If you haven't followed me on Twitter, or read my blog long, than you may be out of the loop. I'm a HUGE Philip Rivers fan. I catch a lot of flack about it, but I don't care. I love him cause he's good, talks trash and backs it up tenfold. But I think Rivers is a great leader and a good guy, off-the-field, despite what people think about him.

Rivers has been making his rounds in the media this week, being featured on NFL Total Access as well as being on ESPN SportsCenter. Since I LOVE Rivers, I'm opening up a blog space, just for my boo!

Rivers talks to SC about losing LT, Fantasy Football and his lack of cursing. How can you NOT love a trash talking player that doesn't swear????

Jets RB LaDainian Tomlinson talked with ESPN's Sal Paolantonio about his new home in NY and revealed his new tattoo: A Jets logo with "2010-" below it, on his leg. Tomlinson also has a Chargers tattoo with the years 2001-2010 below, marking the duration of his career in San Diego, on his other leg. Tomlinson says the Chargers tattoo are marking the end of his SD career. The Jets tattoo is marking, "a new birth being born"in his career in NY.

Also during the interview, Tomlinson was asked that, if he wins a Super Bowl with the Jets and makes it to the NFL Hall Of Fame, does he go in as a Jet, or as a Charger? LT's response:

"Interesting"

LOL that was so cute... NOT!


I've always been a fan of LT. I think he's one of the greater RBs of our modern NFL times. But he's thrown me for a loop with this one. Getting a tattoo of your new squad is a bit extra, and Sal Paolantonio even notices it by saying he's never seen a person get a tattoo so quickly after signing to a new squad. We get it... you want to move on from San Diego. But tatting yourself up before training camp seems to be kind of...well...pressed, actually.

What got me the most is the answer in which he gave Sal after the HOF question. I don't care if he wins 3 Super Bowls with the Jets, he will always be remembered as a Charger first. His 2006 season (one of the best single seasons for a RB) was done as a Charger. A Super Bowl doesn't change any of that. There's nothing interesting about it, Tomlinson will go to Canton in powder blue- not gang green- and to not even acknowledge that is foolish at best.

LT go sitcho simple azz down!

Fights, Holdouts and Violations... oh my! The NFL has been full of stories, whether they are on or off-the-field. If you've missed some of the stories this week, here's a recap:

Albert Haynesworth sat out the Redskins' mandatory camp this week, to force a trade. Haynesworth is not happy that Washington is changing their defense from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense. This after he received a $21 million dollar bonus on April 1st. Haynesworth has been called out by his teammates and former Redskins players, saying he's turned his back on the team and not reliable

My thoughts: Fat Albert needs to sit his azz down. While I can understand his issue with the the change of the defense, it's not enough to be traded. And if you're bound to make $100 million dollars, why are you complaining about ANYTHING??? On the flip side, I don't feel bad for Washington either..... stop overpaying these guys and it would make it easier to let them go.



Former Colts WR Marvin Harrison had a 9mm handgun seized from his vehicle for ballistic tests. The police planned to determine whether the gun matched the 9mm shell casings found at the scene of an April 2008 shooting.

My thoughts: Okay, Harrison has been doing hoodrat stuff for some time now. I'm convinced that he is trying to go to jail. Maybe it's because no one has asked him to join their NFL team and he's bored. Whatever the case, this is ungood for Harrison. It's always the quiet ones..............



Chargers restricted free agents Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill didn't sign their tenders by the June 15 deadline. Now, Chargers general manager A.J. Smith says the team is preparing for the 2010 season without them.

My Thoughts: Ummmm...... What the hell is AJ Smith doing???? The Chargers NEED McNeill, for an already sucky offensive line.. and Vincent Jackson is a big part of the San Diego offense. AJ doesn't want my boo Philip Rivers to be great. If I see a lot of these faces this season,

I'm on the first red eye to San Diego!



Brett Favre's doctor said Wednesday that the quarterback's recent ankle surgery went well and Favre has a few more weeks of rehabilitation before he will decide if he will return for a 20th NFL season.

My thoughts: So! Same story, different year. On to the next................



The NFL made a presentation to the NFL Players Association during a collective bargaining session in New York on Wednesday espousing the merits of moving to an 18-game season.

My thoughts: I'm totally against this. Football is a very physical sport. Having 18 games plus playoffs can be crucial to one's body. Ray Lewis and Tom Brady have already spoken out being against this possibility and so am I. I love football as much as the next, but I'd much rather see a healthy Ravens team in 16 weeks than a physically struggling team in 18. The NFL would almost have to add more players on the roster to let this fly, but I think it's a bad idea overall.


A source with knowledge of the situation reports that the expansion Omaha Nighthawks could be signing JaMarcus Russell, who would team up with running back Ahman Green in the team's backfield.

My Thoughts:


Sorry........ I know that was mean, but hey... such as life!

Former Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson broke my heart today..... during his press conference on his release, Tomlinson cried like a newborn baby. When I first heard about it, I kinda chuckled. But then I saw the video and it actually made me empathize with him and what he was going through. This is the team that drafted him, the only team he's ever known and the team he gave his best years to. And he was saying goodbye.

LT definitely wears his emotions on his sleeve during the press conference. And to think, my twitter partner and good friend @FoxxyBagLady thought LT fit the perfect description of an UnSub, for lack of emotion (UnSub = Unidentified Suspect.. on one of those criminal shows.. and yes Foxxy, I'm calling you out LOL!)

Hopefully LT will find a new home and move on. But this was one sad farewell....

The Chargers released their most productive players in team history today, after cutting ties with RB LaDainian Tomlinson. This wasn't a surprise to anyone, especially Tomlinson. The Chargers RB (who folks affectionately call him "L.T.") reported not long ago that he expected his release from the team this offseason.

The 5th overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft, Tomlinson had one of the most productive decades of any RB (he rushed for 12,490 yards, 8th in NFL history, since playing in the league). Most remember Tomlinson's most productive season in 2006 , where he rushed for a league-leading 1815 yards and 28 TDs. LT also had a solid 2007 season when he rushed for 1474 yards and scored 15 rushing TDs. But once the 2007 playoffs came around, Tomlinson caught the injury bug and has never fully recovered since.

Tomlinson's numbers declined drastically for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. He rushed for a total of 1840 for those 2 seasons, only 25 more than his entire 2006 total. He also watched as the Chargers gave RB Darren Sproles some more reps in the backfield and played a diminished role in the Chargers high powered offense.

What will happen next with the Chargers RB hole is a mystery. It's been reported that the Chargers are looking to trade CB Antonio Cromartie for a possible RB to fill the void of LT's release.



From the Chargers twitter account were the following quotes from Chargers front office:

[Dean] Spanos (Chargers President) : "This is a part of the business that I hate, and it's particularly hard when you’re dealing with someone I consider a friend"

A.J. Smith (General Manager) : "He's a future Hall of Famer. My only regret is that he leaves San Diego without a Super Bowl ring"
It will be interesting to see what happens with LT from here. Will he sign to another team or will he retire? He can always go onto DTWS or get into the karaoke business...... remember this?!

No?! Okay.........

LT was a great player and a good guy. I hope he lands to another club to start fresh. I'm gonna miss him taking the rock from my boo Philip Rivers... but life must go on.

Excuse me for taking a brief hiatus. The Ravens once again, found a way to rip my heart out, and stomp on it like a Dave Chappelle skit.


To make matters worse, my boo Philip Rivers pulled a Peyton Manning (before his SB win, of course) and choked in the playoffs....... AGAIN! I had to regroup, this football weekend was just too much for me to handle in such a short period of time.

Luckily for me, I've ignored the local sports media stations, ESPN and the NFL Network so I could collect my thoughts and create a new blog post. Here's my thoughts on this weekend's divisional games:

-If you thought the Saints were going to be one and done in the playoffs, raise your hand.......

Looks like you were dead wrong! I had no idea how to look at Cardinals-Saints game, but I sure thought that the score would have been similar to last week's wild card game with the Green Bay Packers. After scoring on their first possession, they looked totally out of their game. Once Kurt Warner's INT and hit happened, it was pretty much a wrap.

Warner said he planned to retire, but then recanted that statement right before the playoffs. My guess is after that hit, he's gonna call it a career.

-Hello Reggie Bush!

I've waited your whole NFL career for a game like Saturday's, and you came out on fiyah! Five carries, 84 yards and a punt return resulted in 2 TDs for the day for Mr. USC. I guess Kim Kardashian's presence and possible marriage proposal bet has that effect on him.

-Shout out to the homeless dude at the Saints game.

Good to see New Orleans giving back to the community. Oh wait........... that's Brad Pitt.

- I love my Ravens, and I always will, but they were not on their game this weekend. The football gods clearly weren't working in their favor. From the awful personal foul call on Ray Lewis, to Ed Reed's INT being punched out and fumbled, the Ravens couldn't catch a break if they paid for it.

My biggest issue with the game was the offensive game plan of the Ravens. There was no sense of urgency, and the play calling was atrocious. Cam Cameron didn't adjust and neutralize the speed of the Colts defense, and I have no idea why. Saturday night, I was yelling, "Off with his head!", because I had an issue with majority of his play calling that night. But what's done is done...... yeah, I'm still salty. Sue me.

-Just when you think old man Favre is OLD MAN Favre, he sips on that damn Fountain of Youth again, and makes plays the same way he did 15 years ago.

Favre threw for 234 yards and 4 TDs in the Vikings 34-3 rout over the Cowboys. I don't think I've ever seen a dude so old (in football years), play so well. I stopped slurping the Favre kool aid once he went to New York, but I can't take away anything he's done this season. He's been a great addition to Minnesota.


- With most NFL games, there are upsets on the horizon. I don't think anyone saw the Jets going to San Diego and coming out with a win and advance to the AFC Championship. But that's exactly what they did. The Chargers moved the ball for majority of the game, but only scored 14 points in the game, with the Jets eventually taking the win, 17-14. Shout out to former Ravens defensive coordinator-turned-head coach Rex Ryan. He's doing big things in the Big Apple.

- 2009 Jets = 2008 Ravens in every way imaginable. Unless they win on Sunday. Then they're the 2009 Jets

-What is up with NFL kickers??? The 2009 NFL season is the official season of NFL kickers missing FGs. During the regular season, kickers made 80.5% of FG attempts, the lowest percentage since 2003. Sean Suisham and Nate Kaeding missed 4 FGs on Sunday alone. For the Cowboys, 6 points didn't mean much, but it could have maintained momentum. For Kaeding (who, by-the-way, was selected to this year's Pro Bowl), he missed 2 FGs that ultimately decided the game's outcome.

Kaeding also missed FGs in past playoff games against the Jets and the Patriots. If I'm Suisham and Kaeding's teammates, I'd be windmilling out of control until I'm over it. *in Herm Edwards's voice* You get paid to kick the ball- that's it!

*extra point* My final Ode To Rivers of the season.... I still love you!


-If you haven't checked out Showtime's Inside The NFL, there was a great remix they showed after the regular season was over. Whoever does these remixes is talented. I was amused. Enjoy!

If you read my blog, then you already know that I love me some Philip Rivers. I try to sneak his name in just about every NFL conversation I can. I dunno why, but I have a thing for hill billy QBs that are tough and love to play. Brett Favre used to be my one and only until he wore out his welcome. But once I noticed River's QB play, he slowly started to steal a piece of my football heart.

So when I saw on the NFL Network that Rivers signed a contract extension, I figured, why not honor him with his own blog entry. He earned it.

According to sources, Rivers' contract is a six-year extension, worth $93 million, $38 mil of it guaranteed.

After Eli Manning broke the bank just recently, it was only a matter of time before Rivers, who was in the final year of his contract, get his due. This guy doesn't get enough credit for what he brings on the field.

Since taking over the starting job in 2006, Rivers overall record is 36-18. He has taken his team to the playoffs in each season since 2006, including an appearance in the AFC Championship in 2007. Last season, Rivers led the league in QB rating (105.5) and TDs (34).

What I love the most about Rivers is his toughness. Rivers played with a torn ACL during the 2007 AFCC game, in which they lost to the then-undefeated New England Patriots.

While he's the only on out of the 2004 1st round QBs to NOT have a SB ring (disclaimer: I know JP Losman was drafted in '04, but that loser doesn't count), I believe that Rivers is still young and in time, can take his team and win a Super Bowl.

Congrats to you, my hill billy sweetykins! Maybe this year, you'll finally be known as the elite QB you are.

By now, I'm sure all of you football fans heard about of Ryan Leaf's recent indictment of drug and burglary charges. I think this story is well beyond sad.

Leaf seems to be a common story for a few ex-NFL stars deemed to greatness before they even stepped on the pro field, other than fall hard and never seem to rise up afterward. Lawrence Phillips and Charles Rogers are two good examples.

Ryan Leaf came into the NFL with great expectations. It's no secret that some had Leaf, the former star from Washington State , regarded higher than Tennessee's Peyton Manning.

While Manning has lived up to his hype and then some, Leaf fell flat on his face and, even today, is looking for a way to pick himself up off the floor.

Anyone remember how that started??? Let's see.... after the 1998 NFL Draft, Leaf was allegedly in Las Vegas instead of being at Chargers headquarters. He then skipped the always-mandatory Rookie Symposium and was later fined. But that didn't stop Leaf. In his world, he was the King of Zamunda. He was invincible.

Leaf started off looking like the QB the Chargers thought they had, winning his first 2 games. But from his 3rd game on, he was awful. He finished his rookie season with 2 TDs, 15 INTs, benched towards the end of the season, and a 45.3 QB rating.

Who can forgot the now-infamous locker room incident? Leaf yelled at a San Diego Union Tribune employee, which alerted Junior Seau and another teammate to pull him away



The "apology" Leaf gave later on was just as pathetic. Leaf read an apology letter on a small piece of paper with no emotion, then balled the paper up and threw it in his locker shortly after finishing, in front of everyone. What a stand up guy!

In 1999, Leaf was place on IR for a shoulder injury, but instead of rehabbing, he had more important things in mind. You know, like golfing and playing flag football that just so happened to get back to the Chargers via video tape. It started the demise of his career in San Diego.

Leaf returned for the 2000 season and did nothing to show the team he was serious about being their future, and the Chargers finally released him, with only 4 wins in 3 seasons.


Leaf tried to make comebacks with the Bucs, Seahawks and Cowboys but didn't last long, due to a wrist injury that Leaf refused to have surgery done. He had disappeared for a few years.

In 2006, Leaf emerged as a QB coach at West Texas A&M, and had done pretty well for himself.

But in 2008, Leaf was placed on indefinite leave from his duties for asking for pain pills from one of his players. Shortly thereafter, Leaf resigned. Back to the dark side he went.

Which leads us to today's latest news. Most people, like myself, aren't surprised this has happened. But in all honesty, I wanted Leaf to end up victorious. Granted he was a pure a-hole during his NFL days, but life sometimes has a way of saying, "Hey... either you become humble on your own, or by force" . I wouldn't doubt Leaf probably saw himself as untouchable, like a lot of pro athletes tend to do. But he got a slice of reality pie and that's why he's where he is today.

I hope Leaf finally gets the help he deserves. Per ESPN, Leaf has been going to drug rehab in British Columbia. Maybe it's his way to stay out of jail, but I hope along the process he works it out so that he can defeat his demons. Hopefully he can look back at all of the ups in his life that led to all of the downs, this one included, and say that he's ready to be on the sunny side..... for good this time.

Eleven years ago, starting with the NFL Draft, we saw his whole downward spiral begin. Who knows how this saga ends. Hopefully for Ryan Leaf, he'll come out on top

But the best part I love about Rivers is his mouth. The dude doesn't know when to shut up... and I love it. People hate on him because he runs his mouth. But so did Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. Who can forget the Sunday Night game on ESPN, with Rivers arguing across the field at Jay Cutler, telling him, "The bar is over THERE!!". LOL! Or the time during the 2007 AFC Divisional game when he kept taunting the Colts fans, telling them, "I'll be back... I'll be back" and waving at them as he went to the locker room to get his knee looked at.




I don't care what they say about Philip Rivers... Hell, he probably doesn't either. He's the anti-Manning of the NFL, and I like it. He's one of my favorite players to watch