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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Brett Favre earns his North Star
Today, in just his third game in a Vikings uniform, Brett Favre orchestrated the greatest comeback in Vikings history. The comeback victory was culminated by the greatest play in NFL regular season history.
It was a Favreian effort. My high school English teacher would berate me for using the root word to define the effort. So not to diminish the play, let us call it a Ruthian (hyperbole) display put up by Favre in today's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
After avoiding a would-be game ending tackler, Favre threw a 32 yard strike to wide receiver, Greg Lewis for the 27-24 lead (and win) with two seconds left on the clock. The play took 10 seconds to complete, which is an eternity in football time. If Will Ferrell's 'Old School' character, 'Frank The Tank' were a Viking, he would kick the field goal stand and then say something like, "That's how you play football!that is how you win a game!"
Ferrell would be correct. Certainly there is drama in a Vinateri game winning field goal or Scott Norwood missed field goal (in their respective Super Bowls). But it is Joe Montana to Dwight Clark in the back of the end zone that amaze us, right? Sports fans recognize that play as 'the catch.'
On 'The Catch' the 49ers were able to make the Super Bowl. Had that catch came in a regular season game it is doubtful that any of us would remember that play. Instead we have magical images of Montana throwing the ball off of his back foot and then a mythical belief that Clark soared high for the ball when in fact he got just a few inches off of the ground (camera angles can be fun).
That play on 3rd down floater from the 5 yard line is an extremely heralded to mythical proportions. The miraculous Favre/Lewis play from the 32 yard line required Favre to buy much more time and come much closer to being tackled. And on this catch Lewis really did have to majestically soar horizontally across the endzone in order to reach the frozen rope that Favre was able to unleash as he was hit behind the line of scrimmage.
It is actually tragic that more was not on the line for this play. It would have been great to have a Super Bowl on the line for that play if only to have such a high level play immortalized like it should be.
Nonetheless, it was a special play for Vikings fans as their team's perfect 3-0 record was saved. The ten play, 80 yard drive with no time-outs will give the Vikings much needed momentum as they head into next week's game against their arch rival, the Green Bay Packers.
It is an intense rivalry is much more intense this year with the belief of many that Favre and many of his supporters want vengeance against his former team that was unwilling to have him back after he led them to the 2007 NFC Championship Game. But we all know about that and any football fan that does not has been living under a rock (clique noted).
Today marked the first 300 yard passing game by a Viking in 63 games. It also marked the first catch by Greg Lewis as a Viking. Many Vikings fans did not like that it when the Vikings dropped last year's team receiving yards leader, Bobby Wade to pick up Lewis. This catch will certainly dissolve any bitter feelings that the fans may have had.
The Catch but not 'The Catch'
Greg Lewis's game winning catch was an amazing display. He extend his body reminiscent of a gymnast leaping across a mat at full speed. As he made the catch he barely landed inside the line with his left foot and then had the presence of mind to drag his right foot. To coordinate all of that in one motion while defenders tried to prevent him from making the catch was extremely difficult.
Brett Favre had made a brilliant throw but it would have been for naught had Greg Lewis not made a magnificent reception. Even after the catch, Minnesota fans were half way expecting an officials' video replay review to conclude that a foot was out of bounds or that Lewis did not completely have control of the ball.
Vikings fans had to await the result of the play even more nervously than they had on the actual drive. When the officials verified their original touch down call was correct, their joy was complete.
Foot note: A special no thanks goes to Major League Baseball for clearly ordering youtube to disallow commercial Derek Jeter videos (and undoubtedly many other videos) to be placed on youtube. Shots Heard finds that to be very fan unfriendly and no amount of hiding behind copyright laws is justifiable. Shots Heard did not use an intended Jeter analogy for this article when videos of Derek Jeter could not be found.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
NFL: 2009 Week 3 Predictions
Week 2 Results: 11-5Season Results: 26-6
Washington Redskins (1-1) @ Detroit Lions (0-2)
Pick: Redskins
Green Bay Packers (1-1) @ St Louis Rams (0-2)
Pick: Packers
San Francisco 49ers (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
Pick: Vikings
Atlanta Falcons (2-0) @ New England Patriots (1-1)
Pick: Falcons
Tennessee Titans (0-2) @ New York Jets (2-0)
Pick: Titans
Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) @ Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)
Pick: Eagles
New York Giants (2-0) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-2)
Pick: Giants
Cleveland Browns (0-2) @ Baltimore Ravens (2-0)
Pick: Ravens
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) @ Houston Texans (1-1)
Pick: Texans
New Orleans Saints (2-0) @ Buffalo Bills (1-1)
Pick: Saints
Chicago Bears (1-1) @ Seattle Seahawks (1-1)
Pick: Seahawks
Miami Dolphins (0-2) @ San Diego Chargers (1-1)
Pick: Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) @ Cincinnati Bengals (1-1)
Pick: Bengals
Denver Broncos (2-0) @ Oakland Raiders (0-2)
Pick: Raiders
Indianapolis Colts (2-0) @ Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Carolina Panthers (0-2) @ Dallas Cowboys (2-0)
Pick: Panthers
Notes
Week 3 of the NFL is arguably the most interesting week of the entire season. It is the week in which 0-2 teams are playing for their playoff livelihood. Essentially 0-3 teams do not make the playoffs. In the 19 years of the Wild Card Era (12 teams in the playoffs), only three teams have ever started the season 0-3 and made the playoffs. Those teams would be the '92 Chargers (went 0-4), '95 Lions (Barry Sanders led team) and the '98 Bills. So expect some hard fought battles as we begin to see the playoff picture already begin to take shape.
Other notable week 3 observations include:
* The Pittsburgh Steelers do not have the look of a team that is going to repeat as Super Bowl Champions. Last year, they skated by to a championship by having home field advantage and drawing the weakest opponent in Super Bowl history, the 8-8 Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers looked mediocre in their win over the Titans. The Steelers are a defense oriented team, but scoring 27 points in two games is not going to cut it.
* The Chargers and Dolphins play this weekend which always brings back memories of their early 1980s battles often replayed on ESPN Classic. But the thing I always marvel over is how the two best 'good weather' teams probably take it for granted. Cold weather teams like the Packers and Bills probably circle their calendars and smile when they see a game in San Diego or Miami, especially if the game is in December.
* This is the week in which we will know more whether teams like the Bengals, Packers, Patriots, Texans, Chargers and other 1-1 teams are for real. Sometimes you kind of know but then you really do not as things so often change drastically year to year in the NFL.
* It is worth pointing out that this could be the week that the Lions break their 19 game losing streak. They do not want to break the all-time mark of 26. Playing at home and playing a team searching for their identity, the Redskins are two factors that help the Lions. If they can avoid negative turnover differential then they will have a great chance at winning their game.
Picture: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver, Kelley Washington prances around inside the end zone as his teammates check him out from behind during last week's game against the San Diego Chargers
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Friday, September 25, 2009
The flamboyant Green Bay Packers fan
Are you a Green Bay Packers fan that bleeds cheese? This video may make you rethink your allegiance.
It could even make you come down on the Favre side of the great Aaron Rodgers verse Brett Favre debate. Football fans have been debating the move by Ted Thompson in 2007 to trade Green Bay's greatest player of all-time, Brett Favre in favor of moving forward with Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback. Favre and the Packers were coming off of a 13-3 season and an NFC championship appearance.
In the 2008 season, Rodgers and the Packers were 6-10, while Brett Favre and the New York Jets went 9-7. The Jets had a late season collapse after starting the season 8-3. It was later revealed that Favre played the last five games of the season with a torn bicep muscle in his throwing arm.
In the current 2009 season, Rodgers and the Packers are 1-1. Favre is now the starting quarterback for the 2-0 Vikings. The two teams meet October 5th at the Metro Dome in Minneapolis. It is the first of two divisional games between the two teams ths season.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Funny Old Train Coloring Pages
Where's the smoke of this old train? Can you make it for me?Hmm.. its okey, make your own train smoke.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Free Wall-E Coloring Pages
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
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NFL: 2009 Week 2 Predictions
Week 1: 15-1Season: 15-1
Shots Heard is coming off of its best week in the history of Shots Heard weekly NFL prognostications, 15-1. The one wrong pick came from picking the Cardinals over the Niners. Had you told me that Frank Gore would have 30 yards rushing on 22 carries, I would have stood by that pick. But picking the worst conference champion in NFL history, what can I expect.
Carolina Panthers (0-1) @ Atlanta (1-0)
Pick: Falcons
Minnesota Vikings (1-0) @ Detroit Lions (0-1)
Pick: Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) @ Green Bay Packers (1-0)
Pick: Packers
Houston Texans (0-1) @ Tennessee Titans (0-1)
Pick: Texans
Oakland Raiders (0-1) @ Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
Pick: Raiders
New England Patriots (1-0) @ New York Jets (1-0)
Pick: Jets
New Orleans Saints (1-0) @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)
Pick: Saints
St Louis Rams (0-1) @ Washington Redskins (0-1)
Pick: Redskins
Arizona Cardinals (0-1) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) @ Buffalo (0-1)
Pick: Bills
Seattle Seahawks (1-0) @ San Francisco 49ers (1-0)
Pick: Seahawks
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) @ Chicago Bears (0-1)
Pick: Steelers
Baltimore Ravens (1-0) @ San Diego Chargers (1-0)
Pick: Chargers
Cleveland Browns (0-1) @ Denver Broncos (1-0)
Pick: Browns
New York Giants (1-0) @ Dallas Cowboys (1-0)
Pick: Giants
Indianapolis Colts (1-0) @ Miami Dolphins (0-1)
Pick: Colts
Picture: Chicago Bears QB, Jay Cutler appears to be crying after throwing 4 INTs in a week 1 loss to the Packers
Saturday, September 19, 2009
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Mike Gundy's 'kids,' the fifth ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys lose - They were not 'man' enough for the challenge
We all remember in 2007 Mike Gundy yelling at Jenni Carlson, a sports reporter for 'The Oklahoman' newspaper. Gundy belittled Carlson, saying that three-fourths of the article was "inaccurate" and that the article was "garbage." He then taunted her, saying that he wished that she had a child someday that gets belittled so that she would know how it feels. Because she was obviously not empathetic from his viewpoint. Aside from Gundy's total lack of respect for Carlson, it was obvious that he was a narcissist that wanted control of every situation and on his terms. Anyone familiar with narcissists, knows that hypocrisy is inherent to their actions to elevate their stature above those around them. So in the same rant in which he said his 'kids' were belittled, the subtle point overlooked in the media was his characterization of the students that he coached. He called them 'kids' that were incapable of any serious scrutinizing. This is such an abhorrent accusation that any young responsible adult should take umber age to it.
But to give Gundy, the narcissist what he wants, Shots Heard will report badly about his 'kids' (Oklahoma State Cowboy football team) lost the game last Saturday against the Houston Cougars. The Oklahoma State Cowboys were ranked fifth in the nation and competing for a national championship, but hey they are "not professional athletes," so what can you expect right?
There is no need to criticize those 'kids'. It does not matter that they choked and lost to the obscure Cougars, 45-35. And if the OSU quarterback was "scared" on that two-minute drill when he threw the interception (pick six) then let us not harp on that. The "children (child)" are undoubtedly "upset" and "heart broken." We would not want to belittle those children in there extreme sensitive state.
So there will be no criticism of how those children could not live up to the hype of being an 'elite college football team.' If Shots Heard has anything to say then it is going to be directed at Mike Gundy. Because after all he is a 40-year-old man that can take it (so he says). To go after any of 'his (my)' guys in their fragile state just would not do.
After all, they are not 40-year-old men that are capable of taking sharp criticisms. That being the case, we really should have expected the Cowboys to come up short in a situation that took intestinal fortitude. But do not worry Mr. Gundy, Shots Heard is not harping on that or criticizing your kids in any way.
But Shots Heard will gladly go at the man, Gundy that screamed at Carlson, "Come after me! I'm a man! I'm 40!"
But Shots Heard is not concerned with your loss to the Houston Cougars or your coaching shortcomings that enabled that outcome. We are concerned with the fact that you are a disgrace to humanity. And the mere fact that T Boone Pickens (billionaire philanthropist and political activist) puts his name to the stadium that you coach in is a black mark on him and everything he claims to stand for.
You went at Carlson like a screaming mad man, calling three fourths of her article, "fiction." And when she and others in the media challenged you to be accountable for your fiery rant, you declined. You were the one that could ultimately not be "responsible." Nor did you care that you were potentially making another young person "cry" or have her "heart broken."
Like the cunning narcissist that you are (Gundy), not only were you defiant and unapologetic; You claimed that your only regret was that you did not write out your rant ahead of time. That way you could make sure you got in every single cheap shot.
You are ashamed to be a part coaching, you said. Well perhaps that is a Freudian slip because you should be ashamed to be a part of coaching. You bully those around you, but like a true bully you are nothing when your feet are held to the fire.
She makes you ashamed to be a part of coaching? Well people like yourself make me ashamed to be a part of humanity. You will continue to bully people and have unfettered dominance over your 'kids.' Meanwhile, you have no problem flattening any hard working person who calls you out for it. You are a disgrace to humanity. But more respectively, you are a disgrace to the Oklahoma State University. But then again, it is not an institution of high values. In the wake of that controversy, leaders could not be found for comment. It turns out that they are not the 'men (man)' to go after. So they hope.
ESPN glorifies your rant through sound bites and following your rant you got applause from what Lennin (a well accomplished narcissist and founder of the USSR) would have called "the useful idiots." But make no mistake, any 'adult' with intestinal fortitude sees you for what you are, an unapologetic scoundrel.
Picture: Philanthropist and political activist, T Boone Pickens and OSU football coach, Mike Gundy
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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2009 NFL Week 1 Predictions
The Bar was set in Shots Heard's first season of prognosticating winners of NFL games. In that 2008 regular season Shots Heard record was 152-101.
Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Winner: Steelers
Miami Dolphins @ Atlanta Falcons
Winner: Falcons
Denver Broncos @ Cincinnati Bengals
Winner: Bengals
Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns
Winner: Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts
Winner: Colts
Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints
Winner: Saints
Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Winner: Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles @ Carolina Panthers
Winner: Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore Ravens
Winner: Ravens
New York Jets @ Houston Texans
Winner: Jets
Washington Redskins @ New York Giants
Winner: Giants
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals
Winner: Cardinals
St. Louis Rams @ Seattle Seahawks
Winner: Seahawks
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
Winner: Packers
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots
Winner: Patriots
San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders
Winner: Chargers
Notes
The Patriots are no longer in the elite class of teams. An expert (like the kind you would find on Shots Heard) should realize that in advance. The Patriots do not have a go to clutch runner (not that they did) and now their defense is mediocre. Yet laughably, five out of eight so-called 'experts at NFL.com picked the Patriots as the top team in their power rankings. Those five guys should be fired, including Michael Lombardi. As if we do not know how a guy named Lombardi got a job writing about football.
Out of the three remaining 'experts' that did not pick the Patriots as the top team, only Bucky Brooks was smart enough to have the Vikings, Steelers and Ravens in his respective top seven. How is that? Teams with dominant defenses and fair to good offenses like the Vikings, Ravens and Steelers should always get high spots. That is a proven formula for winning.
In 2001 and 2003, the Ravens and Buccaneers each won a championship with great defenses and sub par quarterback play. Even the Bears came close to winning in 2007 despite their offense being only their third best scoring threat. Defensive touchdowns and returned kicks for touchdowns by Devin Hester almost scarred NFL history permanently. Can you imagine Rex Grossman getting a Super Bowl ring as a starting quarterback?
Of course there are many story lines. How long will the Lions continue the 17 game and counting losing streak for? Will Mark Sanchez be this year's Adrian Peterson? The guy that teams foolishly passed up on in the draft. Will Matt Ryan have a sophomore slump? Will the Eagles incorporate Michael Vick into a wildcat offensive scheme? Is Ledainian Tomlinson going to return to form as an elite running back? Will Aaron Rodgers be the Favre Apparent (There are doubters after a 6-10 season)?
But the biggest story is Brett Favre going to the Vikings. Shots Heard believes Favre coming to town, along with the brilliant draft pick of Percy Harvin will take the Vikings to NFC front runner status. Even in 18 years, Favre never had the best running back in the league (Adrian Peterson) to go along with a dominant defense. This is a story that Shots Heard will follow closely.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
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Chris Berman on how to smuggle Canadian drugs
Circa the 2000 NFL season, Chris Berman was anchoring the halftime show of a New York Jets football game. Off air, his contempt for the Jets was so much that he admits to taking codeine to drudge through the laborious viewing of the game. That actually may be more funny than how he outlines smuggling 'Canadian Aspirin.' into the United States. Enjoy.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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ESPN: Word play for web hits
At the US Open, a 17-year-old, Melanie Oudin, beat the consensus sexiest player in women's tennis, Maria Sharapova. Selling the plain faced Oudin who looked even worse than the original Punky Brewer was one option. Oudin wore off color blues, big wraps on her left thigh and left wrist and pink and yellow shoes was one lackluster option ESPN could have chose. Or ESPN could find a way to sell the loser (even one that double faulted 21 times) and knock it out of the park. Thus the headline 'Oudin, 17, toples Sharapova.'
Who would not want to see a topless Sharapova? Undoubtedly thousands of readers who are either semi-literate or just misread the headline as 'topless' were disapointed to simply see a spazzy looking Oudin celebrating her victory. Some readers may have even clicked on the link in the extreme hopes that the web editor misspelled 'topless.' Topples and topless are only spelled differently. But the meanings are worlds apart.Sneakily, 'topples' was only the quick headline header to the link. But it is the lead header that draws in the reader and thus is the most important title. The actual title of the article is much less important. Thus the title of the article, 'Oudin's run continues in Flushing' does not mention 'topples' or even Sharapova.
One could blame the wording of the lead header on happenstance. However, as a former newspaper journalist that dealt with editors, I can tell you that editors thrive on maximizing readership. The web editor was undoubtedly giving himself a pat on the back reminiscient of Anthony Michael Hall giving himself a pat on the back (for his writing) at the of the movie, 'The Breakfast Club.'
Picture 1: Melanie Oudin celebrates her victory against Maria Sharapova at the 2009 U.S. Open.
Picture 2: Maria Sharapova poses for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Picture 3: Maria Sharapova extracts nutrients from a banana in between sets of an undetermined match.
Picture 4: Anthony Michael Hall's character 'Brian Johnson' in the movie, 'The Breakfast Club' deals with boredom while serving a Saturday high school detention.
Video: Maria Sharapova poses for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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