GB at KC Live Blog

We usually talk over AIM during packer games anyway, so we figured we could bring you a live blog of today's game. We will have our initial thoughts up shortly, and then update at the end of every possession.

Jason: well, kansas city is in first in the afc west despite being outscored
so im not lookin for a very high score here. If the packers dont turn the ball over and get the running game going even a little bit, i think we'll win. Also, if we can force the chiefs to have to deal with the clock somehow, it will be good for us, because herm edwards might MAKE A MISTAKE
John: This could be the best match-up of front 7s in the league. I think the packers have the advantage on the line of scrimmage, on both sides of the ball. That is the main reason we will win this game. However, it has been like 6 years since a punt/kick return has had an impact on a game, so it would be nice to see that
First Chiefs Possession:
JJohn- Front 7 swallows chiefs, i feel good about this game.
First Packers Possession:
KJohn- Did you just hear 104 yards in penalties last week? absolute beasts. Jesus, perfect punt.

P2-
Jason- is dustin colquitt's middle name actually far, or is joe buck trying to make shitty jokes?
John- Buck is doing something shitty, regardless of the facts
John- He just ran really far for not getting very many yards he got that handoff almost 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Jason- that was a hell of a catch, donald lee is havin a game so far thats his third catch already
John-its my boy koren robinson, wow, i forgot all about him. with his addition we actually have a hell of a reciving core
Jason- assuming hes still any good
John- oh, don't doubt robinson
John- really good pocket protection, way to bouce back o-line
Jason- we have a white receiver?! i guess thats basically a requirement for being good in the nfl now
John- I really like D. Johnson, he had star written all over him coming out of texas.
Jason- yeah.
John- goddamn it greg, lets just start dropping passes.
John? is there a worse idea then giving the backup 40% of the snaps in pracice?
who would do that? i wonder why your number one isnt playing well, herm
Jason- well thats herm edwards undermining the confidence and skills of his starters HE MADE A MISTAKE.
John- Great kick from Mason, and a great tackle on the ensuing return.

C3:
John- Could this game be any more boring on the chief's possession. Run for nothing, sack, incomplete pass, penalty on the secondary.
Jason- well it just got exciting cuz priest homes is in the game
John-and went exactly no where
Jason- He apparently rose from his grave to play today
John- it looked like madden where you get stuck behind your linemen and just keep hitting x

P3:
Jason- ok, ive decided that the packers are clearly better than this team and we need to put this game away w/ a touchdown on this possession.
Jason- maybe the packers should fumble some more
John- i would prefer more drive sustaining penalties against our secondary
Jason- i enjoy those as well
John- that is a really weak mullet to be that excited about
Jason- I KNOW
John- im really upset at buck right now
Jason- he also should go to a full on bandana if he really wants to be white trash
John-brett michaels style?
Jason- and instead of football pants, he can wear leather chaps
John- maybe buck will get allen's name tatooted on his neck.

C4:
John- Maybe herm edwards isn't the dumbest person ever. he just told huard to throw to 88 every play from now on.
Jason- its not hard to coach the chiefs. throw to 88, toss to 27, lather, rinse repeat.
John- really, the number one thing wrong with this game is herm edwards giving croyle 40% of the snaps. i cannot get over how dumb that is. especially, a guy that wasnt even any good in college.
Jason- well herm just gets lost in his eyes

P4:
Jason- man, the jets are killing washington
John- washingon is ruined for the season. the patriots did something to them
John- fuck holding. god i hate penalties
Jason- donald lee is a hero
John- i think brett favre did a crossword puzzle with all that time he just had in the pocket.
John- do the packers just hate sustaining drives long enough to get it in the endzone?
Jason- we have already settled for 3 after a drive coming out at the 2. brett favre just doesnt feel like scoring touchdowns today
John: Good to see john ryan is a capable holder.

C5:
John- damon huard really dosnt want to take any more snaps today, he is just done
big hit by barnett. i think huard just quit, he is just done.

P5:

John- Morency doing his best karati kid impression, that is a play for the ages right there folks.
Jason- morency should try out for the us national team with a boot like that.
that shit was textbook
John- and they are penalizing him for it. thats stupid, he is awesome.
Jason- they should give him a trophy. that was the shit.
Jason- Ok, forward pass.
John- WHAT, IT IS STILL A PENALTY? HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT IF IT WAS A FORWARD PASS.
Jason:ugh
John: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. (i apologize to the younger readers).
John: pass by huard. ugh. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck (younger readers probably shouldnt be even watching this game.)
John: Atari Bigbie, your name is running out of value. i am starting to dislike you.

A Look at Wisconsin number ones

Well, Yi played not awful, apparently, and got some good reviews after the game despite his foul trouble (which is well documented, and just as bad as sucking, because teams come to rely on a player as he sits helplessly on the bench). However, Justin Harrell, he of packer first round fame, may have been a worse pick. No, he isn't cause every time I see him i don't want to punch some one a la Yi. However, the Volunteer has exactly as many solo tackles as Donald Driver this year. Only time will tell.

Yi update

For the price of just 26 minutes, the sixth pick in the draft, and an offseason of international humiliation, the Milwaukee Bucks got 9 points and 3 rebounds from Yi Jianlian in his first game. What a double threat!

UPDATE: I was told by a coworker who actually watched the game that Yi didn't play as poorly as his stats indicated. I stand by my criticisms.

Lloyd Carr snorts blow off Drew Henne's ass, tonight on BTN!

Last year, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany decided that Big Ten sports weren't already, on their own, enough of a cash cow, so he decided to start the Big Ten Network. This network would start by showing shitty select football games to gain a toehold on cable systems (Charter, Time Warner, Comcast, and the like). Once this happened, they would begin showing more and more games until they controlled most Big Ten sports programming. This would make everyone associated with the Big Ten totally fucking rich.

pictured, from left to right: Jim Tressel, Jim Delany, Mark D'Antonio, Lloyd Carr

But, unfortunately for the Big Ten, no one wanted to pick up their network. There are several reasons for this, and I will go through them now:

• Cable Companies are all greedy assholes. Instead of picking up the network and placing them on basic cable like the Big Ten wants, cable companies want to put BTN in the sports tier package, basically so they can charge us more and pay less for BTN. In layman's terms, instead of making a lot of money, cable companies want to make a fucking lot of money. Apparently, this is a distinction only a complete asswipe can make.
  

Cable operators swim in the blood money of their customers.

• BTN is run by assholes. Instead of asking a reasonable price of cable companies, BTN is asking for $1.10 per subscriber. This means nothing to most of you. Know that CNN, one of the most watched cable networks in the world, asks $0.55 per subscriber. In light of this, BTN has the gall to complain that cable companies are depriving subscribers of the channel. Well, if they would just settle for a lot of money, instead of deciding they have to have a fucking lot of money, this could be settled.

Honestly, I wouldn't even really care about getting this network if the Big Ten hadn't decided recently to tighten the screws with cable operators by moving away from showing games that are shitty select, and actually showing games people want to watch, like my Badgers' showdown with top ranked Ohio State this weekend. And when my hedonistic desire to not leave my house unless alcohol is involved is inhibited by the Big Ten and Charter's desire to cackle and light cigars for classy hookers with $100 bills, shit's gonna go down, and it won't be pretty.

Wild Predictions

This is a feature I started while writing for the Flambeau back at MUHS.  In general, I say some pretty outlandish things, then refuse to back down.  So in honor of my terrible argument technique, I give you some WPs . . .

Bill Hall will bounce back in 2008, and will be in the conversation for Brewer's MVP with Fielder and Hardy . . . Yi will set a rookie record for most front office execs fired . . . Brett Favre . . . Candace Parker will be more dominant then any other player in college sports, and still no one cares . . . Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are the best two young players in any sport (yes Greg and Kevin, even you)

Counterpoint: Al Harris is not an asshole

Just kidding! Did you see his attempt to tackle Selvin Young in the fourth quarter? The refs called holding on the receiver, possibly because they feel bad for that ninny, but more likely because they, like the viewers, couldn't believe that Harris could have made such a poor attempt if he wasn't held. If the Packers want tackles like that, I just want to say that I'm available, and I only want, like, $100,000 a year. Dump this motherfucker already.

Also, Brett Favre is an All-American hero whose touchdown passes impregnate all women within a three mile radius. Take that, female Broncos fans!

Al Harris Sucks, Mike Shannhan knows this, Brett Favre does not care

This post will be broken up into two sections:

"to God the glory, and He came through for me in the end" 

~Greg Jennings post game interview

The receivers know of the divinity of number four.

Brett Favre is the greatest player to ever play sports.  His arm is the greatest national treasure, and could be the greatest thing the world has ever produced.  His deep passes to Jones and Jennings brought women and children to tears, his lazers to donald driver could have gone through cement trucks, and his enthusiasm gave the suicidal a reason to live.

HOWEVER....

When the game was on the line who did the Broncoes go at?  Al Harris

Who makes me the most nervous when the quarterback looks his way? Al Harris

Who took awful penalties down the stretch, and has all season? Al Harris ( also Atari Bigbie but love for him because of his name)

On fourth and two, with under 120 seconds, the game on the line, Shanahan calls a play for a glorified third receiver, because he knows the dread-locked one will be on him.  First down.  35 yard gain on a drag play over the middle to set up the field goal, not only did Harris allow the catch but looked like a 7th grader tackling Brandon Jacobs.

Something happened this year in the national media, and I have no idea what could have caused the crazy.  "Al Harris is the best bump coverage corner in the league." If I weren't crying I would have been laughing at their horrendous understanding of football.  He is a bump and run corner because he jumps at every route, might as well let the receivers behind him.

Al Harris: My nominee for the worst player ever