Thoughts and Rumblings

Once again, we apologize for the lack of posts lately. PJ is busy being a real cool frat boy at JMU and I just got back from vacation. He's actually just an orientation leader but I like busting his balls about being a frat boy. Probably wasn't even funny...anyway...

Don't have an article for you tonight but I thought I would give some of my thoughts that have been brewing. I do tweet a lot of these on Twitter, so make you sure you give us a follow.

Watching the Steelers-Colts game tonight, I concluded...

• Antonio Brown is going to have a huge year. Mike Wallace was probably watching this game and came to the realization: "Damn,this guy is probably better than me, they really don't need me, they probably aren't going to pay me." Brown will be the focal point in a diminishing Steelers offense, with Mendenhall hurt and Wallace still holding out, Brown is the man in Pittsburgh this year. If you Fantasy Football players haven't drafted yet, GET HIM! He's a steal! You could get him as #2 WR with #1 upside in the 6th round or later. (I got him on my team!) Did you see his 57 yard run-after-catch tonight? Once Brown gets the ball, he's as dangerous as any receiver in the league. Elusive, slippery, and next level speed. Watch out.
• I was trying to think of words to describe Andrew Luck. I dug deep into my vocabulary arsenal, but the best one I could come up was pretty mundane(<<SAT word baby): special. Andrew Luck is just a special player. Watching him tonight...he just does not look like a rookie Quarterback. He seems to have command of the game, command of the huddle, command of his throws. More importantly, he is confident out there. You watch Blaine Gabbart and he looks like he is playing blindfolded. Luck's final line of 16 of 25 for 175yds and 2 picks doesn't really tell the full story. One of his throws that was picked off hit T.Y Hilton (who the hell is that?) right between the numbers. He then juggled the ball and gift-wrapped it for a Steelers defender, sealing his fate as a grocery-bagger in the coming weeks. The Colts are a really bad team and Luck doesn't exactly have an abundance of skillful weapons to play with, but this guy is going to be an exceptional player for a long time. I am not exactly going out on a limb here, but I am just reiterating how impressive he has played thus far.
• I feel so bad for Austin Collie. He took another blow to the head tonight, and left the game with concussion-like symptoms. This would be his 4th concussion in 21 months. With the progressive, frightening research on athlete's brains post-athletics, the revelations on the dangers of the sport you fear for guys like Collie. We wish him the best, and hope for a speedy recovery. And also, we hope he that if he can no longer play football anymore, he has healthy life ahead of him in a new career.
• The NFL HAS to come to some sort of terms with the Referees Association. These replacement officials are completely incompetant. It's just sad to watch. If they are officiating regular season games, they are going to cost teams games. They could be the reason a team doesn't make the playoffs. Tonight it looked as though Vick Balliard's knee had come down with the ball JUST before the goal line. The play was called a touchdown, but with instant replay it looked as though the ball should be placed six inches to one foot from the endzone. Instead, the officials placed it at the one-yard line. One full yard. It was a comical display of ineptitude. There have been other instances bungling-idiot-like officiating this preseason -- botching the coin toss, getting the winner of the coin toss wrong, not being able to use a microphone. Please NFL, your revenue is astronomical, please give the refs what they want. The integrity of the game will be immensely compromised if there is no agreement.
• Did anybody else enjoy Dan Hicks play-by-play of the game tonight? Don't get me wrong, I like Al Michaels and he is a living legend, but I thought Hicks was extremely refreshing. Chris Collinsworth is still an idiot (he gives my name a bad rep too), but I really liked Hicks in the booth tonight. You may recognize his voice from calling the Olympic swimming events, but I thought he more than hold his own tonight. I would not be opposed to him taking over for Michaels...even thought it would never happen. Now if we can just find someone to replace Collinsworth...

That's all I got for now guys, thanks for being patient. More coming soon!