Hungry Abandons the 'Skins

I am back! For the two of you who missed me in my almost year long hiatus I be attempting to get my blog up and running again.

Years of losing couldn't do it. Off-season after off-season of false optimism couldn't do it. Ridiculous cost of actually attending a game couldn't do it (though I never did attend one). As it turns out, the true depth of Daniel Snyder's greed could.

I have been a Redskins fan ever since I learned what 3rd and 7 actually meant, which coincidentally was the same year I moved to DC, and also the last time the 'Skins won the Super Bowl. Pretending that I am a real fan all these years has kept my loyalties with the 'Skins through it all-after all there is a special circle of Hell for bandwagon fans.

It was about midway through the season when I stumbled across this article and learned that Daniel Snyder is truly a greedy greedy bastard. Don't get me wrong I have no problem with the team getting their money for the rest of the current season, but do they really need to collect the whole length of the deal when there is such a massive wait list for tickets? It seems a bit excessive.

So midseason I officially renounced my allegiance and I am officially moving my down the beltway and tossing my loyalties to the Ravens. After all what other team is named after an Edgar Allen Poe poem? Also I am so frightened of Ray Lewis I wouldn't dare root for anyone else.

Hungry's Draft Reaction

Draft day is one of my favorite days of the year.  Usually I end up drunk and depressed as I watch my skins make terrible decisions.  Last year I was able to convince myself that we had a decent draft, despite the fact that we drafted a bunch of crappy offensive players with our first several picks.  In fact our only good one was drafting Chris Horton in the 6th or 7th round.

This year started out better, as I watched the Raiders make the biggest mistake of the draft.  I think Heyward-Bey will be a good player eventually, but what a stupid mistake to take him at #7 when he would have been around at 20 or later.

But the stupidity of the Raiders created some interesting movement, possibly resulting in the fall of Brian Orakpo right into our laps.  He should be able to pick up the slack on the D-line and with the help of Haynesworth in the middle should be able to get double digit sacks-shoring up the lack of a pass rush we got out of Jason Taylor last year.

The rest of the draft was filled with a bunch of players I have never heard of but I do have some hopes for the corner we picked up later on out of Maryland.  Kevin Barnes was thought to be a possible 1st rounder had his season not been derailed by an injury.  I wont even pretend to know anything about the rest of our draft, but hopefully this years draft works out better than ours did last year.

Finally a Good Playoff System!

The NBA D-League has announced a change in their playoff system, according to ESPN.  Here is how the new system works.

• 8 teams make the playoffs (3 division winners +5 teams with the best regular season records)
  
• The top seeded division winner gets to choose which wild card team it wants to play.  Then the second seeded division winner picks who it wants to play, and so on
  
• The first and second round are one and done and the finals are a best of 3 series

How exciting a system is this?!  Its a shame it is wasted on the D-League.  Just imagine how awesome a selection Sunday would be if the top seeds in the NFL or NBA go to pick who they were going to play.  Talk about bulletin board material.  

I Have This Problem With Burgers

What makes you do it?

VH1 Should Say N.O. to T.O.

Just when we thought we weren't going to hear much from TO until he throws a teammate under the bus again, VH1 goes and gives him a reality show.  At first I thought well maybe that makes sense.  I personally don't like him but he is one of the best receivers in recent history so maybe it could do some good to get his insights into the game right?

Of course I am right, but who the hell would watch that show?  No one.  But what people probably will watch is the train wreck (so VH1 assuredly hopes) that is TO's personal life.  I encourage VH1 not to feed the beast that is TO's ego but since it is going to happen here is my list of likely episodes in no particular order.

1.  TO overdoses again and we get to follow the journey to find someone to blame it on other than himself.

2.  We get to sit in on a pitch session where TO bounces ideas about how best to toss Jason Witten under the bus for being Romo's favorite.

3.  TO hires an acting coach to work on his crying on demand.

4.  TO goes spandex shopping.

5.  TO decides to cash in on his recent propensity to drop balls, and does a "Butterfingers" commercial.

6.  Show is cancelled before the 6th episode.

Colbert Breaks Down Plaxico

I think we all know how ridiculous Plaxico Burress is and has been over his time in New York.  He has been a great player on the field but has been a nightmare off the field.  He was fined over 50 times by the Giants  and has now been deactivated for the season and charged after an incident where he shot himself in the thigh.  The worst case scenario puts him in prison for 15 years.  Of course he will probably get off with a fine and community service.  

Well last night Stephen Colbert broke down the situation.  He starts talking about Plaxico about 1 minute into the clip.

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

The Word - A Man Named Plaxico

Colbert at Christmas
Colbert Christmas DVD

Green Screen
Bill O'Reilly Interview

Lesnar Stampedes Couture

First of all let me say I told you so. I posted Friday that Lesnar would beat Couture by ground and pound in the second round. So let me just take a moment to pat myself on the back.

Done.

Now lets talk about the fight. I have to admit I thought Lesnar was going to manhandle Couture, but the old man really showed me a lot he was able to put Lesnar up against the fence several times and get his wind back. He landed a couple good shots also. What was most impressive was his ability to stuff Lesnar's shots.

I was a little dissappointed with how the fight ended. The punch that dropped Randy just didn't look like it was that hard. To me it looked like a glancing blow, but then again even a glancing blow from a fist that big in the temple must hurt. Lesnar pounced on Randy like a rabid elephant and pounded him out.

The worst part about the fight is that I don't know that we will see Randy fight for the title again. I just can't see him having that many fights left in him at 45. Lesnar-Noguera should be a fascinating fight (yes I am predicting Mir gets destroyed)