Losing Another Great Player
Thursday on the NFL Network LaDainian Tomlinson’s agent announced he will not be playing for the San Diego Chargers in the next season. Tomlinson is the franchise’s all-time leading rusher, but he just finished the least productive season of his nine-year NFL career (730 yards on 223 carries). Last offseason, the 2006 NFL MVP agreed to restructure the final three years of his contract and take a pay cut, but now he says that he won’t do that again.
“It would be sad to see the Hall of Famer depart and play for another team at the end of his career. Certainly he is still a high-quality football player and He keeps himself in tremendous condition. I expect him to be playing in the National Football League this year, and I think he will be a major part of somebody’s offense.
Nevertheless I will be donning my San Diego Chargers jerseys to show him I will be supporting him in whatever decision he makes, and I hope he will decide to continue in the NFL.
An Unlikely Rise to the Top
In terms of elite NFL quarterbacks, Kurt Warner’s path to the top is unprecedented. After taking over for the Rams in 1999 following a season-ending injury to star QB Trent Green, Warner led St. Louis to a Super Bowl victory. His transformation to grocery store bagger to Super Bowl MVP is well-chronicled, and with his recent retirement, the only question left to answer is whether or not he’ll make it the Hall of Fame.
While his career was plagued by injuries, Warner still boasts two MVP awards and the three highest passing yardage totals in Super Bowl history. For his career, Warner also turned in a QB rating of 93.2—number three all time behind Steve Young and Peyton Manning. If Warner does make it to the Hall of Fame, he will more than likely go in as a Ram, with whom he won his Super Bowl, but fans should still keep their Arizona Cardinals jerseys as collector’s items.
Saints Win Super Bowl 44
The New Orleans Saints are victorious over the Indianapolis Colts in their first ever Super Bowl appearance 31-17. Jeremy Shockey was a big part of the New Orleans Saints’ sweetest victory. In 2008 Jeremy Shockey was with the New York Giants when they defeated the New England Patriots but he watched the game from the suite above the field with a broken left leg. That essentially set up his trade to New Orleans. There are a lot of people out there that think negative thoughts about Shockey, but now he feels redeemed as a player.
Jeremy Shockey came to the NFL from the Miami Hurricanes, where he blossomed into a star. As a rookie with the New York Giants in 2002 he caught 74 passes for 894 yards. Each of those numbers still represents career highs. He may have only had three catches for 13 yards in the title game, but I say that Shockey did so much more than that on the way to this championship. The Saints were thought of by some as a finesse team until Shockey came along, with his rough-and-tumble ways. Now you have a very good reason to wear your New Orleans Saints jerseys and I will be wearing mine during the summer to support them well into the next season.
Saints Finally Make the Big Stage
After years of wallowing in NFL mediocrity, the New Orleans Saints have finally made it to the game’s biggest stage. Although football is just a game, the story of how the city of New Orleans has coalesced behind the organization is undoubtedly one of the league’s biggest “feel good” stories in recent memory. Despite their historic run to South Florida, this season will be considered a failure if the Saints fall to the Colts.
The Colts are prohibitive favorites in Sunday’s matchup, but there are glimmers of hope for those donning New Orleans Saints jerseys. First and foremost, defensive end Dwight Freeney is battling a severe ankle injury and, even if he can play, his impact should be minimal. If the game turns into a shootout, the Saints have the firepower on offense to keep up with the Colts. And despite stellar performances in the AFC Championship game, the Colts young secondary receivers lack valuable experience.
Eagles Stumble in Season’s Final Weeks
Just a few weeks ago analysts were touting the Philadelphia Eagles as a sleeper pick in the playoffs and bandwagon fans around the country were rushing out to get their Philadelphia Eagles jerseys. Following back-to-back embarrassing blowout losses to the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles are reevaluating their position. Many players assumed to have job security heading into the offseason, but that may not be the case any longer.
The Eagles’ roster and payroll is weighted down by three mid to top level quarterbacks: Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb. NFL insiders are predicting that at least one, and more probably two, of these play callers will be dealt by next season. There is also talk that Andy Reid, one of the league’s longest tenured coaches, may be on the hot seat after continually failing to live up to Philly’s expectations.
One More Time For The Colts
The Indianapolis Colts will face the New Orleans Saints in a bid for their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history after beating the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game 27-17. Payton Manning became the first player in league history with seven 300-yard postseason games. That broke a tie with Kurt Warner and Joe Montana. Manning continually dropped passes right over the fingertips of the defenders, and the Jets just couldn’t stop him. After falling behind late in the first half, Manning took the Colts 80 yards in four plays, hooking three straight times with rookie Austin Collie including the 16-yard TD pass that made it 17-13 with 1:13 to go in the half.
Replica jerseys are an excellent way to tell your team that you are with them all the way weather you are at the game or at home. Personally I will be wearing one of my Indianapolis Colts jerseys at the game to cheer on Payton Manning and the rest of the Colts on February 7th in Miami.
Here Come The New York Jets
The New York Jets are the only team to win on the road in the second round of the NFL Divisional Playoffs beating the San Diego Chargers 17-14 and advance to the AFC championship versus the Colts for the title. Mark Sanchez is the hottest rookie quarterback in the NFL today and Shonn Green is a weapon the colts have to suppress in order to pull off a win in the AFC Divisional Championship game.
The teams met once this season, on Dec. 27, when New York won 29-15 in Indianapolis to allow the New York Jets to advance to the playoffs as a wildcard team. I believe the Jets won only because the colts pulled their starters in the middle of the 3rd quarter. The Jets were 3-point underdogs, and the score went over the total of 40.5. Never the less I will be wearing one of my New York Jets jerseys to cheer on the underdogs in their quest for the Championship Trophy.
Favre Heads To NFC Championship
The Minnesota Vikings advance to the NFC Championship after a commanding performance to beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-3. The Vikings will face the New Orleans Saints for an opportunity to add a fifth conference title, the last of which was obtained in 1976 when they beat the then L.A. Rams 24-13. The 40 year old Brett Favre completed 15 of 24 passes for 234 yards and 4 touchdowns. Favre, who is having the best season of his career, came out of retirement for a second time with great enthusiasm and did everything he could to give his new team a chance at the finals and the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The Vikings will have their hands full this week against the New Orleans Saints to determine who the NFC champions will be. My enthusiasm will be shown when I put on one of my Minnesota Vikings jerseys for the reinforcement of one of the best teams of the National Football League.
So Much For Being Rusty!
The New Orleans Saints are one win from their first Super Bowl. The Saints will play against the winner of the Cowboys vs. Vikings game on Sunday for the NFC title for the first time in franchise history. A little rest was all the Saints needed to shift their league-leading offense back into overdrive to defeat the Cardinals 45-14.
Drew Brees and Regie Bush both had exceptional games, Brees threw for three touchdowns, while Bush scored on a 83 yard punt return and a spectacular 46-yard touchdown run. Jeremy Shockey returned after a three-game absence and also caught a thochdown pass as did Devery Handerson and Marques Colston.
The New Orleans Saints looked tough in my eyes but do they have what it takes to make it to the Super Bowl and win? I think they do! So I will be donning one of my New Orleans Saints jerseys to show my support for for them all the way to the Super Bowl.
ARIZONA SET FOR PLAYOFFS
Larry Fitzgerald broke many records and was highly ranked as a wide receiver for Pittsburgh University; everyone knew he was going to be a star. Then the Arizona Cardinals picked him in the first round. With Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Kurt Warner this meant trouble for opposing defenses because of their ability to throw the football just about anywhere on the field.
Fitzgerald’s assets are that he has great hands and excellent speed and the ability to run away from defenders rarely getting caught from behind. His size also allows him to not get pushed around by the defenders, they will try to bump him, but he is too big and strong to allow them to get into his way.
Larry Fitzgerald, I think, is one of if not the best wide receiver in the National Football League today and now you can show your support for Fitzgerald and the rest of the Cardinals like I do with authentic Arizona Cardinals jerseys.
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