Ladies and Gentlemen your 2008 AFC East Champion Buffalo Bills!

Well, maybe that's getting ahead of ourselves here. Then again, ask the Seattle Seahawks--Buffalo looked tough. Couple that with Tom Brady's knee crumpling up like a piece of discarded toilet paper and the Toronto/Buffalo Bills look like a possible threat in the division. Or is this just one big conspiricy to make Brett Favre's season a roaring success? Hmmm.
Anyhow, I never got around to posting the predicted standings before yesterday's games (don't worry, I didn't change them--I still picked the Pats to win their division and the AFC--all bets off now). So I'll post those at the end of the entry.
Let's talk about the Pat's situation for a second. I understand that several people that read this blog are near and around my age (26)...or graduated from high school about the same year I did (2000). Well, Matt Cassell fits that criteria and guess what? I have started as many football games (college and pro)that Matt has started since graduation. Is that why the Patriots have Chris Simms and Tim Rattay coming in for workouts? Special nuggett: when the Patriots drafted Tom Brady it was between Brady and Tim Rattay. I don't know what you'd do with that information but there it is.
NFL Preview 2008
NFC North
Green Bay (10-6)

Chicago (9-7)
Minnesota (8-8)

Detroit (5-11)

NFC West

Seattle (10-6)

Arizona (8-8)

St. Louis (6-10)

San Francisco (4-12)

NFC East

Dallas (12-5)

Philadelphia (10-6)

New York (9-7)

Washington (8-8)
NFC South
New Orleans (10-6)
Carolina (10-6)
Atlanta (7-9)
Tampa Bay (6-10)
AFC North
Pittsburgh (12-4)
Cleveland (9-7)
Baltimore (7-9)
Cincinnati (3-13)
AFC West
San Diego (10-6)
Denver (8-8)
Oakland (7-9)
Kansas City (6-10)
AFC East
New England (14-2)
Buffalo (10-6)
Miami (7-9)
New York (5-11)
AFC South
Indianapolis (13-3)
Jacksonville (10-6)
Tennessee (6-10)
Houston (5-11)
MVP- Marion Barber III
OROY- Rashard Mendenhall
DROY- Derrick Harvey
COY- Mike Tomlin
Super Bowl- New England over Dallas (revised to be Pittsburgh over Dallas)

Hip Hop Hooray

Two posts in one day!? You've gotta be kidding me. Heard this song today, brought me back and figured I'd make it Music Video of the Day.
Little back story on this song. You couldn't throw a stone in 1993 without hitting a radio playing this song. Seriously, think of a hip hop hook that was more memorable than "Heeyy...hoooo...heeyy...hooo". That's right, you can't. Problem is, it got over used and it took me 15 years to like it again (you read that right--it's been 15 years).
True story about Naughty by Nature: it was because of their self titled record that my parents became aware of the parental advisory lable that was on "inappropriate" albums. You see, I was over at a relative's house in 1992 or so when the nameless relative warned my parents about this "noise pollution". Isn't that fucking great?! For the next seven year or so, I wasn't allowed to purchase music that had cussing (which led to me ripping the sticker off several Beastie Boy CDs over the next few years). Good thing I didn't have a copy of "The Chronic" when I was 11--I might have joined a street gang--oh yeah, that's right, I lived in suburbia (we don't have gangs--and this was long before it became en vogue to shoot your classmates). Really? Can't buy a CD with swear words? Thanks Mom and Dad. Instead I grow up to write angry blog entries. Nice trade off. Anyhow, I'm getting punchy, here's Naughty By Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray"...

Terrance Newman and a Rollercoaster

This video comes to us via Deadspin and The Dallas Morning News. Terrence Newman, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys apparently has never been on a rollercoaster. Naturally, the powers that be decided to take a man that could probably kill you or I with his bare hands and videotape him riding his first coaster.
Among the highlights: Newman praying to baby Jesus. High comedy. Click on the link for the video:
http://www.dallasnews.com/video/index.html?nvid=261072

Just Plain Wrong

When I woke up today, I planned on not posting anything on this site until the first podcast was in the books. But the cutting edge radio studio we bought up here at The Reach Blog isn't quite ready. Panic.
While scrambling to find something to post, I came across this nugget of inappropriateness (sp?). Listen very closely for a line delivered by 16 year old Shawn Johnson during this commercial. There's no way someone on set didn't think "wait a minute--that's just not right". What's also amazing about the commercial, if you close your eyes and listen to the audio only, you won't be able to tell if Shawn Johnson, or the Hamm brothers.