Sunday Pigskin Ponderosa: Chuck Strong
Amen.
Amen.
The tale of Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady gets its latest chapter on Sunday in Foxborough but with a different spin. Manning enters as a Bronco in an attempt to carry out John Elway’s mission of self-gratification through ownership.
The NFL season is four weeks old. Here are some quick hitters about what we’ve seen so far.
Ed Hochuli and his pythons have found their way to the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated. This is a proud moment for officials in every major sport because it actually depicts our sports on-field/court law enforcers in a way that doesn’t show them being incompetent.
Just another ho-hum week in the NFL, right? Finally, we will begin to turn the page from those dreadful replacement marks to actual football with legitimate refs making awful calls instead of fake ones.
A reader suggested that I start making picks. Well, I suppose he’s right. I’ll do it the right way next week with the appropriate bells and whistles because I’ll have a scheme surrounding it.
The NFL family lost one of its true pioneers on Tuesday when Steve Sabol of NFL Films passed away at age 69 due to brain cancer. I’ll always be indebted to Mr. Sabol.
The Texans, 49ers, Eagles, Chargers, Cardinals are all 2-0. Which of those things just doesn’t belong?
I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, the National Football League…with the notable exception of three things:
Well, well, well…