The Super Play tanked again on Sunday, as the Seahawks,
despite their robust 8-1 record, continue to play like also-rans, having been
taken to the brink over the last two weeks by the likes of St. Louis and
Tampa.
In the NFL, if you can run the ball and stop the run, you
are going to win a lot of games. But Seattle’s defense is a sieve and they rely far too much
on Russell Wilson to improvise and make plays behind a battered offensive line that hasn't proven it can pass block.
Playing like this, the Seahawks are toast, even at home - which makes us very unpopular with the locals, most whom are convinced the team will go 15-1, secure home field and easily win the Super Bowl.
Whatever the case, the loss dropped our record to 6-9 for the season. We are basically a sinking ship that gets more embarrassing with each passing week. (A friend sent us a text last Sunday morning: 'Who do like? I'm going to take the other side.' Suffice to say, our friend won).
Playing like this, the Seahawks are toast, even at home - which makes us very unpopular with the locals, most whom are convinced the team will go 15-1, secure home field and easily win the Super Bowl.
Whatever the case, the loss dropped our record to 6-9 for the season. We are basically a sinking ship that gets more embarrassing with each passing week. (A friend sent us a text last Sunday morning: 'Who do like? I'm going to take the other side.' Suffice to say, our friend won).
A couple thoughts before today's special Super Play
of the Day, which will most assuredly not be special, unless you like losing money or dignity or any sense of pride...
We're not interested in delving too deeply in the Richie
Incognito-Jonathan Martin story, which seems more of a mystery
than anyone is willing to admit, including the particulars. We don’t know what
happened, we don’t particular care, and ultimately we think that whatever
Incognito has done, it probably pales in comparison to what goes on within the
insular world of an NFL locker room on a daily basis.
And while the reporting with regard to this incident in particular probably has lacked crucial context
in several respects, the following fact is almost incontrovertible: Incognito has been jettisoned from every team in which he has played since
college, including Nebraska, which is almost impossible. It's akin to breaking Cy Young's record for career wins or hitting in 57 consecutive games.
You know how big of a shit show you have to be to get kicked off Nebraska's football team? Not even Lawrence Phillips, who is in jail, and Christian Peter, who should be, were
able to accomplish that.
So outsiders can draw any nefarious conclusions they like about Martin. And Incognito's teammates can defend him as much as they want, but behind all the false machismo and the orchestrated whisper campaign about a teammate who was 'soft,' 'weird' and didn't 'fit in' remains a terrible, terrible dude...
Albert Breer is an Ohio State alum and huge Big Ten honk who covers the NFL for the NFL network. He's also burdened with an enormous sense of perspective, recently highlighting a 'major issue' that demands immediate attention. Seriously, everybody, $2.25 million a year is barely a living wage. Let's come to together to help out this disenfranchised underclass...
Courtesy of Andrew Lange of Sportsmemo Radio, when the Golden Nugget posted their Game of the Year lines in June, Oklahoma was listed as a six-point favorite over Baylor. The Bears are now 17-point chalk in most spots...
Albert Breer is an Ohio State alum and huge Big Ten honk who covers the NFL for the NFL network. He's also burdened with an enormous sense of perspective, recently highlighting a 'major issue' that demands immediate attention. Seriously, everybody, $2.25 million a year is barely a living wage. Let's come to together to help out this disenfranchised underclass...
This is a major issue. RT @slmandel: The median coach in the Big Ten makes about $1 million less than the median coach in the SEC.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 6, 2013
Courtesy of Andrew Lange of Sportsmemo Radio, when the Golden Nugget posted their Game of the Year lines in June, Oklahoma was listed as a six-point favorite over Baylor. The Bears are now 17-point chalk in most spots...
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