Sproles And Chargers Look Sharp

The Chargers played their third exhibition game last night and other than a fumble on a bad snap on their opening drive, the Chargers looked fairly good. Darren Sproles enjoyed huge holes in the Seahawk defensive line and was able to run very effectively. Rivers didn't look too bad and overall the Chargers, without Tomlinson, Gates and Merriman, just to name a few of the big names to not play, seem ready for opening day.

The Chargers ended up winning the game by converting a 2 point conversion with 2:30 left in the game to give the Chargers a 18-17 win...not that it matters at all.

Chargers vs Seattle: Preseason Tonight

Tonight is the 2nd to last preseason game for the Chargers and like usual, not much is expected to be seen tonight. I will likely have the game on as I pay a passing interest to it, but I do not put any stock into anything that happens during the preseason unless it is an injury or similar magnitude...but with most of the Charger starters likely not playing, this should be just another boring preseason game....which is fine with me, save your gas for when the season is for real.

Goofing Off In The Rain

Here's a video of my friend's 1964 Impala doing some tricks in the pouring rain one night earlier this month...

Merriman's Season In Doubt

I think we may have heard the last of Shawne Merriman...at least that is the story coming out of San Diego. Merriman has 2 ligament tears and many are figuring this season will be lost to surgery and recovery. I do believe the Chargers have him signed through next season, but I don't think he will be a Charger much after that and I wouldn't be surprised if the Chargers actually traded or cut him outright before the end of this season...but would likely sit on him and see how he heals up for next year.

I, of course, don't watch ESPN hype but apparently if Merriman isn't playing the Chargers are going to suck...according to they hypesters I hear via my acquaintances. But I think Merriman's best years are behind him. Since getting busted for steroids I don't think Merriman has been the same player. Sure his stats resemble that he is still an impact player but he doesn't seem to be as impactful during the big games only against the lesser teams...

Watch USA vs Argentina Basketball Live Online

Here is the USA vs Argentina Men's Basketball Game, free, live and online... how can you beat that deal?

Gates At Practice

The Charger fans are abuzz today... Antonio Gates returned to practice yesterday. There was some speculation by some media talkers that the recovery time for Gates would jeopardize him starting the season. Gates is proving to be a tough player ... he played the final 2 games of the post-season last year on what was equivalent to a broken big toe and now, rehabbing and getting back with the team as quickly as possible.

I don't think we will see Gates in any preseason action but with him at practice it is becoming very likely he will be starting on opening day.

LT Works Out With Kimbo Slice

Here is a video of LaDainian Tomlinson working out with Kimbo Slice...showing you how to work out 'old school' ...

I love seeing LT pull up in the old 70's Stingray Vette to start the whole video out...classic...

AC/DC Selling Out

AC/DC announced today that their latest studio album "Black Ice" will be sold only at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club as well as the AC/DC web site. A move that clearly sends a message to everyone...we have officially sold out and anyone that wants to pay $150+ to see us on our next tour playing some of our greatest hits along with some crap we just threw together for you to throw your money to us...we are coming to a town near you! Thanks in advance!

Madden '09 Is Out

Got my first chance to play the new Madden '09 game. Graphics of course are awesome and I liked the fact that much of the game controls are similar from last year with just some added elements...one big exception is the elimination of the R1 receiver (which is now pump fake) and now making him L1, but not a major adjustment.

They also got rid of the passing cone which I don't think anyone liked. I haven't been able to look through all the plays, but in the quick 2 games I played I was able to find several of both the offensive and defensive plays that I liked from last year but also noted that some were missing as well.

My friends that have the game have said that passing is a bitch, but when I played the game we had the passing slider more towards easier than harder and Philip Rivers was unstoppable!

I'll have to get a few more games under my belt to get a better feel for the game, but overall, just getting rid of the passing cone has me liking the game more so then in than the versions that featured that aspect...

Back From Vacation, Preseaon Began

So my posting was even more light the past week than normal, but it was because I was on vacation for a full week...away from the internet and DirecTV... so I haven't had a chance to watch either of the Charger Preseason games...but I got the last one on DVR that I may briefly scan just to get an early football fix...

I spent most of last week on beautiful Lake Sakakawea, the weather couldn't have been better, I golfed for the first time in 20 years...and it looked like it! But I want to try and get into golfing again, something I did quite a bit of when I was younger. I was using my father's clubs and I think they may have been a little too short for me...so maybe a new set of clubs sized for me might be the first step to regaining my 'game'.

The Kids These Days...Just Don't Get It

I am old... and by today's standards, being just a couple years shy of 40 means you are equivalent to a dinosaur. Oh, I knew I was getting older but I was going to be one of those 'cool' old dudes... I still go to rock concerts, I love playing video games even that zany Guitar Hero and I am extremely tolerant to the youth...letting them crank their music, crazy piercings, colored hair, baggy pants...etc. don't bother me (that much) - heck, we all had our 'fads' in our younger days. But what I was fully unprepared for as I have unwillingly aged is the fact that the media, and more specifically the 'quality' of media, that these kids have been exposed too has essentially skewed their 'senses' to the most simplistic thoughts possible...kids no longer need to 'know' anything...the humor these kids are exposed to today is just pratt falls and fresh from the bathroom wall. Oh and sure, there was plenty of that when I was a kid as well, but it wasn't the sole source of humor that it seems it is today. Here is a couple of examples to illustrate my points...

About 3 years ago I had a project for a college intern I thought would be great... it was simply to go out and rent some DVD's that had some somewhat short yet humorous video clips that could be played back during a down time of a sporting event. I even threw out the example of the John Belushi speech in Animal House where he states "Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor?" Of course, a classic, funny part from the movie where I thought anyone over the age of 18 would recognize and relate too. When this intern came back a week later with a pile of DVD's and the time code of the humurious video clips, I was excited to see what was in store. At first glance I was a bit perplexed... I saw a pile of DVD's with no movie that I had ever seen...Cheaper By The Dozen, some movie starring The Rock were just a couple of titles I can recall. Well, I thought, I might as well see what we got and proceeded to seek out the snippets from each of the movies that this intern so diligently went through. It didn't take me long to realize that unless you had actually watched any of these movies NONE of this video clips were even remotely funny. That is because the movies of today all mostly suck...whereas I could likely grab a copy of Caddyshack, easily extract a 1/2 dozen or so video clips and regardless if you have ever watched the show or not, would find the humor in those video clips. This intern had a stack of movies he clearly felt were hilarious, I hadn't seen one of those flicks nor did I find any of the 'funny' parts even remotely comical. Sure, it may be due to lack of just not having seen a lot of movies but I thought to myself as I viewed the clips, "If this is suppose to be funny to someone it must not take much to make them laugh."

Another example... I have followed the recommendation twice of my friend's nephew who just recently graduated college. The first was his recommendation to see the movie Borat. His exact words to me after seeing this movie was: "This was the funniest movie of all time and I didn't stop laughing for the entire show! You have to go watch it!" And so I did... oh sure, it was mildly amusing but overall funny? No, I don't think so. And funniest movie ever?!?! What, have you only seen one other movie? The other recommendation he recently gave me was to watch a show called "Kenny vs Spenny" (I think that's the correct title) which aired on MTV...and right there, that's the difference between him and I... I watched MTV all throughout the 80's and saw music videos, he has probably watched MTV since the 90's and may have seen a handful of actual music videos but he is up to date on the Real World Cast. I watched this Kenny vs Spenny show for approximately 3 minutes before seeing that it is just a Jackass type show where you have people that are purposely doing things to themselves that they think others will find funny...with oftentimes the climax being someone bleeding, puking, pissing or shitting themselves with hilarity at it's max if all 4 inflictions could somehow occur.

I am not sure who I should blame for the youth being so dumbed down by the media and accepting such low-brow humor. Is it the media for producing the crap or the kids for actually watching the crap? Probably both and I still fail to understand why the kids would even bother watching the shit that they do and I fully understand that the 'old' folks when I was a kid probably felt the same way, but in our defense the humor may have been close to the gutter whereas the humor of today is swimming and feeding within the sewer system.

As I had mentioned some time ago, I think it is a sad statement for the kids of today when I say "Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor?" and instead of getting witty Animal House reference in reply, I get a quizzical look and a response of "The German's didn't bomb Pearl Harbor you moron." I can only simply shake my head and know that I am not only old but am clearly of a different generation.

Jesus Favre Christ! Whiner Still Whining

To say that I have been totally sick and tired of Brett Favre would be an understatement... I was already fed up with his selfish bullshit 4 years ago and now, it seems, that the more times Favre pulls his selfish, whining bullshit to try and get out of Green Bay the more the media jumps on the story.

I have begun to scoff at anyone that has said that the Packers have mishandled this whole situation and that if the Packers had a "clue" at all, they would have Favre be their starter... what these morons fail to see is what the Packer organization knows all to well... that Favre is a selfish, whiner who's only concern is for himself. Over the past 4 years Favre has done absolutely nothing to show that he is a 'team' player but rather, he has done everything to show the world at what a whiny bitch he is and the only reason he has gotten a free pass on being blatently labeled a whiny bitch is that there are droves of blind Packer fans that would gladly bend over and get ass-raped by Brett Favre on a moment's notice because they view Favre as the greatest player of all time.

I haven't been near a television for about 15 minutes so I am not sure what the 'latest' is on the Favre saga... but the Packer team is fed up with the Favre story and Favre feels unwanted by the Packers - gee, I wonder why you whiny bitch? All this happened after Favre forced his way onto the Packer roster, showed up for practice and then leaving before practice whining about how the Packers are tired of his bullshit.

What will this glory-hound do next to make sure he can remain as the top NFL story for the entire season? Hopefully continue to be a whining bitch and suck at playing football... my hope is that he will be riding the pine and holding a clipboard for the Packers all season.

Modern Marketing Makes The Stop Sign

If there ever was a video that could give people a general idea of the people that I work with, this is the one! I laughed at this video and I wasn't sure if it was because it was funny or because it is so true! I can't begin to name the number of times I have heard "Everything looks great but we just want to make a couple of changes..." before everything you have done needs to be completely scrapped and you start over...