied the claims made by Shapiro.

Shapiro revealed the details of his role as a booster to Miami to Yahoo as part of an 11-month investigation by the website, saying that he "provided thousands of impermissible benefits to at least 72 athletes from 2002 through 2010." The benefits to Miami players included access to hookers, trips to strip clubs and cash bounties for big hits in games against Florida and Florida State.

For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots.

I have been completely on the players side when it comes to college athletes getting paid and I stand by it. This Shapiro guy is doing what the universities should be doing in the 1st place (minus the prostitutes, abortions, strip clubs, basically anything not involving money) by paying the athletes the stipend they deserve.



Shapiro has named a couple athletes including Vince Wilfork, Jon Beason, Antrel Rolle, Devin Hester, Willis McGahee and the late Sean Taylor. But I don't really care anyone's role in this. Boosters are fine in my eyes, people who give stuff to athletes is there decision and it's not against the law to give anyone anything. It's against the NCAA rules, but not illegal.



Now comes the moral issue, obviously these guys knew what they were doing was against NCAA regulations, but fuck, they don't have any money in college, so why not. They make a lot more for the school than what they receive, and for someone who is a full time student and a full time athlete of a money making sport, they deserve something extra. If I were one of those guys, I would absolutely take the money guilt free.



The school shouldn't be punished, the players shouldn't be punished, and everyone should be fine with this. Nevin Shapiro is in jail, so he's getting his.

3 Sox, 1 Rays (game 1), 6 Rays, 2 Sox

During the day game Jon Lester finally pitched like the player he can be. He went 7 innings, let up 1 run on 3 hits and struck out 8. Lester ran into some trouble early when a leadoff double to Desmond Jennings, who then stole third and scored on a groundout by Evan Longoria. Ben Zobrist followed that up with a double. However, Lester was untouchable after that when he retired 12 in a row.



The only offense for the Sox came in the 3rd when Jacoby Ellsbury hit a 3 run jack. Right now he has 21 (22 by the end of the night) home runs and 78 RBIs, pretty damn good if you ask me.



After that James Shields shut down the Sox offense, he only let up those hits in the 3rd and then nothing after that. Luckily the Sox only needed those 3 runs.



Bard and Pap took care of the 8 and 9, end of game.



GAME TWO

6 Rays, 2 Sox



No matter where Erik Bedard goes, the team fails to produce runs. Bedard gave up 1 earned run (3 total runs), in 6 innings and also struck out 6. I'll take that from my 3rd starter any day.



Jeff Neimann had the Sox number last night as he went the distance, giving up three hits and striking out ten. The only 2 runs were solo shots from Jason Varitek and Jacoby Ellsbury to keep the Sox around.



Matt Albers came in and quickly ruined any chance to come back as he was tagged for 3 earned runs.



Oh well, can't win them all.