I love this time of year heading into Thanksgiving. It’s when my interest in the NFL starts to get going as we wind down the college football season.
It’s cold this morning in Deer Creek out on the mini-ranch. But as always I do my job feeding the deer and the now twenty-two wild turkeys who have pretty much bonded with us. We have some geese hanging around as well and maybe around eight deer. The other bird species are amazing. I love having pet owls. It’s like a refuge of sorts.
Back when my father was still practicing law and had had a particularly tough day in court….he’d come sit in our backyard which is completely unfenced and natural….and smoke a cigar while marveling at the wildlife and birds.
He’d say…”Michael..this is paradise. I envy you. Why do I waste my time representing these people?”
I’d say, “I dunno, dad. But we all march to the beat of a different drummer. I love reading your cases since I’m not the one having to represent these people. Please don’t stop. This is bettter than a John Grisham novel every week.”
I really miss my dad. I do. He would view Trump just as I do because of the simple reason that under our Rule of Law everyone should be viewed as EQUAL. So f–k that and piss that on down the road with you Trump people. Equal??? Are you kidding?
I’m not a hunter. To me hunting is for slow white guys who were never able to play football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tournament racquetball, or ski the blacks. If you gave the deer a rifle with a scope…then maybe I’d take hunting seriously beyond the fact it gives the Joe Bob Bubbas of the world a chance to think they’re real men living on the edge.
Yeah, whatever. I know.
Green Bay has always been my team. Always. My love for the Packers as a kid was cemented by the Ice Bowl and strengthed by Jerry Kramer’s three awesome books describing the inner Camelot workings of the dynasty. These three books were Instant Replay, Winning is the Only Thing, and My Farewell to Football.
If you really want to understand the evolution of the NFL, the merger, and how the Super Bowl became the greatest sporting event in America then I’d reccomend all three books. And if you want to learn why its called the Lombardi Trophy–then at the least read Instant Replay.
What a great football week-end it was for me from a football standpoint. OU routed Alabama and then on Sunday the Packers destroyed the 49’ers. The Packers are having a very nice 8-3 year so far. The only problem with that though is Minnesota and Detroit are both having incredible seasons. But I still think if the Packers get in as a wild card they’re a dangerous team.
Jordan Love is on his way to becoming the next Bret Farve or Aaron Rodgers…and the team did a great job in replacing the departed Aaron Jones with Josh Jacobs.
It was absolutely seamless in the manner in which the Packers unloaded Aaron Rodgers to the Jets and put their faith in Jordan Love at just the right juncture. Perfect. Let someone else babysit, Aaron. It’s very sad for me to watch a great player like Aaron end his career as he has in New York.
Green Bay needs better edge rushers though. You gotta have great edge rushers to win a Super Bowl in my view. Look at what OU did with their edge rushers on Milroe. That should be the Packers priority this next off season. So I’m at this point thinking KC, Buffalo, Detroit and Philly as my top four bets to win the Super Bowl. Until someone shows me they can beat Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce when it matters…it’s still the Chiefs from my view. Show me.
Anyway…I can’t wait till tomorrow night when the Thunder travel west to play the Warriors in the Steph and Shai On the Bay national showcase game heading into Thanksgiving.
Have a serene Tuesday.
Mike J