It's been a while. But things have been a little crazy. More (and more frequent) bloggity goodness coming very soon-including my first Cubs post of the year...and maybe even some political what-have-you. In the meantime, check out my buddy Tim's blog for some exciting Titans news. Be back again real soon.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Frank Vincent Zappa : 12/20/1940-12/4/1993
Over the span of his 30+ year career, he released nearly 60 albums-each one far ahead of its time. He managed to provoke, offend, engage, and enlighten. His music ranged from short, poppy tunes to ambitious, elaborate, and technically challenging compositions-including symphonic pieces recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. He challenged the establishment at every opportunity-see his testimony before Congress. Even now, fourteen years after his premature death from prostate cancer, he continues to inspire. For your listening pleasure, click "play" below for one of my personal FZ favorites.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Bironas!
Well, the Titans managed to pull out a heart attack-incudcing, last-second win over the Texans today. I'm going to give the Titans their first report card from here at TWISIB.
Offense: C+
Backup QB Kerry Collins had a good day, going 25 for 42, 280 yards, and no interceptions. He also strung together a nice drive with less than a minute to go, putting the team in field goal range for the ultimate Bironas game-winner.
Special Teams: B
Decent overall. Hentrich continues to be one of the best punters in the league, and newcomer Michael Griffin shows lots of potential as a kick returner.
Defense: A+ (first 70% of game), F- (last 30%).
This one has me stumped. After putting on a clinic the first half (plus the first couple minutes of the third quarter), they gave up a whopping 29 fourth-quarter points. Here's the rundown of the the Texans' first 2 1/2 quarters:
Solid. Any team would be proud to have a defense show up like that. And then the last quarter came along. After scoring almost immediately, here's what the Texans did:
Awful. Just flat-out awful. The inexperience of the secondary was definitely visible, as Texans backup QB Sage Rosenfels(!) lit up the Titans for 290 yards and 4 TDs. This left the Titans down by a point with :57 left in the game. Thankfully, we had this guy:
Rob Bironas: A+++
See also "the only reason we won this game. " Bironas scored 26 total points, and set a new NFL record for most field goals in a single game (a perfect 8/8).
So there you have it folks-the whole ugly thing. Hats off to Bironas for being a truly clutch player today. As for the defense, shame on you. No more taking a nap in the 4th quarter. A 32 to 7 lead should not turn into a near cardiac arrest over the course of 15 minutes of playing time. You nearly killed Tim. Seriously. At any rate, a win is a win, but jeez-no more like this, OK? Onward.
Offense: C+
Backup QB Kerry Collins had a good day, going 25 for 42, 280 yards, and no interceptions. He also strung together a nice drive with less than a minute to go, putting the team in field goal range for the ultimate Bironas game-winner.
Special Teams: B
Decent overall. Hentrich continues to be one of the best punters in the league, and newcomer Michael Griffin shows lots of potential as a kick returner.
Defense: A+ (first 70% of game), F- (last 30%).
This one has me stumped. After putting on a clinic the first half (plus the first couple minutes of the third quarter), they gave up a whopping 29 fourth-quarter points. Here's the rundown of the the Texans' first 2 1/2 quarters:
| 1st Quarter | |||||
| Start Time | Time Poss | Drive Began | # of Plays | Net Yards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | 0:45 | HST 24 | 2 | -1 | Fumble |
| 10:50 | 0:59 | HST 14 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
| 08:03 | 2:25 | HST 42 | 5 | 11 | Interception |
| 00:52 | 1:52 | HST 17 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
| 2nd Quarter | |||||
| Start Time | Time Poss | Drive Began | # of Plays | Net Yards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | 1:41 | HST 18 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
| 05:36 | 1:37 | HST 25 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
| 01:06 | 0:21 | HST 21 | 1 | 13 | Fumble |
| 3rd Quarter | |||||
| Start Time | Time Poss | Drive Began | # of Plays | Net Yards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0:52 | HST 20 | 3 | 5 | Interception |
| 10:53 | 1:28 | HST 20 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
Solid. Any team would be proud to have a defense show up like that. And then the last quarter came along. After scoring almost immediately, here's what the Texans did:
| 4th Quarter | |||||
| Start Time | Time Poss | Drive Began | # of Plays | Net Yards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:08 | 3:53 | HST 2 | 7 | 98 | Touchdown |
| 04:30 | 0:16 | HST 12 | 1 | 0 | Interception |
| 03:47 | 2:10 | HST 25 | 12 | 75 | Touchdown |
| 01:37 | 0:40 | HST 34 | 3 | 66 | Touchdown |
Awful. Just flat-out awful. The inexperience of the secondary was definitely visible, as Texans backup QB Sage Rosenfels(!) lit up the Titans for 290 yards and 4 TDs. This left the Titans down by a point with :57 left in the game. Thankfully, we had this guy:
Rob Bironas: A+++
See also "the only reason we won this game. " Bironas scored 26 total points, and set a new NFL record for most field goals in a single game (a perfect 8/8).
So there you have it folks-the whole ugly thing. Hats off to Bironas for being a truly clutch player today. As for the defense, shame on you. No more taking a nap in the 4th quarter. A 32 to 7 lead should not turn into a near cardiac arrest over the course of 15 minutes of playing time. You nearly killed Tim. Seriously. At any rate, a win is a win, but jeez-no more like this, OK? Onward.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
That's all, folks.
In case you didn't notice, the Cubs' season came to an end this past Saturday. Don't much know what to say about it. Rich Hill was pretty bad, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs in 3 complete innings. The offense was flat-out awful for the most part. Seven total hits and five walks somehow only added up to one lousy run. And that's not mentioning the four occurrences of those dreaded letters: GIDP. The good news is that the Cubs still managed to go from dead last in the NL Central to first in the course of a season. The bad news should be pretty obvious. Until April rolls around again, I guess I'll just quietly be rooting for the Red Sox to go the distance this year.
That being said, you'll see all the sports-related talk around these parts shift to the hometown favorites-the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators. Both of those teams, by the way, had excellent weekends. The Titans' defense looked solid against the Atlanta Falcons, and the Preds looked dominant in their first two games of the season. Onward. Go Titans, and go Preds!
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