On November 26th, 2011 the New York Jets were up against the Buffalo Bills. Mark Sanchez lined up as WR in a bit of a trick play.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
NFL Wallpapers
I liked the striped style so much i ran with it and created at least one wallpaper for every team in the NFL. Feel free to download them and use them on your own computer.
All logo rights are property of their respective teams and the National Football League.
Minecraft Stanley Cup
I made this in honor of the 2011 NHL Champs The Boston Bruins. I started making it only an hour or two after the game was finished. It was made in 2011 but posted on this blog now.
Rise of the Quarterback
The NFL is changing in the way teams run their offense. What used to be a run heavy league is quickly becoming a pass-centric league. 2011 was the first time more then two QBs threw for more then 5,000 yards in a season. Mathew Stafford 5,038, Tom Brady 5,235, and Drew Brees 5,476 which in the new NFL record. In 2011 set the record for QBs with 40+ touchdowns with three. Stafford 41, Aaron Rodgers 45, and Brees 46.
Passing plays have been much more effective over the past few seasons. In 2011 eight out of the twelve teams that made the playoffs had 410 or less rushing attempts (New Orlenes had the least rushing attempts with 351) compared to 500+ passing plays by all twelve teams in the playoffs. Most the top seeded and most feared teams have been pass heavy for years. New England since 2002 have only had one season with under 500 passing plays which was in 2008 when Matt Cassel subbed for Tom Brady after a season ending injury in the first game of the season. The real need of a elite QB was shown in 2011 when Peyton Manning who had neck surgery in the off season and back surgery in September had to sit out the entire season. The Indianapolis Colts fell from 10-6 in 2010 to 2-14 in 2011. This broke the Colts nine year streak of playoff appearances (2001-2010).
In week one of the 2012 season 24 teams threw for 30 or more pass plays. Michael Vick and Drew Brees attempted more then 50 passes each (Vick 29-56 and Brees 24-52). If this trend were to continue through the entire season many starting quarterbacks would be looking to take anywhere from 400 to 800 pass attempts. Week two has seen seven QBs with more then 40 passes attempted. Drew Brees completed 31 of his 49 attempted passes. Eli Manning completed 31 of his 51 passes for over 500 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lead the giants to a shootout win.
All this proves that the league we know and love is changing dramatically. It wasn't very long ago that records were set in back to back years for rushing touchdowns. In 2005 Shaun Alexander tied Priest Holmes for most touchdowns in a season with 27 helping the Seattle Seahawks get to Super Bowl XL. In 2006 LaDainian Tomlinson took the record from him with 28 touchdowns. It could very well be the end of the running back era.
Passing plays have been much more effective over the past few seasons. In 2011 eight out of the twelve teams that made the playoffs had 410 or less rushing attempts (New Orlenes had the least rushing attempts with 351) compared to 500+ passing plays by all twelve teams in the playoffs. Most the top seeded and most feared teams have been pass heavy for years. New England since 2002 have only had one season with under 500 passing plays which was in 2008 when Matt Cassel subbed for Tom Brady after a season ending injury in the first game of the season. The real need of a elite QB was shown in 2011 when Peyton Manning who had neck surgery in the off season and back surgery in September had to sit out the entire season. The Indianapolis Colts fell from 10-6 in 2010 to 2-14 in 2011. This broke the Colts nine year streak of playoff appearances (2001-2010).
In week one of the 2012 season 24 teams threw for 30 or more pass plays. Michael Vick and Drew Brees attempted more then 50 passes each (Vick 29-56 and Brees 24-52). If this trend were to continue through the entire season many starting quarterbacks would be looking to take anywhere from 400 to 800 pass attempts. Week two has seen seven QBs with more then 40 passes attempted. Drew Brees completed 31 of his 49 attempted passes. Eli Manning completed 31 of his 51 passes for over 500 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lead the giants to a shootout win.
All this proves that the league we know and love is changing dramatically. It wasn't very long ago that records were set in back to back years for rushing touchdowns. In 2005 Shaun Alexander tied Priest Holmes for most touchdowns in a season with 27 helping the Seattle Seahawks get to Super Bowl XL. In 2006 LaDainian Tomlinson took the record from him with 28 touchdowns. It could very well be the end of the running back era.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Obama Got Lucky
I keep hearing about interviews with presidential candidates and whether or not they would have given the order to kill Osama. I'm pretty sure that almost every person in the world would have given that order. It seems that Barack Obama is taking to much credit for the death of Osama. It wasn't like he devoted his presidency up until that point on finding Osama bin laden. He was in the right position at the right time. President Truman gave the order to drop the first atomic bombs in war.
He did not come up with this plan, the Manhattan Project was underway since 1942 when FDR was in office. Truman didn't come into office until 1945 after FDR's death. The alternative to the atomic bomb was to invade Japan which could have cost hundreds of thousands of lives. There is clearly only one choice that could be made. Truman was simply in the right position at the right time. Truman decision was still harder then Barack's since even with the bombs thousands of people would die.
He did not come up with this plan, the Manhattan Project was underway since 1942 when FDR was in office. Truman didn't come into office until 1945 after FDR's death. The alternative to the atomic bomb was to invade Japan which could have cost hundreds of thousands of lives. There is clearly only one choice that could be made. Truman was simply in the right position at the right time. Truman decision was still harder then Barack's since even with the bombs thousands of people would die.
Why I Don't Like Lady Gaga
Today i got in to a spirited conversation with some friends. Somehow we ended up on the topic of lady gaga. I don't care for her or her music. They on the other hand seem to love her. My friends kept saying how real she is and how her music is actually good. I apparently hate her because i think she's fake, not true. I don't like her because i think she's a freak and i don't like her music.
Is it so hard to believe that someone doesn't like someone because of who thy are? If a convicted murder acknowledged he was a murder and i said i did not like him it would be because i think he's fake. It wouldn't be the fact that he's a murder. That would be to simple. Our conversation ended with me being called ignorant and being told that i hate the world......because I don't like Lady Gaga.
Is it so hard to believe that someone doesn't like someone because of who thy are? If a convicted murder acknowledged he was a murder and i said i did not like him it would be because i think he's fake. It wouldn't be the fact that he's a murder. That would be to simple. Our conversation ended with me being called ignorant and being told that i hate the world......because I don't like Lady Gaga.
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