Friday Briefs: The 'Where Will Jason Taylor Go' Game

It's Friday and I don't have to go to school......For a week. Woo, a whole week off from school, only to return for summer school (my choice). With that, I'll also be taking a week off from the blog, barring any huge story breaking in the next week. So for my last post before I head home for the week, I thought I'd play a little game.

With the recent situation surround Jason Taylor and the Miami Dolphins, I figured what the hey; I'll generate some scenarios for where Jason Taylor could end up, in case he is traded or released before June 1.

So.....LET'S PLAY WHERE THE HELL WILL JASON TAYLOR GO......

Kansas City Chiefs

This move makes a lot of sense for the Chiefs. They traded away Jared Allen to the Vikings and need to fill the spot. Could you imagine Tamba Hali and Jason Taylor lining up on the ends with Glenn Dorsey at the defensive tackle spot. I'm getting all tingly just thinking about it. If the Chiefs can pull it off, that would be the biggest acquisition of the off-season.


Washington Redskins

This might be a stretch, but Dan Snyder tried to get Chad Johnson, do not think for two minutes that Snyder won't wheel and deal to try and get Taylor.

New Orleans Saints

This move would make sense for the Saints. They don't have much depth. They also have a lot of salary cap room. Taylor would give a huge boost to a struggling defense. In 2007, Charles Grant and Will Smith combined for a total of 9.5 sacks. Taylor recorded 11 sacks in 2007. I'm not saying it would be enough, but it's better than before.

Carolina Panthers

With the recent retirement of Mike Rucker, the Panthers are pinning their hopes and dreams on Tyler Brayton, who didn't start a game for Oakland in 2007, but still played 16 games. Brayton recorded only nine tackles on the season. Taylor would be a complement to fellow end, Julius Peppers. Peppers recorded a career low, 2.5 sacks in 2007. If Taylor comes to Carolina, it will be one less problem for John Fox to deal with.

Seattle Seahawks

This team is a top ten defense in the NFL. Could you imagine seeing Jason Taylor wearing a Seahawks uniform? It's flabbergasting! This team is stacked with an excellent defense from line, to secondary. Taylor could send the Seahawks to South Florida, come February.


That's all I have for now. Enjoy your weekend and Memorial Day.

Oh No Romo

Hump Day: Slow news day, it's video time

Sure we could talk about the owners opting out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, but I'm not the expert to turn to in regards to CBA's. I'll leave that to the fine folks at PFT. Keep up the good work guys!

In the mean time, I have some videos for you guys to enjoy today.

First one is Adrian Peterson



Now a retrospective look at the Arizona Cardinals 2007 season (From the Arizona Cardinals Football Club)




Joshua Cribbs Highlight Reel (From Orange and Brown Report)

The Mondays: It's all about the team

Happy Monday to all who seek one. Woo, this is the final week for the regular school year. I head home Friday. Then 10 days later, I'll be back for summer school. Don't worry though, I plan on keeping the updates going throughout the summer. Including m preview extravaganza.

Teamwork, Teamwork, Teamwork- Interesting piece in Sunday's Baltimore Sun in regards to how things are going for the Ravens under new coach, John Harbaugh. The first year coach is laying out plans for improving the team, including improving the work ethic. I for one wish coach Harbaugh good luck. I think he's up for the challenge- Baltimore Sun

Johnson easing back in to Chiefs running back spot- The Chiefs are taking it easy on star running back Larry Johnson. Johnson is coming back from a broken foot that he injured at the midway point of the 2007 NFL season. The running back position is one that shouldn't be of much concern for the Chiefs. Kolby Smith stepped in and showed some signs of potential. The Chiefs have bigger issues they need to address, like the defense and the quarterback spot. Only time will tell if the Chiefs will have a good season or not- Kansas City Star

Jason Taylor the new Mr. Hollywood- Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor is becoming a Hollywood star in front of our very own eyes. He's partying it up with the celebrity elite, including wait for it....Denzel Washington! Taylor wants to take the Hollywood route, he's been taking acting classes as well. Hey Jason, if you're looking for a role, I might have a screenplay available for you- Foxsports.com

Bills have lowest average price of tickets in the league- The Bills have the cheapest ticket prices in the NFL. The average is $46.26, $20 less than the league average. The Patriots are #1 in average ticket prices with $90.89- The Buffalo News

Pats start OTA today- Interesting find here by the Reiss' Pieces blog on the Boston Globe web site. The defending AFC champion New England Patriots begin passing camp today. According to the Globe, it's all apart of the OTAs or organized team activity, which takes place before training camp. These OTAs are optional for all players and are allowed by the NFL. Nothing really of note here, just need some filler- Boston Globe


Enjoy your Monday

Oh No Romo

Friday Briefs: Tony Romo's Greatest Hits

In light of Tony Romo singing the 7th Inning Stretch at a Cubs game last week, I've compiled a list of songs that Tony Romo might sing. They are known as Tony Romo's Greatest Hits. Before you rush to your telephone and call the 1-800 number on this screen, how about I introduce some of the songs.

You'll hear such songs as...

We Are The Champions (Of the Regular Season)

The TO Blues

Where Is My Second Receiver?

I Got Sacked (Again!)

I Got Sacked

How The Hell Did Eli Manning Get A Super Bowl Ring?

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (With Jessica Simpson)

Wade Phillips, Why Are You Still Here? (Country Song)

Tony Romo Dancefest 2008 (Techno Song with music video on second CD)

Oh No Romo Sucks!

And the latest #1 hit in the U.S.

Why is Ed Werder Following Me?

Order now and you'll get the CD, Noise of Silence...

Which includes these great hits...

I Wanna Yabba Dabba Do Ya

You Got Chocolate In My Peanut Butter

You Got Peanut Butter in my Chocolate

and that popular one.... I Get Wasted On O'Douls.

Order now...and most of all, enjoy your Friday

-Oh No Romo

Hump Day: The Apology and Closure

It's finally happened people, the Boston Herald apologized on Wednesday for a report they did earlier this year (before the Super Bowl) about the Patriots allegedly taping the walkthroughs of the St. Louis Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI.

Here's part of the apology. It's straight from the Herald:

"On Feb. 2, 2008, the Boston Herald reported that a member of the New England Patriots video staff taped the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI. While the Boston Herald based its Feb. 2, 2008, report on sources that it believed to be credible, we now know that this report was false, and that no tape of the walkthrough ever existed."

I'm going to leave it at this and just close the doors on this "gate."

Teams cheat, whether we want to admit it or not, they do. You can curl up into a ball in a closet and it still won't change the fact that some teams cheat (I've done that already).

I'm not going to go as far to say all teams cheat, but I can't sit here and just say that no teams cheat. It happens! The Patriots aren't the only ones who cheat. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk pointed that out on Sunday.

You can say what you want, but it can't change the past. The Patriots did get caught doing this and they were dealt a punishment. Whether that punishment was fair or not is a different story, but they were punished. They lost their first round pick (even though they got the 49ers pick).

What about the Boston Herald? What should be their fate?

They're a newspaper. Newspapers are prone to make mistakes every now and then. As an aspiring journalist, I understand that sources are significant to a story. Sources make the whole story, or the first three paragraphs.

If i were in the Herald's shoes, I'd be embarrassed as hell too. The Herald thought they had a hot scoop that would completely change a dynasty. Instead though, that hot scoop turned into a lump of coal.

Scoops come often and it is important for journalists to dissect them to get to the story. What is this story? Is it true? Journalists have to be careful how they word stories. If it comes out wrong or the source is wrong, it's nothing but trouble.

There's been a lot of talk about bloggers and responsibility and all this hoo-hah. Remember though, journalists are responsible and they have to be. Ordinary people turn to them for news and they trust journalists to tell the truth.

When the truth isn't told, the reader/viewer/listener feels deceived. How can a person trust the media if those who maintain it fail to tell the truth. That's like a friend lying to you. How can you trust your friend if they lie and let you down?

By no means am I a credible journalist, yet. But someday, I will be one and I might be in the same position as the Herald writer (hope not). All journalists and bloggers need to learn from this mistake. That's all I can do and that's all you can do.

There are those calling for the head of the writer of the February story. I don't know the whole situation and I don't think it's fair for me to decide what should be the fate of John Tomase.

That's not my call. Even if I was a Patriots fan, I don't think it should be my call. The man is probably the #1 enemy of the Boston Nation. The city of Boston might be upset and they have a right to be. Part of it is Tomase to blame, but when he broke the story, it spread like a wildfire.

The national media hopped on this story when it first broke and it became the talk of the country, just a few days before the Super Bowl.

Keep all of this in mind. I don't expect you to agree with me. Hell, you might think I'm some idiot who is randomly spouting pointless crap. I'm trying to put this into perspective, whether I'm right or wrong isn't the point. I've really had a hard time with this story and it has bothered me.

I love football, that's why I run this blog and that's why I'm writing this post. I may not be right about some things, but don't ever question my love for football. It's time to turn the page, I want to leave it at that.

I'm tired of it and I'm moving on.

I'm done talking about "Spygate." Never again will I talk about "Spygate" on this blog. I think it is time we moved on. If further allegations come up, then I might bend the rules a little, otherwise, enough! I'm sick and tired of it!

We're two months away from Training Camp and less than four months away from starting the NFL season.

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some football!


Oh No Romo

The Mondays: Football Brawls

Football Brawls, yes they happen. They happen like in baseball, basketball and hockey. Here is a look at some of the brawls. I've compiled some videos of some famous football brawls after reading reports of some fisticuffs at Ravens minicamp.

Dartmouth vs. Holy Cross

This was from a couple of seasons ago. This happened after the game. It's nice to know that sportsmanship still exists....Not! This one looks tame compared to some other brawls.



Notre Dame vs. USC- 1971

Now this one is very interesting. This one got started after a battle from a fumble. You can see Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian stepping in to try and break up the fight.




Miami vs. Colorado- 1993

This happened after a kickoff. Enjoy the melee.



Miami vs. South Carolina- 1987

What a surprise that Miami shows up again? Love the AWA Wrestling reference.




Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State

This was a couple of years ago. This was in fact before the game started.




Enjoy your Monday


Oh No Romo

Happy Mothers Day

I'd like to wish a Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there. I'd also like to wish mine a happy one too.

Enjoy this day!


Oh No Romo