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. 

More to come as the days and weeks go by… 

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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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Post Super Bowl Thoughts…

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Happy Wednesday…

I start this post not knowing what it is I want to say…  But here I am because the content is important, and in order to spread my brand I need to get out there and be visible…  Football season is over, the Bucs won the Super Bowl and I find myself 10x less excited than when they won it in 2003.  The Bucs BOUGHT this championship, and to me, it feels dirty because they did not grow or build through the normal means.  They went out and got some hired guns…  specifically… Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Antonio Brown, to name a few… I know I sat in this chair last Sunday night wearing a brand new Bucs championship hat, but I still can’t feel good about it because I remember 2003 and what the Bucs at that time had to endure the previous 4 or 5 seasons to get there.  That was Tony dungy’s team…  they lost to the Eagles the year before in the playoffs and because of that Dungy was fired.  Gruden came in and they got over the top…  one can say that the Bucs brought in a hired gun (Gruden) to get them to a championship, but the truth of the matter is that Gruden was known as an offensive guru, and despite all of that, it wasn’t his offense that won the championship, it was the defense.  Dungy built that defense, Kiffin perfected it, and that is the reason that the Bucs won the Super Bowl in 2003…  it was Dungy’s defense.

Fast forward to 2020…  COVID is the story, with many teams in the league being affected to the point where games were postponed and the NFL set a milestone in which games were played every day of the week.  It was an unprecedented season like we have never seen before, and despite the fact there were no fans in the stands, we watched each and every week.  The Sports Nerds reveled in recapping the games each and every week, we loved that the season went off in its entirety with no games being canceled and being the only league amongst the big four that did not have a shortened season due to COVID.

WHAT DID WE LEARN

There is a lesson to be learned from all of this.  Money is king… that’s it… The NFL was able to pull this off because they have an obligation to their advertisers and they weren’t going to let them down.  To hell with player safety, to hell with scheduling and player recovery time.  They did whatever they had to do in order for the entire season to be played and it was all about the bottom line.  It had nothing to do with the fans, it had nothing to do with player health.  It was all about the almighty dollar.  COVID hit the Ravens hard…  The Titans… The Browns… but it didn’t matter because they needed to make their money… hell they even allowed the entire receiving corps of the Cleveland Browns SIT for a game vs the Jets because the show must go on.  The same can be said for the other sports as well…   MLB… NBA… NHL…  the players in those sports were placed in a bubble (Playoffs for MLB) because they felt that no matter what the show must go on because the advertisers were counting on it.  What we learned was that money drives these sports, not the entertainment, not the fan bases, not the player’s safety, just the revenue…  And for the suits in the front offices around the respective leagues that was just fine…

MY PERSPECTIVE AS A FAN AND A US CITIZEN

As a fan of all of the games, I am ok with it.  I am a realist, I am aware of the financial implications if the seasons are not played, and I am at peace with it.  2020 brought a World Series and NBA Championship to LA and Stanley Cup and Super Bowl Championship to Tampa (GO BOLTS) and I was interested and followed all of it.  I still couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty over being that into it.  In the US alone we have now lost 500,000 lives in this pandemic, the first life lost just over a year ago…  Families have lost loved ones…  people are suffering… lives have been uprooted, jobs, health care, social distancing, masks, false information, panic, political upheaval all across the country…  We finally have a vaccine and still… we won’t have enough of it to treat the entire population until July 2021.  I have been thinking about all of it for the last couple of months… wondering if we will all revert to who we were before the pandemic, if we will feel safe going out to the grocery store without a mask or continue wearing them out of habit and because we feel safer just wearing them because being over cautious.  I wonder what we will be as a country when we come out the other side…  if we feel safe going to games without a mask if we feel safe going to the grocery store or the mall, or just walking down the street.  I am not an educated man, nor do I pretend to be, but I do know that after al of this is over we will be a different society after it is over.  We as a nation… as a people… will never be the same.  We have allowed false information and fear to change us into a paranoid, critical, conspiracy theory-believing society.

WHAT’S NEXT?…

I look forward to getting back to some sense of normalcy like it was before the pandemic… But I realize that because of what has occurred in this country over the last few years that is not possible… because of that I will look to the thing that will make me feel normal again…  SPORTS… fans in the stands, no restrictions…  60,000+ roaring for their home team, for the smell of fresh-cut grass…  Arena ice freshly renewed by a Zamboni… $10 beers and $6.00 hot dogs… The roar of the patrons at Agusta National on an April weekend… I lean to sports to make me feel normal again, and until it happens, I won’t feel safe, I won’t feel normal, and I won’t feel that the worst is over.  I am optimistic that it will happen…  but until that comes…  I only ask one thing…

Take care of yourselves… and take care of each other…

Scott “The Sports Nerd”

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The Sports Nerds Show for 02.14.2021

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Tonight’s show was a special one.  we recapped Super Bowl LV and dissected what happened, our thoughts on the game, and the aftermath.  Is Mahomes in regression and was the Tampa defense dominating or did KC just not adjust to what the Tampa defense was throwing at them.  Trade talk, including Watson, Wentz, Zack Ertz, the impact on the release of JJ Watt by the Texans, and where his best landing spot will be.  Finally, we had a special guest…  Derek Lofland joined the show to talk about free agency and the draft.  It was great to have him back on the show after a couple of years and to gain his insight as to where the top 8 draft picks will go.  enjoy the replay and please feel free to provide your thoughts in the comments.