The NFL is Rigged (part 2)

As I stated boldly earlier, The NFL is rigged as proven by having Mannings win back to back Superbowls. What a crock! I don't want to get into it again, what I do want to get into is more evidence. Let's look at the Rams and the Titans. As the Los Angeles Rams, they were the joke of the NFL, much like the 49ers and Dolphins of today. You'd hear things like "Why are the rams like a tampon? They are only good for one period and they don't have a second string." Meanwhile, the then Oilers were always a team that you could never take lightly, but at the same time, they were never any threat to go all the way. Sorry, Moon, you'll always be considered one of my favorite quarterbacks in football, but you fumbled way too much (note, Warren Moon is the NFL fumble king). So, now you have two teams that good teams like the then Niners, Cowboys, Packers, Giants, Broncos, Dolphins, and the ungodly Bills (4 back to back superbowl appearances! GOOD GRAVY!) never really batted an eye at. So now we have the first thread of this conspiracy.

Fortunately, this one isn't as deep as some of the others, but still, for all you blind fans out there, OPEN YOUR EYES! Here's the second part. The midwest during the 80's and 90's didn't have any teams worth squat, and most of those moved away. The fans were starting to migrate to other sports like Baseball, Hockey, and Lacrosse. That's a lot of money that the NFL was looking at loosing, so in a brain buster move by the NFL, the Oilers and the Rams relocate to Tennessee and St. Louis respectively. Oilers in a place the NFL has never been, and the Rams to fill the hole the Cardinals left behind. Then the Oilers change their name the following season to the Titans, and then out of the blue, two chump teams filled with chump players suddenly become superstars and take over? I call Bull $#!t on this one. Look at those players stats after the short run both teams had, they were all a synchronized flash in the pan. That doesn't happen in real life, but it sure does if you are following a script.

Anyway, I hope that your eyes are starting to open more. I think it's time for me to start watching the CFL and Arena Football, bet those aren't scripted (or nearly as much so).

Sports Assassin!

Can't the 49ers ever do anything right?

As reported in The Mercury News the (lack of) brains in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers have signed yet another old as dirt wide receiver. This would be 36 year old (that's a hell of a lot of candles to place on that cake) Isaac Bruce. Ten years ago this would be something great. A kick ass receiver in the prime of his game. But now? Seriously? When you need to get a legitimate receiver for the future? Hell, they need two good ones and a solid slot receiver for backup and three receiver sets. Right now the top of their receiving corps needs fibercon, bran muffins and oxygen tanks just to get them through each down, let alone a season. Sure Bruce and Darrell Jackson can catch a ball, great receivers can do that at any point in their careers, but they no longer have the speed or agility to burn the corners that are covering them...well, at least not by mid way through the second 3 and out drive that we're sure to see. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see the corners jogging when covering and the safties playing Tiddlywinks between downs.

But Manly...what about the running game? Mike Martz is pretty much a zero run offensive cordinator who plays the vertical game. He likes his receivers tall and fast and the running back is simply another down field threat, so Gore, hope you like trying to sell the play action 15-30 times a week or so. Sure it worked in St. Louis, and maybe by reuniting Martz with many of the vets that were a part of the Rams Superstar seasons might help the young guns a bit...but based on what we've seen so far from these players? Might look more like Pee wee football all over again *envisions all these crimson and gold uniforms swarming the ball*.

Manly, you're not being fair...what about the quarter back? What about him? If you're talking about Alex Smith, I've said for two season now to bench the bum. He's a total waste of time and effort. He has no confidence in his linemen (and for good reason), in his 32 games he's been sacked 81 times. That's just over two and a half sacks per game, and he's considered a scrambler...good thing or that number would be WAY higher. Imagine where Joe Montana would be with an offensive line like that? *shudders* but that doesn't change the fact that with Smith at the helm the niners loose miserably, usually by the arm of Smith. The only flash of hope last season comes with Shaun Hill, wearing lucky number thirteen. In his three games, he got a 101.6 QB rating and two of the teams five wins. So, sit Smith on his cry baby ass and let Hill sink or swim. He's more than earned the right to fight for Smith's millions. And why oh why did the niners even opt to pick up on Smith's options, with his crying and fighting with Nolan, even after signing Hill to a contract with performance incentives?

But Manly...what about the defense? Oh please! I've already blogged enough about the craptastic job that the niners front office has done with offense (worst in the NFL over all, dead last in points, total offensive yards and passing yards, and fifth lowest in rushing yards)...let's give them some oxygen, fibercon and a nap to prepare for the second round with me (better in defense, but still 20th in points allowed, 25th in yards allowed and that breaks down to a beatiful 22nd in both passing yards and rushing yards individually). Maybe I'll give them a break, after all, every team deserves one every once in a while, and I'm sure this upcoming 2008 season won't offer one.