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(as a nod to the late great Blackie Sherrod)
I've occasionally done these quick hitters on just the Cowboys but I thought to would be fun to expand it a bit to sports in general. If it seems to draw interest and discussion I'll try to do them every so often.
As I look at the final cut and roster of this Cowboys team I feel much like I did in 1993. Thi sis just a really good roster and I feel like the guys who make it are darn lucky. At the same time for the first time in a long time I feel like some of these guys we cut may actually come back to hurt us in the future.
I'd rather be lucky than good. This Cowboys team is real good. If they get real lucky they'll be holding the Lombardi. It is a long season but the biggest threat is probably GB and they suffered a major injury blow already. The next biggest rival Seattle is no joke but they win in the trenches except with lesser there than we have. If we have a healthy Sean Lee and Ro McClain I may only give Seattle an advantage at Safety. WOW! That's a pretty incredible turn around from them being better everywhere but QB for a long time.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and the foothold it is taking here makes me smile. It was my first sport and I was pretty darn good at it. But it was so marginalized back then that I was willing to play sports where I was far less successful. Bummer. I have neck and knee pains I probably wouldn't have had I stuck with the futbol.
If you are a middle aged dude like me I really can't advise anything more strongly than giving the English Premier League a chance. It has it's faults to be sure but the game is contained within 2 hours, they occur early Saturday and Sunday mornings when you are missing nothing but cartoons or Meet the Press and the athleticism and skill is on par with the NFL for being truly elite. Plus the English dudes take it so seriously that it really is very entertaining to pick a team and join in. Just don't pick Liverpool. That's like the Eagles.
I love the college football playoffs but they need to expand it and quickly. 4 teams is simply not enough. I'd argue 12 is perfect. 4 get a BYE week and you cover all the P5 conference champs plus any upstarts. We've all seen enough football to know one loss shouldn't kill your season. Right Ohio State fans?
With the emphasis on playing better teams and doing so early in the year, it is less and less likely the best team week 1 is going to be the best at the end. 1 loss P5 teams should make a playoff.
HS sports. I have nothing against a player transferring across town to play for a good coach in a sport that likely provides him a college education and a better future. It can be an ordeal but it's likely worth leaving friends and the neighborhood behind. All that said, I really struggle with something like IMG Academy. That's not amateur athletics on any level. It doesn't even pretend to it. They basically run a college program and I think that should be outlawed. No kid should be forced to grow up that fast. You never get HS over again. Let them enjoy it.
Sunday night can not get here soon enough. All the talk is done, all the meaningless gets pushed aside and the players on the field and coaches on the sideline settle things where it matters.
I've occasionally done these quick hitters on just the Cowboys but I thought to would be fun to expand it a bit to sports in general. If it seems to draw interest and discussion I'll try to do them every so often.
As I look at the final cut and roster of this Cowboys team I feel much like I did in 1993. Thi sis just a really good roster and I feel like the guys who make it are darn lucky. At the same time for the first time in a long time I feel like some of these guys we cut may actually come back to hurt us in the future.
I'd rather be lucky than good. This Cowboys team is real good. If they get real lucky they'll be holding the Lombardi. It is a long season but the biggest threat is probably GB and they suffered a major injury blow already. The next biggest rival Seattle is no joke but they win in the trenches except with lesser there than we have. If we have a healthy Sean Lee and Ro McClain I may only give Seattle an advantage at Safety. WOW! That's a pretty incredible turn around from them being better everywhere but QB for a long time.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and the foothold it is taking here makes me smile. It was my first sport and I was pretty darn good at it. But it was so marginalized back then that I was willing to play sports where I was far less successful. Bummer. I have neck and knee pains I probably wouldn't have had I stuck with the futbol.
If you are a middle aged dude like me I really can't advise anything more strongly than giving the English Premier League a chance. It has it's faults to be sure but the game is contained within 2 hours, they occur early Saturday and Sunday mornings when you are missing nothing but cartoons or Meet the Press and the athleticism and skill is on par with the NFL for being truly elite. Plus the English dudes take it so seriously that it really is very entertaining to pick a team and join in. Just don't pick Liverpool. That's like the Eagles.
I love the college football playoffs but they need to expand it and quickly. 4 teams is simply not enough. I'd argue 12 is perfect. 4 get a BYE week and you cover all the P5 conference champs plus any upstarts. We've all seen enough football to know one loss shouldn't kill your season. Right Ohio State fans?
With the emphasis on playing better teams and doing so early in the year, it is less and less likely the best team week 1 is going to be the best at the end. 1 loss P5 teams should make a playoff.
HS sports. I have nothing against a player transferring across town to play for a good coach in a sport that likely provides him a college education and a better future. It can be an ordeal but it's likely worth leaving friends and the neighborhood behind. All that said, I really struggle with something like IMG Academy. That's not amateur athletics on any level. It doesn't even pretend to it. They basically run a college program and I think that should be outlawed. No kid should be forced to grow up that fast. You never get HS over again. Let them enjoy it.
Sunday night can not get here soon enough. All the talk is done, all the meaningless gets pushed aside and the players on the field and coaches on the sideline settle things where it matters.
