NFL (Preseason) on FOX is Here

You know what that means……….. (pay attention right of picture)

I think I’m going to be sick.

Please Show Yourself

I looked at the polls on the sidebar, and notice that someone picked the Detroit Lions to win the NFC North. Show yourself please. Get this straight, the Lions will never ever ever win anything as long as Matt Millen is still with the association. Please, tell me who you are, and if the Lions win the NFC North, I will paint my template with a Lions background for all of 2008.

David Beckham Makes MLS Debut

Written first on ArmchairGM.

The long awaited debut arrival of a foreign player past his prime, finally came to an end tonight. In the 72nd minute, David Beckham made his debut in front of 47,000 fans (At least half of them probably to see Beckham) at RFK Stadium. That’s the good news, the bad news is that they lost 1-0 to DC United and are still the only team in the MLS not to win on the road.

He made a couple of good crosses, including a superb one to Landon Donovan, but the DC United keeper Troy Perkins saved the day by knocking it away. But you look at him, and even with the ankle injury, he’s still past his prime. What people forget is that one player cannot change the shape of a league. They even overlooked attendance. For the games that don’t involve the Galaxy, how many people would show up (besides Toronto FC)? What would be different is if they had 20 superstar players like Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, or Wayne Rooney. But the problem is, that those players would only come to America if they are 34 years old and past their peak. Seriously, do you think Rooney would just decide that at age 20, “Blimey, I think I’ll go to the MLS for quality football.”? When this 5 year contract expires, you will not see MLS popularity shoot up like that. Quality in their prime players would be good for the league, a player past his prime isn’t good for the league.

Mookie’s Seahawks Prediction

After looking at the Steelers picks in which the writer said they would go 16-0, I forgot that I have to do my picks. The difference with me is, I go based on knowledge and jokes, not on the fact that I’m a fan.

Game 1: Tampa Bay. Jerramy Stevens returns to Seattle, the question is whether or not he’ll have beer poured on his head. No, he’d like that, so………Seattle 20, Tampa Bay QB’s 10.

Game 2: @ Arizona. Ah, the dreaded road game. Ken Whisenhunt is the head coach. Maybe the Cardinals can compete. We split them last year, we’ll probably do the same this year. Cardinals 30 Seahawks 17

Game 3: Cincinnati. The Bengals are forced to forfeit the match due to not having enough players for the game. Seahawks 2-1 on the forfeit.

Game 4: @ San Francisco. We got swept last year (including the Windstorm game), and the 9ers have even more weapons. As long as there are no injuries though, I say the Hawks when a shootout 30-28 on a Josh Brown field goal.

Game 5: @ Pittsburgh. Rematch of Super Bowl XL. With the masterminds in Ken Whisenhunt and Bill Cowher gone, and Jerramy Stevens no longer being a Seahawk, we win 24-20.

Game 6: New Orleans (NBC). No chance whatsoever. Saints 35 Seahawks 17

Game 7: St. Louis. The Rams defense is so terrible, the Seahawks had to beat them twice on field goals last year. Not this year. Hawks 26 Rams 17

Game 8: @ Cleveland. Nothing would make a win better, than to do it the day before my birthday. This shouldn’t be too hard. Seahawks 24 Browns 9. So at the halfway mark, we finish 6-2. Last year we finished 5-3.

Game 9: San Francisco (MNF): Darrell Jackson comes back to Seattle…….drops 5 passes. The 49ers have a bright future, but not beating the Hawks at Qwest 2 years in a row. Seahawks 16 San Fran 13.

Game 10: Chicago (NBC). I’ll be counting down the days to this one. The Bears play here this time, and Rex Grossman will probably have to deal with the loudness of our fans, and the defensive pressure. Seahawks 19 Bears 10.

Game 11: @ St. Louis. No defense+Seahawk offense= Hawks 31 Rams 20.

Game 12: @ Philadelphia. Donovan McNabb should be hurt by now, but I’m not sure with this one. It’s going to be tough, but….Hawks 13 Eagles 10 (OT).

Game 13: Arizona. I just said we were going to split this series. Seahawks 30 Cards 16.

Game 14: @ Carolina. The Panthers are so inconsistent, but I don’t see a duplicate beatdown like 2 years ago. Panthers 24 Seahawks 15.

Game 15: Baltimore. Ooohhh….a tough defense, a decent offense. Why do we always end the year with a top AFC opponent? Ravens 16 Seahawks 7

Game 16: @ Atlanta. If Joey Harrington is the QB, Seahawks 26 Falcons 16. If Mike Vick is the QB, see previous score.

So we finish 12-4, and I’ll do the playoffs tomorrow.

NFL on FOX: The Best and Worst Announcers

With the NFL season on the rise, I’ve decided to come up with a list of top announcing teams, and the bad announcing teams. Today, we’ll start with Fox Sports. What we’ll do, is start with ranking the play-by-play men from top to bottom, and do the same with the analysts another day.

Play-by-play men:

1. Dick Stockton. I like Stockton (you thought I was going to make a joke there did you?) because he talks about the game more than any other announcer that I’ve heard for the NFL. He’s got the right voice, is neutral, and a veteran guy who should have never been demoted to being with Brian Baldinger.
2. Matt Vasgersian. Matt is slow at times with his delivery, but he has a lot of excitement in his voice, witty, and passionate about the game. Kind of like the Anti-Joe Buck.
3. Sam Rosen. He is very underrated in my opinion when doing NFL games. Rosen has been dragged down because he used to be partners with Bill Maas.
4. Kenny Albert. Kenny’s voice is annoying as heck, but he rarely makes mistakes when calling a game. As I said, the voice just knocked him down to 4th.
5. Ron Pitts. I like the fact that he used to play in the NFL, so he better know the game inside out. But he is so unexcitable, and that makes Gus Johnson really sad.
6. Joe Buck. He just sucks. Too many baseball references, barely pretends to be interested in the game, and bores me to death. The only thing preventing him from being last, is Troy Aikman.
7. Thom Brennaman. Thom is barely audible when he does football, and I honestly think that he, Charles Davis, and Terry Donahue are impossible to listen to.

Any agreements? Disagreements?