Pigskin and Turkey Meat
November 21, 2007 – 12:14 pm | by bryanIf you're new here, and you're into sports and/or the Christian faith, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Wanted to quickly wish everyone a joyous Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy your days off from work, the irresistible food, the time spent with family and friends, and of course, all the football.
The Schnoz Report will be going on a hiatus for the time being. I really want to refocus the site on what I created it for: the intersection of sports and faith, and as such I’m not sure if I’ll be covering the NFL as heavily as I have in the past. Here on the interwebs it’s better to be really good at something specific than to be decent at doing something vague and generic. There’s too many people doing a “decent” job out there to stand out.
Ultimately it will be a good deal for everyone who reads the site, though, because i have some great ideas in the works and I really feel like the site is headed for some great things in 2008. So if you stick around for the ride I promise it will be worth it.
That being said, I do have a few thoughts on Week 12 of the NFL:
1. via reader Aaron Lewis: “(what about the fact that) both of Brady’s backups were not even starters in college! I know he gets excellent protection and all, but he does get hit on occasion and freak accidents do happen (not trying to jinx anything!). It just seems like this would be an enormous story should something happen to Brady and that Belichick and Co. would get absolutely hammered for it.”
As i told Aaron, I truly believe that Belicheck is gunning for the 19-0 season above everything else. Another Super Bowl win will make him what? A genius? He already is. I think he’s already in the discussion for best coach ever along with Lombardi, Shula, Knox, Walsh, and whoever else I’m missing. I think 19-0 puts him at the forefront of that discussion. I think that’s what he wants, and he’ll risk having Brady out there at times to make sure he gets it.
2. Out of the 8 divisions in the NFL, it seems to me that the only ones that will change atop the standings before the season ends will be the AFC and NFC Wests. The Seahawks look old and the Chargers seem to be too inconsistent to hold off a late surge from the Broncos. Despite how bad they’ve looked at times this season, I think the Cardinals and Broncos might make late pushes to win their divisions and make the playoffs.
3. Last week i went 9-7, to bring my record to 82-78. Here’s who i like this week I like (your spreads might be different): GB(-3.5), NYJ(+14.5), IND(-10.5), TEN(-1.5), TB(-3.5), NO(-1.5), MIN(+7.5), BUF(+9.5), HOU(+4.5), STL(+3.5), OAK(+6.5), ARI(-10.5), DEN(+2.5), SD(-9.5), PHI(+22.5), PIT(-15.5)
One more thing i gotta ask: When it comes to turkey, do you prefer the white meat or the dark meat? Personally, I like the white meat. Some say it’s too dry, but that’s what the gravy is for.
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5 Responses to “Pigskin and Turkey Meat”
By danny on Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
ham.
white and dark meat turkey, like bill belicheck’s ego, make me gag.
bill belicheck’s selfishness is odd to me because of the selflessness of his team. he has got to be (at least on the surface) one of the cockiest, least likable guys sports. yet, he gets guys like randy moss and corey dillon to put the team before themselves.
that isn’t easy work. and i don’t think guys like that would respond to phoniness. it is enigmatic. i just don’t get it.
By Jimmy on Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
First of all…I absolutely cannot stand Bill Belijerk or the New England Patriots. Unfortunately, my son is a huge Pats fan.
I most def prefer the white meat with loads of gravy, mashed potatoes and corn.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Go Texans…get ready to destroy the Browns.
Bring on the turkey coma!
Peace!
By Luke G on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
Say what you want about Belicheck, but man, that guy can dress! I’ve got pictures from 1987 that actually prove he stole that style from me. I’m thinking of reclaiming it. The only thing that stands in my way is my wife…
By ninja.s on Dec 1, 2007 | Reply
I definitely prefer white meat. Note sure why, but I do. Although, like above poster, I’d really rather have ham.