SPORTS HITS

Now if you have read any of my blogs you have probably read about how critical I have been about Brett Favre and his comeback bids. Favre has been one of my favorite players, but I hate it when a guy retires then unretires. Call me weird, but I just do not like that. If you want to play that is fine, but do not keep coming back and then leaving never liked it never will.

When Favre went to New York last year I watched him play some games and he did not look very good at all. Now in retrospect maybe it was not all Favre’s fault even though I did make him shoulder a lot of the blame. It seems the Jets on offense really are not that good and Favre was hurt so I guess I may have been a little harsh on him.

Now when he came back to Minnesota I thought to myself is he crazy. Now after beating his former team the Green Bay Packers I have to start eating some of my words about him. He made throws that was very good and crisp that I thought he could never make again in his career. He still is the gunslinger he has always been,but he seems different now. He is not trying to force as many things as he use to. He has made the Vikings a much better team.

So I do owe Brett Favre an apology. Favre can still play this game and as long as he is having fun nothing wrong with that. Just do me a favor Favre. Don’t retire than unretire I just don’t like it.

You have to feel sorry for Cleveland Browns fans just a little bit.  The Browns have been struggling ever since they got a franchise back in Cleveland. They have went through many coaches and players as well. The one constant that stops this franchise from doing better is no direction. Every year they seem in transition with no concrete plan on how to fix the problems. This year is no exception. This week they fired their General Manager and Jamal Lewis came out and said this is probably his last year.

At quarterback they have no real idea who they want behind center. Brady Quinn started the season, but it did not last very long before Derek Anderson was brought in to take his spot. The problem with this is Derek Anderson has struggled and was replaced in the fourth quarter against Chicago with Quinn. You cannot keep changing quarterbacks hoping something will click. This is not fair to the offensive line and receivers who seem lost by the quarterback carousel.

How to fix the mess in Cleveland is really pretty simple, but many will not like the answer. You need to bring in a GM like Bill Parcells and give him full control. By doing this you will be able to get the organization going in the right direction. Unless you get a guy who knows football and not afraid to make tough decisions the Browns will continue to struggle. The Browns in the last few years have had to many puppets as GM and until they get a forceful GM they will struggle.

Houston 31 Final
Buffalo 10

Cleveland 6 Final
Chicago 30

Seattle 17 Final
Dallas 38

St. Louis 17 Final
Detroit 10

San Francisco 14 Final
Indianapolis 18

Miami 30 Final
NY Jets 25

NY Giants 17 Final
Philadelphia 40

Denver 7 Final
Baltimore 30

Jacksonville 13 Final
Tennessee 30

Oakland 16 Final
San Diego 24

Carolina 34 Final
Arizona 21

Minnesota 38 Final
Green Bay 26

It seems that no matter what happens Twitter and the NFL just does not mix very well. Larry Johnson made some comments about his coach on Twitter and of course Chad Johnson use to tweet a lot about the NFL and other things as well. It seems the NFL has a real problem controlling this media. You can ban players from tweeting during a game, but what they do on their own time is another story it seems.

Fans love twitter and getting the insight from NFL players about what is going on with their favorite teams and players. Not everything goes smoothly during an NFL season and fans love to hear what players are thinking. Sometimes that is not always a good thing so that is something that I am sure the NFL will be paying closer attention to. No matter what the NFL and Twitter right now are not mixing real well. Hopefully that will change and players will be able to tweet freely without and handcuffs.

What has happen to the once proud Washington Redskins? This is a very interesting question and has many possible answers that could be given.  Many people point the finger at Daniel Snyder who has been in charged and so far his decisions have not been real good. He has hired a number of different coaches which none really having much success in Washington. Jim Zorn the latest coach has really struggled and now has been stripped of his play calling as well. Why even have him coach the team.

Now it does not end with bad coach hires either. The Redskins in recent years have not drafted well at all. If you cannot draft in the NFL you will struggle. You can only pick up so many free agents to fill these gaps. Draft picks help you rebuild your team and the Redskins have really failed in that respect as well.

When even radio and television announcers question the direction you have troubles. The bottom line the Redskins need to get back to their roots. Running the ball like when they had John Riggins and getting a quarterback that can run that type of offense. It looks like Jason Campbell is not the answer and won’t be for a long time to come. Redskin fans can only take so much Daniel Snyder. It’s time you take stock in what you have built and start from scratch.

Sometimes in the NFL you just want to turn the channel as some teams just want to make you gag. Three of those teams are the Rams, Buccaneers, and Titans. Now the Tennessee Titans are a interesting story because last year they were 13-3 so how they are 0-6 this year I have not figured that out. They have talent on both sides of the ball, but for some reason they just cannot put things together.

For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers they finished 9-7 last year and fired Jon Gruden. Great move Buccaneers! I can see that move has really paid off for you guys. I am sure Gruden is laughing every Monday Night at you guys. The Bucs suck plain and simple. They have no defense and no offense at all. To be honest they really don’t have a player they can build around. The bad news Buc fans is this is a rebuilding process that will take a few years so get use to it.

Then you have the St. Louis Rams who for the last few years have been one of the worse teams in the NFL. They have the same problems the Bucs have no sense of what they are doing at all. They have one good player and that is their running back Steven Jackson.  Without Jackson the Rams would be a lot worse. Now there maybe light at the end of the tunnel. The Rams did at least get a team to overtime this year and almost owon.

Out of all three teams which one do I consider to be the worse. Simply put the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Many people think it is the Rams, but in a game I don’t think the Bucs could stop Jackson. Sorry Buc fans you have the worse team in the NFL.

The Denver Broncos were not suppose to be this good this fast, but you won’t hear them complain or any of their fans. The Broncos got kickoff and punt return for touchdowns and Kyle Orton played a great second half to lead the Broncos over the Chargers by a score of 34-23. In the first half Orton was 9-14 for just 83 yards, while in the second half he was 11-15 146 yards a big difference. Orton is perfect for this offense because he does just what he needs to do. Can we do something about the uniforms though yuck!

For the Chargers it was another tough night. They seem to always put up enough points, but the Chargers defense got shredded again along with the special teams. No matter how many points you score if you cannot stop the other team it really does not matter. Everyone picked the Chargers to win this division and it looks like they will struggle to be a .500 football team this year.

Houston 28 Final
Cincinnati 17

Detroit 0 Final
Green Bay 26

Baltimore 31 Final
Minnesota 33

NY Giants 27 Final
New Orleans 48

Cleveland 14 Final
Pittsburgh 27

Carolina 28 Final
Tampa Bay 21

Kansas City 14 Final
Washington 6

St. Louis 20 Final
Jacksonville 23 OT

Arizona 27 Final
Seattle 3

Philadelphia 9 Final
Oakland 13

Tennessee 0 Final
New England 59

Buffalo 16 Final
N.Y. Jets 13

You knew the writing was on the wall after Braylon Edwards got into a scuffle at a nightclub he would not be there very long. Wednesday Edwards was shipped to the New York Jets for key special teams player Jason Trusnik, wide receiver Chansi Stuckey and a pair of draft picks to Cleveland. Edwards has had a career that has not went well in Cleveland so maybe a change of scenery is exactly what he needs.

Braylon Edwards has not lived up to his  and when you get into a fight with a friend of Lebron James that is never a good idea. Eric Mangini has told players they are accountable for their actions on and off the field and this just proves it. At least Mangini is trying to do the right things and get this team into shape and this is a good move for all concerned.

When Brett Favre and his Minnesota Vikings play the Green Bay Packers do not think his former teammates will give him a pass. Favre has don the Purple and that is something you just don’t do in Packerland. Favre who was the golden boy for the Green Bay Packers is now the dreaded enemy of all Packer fans, players, and even former ones now.

It will be interesting to see Favre go against his former team and how well he will play. Will he put a dagger in the Packers heart or will the Packers make him pay? It will be a hard hitting game and I look for the Packers to come looking for Favre and get as many hits as they can. The key won’t be Favre, but what they can do with Adrian Peterson. If the Packers can’t stop Peterson they could be in for a long day. No matter what, it should be very a interesting  game to watch for the fans.