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Email Update 6/19/02 Volume 3 Issue # 5
IN THIS ISSUE
1. Contest Results
2. Mike Tice Interview
3. Morton and Kennison to start in KC
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Based on the following article, we held a contest to determine what makes
up a true Footballguy.
The following four people won a free T-shirt:
1. Every time you finish a flag football game, you email your yardage
totals to Doug Drinen. (scoobygang #537)
2. Your wife comes home from shopping on a Sunday afternoon, asks you
how James is doing, and only after you reply "He just scored again"
do you realize she was asking about your infant son you were suppose
to be watching. (PatsFanCT #3766)
3. After sex, your wife asks who Joe Bryant is. (Emil #2966)
4. Your wife tells you "we need to start planning for the future",
and you tell her "Don't worry, I've already started rookie draft
projections for the keeper league." (Woodrow #1058)
And here are the top 100 entries (listed in no order) that we found
enjoyable:
1. You consider a big-screen T.V. and Sunday Ticket an "investment".
2. You supplement your holiday budget with your winnings.
3. You attend 2 football games on the same day in 2 different cities.
4. Sunday weather reports are more relevant for 16 cities not
remotely close to your current location.
5. You haven't made plans for the Labor Day weekend for the past ten
years because it would interfere with your draft.
6. You manage your workload around your online time.
7. Every time you finish a flag football game, you email your yardage
totals to Doug Drinen.
8. You can simultaneously catch 4 games at once without missing a
single play by using: picture in picture, real time play-by-play, and
Internet radio.
9. You sleep outside the sports bar Saturday night to be first in
line for the spot that can view the most TV's.
10. Your family room is 10'x8' and your TV is 60" with surround sound.
11. You've ever charged out of the bathroom not completely dressed
because you heard the 10-minute ticker chime.
12. ...and you were at someone else's house.
13. You cheer for a player to do well because he is on your fantasy
team but not TOO well because he's playing against your favorite team.
14. You developed a VBD system for rating the women at work.
15. You prefer watching games on television over attending in person
because one game just isn't enough.
16. Every person in your fantasy league is on speed dial.
17. You wake up at 5:30 am on Sunday to attend the early church
service so that you can get back in time for the NFL pre-game shows.
18. You stay up all night Saturday night getting the latest injury
reports and weather conditions, knowing you have to get up at 5:30 am
on Sunday.
19. You watch the end of a 42-10 game hoping your WR has 1 more catch
for 3 yards.
20. You listen to ESPN radio when it is so scratchy and out of range
that you only understand about 1 of every 3 words, just hoping to
hear those sweet little words; (INSERT NAME HEAR) just rambled in for
his 2nd TD of the game.
21. You catch yourself editing your posts at FootballguysTalk.com
because you think someone in your league is going to identify you and
steal your "super sleeper".
22. You have no idea who your state senators are but can recite the
career statistics and bio of your team's practice squad members.
23. Heading into Monday Night, you honestly think you've "still got a
chance" because you're kicker just needs seven field goals to put you
over the top.
24. You have complete VBD projections built, in May!
25. You offer the guy who has the #1 pick in your fantasy league your
daughter as soon as she graduates high school.
26. You think "WWJD" means "What would Joe (Bryant) do".
27. You catch yourself watching the World Cup on ESPN2 at 7:00am just
to watch the bottomline to see if any NFL team has signed a FA.
28. A hot girl asks "Want to live out your fantasy?" and you
reply "You're going to trade me Faulk?"
29. You've done a mock draft in a noisy bar. In May.
30. You're checking out the box scores of High School football games
because you want to get a step up on the competition at your 2007
rookie draft.
31. When your wife comes home from shopping on a Sunday afternoon,
asks you how James is doing, and only after you reply "He just scored
again" do you realize she was asking about your infant son you were
suppose to be watching.
32. You remember your whole FF teams roster and statistics from the
one week you demolished your arch-rival 4 years ago, but you cannot
remember your wife's middle name.
33. The only bookmarks you have saved on your home and work computers
are FF websites.
34. Your last paper for college proved that having a solid 6th WR is
better than having a backup kicker. This was a history course. You
got a B+ for the paper.
35. You have to start emailing lineups at 8am...so "all your teams"
are in prior to 1pm kickoff.
36. Your ears perk up when you overhear someone talking about BenGay.
37. Week 1 in the NFL has come and gone, and you feel a greater sense
of loss then when any distant relative passes on.
38. You feel that you're showing restraint when you only
click "Refresh" only every 5 seconds on the Live Internet GameCast.
39. When Favre rolls out from the 1 yard line and throws a TD pass to
Bubba Franks, rather than handing off to Ahman Green, you become so
enraged that you start screaming obscenities and crying.
40. Your first name is Barry, so you decide to take your fianc�'s
last name when you marry because it's Sanders.
41. You cheer when the wide receiver gets dragged down at the 2 yard
line because your running back has an easy 6 coming up.
42. Someone asks you "what's the score?" and you reply "Right now I
have 87 points, but this field goal would give me 90".
43. Your desk is a wreck, your checkbook unbalanced, and your
financial statements are stuffed in a folder somewhere, yet you have
a neatly organized binder with VBD values, depth charts, etc.
44. You want your favorite NFL team to win, just as long as the
opposing WR and kicker get you 25 points.
45. Forced to attend social events on Sundays, you surreptitiously
place a headphone in your ear and a radio in your pocket.
46. You have no idea what surreptitiously means.
47. You know that Staley and McAllister have different spellings for
the same first name.
48. If a time machine were to be invented, your only idea would be to
check the next season's stats to create the perfect VBD chart.
49. Performance anxiety means not pulling the trigger on Edgerrin
James in the first round of your 2002 draft.
50. When you tell your family you can't take vacations in August
(really July 15 on) due to football even though the football season
starts after Labor Day.
51. You have a 'standard deviation' column on your cheatsheet.
52. You cheer a team's offense until they get to the 20 yard line,
then boo them down until their kicker gets on the field.
53. You spend so much time dealing misinformation when talking
football with your leaguemates that you have to write down what you
really think and put it in the safe at home.
54. Your whole day off is ruined because the FootballguysTalk.com
message board is closed for maintenance.
55. You get excited to watch the Houston expansion draft!
56. Your kid does her first cartwheel, and you think, yeah that's
nice. Then you read that Maurile Tremblay just hit his 4,000th post
and you're thinking now THAT's impressive.
57. Your buddy is moaning about his love life and says he has to
start using his head instead of following his heart, and you agree by
saying, "Yeah, gut or math".
58. You've ever tried to talk your wife into naming your next
child "Stepfret" or "Shockmain" (cause they helped you win the week
you picked them up).
59. You wouldn't wear a FBG shirt because you want to keep this
website a secret from other league members
60. You find yourself telling anyone who will listen ..."I don't know
why they took NFL Tonight off the air the week after the NFL draft"
61. It's April and your watching Sportscenter complaining " Why do
they keep showing all this hockey and basketball and baseball ... who
cares about this stuff?"
62. You watch the NFL draft and get mad when they don't do a
statistical breakdown of a 7th round running back.
63. Your personal cheatsheets contain every offensive player in the
NFL, and you update these cheatsheets all 52 weeks of the year.
64. Your don't care who wins the Super Bowl as long as your
quarterback throws for at least 300 yards and a touch, assuring your
playoff fantasy pool victory.
65. You turn down a job that pays $4 more/hr because you didn't want
to miss Sunday or Monday night football. After your wife divorced
you, your buddies and you still believe you made the right decision.
66. You have no clue how to take care of your own lawn but you know
the soil mixture of the field your star running back is playing at
this week.
67. Your making breathtaking love to your beautiful wife Saturday
night and say" baby the only thing better than you is a noon
kickoff" !!
68. Your household budget includes FF expenses.
69. Given the choice between having just a vehicle or a computer,
you're not sure which way you'd go.
70. You're leaving your dynasty teams to your son in your will.
71. You offer to take the wife out on the town, just to soften her up
before you tell her your subscribing to Footballguys.com.
72. Your wife/girlfriend has ever uttered the phrase, "I've had it up
to *here* with FF."
73. Your 11 closest friends are in the same league. It's June and you
haven't spoken to any of them since January.
74. You buy 2 pairs of Marshall Faulk thong underwear for your wife
but only give her one pair.
75. Your wife finally connects your team's success to your romantic
mood, and she offers to download mini-camp news from around the
league while your at work.
76. You call your leagues' commissioners 6 months ahead of time to
try and set draft dates so you can plan your family vacations around
them.
77. You're more concerned that the rookie WR you covet scored a 7 on
the Wonderlic test than your kid's 72 on his IQ test.
78. You're sleeping on the couch because your wife just realized that
your wedding tape now has the Raiders/Patriots playoff game on it.
79. Your kid's initials are V.B.D.
80. You're trying on clothes and ask the salesman if this sweater
makes you look like David Boston.
81. You call an Emergency Help Line because you just can't decide
which kicker to start.
82. After sex, your wife asks who Joe Bryant is.
83. You put your FootballguysTalk.com Member Number on a personalized
license plate.
84. You name your dogs Joe and David.
85. You make pancakes in the shape of footballs for your kids.
86. You get less than three hours of sleep the night before your
draft due to excitement and last minute changes with your cheat
sheets.
87. Your wife tells you "we need to start planning for the future",
and you tell her "Don't worry, I've already started rookie draft
projections for the keeper league."
88. You could easily have a 2-hour debate about VBD vs. AVT with
Stephen Hawking, yet have to hire someone to do your taxes.
89. You have calculated 32 sets of stats for every free agent - one
for each club that might sign him.
90. You still wear the Mr. Football "Because Losing Sucks" t-shirt
you got from David in Vegas four years ago.
91. Your wife packs up the kids and heads for her mother's July 26th
and you don't see her again until after the Pro Bowl. And you never
notice!
92. You watched so much football last season, you realized that
commercial with the Dolphins fan celebrating in the Jets bar had a
different announcer calling the game depending on which network it
was being shown on.
93. You think Babe Ruth is a type of candy bar and the only Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar you've ever heard of was the RB for the Dolphins.
94. You negotiate a football field to be painted on the wall of the
new baby's room; no matter what sex the child will be.
95. You have the chance to "grab a big bust", and you avoid it.
96. You respectfully ask that the Doctor say "Hut One, Hut Two, HUT-
HUT!!" while delivering your child.
97. You produce cheatsheets with cells color-coded to match the
players team.
98. A friend stops over at Friday Night happy hour (because he knew
you'd be there) because he just signed up for a fantasy league that
drafts in a half hour. He has no cheat sheet, no magazine, nothing.
You sit down, half loaded, and produce a cheat/projection sheet and a
depth chart to 2 QBs, 3 RBs, 4 WRS, and 2 TEs deep for every team on
3x6 scraps of paper....and he WINS the league championship.
99. You think some of these one-liners are funny, because they hit so
close to home.
100. You think some of these one-liners are NOT funny, because they
hit so close to home.
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Mike Tice Interview
Mike Tice kicked off the Vikings' 2002 Training Camp with a press
conference in Mankato on Wednesday morning, where he discussed some
of the highlights of this year's camp, the team, and more.
Question: Are you looking at any other players in free agency?
Tice: I would still like to add another tight end. I'm
disappointed that O.J. Santiago, we couldn't get something done
there. We made him an offer. It wasn't a very good offer, but
sometimes that's the way it goes. We've had a lot of players
take offers to be a part of this that weren't very good offers.
I won't forget that on last cut day either. We've had a lot
of players work with us. Chris Walsh, Corbin Lacina, Everett
Lindsay, Dave Dixon, Harold Morrow worked with us so we can sign some
of these players, these Kenny Mixons, Lorenzo Bromells, Chuck
Wileys. I don't think you'll see us bring anybody else in.
We made a big run nobody knows at Marco Coleman last week.
We actually offered more money than Jacksonville and he wanted to
play on grass. It was kind of a quiet deal. We actually had a
better deal on the table but we didn't get it done. That was
kind of a surprise deal. His agent called us and we said yeah,
we're interested and we went for it. We didn't get it done.
But I don't think you'll see us bring anybody else in until we
determine one of two things. One, a guy gets hurt down here in
Mankato, which is going to happen, and we've got a hole to fill.
Or two, a guy that has looked really good in shorts the last three
weeks isn't that good in pads. And that happens a lot too.
I've seen a lot of players in my day that look great in shorts,
and when they get the pads on it's like man, this is not the same
guy that was at Winter Park in May. But that's part of it. When
you start hitting some guys separate themselves and are great hitters.
When you start hitting, some guys separate themselves and are a
little gun shy. We don't want the ones that are gun shy. Right
now we have no plans to bring anyone in. I would have liked to have
gotten O.J. Santiago done. We think we had a great free agency. We
think we got the players at the positions that we had earmarked,
starting with Kenny Mixon. I would have liked to have found one more
nose tackle.
They are not out there. I can't magically pull one out of the
hat. They are just not there. I think we're looking young and
aggressive and the camaraderie and the unity has been established
because of how hard they have worked together this offseason.
Question: What other rookies have impressed you so far?
Tice: We have had a great rookie crop. I am very excited about it.
One of the better ones I have seen since I have been here. Willie
Offord, a safety out of South Carolina, really looks the part. We
have Kyries Hebert, a free agent rookie defensive back who right now
is pushing Tyrone Carter, one of our local boys from the University
of Minnesota, he is pushing him for the starting strong safety spot.
He looks outstanding. He is certainly what I call a ruby, a guy that
fell through the cracks on draft day. He looks the part. Big,
strong, intelligent, can run. He had two interceptions in one
practice. Very, very vocal, which I like. A very, very confident
young man. He has really jumped out in my eye. We really like the
development of Nick Rogers, the linebacker that is going to back up
Henri Crockett out of Georgia Tech. We also like the young receiver
out of Georgia Tech, Kelly Campbell. We like Chad Beasley, the
seventh-round pick. In fact we moved him to nose tackle the last
couple of days and he might be that surprise guy that backs up
Freddie Robbins at nose tackle. We love McKinnie obviously. Raonall
Smith, the linebacker out of Washington State, has got all of the
ability to be a great player. What Raonall needs to understand in my
opinion is that in the NFL you have got to finish every play like
it's the last play you'll ever play in your life. Once he
understands that, I think he will take a big jump. But he is big and
can run.
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Minnesota had a great offseason provided all these signings pan out.
They should also be in a good salary cap position next year as well.
As for Tice bummed that he missed out on OJ Santiago, that just seems
all wrong.
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Morton and Kennison to start in KC
Clipped from the Kansas City Star Article:
When Keenan McCardell closed the door on the Chiefs, he opened the
door for a crowd of young, hard-knocking wide receivers.
Had McCardell, now in Tampa Bay, instead signed as a free agent with
the Chiefs, their front-line receiving spots would be locked up now.
McCardell and Johnnie Morton would have started and Eddie Kennison
would have been the third receiver. Considering that tight end Tony
Gonzalez caught 73 passes last year, the rest of the wide receivers
would have found themselves fighting over crumbs.
"By not signing (McCardell), it definitely opens up some
opportunities for the younger guys," wide receiver Larry Parker said
after a recent Chiefs workout.
"There's a lot of competition at receiver. It's going to be exciting."
Coach Dick Vermeil said he'll take all 14 wide receivers on his
roster to training camp July 25. After failing to land McCardell, who
made 93 catches for 1,110 yards and six touchdowns in Jacksonville
last season, Vermeil is counting on keen competition to strengthen
his receiving corps.
"Whenever you sign a solid veteran who's going to start, you
eliminate somebody at the other end of the roster," he said.
"This obviously helps a young player, and we have confidence in the
ability of some of our young guys to develop. That's one reason not
to go further with the dollars we offered.
"We would've obviously been more aggressive if we didn't feel good
about the people we have."
Morton and Kennison remain the starters. Marvin Minnis, who made 33
catches as a rookie last season, appears the front-runner for the No.
3 spot. Even if all three prove dependable, Vermeil seeks more
receiving talent.
"It's always great if you have four guys who could start at any time
and two or three young kids who can grow and, by the end of the year,
be ready to play," he said.
Sylvester Morris was a first-round draft choice in 2000 but is trying
to rebound from major knee surgery. He joins a bunch of youngsters
who also must answer key questions before they see many balls thrown
their way.
Dante Hall has been a kick returner the last two seasons, but Vermeil
has told him he'd like to see him make the team mainly as a receiver.
Among those also expected to get a good look are speedster John
Capel, former Patriot Curtis Jackson, recycled Chief Reggie Jones and
former Canadian Football League player Marc Boerigter.
While the Chiefs are loaded with smallish, speedy wide receivers,
Boerigter, 6 feet 3 and 215, presents a big target. He also runs 40
yards in 4.45 seconds.
"There are not many guys like that around," Vermeil said.
"I think he has a chance to make this team as a receiver and special-
teams player. He's just very inexperienced."
Vermeil gets no argument from Boerigter, 24, who went to Hastings
(Neb.) College in his hometown.
"I've lacked consistency, but I think a lot of that has to do with
learning the offense," he said. "It's taking some time, but that's
the way it's going to be."
Perhaps one of the Chiefs' raw wide receivers will become another Joe
Horn, whom they developed to the brink of stardom before losing him
in free-agency in 2000. But such success stories aren't frequent in
the NFL, where teams needing wide receivers tend to pursue pricey
free agents or high draft choices.
Vermeil blames that trend partly on the immense pressure on coaches
to win right away.
"We're in the instant-gratification business," he said.
"That's what's wrong with the NFL today. It hurts the development of
young players because very few coaches get enough time to do a good
job developing their roster from the bottom up."
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Kansas City definitely improved themselves with the signing of
Morton, but we are not convinced Eddie Kennison is a solid number
two. If Eddie can hold onto that job all season long then he will
have tremendous value in drafts this season. More likely, Minnis and
Morris will significantly cut into his playing time.
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That's all for today folks,
David Dodds
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