Tin Bits for June 2009

• Let's start out in the AFC East. The Patriots official website is allowing fans to vote for various Top 10 lists. So far, Jason Taylor is the # 6 'Opponent' of all time, and the Wes Welker trade is the #5 'Personnel Move' of all time, according to the Patriot fans. What's the # 1 Personnel move? Trading a 1st round pick for Bill Belichick. We didn't have to trade anything for our coach...
  

• Speaking of the Patriots, their bloggers are so bored they're writing multi-page stories about the Dolphins. It as actually a pretty good read and surprisingly pro-Dolphin.

• Meanwhile, the Jets' blogger has said, 'Screw this, I'm going golfing"

• Then, in Buffalo, the bloggers are still obsessing over T.O.'s house-hunting. Poor T.O.. Finally he finds a house with enough mirrors in it, and the Real Estate Agent goes and tells the entire media world the address. He has reportedly 'started over' with a new agent.

• I came across this blog and wasn't going to read it, but then I scrolled through the article and realized it had to be the longest blog article I'd ever seen so I had to read it. The guy beats up on the Dolphins a bit and says the Patriots are a lock to win the division and that the Bills will be second and possibly win the wildcard race. He manages to mention Tecmo Bowl about 7 times during the article, but not in a self-effacing way, oh no, he's dead serious. Tecmo Bowl, the only logic that can be applied to make the Bills beat out the Dolphin, Jets, and four or five other teams vying for a wildcard. Actually my favorite statement he makes is that there's no way the Dolphins will make the playoffs with noodle-arm Pennington, but that Jake Long is good enough to win them 6 games on his own. Last time I checked, Jake doesn't score any points or play defense, so I'm not sure how that works, but I look forward to the 6 games. Oh, but surely if we can win six games based solely on the back of Jake Long, we can win just as many when everyone else contributes....that would make us 12-4 and likely the division champs.

• And finally, I had a dream (I kid you not) where I was playing against Randy Moss. But it wasn't NFL Randy Moss, it felt more like High School football, but Moss was whatever age he is now (30?). I had to line up in press coverage and the entire game he kept talking to a cheerleader on the sideline, like he wasn't even paying attention to the game. The less he seemed into the game, the more nervous I became. Then the ball was snapped and we both went into motion. He just kind of sauntered up the sideline, though, and I easily backpedaled with him, then the ball was thrown and we were going to have a jump for it. I jumped for the ball a second before it got there, but he jumped higher and knifed it. When we came down to the ground, his cell-phone rang and he asked me to hold the ball and just gently handed it to me. I stared down at it for half a second, then ran the ball in for a touchdown. Everyone was jumping and shouting and celebrating, but when I looked over, Moss was still standing on the field where he caught the ball, holding a finger over his ear so he could hear the phone over all the noise. He still wasn't paying attention. This frustrated me and I ended up storming off the field and out of the stadium in a huff. Randy Moss, what a prick!