Today is the NFL's all-star game, or "The Pro Bowl." The game is held every year in Honolulu, Hawai'i, with the exception of the 2010 game in Miami, FL. To me, the game is a waste of time. Unlike the all-star games in the MLB, NHL, and NBA, the winners get to host home field advantage in the finals. Since the Super Bowl is always held at a neutral site, the game seems to have no purpose whatsoever. It's just a game with players that don't even try because they don't want to get injured in a pointless game like this. So whenever you see commercials about getting hyped for the Pro Bowl, you gotta ask yourselves this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZrzg62Zj0
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Training
Monday, January 24, 2011
The status of Jay Cutler
Like as I said in my last post, Cutler left the game in the 3rd quarter with a knee injury. Reports came out today that he suffered a sprained MCL, and that he would need surgery to fix it. It was the coaching staff's decision to keep Cutler from the game and put in QB's Todd Collins and eventually Caleb Hailey.
Monday morning he was slammed with critics, with such things saying that he had money betted on the Packers, he's not mentally tough, etc. I started to believe so too, until i heard of his condition of his knee, and that he did not pull himself on his own. It didn't do much help that he had a quarterback rating of 31.8 against the stiffling Packers defense.
Cutler has been critized throughout his career as being not mentally tough and having negative body language on the field, as if he wasn't interested in playing the game. So when millions watching the game on Sunday that he wasn't coming back, everyone assumed that he was pulling a Paul Crewe. Only the Chicago coaching staff knows the severity of his condition, and if they truly believed Cutler couldn't go back in, then he couldn't go back in. No sense in sending your player out there if he can't give you the best chance to win.
Monday morning he was slammed with critics, with such things saying that he had money betted on the Packers, he's not mentally tough, etc. I started to believe so too, until i heard of his condition of his knee, and that he did not pull himself on his own. It didn't do much help that he had a quarterback rating of 31.8 against the stiffling Packers defense.
Cutler has been critized throughout his career as being not mentally tough and having negative body language on the field, as if he wasn't interested in playing the game. So when millions watching the game on Sunday that he wasn't coming back, everyone assumed that he was pulling a Paul Crewe. Only the Chicago coaching staff knows the severity of his condition, and if they truly believed Cutler couldn't go back in, then he couldn't go back in. No sense in sending your player out there if he can't give you the best chance to win.
NFL Championship Weekend in Review
What a crazy weekend in football. Quite possibly the best weekend of football every year, with 4 very good, very talented teams in the Chicago Bears vs. the Green Bay Packers, and the New York Jets vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers. But in the end, the teams that will be playing each other in Super Bowl XLV(45) will be the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Green Bay has made a case for themselves to be the favorites for the Super Bowl after beating Philadelphia on the road and blowing out top seeded Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. Aaron Rodgers, who has easily looked like the MVP of the playoffs, didn't have his best game against the Bears, but did enough to help his team win 21-14.
The Packers got touchdowns from all over the place, on runs by Rodgers and running back Jason Starks. The last touchdown came on an interception return by none other than B.J. Raji, the 6-2, 340 pound nose tackle. The game was sealed by a Sam Shields interception from Bears Quarterback Caleb Hailey(Cutler was knocked out early, more to come from my next blog).
The Jets of New York come into Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers, and right off the bat, it looked like a black and yellow blowout. Running back Rashard Mendenhall ran all over the Jets, with over 120 yards rushing, with 95 of them coming in the 1st half. The offense for New York could not by any means get going, as they were down 24-3 at the half.
They mounted a comeback to cut it down to 24-19, but the Steelers were able to run out the clock to take their 8th Lamar Hunt championship trophy and look to battle for their 7th Super Bowl victory, which would lead the NFL.
Steelers, Packers, like as said by Dick Vitale on ESPN, "Vince Lombardi is looking down smiling at this Super Bowl event."
Green Bay has made a case for themselves to be the favorites for the Super Bowl after beating Philadelphia on the road and blowing out top seeded Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. Aaron Rodgers, who has easily looked like the MVP of the playoffs, didn't have his best game against the Bears, but did enough to help his team win 21-14.
The Packers got touchdowns from all over the place, on runs by Rodgers and running back Jason Starks. The last touchdown came on an interception return by none other than B.J. Raji, the 6-2, 340 pound nose tackle. The game was sealed by a Sam Shields interception from Bears Quarterback Caleb Hailey(Cutler was knocked out early, more to come from my next blog).
The Jets of New York come into Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers, and right off the bat, it looked like a black and yellow blowout. Running back Rashard Mendenhall ran all over the Jets, with over 120 yards rushing, with 95 of them coming in the 1st half. The offense for New York could not by any means get going, as they were down 24-3 at the half.
They mounted a comeback to cut it down to 24-19, but the Steelers were able to run out the clock to take their 8th Lamar Hunt championship trophy and look to battle for their 7th Super Bowl victory, which would lead the NFL.
Steelers, Packers, like as said by Dick Vitale on ESPN, "Vince Lombardi is looking down smiling at this Super Bowl event."
Friday, January 21, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome everyone! I am here to give you the "fill," about the NFL(National Football League). The purpose about this blog is to share and talk about the news and the recent issues swirling around the NFL today.
My name is Andrew Sayler. I am 20 years old and I'm a Sophomore at Susquehanna Univeristy in Selinsgrove, PA. I was born and raise in Ramsey, NJ, and ever since i was little i had a football in my hand. My closets would be filled with numerous amounts of football jerseys that i would wear religiously everyday. I've been playing football since i was 8 years old, and i continue to do so at Susquehanna, where I am a defensive lineman.
Please leave your opinions about my current issues as they are much appreciated. Thank you!
My name is Andrew Sayler. I am 20 years old and I'm a Sophomore at Susquehanna Univeristy in Selinsgrove, PA. I was born and raise in Ramsey, NJ, and ever since i was little i had a football in my hand. My closets would be filled with numerous amounts of football jerseys that i would wear religiously everyday. I've been playing football since i was 8 years old, and i continue to do so at Susquehanna, where I am a defensive lineman.
Please leave your opinions about my current issues as they are much appreciated. Thank you!
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