Wednesday, December 24, 2003
MY CALENDAR PROPOSAL AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays only.
I can't eliminate Thursdays because those are good drinking nights (75 cent beers!), but the opening week of the NFL season can be the exception. Fridays are another good night to go out. Saturdays are my day of rest, and I can stand an occasional NFL game. Sundays we can skip, especially given the sorry state of our local NawFuL teams. Finally, YOU KNOW WHY I LIKE MONDAYS!
WEEK 17
Unfortunately, I have had my last Monday night success this season. The final week has no Monday night game. No Gehlke Bros season in recent memory has been this close going into the final week. The only thing close that comes close was when I overcame a four game deficit in the final week to tie, on my way to the second of three consecutive titles.
TIE BREAKERS
Should the bros remain tied, the playoffs are the tiebreaker. If we remain tied, I believe the Senior Bro agreed that one bro would take the NFC and the other, the AFC in the Pro Bowl. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
MONDAY NIGHT RAIDERS
Brett Favre is good, but he's not THAT good. Favre was constantly throwing deep floaters into Raider double and triple-team coverages that were caught by Packer receivers. The DBs were just standing around, seemingly unaware that the ball was on its way. The Raiders have clearly just given up.
THE 49ERS, ON THE OTHER HAND...
At least the Niners haven't given up. The question remains, how far could this team have gone with a decent kicker, a decent punter, and Tim Rattay as the holder on field goals. I would like someone to explain to me why it took 16 weeks to put a quarterback in there as the holder.
GOODBYE T. O.
Terrell Owens broke his collar bone and is out for the rest of the year...YAWN! He broke it on his only catch of the day after several drops. Afterwards, he was seemingly disinterested in the game, yacking on his cell phone. It symbolizes his whole career with the 49ers. T. O. is a great receiver, but if he put in a little effort, he could have been one of the best. He drops too many passes. He takes plays off. He short-arms passes through the middle which turn in to interceptions. He slows down in the middle of a deep route, allowing a potential touchdown pass to sail over his head.
What was ironic is just when T.O. was making his departure, Brandon Lloyd, the 49ers rookie wide receiver, made a leaping grab of a touchdown pass. It was a catch that T.O. never would have made. It was a catch that took a great amount of concentration and effort. The 49ers have seen their future at the wide receiver position, and he isn't wearing #81.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I think I hear Santa's sleigh bells, so I'd better close on this Christmas Eve to wish everyone out there in NawFuL land happy holidays, especially Ben and the Senior Bro.
I know Senior Bro wants Santa to bring him a Surfy for Christmas, but that will have to wait for at least another week, and...hopefully...at least another year.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!
Junior Bro 9:39:00 PM
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