Bring On Football!!!

As if time hasn’t been moving slowly enough since the Superbowl ended, all of the talk surrounding the NFL has sent me searching aimlessly for my fix of football. Thank God for the NFL Network, regardless of the poor quality programming, the subpar picture, and the $1fee to make sure it appears on your TV alongside the rest of the crappy cable stations, because I have been living and breathing off the running repeats. Other than the joke that is NFL Follies that seems to be on at least twice a day, I have fallen in love with everything the network has to offer. At least, it’s a fix that will hold me over until pre-season starts.

I’m pretty sure many of you can agree with me on the fact that it’s time for the hard hitting action to return. I’m tired of hearing about big name players in Green Bay (no names mentioned) whining about how he was forced to retire early to make the front office happy and now he wants to play again. Does anyone else feel sorry for Aaron Rodgers? This poor guy has gone through some traumatic experiences and has yet to be a full-time starter for an NFL team. He has seen his face value plummet during the NFL draft. He sat patiently at his table, waiting to hear his name called. He was considered to be a #1 overall pick and instead set the precedence for Brady Quinn. And now he’s got a future hall of famer claiming that he wants to come out of retirement and that the Packers should give him the starting job or release him. It has to do wonders for the kids confidence if the Pack’s front office was to even consider giving Favre the job back (whoops, mentioned his name…)

Then there is the situation in Dallas. Who else is waiting for this team to implode? You’ve got T.O. on the offensive side of the ball, teaming up with new found best friend Tony Romo. I still can’t get over the tearful escapade that Owens pulled when trying to show support for his starting QB. Then again, this team is my pre-season pick to win the Superbowl so I suppose I can’t bash them too much.

The defense includes recently re-instated Adam “Pacman” Jones, except that we’re not supposed to use the name Pacman anymore. So instead, Adam Jones the football player will now try to resurrect his career in big D. He has a lot to prove to the league and it’s not going to be easy considering he’s playing on the same squad with the likes of Tank Johnson and Roy Williams. Is this the 2008 version of “America’s Team”, criminal intent included with the whole package?

Jason Taylor is the newest Redskin and, obviously, this signing is going to lead to an immediate championship in Washington. I mean, c’mon, how can you not win a Superbowl when you have such a stellar QB in Jason Campbell and a defense bolstered by a future hall of famer? If you add this all in with the consistent rotation of wide receivers, the spectacular decision making that decided to take a TE with the second overall pick in their draft, and Dan Snyder (enough said), a non-betting man couldn’t pass up the offer to pick this team to go all the way. There is no way that the defending Superbowl champs and the NFC favorites are going to be able to contend.

New England would be smart to leave Wes Welker exactly where he is; the slot is his best position on the field and moving Jabbar Gaffney into the second spot would be the most outstanding move they could make. Losing Stallworth is not the end of the world and, quite frankly, Gaffney seems to have his heart in the game a bit more then Dante did. It’s hard to think of a team that had a 4th WR on their roster with the talent that Gaffney possesses. It makes it difficult to look past New England as a Superbowl shoo-in this season.

Jeremy Shockey has found a new home. He better change his attitude to play for a team as holy as the Saints. Shockey got what he wanted when handed a quick ticket out of the big apple and off to a team that has a potent offense that will know how to use him. His personal connections with head coach Sean Payton will be a great upgrade, not to mention his ability to spread the Saints offense out. Colston, Bush, and Shockey are now all targets for one of the best offensive-minded QB’s in the NFL… now all they need is defense… again.

There is so much going on in the NFL! We are only a week and a half away from the beginning of pre-season. Yes, it’s a tease, but it’s a start. Soon enough, September will roll around and Sundays will have meaning again! So until next time, sweet dreams of touchdowns, field goals, sacks, first downs, cheerleaders, Tom Brady, and anything else football related… you’re not human if you don’t sleep soundly with something this exciting right around the corner!

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