100826 Notebook Rams Version

 1) How the Rams do their draft. Love the details in the article.

Part 1

Part 2

2)

NFL Notebook 280925

 1) What Vick did to the NFL. 

2) 25 for the 2025 NFL season. Item no 1) came from this list.

3)

What makes a great QB?

 Am parking this article here.

The Videos on Shedeur Sanders Story on 2025 NFL Draft

Yahoo Sports NFL Draft 

 As of now, 26th April 2025, he is still undrafted.

In the end, he was drafted 144th pick by the Browns. 

Philly wins The LIX Super Bowl

 Congratulations to the Eagles in winning Super Bowl LIX, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. Payback for the loss a couple of seasons ago.

Fair play, the Eagles overall were better than the Chiefs, and as usual, it supports my opinion, it is always about the line of trenches. If you win that battle, you will win a football game.

Still, props to the Chiefs for attempting back to back to back SB wins ... but this time it was a bridge too far.

PS/when orange A-hole loved the Chiefs, I knew they were doomed even before SB LIX. :P

A collection of SuperBowl ads

 

 

Interesting Online Stuff About Jayden Daniels - Washington Commanders QB

Online about Jayden Daniels, QB for the Washington Commanders. Will be continuously updated.

Articles

Yahoo Sports

Commanders aren’t rushing to name Jayden Daniels the starter. That doesn’t mean Daniels hasn’t already started working like one

Videos

190125 Washington Commanders Upset The Lions

 A major upset, but a proud moment for us, Commanders fans :) 

The Quarterback Evolution Through The NFL

 Saw this video on Youtube, and I had to post it in this blog for the record. It is a video about the history of quarterbacking in the NFL, the various styles and legends involved, past and current players. A lot of QBs here are legends. Due to content restrictions, you have to watch it on Youtube ya.

Bill, Tom And the Krafts According to ESPN

 I like to post the few ESPN.com articles here by their writers about the New England Patriots, for my record ;)

It was the Patriot Way, Until It Wasn't 

Bill Belichick's Patriots legacy" The nfl' s greatest dynasty 

For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?

Spygate to Deflategate: Inside what split the NFL and Patriots apart

one of the stories

in the end , it is all about human emotions and feelings.

How The Eagles Fell In Love With Hurts

 I liked this Athletic article about how the Eagles evaluated and eventually pursued and drafted Hurts. My initial reaction was similar after they drafted him. They just had Carson Wentz to a new contract, and drafted a QB in the second round? A QB in the 2nd round is considered borderline starting quarterback, for the future, and the Eagles just had Wentz. Anyway, it all turn out well, except for Wentz.

I feel for Wentz though. Nick Foles stole his thunder, and then they drafted Hurts. No wonder he did not taken the pick well.

The article is here.

his draft video

Super Bowl 54 Review According To AI

 In the game, the Chiefs fell behind early, but they rallied in the second half and scored three touchdowns in the final quarter to secure the victory. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the Super Bowl MVP, as he completed 26 of 42 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns. The win gave the Chiefs their second Super Bowl title in franchise history, their first one being in Super Bowl IV in 1970.

full game

the highlights

Names of NFL teams

 A nice post on ESPN.com about teams name history, here.

Nick Saban On The Process

 I love this Nick Saban quote I read in Peter Kings FMIA latest edition here.

“The biggest thing that has changed for me — and you might be shocked when I say this — is that I’ve actually become, through the years and through the experiences, a lot less outcome-oriented and a lot more process-oriented. I think that approach carries over to the players because then they become less outcome-oriented, and they’re more focused on process, they’re more focused on one play at a time, exactly what do I have to do and how do I have to do it, what’s going to help me be successful here, and they’re not looking at the scoreboard like we’ve got to win the game. They’re focusing on one play at a time.”

It came from a NYTimes interview with Saban here.

The Wisdom of Pat Mahomes

“The main memory I’ll always have is whenever I’ve watched guys that my dad played with, or Alex Rodriguez or guys like Derek Jeter, and all these guys that were superstars . . . the best of the best at the time in the game and how much success they had . . . I watched how hard they worked. I got to see it every day, how they were the first people there and they were hitting off the tee like I was doing as a little kid and trying to perfect their game. That really was instilled in me. It told me that if I wanted to be great, I had to put the work in. When you’re at the top of the game, you have to still keep working in order to stay at the top. I think those memories were stuff that really stuck with me.”

from this article

This kid is 24 is already an NFL MVP, Super Bowl winner n MVP ... trust me .. legend in the making.

The Pats Do It .. Again..

Jags oh jags .. so near ... In the end, like other opponents in the past, it is the mental miscues that do them in ... For me, the Jags had all the components to beat the Pats, but it's the little things that kill them.
Belichik always stresses the details ... And it works for them ..again.
What
Whoever they meet in the SB, play mistake free football and you already halfway there
Congratulations Patriots ... Again :p

CTE after effects

Recent news and exposes on CTE has shaken up a bit my love for the game. But then, who are we kidding? Football players have always been seen as warriors and gladiators. And in battles, there are always casualties.

I do hope all parties directly involved in the games do their best to take care of the players. Without players, there will never be the game.

Post Draft Thoughts Part 1

Thoughts

1. Myles Garrett picked no 1 by the Browns. Smart move by the Browns playing smoke and mirrors, but Garrett is a safe pick. Trubisky? Go to no 2.

2. John Lynch plays poker with the Bears and Bears get Trubisky. Trubisky is a risky pick, but that shows how valuable a qb is in the league. Matt Glennon, enjoy the Bears gig, all the best!

3. I am rooting for Deshaun Watson to be a success for the Texans. I think he can better than Cam, in the long run.

4. Dalvin Cook over Leonard Fournette anytime. Both went to teams who will use them well.

5. My Skins made nice picks in the Bama boys :)

more later ...

Back in Action

After the super bowl I took a break, but it did not mean that I wasn't paying attention.

Yep, the draft officially began with the combine. And for the past week, a few known players got tagged and released.

Here we go again....

Post Super Bowl LI Thoughts

To understand the context of this writing, you might want to read this post first.

I did not follow the game on tv. I followed it using twitter and yahoo sport boxscore. And I was working at my fulltime job. But, when you are a football nut, well.. it is easier to imagine and imagination is better than the real thing :P

I was pleasantly surprised about the first half, when the Falcons raced to a 21-3 lead at half-time. As I read it, the Falcons D played exactly how I thought they would. They have a fast defense, so straight up they gave the Pats O a hard time. However, Bill and his team are one of the best, if not the best, at making half-time adjustments. It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is always in the second half when the truth would appear.

As the comeback began in the second half, I kept thinking about how the Falcons would respond, And to a certain extent, at critical moments, brain freeze happens, affecting the coaches and players. The Pats do that to you. Like I said to a bunch of friends during half-time, mental strength is one thing they have over opponents, especially when no 12 is playing in the zone.

A disclaimer: My feelings about the Pats success are like my previous posts. I have read extensively about them, especially Bill n Brady. For me, Spygate will continue be an asterisk on the Pats and to a lesser degree, Bill and Brady. Deflategate, in my opinion, is miniscule, but for me, it was as if Goodell was atoning for how Spygate was handled. But, overall, credit to both of them, as their partnership brings successto the Pats, and I do not think any Pats fans will disagree, It's like Joe Cool and Bill Walsh, but better.

Ok, continue.

Some of the writers said that the Falcons committed the big mistake in play-calling, after the major Julio Jones catch. I agree and again, this highlights the difference that the Pats have over their opponents, when pressure is on, they keep it simple, as simplicity makes handling pressure easier. It is similar to Darrell Bevell's call 2 Superbowls ago... u had a short distance to win the game, you could have run it in with the Beast, yet you chose to pass ... in this case, 3 simple runs would have eaten up the clock ...

The moment it went to OT, and the Pats won the toss, I knew it was game over. It makes a difference when the leaders at the helm, are Belichik and Brady.


I feel for the players of Atlanta. Make no major excuse, this was a MAJOR choke, and the fingers, open and hidden will be all over. How they rebound after this ... am not really sure... as they will be losing their OC Kyle Shanahan to the Niners as head coach (it's a given).

For the Pats, well, cannot say that much more what have been said. This is the crowning glory for the franchise, and they deserve to win it. I can bitch a bit more about here and there, but fair play, they WON, and winning's winning. Will there be more Super Bowls in the future? As long as Bill n TB12 are together, I would not rule it out.

So, congratulations New England Patriots on their Super Bowl LI win :)