They Can Never Be Alike!

I started noticing that they criticize alot, when Reggie Bush first came to the league. Coming out of USC, there were alot of expectations from him. Some of the things that were expected of him were not done. That's because he is different from everybody else in his own way. He never played in every game in every season due to knee injuries, but always made a comeback and did good.




This year, sports analysts criticized him and stated that, "he can't run between the tackles," meaning that he don't have the body and power to make full contact with defenders. These analysts expect everybody to be the same, like they expect Adrian Peterson to be the same as LaDainian Tonlinson (LT). Unfortunately, that's never going to happen because they are both different. There will never be another LT, like there is never going to be another Barry Sander, Walter Peyton or Peyton Manning.





Reggie Bush is a finesse running back or a scat back so he's going to look to make defenders miss because that's his running style. There is no one in the league today who has the cutback speed juke/cut moves or athleticism as Bush does. These sports analysts needs to stop looking at what Bush can't do and start looking at what he has done, what he's doing and what he will do.

USC vs. Miami Production

Every year when the NFL draft is on, I watch it just to see what players get drafted from USC and the University of Miami. Within this decade, I saw that Miami produces the best defensive backs while USC produces alot of good players in different positions. For example, a great defensive player that was produced by Miami was Sean Taylor.

Every game, there would be a receiver or running back that feared Sean Taylor. He recently died in 2007 from gunshot wounds. One of the receivers who feared Sean Taylor was Terrell Owens. when Sean Taylor goes for tackles, he looks to knock himself out, which he did a couple of times. He also had great speed when getting across the field. The reason why I liked him is because he never gave up and he's always the most aggressive person on defense.

Troy Polamalu is the best player that was produced by USC. He's more of a shut down safety that always looks for the ball in the air. He won 2 super bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The second best produced player from USC is Carson Palmer. He was a good quarterback but after his knee injury, his passer rating deceased every year that he played. He is now more injury prone.

Although I really dislike the New York Giants, I like their receiver, Steve Smith who also came from USC. He also won a super bowl in his rookie year with the Giants in 2007.

Just Retire Already!!

He already spent 16 years in the NFL and I think it's time to go. He is soon going to 40 years old and if he plays then he can't be the star of the franchise again.

Brett Favre came in the the NFL in 1991 drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round and traded to the Green bay packers in the following year. He spent his entire career with the Green bay Packers until he retired. Later he came out of retirement and was signed by the New York Jets, in 2008. He also had shoulder problems but he got through it.

Ever since I started watching football, I never saw a football player come out of retirement twice to have his last year, his worst year. I think that was his worst year because he threw more interceptions than he ever did in his career. after that year, he said again that he officially retired but considered coming back with the Minnesota Vikings, despite having shoulder surgery. The Vikings pursued after him but stopped because Brett favre didn't let them know if he's staying out of retirement. But since he made a name for himself as one of the best quarterback in football history, he should be finished with being a professional football player and take care of his family in retirement.

My 1st PSAL Football Game

...We lost the coin toss but deferred in the 1st half which raised my confidence. I wanted to play on kick return but I didnt want to get tired before I snapped the ball. My coach told me to run "121 waggle," which was a passing play, to open up the game. Many people ask me if I was ever intimidated by the linebackers, but I never let nobody intimidate me. I rolled out and thought about passing the ball then I saw the open field and I heard people telling me to go. So iI ran the ball for a 14 yard gain. I was so happy because I actually gained yards. We ended the drive with a turnover on 4th down. The quarter ended with a score of 7-0. I was so pissed at myself because we got into the redzone twice in the quarter but couldn't score. I told myself that, "I need to take the game into my hand and be a leader." At the half, the score was only 14-0. In the locker room, I told myself the same thing, "I need to take the game into my hands and be a leader and lead my team to win." I got the team hyped up and we went into the second half to take the win.

We kicked the ball to them in the 3rd quarter and we stopped their drive and made them punt the ball. We got the ball back and we tried going airbourne again with "121 waggle." I actually got the ball off at the right time, however, my reciever claimed that i over threw him by 5 yards. I told him 5 yards is his fault. We didnt argue over it because we got into the redzone on the same drive, only to fumble the ball at the 9-yard line. Stuyvesant started pouring on with touchdowns. Our 3rd string fullback began to cry because he thought the game was over. On defense, we could've picked the ball off(intercept the ball) 3 times, but we played safe and batted it down. I changed my cleats to my "addidas RB 619 Fly." Right after that, I threw for a 27 yard touchdown to John. I felt as if we had already won the game. When there was about 4 minutes left, I tod my self that we can't come back froma 41-6 defecit, but we could score and show everybody were out but not down. I had a 54 yard run from a quarterback sneak. With about 2 minutes to go, I scored the 2nd touchdown by running the ball into the endzone. I knew that I put the game into my hand an helped us score made me feel that without my leadership, this would've never happened. This game is still remembered by me today and is considered the best game I ever played.

Tom Brady 2009-10

Tom Brady's season ended briefly after he injured his knee in a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in week 1 of the season. It is noted that every time a quarterback comes back from a knee surgery, they are never the same as before. This was a proven when Carson Palmer had a knee injury and came back. He was never the same as he previously was. However, they are capable of throwing over 3,500 yards but not too much touchdowns passes.
In my point of view, they can throw over 30 touchdowns if they have great receivers on their team such as Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison. The year before Carson Palmer was injured, he threw for 3836 yards with 32 touchdowns and had a passer rating of 101.1. After recovering from his injury and having surgery, he came back for the 2006 season. He threw over 4,000 yards but his passer rating decreased to a 93.9 and from then, kept going down. It is clear that surgery affected his performance within the one year that he received it.

Tom Brady isn't my favorite quarterback and Patriots isn't my favorite team but when he got injured I felt down for a while. This was because, he is the heart of the New England Patriots. Halfway through the season, i said to myself that alot of unexpected teams are going to make it to the playoffs. The unexpected teams include the Cardinals, Falcons, and Ravens. These teams made the playoffs because they were being lead by good quarterbacks. These quarterbacks are Kurt Warner of the Cardinals, Joe Flacco of the Ravens, And Matt Ryan of the Falcons.

Tom Brady started practices with the team and is looking to make a full comeback and lead the New England Patriots to another championship, if he is the same as he was, 2 years ago.

Last Season Don't Mean Anything!

Who will be making the playoffs?

Many people believe that it will be Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, or Atlanta Falcons. What about the other teams? You can't start counting teams out of the playoffs based on their previous season. In the season of 2007, the Dolphins had the worse season ever with a record of 1-15. They rebounded in the 2008 season to win 11 of their 16 games and clinch the playoff, despite not going to far in the playoffs.

In the 2008 season, the Detroit Lions lost all 16 of their games and added this record to their franchise. The whole team was embarrassed because of their record. In the off season, Lions tried to fix their problems in their offense by drafting Matthew Stafford, QB, out of Georgia Tech.

I think this year, Matthew Stafford will take the Lions far into the playoffs like Matt Ryan did with the Falcons last year.

Another team that's similar to the Lions but did a little better job than them was St. Louis Rams. They don't have alot of young players and I think that is affecting the team and how they perform.

Those two teams wouldn't surprise me if they were to make it to the playoffs. However, they would surprise me if they kept their same record as last year.

A Feeling Like Being At The Actual Game!

The last time I remember the New Orleans Saints making the playoffs was in 2006. I was so excited because I thought Reggie Bush could make it to the Superbowl as a rookie. They played in the NFC Championship game, facing the Chicago Bears. I was so pissed off when, the Saints lost to a score of 39-14. The bears was respected by me when they beat my favorite team because Lovie Smith , Bears head coach, was recognized as the first black head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl in its 41 years. Every time a big play on defense such as a force fumble happened, I slammed my fist into a pillow I had next to me. When I saw Reggie Bush's electrifying 88 yard touchdown-catch and run to the end zone right before the half, I was so hyped up. He brought the Saints within a 2 point deficit.

At the half time show, Marshall Faulk said that the Bears had forced only 2 turnovers, but to me, it seemed like they had 6. One of the turnovers was caused on the, Drew Brees, who is also my favorite quarterback. One thing I learned throughout the game as a football player is that players has to sell a play to the referee if he feels that they made a wrong call. This learned lesson came about when Drew Brees was called for an intentional-grounding at the 2 yard line in their territory. This resulted in a safety. After this point, the Saints lost their momentum and gained yards but couldn't put the ball in the end zone.

Drew Brees made 27 out of 49 passes, with 354 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Reggie Bush had 4 carries for 19 yards. However, he caught seven passes for132 yards and 1 TD. Deuce McCalister had 6 carries for 18 yards. Marcus Colston caught 5 passes for 63 yards. Overall, the Saints passing game would've helped them win the game. But I think in the upcoming season of 2009-10, the Saints will make an impact on the NFL universe and make the playoffs and hopefully going to an other NFC championship game.