Short Delay

With the Christmas Holidays here. We need to prepare for something I'm looking forward to: Moving to my own Domain. www.sports-break.com. By the new year, we should be up and running. It'll be busy after the new year, so when the site is up and running we'll get more things coming.

CJ's Top-5 Tuesday

1) Atlanta Falcons (12-2) - Atlanta moves to the Top Spot this week after slaughtering the NFC West leading Seattle Seahawks 34-18. The score doesn't show the whole story. After the first drive, Atlanta only allowed 60 yards until the 4th Quarter.

2) New England Patriots(12-2) - At home, against a back-up QB, New England required a fourth quarter comeback to get their 12th win of the season. But this is because they had less than 20 minutes time of possession. Tom Brady can't score if he doesn't have the ball.

3) Baltimore Ravens (10-4) - A big time win at home against the defending Superbowl Champion Saints. Ray Rice is the type of back that can put a game on his back and carry his team to victory. This is scary team to face come January

4) Chicago Bears (10-4) - After one bad game against New England, Chicago came back on Monday to clinch the NFC North against a half-way dead Brett Favre. Cutler looked good again (with the exception one horrible interception), and I'm starting to wonder if he's the real deal... doubt it though.

5) Philadelphia Eagles (10-4) - Coming back from a 21-point deficit is impressive enough. Coming back with less than 8 minutes is almost unheard of. Michael Vick still showing he can take a game into his own hands by running for 90 yards in the 4th Quarter alone.

The Best there ever was

In a League where 350 lbs men aren't too uncommon, being active for 12 years is hard enough (average is 3 1/2 years). But being the best for that long is unheard of. Tony Gonzalez caught his 60th pass today, giving him 12 straight years with that many receptions. Not just by a Tight End, but recievers as well. This surpasses Jerry Rice's record of eleven years in a row. This is just another step in solidifying his place in history as the best Tight End in history.



Now lets look at the other records he holds.

By a Tight End:

Career recieving yards (13,414 yards)
Career receptions (1061)
Career TDs (87)
Single Season receptions (102, in 2004)
Most Career 1000 Yard seasons (4)

There is only one thing he's missing and in 2009, he came to the Atlanta Falcons to get his missing piece, a Championship ring. After helping the team get it's second consecutive winning season last year; this year he's helped Atlanta get off to a 12-2 start.

CJ's Top-5 Tuesday

1) New England Patriots (11-2) - Another Dismantling of a playoff team. Can this team be stopped? I feel sorry for every team that they see until the Super Bowl

2) Atlanta Falcons (11-2) - Good teams win on the road. And even though Carolina is 1-12, they are still an NFL team. Winning by 3 touchdowns is exactly what was needed to show that this team can win big

3) Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) - After giving up a quick 7 points to Cincinnati. Polamalu shows again why he's the best. The Offense only scored 9 points, but when your defense puts up 14, your team can scare anyone.

4) New Orleans Saints(10-3) - Being the second best team in the NFC should win you any division, except the NFC South. Now they get Number 5 Ravens. this is a must win for Saints if they still want to take the lead from the Falcons

5) Baltimore Ravens (9-4) - The needed overtime to put away the Texans, but like the Steelers their defense came through when it was needed. I've said it since day one, "Good teams find ways to win". This team is good.

Sept. 27, 1992

This was the day that Brett Favre started his first NFL game. He didn't miss another start for 6,651 days. Today, December 5 2010, Tarvaris Jackson takes over for the starter in place of the injured Favre. Since 9/27/1992, we've had 4 US Presidents. 2 George Bush's, Clinton, and current president Obama. The 'New Kids on the Block' were still a band at the time, they've since broken up and gotten back together after a 14 year break. ZERO Jurassic Park movies had been made. Nick Nolte was voted People Magazine's Sexist man alive. Tiger Woods was still an Amatuer Golfer. The Atlanta Sports Guy was only 10 years old, and Playing Quarterback for Peewee team The Bill Arp Falcons

NFL stats since 9/27/92: Only 2 players currently active were active when the streak started, kickers John Hason and John Kasay. Aaron Hernandez, New England TE, was less than 3 years old when Brett took his first snap as a starter. 238 Quarterbacks have started at least 1 games since September 27th, 1992.

This streak rivals most any streak in sports. To play such a violent sport and not miss a start for almost 20 years is unheard of. Regardless of your personal feelings of the man himself, the streak is something to respect.

Who's Next?

Georges St.Pierre defended his Welterweight (170lbs) UFC title for the 5th time last night. A rare fiery passion was seen at the weigh-ins by GSP when his opponent, Josh Koscheck, said something to him away from microphones. This was a mistake on Koschecks part as it just enraged one of the best "pound for pound" fighters in the world. Koscheck ended the night losing all five rounds and having a broken orbital bone (eye socket).

This begs the question, 'Who is next for GSP?' UFC President, Dana White, has announced that it should be Jake Sheilds. Shields was the Middleweight (185 lbs) Champion at Strikeforce before his contract finished in April 2010. He was also Welterweight Champion for EliteXC when that company went out of business. His resume' makes him a top contender, for sure, but with only 1 UFC fight under his belt I'm not sure he's ready. If I were creating these fights I'd like to see Shields win one more in the UFC before he gets the title shot.

Who I'd like to see GSP fight, if it weren't Jake Shields?

1) Anderson Silva - This is a Dream Fight that I'm not sure will ever happen. GSP would have to go up a weight class to face the 'Pound for Pound' best fighter (Sherdog.com).

2) Jon Fitch - Fitch's only loss in the last 7 1/2 years is to GSP. Like Koscheck, I think Fitch offers a great chance to dethrown the Canadian King.

3) Nate Diaz - He's not half as talented as GSP, but he's dangerous in every fight he's in. If anything, it'd be an entertaining fight.

4) Urijah Faber - Ok, this is really not ever going to happen, but only for my wife to enjoy the fight. Per my wife, The winner of the fights is always the prettier of the two fighters... this would be a tough choice for her.

Freaky Friday!

With all the news going on in sports these days:Florida losing it's Head Coach, Indy and Peyton end a slump, UFC 124 is tomorrow. I've decided to not talk about any of them. It's my choice to talk about what I want. and Today we get to discuss the Best Sports movies of all time.

Coach Joe's Top-10 sports movies of all-time





1) Hoosiers (1986) - Based on a true story: Gene Hackman plays Coach Norman Dale, an old coach with a suspicious past, helps the small-town basketball team become one of the best teams in the State.
Best Quote: "Welcome to Indiana basketball."

2) Miracle (2004) - Based on a true story: Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks leads the the 1980 US Hockey team to victory over a much larger, faster Russian team.
Best Quote: "Great moments are born from great opportunity... " (much too long for me to type all of it. If you want to know the rest, WATCH THE MOVIE)

3) A League of Their Own (1992) - While men are away at war, Tom Hanks becomes a Head Coach in the new all girls baseball league.
Best Quote: "Are you crying? Are you crying? There is no crying in baseball"

4) Rocky (1976) - Sly Stallone plays a 'nobody' fighter, Rocky Balboa, that gets challenged by a boxing Champion. Balboa doesn't take the chance lightly and gives the champ a run for his money.
Best Quote: "ADRIAN!"

5) Rudy (1993) - Based on a true story: Rudy Ruttiger is a small young man, who's only dream is to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With very little athletic ability he's going to have to do it all on determination and heart
Best Quote: "You're 5 foot nuthin', 100 and nuthin', with barely a speck of athletic ability..."

6) *61 (2001) - Based on the true story: Yankee great Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris chase Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a single season.
Best Quote: "Ninety percent of the game is half mental"

7) Radio (2003) - Based on a true story: Ed Harris takes a mentally challenged boy under his wing, and lets him help look out for the High School football team.
Best Quote: "That's a goo' one"

8) The Blind Side (2009) - Based on a true story: Michael Oher, an under-privileged black kid, is taken in by a wealthy family who help him with school and football skills.
Best Quote: " I said you could thank me later. It's later, Bert"

9) The Natural (1984) - Roy Hobbs was one of the best pitchers around until he gets shot as a young man, only to come back as a great hitter.
Best Quote: "Pick me out a winner, Bobby"

10) Vision Quest (1985) - Louden Swain decides to drop weight to wrestle the best wrestler in his state. His ideas of what he wants to do changes though when a young woman is taken in by his father. Eventually, he gets his priorities back and prepares himself for the toughest match of his careers
Best Quote: "This year, I make my mark"

Ok Vision Quest is probably not the top-10 but I love wrestling...so it gets in!

CJ's Top-5 Tuesday

Every Tuesday I'm going to post my top-5 NFL teams and why. So lets get started

1) New England Patriots (10-2) - Since losing to Cleveland in week 9, They've put up 30+ points each week, and this weeks 45-3 dismantling of the Jets moved them to my number 1 spot. It's hard to count these guys out with Brady at the helm, and he's only getting better as the last few weeks progress.

2) Atlanta Falcons (10-2) - These guys just keep finding ways to win. 6-game winning streak, the last five against teams 6-6 or better. There are three things you can count on: Death, Taxes, and Matt Ryan driving down the field in the 4th Quarter for either a come back drive or a go-ahead drive.

3) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3) - Tying the Season series against the Ravens in week 13 move these guys back into the top 3. Like Atlanta, their wins might not be the prettiest, but they are still winning. Is there a better Safety than Troy Polamalu?

4) New Orleans Saints (9-3) - Five Straight wins for the defending Superbowl Champions keeps them on pace with Atlanta in the NFC South. Their toughest part of the schedule is coming up: home against St. Louis, at Baltimore, at Atlanta, and home against the Bucs. Can they keep the high power offense up?

5) Chicago Bears (9-3) - Jay Cutler looks like the right guy for the job in Chicago. And judging by this weeks firing of Josh McDaniels, he was the right guy in Denver. He's finally got a defense that can keep him in the games and let him stick around for the win.

McDaniels joins the unemployment line.

Josh McDaniels was let go today, one day after solidifying his losing season with the Denver Broncos. Team owner, Pat Bowlen stated "In the end, I was not satisfied with the results and direction this team was headed. The decsision to make a change was extremely difficult but one that needed to be made for this organization and our fans."

McDaniels became the youngest Head Coach in the NFL when he took over Mike Shananhan's position with the perennial power-house Denver Broncos, in 2009. They had just come off a 8-8 season, and were looking for someone to get them back to the Playoffs for the first time since 2005.

During McDaniels' first year and a half as a head coach, he put up a 11-17 record and had numerous controversies to deal with. Going 8-8 in an unventful first year, McDaniels stirred up controvery in the off-season with his franchinse QB, Jay Cutler, by attempting to trade the star QB without notifying him first. This continued with more locker room drama causing his players to doubt his leadership ability. Further controversy began when a practice 'recording' scandal took place when his Director of Video Operations, Steve Scarnecchia, recorded practices held by the San Francisco 49ers.

It is my opinion that for most of his NFL coaching career McDaniels has been asked to fill roles that were preceded by some of the best coaches the league has ever seen. In 2006 he took over for Charlie Weis as offensive coordinator of the 3-time Superbowl champion New England Patriots, a position that would be hard for anyone to fulfill (although having Tom Brady helps). As a testament to how well he handled that role, he was offered the job to replace the 2-time Superbowl Champion Coach Shanahan

Pat Bowlen also added was that Eric Studesville, the Running backs coach, will fulfill Head Coaching duties for the reminder of the season.

BCS Game Established!

There will be little controversy this year about who is the best in college football. Auburn and Oregon left little question to the BCS championship game after both teams won today with ease; Auburn over South Carolina 56-17 and Oregon 37-20 over Oregon State.

Auburn, who has been riddled by enough controversy this year to kill a small horse, has now won 5 games against top-25 teams. In those 5 games they averaged 42 points while giving up 26. Showing that their offense is a force to be reckoned with but that the defense will give up points. They've also shown that they have the ability to come back in games when it seemed like their perfect season was about to come to an end (most recently down 24-0 to Alabama and 21-7 to UGA).

Oregon has left little question if they'd be undefeated at the end of the regular season, by dominating every team they've played except Cal. Cal kept the Ducks under 37 points, requiring Oregon to have a punt return to win 15-13. Despite this close game, it's been nothing short of impressive watching the Ducks take apart their top-25 opponents: USC, Arizona, and Stanford.

In the end, on January 10th, we should have a high scoring, entertaining game that will clearly decide who is the best in the country, and decide if Cam Newton can solidify his name as one of the best big-game players in college history. Can Auburn bring a 5th straight BCS Championship to the SEC or will Oregon find a way to do what no one else has been able to and stop Cam Newton?

Prediction: Auburn 45 Oregon 24

Vick vs Schaub... Good for the Falcons???

In light of tonights NFL match with Philly and Houston... Both teams are very happy with their QBs... But who is the big winner here? I'm thinking Atlanta.



Lets have a look at the time line



March 2007... Atlanta trades Matt Schaub to Houston. Atlanta Recieves 1st(8th overall) and 2nd round picks in 2007 and 2 round pick in 2008... Houston Recieves 1st round pick (10th overall) in 2007 and Matt Schaub



April 2007... Michael Vick under investigation for Dog Fighting and a host over other charges... He'll never play another snap as a Falcons QB.



2007 Draft Atlanta gets Jamaal Anderson(an otherwise bust but steady backup) and Justin Blalock (Current Starting LG) with Houstons pick's... Houston gets Amobi Okoye(Starting DT) with Atlanta's Pick



2008 Draft Atlanta Drafts Matt Ryan to fill in whole at QB, and with Houston's Pick draft Current Starting MLB Curtis Loftin.



Fast Forward to 2010. Vick is back with Philly (7-4) and Schaub still in Houston (5-6)... But Atlanta built a team around their draft and sits at 9-2. While they had to endure a few HORRIBLE years. In the end, I think judging between the 2 teams tonight... I think Neither is the big winner here.

King James Returns!

(AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Phil Masturzo)



Lebron James goes back to Cleveland tomorrow (12/2), how will he be recieved? From everything I can see, he'll be everything but shot! Is it wrong? YES! What did Lebron do to Cleveland? He signed a long-term contract... Fulfilled it... and then went to a place where he thought he had a better chance to win a championship. Let's say Mr. James worked in the Textile Industry: How much would you blame him for fulfilling his duty at his job and looking for a better place to work? None! We all do it every day. He didn't demand a trade like Carmello Anthony... Did he become a pain to play with? No!!! He played every game in Cleveland like he was supposed to, and gave them the best shot to win a championship. If anyone should be angry, it should be Lebron for Cleveland not giving him the supporting cast to take him all the way.



And for people thinking I'm a Lebron 'Lover'... I've hoped he would fail every time he played, since I first saw him in 2003 in the McDonalds All-American game. For some reason, I feel he's just too good to play with the other mere mortals in the NBA.

It Starts today

Ever have friends that just don't understand your sports love? They can't figure out why everything you talk about is sports related. And WHERE did you come up with those weird obsecure sports stats? That's me, I have friends and family that follow baseball but not football; or they follow football, but only College football. No one follows ALL of the stuff, No one but me!!!