There ain't no party like a Scranton Party cuz a Scranton Party don't stop.
And today, the Scranton Party continues. The debut of season 4 is today, any guesses as to if I am excited or not?
In case you're wondering what the Dunder Mifflin crew did this summer...the video below should clue you in:
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Week 3: 3-0
I kept reading and hearing all summer that the Eagles/Bears will be the top team in the NFC. I got tired of it, but played it humble and didn't express my opinion. I was confused as to why not many people were giving the cowboys love. Nonetheless, i figured, "Big-D will have their chance to show the world the truth."
Last night, they did just that. These boys are a force to be reckoned with.
Offense:
Big D started out running the ball a lot. But that wasn't getting anywhere. so then they decided to pass the ball a lot. a whole lot. That got us everywhere. 15 of the last 17 first half plays were passing. Romo was extremely effective. Much credit does go to the receivers however. Chicago has some really good defensive backs, but the Dallas offense made them look really average. The player had 8 catches for 145 yards. Jason Witten had 6 for 90.
Statswise, it appears as if the rushing attack did pretty well, which might be halfway true. Marion Barber III did have a 100+ yard game, getting the majority of the carries (15). The majority of his (and almost all) carries occured in the 4th when we simply were trying to ice the game away. We really hardly rushed the ball at all.
Defense:
Defense also posted a solid game. We were weak in week 1. Then in week 2 we took a baby step of improvement. this week, we took a giant leap forward. Anthony Henry had his second straight game with 2 INTs. We stopped the run exceptionally well. I felt like we should have stopped the pass a bit better, but they stepped it up in the redzone and recovered well. It's worth noting that Terrence Newman was back in his first game of this season. Nothing really good or bad game from a play he was involved in. He had a very quiet game. Grossman hardly threw his way.
Special teams:
I know, I know, I don't normally include ST in my reviews. today is a special occasion though, because of what Dallas was able to do to Devin Hester. Most teams are very conservative with him on the other end of the field, and hesitant to kick at him (with good reason). The Dallas coverage, however, challenged him and embarassed him. Take a look at what Raf says about the Dallas coverage:
Nick Folk erred on the opening kickoff, knocking the ball out of bounds and giving Chicago great field position. After that, Special Team’s coach Bruce Read had to love his unit’s production. Folk kicked off five times to Hester and the coverage guys produced the following line:
1. Folk kicks off four yards deep. Hester returns to the Chicago 18;
2. Folk kicks off to the 1. Hester returns to the Chicago 14;
3. Folks kicks to the 7. Hester returns to the Chicago 35;
4. Folk kicks off the the Chicago 5. Hester returns to the Chicago 16 and fumbles after a Keith Davis hit;
5. Folk kicks off four yards deep. Hester returns to the Chicago 8.
That’s an average of the Bears’ 18 for you scoring at home.
Very nice, indeed, and good analysis, Raf!
Penalties
Penalties killed us! The entire first half, especially, it seemed as if we were going backwards more than forwards. thankfully, coach wade talked some sense into his team during halftime and penalties were down in the second half. But still we have got to get those penalties under control if we are going to continue to be a competitive team. This goes for offense and defense. We had some completely unnecessary interferences, facemasks, holdings, false starts, it was an incredibly frustrating experience, especially in the first half.
Next week we are at Home against Rams. In fact, the next 2 weeks we go against two teams that have struggling offenses (Rams and Bills). It may be a good idea to give Terrence Newman a rest those two weeks to let him rest up for the Patriots game in three weeks. It was a good win this week, one that really makes a statement to the rest of the league.
Last night, they did just that. These boys are a force to be reckoned with.
Offense:
Big D started out running the ball a lot. But that wasn't getting anywhere. so then they decided to pass the ball a lot. a whole lot. That got us everywhere. 15 of the last 17 first half plays were passing. Romo was extremely effective. Much credit does go to the receivers however. Chicago has some really good defensive backs, but the Dallas offense made them look really average. The player had 8 catches for 145 yards. Jason Witten had 6 for 90.
Statswise, it appears as if the rushing attack did pretty well, which might be halfway true. Marion Barber III did have a 100+ yard game, getting the majority of the carries (15). The majority of his (and almost all) carries occured in the 4th when we simply were trying to ice the game away. We really hardly rushed the ball at all.
Defense:
Defense also posted a solid game. We were weak in week 1. Then in week 2 we took a baby step of improvement. this week, we took a giant leap forward. Anthony Henry had his second straight game with 2 INTs. We stopped the run exceptionally well. I felt like we should have stopped the pass a bit better, but they stepped it up in the redzone and recovered well. It's worth noting that Terrence Newman was back in his first game of this season. Nothing really good or bad game from a play he was involved in. He had a very quiet game. Grossman hardly threw his way.
Special teams:
I know, I know, I don't normally include ST in my reviews. today is a special occasion though, because of what Dallas was able to do to Devin Hester. Most teams are very conservative with him on the other end of the field, and hesitant to kick at him (with good reason). The Dallas coverage, however, challenged him and embarassed him. Take a look at what Raf says about the Dallas coverage:
Nick Folk erred on the opening kickoff, knocking the ball out of bounds and giving Chicago great field position. After that, Special Team’s coach Bruce Read had to love his unit’s production. Folk kicked off five times to Hester and the coverage guys produced the following line:
1. Folk kicks off four yards deep. Hester returns to the Chicago 18;
2. Folk kicks off to the 1. Hester returns to the Chicago 14;
3. Folks kicks to the 7. Hester returns to the Chicago 35;
4. Folk kicks off the the Chicago 5. Hester returns to the Chicago 16 and fumbles after a Keith Davis hit;
5. Folk kicks off four yards deep. Hester returns to the Chicago 8.
That’s an average of the Bears’ 18 for you scoring at home.
Very nice, indeed, and good analysis, Raf!
Penalties
Penalties killed us! The entire first half, especially, it seemed as if we were going backwards more than forwards. thankfully, coach wade talked some sense into his team during halftime and penalties were down in the second half. But still we have got to get those penalties under control if we are going to continue to be a competitive team. This goes for offense and defense. We had some completely unnecessary interferences, facemasks, holdings, false starts, it was an incredibly frustrating experience, especially in the first half.
Next week we are at Home against Rams. In fact, the next 2 weeks we go against two teams that have struggling offenses (Rams and Bills). It may be a good idea to give Terrence Newman a rest those two weeks to let him rest up for the Patriots game in three weeks. It was a good win this week, one that really makes a statement to the rest of the league.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
TV roundup
I don't normally dedicate posts to my TV watching, but over the next 1.5 weeks there are many things to get excited about that I thought I'd share.
College Football:
16 Bama vs. 22 Georgia
2 LSU vs. 12 South Carolina
Not the most exciting week of SEC football but I believe those two games will not disappoint its viewers.
NFL:
Cowboys @ Bears
Call me biased if you'd like, but I believe this will be the best NFL game this week. The cowboys will face their first true test (no disrespect to the Giants or Dolphins) in this NFC showdown.
The Simpsons and Family Guy
Sunday will be the new season premiere for both of these shows. The simpsons looks to continue strong after their (dare i say, disappointing?) movie this summer. These two shows make every Sunday night a laugh. The simpsons will be beginning its NINETEENTH! season. Guest voices in season 19 will include Maya Rudolph, Jack Black, Matt Dillon and many more.
Sundays season 6 premier of Family Guy, blue Harvest, will be an hour long retelling of the Original Star Wars movie (Episode 4, A new hope), family guy style.
It will be fun watching the new seasons of both of these shows. The only problem...I'm going to have to choose between Simpsons/Family guy and the Cowboys game.
The office
Thursday is the season premier of The office. I have refreshed my memory by watching all of season 3 this month, via DVD. Watching last season just makes me more and more excited about this Thursday!
Many other TV shows begin their seasons next week. I just wanted to hit the highlights of the ones that excite me the most.
Happy watching!
College Football:
16 Bama vs. 22 Georgia
2 LSU vs. 12 South Carolina
Not the most exciting week of SEC football but I believe those two games will not disappoint its viewers.
NFL:
Cowboys @ Bears
Call me biased if you'd like, but I believe this will be the best NFL game this week. The cowboys will face their first true test (no disrespect to the Giants or Dolphins) in this NFC showdown.
The Simpsons and Family Guy
Sunday will be the new season premiere for both of these shows. The simpsons looks to continue strong after their (dare i say, disappointing?) movie this summer. These two shows make every Sunday night a laugh. The simpsons will be beginning its NINETEENTH! season. Guest voices in season 19 will include Maya Rudolph, Jack Black, Matt Dillon and many more.
Sundays season 6 premier of Family Guy, blue Harvest, will be an hour long retelling of the Original Star Wars movie (Episode 4, A new hope), family guy style.
It will be fun watching the new seasons of both of these shows. The only problem...I'm going to have to choose between Simpsons/Family guy and the Cowboys game.
The office
Thursday is the season premier of The office. I have refreshed my memory by watching all of season 3 this month, via DVD. Watching last season just makes me more and more excited about this Thursday!
Many other TV shows begin their seasons next week. I just wanted to hit the highlights of the ones that excite me the most.
Happy watching!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Sound familiar?
MLB Trade Rumors reports the latest on Andruw Jones' future in atlanta. Blah, Blah, Blah, Glavine said he wanted to be a Brave too. I agree with MLB Trade Rumors, take let this get your hopes up. He's probably trying to drive his price up, since his stats caused his price to go down.
Truthfully, I'm not sure that I'll miss Andruw, though I would have said differently this time last year.
Truthfully, I'm not sure that I'll miss Andruw, though I would have said differently this time last year.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Week 2 Analysis: 2-0
"How about the defense" -Wade Phillips
Defense:
How about the defense, indeed, Mr. Wade. Trent Green was intercepted 4 times and 1 fumble was recovered as the Cowboys defense displayed the defense that Wade Phillips was supposed to bring to big D. The Dolphins did score 20 against us...mostly on 2 TD passes from Trent Green. But I guess if you lob it up there enough times (as I said, 4 INTs) you eventually will score.
One thing I find interesting is that Miami didn't really attempt to run against us that much. They handed it off to Ronnie Brown 11 times and to Jessie Chatman 3 times. Other than that, Miami just had a few misc scrambles and WR reverses. In my analysis I started to say that Dallas defended the run very well, but the reality is they didn't have much of an opportunity to defend the run.
Watching the defense yesterday made me feel a lot better about the season, than last week's defense did. But again, it's Miami. It's tough to say how much of this was bad offense and how much was good defense, but I'm sure it's some combination of the two.
Offense:
As a sports fan you will come across several times when a box score doesn't tell the entire story. This is one of those cases. The box score says that Romo only threw for 186 yards (2 TDs). This stat is valid, but there is more to be said. Dallas frequently started their drives with excellent field position (5 Miami turnovers will do that). So while he may have only thrown for 186 yards, the offense as a whole could not total very many yards because they were so frequently starting their drives with excellent field position.
The Player had 97 yards on 5 catches and a TD. Everybody thought his celebration was funny, I thought it was stupid. He was mocking a terrible situation that I believe is receiving too light of a punishment (Belichick spying on the enemy). Other than the player, the rest of the receptions were pretty evenly distributed, with nobody getting more than 2.
On the rushing side, Marion Barber was the star, getting both rushing TDs as well as 89 yards on fewer attempts than JuJo received. Romo rushed himself for 36 yards, JuJo had 32.
The offense did very well against the Miami Defense, but that's not really to Miami's fault or Dallas' praise. The Miami Defense was put into some near impossible situations at time, due to turnovers.
The Dallas Defense get's the assist from the offense, for making their job that much easier.
Next week will be quite a test, as we are on the road against the Chicago Bears. The offense is going to need to bring their A game. Hopefully the defense can continue it's impressiveness as well.
Defense:
How about the defense, indeed, Mr. Wade. Trent Green was intercepted 4 times and 1 fumble was recovered as the Cowboys defense displayed the defense that Wade Phillips was supposed to bring to big D. The Dolphins did score 20 against us...mostly on 2 TD passes from Trent Green. But I guess if you lob it up there enough times (as I said, 4 INTs) you eventually will score.
One thing I find interesting is that Miami didn't really attempt to run against us that much. They handed it off to Ronnie Brown 11 times and to Jessie Chatman 3 times. Other than that, Miami just had a few misc scrambles and WR reverses. In my analysis I started to say that Dallas defended the run very well, but the reality is they didn't have much of an opportunity to defend the run.
Watching the defense yesterday made me feel a lot better about the season, than last week's defense did. But again, it's Miami. It's tough to say how much of this was bad offense and how much was good defense, but I'm sure it's some combination of the two.
Offense:
As a sports fan you will come across several times when a box score doesn't tell the entire story. This is one of those cases. The box score says that Romo only threw for 186 yards (2 TDs). This stat is valid, but there is more to be said. Dallas frequently started their drives with excellent field position (5 Miami turnovers will do that). So while he may have only thrown for 186 yards, the offense as a whole could not total very many yards because they were so frequently starting their drives with excellent field position.
The Player had 97 yards on 5 catches and a TD. Everybody thought his celebration was funny, I thought it was stupid. He was mocking a terrible situation that I believe is receiving too light of a punishment (Belichick spying on the enemy). Other than the player, the rest of the receptions were pretty evenly distributed, with nobody getting more than 2.
On the rushing side, Marion Barber was the star, getting both rushing TDs as well as 89 yards on fewer attempts than JuJo received. Romo rushed himself for 36 yards, JuJo had 32.
The offense did very well against the Miami Defense, but that's not really to Miami's fault or Dallas' praise. The Miami Defense was put into some near impossible situations at time, due to turnovers.
The Dallas Defense get's the assist from the offense, for making their job that much easier.
Next week will be quite a test, as we are on the road against the Chicago Bears. The offense is going to need to bring their A game. Hopefully the defense can continue it's impressiveness as well.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thought Provoking question...
Just a question for all...
Why does God want us to worship him?
Upon first glance it may seem like a simple question with a simple answer. But if you think about it, the question can be quite deep. Is God selfish? Does he want us to worship him so that he can feel good about himself? Think about it.
Just thought I'd throw that question out there.
Why does God want us to worship him?
Upon first glance it may seem like a simple question with a simple answer. But if you think about it, the question can be quite deep. Is God selfish? Does he want us to worship him so that he can feel good about himself? Think about it.
Just thought I'd throw that question out there.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Halo 3
I just finished reading about two copies of Halo 3 being sold on Ebay. It's worth a read and so I'm passing it your way.
I'm struggling with which system to get, but Halo 3 might be the tie-breaker, I dunno.
I'm struggling with which system to get, but Halo 3 might be the tie-breaker, I dunno.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Week 1 Analysis: 1-0
Before I begin, thanks to everyone who made my birthday special. It was a truly wonderful and relaxing day. Thanks!
Now, onto last night's game. I'm glad we won, but that was not the Dallas Cowboys I was expecting. Here is the analysis:
Defense
After an entire offseason of hearing how Wade Phillips is going to bring this new specialized rush defense over from the Chargers, all I saw was hype and talk. Way too many tackles were being made by our defensive backs. The other Manning had way too much time to throw almost the entire game. It seemed as if there were entire drives where we didn't but a bit of pressure on Eli. This is something that cannot continue, it was our weakness last year and now it looks as if we have gotten worse. I'm not sure how much of this is the fault of the defensive play calling/lack of blitzing and how much of it is the players. Of course, I have to mention that T. Newman was out...which doesn't necessarily justify giving up so many passing yards, but it is worth mentioning nonetheless.
I was actually very impressed with our team's defense vs. the run. I know Derrick Ward was able to round up 89 rushing yards against us, but half of those were on one play. Other than that, the Giants were only able to get two here, three there on occasion with their rush game and weren't going anywhere. I don't want to look too deep into this, because the Giants aren't the hardest team in the league to stop on the ground since they don't have Tiki torch anymore.
Offense
Completely opposite of the Defense, the Offense was a lot better than I suspected, especially considering the Absence of Terry Glenn. Tony Romo is currently the NFL's leader in Passing yards and tied with TDs passes. When you're missing somebody like Terry Glenn, one person can't pick up the slack. It has to be everyone who picks it up! That is exactly what happened, especially Patrick Crayton who had 3 catches for 51 yards. Sam Hurd only had one catch, but he made it count, going for a 51 yard TD. "The Player" had 3 catches for 87 yards, 2 TDs. But how about Jason Witten! Tight-ends tend to get the shaft, constantly being overshadowed by Wide Receivers. We tend to think that Romo is looking "The player, then Glenn, then Witten". I'll say this though, If I'm Romo, Jason Witten would be more of my go to guy than the player or Glenn. Dat white boy got skill. Witten Caught 6 passes for 116 yards.
The Run game was as expected. As a team we rushed for 142 yards. Jones had 66 and Barber had 65 plus he got the TD. I've really become a fan of the double running back attack, that some teams are starting to integrate into their systems.
Next week we are on the road against the Miami Dolphins. Hopefully our defense can improve it's pass defense against the aging Trent Green.
Now, onto last night's game. I'm glad we won, but that was not the Dallas Cowboys I was expecting. Here is the analysis:
Defense
After an entire offseason of hearing how Wade Phillips is going to bring this new specialized rush defense over from the Chargers, all I saw was hype and talk. Way too many tackles were being made by our defensive backs. The other Manning had way too much time to throw almost the entire game. It seemed as if there were entire drives where we didn't but a bit of pressure on Eli. This is something that cannot continue, it was our weakness last year and now it looks as if we have gotten worse. I'm not sure how much of this is the fault of the defensive play calling/lack of blitzing and how much of it is the players. Of course, I have to mention that T. Newman was out...which doesn't necessarily justify giving up so many passing yards, but it is worth mentioning nonetheless.
I was actually very impressed with our team's defense vs. the run. I know Derrick Ward was able to round up 89 rushing yards against us, but half of those were on one play. Other than that, the Giants were only able to get two here, three there on occasion with their rush game and weren't going anywhere. I don't want to look too deep into this, because the Giants aren't the hardest team in the league to stop on the ground since they don't have Tiki torch anymore.
Offense
Completely opposite of the Defense, the Offense was a lot better than I suspected, especially considering the Absence of Terry Glenn. Tony Romo is currently the NFL's leader in Passing yards and tied with TDs passes. When you're missing somebody like Terry Glenn, one person can't pick up the slack. It has to be everyone who picks it up! That is exactly what happened, especially Patrick Crayton who had 3 catches for 51 yards. Sam Hurd only had one catch, but he made it count, going for a 51 yard TD. "The Player" had 3 catches for 87 yards, 2 TDs. But how about Jason Witten! Tight-ends tend to get the shaft, constantly being overshadowed by Wide Receivers. We tend to think that Romo is looking "The player, then Glenn, then Witten". I'll say this though, If I'm Romo, Jason Witten would be more of my go to guy than the player or Glenn. Dat white boy got skill. Witten Caught 6 passes for 116 yards.
The Run game was as expected. As a team we rushed for 142 yards. Jones had 66 and Barber had 65 plus he got the TD. I've really become a fan of the double running back attack, that some teams are starting to integrate into their systems.
Next week we are on the road against the Miami Dolphins. Hopefully our defense can improve it's pass defense against the aging Trent Green.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Post sonquest week
well, sonquest has now come and gone. It was a great trip. I had a very fun time with the group and look forward to more experiences with them.
It's been about a week since I've watched a Braves game...and by the looks of things it might go another week without watching one. This is terrible. We were doing better without Teixeira, seriously.
I never really realized how much time I would have since the church softball season is over and I'm not watching Braves games anymore. But I have been balancing pretty well lately, in my opinion.
It's been about a week since I've watched a Braves game...and by the looks of things it might go another week without watching one. This is terrible. We were doing better without Teixeira, seriously.
I never really realized how much time I would have since the church softball season is over and I'm not watching Braves games anymore. But I have been balancing pretty well lately, in my opinion.
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