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Under Armour, a sports apparel company usually has some entertaining commercials of a fictional team captain pumping up his team for a football game. These commercials brings the phrase “We must protect this house!” into the mainstream culture. Their newest commercial features either the most jacked kid I’ve ever seen besides the worlds strongest boy, or a team of muscular midgets causing a ruckus on the team bus. I think this commercial sends the wrong message to pee-wee football, I think it would encourage little 11 year old boys to start juicing on steroids.
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I realize we don’t give the hockey fans enough attention around here, but this is a series I have been keeping my eye on with a lot of interest. After the game two war of words between the two coaches, this is a series with the potential intensity of the old Colorado Avalanche/ Detroit Red Wings rivalry. Tempers flared in game two during the blow-out win by the Sabres with the Flyers making a number of questionable dirty hits throughout the game. The tactics seemed to have motivated the Flyers to get back into the series. The series will now be decided by a best of three games, with games five and seven at Buffalo. In the NHL Playoffs the teams reseeded following each round.
Who Should The Houston Texans Take First? NOT Reggie Bush!
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Drafts, Editorial, NFL,
If you’re a regular reader here at Endscore, then you know my feelings on what the Houston Texans should do, especially considering the presence of a young proven running back already in the Texans fold - Domanick Davis. The Texans do not need Reggie Bush and would simply be taking on excess. Granted, that’s some great excess there when you put into perspective the tools that Bush would bring. However, arguably, he wasn’t even the best back for the USC Trojans this past season - LenDale White was in my opinion. And, apparently, factoring in Pete Carroll’s play calling and personnel choices used during the National Chmapionship game against the Texas Longhorns in January, Carroll agrees.
Ideally, the Texans should trade down and grab an offensive lineman, most notably D’Brickashaw Ferguson, so that they can give QB David Carr a real chance to shine and not feel his helmet pounded into the grass or turf on every other offensive play. But, for argument’s sake, if they didn’t trade the pick, the Texans should take defensive end, Mario Williams.
Wait, before you blow a gasket, consider that Bush would probably be a punt and kick returner primarily (okay, potentially a very good one) to begin with, and maybe get 10 or so touches out of the backfield, is Bush really going to be worth #1 overall money? No. Unless he takes the job away from Davis, which I sincerely doubt because Davis has rushed for over 1000 yards twice in his three year career (came up just short in his third season last year) and can also catch the ball out of the backfield with very good production. At best, Bush will take about one-third of the carries as to keep himself fresh from the pounding he’d be sure to take considering how bad the Texans O-Line is. So, altogether, that’s going to be about 15 or so touches a game.
Now, Williams, whose been compared to Reggie White, the best defensive linemen in the history of the game, is versatile enough to attack the run, penetrating through the line and tackle for a loss, and the play the pass, putting up pressures in his stat line or just plain old making the opposing QB eat dirt. He’s tall (6’7”), big (295 lbs.), has long arms, and quick with the ability to explode and make plays all over the field. Granted he’s still raw, but that’s it… he’s still raw. Taught proper technique and working on his motor, Williams will be a FORCE on defense. He could make the same kind of impact Julius Peppers (another player he is compared to) did in his rookie season when he finished with a dozen sacks in a dozen games. Williams has the upside to be an elite pass rusher. And, let’s face it, HE fills a need.
And when was the last time the Texans could boast a player like Williams? If Bush happens to rush for over 1000 yards and score double digit touchdowns, guess what? The Texans current running back, Domanick Davis has done that already. And, he’s primed to do it again. Shantee Orr led the team last year in sacks with 7.0.
I’d be willing to bet that Williams can get at least 10.
Who Should the Houston Texans Choose? Who Else? Reggie Bush
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Drafts, Editorial, NCAA, College Football, NFL,
I have the task of convincing you that the Houston Texans don’t need to rack their brains over the decision, the choice is clear; go with your first instinct - Reggie Bush. All this talk about Reggie Bush not being an every-down back, he’s not durable…baloney. In this day and age of the NFL, it’s a copy cat league in which successful teams now employ multiple back sets. Sure the Texans already have Domanick Davis, but they’re going to need another weapon. Look at the New England Patriots, a backfield by committee, the Denver Broncos using multiple backs, the Pittsburgh Steelers surely needed both Jerome Bettis and Willie Parker. If they pass on Bush, the Texans will surely regret their decision. Bush is the most promising running back prospect since Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders. Don’t get me started on being a “smaller” back, did that effect Barry Sanders? Tiki Barber? Warrick Dunn? I didn’t think so.
If your team is going to invest in a number one draft pick, he should be a franchise player. Bush not only is an exceptional player, but he has absolutely none of the off-field issues you are going to worry about with every other prospect in this draft. Mario Williams, his weakness is that he has a questionable work ethic and needs to be motivated. Do you want ride your #1 draft choice to play hard? Come on, this is the pros; teams should demand more of the #1 pick. Matt Leinert, maybe he’s not focused entirely on football and more on becoming a celebrity. Vince Young? This guy could end up being a bust altogether and he might not be able to even grasp the simplest of NFL offenses. Reggie Bush he already has the maturity as you can see from the way he has handled himself throughout the so-called “Agent for house scandal”. All the interviews Bush has been apart of the last few days, on MTV TRL, on Conan O’Brien, this guy is ready for the big stage and will not disappoint.
Long Ass Thread Thursday
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Playoffs, Rumors,
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears… actually, your eyes and fingers.
Every Thursday, I’d like to get as many comments as possible on this “Long Ass Thread Thursday” post talking about sports, primarily, since this IS a sports blog, but if you want to talk books, movies, or the merits of Velcro, let’s do it!
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So, let’s do this people! And because I’m such a nice guy, let me throw out some topics:
- Barry Bonds… he’s getting closer to the Babe and he looks like he’s in pain doing it.
- Brett Favre… FINALLY he decides to bring his ball and play again.
- NBA Playoffs… who are you guys liking?
- NFL Draft… Reggie Bush, Mario Williams, Mario Cantone. Who will be the first overall pick?
- NHL Playoffs… educate me.
Let’s make this successful so that my boss doesn’t fire me for introducing this wacky idea!
Whoa nellie! The 77 year old broadcaster has called it quits from play by play duties for college football. As it turns out Keith Jackson’s last game was the 2006 Rose bowl between USC and Texas. Jackson was the most famous voice of college football, and will be missed. Jackson is also the voice of the famous Gatorade commercials in which scientist at the University of Florida developed a special formula to help the football team overcome dehydration.
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Steve Nash to Win His Second Consecutive MVP Award
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Kudos, NBA, Rumors,
The announcement is not official yet, but a few sources have been reporting that Steve Nash will once again be named MVP of the ‘05-06 regular season. The Phoenix Suns didn’t skip a beat despite missing Amare Stoudemire for practically the entire year. How many teams can rebound to a 54 win season without their best big man in the middle? Nash deserves a lot of credit for improving the play of Boris Diaw and James Jones. Sports Guy Bill Simmons brings up a good and hilarious point that though Nash is a good player he isn’t entirely deserving of the award. How is Nash’s play any different to Jason Kidd’s when Kidd first arrived to the Nets, the same immediate impact and improvement by the team. Nash is also playing a similair game that John Stockton once did but without the defense and a haircut. Oh well, too bad to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. If a person from another country saw basketball for the first time and asked: Who is the best basketball player right now? The answer isn’t Steve Nash, yet the league names him MVP for the second year in a row. I have no objections to this, just thought the readers might enjoy another perspective. Lastly, USA Basketball just stinks, they didn’t win a gold medal and the best player in the league for the last two years is a Canadian guy.
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I’m Just Writin’…
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Fantasy, Front Office, Kudos, MLB, NBA, NFL,
Welcome to the first edition of I’m Just Writin’… here on Endscore. This will be my weekly column where I will take a look back at the past week in sports with a dash of pop culture because who doesn’t like pop culture? I mean, besides anarchists and Ferris Bueller’s Economics teacher.
So, just like that one uncle in your family that asks you to pull his finger, let’s let ‘em rip!
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Brett Favre made his decision just in time for the upcoming draft. No more concerns of whether the Packers should trade up and select a quarterback. Aaron Rodgers will have to wait at least one more year (barring injury) to be the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. The timely decision will allow general manager Ted Thompson to make a sound decision about the #5 pick. They can go in a number of directions, including LB A.J. Hawk, TE Vernon Davis or perhaps D’Brickashaw Ferguson may drop down to number 5. Cold Pizza’s Skip Bayless had an original idea and said they should even consider grabbing WR Santonio Holmes.
Kobe Bryant Switches to Number 24 Next Season
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Gear, NBA, Rumors,
This season Kobe Bryant had cleaned up his image from last year’s Colorado rape accusations with his exceptional play. With his popularity on the rise again, we’ll just see how much the fans will embrace him by how many people will go out and buy his jersey. Bryant will be changing his jersey number to 24, his old high school number. Darren Rovell, ESPN business writer thinks this is the most significant number change since Michael Jordan’s switch of 23 to 45.
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