NEW YORK, NY – It’s January. It’s Cold. It’s Wednesday. That’s all you really need to know. Now that I’ve set the mood to a nice comfortable “blah,” let’s talk some sports.
Todd Monken is STILL a Doofus. I’ve had a few days to settle down and think about this, and I am still of the opinion that Ravens Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken is borderline incompetent. I know games have ebbs and flows and circumstances dictate certain play calls, but the math here is fairly simple. In the 19 games the Ravens played this year, Derrick Henry had 20 or more carries in 9 of them. Baltimore’s record in those 9 games? 9-0. I’m not suggesting that Henry had to have 20+ carries every single game, but you got the guy specifically to make a Super Bowl Big Game run. You gotta use him when you need him and rest him when you don’t. In one late October 5-point loss to Cleveland he had 11 carries for 73 yards. No lessons were learned. I’m done talking about this clown… until next year.
Stop Whining About the Chiefs. Am I the only one getting tired of hearing fans/conspiracy enthusiasts complain about NFL officials (and the NFL in general) going out of their way to help the Kansas City Chiefs? Was no one around watching games all those years when you weren’t even allowed to breathe within 10 feet of Tom Brady or you’d get flagged? There are questionable calls and non-calls in virtually every game. I can name more than a few that went against my team this year, can’t you? The bottom line is, yes, officials are going to do what they can do to make sure Patrick Mahomes doesn’t get crippled. For better or worse, he’s earned that kind of star treatment. But enough already with the “we can’t beat the Chiefs because the officials won’t let us” routine. The Chiefs, especially this year’s Chiefs, are a beatable team. And I’m fully expecting Buffalo to go out and beat them this coming Sunday.
Ryan Day No Fan of Gray. So, I watched Ohio State win the College Football Championship Monday night, and I couldn’t help noticing that their head coach, Ryan Day, is a world-class hair-colorer. Wowza! I’ve seen more natural looking hair, eyebrow, and facial hair at an open-casket wake. Someone in Day’s inner circle needs to tell him to pump the brakes on the “Just for Men” treatments. But, anyway, congrats on winning the National Championship. While I’m no fan of Ohio State, anything is better than Notre Dame winning.
Divisional Round Playoff TV Numbers Dip. I see that three of the four NFL Divisional Round playoff games this past weekend lost viewers as compared to last year’s figures. And we’re not talking thousands or hundreds of thousands, we’re talking millions. Give you one guess which game held serve with viewership. Maybe it ain’t such a bad idea to keep KC in it after all. But, seriously, as hard as it is to imagine, the NFL might start having the same problems with younger generations that all the other major sports do. Not to worry, I’m sure Roger Goodell has a foolproof plan to fix things. The guy’s a genius, who makes more money than the league’s biggest stars.
That’s all for today. Come back tomorrow for Buddy Diaz, who has been extremely quiet about his Eagles.
Ryan Day lost the game and a Just For Men sponsorship. ? #OregonDucks #OhioState #NCAAFootball #CFB pic.twitter.com/3O84mmu1x6
— Vick3 (@ImYourHostVick3) October 13, 2024
