Beards and Football

Beards are manly and football is manly. Heck only guys grow beards and play football so it is manly. When it comes to football I think of two real men of football. Two men in the trenches. Two defensive tackles. These guys are men.

Other football players wear beards today but none of them stand out to me like these two men. Mean Joe Greene and Merlin Olsen. Now granted they didn't always have a beard while they were playing but they just stick out. Its hard to say anyone sticks out today. Sure there are a couple of quarterbacks like the former Bronco
Jake "the snake" Plummer or even Big Ben Roethlisberger likes to grow one but they're just the golden boys of the team not the ones going through the gauntlet every play.

So here I am with the longest beard I've ever grown. (no picture is going on the blog) Its a favor to someone special in my life. I've got to say though that beards aren't all they're cracked up to be. They itch, get in the way, collect all sorts of things in them like food or germs. Then when you cut them off you get tons of zits. Not the sexiest thing. But hey some guys make it work for them.

Raging Yetis' First Game

The Raging Yetis had their first game of the year against their hated rival, Pan World. Long story short a pass from 32 to 12 lead to the only goal of the game and the Yetis are undefeated.

After Nine O'Clock....

After 9 O'Clock
I become the hawk
Here I am babe
Rocked you like a hurricane
There's no blame
No shame I'm on an aeroplane
Kicking up the dust
Frequencies are a must
In the midnight hour she cries more more Lost city
Could've seen the egg on face but there'll be no pity
Countin' up the cards
Don't take it so hard
Names aren't a joke
Crack the shell with the yolk
I'm cryin'
Egg's fryin'
I am the Eggman
I am the Bronco
All the drama and all the world's a stage
The words come page after page
Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe

Take a look around. There goes Hanzel and Gretel walking in the forest hand in hand. Throwing bread crumbs as they go. Smelling the roses as they go. Hazels Lederhosen are riding. Merrily they go through the forest 'til the candy shack comes in view. Out pops witch of course. She wants her money back but they deny and look back. The witch says, This ain't Russian Roulette. Get back before I let you have it." Hanzel says, "My brain is fried from this sack. You don't get your money back. Don't be trippin' I ain't kiddin'". Gretel breaks out and says, "You don't want to be that kid when we're done. And where's that dragon and his friend Pete?" Pumpkin P. Witch says "I know why you want to hate me. Because Koo-koo beans is all you've been eatin' lately." Gretel would have none of that that and made short order of that squashed witch. Took out her knife and fork and started the feast. Hanzel took a sled ride down that pumpkin pie haired cutted freak's marshmallow covered roof. Things became sticky in them hosen. When out of the jungle came a white rabbit with pink eyes. Oh those pink eyes pierced there souls like a thorn. Into the jungle they went til the day light left the sky. Creeps were crawlin' over him and over her. The rabbit jumped down an abyss to the depth that he came from. Still sticky Hanzel pulled out his red knife and preceeded to make a whirly bird. Took them right out of the jungle. To where we'll never know!

NFL Draft Free Fallers

Every year there are certain players who appear to a high pick but end up falling in the draft, sometimes embarrassingly. That's right you know all about that Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn. Both players were invited to the NFL draft in Radio City Music Hall. The NFL picks out about 6 players that are expected to top ten picks. These players can then come up on the stage and get there picture taken with the hat and jersey of their new team. In Leinart and Quinn's case they were caught sitting in the green room squirming while other players were picked ahead of them. In Quinn's case it was so long that the NFL Commissioner had to bail him out and let him sit in the commissioner's room where no camera's were present.

This year's draft is no different than any years. There will be some players that will fall a few spots in the draft. A few spots in the first round is worth millions of guaranteed money. Here are a few players who will drop from their projected spot.

Matt Ryan: some think the Dolphins will take him at the first spot. He's not going there. Parcells is already working out numbers with OT Jake Long. At the USC pro day 10 NFL scouts believed the Dolphins would pick Jake Long at the number 1 spot. Of course the Dolphins don't want to pay number 1 money so look for them to trade down. Matt Ryan is not franchise QB, like Jay Cutler turned out to be. He'll end up being better than Joey Harrington and will probably be his teammate in Atlanta unless the Falcons are wise and get defensive line help.

Darren McFadden: Way too many people are suggesting that he's this years Adrian Peterson, Mr. All-Day. If any thing McFadden should give Peterson a cut of his money because Peterson looked like a steal at the number 7 spot last year. But Peterson didn't come with the off field baggage that McFadden does. Darren already has an arrest record and is doing his Travis Henry thing by getting women pregnant. Just ask Matt Leinart how expensive that became. Peterson was the real deal, a real horse. McFadden is more of the show pony. Running through college defenses isn't the same as in the league, right Reggie. McFadden is really a wide receiver running the ball. He has a receivers body not a running backs. He has really skinny legs that become "dead legs" upon contact. Look at the film. At first contact he doesn't break out tackles. Then look at Peterson's tape from last year against the Chargers. That game was a classic. The Raiders are rumored to be picking him at the 4 spot. He's an Al Davis player but the Raiders are trying to keep secret their running back, Michael Bush, whom they selected last year who was coming of an leg injury. Word is that he's going to be good. The Raiders have plenty of backs. Look for them to get a defensive playmaker.

Ode to Green

This is my call out to my best friend Green. Yup that's him there, Tex J.

Thanks for all your time and advice.

Thanks for being my Friend, Green.

I have a brother

A brother like no other

Trouble in the Heartland

When a team goes two consecutive years without reaching the post season some changes are in store. Long gone are the days of Champ Bailey picking off Tom Brady in the endzone and running it back 100 yards to put the victory in Denver's grasps.

The cracks in the Broncos armor has been showing for a while now. The hints have come from insider in the organization. Lets run down a list of who said what.


The fur coat wearin' owner Pat Bowlen decided to remove the "dysfunctional" part of the front office and authorize the firing of of the General Manager Ted Sundquist.



Jay Cutler is taking more of a leader's role by calling out his teammates. Most recently mentioning Brandon Marshall for slipping on a McDonald's wrapper or was that wrestling with his brother. Long mysterious story later Marshall cut a vein, artery, nerve, tendons and muscles in his right forearm near his elbow. Shanahan backed up Cutler when he said he wasn't too pleased with Marshall's extracurricular activities. Culter also mentioned that other players have been removed who he didn't know if he could count on them, Jay-Walk.

There have been other mentions of rifts coming from the defensive side of the ball. Champ and John Lynch have expressed that the defense has not been on the same page. Does that extend solely to on the field? or to off the field as well? DT Alvin McKinley expressed his concern that there was too many cliques in the locker room. Too many indivdual groups instead of a unified team.

Hopefully the negatives can be cleared up in time for the season to start on Monday night (September 8th at 8:30 pm on ESPN. Let's all tune in to watch them) in Oakland. The last thing Broncos Country needs is the evil Raiders spoiling the beginning of their season. Let's leave the turmoil with the Black Hole.
Zooropa

Vorsprung durch Technik

Music mix the bourgeoisie and the rebels

Hey mister D.J., put a record on I wanna dance with my baby

With that line I'll be rocking out with Madonna in July. My Joanie has decided to leave me if only for 38 days and 37 nights as she likes to put it. Obviously with my wife on another continent I'll have a large vacuum to fill. I'll share 5 things I plan to do fill my Joanie vacuum.

1. I'm going to rock out to the "Whore". What can I say? Joanie hates her! Thinks she's not very respectful. I mean besides the immodesty what else has she done? Oh yeah remember the time she totally went off with the F-Bombs on David Letterman while smoking a big cigar. But really she's an example to all 49-year old mothers about staying in shape. (women can take HGH too.) But enough about Madonna what else will I do for 38 days and 37 nights?


2. I will be playing plenty of basketball with Eric at the Spa. It should be a real basketball training camp, what with Eric and I playing day after day after day. I just hope those punk kids won't be there to mess with our epic 1 on 1 battles.


3. I will buy the large art figure of Dr. Suesses the Cat in the Hat and charge people $15 to come see it. It will be the talk of the town if not the Internet. I will place this monstrous statue in my living room and I can only imagine the thongs of rabid fans that will line up to come see this piece of artwork.


4. I will paint our bedroom in the colors of my beloved Denver Broncos. Nothing says romantic like the blend of blue, orange and white. My Joan will return to my arms and erupt in pure euphoria at the sight of our new bedroom. I'm sure after many hours in a plane the sight will invigorate Joan.


5. I will visit a country or two that neither Joan or I have previously visited. I'm thinking along the lines of Jamaica or even the Catalina islands. Someplace invigorating for the soul if not for the extra stamp in my passport. So I'll save up my sun screen and I'll leave plenty of room for those funny umbrella drinks.

I hope with this blog that I too have inspired many to reach out and do something new and exciting.