Looks like there is a good chance of snow moving into the area Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning. Discuss!

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to anyone who reads this blog.  Apparently, I do not provide enough fluff content in which the reader can respond to without using so much as a quarter of their brain power.  More importantly. many of my posts require the responder to have an opinion in which they have to defend.  That can be very scary for the average individual.  Therefore, I will do my best to write about safe things like the weather, TV, and anything else I can think of that will allow the reader to hide entirely behind his or her pseudonym.  I would not want any of you to have an opinion on anything, and worse yet, take the time to put your thoughts into words.

Cmon, celebrity deatchmatch style! Lets see it. I saw that Andy Reid canceled a press conference McNabb had scheduled today, to update everyone on his status.  I'm guessing he probably did not want to give the media the chance to expand on the Garcia or McNabb debate which has been gaining steam over the past month or so. I'm sure MOST Eagles fans (now that they are out of the playoffs) will go back to being McNabb stumpers over the next couple months.  And realistically, he is a pretty good quarterback, right?

That's just it, he is "PRETTY GOOD". He throws a nice long ball, and he is a moderate short to mid passer.  He used to be able to scramble, but when he did that, he was not as accurate with his throws. Now he is older, prone to injury, and not nearly as much of a threat to run.  His lifetime stats are good, but so are the stats of most of the starting QBs I looked up. That's why stats do not hold a lot of weight with me.

I do not necessarily think that Garcia is the answer for the Eagles either.  He has always been good, and I believe for a West Coast offense, he is at least as good as McNabb.  However, he is 36 and cannot have too many more years left in the tank. The mere fact that he could hop right in, and be good enough to lead the Eagles to the playoffs has to make you wonder a bit. 

Here is what I have come up with: The Eagles success over the past 6 years has very little to do with the McNabb.

When I think of what made me, as a Giants fan, not want to play the Eagles, it was always their defense.  Jim Johnson's blitz schemes are just a pain in the ass to deal with.  For most of their successful campaigns, they have had a healthy ferocious defense.  That I always fear a little bit.  During McNabb's first year or two, his running worried me a bit. It does not anymore.  For one, his injuries have slowed him somewhat. Secondly, it only leads to injury, and if you watch him in the warmer climates, he exhausts himself.  As a passer, he is a little better than average.  I would not bench the guy by any means, but I would never pay him All Star numbers.  He is inaccurate, he makes frequent poor decisions, and just is not someone you put in the same class as Manning, Brady, Brees, etc. 

The bottom line: The Eagles could place any accurate short to mid passer in the QB position, and contend providing they have a strong, healthy defense. McNabb, Feeley, and Garcia have all taken the Eagles into the playoffs. Feeley and Garcia had far lesser contracts, but the results were the same.  Maybe Limbaugh was right, maybe the media does want to jump on the bandwagon of every black QB in the league. McNabb, Culpepper, and Vick seem to always get hyped up and underperform.  I don't think Garcia (in his past), Manning (Eli), Grossman, get the same benefit.  None of this matters because the Eagles are so deep into McNabb, he IS the franchise. I just don't know that he will ever be good enough to TRULY make a difference in a big time playoff game, which is what the Eagles need if they ever want to win a Super Bowl.

Course as a Giants fan, I don't want them to do that anyways!

If you are not watching Boston Legal, there is something wrong with you. You obviously just do not GET IT. Maybe your brain cannot handle the superior mix of comedy, sarcasm, drama, and political commentary.  Seriously, I watch very little non sports TV. If I have the tube on, its usually on ESPN or one of the major networks showing Football or Baseball. I cannot be bothered to tune into TV shows each night, and my cable connection is weak so digital recordings look like shit. However, I make time every Tuesday at 10:00 to watch Boston Legal (ABC). There simply is not another show like it.  It truly is thought provoking, and yet you are still left fully entertained.

I could rant and rave about individual characters, particularly my two favorites, Denny Crane and Alan Shore, played by William Shatner and James Spader respectively. However, this entry would run on forever till I went through the all star cast. If you have not seen an episode, you have to watch.  Give it a couple weeks to get acquainted with, I promise you will not be disappointed.  Shout out for Tom's early recommendation, he has watched every episode from the beginning. I watched a handful the first year, and nearly all of the last two seasons. Course with my DVD sets I can go back and see the first season now as well. :-)

Yeah thats right, I gotta give it up to my boy, Adopted Sun. He's 42, has a family, and plays Halo 2 faithfully Wednesday and Thursday nights until after midnight. AND he just bought a sweet ass TV to boot. Give it up for the man!

While USC's loss to UCLA on Saturday was stunning, no one can be surprised that the bowl picture is once again being debated.  My reaction? Thats ok! The debate is part of what makes college football truly special. What other sport causes so much debate? As much as a playoff system sounds wonderful, it would never work correctly. You have over 100 teams, there are bound to be many with the same record.  You also have strong and weak conferences, so just because you win a conference, does not necessarily mean your team would do well against another conference's fifth seed (insert shameless BIG EAST put down)  Why can't we all be happy that we have a system that uses several polls, as well as a computerized component to at least put SOME of the best in the country in the top bowl games? Much like a democracy is not perfect, but is the best form of government available, the BCS is the best imperfect system we have.

As for the national championship game, Im disappointed.  Im sure Florida will do ok, but I think USC would have been a much better match.  While Michigan might have been a better team than both, I dont think they would have beaten Ohio State, so I was rooting for them to get the Rose Bowl bid, and hopefully help the BIG TEN kick some BCS ass. Nothing against Florida, they are a decent team, but USC is way more exciting to watch, and would probably put some decent points up on a very good OSU defense.  Im not feeling that Chris Leak and the boys will be able to do too much of that. 

Regardless, I cant wait for bowl week! I can only hope that Penn State finds an offense by the 11:00am kickoff in the Outback Bowl :-)

Well once again the year has flown by and we have arrived at one of it's best holidays.  I love Thanksgiving and all the traditions that surround it.  Where Christmas is surrounded by so much commercialization,  Thanksgiving is a simple time to celebrate family and friends, all while having a great meal.  And as I sit here awaiting my first bite of Turkey, I am reminded at how lucky I am to have grown up in such a close family, to have met a girl I love very much and whose family shares many of the same values, and to be surrounded by a great bunch of friends. We all have minor health issues and none of our lives are absolutely perfect, but you know what? They are pretty darn good. 

I am happy to be healthy and to have all of you around me.  I'm thankful for the life I have been given and all of the things I have been blessed with.  I think that day in and day out, life can become monotonous.  We tend to focus on one given shortcoming, and not the big picture.  After all, it is so easy to become distracted in this hectic world.  Today is a day of focus on those things that truly do matter.... our loved ones, family, friends, and our health.  I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday.