Tuesday, August 03, 2004
BATTLEAXE
Just a couple of short NFL tidbits while I learn of the USA basketball team losing an exhibition game to Italy...
-- Anyone remember the name Chris Hanson? If not, I'll give you some hints. Jacksonville Jaguars. Losing streak. Tree trunk. Ax. Leg. The Jags gave Hanson an extension in the offseason, and apparently there's no lingering injuries from the incident other than a scar from the deep gash in his leg. Said coach Jack Del Rio after the incident, "I'll find another slogan...The message was understood."
-- Apparently receiver Jerheme Urban has been busting his rear all offseason and was impressive at the first day of Seahawks training camp. Also looking good was Chike Okeafor on the pass rush. An aside here, but has anyone tried to imagine how weak the Seahawks' linebacking corps will be if either Chad Brown or Anthony Simmons is out? They're probably an injury or two away from seeing Niko Koutouvides and DD Lewis, for goodness' sake. Anyway, Marcus Tubbs was not in camp (contract, ill relative), Walter Jones probably won't be (contract), and Grant Wistrom has plantar fasciitis which hopefully won't keep him out for longer than two weeks.
The Mariners have lost game one of the doubleheader by a score of 9-7. I'm not sure if I'll make one big-ass recap, or two separate ones, at different times. Anyway, game two of the doubleheader starts at 4p. And yes, I think that Ron Villone was bound to have a start like that. "Effectively wild" is overrated, and the downside of it happened today. Nothing like your starter going nuts and losing his mind in the front end of a doubleheader!
[Edit ~1:51p -- Added stuff to the last paragraph.]
-- Anyone remember the name Chris Hanson? If not, I'll give you some hints. Jacksonville Jaguars. Losing streak. Tree trunk. Ax. Leg. The Jags gave Hanson an extension in the offseason, and apparently there's no lingering injuries from the incident other than a scar from the deep gash in his leg. Said coach Jack Del Rio after the incident, "I'll find another slogan...The message was understood."
-- Apparently receiver Jerheme Urban has been busting his rear all offseason and was impressive at the first day of Seahawks training camp. Also looking good was Chike Okeafor on the pass rush. An aside here, but has anyone tried to imagine how weak the Seahawks' linebacking corps will be if either Chad Brown or Anthony Simmons is out? They're probably an injury or two away from seeing Niko Koutouvides and DD Lewis, for goodness' sake. Anyway, Marcus Tubbs was not in camp (contract, ill relative), Walter Jones probably won't be (contract), and Grant Wistrom has plantar fasciitis which hopefully won't keep him out for longer than two weeks.
The Mariners have lost game one of the doubleheader by a score of 9-7. I'm not sure if I'll make one big-ass recap, or two separate ones, at different times. Anyway, game two of the doubleheader starts at 4p. And yes, I think that Ron Villone was bound to have a start like that. "Effectively wild" is overrated, and the downside of it happened today. Nothing like your starter going nuts and losing his mind in the front end of a doubleheader!
[Edit ~1:51p -- Added stuff to the last paragraph.]