SB Nation User Blog: k2oconnor

NFL Draft Moving to May?!?!?

k2oconnor — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:18:37 -0000

I tried posting this in a Fanshot, apparently I can't figure it out...

The NFL is toying with the idea, and says it is a strong possibility the NFL Draft moves to a weekend in May! As a fan I think this a horrible idea, and the months of March and April are the longest months of they year!

Looking at from the NFL stand point the only thing I can see is playes like Hartline who could not attend OTA's because of Ohio States graduation rule...

I hope this does not happen

Rank your NFL Teams

k2oconnor — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:58:03 -0000

Ok so as many have realized this off season is really going slow. And fan post are to be kept on the topic of Football. So I thought why not Rank the NFL Teams from 1-32 in order from Love to Hate. I understand, like myself, that many don't root for more than one team, the Fins, but as a fan of football I find myself watching as many games as I can. And I always pick a team to root for in every game. I though about why I pick certain teams over another, is it cause I don't like one team that I want them to lose, in the case of every Pats and Jets game or do I root for one team cause it helps the Fins chances in the rankings better? Here are mine, I listed mine vertical, but to save space in the thread list them in a sentence structue. I also put a little blurb of why I like them.

1.) Dolphins .... I like their Mascot... haha do I really need to explain
2.) PHL- Grew up near PHL and enjoyed McNabb since day one
3.) MIN-Best friends family from MIN, and it was pushed on me at an early age.
4.) CLE-Paul Brown, Jim Brown, Otto Grahm, love the history
5.) NYG- My grandfather could not be a bigger fan
6.) IND- Peyton Manning, and they are a huge threat to the Pats
7.) PIT- Traditions and History
8.) SEA- I am fan of Hasselbeck, route for Seneca, now Mike Teel, and was a fan of Holmgren
9.) ARI- Ricky Proehl played there, he lived in my town, went to my schools and I met him a few times
10.) SD- Not sure- its got to be the players
11.) DEN- Was higher up until the coaching change. Elway really put them close to the top before 2009
12.) SF-History, Bill Walsh...need I say more
13.) JAX-Just a solid program like Garrad
14.) NO- Brees and the offense
15.) CIN-Paul Brown started the Bengals after he was wrongly fired from CLE
16.) TEN-Would be lower but Chris Johnson and now Kenny Britt
17.) HOU-Like them more then the lower tear teams
18.) GB-Enjoy their tradition, but just don't see to much of them. The middle group from CIN-GB could be swapped
19.) CAR-Ricky Proehl played here, LOL but Steve Smith is fun to watch
20.) BUF-Couldn't rank a division rival higher than this.
21.) CHI-They have a lot of history, but I have an annoying neighbor who I associate them with
22.) KC-Just don't see a lot of them
23.) TB-Never liked them, I think it was some players back in the 90's but they have over hauled so they could rise
24.) BAL-Can't stand Ray Lewis, and their defense is imposible... jealous? But I love Ray Rice RU Baby!
25.) STL-Greatest Show on Turf had them way higher, with Proehl, but they have fallen.
26.) OAK-Al Davis pisses me off
27.) ATL-Like Matt Ryan, but thats it, never really like the Falcons ever for some reason.
28.) DET-Such an old team with so much history never amounts to anything.
29.) DAL-Jerry Jones, and their the Cowboys
30.) WAS- Dan Snyder seems to run his team like a Madden Franchise
31.) NYJ-Need I say more!
32.) NE-BeliCHICK, great coach can't stand his morals and don't think Bledsoe was treated well. Could tolerate them in 1996, but now the Fan Band Wagon really makes my head pound....

Lets see it!

Favorite Fin Memory

k2oconnor — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:45:11 -0000

Any one able to find video highlights of the Fins 29-28 win over the Pats on Monday night 12/20/2004. This was one of my favorite memories of the Fins for many reasons, and the ESPN clips do not work. So I was hoping one of you who are more internet savoy could find this video?

To remind you guys, if you need it, the game was when the Fins picked off Brady 4 times, including Ayanbadejo snagging one setting the Dolphins offense up to drive down for an epic pass from Feely to Thompson over Troy Brown for the go ahead score. If I remember correctly there was a penalty on the first score, and Feely threw almost the exact pass, this time it counted....

This was my favorite Dolphins memory... whats yours?

Second OTA

k2oconnor — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:13:03 -0000

I read the reports on OTA and I watched the videos on the Find website. The reports said that Camarillo was there but rehabing on the side, and only partaking in a few drills.

I just watched the video of practice, and there was a #83 with a knee brace on, working with the WR's they only showed a few drills for the WR, but he was with all of them. He looked explosive on his cuts, and did not seem to be favoring the leg at all. Clearly I am not there, and have no idea, but it does give me some confidence, knowing he is out there. Training Camp is a month and half away hopefully he continues to progress.

Gruden gets the Nod

k2oconnor — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:00:25 -0000

Rotoworld reports that Jon Gruden will replace Tony Kornheiser in the Monday Night Football booth this season. Kornheiser stepped down stating the travel grind, and his Madden like fear of flying was too much.

This is amazing, I enjoy Tony on PTI, but in the booth he was awful. I am so relieved to have Gruden, a guy who knows football, able to comment on the game. Some times I watched the MNF games in mute to avoid hearing Tony make another dumb commented.

Although I have to admit, he was not as bad as Joe Theisman, and his comments against Theisman were priceless. Here is my slight tribute to Tony!

I forget who the opponet was (may even be the Fins) but I know the Jets were playing. Bryan Thomas came around the end at the QB and stretched his hands up in front of the fleeing QB who threw the ball inaccurately and it landed in the turf.

Theisman: (showing the replay) Thomas did a nice job, jumping as high as he could to prevent that pass.

Kornheiser: (again showing the replay in slow motion) Yes I also enjoyed how a player can jump as high as he can, (pauses the replay, draws a circle around Thomas's feet) without leaving the ground.

Jeff Ireland Press Conference

k2oconnor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:32:15 -0000

Bear with me guys, broke my collar bone at 12 noon on sat but go out of the ER to see the whole draft!

I enjoyed Irelands conference answering all the questions. they are big Pat, and put the trade rumors of Ronnie to rest! Said lots of teams calling asking who is avaiilable and he said everyone for the right price. Asked if that included Ronnie he said for the right price but had no intentions to do so.....

Kenny Britt

k2oconnor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:19:55 -0000

As the draft gets closer second by second we as fans get more and more excited to see how it unfolds. For months now we have been putting our best scouting hats on and debating and pushing for our favorite guys in the draft. We have some laughs and some frustrating moments, voicing our opinions on what the Fins should pick. And thats the fun in the whole thing pretending we are a NFL Front Office. But the truth is we don't even know these draft prospects, besides what we hear from ESPN, and game films we can get our hands on. Yes some do personally know the players, or interacted with them once or twice or maybe seen them on college campus.

What bothers me is when fans (not just Fin Fans) say oh Percy Harvin has a bad attitude or so and so is a stoner. I have tried not to but I am guilty of it too, but what really gets me is the Kenny Britt talks. Some on here repeat Todd McShay's prima dona or diva phrase and it has caught on like Wild Fire saying Britt has a Plaxico attitude and leaves me Rutger Fans and others confused.

I have met the kid, and seen him practice. He is always go go go, and competed with Underwood on everything. He was nothing but respectful to the sideline viewwes or the RU coaches and never spoke out of turn or had a me attitude, even when breaking Larry Fitzgeralds Big East Records.

But for some reason he is lazy, a diva, a Plaxico and everyone repeats it and it some how becomes truth. Here is a great article about it, and by no way is this a draft Kenny post, I love the player and hope he kicks ass and takes name in the NFL but just frustrated why people who don't even know him say what Todd McShay has said.

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2009/04/nfl_scouts_have_fumbled_the_ba.html

Giants Cheated!

k2oconnor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:41:24 -0000

Driving home in the car today, and heard a comment on the local radio sports station. As I say in every post I live in New Endgland, and have to put up with the Patriot Fan Bull $h*t but I heard something that I could not wait to write in a post.

A caller was talking about how he was in Dallas, and they were claiming to be the best Sports Town in the country. He obviously disagreed and said that New England is. And I can not argue with him on that, right now the Celtics, Pats, Bruins and Soxs all have great teams.

But the host took it a step further and said, no one comes close to Boston in sports history.... I immediately thought of New York, which he mentioned saying the Yankees are a money hungry team and the Giants have two superbowls in the late 80's and early 90's and they won two years ago. However he went on in all seriousness, we all know the Giants cheated to beat the Pats, and did not deserve it.

Excuse me a Pats fan calling some one else a cheater, and I can not even think of a play or an instance at all in the playoffs where the Giants cheated! Unless its the no sack call on the Eli to Dixon helmet catch....

Thoughts!!!

Proposed Rule Changes

k2oconnor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:30:28 -0000

I just wrote up a huge post for this, than hit publish and lost it cause I lost internet.

But anybody take a look at the 4 rule changes?

1. Further spacing on onside kicks to eliminate fierce collisions.
This makes it harder for a the already difficult onside kick to be successful.

2. No More Wedges on kick off: No more than two players can be shoulder to shoulder with in two yards
Well this becomes a patty cake on kick off, no wedge makes it hard for anybody to return a kick.

3. The Patriot Act or the Tom Brady is God lets protect him rule
No longer can a player continue his path to the ball carrier if he is on the ground. He must get up than continue to the ball carrier. They can swipe their feet, but there will even be a fine line there! I now have to wait for a 300 lb Dlinemen to get his fat butt off the turf and start after the QB again, and chances are by the time he gets to the QB the ball is gone.

4. No more forearm or shoulders to the head on blocks or tackles
I agree with this one, the head must be protected, and yes it is hard to know what the other player is going to do or be cause they can turn or move, but no player should aim for the head on any hit. Shoulder to shoulder is always good for me.

This is football! A contact sport, not shuffle board (sorry to you avid shuffle board fans). A player can already be flagged for sniffing the QB, he has pads on let him play the game! I love how there is rule out specifically for Tom Brady. I hope he trips and injures himself on his wifes dog so next year it will be a15 yard penalty and a fine for players to own dogs....Thoughts.

Rutgers Pro Date

k2oconnor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:25:12 -0000

Rutgers Pro Date

Kenny Britt improves 40 yard dash! At his pro day he improved the 40 to 4.40 flat! I don't care which team (besides the Pats and Jets) I just hope this guy kicks ass in the NFL