Showing posts with label NFL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NFL. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
New York Jets Congratulate Giants For Super Bowl Win With Full-Page Ad: Classy Move Or Slap In Face? « CBS New York
A very classy move by the NYJ congratulating the NYG. No doubt about it.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Bill Maher: Football & Baseball or Democrats & Republicans
I'm pretty sure I've posted this before but it never hurts to remind people, especially now since a great World Series has ended and the NFL season is in full swing:
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Castaways of Revis Island
This is just plain sick (and very enjoyable for Jet fan like myself). Pro Football Focus recaps the only 10 passes completed by the opposing team through the first seven games of this season to a receiver being covered by Darrelle Revis, resulting in a mind-boggling 2.9 QB rating on passes thrown in his direction.
Deion Sanders was a dominant cover corner but I haven't seen a defensive back this complete since Darrell Green.
Deion Sanders was a dominant cover corner but I haven't seen a defensive back this complete since Darrell Green.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
"Bakkshlled Singh in particular being a marvel of physical beauty. He stands 6 feet 2 inches and is built in proportion."
All the talk of Manny Malhotra playing for the Vancouver Canucks in this year's Stanley Cup Finals and Brandon Chillar of the Green Bay Packers winning a Super Bowl ring (albeit while being hurt) got me thinking not just about this history of South Asian athletes but South Asians in North America in general. It got me thinking about Robin Bawa, who in 1987 became the first person of South Asian descent to play in one of the pro sports leagues (the NHL.) It also got me thinking about the first documented record of people from the Indian subcontinent arriving in the United States on April 6, 1899:
"There are four Sikhs who arrived on the Nippon Maru the other day were permitted yesterday to land by the immigration officials. The quartet formed the most picturesque group that has been seen on the Pacific Mall dock for many a day. One of them, Bakkshlled [sic] Singh, speaks English with fluency, the others just a little. They are all fine-looking men, Bakkshlled Singh in particular being a marvel of physical beauty. He stands 6 feet 2 inches and is built in proportion. His companions-Bood [sic] Singh, Variam [sic] Singh and Sohava Singh-are not quite so big. All of them have been soldiers and policemen in China. They were in the Royal Artillery, and the tall one with the unpronounceable name was a police sergeant in Hong Kong prior to coming to this country. They hope to make their fortunes here and return to their homes in the Lahore district, which they left some twenty years ago.-San Francisco Chronicle April 6, 1899, p.10"
It got me thinking about Bhagat Singh Thind, who was a US Army veteran in World War I but was denied US Citizenship in a case that went to the United States Supreme Court.
It got me thinking about Dalip Singh Saund, who in 1956 became the first person of South Asian descent to be elected to the United States Congress.
Then it got me thinking that too many people of South Asian descent don't know the history of South Asian peoples in North America so I had better post this on my blog so someone can read it sometime somewhere soon.
"There are four Sikhs who arrived on the Nippon Maru the other day were permitted yesterday to land by the immigration officials. The quartet formed the most picturesque group that has been seen on the Pacific Mall dock for many a day. One of them, Bakkshlled [sic] Singh, speaks English with fluency, the others just a little. They are all fine-looking men, Bakkshlled Singh in particular being a marvel of physical beauty. He stands 6 feet 2 inches and is built in proportion. His companions-Bood [sic] Singh, Variam [sic] Singh and Sohava Singh-are not quite so big. All of them have been soldiers and policemen in China. They were in the Royal Artillery, and the tall one with the unpronounceable name was a police sergeant in Hong Kong prior to coming to this country. They hope to make their fortunes here and return to their homes in the Lahore district, which they left some twenty years ago.-San Francisco Chronicle April 6, 1899, p.10"
It got me thinking about Bhagat Singh Thind, who was a US Army veteran in World War I but was denied US Citizenship in a case that went to the United States Supreme Court.
It got me thinking about Dalip Singh Saund, who in 1956 became the first person of South Asian descent to be elected to the United States Congress.
Then it got me thinking that too many people of South Asian descent don't know the history of South Asian peoples in North America so I had better post this on my blog so someone can read it sometime somewhere soon.
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Monday, November 15, 2010
"You Make The Call!"
Many of you that watched Monday Night Football in the 1980's might remember "IBM Presents, You May The Call", where they would show a play, give you some choices on the correct call, go to an IBM commercial, and then come back to show you the right answer. It was usually shown between the 1st and 2nd quarters of the game and when I was a pre-teen, it was usually the indicator of bedtime.
Well, The New York Times has a nifty little interactive tool to balance the Federal Budget. It is definitely worth checking out to see how you would go about balancing the budget.
Well, The New York Times has a nifty little interactive tool to balance the Federal Budget. It is definitely worth checking out to see how you would go about balancing the budget.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
CFL player pulls a Leon Lett
This is why this guy is a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League and not someone that's responsible for actually holding the ball in the National Football League.
On a totally unrelated note, I'm headed to the Jets vs. Patriots game today at the New Meadowlands Stadium. I can't wait to see the new stadium.
J! E! T! S! JETS! JETS!! JETS!!!
On a totally unrelated note, I'm headed to the Jets vs. Patriots game today at the New Meadowlands Stadium. I can't wait to see the new stadium.
J! E! T! S! JETS! JETS!! JETS!!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
LaDainian Tomlinson vs. Curtis Martin
Like many Jet fans today, I was pretty excited about the prospect of LaDainian Tomlinson wearing the Jets Green. When I first read the news last night, my thoughts immediately went to the Jets signing Curtis Martin in 1998 to replace Adrian Murrell. I started to wonder though if that was the right comparison.
Curtis Martin came to the Jets in 1998, when he was 25 years old and still in the prime of his career. Tomlinson will be 31 in June and even if he finds his second wind with the Jets, recapturing young glory is not easy for a running back. That said though, LT has said he would need to alter his game by catching more passes out of the backfield, especially on 3rd downs. If he shows a level of practicality not normally seen in a star athlete in any sport, he may be capable of providing the Jets the leadership they need. Thomas Jones was known as a leader in his years with the Jets and Curtis Martin is considered one of the best locker room presences ever, especially with his tutelage of LaMont Jordan, who coincidentally came into the NFL in the same season as LT.
Also, Curtis Martin's best rushing season came at age 31, when he led the NFL with 1,697 yards rushing. Tomlinson won't be expected to carry the kind of load Curtis Martin did that season with Shonn Greene (out of the University of Iowa) and, hopefully, Leon Washington sharing the backfield. And with a two-year contract, he is low risk with a potential for much higher reward.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Curtis Martin came to the Jets in 1998, when he was 25 years old and still in the prime of his career. Tomlinson will be 31 in June and even if he finds his second wind with the Jets, recapturing young glory is not easy for a running back. That said though, LT has said he would need to alter his game by catching more passes out of the backfield, especially on 3rd downs. If he shows a level of practicality not normally seen in a star athlete in any sport, he may be capable of providing the Jets the leadership they need. Thomas Jones was known as a leader in his years with the Jets and Curtis Martin is considered one of the best locker room presences ever, especially with his tutelage of LaMont Jordan, who coincidentally came into the NFL in the same season as LT.
Also, Curtis Martin's best rushing season came at age 31, when he led the NFL with 1,697 yards rushing. Tomlinson won't be expected to carry the kind of load Curtis Martin did that season with Shonn Greene (out of the University of Iowa) and, hopefully, Leon Washington sharing the backfield. And with a two-year contract, he is low risk with a potential for much higher reward.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
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