
Simple cartoon indicating my thoughts on the NFL and some of its so called stars. Herein, it’s about the former darlings of the NFL and the gossip columns. Tony Romo and the ubiquitous and far less talented Jessica Simpson. Two peas in a pod wouldn’t you say ?
No matter how many ways one tries to slice and dice it . It’s not so much that there are some extremely bad teams within the NFL. But there are also some really inept coaches , that are vastly overpaid and have little to show for merit ,despite their behind the scenes experience with their present and former clubs.
One constantly hears the talk of parity within the NFL. But if anything although the NFL strives for it. It clearly feels better when there’s a dominant team or dynasty created , for the fans either to love or hate. As of late that hasn’t been the case. Albeit , that the New England Patriots may well be the closest to fit that the bill . Especially, given the fact that around the NFL and its fans, Patriots coach , Bill Belichick just might be the most hated man in America behind, President Barack Obama and the assailant behind the recent tragedy at Ft Hood,Texas, -Major Nidal Malik Hasan.The latter of whom survived the heinous attack launched on his fellow comrades. Still something that I and others around me have yet to fathom. But in time, no doubt we’ll come to understand the facts behind this meaningless and tragic loss of innocent lives.

Peyton Manning and his team’s coach Jim Caldwell seen here in conversation with the officials of an NFL played game played against the San Francisco 49ers from earlier on this season. The Indianapolis Colts are 7-0 for the fourth time in their history to start an NFL season. picture appears courtesy of ap/photo/ Darron Cummings ………..
The NFL seems to be replete with some very good teams though none that you’d come to think of as being outstanding. The Indianapolis Colts (7-0), Denver Broncos (6-1), New England Patriots (5-2),Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) and the Pittsburgh Steelers(5-2) are the teams that seem to stand amongst the AFC . But even the unbeaten teams mentioned haven’t exactly shown themselves to be at a level above amongst the others mentioned within this piece. Granted, the Colts and Broncos have been playing some exception football. But the Broncos’ recent defeat at the hands of Baltimore Ravens may well indicate that there are some tough times ahead for this Josh McDaniels‘ coached team .
The lesser lights within the AFC have proven to me, as a fan, that when thingsget bad, they really get bad ! The fallout from the events in Cleveland have now made Browns’ coach, Eric Mangini the most reviled man in the city, since the days of Art Modell. Think about it , you’ve got to have done something so god-damn awful to be hated with such disdain. But really, should we expect any more or less from a group of fans that have devoted a great part of their lives supporting the Browns in their present and past persona to not feel sorry for their plight ? When Modell departed from the city like a thief in the night. It essentially ripped the heart out of the city and made the fans there distrustful of anything to do with the NFL. And now, even with the return of the Browns in their present persona, the team under the coaching of Mangini and his staff haven’t shown any signs of life. It were as the team was in need of resuscitation, having had a near death experience.
The are some who might say that the Cleveland Browns (1-7) were never really a very good team to begin with , since their return to the city. They have struggled to show signs of life , much less that they can be competitive within the NFL. This may well be indicative of what we’re seeing across the NFL with regard to the number of bad teams within its midst. Bad coaching , inexperienced coaches being hired to run a team. But perhaps, what might be even more frightening are the totally inept performances of the players on many of these teams.
In the NFC appears to be no different. As there too, you have your good teams and most definitely there are indeed some hideously bad teams ! Many are touting the play of the Minnesota Vikings (7-1) as a reason to be excited about the NFC. Well, I look at this way way Brett Favre and the Vikings’ coach Brad Childress are best suited for one another. Their indecisiveness , much like Brett’s indecision as to what point he’ll retire has become the norm for the ineptitude we’ve come to see in certain areas of the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell for his part, doesn’t seem to know how to communicate with the public , much less with the members of Congress . And having seen the inconsistencies in his rulings when meting out punishment to players. One begs the question is the NFL heading in the right direction under his tenure ? Much like many of the teams that now seem to find themselves in an abyss of mediocrity.
The play of the unbeaten New Orleans Saints (7-0) stands out amongst the teams in the NFC. And if anything, it has come as a great surprise to the fans of the team, as well as the fans of the NFL in general. Sean Payton and his coaching staff have the Saints playing well on both sides of the ball. So much so, that they’re now proving to be not only a well balanced team. But also a team that has bought into their coach’s wishes. And they’ve become a team that can take on whatever type of adversity that can be thrown its way on the field of play. And if anyone is not of the belief that Saints’ quarterback, Drew Brees shouldn’t be now seen as the prohibitive favorite for the league MVP. Then you ought to sit down call your doctor and have him check your health as well as your mental status. His play this season has been nothing short of stellar , if not outstanding. And while there may well the thought that Peyton Manning and Brett Favre should be shown some love in that directions. It’s my firm belief that Brees’ displays this season towers above that Favre and Manning. Sorry Brett, but I’m just not that into you !

Josh Freeman seen here on NFL Draft Day with family and friends having just made the 11th overall pick in the first round of the Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Many thought to be a frivolous and capricious pick by the team. As it was felt that they had needs in other areas on their roster. picture appears courtesy of ap/photo/ Scott Watson …………..
The wayward, woeful , inept befuddled and indescribably bad Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7) are now making last year’s Detroit Lions seem like All Stars. Who’d have guessed that there’d be a chance that in consecutive seasons we could very well have two teams lose all 16 games of a regular scheduled NFL season ? This is the history that this Buccaneers’ team is chasing and on the verge of achieving under first year coach Raheem Morris. Thrown in at the deep end without a life raft and with an inexperienced general manager at his side in Mark Dominik . The team is now on its third quarterback of the season, in their first round draft pick, Josh Freeman. His predecessors this season have been the veteran, Byron Leftwich and fourth year player, Josh Johnson. Leftwich and Johnson have shown about as much awareness and keenness for the game as Stevie Wonder would have, if he were being asked to walk through a minefield. Their performances have bordered on being from the truly average to the absolutely diabolical. Leftwich’s perceived athleticism as Morris’ assertion would have us believe comes from him being quick on his feet . Well, Leftwich has never been known to be quick at anything . Unless you count him excusing himself from the dining table to make one more assault on the buffet stand ? Johnson for his part, has shown that at best, he’s merely a backup quarterback.
The rest of this Buccaneers’ roster is just filled with players high on exuberance and very little else. And much of that blames rests squarely on the shoulders of Raheem Morris and his coaching staff. Whatever the players are being taught , they just don’t seem to either be learning it or buying into it. And unfortunately for Morris, no amount of statements being made with regard to him seeing improvements in certain areas of the team’s play will gloss over the fact that this is a terrible team in more ways than one ! There’s no leadership on the field and for the alleged stars on this team in Antonio Bryant , Michael Clayton, Kellen Winslow Jr., Ronde’ Barber ,Derrick Ward and Cadillac Williams.Whatever their thoughts are on their play or form shouldn’t be at all expressed in public. Just because you’re on a team in the NFL doesn’t mean you know how to play in the NFL. And that quite simply is one of the reasons why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are such an ill suited and rather under achieving team. It’s a team that’s littered with players at certain positions who just can’t play the game with anywhere near the demands needed to be successful in the NFL.

Buccaneers’ coach Raheem Morris (left) and the team’s GM Mark Dominik,both seated , are seen here at a convened press conference to address the media and state that 5 prominent players from the Buccaneers’ team had been cut from the roster.The formal announcement was made earlier this year in February prior to the start of the season and the team’s OTA’s. picture appears courtesy of st pete times / Skip O’Rourke ………
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And as to whether not the Buccaneers fulfills its destiny in either losing all of their sixteen regular season games.Or even perhaps win at least one or two games. We can only watch and see what unfolds over ensuing weeks. Either way, it still can’t hide the fact that this is just another one of those really awful teams at present within the NFL. Strangely enough, with all the talk of the collective bargaining agreement being renegotiated between the NFL and the NFLPA . The fact that if an agreement can’t be reached for the season covering 2010-11. One has to wonder if an uncapped season would actually improve things allround or simply just make things a lot worse ? When there wasn’t a cap within the NFL , we had dominant teams and a slew of very good teams. Understandably also, there were one or two teams that just couldn’t make the grade , no matter what. But at this moment in time, which would you prefer ? Those teams from a bygone era ? Or what is now within our midst ?































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