The Village Idiots

A thread for discussing the 2010-2011 NFL season. Mitchell loves making predictions, and I think it would be fun for others to make their predictions (and we can see how much people really know! Please offer your predictions, but I also wanted to start things off by discussing some of the new rules and possibly future ones. Read more »

What do you think about LeBron James and his move to Miami?

By now, most of you know that the Wahine softball team is going to the College World Series. On local talk radio, there was some discussion about the bias the announcers had against UH. I hadn’t heard the call until now. Here’s my opinion. Read more »

At Don’s urging I made it a point to watch the game. Don thought I would like watching Duke’s offense, even though they didn’t have talent. I have to say that I did like watching them and, yes, they really didn’t have that many talented players (at least in terms of playing at the next level). In fact, I can’t think of another championship game where I saw less talent on both teams. Having said that, I thought this was a well-played game by both teams. Here are some other impressions: Read more »

My brother and I had a discussion about Bernard King, the great small forward. I was saying how he was one of the best post player (i.e. best back to the basket moves) that wasn’t a center. He asked me if I thought King was better than Jordan in the post. After thinking about it, I said that I could say with confidence that I’d choose King over Jordan as a post player. My brother thought this was absurd. Jordan is very good in the post, but I think I can say with certainly that King was better. I told my brother that I thought other people would agree with me, or at least not think the statement was so crazy. What do you guys think? Read more »

I saw these clips from NFL films ranking the best linebacking corps–we’re talking a unit and not individual linebackers. I’ll post the youtube videos the various crews in a bit, but I’ll give others time to make their predictions. Btw, these episodes were made in the early 2000s, I believe. Personally, I agree with the first pick. Also, just a hint, there are one or two groups that I never saw.

I know that Don likes to listen to the Dan Patrick Show and I’ve been listing to the interviews online (go to si.com). So I thought it might be fun to talk about the shows–or any other sports topic. Today’s show featured Jim Boeheim, who gets along really well with Dan– Read more »

Watching all the passing in the Superbowl, especially the second half, made me feel a combination of exasperation, annoyance and dissatisfaction. What I would have preferred to see is one of the teams trying to establish the run–not because I enjoying watching the run game more than the pass game, but because I think it’s the smarter thing to do. I wanted to explore the reason for this. (I know many of you probably don’t agree with this reaction, so maybe this will help explain it.) Read more »

I don’t have a predictions in the final score (as Mitchell does), but I do have one idea of how the Saints can beat the Colts Read more »

Dr. Z in a 2000 SI article goes over his top ten pass rushers of all-time. What do you think? Did he miss anyone?

In the thread, Should Elway be Considered One of the Greatest QBs of All-Time, we talked about Elway’s place among all-time great QBs. I don’t think it’s too early to talk about Manning, Favre and Brady’s place. No matter who goes to and wins the Superbowl, I think Favre and Manning (and Brady) are viable candidates for the all-time greatest QB. Let the debate begin.

This article collects responses from various NFL commentators regarding Favre’s dispute with Coach Childress. Comments?

On a sidenote: with the success Favre has throwing the ball this year, I wonder if this supports my theory that it is very difficult to build a successful running game with a great throwing QB. If the Vikings are not giving Peterson enough attempts that would lend a little support to my theory. (To have a successful running game, you have to be committed to the run–i.e., give the attempts even when you’re not getting immediate success.)

Here are the 25 semi-finalists. This list will be whittled down to 15 and then finally down to somewhere between 4 and 6 inductees by Super Bowl Sunday. I love how the list (in alphabetical order) begins with two Raiders!

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On a 4th and 2 from the Patriot’s 28 yard ling with 2 minutes and change in the game, Belichik opted to go for it. Chris Collinsworth blasted the move. Surprisingly, I didn’t think it was a bad move. Read more »

When the wishbone offense was dominant in college, I remember talking to Don about why no one in the NFL ran that offense. I thought of this when Ricky Williams said in an interview that the wildcat offense is now their regular offense. Is the option offense becoming more viable in the NFL? Is so, why is that? Here’s a possible explanation Read more »

I’ve been reading negative things about MJ’s acceptance speech to the Hall of Fame. What the heck happened?

Just some random thoughts about some of the NFL news that’s been going on. Read more »

I couldn’t believe when I saw this ESPN clip with Cris Carter (who was upset by the Viking’s handling of the situation). I really thought Favre was done. What do you think about Favre’s return?

As many of you know Rick Pitino is probably my favorite college basketball coach, so I was a little saddened by the recent scandal. SI had a pretty scathing article of Pitino and his recent scandal. “Rick Pitino’s actions prove winning comes before morality for coaches”. What do you think about the situation?

So I’ve been watching some of the games–Lakers v. Rockets, Magic v. Celtics and Nuggets v. Mavericks and Cavs v. Hawks. Here are some of my comments: Read more »