Archive for November 20th, 2008

What is Warner worth?

Published on November 20, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Kurt Warner’s MVP season may make him VIP this off-season.  But at age 37 is Warner worth as much as $12 mill per on the open market?  He doesn’t have too much tread on the tires due to a late start in the NFL.  But neither did Steve Young, or Rich Gannon- who coincidently won an MVP at age 37.  Gannon played a total of 10 games in the two seasons following.  Here is how some other prominent QBs did during their age 38 seasons:

Steve Young – lasted 3 games before career ending concussion.
Brett Favre – led Packers to NFC Championship, All-Pro – still playing
John Elway- led Broncos to Super Bowl- retired after
Warren Moon- started 15 games for Vikings, All-Pro – played 6 more seasons in the NFL, with 2 more All-Pro years
Vinny Testaverde -  started 16 games for Jets, who finished 10-6 – played 6 more seasons in the NFL, started 15 games for Dallas at age 41 (5-10).
Dan Marino – started 11 games, finished with career low 67.4 QB rating – retired after
Rich Gannon – Following MVP season at age 37 in 2002, started 7 games for Raiders (2-5).  Started 3 more the following year – retired after
Phil Simms – started 4 games for Giants (1-3), started all 16 the following year, All-Pro – retired after
Joe Montana – started 14 games for the Chiefs (9-5) - retired after
Dave Krieg – started 12 games for Bears (6-6), played 2 more seasons as a backup in Tennessee – retired after

The Boston Red Sox dumped salary.  That’s weird.  Even stranger is who took Coco Crisp’s $5.75 million off their hands:  Try the Kansas City Royals!  We tried to come with some other bizarre headlines in sports:

Rod’s bizarre headlines:
Iverson sets assists record
BCS praised for producing clear cut National Championship/Playoff Shunned
Favre retires quietly
Bill Parcells retires
Cubs win World Series
Marlins set baseball attendance record
Mike Shanahan accepts Raiders head coaching position
Raiders most desired coaching destination
Barry Bonds:  SIs Sportsman of the Year
Schilling declines comment
Amare Stoudemire wins NBA’s defensive player of the year award
Yankees rip A’s for Mark Ellis extension:  Steinbrenner says baseball salaries are “out of control”
NHL big ratings winner

Jarrett Carlen’s:
Kurt Warner has bad game, blames God in post game interview
Mike D A’ntoni runs grueling 5 hour practice with Knicks, preaches “defense”
Roger Clemens admits “Ok, I took steroids, big deal”
3 ASU Football players interviewing to be Rhodes Scholars
Isiah Thomas named executive of the year
Yao Ming passes AC Green for NBA consecutive games played record
Brock Lesnar first person to win NCAA Wrestling Championship, WWE Championship, UFC Championship, and Scrabble World Championship
Shawn Kemp named new spokesman for Trojan condoms
Following John McCain’s advice, Cardinals replace Dirk Johnson with “Joe the Punter”
Bill Belicheck under investigation for illegally videotaping Tom Brady and Gisselle Buncheon in bed
Drew Rosenhaus announces that all of his clients will work for free next year
Blue Jackets/Thrashers regular season game narrowly surpasses the Superbowl as most watched sporting event of the year

And Burnsy ripped another co-worker.  Sam Youmans gets the honor for his use of “squirreling” in a e-mail.  Here was the sentence:   “I squirreled away a pair of Cardinals vs. Giants tickets for your Friday night road show.”   “Squirreling” is a strange verb, especially when stashing and hiding are available for use.

Cards have won the West

Published on November 20, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

The Cardinals have won the NFC West. Mathematical improbabilities aside, it’s done, it’s finished. So, what’s in the Cards for the rest of the 2008 season? Burnsy breaks it down in the inaugural edition of “Legit or Lame.”

The Cardinals will beat the Giants on Sunday:
Lame, but barely. It’s gonna be a lot closer than anyone thinks. The controlled climate and fast track will allow the Cardinals passing game to get up points wise with the Giants.

If the Cardinals want to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl they must beat the Giants Sunday:
Legit. Follow me here. Must beat the Giants, must go 5-1 down the stretch, hope the Giants trip up somewhere else, either at Washington or at Dallas. Both teams finish 12-4, Cards get home-field for NFC title game and could win that game at home.

The Cardinals are capable of beating the Giants on the road in an NFC title game:
Lame. Can’t be done.

The Cardinals will win one of their two late season road games in cold weather cities, Philly or Foxboro:
Lame. Nope. If the Philly game wasn’t coming after 1.) The Giants and 2.) a short week, then maybe, just maybe they could win in Philly. That team looks to be teetering. But it’s such short week, and it’s gonna be so cold, just don’t see it.

So you’re saying they’re chances of winning one of those remaining two road games is better against the Patriots:
Legit, though I wouldn’t bet on it.

With the Cardinals wrapping this up so early, they’ll rest guys as the season winds down:
Lame. If the Cards want to catch Carolina for the two seed in the NFC, they have to take advantage of a schedule that looks more favorable than the Panthers. Could see Carolina going 3-3 down the stretch.

Can the Cardinals go 5-1 down the stretch to pass Carolina:
Lame. Requires beating the Giants and one of those cold weather road teams. Can’t do it.

The Cardinals can beat Carolina on the road:
Legit. Should’ve done it already.

All of this speculation is fun, but who is kidding who, it doesn’t matter. They’re in, enjoy it:
Legit. Hate to be in blowin’ sunshine up your wazoo mode, but it’s true. We never have any expectations of the Cardinals. They could lose in the first round and it would still be a season to remember.

Terry Porter also joined Burnsy on the Sportsline. The coach previewed the upcoming Lakers game, LB’s status (he’s still in Brazil), and why Shaq’s status was “active” in a back-to-back situation last night in Utah.

 
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