Rooting for Kurt Warner

So, I find myself in an interesting situation. I now find myself rooting for the Arizona Cardinals to win the Super Bowl. After years of hating the Cards for leaving the STL, I now wish them all the success in the world.

This is due primarily to the QB, Kurt Warner. I'm totally in the tank for this guy. And yes, that's mostly because he used to be the Rams QB. And yes, because he was the Rams QB who won the Super Bowl. But, if that's not good enough, I don't know what is. (BTW, the pic of Kurt holding the trophy is from that magical Super Bowl!)

Good luck, Kurt! I know I'm not the only Rams fan pulling for you.

Rams Finally Win!!

I like the way the Jim Haslett era is beginning in the STL. My beloved Rams finally won their first game of the season. Last season, they took until Week 9 to get that 1st one.

The game came down to a final field goal by Josh Brown. It would have been an easy 33-yarder. But Richie Incognito decided he needed to start using profanity with the officials, and make things interesting by getting a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and backing the Rams up 15 yards.

This isn't the 1st time I've had issues with Incognito. I've long felt that he's a hothead who puts the Rams in bad positions. Coach Haslett needs to cut him and send a message. If this is indeed a new Rams attitude, then Coach Haslett should make Incognito into Persona Non Grata.

In the pics, the top one is from the STL paper. The middle one is Josh Brown out of uniform. The bottom one is Coach Haslett walking by. Clearly, the bottom 2 are NOT professionally taken. They're from my cell phone, and were taken after the Rams-Bills game a few weeks back in the STL.

Highs and Lows- NFL Week 2

let's start with the lows. My beloved St. Louis Rams got abused again by an NFC East team. Do not get me wrong. Those are great teams. Philly finally has a healthy Donovan McNabb. And the NY Giants are the defending Super Bowl champions. But seriously, the Rams do not have any plays inside the opponents' respective Red Zones at all.

There is something seriously wrong in that organization. And I'm not sure where the problem lies. If I'm being honest, it's probably at every level. Since their Super Bowl loss, they seem to have embraced a culture of losing. And when losing is described in terms of a "culture", you know the problem is systemic and not just a couple of isolated proverbial bad apples.

People are clamoring for head coach Scott Linehan to be fired. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I mean, I don't want anybody to lose their job in this economy. On the other hand, changes do need to be made and they should start somewhere. That's not to say that firing Coach Linehan is the answer. Like I said, this is a culture of losing. In that case, everyone should be on notice.

The highs: My adopted AFC team, the Buffalo Bills, is now 2-0. At least I have that to look forward to this season.

Highs and Lows- NFL Week 1

I know what it says in the "About Me" section of the blog layout. But I'm going to do some complaining in this post.

I just cannot believe how badly my beloved St. Louis Rams played today. they just plain sucked. Let me quote that "Pin Pals" episode of "The Simpsons": "Those guys sure did suck...They were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked." Losing 38-3 to the Philly Eagles today was just inexcusable. Not that there's any shame in losing to this Eagles team in and of itself. But to lose by that much and to play with no real sense of team effort was just painful to watch. After that game today, I am curious as to how these guys can think that they are worth every penny they're paid. And I have nothing against athletes being paid what they are. It's a free market, and if someone thinks they're worth that, I've got zero problems with that. And I'll gladly contribute it by going tot he games and buying the gear. But come on Rams, do you really think you earned it today?

But all is not lost! It's hard to live in Western NY and not fall in love with the Buffalo Bills. What a game they had! They crushed the Seattle Seahawks, a Rams division rival. I turned off the Rams game once it got completely out of hand and switched to the Buffalo game. I made my choice and I stand by it.

Another positive note is that I am able to track my fantasy team players on DirecTV. I am a proud subscriber of DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package. Kudos to DirecTV!