Ramble On » NFL http://www.dcooley.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:14:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Brett Favre Retires http://www.dcooley.com/brett-favre-retires/ http://www.dcooley.com/brett-favre-retires/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:17:32 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/brett-favre-retires.html

After 17 years Brett Favre retires, no really. I hate to say it, but the first thing that comes to my mind is that I am old. I clearly remember when Brett Favre came into the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon. And think about that, after one year in Atlanta they traded Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers for a 17th round pick, can you say OOPS.

Being a Dallas Cowboy fan it is pretty obvious that I am not a Green Bay Packer fan, however, if there is one guy I really respect in Pro sports, it is Brett Favre. He does not always make the perfect play, and he never seemed to be the ultimate example of a NFL Quarterback, but he always gets the job done.

With all the comparisons being made from Tony Romo to Brett Favre I can only hope they materialize. If Romo can be half the quarterback Favre was, we have something to look forward to.

Good luck Brett with whatever you do in the future, and thanks for all the exciting football you gave the fans!

We will certainly see you in the Football Hall of Fame real soon.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/brett-favre-retires/feed/ 0 Dallas Cowboys clinch Playoff berth ! http://www.dcooley.com/dallas-cowboys-clinch-playoff-berth/ http://www.dcooley.com/dallas-cowboys-clinch-playoff-berth/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:04:10 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/dallas-cowboys-clinch-playoff-berth/

Thanks to Tony Romo and Marion Barber III I have a reason to watch NFL football for the rest of the year (while I wait for Nascar to start up again!). Although I will admit that I would keep watching the New Orleans Saints too !

Being a Drew Bledsoe fan the move to Romo was hard to watch at first, but, this kid looks like the real deal. And Marion Barber has certainly been playing at a top notch level.

Go Dallas Cowboys !

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/dallas-cowboys-clinch-playoff-berth/feed/ 2 Addidas and Reggie Bush know how to advertise. http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/ http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:29:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/

Reggie Bush got some extra headlines this week for the $10,000 fine levied on him by the NFL for wearing Addidas cleats in last weeks pre season game.Just goes to show that Addidas may have figured out what The Golden Palace casino learned a long time ago. A different way to advertise.

The NFL only allows players to wear Nike or Reebok shoes during games. So how is another shoe company supposed to make good on endorsements it has with football players? Simple, have them wear your shoes and pay the fine.

Basically Addidas just paid $10,000 for a whole lot of publicity.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/feed/ 0 Reggie Bush signs with Saints http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/ http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:32:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/

Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush signed a six-year contract Saturday with the New Orleans Saints.The Saints announced this morning that he may not practice today, but should be in practice tomorrow, Tuesday August 1st. The Saints are holding their Training Camp at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

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It’s that time again. NFL Training Camps are up and running, draft picks are holding out. Old timers are trying to find that new team to help ignite their career one more time.The Top 10 from Draft day are certainly under the microscope, that is, if they showed up to Training Camp yet.

1. Houston – Mario Williams, DE North Carolina State
2. New Orleans – Reggie Bush, RB USC
3. Tennessee – Vince Young, QB Texas
4. N.Y. Jets – D’Brickashaw Ferguson, OT Virginia
5. Green Bay – A.J. Hawk, LB Ohio State
6. San Francisco – Vernon Davis, TE Maryland
7. Oakland – Michael Huff, DB Texas
8. Buffalo – Donte Whitner, S Ohio State
9. Detroit – Ernie Sims, LB Florida State
10. Arizona – Matt Leinart, QB USC

And of course my personal favorite this year is going to see how Terrell Owens does in Dallas. Being an old Cowboys fan this really hurts. It is going to be very hard to cheer for him no matter how good he does.

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I really do not understand this. Why do people have to be racially motivated to stir up trouble. In an article on ESPN by Michael Smith, he says…

“And so the NFL’s diversity record remains six African-American coaches out of 32. A disappointing loss and an opportunity lost, for sure. But as can be the case with blowouts, minority coaches’ going one-for-nine (and counting) isn’t as bad as it looks.” Link – Race an issue, but networking is still the key

Why is this even a statement? If he checked the population records he would find that the African Amercian population stands at about 12% overall. 6 out of 32 coaches in the NFL equates to 18.75%, so, why is this bad ?

And although I have not found the numbers yet, I would guess that the player ratio for African Americans in the NFL is much higher than 18.75%.

This just bugs me. I am not and have never been considered a racist in any way, shape or form. I could care less what color a person’s skin is. Living in Mississippi I am familiar with the race issues, but why create problems where problems do not exist?

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/nfl-race-an-issue/feed/ 0 Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall http://www.dcooley.com/aikman-white-among-finalists-for-pro-football-hall/ http://www.dcooley.com/aikman-white-among-finalists-for-pro-football-hall/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:22:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/aikman-white-among-finalists-for-pro-football-hall/

NFL – Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall:

“CANTON, Ohio — Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman and the late Reggie White were among the 15 finalists Wednesday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”

I personally can not see how Aikman can miss, but, I am a little biased, having been a Dallas Cowboys fan all my life. And I guess there is a little pressure on him now. His new venture with Roger Staubach is Hall of Fame Racing, he needs that HOF endorsement locked in before they hit the track next month.

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