Her Sports Blog

When the year started I had a few teams I was hoping would make it to the Super Bowl this year & Arizona was one of them.  I like the Steelers but it would have been cool to see Joe Flacco make it to the Biggest Game of his career in his rookie year. But none the less Flacco & the Ravens have nothing to be embarrassed about they played a heck of a game & I am sure with Flacco leading the team this isn’t the last time we see the Ravens in the playoffs. I will get back to the Cardinals in a min or two.

Some of the big questions that remain to be answered are What is next for the Eagles ? Who gets the blame for this loss ? Do you get rid of Reid or McNabb ? As we have all seen during the season the fans seem to be calling for Donovan’s head more then anyone else’s unlike in Detroit where they hunting for Matt Millen. So my question is this when do you stop blaming the players & start blaming the people who run the teams for not making enough changes to fix what is wrong ?

I don’t think there was a doubt in anyone’s mind that the Steelers were a team with a chance of making it to the Super Bowl but Arizona wasn’t even on the radar for maybe a majority of football fans especially after the way they ended the regular season. Arizona has been the underdog since from the start of the playoffs.  They made people think they were stupid & not capable or beating teams like Carolina or Philadelphia but obiviously they were wrong. Even after running over Carolina they were still considered to be the underdog when facing Philly I have to say that Arizona makes being the underdog look good.  Come February 1st I will be routing for the Cardinals I would love to see Warner win & show all those teams who though he was too old & didn’t have anything left in him that they were dead wrong.

This Saturday UFC fans will see the comeback of Mark “The Hammer” Coleman. Coleman hasn’t fought in UFC since 1999. His last fight was a loss in Pride to Fedor Emelianeko in 2006. This time around he is fighting Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. At the age of 44 could Coleman be another Randy Couture or can the fact that he has been out of fighting for a few years keep him from being the fighter he used to be ?

If Coleman can fight now the way he used to when he first entered UFC there is no stopping him. For the short period of time he was there his record was 7-3. Whether he wins or not I hope this isn’t the last time we see him in UFC I think he will give the other fighters in his weight class a run for their money.

Adam “Pacman” Jones was released today by the Dallas Cowboys. I am sure more people were surprised that they took a chance on him then the number of people who were surprised that they let him go. No one is saying if Adam’s last run in with the law or his stint in Alcohol Rehab had anything to due with him being let go.

Jones was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2005 & while there he has been arrested 6 times and had run ins that ended up with the police being called 12 times. When Dallas traded for Pacman the Titans received a fourth-round draft pick they were also due a 6th round pick next year but when Jones was arressted all that changed & Dallas ended up getting a 5th round pick in 2009.

I don’t know who is willing to take a chance on him but then again alot of people said that before & the Cowboys came along & picked him up but they would have to realize that one more mess up & they could end up losing alot more then just Jones.

I am watching ESPN & imagine my surprise when then said Peyton Manning was voted MVP this year.  How in the heck did this even happen are you freaking kidding me come on now. I can think of a few more people who should have been named MVP this season. I think these awards need to start being voted on by the fans not by sportswriters & broadcasters. There are 50 people all together who decide who wins the votes went like this

Petyon Manning 32 votes

Chad Pennington 4 votes

Michael Turner 4 votes

Adrian Peterson 3 votes

James Harrison 4 votes

Philip Rivers 2 votes

Chris Johnson 1 vote

Kurt Warner 1 vote

I would have  enjoyed seeing Chad or Kurt win consiering where their teams have come from last season to this season. I think Matt Ryan should have at least been up for consideration cause the Falcons rocked this year I hope they make to the Superbowl that would be wonderful . I am wondering how come Farve or Brees wasn’t even listed.

With the regular season ending yesterday the firing squad was out in full force today. 3 coaches were let go from their teams two of them I am sure isn’t a real surprise to anyone but the last one blew me away for sure. The first two are Romeo Crennel whose Cleveland Browns ended their season with a record of 4-12 while the Detroit Lions season ended horribly at 0-16 fired their coach Rob Marinelli.

The shocker was the fact that the New York Jets fired Eric Mangini. They had a great start this season at 8-3 but had a dismal slide at 1-4 in their last 5 games. This is the second time they have failed to make the playoffs in his 3 years in New York. I wonder if this will have any impact on whether Brett Farve decides to return or not

Even though his coaching days are over in New York I am sure this isn’t the last of him we will see in the NFL hey we know at least 2 teams who are looking for head coaches right lol

I was pretty disappointed with my home team, the Seahawks and their poor season.  Then I got thinking about it, I at least got to cheer a few games, unlike you Lions fans!  0-16, wow!

Maybe next year will be better for us?  We can only hope. 

Post a comment with your team and your seasons w/l!

Tonight the Dallas Cobwboys played their last game in Texas Stadium & sadly they didn’t go out with a bang. They lost to the Baltimore Ravens 33-24.  Tony Romo had 2 interceptions but later in the game he made those up by hitting for 2 touchdowns back to back but that wasn’t enough to get it done. 

Dallas has got to learn how to tackle grabbing a jersey or lunging for a foot isn’t going to cut it. They let 2 Ravens run up the field for 2 consecutive touchdowns first it was Willis McGahee for 77 yards & then it was Le’Ron McClain for 82 yards.

I don’t know if Dallas was still riding high after their win over the Giants last week  or if Tony Romos back is still hurting more then he is letting on but they need to regroup & figure out what they are going to do because next week they need to be on their game to even have a chance of making the playoffs but they also need some help for them to stay in it.

For young students sports are no less important than math, physics, and other basic studies we think sports are good for them because it keeps them off the streets no doubt it’s true they don’t find time to go to the streets. But Sports also plays a great role to groove the personality of the young students. By playing sports they meet a number of people probably they can’t if they don’t play. They also find people who like the same sports they do; It provides them with a chance to enlarge the circle of their friends, friends of their type.

Sports also teaches them great values like responsibility, discipline, accountability, sacrifice, and self-confidence to spend their lives even television and internet which are considered the most influential sources for young students, cannot tell them these values. The responsibility to develop, mold, and instill these values comes on the shoulders of parents and the coach of the club they play. These combine efforts of parents and coach leads an athlete to success

Kids should learn the social values and in many team sports they have to done with other kids, but even if we talk about individual sports they often play as a team (tennis, badminton, golf). And if not then they have to perform in front of people so we can say sports are a social activity which has many social ramifications for young boys and a few of them are as follows

Relationship with other kids:

Athletes make relations with their teammates and as time pass they also know how they can socialize with others. Sports also offer them an alternative way to make friends.

As a kid I was a huge wrestling fanatic as I got older the storylines got more & more ridiculous so my watching has tapered off some but I still keep track of  what is going on so I decided to list the top 10 most annoying Wrestling Managers in my opinion & also in no particular order. Granted some of these people weren’t annoying during their whole careers as managers  but a majority of the time.

 1.Brother Love aka Bruce Prichard-managed the Undertaker

2.Sensational Sherri aka Sherri Schrull-managed Macho Man Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, Shawn Michaels & many others

3 Jim Cornette aka James Mark Cornette-managed Vader, Jeff Jarrett, Owen Hart & many others

4.Johnny Polo aka Scott Levy-managed Adam Bomb, The Quebecers, The Flock & many more

5. Mouth Of The South Jimmy Hart aka Jimmy Ray Hart-managed The Honky Tonk Man, Kevin Sullivan, The Natural Disasters & many more

6.Bill Alfonso aka William Matthew Alfonso-managed Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Tazz & a few more

7. Paul Bearer aka William Alvin Moody-managed Undertaker, Kane, Mankind Vader & many more

8.Bobby”The Brain” Heenan aka Raymond Louis Heenan-managed Andre the Giant, Ric Flair, Harley Race, Mr. Perfect & many more.

9.Luna Vachon aka Gertrude Vachon-managed Bam Bam Bigelow, Bull Nakano, Goldust & a few more

10.The Jackal aka Don Callis-managed Kurgan

In the latest saga between the Giants & Plaxico Burress the Giants have decided to withhold the $ 1 millions which is the signing bonus from his contract he signed at the beginning of the season. Of course a grevience is going to be filed for Plaxico it can me added to the one that was filed when the Giants suspended him after the shooting incident.

Speaking of suspended players the Jaguars have suspended receiver Matt Jones for the rest of the season. He was caught sitting in his car

cutting cocaine in his car with a credit card which resulted in a felony charge which will be erased if he completes drug treatment. Yet again another athlete who gets a slap on the wrist while had he been any regular person he most likey would have ended up in jail for a few years.

The Jaguars may also be without Fred Taylor who has been  playing with torn ligaments in his left thumb. The Dr.’s for the Jags has told Taylor to have surgery that would end his season but Taylor has asked for a second opinion. With the Cowboys trying to fight for a spot in the Playoffs they may also be without Adam Jones who due to a injury to his neck that he suffered in his first game back last week against the Steelers won’t be playing this Sunday when the Cowboys take on the Giants.

Last but not least I am sure all of you have heard that Matt Cassel’s father has passed away I send my thought & condolances out him & his family.