Wednesday, April 29, 2009

What the hell were they thinking

As you know by now I have a what were they thinking litany of stupidity, this months award for being the biggest air heads that leave you scratching your head wondering what the hell were they thinking goes hands down to the United States Government and the blank for brains clown that ordered the photo op of Air Force One.

Yes you are reading that right, a photo op for Air Force One.

First in a full blown recession and the way the govt. is printing money, do we the people really need the expense of a photo op for the Presidents jet????? I think not.

As if that is not bad enough, where they and how they did it even more light in the loafers.

The authorities in charge notified the local police department what they had planned and as a matter of security told the police not to notify any one else, like maybe the mayor and public at large.

Early Monday morning Air Force One escorted by two military planes did its fly over low to the ground, below the height of many buildings, unbeknown to the public this was a photo op.

Sweeping low over Manhattan above ground zero New Yorkers were treated to this thrill of a life time. Well you can imagine the panic and fear seeing the low flying jets created. New crews were able to film and televise New Yorkers running in fear and screaming things like not again, with visions of 9-11 running through their heads.

Later in the morning the Presidential Press Secretary was asked about this and he had no answers, saying he would have to check it out, get back to the American people.

Needless to say Mayor Bloomberg was screaming eagle #&%# wild with anger and rightly so. He wanted answers and so did President Obama, who was equally livid over this stupid act.

This has to rate as one of the dumbest things by the govt. in recent history. How can anyone be so lame, what the hell were they thinking?

Spring College Football Polls

Spring football is barely in the books, people are still discussing the NFL draft and SI online has published their preseason spring football rankings.

Things must be very slow at SI to already be ranking the top 25 as they see it, however who am I to question the wisdom of SI.

Here is the link see how your team fared in the spring rankings.
Spring Rankings

Monday, April 27, 2009

Life has irony

Life certainly has irony in it with the funny twists and turns our paths take.

I was reflecting back on Boise States running back Ian Johnson and how he has signed a free agency contract with the Minnesota vikings and wondering if he has not had similar thoughts to mine.

To explain I must digress back in time to the 2006 Fiesta Bowl featuring Adrian Peterson and the Oklahoma Sooners vs The Boise State Broncos,

The Sooners landed Christmas day in Phoenix to play the Broncos New Years day evening 2007 for the Fiesta Bowl.

That 2006 season was Ian's sophomore year and his break out season, culminating with him being Boise State's first ever candidate for the Heisman Trophy.

A broken collar bone had kept A.D. out half the season and precluded him from shattering the Oklahoma rushing record. The Fiesta Bowl was where he expected to break the record held by Billy Sims, who was in town for the game.

When Peterson landed the press interviewed him on many things and one of the questions he was ask, what did he think of Boise State's Ian Johnson? Ian told me Peterson's reply was Ian who?

For those of you that don't know, Peterson and Sooners watched the last play of the game that had Ian who running the Statue of Liberty Left into the end zone for the winning two point conversion. Now a play in football history and winner of an Espy award.

Now Peterson is the star of the Vikings and certainly one of the best running backs in the NFL and Ian will be trying to make the team.

I have no doubt A.D. is a class act on and off the field and will do what he can to make Johnson welcome and help in any way can to help Ian make the team.

It is just one of life's funny twists and turns, and as Paul Harvey would say, now you know the rest of the story.......good day.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

The 2009 Draft has come and gone.

The excitement lingers on for fans, teams and players alike but the 2009 NFL Draft is in the books.

For many it was a big pay day and the promise of economic security for life, for others it was...maybe I can sign as a free agent and for others it was just no luck at all.

For the first time in 4 years my Boise State Broncos failed to have a player drafted. How time have changed. As Boise State fans we are disappointed nobody was drafted especialy seeing Ian Johnson come away empty handed.

Yet how far we have come, it was not that many years ago we were excited to see one or two player considered draft eligble, let alone actualy be drafted.

Ian and all purpose player Vinny Peretta were given free agent contracts by the Minnesota Vikings, that is the good new for Bronco fans, the other part is at least both men get a shot at the NFL putting them way ahead of the game for those that may only get a walk on invite or for those that will have to llok to Canada or Arena Football.

Now that spring ball and the draft are over football fans face the long drought of summer anxiously awaiting the arrival of fall and a new season, one of hope and promise as the season unfolds.

So for now best of luck to all those that were drafted and to those that still got free agent contracts, I do hope you can make your dreams come true and play in the NFL.

Today is small school day in the draft

Yesterdays drafting belong toe the big named schools with the big named talent. Today belongs to the smaller schools with talented players that are lesser known. I am not saying they are lesser talent, just not as well known is all, and today is their draft day.

The only two that I am following are Ian Johnson and of Boise State, my team of over 40 years.

Ian was a Heisman candidate in 2006 turning in his best and first season as a BSU starter. He made runs up the middle that left you wondering how he did it.

During 2006 he had runs against both Oregon State and Hawaii that should not have gained a yard but he not only turned them into long gainers but scored as well, against OSU 5 times.

Against The San Jose Spartans he played with a collapsed lung and still made a big difference in the game.

The 2006 Fiesta Bowl was his crowing achievement against the Oklahoma Sooners and Adrien Peterson. Not only did he out gain A.D. he scored the winning two point conversion in over time and got national publicity for proposing to his wife to be on national television.

2007 should have been a banner season after his break out of 2006 but it was not. He was not the same running back nor was his offensive line as good as the 2006 team. During the final regular season game against Hawaii he showed some of his former self in a 58 yard touchdown run that was vintage IJ bouncing outside breaking tackles head down and running for the paint.

Last season he shared time with other running backs and was often a decoy. He learned and homed blocking skills as well as receiving skills. He played kickoff returns and was on the punt blocking team.

From being the star running back he selflessly learned his role as an all purpose player. He always put the team first and in the process against TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl broke Marshal Faulk's WAC touchdown record.

Ian will be a last round draft at best and I sure hope he makes it. The guy plays with heart and passion for the game, he is selfless, always putting the team first.

Good luck to you Ian, Boise State will miss you, always be grateful you played here and be a better team because of you. thanks IJ for all you did.

Has The Game Passed by Al Davis

Big Al is making the headlines again with this years draft picks. His selection process makes one wonder has the game passed him by?

Big all used to be known for his business savvy, just ask Irving California. I can assure Irving will not be erecting any monuments erected to Al and the Raiders unless of course you count pasting Davis's picture at the bottom of city urinals an honor. The former mayor from that time period in the 70's will go down in infamy as a chuckle head and that is being kind.

For those of you that are too young or don't remember, The Oakland Raiders for a period of time were the L.A. Raiders. This is their second stint in Oakland.

At the time Al Davis and the Raider were looking south for a new home the mayor of Irving made a bid to get the Raiders to relocate to his city. He convinced the city to float over a million dollar bond, alot of money back then and alot of money for a city the size of Irving.

Al accepted the money as good faith money but promised there were no guarantees the Raiders would become the Irvine Raiders. The deal got enough publicity that the mayor was a guest on the Johnny Carson show and Davis did a phone interview with both the mayor and Johnny, my recollections of the interview are my source for this part of the blog.

Needless to say Al took the city of Irvine for a cool million and the Raiders played in L.A.

These last few years with Al at the helm of the Raiders, people wonder, did he play in one too many games without a helmet and can he walk and chew gum at the same time.

Each year finds the Raiders becoming less and less of a team. Davis is known for drafting and or trading for talent then making them sit on the bench to show everyone who is he boss.

Now the Raiders drafting for 2009 is the # 1 head scratcher with their #7 pick of Darrius Heyward-Bey. This is not to say Heyward-Bey is not a quality player, being and Idaho spud peeler I don't know much about the young man and have never seen him play. He may end up being the the best player in his class, only time will tell.

Given there are questions about his hands and his route running skills the Raiders could have traded down for him and gotten a few later draft picks too boot.

Whether you like Al Davis and the Raiders or not, times have changed, they were once thought to be shrewd football people and have some Super Bowl trophies to prove it. Now they are the last stop for over the hill players and are the bottom of the league. The sole responsibility for the Raider decline rests in the hands of Al Davis, it appears the game has passed him by and that Al would better serve his beloved Raiders by retiring.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Tough Week Sports Fans

This has really been a tough week in the world of sports.

Yeah the Yankees lost their home opener in their new 1 p-lus billion dollar stadium, no the President did not throw out the first pitch but all that pales compared to what else happened this week.

First we hear about the Philedelphia Phillies losing their voice with the death of Harry Callas, their announcer for over 3 decades. As if that were not sad enough a few hours later we hear about Mark " The Bird " Fidrych being found dead under a truck he was working on.

Today we learn the most recognised face and voice in pro football is calling it quits. Yes John Madden at age 73 has retired from the booth, making this a tough week for sports fans.

Never again will Phillie fans hear a game called the way Callas called, for those that remember Mark "The Bird" never will a pitcher fill the stands and get people out side of the base ball world to tune in a game the way Fidrych did and no one can call a game or impact pro football the way Madden did.

The bus with player of the week will be gone and who can forget his passion for tailgating. Describing brats at the Green Bay games and how to cook them and how to eat them.

What will Thanks Giving Day games be like with out the famous Madden 6 legged turkeys. What will replace the All Madden Team? I think for players making the All Madden Team the honor was almost equal to being a pro bowler.

Yes this has been a tough week in sports, losing a former pitching legend, a beloved radio announcer and now John Madden leaves the announcers booth.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

We Have Expanded Our 3-5-3 Defense Category

At scoretouchdowns.com we are always trying to improve and up grade our site with new football training products and football coaching videos.

We have added 9 new 3-5-3 defense football training videos and one book to our 3-5-3 defense coaching videos section, dividing the category into two pages.

Some of the material covered is the similar to page 1 with a different slant and other dvds are completly new material giving you more insight on how to use the 3-5-3defense.

For easy accessibility we have placed links at the top and bottom of each of the 3-5-3 defense pages so that you can navigate from one page to the other with ease.

The new videos are from several successful high school coaches who have enjoyed great success on the defensive side of the ball using the 3 5 3 defense.

Please visit us at score touchdowns.com and use the following links to see each of our pages for the 3 5 3 defense. page 1 | page 2
Your comments and any suggestions on how to improve ths site are welcome.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Football Tackling Drills

We have added a new category at scoretouchdowns.com, the new science of tackling.

We are very excited to have this category, football tackling and present tackling training videos by Coach Chuck Clemens the Co-Defensive Coordinator at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.

For many years teaching tackling fundamentals has not been taught correctly or, it's been assumed that players know how to tackle. In the process, lazy habits are formed. Coach Clemens corrects these habits replacing them with new tackling skills known as the new science of tackling.

Coach Clemens illustrates the the football tackling drills that improved his teams tackling ratio.

Since implementing a new concept of teaching tackling to his players, Central Missouri has improved dramatically on their number of missed tackles. Charting the number of missed tackles for each game, UCM improved the number by 70 over a two-year period.

Last fall Central Missouri finished sixth in the nation among all Division II colleges in turnovers gained. Part of the reason for their success, according to the team's Co-Defensive Coordinator Chuck Clemens, is a dramatic improvement in UCM's tackling.

Nothing is more frustrating than seeing missed tackles, missed tackles that could cost you the game.

In this three part series the new science of tackling Coach Clemens takes you through basics starting with the concept and strategy behind proper tackling. You will learn a detailed tackling progression that you can install at your own practices: start with the finish; hit-up on your opponent; ground to the run; and focal point presence.

Check out our new football tackling category and see what the new science of tackling can do for you.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Denver Bronco's Brian Dawkins is a heck of a guy

I dont know about you, but I get tired of reading of all the toruble college and proffesional athletes get in.

I am tired of Michael Vick and what he plans to do after prison. He like so many other pros and collegiate athletes did it to himself and the press never lets go. They the press create an insatiable appetiete for the failures of athletes.

Finaly we have on athlete Brian Dawkins of the Denver Broncos in the news and it is for his big heart and sense of fair play. Certainly it is not as big a head line as a T.O. tantrum or Palexico shooting himself but it is certainly news worthy and deserves attention.

Dan Leone a part time Philedelphia Eagle employ was fired from his job with the Eagles for voicing his opinion on his blog. So much for freedom of speech.
What Leone did, was offer a critical opinion of the Eagles for allowing Dawkins to leave the team via the free agency route. Leon did not like it, thought it a mistake and shared his thoughts on the internet. for his efforts he was fired and no longer receives free tickets to Eagle home games.

Personaly I think this makes the Eagles front office look rather thin skinned in a business that requires a very thick epidermis. It not like he was picketing or throwing verabl rocks, he just voiced his opinion.

As fans we all have opinions of what our teams do or dont do, that is part of the sport and its attraction.

The Eagles and Denver tee it up this year and Dawkins has given to Dan Leone his two free tickets to the game. I would imagine Leon will cheer for his beloeved Eagles while cheering every play Brian Dawkins makes for the Broncos.

It is refreshing to see a pro athlete step up to the plate and reward the man who defended him and wanted him to wear Eagle green.

My hat is off to you Mr. Dawkins, great play, lots of class, too bad you couldnt have taught who ever fired Dan Leone that same class you have.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Quarterbacks Spring Camp is Over Now What?

Quarterbacks, now that spring camp is over how do you keep training? Keep practicing your quick release and drops? With spring ball done how will you keep your arm in shape and maintain your accuracy? Finding training partners with the same available time as yours will be much harder.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Obama orders GM and Chrysler out of Nascar

Today President Obama told both Chrysler and GM they must be out of Nascar by the end of the 2009 racing season.

He said that the tax payers cannot and will not fund racing cars. He went on to say that he knows this will have an negative effect on Nascar but he cannot allow companies receiving Federal bail out dollars the luxury of sponsoring racing cars.

The immediate impact of losing these corporate dollars is estimated to be $100 million dollars. Some teams have already said this will be their last season.

Disappointed by the Presidents decision they will be seeking new sponsors, but they do understand his reasons and accept them.

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