Still in Disbelief

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070122&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1

'Nuff said.

A Helluva Game

Feeling like the significance of tomorrow's game should be recongized. But everything that can be said has. A dozen times. Hourly. I stopped following sports coverage on Wednesday due to nausea.

I could rip the nonsense spattered across every tv screen and radio wave but that would just waste everyone's time. The game will be historic, either way. Pats win and they join the most successful of franchises by reaching four Super Bowls in six years. Colts win and the most prolific QB since Marino ups him one with a Super Bowl appearance. The media has another two weeks' fuel either way. Pats: Officially a dynasty. Colts: Manning and Dungy throw the monkey from their backs.

But no Pats or Colts fan would have it any other way, they face each other to reach the big game. My take? The Colts D isn't as good as its 140 total rushing yards in two playoff games and now better than its regular season statistics suggest. If the Pats can control the line of scrimmage--their heavier offensive line should be able to over power the Colts' small Dline while the Pats' Pro Bowl D-lineman should be able to stuff the opposing offense's O-line--and are able to control the game with the run then they should stand a good chance. If the Indy D that's been flying around the field the past two games is allowed to do the same this week things won't look good. Manning stands a good chance of shredding New England's secondary if he's not under almost constant pass rush pressure. So that's my two cents. Not that it's worth a penny.

In the early game, I suspect Chicago's defensive speed matches up better than most teams with the Saints' explosive offense. But Brees has been the best QB in the playoffs thus far and Grossman hasn't. And isn't. Not to mention, Chitown's D has been less than suberb of recent. Unless it's heavily snowing, New Orleans wins a possibly close game as the Saints D pretty much shuts down the Bears' O.

Enough prognosticating; for the same reason I shut the tv off on Wednesday, I don't expect you to turn your computer on for this.

Now nothing left but for the game. And a great one it should be.

Randomness

Today was random.

I woke up late for work...not that anyone important could notice, which is why I did. Had to stop in the Apt complex office to clarify a bill. That took some time. Had plenty to take care of at work. Including a project for tomorrow's 8am directors' meeting with my VP. Wouldn't even be noteworthy if I hadn't been told by Investigations that I needed to be out of the building by 9pm so they could arrest someone. Um...ok. So, how am I s'posed to get things finished up for my 8am? Well, I managed. Guess they wanted everyone out of the building when the guy they hoped to arrest started working so he wasn't discouraged from hitting the trap they'd set for him. He apparently has a violent record so there was also concern over having employees around when it went down.

So, in honor of my random day, a random fact: Chad Pennington is tied with Joe Namath for QBing the most NY Jets' playoff victories...with T-W-O. Now there's a team bright people want to root for--one rooted in medocrity. Explains a lot about their fans, however!

A fun fact to pair with the random fact: Belicheck's Pats are 7-2 versus the league MVP's team. Bring on LT! (It's going up against the SD defense that concerns me.)

Patriots Win!

A quick post to celebrate the Patriots' dominate win over Gang Green. Next week's matchup versus SD's D make for a game the Pats will need to step it up another level, but that's a worry for another day.

Some quick Pats' hits:
Since 1994, the Patriots lead the NFL in total victories (143), winning percentage (.630), Super Bowl championships (3), conference championships (4), playoff wins (14) and playoff winning percentage (.737). New England is also tied for the NFL lead since 1994 with nine playoff seasons and 19 playoff games played. That's 12 years of dominance. THAT'S a dynasty.

An SC Experiment

So this is what I've been doing all day. My non-girlfriend roommate seems to be annoyed by this. But she and her friends are drinking my liquor, so I'm not terribly concerned. I did a good job of smoothing things over, though. Sooo smooth, I tell ya. Amy would likely be pretty annoyed, too, but fortunately she's spending the weekend in Gainesville. Time to wrap this up, though, since her friends are behind me, possibly reading as I type. Fortunately, they're current buzzing and captivated in a hotly contested line dancing decision. Needless to say, I had fun playing with that picture when there weren't enough around to get a game going. Time to see how the blog posts the pict.

Clean Up Day

So, here I throwing down my first post. I'd like to lie and say I've got something very exciting that needs to be shared with the greater public if not whole world, but I've got...nothing. I'm just sitting here, waking up, stalling from my inevitable trip to Home Depot that marks the beginning of a miserable weekend in which I unpack everything I own, sort through it all, and re-pack all of my extraneous shit based upon which of two piles it finds itself in--shit I will throw away and shit I'll keep, move into storage, and sort through again next time I move.

I don't know why I do this to myself. I'm not keeping a stack of crap based upon sentimental attachment. More so, it's because I'm afraid to throw it away. It's a bad thing when junk scares you into keeping it. I'm in a very bad place.

Well, time to go tackle the crap! ... Right after a quick game of SC.