Derek Jeter

Are You Serious With This!? Shawn Andrews is a Joke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYzDB5dXIIk

Sweet Hair by the way....

This is a total disgrace to all that is our country and the National Football League on top of that. Not only is Shawn Andrews of the Philadelphia Eagles getting paid 40 million dollars over the next 7 years but he is supposed to be the Eagles starting right tackle and all he is up to is acting a total donkey on the internet. If you copy and paste on the above link you can see this clown in action. I'm sorry but if I was Donovan McNabb on a super bowl caliber team and saw this guy acting like such the idiot that he is I would have a fit! I mean really, instead of getting his back healthy and getting treatment in the training room he is wasting time making awful beats and terrible....and I mean terrible flows on his computer. This is what is wrong with our country right now, we have people like Andrews not doing anything but bumming around on YouTube making awful sounds and not funny jokes while the rest of his team is grinding and trying to get ready for the season ahead. Not too mention he is 26 years old.....dude grow up, you suck at rapping and making beats, leave it to Lil Wayne and the rest of them. It really boggles my mind how some of these NFL players get away with this.

Let me ask you a question..Do you see Adrian Peterson or Jones-Drew, or Drew Brees, or Peyton Manning making silly YouTube videos?? No! They are studying film and talking with their coaches and teammates to make sure they are ready for the weeks game...this guy is acting a clown and missing the first week of the season because he is fat and out of shape with a hurt back...sorry to be unprofessional but this is the truth and the guy is letting himself down, the organization, and more importantly the team down. That's my 2 cents, let me know what you think!

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This is Why You Stay Away From Scandalous People

San Diego Charger's star All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested and accused of choking and restraining reality TV star Tila Tequila. Merriman was taken to jail at 8:30 am and was released just two hours later....must be nice being a famous athlete.

According to espn.com, "Tequila, 27, signed a citizen's arrest warrant, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Steadman said. Both are felonies. Tequila was reported to be Merriman's girlfriend, but Merriman told ESPN's Colleen Dominguez in a text message that Tequila is only a female acquaintance."

Apparently, Tila was drunk and Merriman had been drinking water all night. When Tila tried to leave and drive her car, Merriman tried to do his best to restrain her from leaving and driving drunk. I'm not a genius but first of all if your last name is Tequila I'm pretty sure you are a drunk and a loser,not too mention this woman had a reality show on VH1 called, "A Shot of Love with Tila." Let me tell you, it was a dating show with men and women and she had to choose if she wanted a man or a woman lover. I think that pretty much sums it up people.

Yes it was stupid of Merriman to even hang around with such a scandalous woman but everyone makes mistakes and at this point with the details that have surfaced it sounds as though, she is in the wrong. There were many witnesses at the party and all said Tequila was out of control.

Merriman needs to be a lot smarter about who he hangs with, he is 25 years old, a multi million hare, and a high profile athlete. Some of these guys just never learn, hopefully the issue can be resolved with justice and in the correct manner. Merriman does need to keep his name on the low from now on though. His reputation is being tarnished and at a very young age. Play football man!!

Cowboys Make One Last Move

The Dallas Cowboys cut 22 players on Saturday putting them at a 52 man roster, one under the league maximum. On Sunday the Cowboys picked up a big hitting safety in Marvin White who was released from the Bengals just yesterday. White was a 4th round pick by Cincinnati in the 2007 NFL draft. White a former McDonald's All-American in high school and also an All-American at Kilgore Junior College went on to play at TCU and played in 27 games in just 2 years with the Bengals. I think White will give the Cowboys what they need. He is fearless on the field and a very violent player. He has struggled in his pass coverage a bit and needs to learn to tackle the legs more. He loves to hit and isn't scared of anyone but this gets him in trouble sometimes because he is only 210 pounds.

Overall I think it's a great pick up and just what the Cowboys need. I hope he does well, he is a great guy and deserves to play in the NFL.

TCU Defensive Breakdown for 2009

A year ago people were saying what will TCU do without Tommy Blake and Chase Ortiz well along came Jerry Hughes and he only led the nation in sacks(15) and forced fumbles(6). Sometimes players receive recognition and media time and think that they have already made it before they have. I have known Jerry since he was a freshmen and I have never found him to be this kind of a guy. Jerry has always worked hard regardless and after seeing as great of a player like Tommy Blake crumble in his problems I don't think Jerry would ever get complacent. Too many times you see great players leave TCU and not successfully live up to the hype. You also see guys work hard and never quit and keep their head on strait and do a fine job in the NFL.

Every year TCU seems to roll players in on defense and have great years. This could be the same again this year, you never know especially in college football.

TCU has a tough schedule yet again this year and although the offense will be more than electrifying this year, defense still wins championships. For TCU to be great this year on defense a few things will need to happen. First I believe we have some great veteran players on D. With Senior corners Rafael Priest and Nick Sanders coming back for yet another season they will for sure help with locking down outside receivers and causing havoc in the flats with what are two of the best open field tacklers I've ever seen at the corner position. Both of these guys are smart physical players who have been groomed to be the best duo at corner for TCU since Quincy Butler and Drew Coleman dominated Mountain West receivers in 2005 during the schools last Conference Championship season. These 2 guys probably have more starts combined than any other corner tandem in the NCAA. I look for these 2 guys to really step it up. They will need to with inexperience and injury at the safety position this year.

Coach Patterson said,"Daryl Washington is probably the fastest linebacker we have had here at TCU since I've been a part of it." This is more than true, although there have been many talented and just pure fast linebackers at TCU the past 15 years Washington is looking to have a huge year in '09. This guy is so talented that he led the nation in punt blocks his sophomore year and added 32 tackles without making one start. His junior year Washington was fourth on the team with 63 tackles. With Robert Henson being ineligible for the Poinsettia Bowl last year against Boise State, Washington made just his second career start and totaled 7 solo tackles and made big plays such as putting pressure on Boise State's QB to cause an arrant throw that resulted in Stephen Hodge getting the game winning interception. Look for Washington to cause mayhem on the field. These days it is rare to find a guy that loves the game as much as he does. It doesn't matter what is going on anywhere else this guy goes to every practice trying to get better, the kid just doesn't stop running. His arms go past his knees for goodness sake! The guy is a freak.

Now as great as these players are that I have mentioned the defense is really hurting. With the loss of DT Cody Moore and DT James Vess. TCU will ask Kelly Griffin and Cory Grant to fill the role. Both guys played as freshmen but I really haven't seen much out of them. Grant can be lazy and Griffin doesn't have much attitude. This will be a big hole to fill and if these 2 can step up it will help Jerry Hughes and Daryl Washington have much better years.

The biggest issue is at safety. TCU runs the 4-2-5 so the safeties play a very integral role in the teams success. TCU lost FS Steven Coleman and SS Stephen Hodge and are still looking to fill the holes. Tejay Johnson will start at Free Safety because that is where the most talking is needed and Johnson played as a freshmen and all last season. Johnson surprised me in the bowl game showing a lot more attitude and confidence. He had been so soft on the field all season but towards the last few games really came into his own. The kid is very smart and has a great build to play safety in this defense, he too has been groomed since day one to be the leader of this secondary.

Another issue is the loss of SS Colin Jones to a hamstring injury. Although Jones is expected to be back soon and has began running Friday hamstrings are a funny injury and it's the type of injury that could have you taking it easy all season or battling tweaks and re injuring the thing. Jones has tremendous speed otherwise and I am told that he has really started to grasp to defense. His problems come with open field tackling, he is so fast he never breaks down and ends up running by each man, he needs to break this habit if he wants to play. Due to Jones injury the coaching staff has had to make drastic moves such as moving players from offense over to defense to learn the safety position in case the young safeties have problems when season starts.

This season all depends on the play of the safeties. As long as they follow their rules and do what Patterson and Bumpas map out for them they will be fine. Coach Patterson is a mad scientist when it comes to his defensive scheme. There is nobody better in the country. This man is more ready on game day than a lot of his players and that's scary. Defensive MVP should be Daryl Washington this season as long as he stays healthy.