Weekly Random Thoughts On The Carolina Panthers
The Panthers wrapped up their season with a meaningless victory over Tampa Bay's scrubs, 31-23 (although if I were Gruden, I'd be a bit concerned that my team gave up 180 yards on the ground to the Panthers). They ended the season 7-9, which, considering they lost their starting QB in the third game and ended up starting four QBs over the course of the season, isn't that bad.Still, I'm left wondering what if? What if Delhomme hadn't gotten hurt? His stats through the first three games were very nice:
55-86, 624 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT, and a passer rating of 111.8 (which is quite good, even though I don't understand the passer rating (why can't they just have it go from 0-100 instead of 158.3 or whatever the hell it ends at?))
I truly believe they would've made the playoffs if he hadn't gone down.
Weekly Random Thoughts On The Carolina Tar Heels
The Heels are now 13-0 and ranked first in both polls. They have won their past six games by an average of 28.3 points and have put up 588 points in those six games. Of course, those games were against powerhouses Penn, Rutgers, Nicholls State, UC Santa Barbara, Nevada, and Valparaiso.They finally begin ACC play this week so we'll learn how good they truly are. They kick things off on Sunday against #19 Clemson.
The lack of quality opponents hasn't stopped that talk of an undefeated season from people around here. It's not going to happen, folks. They have to play Duke, Clemson, Virginia, and NC State twice. Do you people really think they'll make it through that 8-0? And that's not even looking at the rest of the ACC schedule. Or the ACC tournament. Or the NCAA tournament.
I love Carolina, but there's no way they'll finish the season undefeated.
The Cynical Dad NFL Playoff Picks
Here are my picks for this weekend's playoff games (home teams in caps). As always, if you take my advice and actually spend money based on something I say, you are a fool.Jacksonville (-2) over PITTSBURGH
Have you seen the way Fred Taylor's been playing the past five weeks? 589 yards and four TDs (not bad for a 43-year-old man). The whole team is hot. They've beaten four playoff teams this season (Tampa Bay, Tennessee, San Diego, and Pittsburgh).
SAN DIEGO (-9) over Tennessee
Tomlinson should run all over Tennessee if Norv Turner is smart enough to keep feeding him the ball.
Washington (+3 1/2) over SEATTLE
It's easy to go 10-6 when you get to play Arizona, St. Louis, and San Francisco twice a year. Shaun Alexander looks like he's a 43-year-old man.
New York Giants (+3) over TAMPA BAY
By far the hardest game for me to pick. But if Eli plays half as good as he did against the Patriots, the Giants will win easily.
Christ, I just picked three road teams.
Popdose
Jeff Giles, the creator of the awesome but defunct Jefitoblog, is back with a music/pop culture blog, Popdose. He's got a small army of writers joining him and they're off to a great start.The Five Second Movie Review
Alvin And The Chipmunks could've been a lot worse.I'm Married To A Hottie
Kristen named Ella the "Hottest Wife of a Blogger" in her yearend web awards. When I told her of the award, Ella replied, "Am I the only wife of a blogger she's met?"Neither one of us are capable of receiving compliments. Very healthy.
Sunday Morning Hangover
Here are some of the more interesting/entertaining posts I've come across this week:- Amy worries her son will soon want an emo haircut.
- Dutch is losing the nap battle.
- Julie demonstrates third-trimester foreplay.
- Lindsay has a very competitive family.
- Mamatulip shares a perfect Christmas photo.
Song Of The Day
Continuing with the guilty pleasure theme…I can't stand Matchbox Twenty. And that god-awful song Rob Thomas did with Santana? I'd like to jab pencils in my ears every time I hear the opening guitar riff.
But for some reason, I like this song. Maybe it's the slow build. Maybe it's the whole "if you love someone, set them free" theme. Whatever the reason, you can find this song on my computer. And it's gotten more plays than I'd care to admit.
Song of the day: Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty
