Ah yes! The Super Bowl is upon us. Who are you lookin for? Brady, Moss, Eli, Wes Welker,
Amani Toomer, Maroney? Not me! I'll probably know after about a quarter which team is ready to capture the prize. While the Patriots are 12-13 point favorites and should win, watch the men who really determine a game's results up front. I'm talkin about the OFFENSIVE LINE.
Its no secret the second mosthighly payed player in NFL football is the offensive left tackle! They make big bucks as do their fellow o linemen and rightfully so! The names I'm most interested in are:Matt Light, Logan Mankins and Dan Koppen along with Kareem McKenzie, Chris Snee and Shaun O'Hara. Seek out one or two of these dudes and watch em closely!
No doubt about it, while so called sport's authorities in the news media regail you with the exloits of pencil neck backs and splinter like receivers, its those massive hunks up front, in the caseof this year's Super Bowlers, not quite as big, but so quick and alert mentally.
Harvardites, Yalees, Cal Polies, and Stanforites in the news media like to make fun of the would be less than educated stout men who give the big push up front, but to play offensive line and be
successful you have to use your noodle and with the offensive lineman unable to use his hands, must be able to control your entire system to gain leveridge on your opponent who may be playing you head up, in the inside or outside gap and you must be able to memorize and execute your specific play. Being an offensive lineman demands total concentration to the snap count of the center, who usually calls the defense to the rest of the line and of course snaps the ball to the QB either from the traditional T formation, under center exchange, which takes hours and hours of work (Your author feels not enough time is devoted to this technique in the NFL) or in some cases from
the "shotgun" where the QB stands some distance behind the center and receives the ball on the
fly. The offensive lineman must be ready to thrust forward or in some cases pull behind the line and move to a designated area to block or trap your opponent. You bet they have to be talented, strong, and smart!
So Sunday, when your watching the Patriots defeat the NY Giants quietly mention to the person next to you. "Did you see that Nick Kaczur (right tackle of the Patriots) pancake (put him flat on his ass) that defensive end playing him head up? Watch the expression on your partner's face, especially if you are a woman and he is Bud guzzling male! He probably will be watching the ball and not the major battles taking place between the two lines. Then really wow him by saying: "Look at those white arms on those guys up front!" "Say what?" Or, look at Steve Neal (guard). " He really sealed off that Giant linebacker to give us the corner."
Yep, the OFFENSIVE LINE is where it takes place in any football game! When I want to put together a good team, I'll always strive to have the very best and brightest on our offensive line.
So says the Bear, preparing for the big game on Sunday which will be won by the Patriots by 17!
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I for one will be warming up for the weekend by attending another dome event - the appearance of Barack Hussein Obama at Edward Jones Dome this Saturday.
I understand that they are expecting a capacity crowd at the dome, the majority of which will be bead-toting men fresh off the Soulard Mardi Gras sidewalks, in search of Obama Mamas ready to dish out flashes of inspiration.
As for the Gnats, er, I mean, The Giants, your prediction is conservative (something I would not have expected from a such a staunch Democrat). The Patriots will have crushed the Giants by the halfway mark of the second quarter. The final spread will be over 28 points. This year's game will be nothing more than background noise, filler for the party, a showcase of over-hyped (and generally unfunny) commercials, and an opportunity to win some random jack from the office pool as St, Louis recovers from the two true events of the weekend, Mardi Gras and Obama.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
I will at our other venue, be doing my civic duty, for our fair city, by attending the Blues/Avalache game.
There is an issue looming, that all national media and the Bear blog has failed miserably to bring to the forefront of this campaign. That is Obama's allegience to one of the most dreadful organizations in this country! Has anyone asked him this question?....
Is he a Blackhawks fan?!
Needless to say, this could sway my vote drastically along with thousands of St. Louisans. What's his opinion of Jeremy Roenick, Dirk Graham, Ed Belfour, Bob Probert, Al Secord? Hm? Try and spin that into a favorable answer!
I'm appalled that great political bloggers like Arianna Huffington,the National Review, and our own Bear haven't brought this to the forefront! Come'on Wolf Blitzer! Where is the tough question at the debates!
When the Clinton's get hold of this info...well...that could be it for Obama.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE WERE BOTH WRONG ON THE PATRIOTS. THE DEFENSE OFTHE GIANTS WAS TANTILIZING!
ELI CAME THRU BIG TIME.
ITS ELECTION DAY AND BARACK SHOULD DO GOOD! HOW ABOUT MARIA SHRIVER!
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