Month: December, 2007

The NFL Network debacle

24 December, 2007 (08:42) | NFL Network, New York Giants, New England Patriots | By: Phil Ayres

So, next week, the Pats and the Giants are playing in, perhaps, the biggest game of the year… but, most of the country will not be able to watch it?!?!!!  Are you kidding me? 

In today’s NY Post, Peter Lauria reports
that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter yesterday to Time
Warner Cable chief Glenn Britt, proposing a baseball-style,
third-party, binding arbitration process to settle their differences.
(To recap: The NFL Network wants to be placed on a basic-cable tier,
offering a huge audience. But cable companies think it should go on a
digital tier, where a self-selecting audience would cover the
subscription fees.) TWC’s boss shot back, saying he’d happily air the
network on a digital tier for free, or offer the NFL a pay-per-view
channel to charge its own fans. Ouch.

So, maybe, they will be able to work out their problems, eventually… but, until they do, the average American football fan gets screwed, while corporate America bickers. 

So, I guess that’s the end for Vick

10 December, 2007 (12:12) | NFL | By: Phil Ayres

So talented… too bad… no doubt this is the end of him as a serious athlete.  At best, he will play again when he is 30 years old… but, is any team really willing to take a chance on him… for a running QB with a 79 QB rating?  I doubt it.  He never was really good… and was ALways more hype than a good QB.  Given that his running skills will be sub-par in a few years… I think this is the end of the road for Vick… maybe, the Cowboys will give him a chance… they will take on any felon, won’t they?

The Bears are terrible

7 December, 2007 (07:38) | Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears | By: Phil Ayres

Did anyone watch that ridiculous atrocity last night?  How does a team go from so good to so bad in one year?  Amazingly, it happens quite a bit.  And, how about the QB situation?  I was sooooo confident that they would come up with someone in the off-season… and they ended up with those jokers?  Are you kidding me?  I have decided the perfect new Bears QB is McNabb.  Think about it… Philly is ready to get rid of him… the city of Philadelphia hates him.  And, I think he would fit into the Bears offense (or lack thereof) perfectly.  Mark my words… McNabb will be in a Bears uniform next year.

E-mails from Santa

6 December, 2007 (09:39) | NFL | By: Phil Ayres

If your kiddos want to get an e-mail from Santa, check this out.