Sports Agenda for Monday (9/10/12)
Big Story:
Well, Georgia welcomed Mizzou to the conference by stomping a mudhole in them in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins, yeah, they've become the Savannah State of the NFL. Oh yeah, remember that guy I sang his praises of and said the Dolphins should trade the farm for…yeah, RGIII, how'd that turn out? Plus, my college football recap.
Quote of the Day:
"He told me he was proud of me," RGIII on what Drew Brees told him after Sunday's game.
NFL:
Man, that was a wild weekend of NFL action huh?
First, don't listen to my NFL picks after I went 6-8 to start the weekend. Yikes.
Back to this guy named RGIII.
If you recall, I said before the NFL Draft that he was the real deal and I would draft him ahead of Andrew Luck.
People here said I was nuts.
I said I'd trade Jake Long plus two number one picks for him.
People here said I was nuts.
I know it's just one week, but I have to say…HAHAHAHA!!!!
Kid is a beast and he's only going to get better.
Any way you slice it, the Redskins are only going to get better while the Dolphins…whoa the Dolphins.
What else did we see this week?
Peyton Manning..yeah, he's still Peyton Manning.
Though I'd love to see a Pittsburgh defense at full strength against him.
Tom Brady….it's almost not fair.
Hello Tampa Bay!
Green Bay, um, we need to have a talk about your defense because it's just awful.
I think Victor Cruz just dropped another pass.
Brandon Weeden….classic system quarterback. Only problem is he left his system at Oklahoma State.
Russell Wilson, welcome to the regular season.
Trent Richardson….ballin over Kurt Coleman of the Eagles. I think Coleman is still looking for the number of the train that hit him.
Houston Texans….welcome to the Super Bowl hype…although talk to me after you beat a good team.
Kansas City…nice knowing you.
Miami Dolphins:
Yknow, I was trying to think of something nice to write about the Dolphins performance as I watched the game on Sunday.
I really, really was.
Then I saw the Dolphins turn the ball over on three consecutive offensive plays.
I mean, you have to try to be that bad.
We had two doinks and a fumble that led to Houston points.
Ryan Tannehill was just awful yesterday. I mean just awful.
He had a quarterback rating of 39…which was only topped by Brandon Weeden's rating of 5.1.
The running game couldn't get going. The offensive line couldn't block anyone.
The secondary couldn't stop anyone.
Wait, I thought of something good….Brandon Fields punted the ball really well.
See, I knew I could find something good.
I'm sorry, but it goes back to Jeff Ireland.
He constructed this team full of losers and retreads. It doesn't matter if you have Bill Belichick walking the sidelines, there's only so much you can do if your general manager isn't capable of giving you players who can play.
Or at least players who can win the game.
It was funny, as I watched the Dolphins I kept thinking of pulling off the Dennis Green rant.
"THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY ARE!!!!!"
I saw Barry Jackson of the Herald said Ireland will not likely survive a 5-11 season.
So, with this knowledge in hand…we must come up with a campaign for the fans.
Last year we had "Suck for Luck."
This year, we've got to have something new to express our desire to lose enough to can Ireland about two years too late.
College Football:
Yes, my Mizzou Tigers went down in flames in the fourth quarter.
They looked good up until that point and were leading right at the end of the third quarter.
Then, Georgia's size took over and my guys just couldn't get anything going.
But, Mizzou looked like they belong in the SEC and we'll have a lot more good days than bad….well, at least until Alabama comes to town.
Elsewhere….
Speaking of Alabama….yikes, they're that good.
Florida State…okay, the preseason is over, time to lace em up for real this week. (Seriously, how bad is Savannah State that you have to use high school rules for blowouts to keep the game from getting too crazy. Shame on them for volunteering to play those games.)
USC = OVERRATED
Washington found out that a live tiger can't simulate the Size and Bulk of LSU.
Thoughts and prayers are with Devon Walker of Tulane for a full recovery from a devastating injury.
The only thing that went down faster than Arkansas on Saturday was Bobby Petrino's career.
Florida, nice road victory. It's starting to come around in Gainesville.
Finally, there's Miami.
Good lord did they get manhandled, destroyed, demolished, torn to shreds, humiliated, bombed, trucked, I can go on.
Seriously, they let a decent, but not great K-State team hang half a hundred on them.
Talk about giving up.
Seriously, I've watched K-State over the last decade and they are not an elite team…but Miami sure made them look like one.
Can Mizzou trade UCF for Miami this year on the schedule?
I'd feel much better about a game against Miami than UCF….man, I never thought I'd type that.
As for how I did pick wise?
I had a rough week, 12-6 overall in week 2.
Still, I'm 27-7 on the season, which I'll take.
Went for too many upsets last week, but there's always next week.
Marlins: (@Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.)
Well, Miami is still playing and actually murdered the Nationals 8-0.
The Fish are playing decent as of late and are threatening to climb out of last place in the NL East.
Hey, for a team 23.5 games behind the Nationals….that's not such a bad thing.
That's it for today, follow me on Twitter @timkephart33
