NFL Division Round Preview–The Road to the AFC/NFC Championships

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No I’m not Jim Nantz, but I play him on VIMM/Facebook/Twitch…  The following are my predictions for the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs.  In the AFC (American Football Conference) we have The Cincinnati Bengals vs The Tennessee Titans Tomorrow at 4:30 Eastern and @jongolson’s Buffalo Bills vs The Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night at 6:30pm Eastern.  In the NFC (National Football conference) we have The San Francisco 49ers vs The Green Bay Packers Saturday at 8:15pm and the Los Angeles Rams vs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at 3:00 pm Eastern.  All four of these matchups are close on paper, but what is REALLY gonna happen this weekend?… The following are my predictions for all four games:

Saturday, January 22, 2022:

4:30 pm Eastern –  Cincinnati Bengals @ Tennessee Titans – Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Derrick Henry returns!!!  The Titans #1 running back has been cleared to play this weekend after going down to a foot injury in week eight, and although he may be rusty, I expect him to get most of the carries against the Bengals.  This will be a welcome relief for Tennessee as they need him for the most important game of the season.  Ryan Tannehill is, in my opinion, the worst QB of all the remaining QB’s left in the playoffs and he does not have the arm as good as the other seven QB’s that are left.  He is a game manager at best, and the stars have to be aligned in the right formation in order for him to have a great game.  The Bengals have struggled all season against the run, so I expect a heavy dose of Henry to the point of up to 25-30 carries.  I can’t say enough about the Bengals offense, led by Joe Burrow at QB, he is the favorite pick for comeback player of the year.  his Chemistry with Rookie of the year candidate Ja’marr Chase is ungodly, going back to their days at LSU (College) and I feel that Joe Mixon can run against the Titan defense.  I’m taking the Bengals…  31-21

8:15 pm Eastern – San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers – Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI

Aaron Rogers is my back-to-back pick for MVP this year, as he led the #1 seed Packers to a 13-4 record and was 8-0 at historic Lambeau field this year in the regular season.  the Packers are the healthiest team going into the playoffs, which is a great accomplishment considering the NFL had a 17 game season for the first time in its history.  The best receiver on the roster, Devante Adams has had one of the best seasons in his NFL career with 1553 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while the Packers running game has a two headed monster in Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, both combining for 1,602 yards rushing and 9 touchdowns.  The 2021 defense is much improved over the 2020 version and has shown they can stop both the run and pass, frustrating offenses this season.  The 49ers are coming off an emotional win in Dallas, and if not for a bungled last drive and Mike McCarthy’s bad clock management, they would be at home this week watching the Cowboys still in the playoffs.  A lot of pundits are saying that the 49ers actually have a decent chance to win this game, with all of their weapons, but I am not of that opinion.  The wild card in this matchup is 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo…  he has a tendency to make mistakes and is the SECOND worst QB remaining in the playoffs.  I truly believe this game will come down to a mistake by Garoppolo in the second half that will lead to Packers points and will be the difference at the end of the day.  Green Bay 34 San Francisco 28

Sunday, January 23, 2022:

3:00 pm Eastern – Los Angeles Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa FL

Two words…  Tom… Brady… There has not been a player in the history of the NFL that has achieved more in his career ass Tom Brady has.  7 Super Bowl wins, numerous NFL passing records, and now considered the GOAT (Greatest of all time) to play his position.  As a kid growing up the greatest QB to ever play the game was Johnny Unitis…  The Roger Staubach, then Joe Montana.  Brady has eclipsed them all and at 45 years old he still shows no signs of slowing down.  I have hated him for most of his career because of the team he played for and his head coach, arguably the greatest Head Coach of all time, Bill Belichick, but the last couple of seasons it has been fun to watch him because he is no longer playing for the hated Patriots and said head coach, but instead playing for the Buccaneers, of whom I was a big fan in the early 2000’s when they won their first championship, and Bruce Arians, a head coach that anyone could like because of his knowledge of the game and his willingness to be aggressive when he needs to be and not aggressive when the situation calls for it.  The Bucs roster is LOADED on both sides of the ball, and they are definitely the better team.  the problem here is, their defense was decimated last week against the Eagles and may be without their starting right tackle, Tristian Wirfs and their starting center Ryan Jensen.  Brady will have to get the ball out quick with Aaron Donald and Vonn Miller looking to take him out.  Both teams have excellent defenses, but I think the Bucs have the better overall defense and that will be the difference.  As much as I like Matthew Stafford, he is prone to mistakes, and I believe he will make one or two mistakes the Rams won’t be able to overcome.  Cooper Cupp is the 2nd best WR in the NFL behind Devante Adams (my opinion) but he wil be swarmed with double teams and will not have a good game.  Odell Beckham Jr has had a resurgence in LA since being traded from the Browns but it wont be enough, The Bucs are too good, and they have a date with destiny in Green Bay for a rematch with the Packers…  Tampa Bay 31 – Los Angeles 27

6:30 pm Eastern – Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs – GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, MO

This is the game of the week…  The two best teams in the AFC, in my opinion, face off for a trip to the AFC Championship, and if my prediction is correct, the winner will host that game.  This game is gonna be a shootout to see who can put up the most points, defense is not a factor in this game, despite Buffalo having the #1 defense in the NFL, Kansas City has come into its own on offense the last couple of weeks and has proven they can run or pass against some of the best defenses in the NFL.  Buffalo is coming off a perfect game…  8 drives, 7 touchdowns, no punts, no FG attempts, no turnovers, and the only reason they didn’t score on the 8th drive is because it was three kneel-downs to end the game against New England at the end of the game.  The Chiefs are coming off a dominating performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers who had no business being in the playoffs in the first place.  I love the way Josh Allen is playing going into this game, but questions remain as to if he can get over the hump and beat The Chiefs in the playoffs.  The bills did beat KC at Arrowhead during the regular season, but this is the playoffs, so do they have what it takes to get over that next step.  I think they do…  I know I said defense wont matter in this game, but I feel the Bills will make enough plays on defense to win the game.  I think their pass rush can get to Mahomes, and with Micah Parsons in the defensive secondary all bets are off.  GO BILLS!!  Buffalo 42 – Kansas City 35

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Super Wildcard Weekend Part Deux

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Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay – This wasn’t even a contest.  The Bucs jumped out to a 31-0 lead by the end of the third quarter and Philly had no hope of catching up as the Buccaneers defeated Philly 31-15 in a game that wasn’t even as close as the score reflects.  Jalen Hurts showed his inexperience by throwing 2 interceptions and showed his inexperience as the Bucs defense harassed him the entire game.  The Bucs finally showed who they are, and that is the defending champs.  the defense seems to have finally come together for the playoff run and they will be facing the Rams, who beat them earlier in the season in LA.  Tom Brady is the GOAT, there is no dispute, and he showed it on Sunday, throwing for 271 yards and two scores, while not turning the ball over.  Despite not having Leonard Fournette or Ronald Jones, the Bucs running game was effective against the Eagles.  Racking up 106 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.  No surprises here, and really no excitement, as the Bucs dominated right out of the gate and never looked back.

San Francisco @ Dallas – Wow, I have so many thoughts on this game that this short paragraph may not have enough room for.  The cowboys, once again had been predicted all season long as the team to beat in the NFC, despite the dominance of the Packers against all of their opponents this season.  Dak was hailed as the comeback player of the year, Zeke Elliott and Tony Pollard the “best one-two punch” in the NFL, while also touting the skills of defensive stars Trevon Diggs and Micah Parsons.  The Cowboys fell flat, Dak was harassed all game long by the aggressive Niners defense and believe it or not, Niners QB Jimmy Garoppolo really only made one big mistake in the game, a late interception by Anthony Brown when Jimmy overthrew his intended receiver.  Outside the fact that the Cowboys gave up 341 yards, allowed two rushing touchdowns to Deebo Samuel and Elijah Mitchell, despite the fact that Dak threw for 254 yards and a TD (along with an INT) and STILL lost,  the most BONE-HEADED sequence happened at the end of the game.  With 14 seconds left and no timeouts from the San Fran 41 yard line the ‘Boys called a QB DRAW where Dak ran for 17 yards, but failed to understand the rules in that after he slid at the 24 yard line, he did not hand the ball to an official, which is REQUIRED, and instead handed the ball to his center to place the ball in order to prepare for a clock-stopping spike to allow for one more play.  The official ran into the line and did what he was supposed to do, place the ball where the line of scrimmage is supposed to be, but by the time the ball was snapped the clock had already run out and the game was over.  This sequence is a result of Head Coach Mike McCarthy having bad game-management skills (something he showed time after time in Green Bay) and the fact that the starting QB of “America’s Team” did not understand the rules.  As a footnote…  Dallas did not beat any team all season with a double digit win total…  can you say that they had been overrated all season?  I think so…  Sorry Ken… in the words of Denny Green…  The Cowboys were who we thought they were…

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City –  I’m gonna make this short and sweet… Big Ben’s last game will go down as one of the most lackluster performances of his entire career.  He showed his age, he showed that he needs to retire and he showed that he was unable to draw from his HOF (puke) career and be competitive against a clearly superior team in the Chiefs.  Ben threw for 215 yards and two TD’s and the Steelers managed just 56 yards rushing between 3 different ball carriers.  After a punt-fest in the first quarter, the Chiefs woke up in the second and rattled off 21 unanswered points to take a 21-7 lead at halftime.  they never looked back and now they will welcome in the Buffalo bills next Sunday night in prime time…  The only question that remains is…  Will @jongolson show up to do our Show?  or will he decline and decide to focus on the game. 

Arizona @ LA Rams – Another game that wasn’t even close.  Matthew Stafford gets his first postseason win of his career and the Rams roll the Cardinals in the last game of the “weekend” on Monday night.  The Rams took a 21-0 lead into halftime and held Kyler Murray to 137 yards passing, just 6 yards rushing, and intercepted him twice in a dominating 34-11 win.  Kyler could never get going and his inexperience showed heavily against a veteran Rams defense.  The Rams now have to face the Bucs, in Tampa, and this promises to be a dogfight, both teams are pretty even on both sides of the ball.  the Rams did manage to win their last meeting earlier in the season, but this is a different Bucs team and they are not only playing at home this time but they seemed destined to once again make it to the NFC Championship. 

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Super Wild Card Weekend

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So after an exciting weekend of NFL Football…  the following is my review, thoughts, and opinions on “Super Wildcard Weekend”

Saturday:

Las Vegas Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals – This game was a lot closer than I thought it would be.  The Bengals should have won this game by two touchdowns in my  opinion, but only managed to squeak out a 7 point lead, due to a last minute interception by LB Germaine Pratt with 17 seconds left to play I the game.  The Bengals were the obvious better team, but the Raiders have been known as the team that “just wont go away” for most of the season.  They have overcome a lot of adversity throughout the season, including the firing of HC Jon Gruden and the DUI resulting in death arrest of  Henry Ruggs III.  The Raiders won their last four games of the season to make the playoffs, but Saturday night was just not their night.  Joe Burrow threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bengals to their first playoff win in over 30 years, moving on to face the #1 seed Tennessee Titans next weekend.  The most memorable play that will be discussed regarding this game is the “inadvertent whistle” at the end of the first half.  Burrow, under pressure rolled right and just as he was about to step out of bounds, threw across his body and hit Tyler Boyd in the end zone for a touchdown.  The problem here is that while the ball was in the air, an official blew his whistle, causing a controversy that still echoes two days later.  per NFL Rules, if an inadvertent whistle is blown while the ball is in play, the play does not count and must be played over.  That did not happen in this case and the touchdown stood.  After the game the NFL put out a statement saying that the officials on the field concluded that the whistle was blown after Boyd had caught the touchdown.  Audio of the play clearly shows that the whistle was blown while the ball was in the air, thus per NFL rules, the down should have been played over.  It wasn’t and the Bengals were given a touchdown.  The final score difference was seven points, thus the “bogus touchdown” was the difference in the game giving even more traction to the controversy surrounding the “inadvertent whistle” and the allowed touchdown at the end of the half.  I don’t know whether or not if the call had been made correctly it would have changed the outcome, but the Raiders do have a significant right to protest that play and after a season-long full of bad officiating, the NFL has a lot to look at in the offseason (not that they will look at it).  Anyway, despite the wrong call, the Bengals move on to Tennessee next week and face the Titans at 4:30 pm Eastern on Saturday.

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills – This game was supposed to be the marquis matchup of the day on Saturday, but it turned into what would be the biggest blowout of the weekend.  Buffalo dominated from the start, taking the opening kickoff 70 yards in 11 plays to open the scoring…  The Bills never looked back and dominated the Patriots to move on to the Divisional round next Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.  The key takeaway from this game is that the Bills scored a touchdown on EVERY drive they took possession, except for the last drive, which was only 3 kneel-downs to end the game.  7 drives… 7 touchdowns…  to put this in perspective, and to add to the impressive dominance they showed against the Patriots, the Bills did not punt the ball the entire game, they did not turn the ball over the entire game, and lastly Josh Allen was perfect on third down conversions.  This was a complete domination from start to finish and the Patriots did not even come close to threatening the lead put up by the Bills.  Josh Allen threw for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns (including a “Thicc-Six to an offensive lineman), he also ran the ball 6 times for 66 yards with an 11-yard per run average.  The surprising stat in this game was the Bills running game.  mediocre for most of the year, the Bills racked up a total of 176 yards on the ground, including 81 yards and 2 touchdowns by Devin Singletary.  Josh was on point the entire night and the Bills finally slayed the demons of New England dominance over them for the last 20+ years (Maybe its because a certain 44-year old QB is no longer in New England?).  My good friend and Sports Nerds Show co-host @jongolson called it the Bills’ Super Bowl for 2021-22 and I have to agree.  The Bills have overcome one hurdle and exorcised one demon, with another one waiting in the wings in Kansas City.  The defending AFC Champion is waiting and Buffalo has to travel to Kansas City to face the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year in the AFC Championship.  This Bills team is better than last year, and this game promises to be a must-watch affair that no one should miss

I will follow up this post later with my review and thoughts on the Sunday games – Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay, San Francisco @ Dallas & Pittsburgh @ Kansas City. 

 

Out of My Comfort Zone

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I haven’t posted in a while, so I’m due…

This may or may not be a sports-specific post, as there are a lot of things going on in my head these days.  I have gotten away form what I love, creating content, and although creating content is hard  for me, I get an emotional rush every time I make a post or video.  I am trying to get that back again as I pull my thoughts together and get my fingers moving…

First, let me be honest, despite the rush I get from creating content I am out of my comfort zone here, so shoutout to my good pal Jon Olson for staring at me on my desktop:

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So this may not be an in-depth thought provoking post, its purpose is to get me out of my comfort zone and start posting again, even if it is short and to the point. 

As I mentioned above, I get an emotional rush by creating content…  nothing is more evident than on Sunday nights with 3 of my best friends.  See…  I host a weekly LIVE broadcast with these guys, and I have hosted this show for the last 11 years, but no-one seems to have noticed because we only manage single digit attendance on a weekly basis despite being widely available on Facebook Live, Twitter, Twitch,  the blockchain (yes, crypto), along with the audio version saved as a podcast on Spotify and Apple podcasts, among others.  The show has evolved over the years, specifically the platforms that we have used to broadcast.  I finally feel we have harnessed the RIGHT platforms and is in the perfect position to draw more viewers. 

Our topic is sports…  mostly NFL, but we talk about all of the major sports – NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL.  we occasionally drop in some NCAA, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, and other sports.  Yes, it is NFL heavy, but that is a good thing because we love the sport. We don’t have an agenda, we aren’t scripted, and we usually shoot from the hip and have no filter.  I encourage you to check us out each and every Sunday night at 7:30pm Eastern on Facebook Live and other platforms:

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Refocused and re-energized

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I promised in January that I would reload, replenish and re-launch this site.  I have not lived up to those promises.  That stops today, even though we are nearly half way through the year.  I have neglected the website and posted mainly on the blockchain instead of trying to get the site moving.  The blockchain provides me an opportunity to make money with my content, but I also want this site to grow so that I can increase viewership of The Sports Nerds show.  While moving forward I will still post to the blockchain and I am a firm believer in crypto currency, I will make it a point to post all content here as well.  I want to promote the show, its content, my co-hosts Jon, Eliot, and Ken, and try to increase viewership to the show on a weekly basis.  The reason for this is because without the show, I and my do-host do not succeed.  I feel our show is worth it, I feel Jon, Eliot, and Ken are worth it, and I feel this is a great place to promote it.  So, with that being said, I ask that you join us each and every Sunday night at 7pm on Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, and Vimm.tv (Blockchain) for raw, unedited sports talk provided by yours truly and my co-hosts.  we are uncensored, honest, to the point and no holds barred when it comes to our commentary.  We aren’t regulated by scriptwriters, censors, or FCC regulations. 

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Tomorrow is the day…

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So tomorrow the NFL will hold its annual draft, and as I mentioned in the last post its like Christmas for a nerd like me.  I wil be joined tomorrow night at 7:30 PM with my fellow co-hosts Jon Olson, Ken Costlow, and Eliot “Big E” Lomba for a live draft show covering the first ten picks in the NFL Draft.

Before I promote that further, though there was some other news in the NFL today.  The Carolina Panthers traded Teddy Bridgewater to the Denver Broncos for a 6th round draft pick in this year’s draft.  This addresses the QB needs for the Broncos, who before the trade already had three QB’s on the roster, Brett Rypien, the son of former WFT Super Bowl winning  QB Mark Rypien, Jeff Driskel, and last years starter Drew Lock.  Despite this it still appears that the Broncos may still be in the market to draft a QB in this years draft with the 9th pick overall.  My feelings are that Bridgewater is a bridge to the Broncos QB of the future and that 2 of the three remaining QB’s on the roster are destined to be released or traded by the beginning of the season, to include Drew Lock.  GM John Elway has a history of swinging and missing when it comes to picking a QB in the draft, so tomorrow night will show exactly how much he has learned from past mistakes in picking that position in the draft.  NFL Nation reporters, among others have the Broncos selecting Trey Lance with their 9th pick, but other have them going defense.  Either way, this trade the day before the draft adds even more intrigue to tomorrow’s festivities and also adds drama, something the NFL loves. 

On to more important matters…  As mentioned above, the Sports Nerds will be live broadcasting the first 10 picks of the NFL Draft in real time tomorrow night at 7:30 pm on Facebook, Twitch, Vimm.tv, and Twitter.  We have had Live Draft shows over the last several years and this year is the first time we will be broadcasting the Draft over this many platforms.  It plans to be a lot of fun, with real time reaction and commentary on all 10 picks.  Please plan to join us, we wil be interacting real time with all viewers in real time and encourage you to participate and provide reactions to the picks as well as predict what will come next.

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Thursday Night Live Draft Show!!!

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So the NFL draft is coming up this week.  Teams have done all of their scouting preparing and contemplating and come Thursday night in Cleveland (yay Cleveland!!) they will try and build the future of their respective franchises by getting the missing pieces to their puzzle of a roster.  for a sports nerd like me this is like Christmas in April every year and I thoroughly enjoy every minute of it.  Although I profess to be the self-proclaimed Sports nerd, I do not approach the draft like the talking heads over on ESPN or NFL Network, I do not publish mock drafts, not do I create a mock draft even for myself.  I like to predict who will go where but I never put pen to paper as it is all in my head (there is a lot of free space up there) and see how it all plays out on draft night.  To me it is must-see TV and I settle in with a snack and a beverage and enjoy the pomp and circumstance of the whole process.  I don’t have the patience to sit down in front of a computer and do all the research needed for a mock draft, besides no patience I really can’t spare the time to do it all, I have a job I am responsible too and do not get paid for my love of sports (though it would be a dream to do so) so I act like a passive observer and enjoy the show.

With that being said, this Thursday night at 7:30 pm Eastern The Nerds are gonna do an NFL Draft selection show covering the first 10 picks in the draft.  Join myself, Jon, Eliot, and Ken as we watch the draft in real time, discuss the picks, critique the picks, and provide an overall opinion on how well we feel each team did with their selection.  We will be live on Facebook, Vimm, Twitch, and Twitter so we have all the bases covered.  bookmark one of the links below as to your preference (or bookmark all of them) and please join us as we broadcast the shortest live draft show of the night (old man has to get his beauty sleep) and we promise lots of sports talk, trash talk and a genuine good time!! 

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Black History Month…

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February is Black History Month and I thought I should focus on the Black Athletes that have inspired me over the years…

Full disclosure, I am a white 54-year old man of European descent, specifically a combination of Pennsylvania Dutch and Welsch.  I can trace my heritage all the way back to the Mayflower, so I consider myself lily-white, whiter than white, and an ancestor of people that possibly could not have understood the plight of the African American in the United States.  I do not feel I have “white privilege”, in fact, I have struggled my entire life, always in debt and not given preferential treatment over the years.  I am a firm believer that your life is what you make of it, and I am a prime example of the underachievement of a person that possibly could have been so much more than where I am right now.  Despite all of that, I am happy where I am, I have a good job, I make a decent living, and although I have plenty of regrets looking back over my life, I am responsible for my actions of the past and I accept those actions are responsible for where I am now in my life.

As a sports fan of over 50 years, I can look back and remember those black athletes that have inspired me.  Beginning with Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown to Walter Payton and Michael Jordan.  From Magic Johnson and Kareem to Warren Moon and Ozzie Newsome.  From Reggie Jackson and Tony Dorsett to Ken Griffey Jr and Reggie White.  From Ronnie Lott to Doug Williams and Colin Kaepernick to Russel Wilson…

There have been many more athletes that have inspired me, many more that give me hope that we are all created equal and provide proof that systemic racism has no place in this country.

This post is dedicated to those athletes that inspired me with their talent on and off the field.  I honor them today because they are great performers in not only their given sport but prove they can be leaders off the field as well.

Thank you for inspiring this old sports fan to be better…

Be good to each other…

Scott “The Sports Nerd”

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What kind of day has it been…

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TIGER NEARLY DIED…

Tiger was in a car accident this morning in California.  Per the AP, his SUV crashed into a median and rolled over on its side.  He had to be pulled out of the vehicle through the windshield leading to leg surgery.  Per reports, he broke both legs and has a shattered ankle, he was responsive and per authorities, there was no indication of impairment.  I used those inferences because of what is included in the stories.  The media’s FIRST inference was to indicate he was not impaired, going back to his incident in 2009 where he ran over a fire hydrant and hit a tree.  That incident ultimately revealed his infidelity towards his wife at the time, as well as the incident a few years later where police found him asleep in his care and arrested him for being under the influence of prescription medication.  My issue isn’t with those past incidents, my issue is with the media immediately assuming that he may have been under the influence of whatever drug they feel like he was on.  To assume he was impaired is a disservice to Tiger and his fight against addiction to pain killers.  My mother always told me to never assume, and because the media is looking for clicks, views, or whatever they need to make money they immediately assume he was on something.  Tiger has a well-documented history of his failure as a husband, addict, and decent human being.  The rub here is that he has also shown, very publicly that he has done everything he can to overcome his past digressions.  The issue here is not his digressions, but the fact he was just in a car accident that could have cost him his life, and the first thing that should have been the focus of this instance is of his health, not what he could possibly have done wrong this time.  Maybe I am overreacting, but shouldn’t the first thing said about him was his condition, thoughts of his family, specifically his children, and not what he could possibly have done wrong???  I’m just saying…  it just appeared to me that the pundits from all of the cable and broadcast networks were quick to assume he was either under the influence or that he was driving erratically.  My thoughts are with Tiger, his family, and hope for a speedy recovery after surgery, and to whether or not he was high on prescription drugs at the time of the accident… the sensationalism of the main-stream media just astounds me.

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The Sports Nerds LIVE 2/21/2021

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Tonight’s show was filled with info on anything and everything NFL despite the season being over for two weeks.  We are still looking at the offseason including free agency, possible trades, and of course the draft.  Carson Wentz, JJ Watt, Von Miller, and plenty more.  It was a good show and you need to stick around for the “parting shots” or as we like to call it…  The Last take.

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