Monday, October 31, 2016

Bears 13, Vikings 3

The Vikings fell to the woeful Chicago Bears 20-10 tonight in Chicago on MNF.  The Vikings fall to 5-2 on the season with this loss.  It was a pretty pitiful performance from the Vikings, they came out flat, their offense couldn't do anything and their defense was surprisingly ineffective.  They'd better figure things out soon or they will end up wasting that 5-0 start to their season.  What a discouraging game to watch.

Observations:
  • The Vikings will be lucky to win another game with this offense. 
  • How did the Vikings become the worst running team in the NFL? 
  • The Vikings didn't show much urgency to score late in the one. 
  • So the Vikings were without their top 2 RB's and top 2 OT's tonight. 
  • The Vikings offensive line is really really bad
  • I have a hard time believing that Jeremiah Sirles is worse than T.J. Clemmings
  • It's time for Norv Turner to earn his paycheck.  
  • The Vikings need the defense to score points for them. 
  • Total Yards:  Bears 403, Vikings 258
  • Rushing Yards:  Bears 158, Vikings 57
  • Jerrick McKinnon was sorely missed by the Vikings offense.  
  • How the heck is Laquon Treadwell not getting more playing time
  • Was that Jeff Locke's busiest game as a Viking?  
  • Sam Bradford and Stefon Diggs need work on their timing. 
  • Jayron Kearse did not look ready for primetime.  
  • On the bright side, Randy Moss had a great Halloween costume
  • I'm guessing Bears fans are wondering why this Jay Cutler doesn't show up more often.
  • Who the hell is Jordan Howard
  • All I want for Halloween is Joe Thomas at LT for the Vikings.  
  • Up next?  Detroit Lions @ Minneapolis next Sunday. 

Trumps Obamacare Fail

How can you vote for someone who doesn't have an understanding of Obamacare?

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Panthers 30, Cardinals 20

The Cardinals fell to the reeling Carolina Panthers 30-20 today in Charlotte.  The Cardinals fall to 3-4-1 at the midpoint of the season.  To put it lightly, they did not look good today.  They were outplayed and outcoached.  Their time to turn things around and make a playoff run is running short too.  I guess we will always have last year.

Observations:

Lesser of Two Evils?

Thank you Bill Maher, it really irks me when I hear this argument.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Oregon 54, Arizona State 35

The Sun Devils went into Eugene and fell to the Oregon Ducks 54-35 today.  Arizona State falls to 5-4 on the season.  Injuries and poor defense have really derailed this season for the Sun Devils.  They remain one win from bowl eligibility (and they may not get there either).  Honestly, they are just not that good of a football team at this point.  You'd think they'd be further along in the fifth season under Todd Graham.  I wonder how much patience Ray Anderson has with him.

Observations:

Minnesota 40, Illinois 17

The Gophers knocked off Illinois 40-17 today in Illinois.  The Gophers quietly improve to 6-2 on the season with this win.  Minnesota is now also bowl eligible.  It's scary how close they are to being 8-0 too.  The Illini kept it close for awhile but Minnesota did a nice job of pulling away down the stretch. It was so nice to see them play with a killer instinct for a change.  They've still got some tests ahead of them, it'll be interesting to see how things play out for them.

Observations:

Friday, October 28, 2016

Trump Opinion on Clintons

His own words.  Funny how politics will change a person isn't it.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

AZ Tidbits

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

POTpourri

Monday, October 24, 2016

Trump Is Not The Answer

Let Keith Olbermann spell out the reasons for you.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Cardinals 6, Seahawks 6

The Cardinals and the Seahawks battled to a 6-6 tie tonight on SNF.  The Cardinals fall to 3-3-1 on the season.  Nobody seemed to want to win this one.  The Cardinals certainly had their chances, one miscue after another really doomed their chances though.  I just don't see that killer instinct in the Cardinals that I saw last year.  I think with all their fine tuning they may have killed some of the camaraderie they had developed last year.

Observations:

Eagles 21, Vikings 10

The Vikings lost their first game of the season today 21-10 to the Eagles in Philadelphia.  The Vikings fall to 5-1 on the season with this loss.  It was a stinker of a game for the Vikings, they came out really flat, their OL was just dreadful, Sam Bradford struggled and they finally lost the turnover battle.  The defense played well enough to win, they can't do it all on their own though.  I really hope that their injury depleted and ineffective offensive line doesn't doom them moving forward.

Observations:

SNL on Debate 3

More funny stuff from Saturday Night Live.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Washington State 37, Arizona State 32

The Sun Devils fell to Washington State 37-32 tonight in Tempe.  Arizona State falls to 5-3 on the season with this loss.  Considering all of their injuries, ASU kept this game closer than I thought they would.  The lack of any sort of consistent QB play was just too much to overcome though.  They did show lots of heart though and kept battling so that's a positive.  I predict they limp through their remaining schedule.

Observations:

Minnesota 34, Rutgers 32

The Gophers knocked off Rutgers 34-32 today in Minneapolis.  Minnesota improves to 5-2 on the season with this win.  It certainly wasn't an impressive win considering the opponent though.  Even though they are 5-2 there are some red flags developing in the Claeys era.  They blew a 21-3 lead and only won on a late FG.  They just seemed flat today, the offense was very predictable and inconsistent once again and the defense gave up way too many big plays.  Color me less than impressed with their performance today.  The Gophers are a very frustrating team to watch.

Observations:

YES on Arizona Prop 205

This commercial has a pretty effective message.  Let's get this done people.

Friday, October 21, 2016

All Arizona NFL Football team

How about this team?  All have some connection to Arizona via college or high school.

OFFENSE:
QB-Ryan Fitzpatrick-New York Jets
QB-Brock Osweiler-Houston Texans
QB-Nick Foles-Kansas City Chiefs
QB-Brett Hundley-Green Bay Packers
RB-Ka'Deem Carey-Chicago Bears
RB-D.J. Foster-New England Patriots
RB-Paul Perkins-New York Giants
WR-Jaelen Strong-Houston Texans
WR-Markus Wheaton-Pittsburgh Steelers
WR-Cayleb Jones-Philadelphia Eagles
WR-Rashad Ross-Washington Redskins
TE-Rob Gronkowski-New England Patriots
OC-J.J. Jansen-Carolina Panthers
OG-Richie Incognito-Buffalo Bills
OG-Shawn Lauvao-Washington Redskins
OG-Andrus Peat-New Orleans Saints
OG-Christian Westerman-Cincinnati Bengals
OT-Taylor Lewan-Tennessee Titans
OT-Alex Lewis-Baltimore Ravens

DEFENSE:
DE-Everson Griffen-Minnesota Vikings
DE-Terrell Suggs-Baltimore Ravens
DE-Lawrence Guy-Baltimore Ravens
DE-Cameron Jordan-New Orleans Saints
DE-Dion Jordan-Miami Dolphins
DE-Trent Murphy-Washington Redskins
DE-Brooks Reed-Atlanta Falcons
DT-Will Sutton-Chicago Bears
DT-Marcus Hardison-Cincinnati Bengals
DT-Earl Mitchell-Miami Dolphins
LB-Vontaze Burfict-Cincinnati Bengals
LB-Marquis Flowers-Cincinnati Bengals
LB-Kyler Fackrell-Green Bay Packers
LB-Devon Kennard-New York Giants
LB-Blake Martinez-Green Bay Packers
LB-Scoobey Wright-Cleveland Browns
CB-Prince Amukamara-Jacksonville Jaguars
CB-Damarious Randall-Green Bay Packers
SS-Robert Golden-Pittsburgh Steelers
SS-Will Parks-Denver Broncos
DB-Trevin Wade-New York Giants

SPECIAL TEAMS:
K-Nick Folk-New York Jets
P-Jeff Locke-Minnesota Vikings
LS-Nick Sundberg-Washington Redskins
LS-Jon Weeks-Houston Texans

Thursday, October 20, 2016

John Oliver on Third Parties

Once again, a Brit is the voice of reason this American electoral season.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

TPSG AZ General Election Endorsements

President of the United States - Hillary Clinton

U.S.  Senate - Ann Kirkpatrick

U.S. Congressional District 9 - Kyrsten Sinema
I'm going to hold my nose and vote for Sinema in this one.  She's become a bit of a blue dog but I guess it beats having another Republican in congress.  Just barely though.  I just wish someone had primaried her.

State Senate District 24 - Katie Hobbs

State Representative District 24 - Lela Alston & Ken Clark

Arizona Corporate Commission - Bob Burns, William Mundell & Tom Chabin
The Corporate Commission definitely deserves a housecleaning, these three would be a nice start.

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors - Steve Chucri
The only Republican I'm voting for this year, he's running un-opposed though.  He's deserving of a vote just for putting himself out there and wanting to make a difference.

Maricopa County Assessor - Paul Peterson

Maricopa County Attorney - Diego Rodriguez
I'm no fan of his opponent Bill Montgomery.  This is no spot for an ideologue.

Maricopa County Recorder - Adrian Fontes
The County Recorder office under Helen Purcell seems to provide us with one blunder after another, it's time for some fresh blood.

Maricopa County School Superintendent - Michelle Robertson

Maricopa County Sheriff - Paul Penzone
Sheriff Joe Apraio is not deserving of another term, he has flaunted the law, targeting his enemies and cost the county tens of millions of dollars.  Time to go Joe.

Maricopa County Treasurer - Joe Downs

Central Arizona Water Conservation District - Alexandra Arboleda, Ben Graff, Rick Heumann, Jim Holway & Mark Lewis

Maricopa County Community College At Large - Linda Thor

Scottsdale Mayor - Jim Lane
Jim Lane has done nothing to anger me, I'm fine with him staying in office.  I'm also not a fan of his opponent Bob Littlefield, he come across as an old curmudgeon who is opposed to any and every type of progress.

Scottsdale City Council - Suzanne Klapp, Virginia Korte & Guy Phillips

Scottsdale Prop 490 - YES

Scottsdale Unified School  Schools - YES on Question 1, YES on Question 2

YES to retaining all judges with the exception of Jo Lynn Gentry

Proposition 205 - Marijuana Legalization - YES
It's time for a different approach to marijuana, we are wasting too much time, effort and money in the misdirected effort to criminalize it.  It's safer than alcohol, it's better than opiods, it floods our criminal justice system, it's all so unnecessary.  It's time to follow the lead of Colorado and Oregon and several other states and legalize and regulate it,

Proposition 206 - Increasing the Minimum Wage - YES
It's time to build an economy from the middle out.  Put money in people's pocket and they will be bound to spend it.  Keep their salaries low and they not only have no money to spend but they also need to depend upon public assistance to get by.  Seriously, what approach sounds better?

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Monday, October 17, 2016

Cardinals 28, Jets 3

The Cardinals knocked off the Jets 28-3 tonight on MNF.   The Cardinals climb back to .500 with this win, they are now sitting at 3-3 on the season.  With 10 games still remaining on the schedule the Cardinals have put themselves back in a position to make a playoff run.  That's got to make a lot teams worried because when they are on their game not many teams are going to beat them.  Nice win Cardinals, keep it rolling!

Observations:

SNL on Debate 2

Funny stuff from Saturday Night Live.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

TPSG Endorses Ann Kirkpatrick

The time has come for Arizona to shed it's red label, one way to do so is to rid the state of John McCain.  The Perpetually Single Guy thus officially endorses Ann Kirkpatrick for the U.S. Senate.
Ann Kirkpatrick is a University of Arizona grad, a former lawyer, a former Arizona state House Representative, and the current U.S. House Representative from Arizona's 1st District, she's highly educated and has a history of public service, she's well qualified to hold Arizona's U.S. Senate seat.  While her recent debate performance IMO was less than stellar (she left a lot on the table), I still agree with most of her stances on the issues and would love to see her in the U.S. Senate, especially considering it would mean toppling John McCain from his pedestal. 
John McCain on the other hand?  There was a time that I respected him, I liked his maverick approach to government, I even voted for him, and I never vote for Republicans.  Then he ran for President, and the maverick died.  In order to appease the far right wing base he had to adopt all of their crazy wingnut policies whether he agreed with them or not, he then inflicted Sarah Palin on the world.  Then he lost and became a bitter old man bent on destroying Barack Obama's Presidency so that he could tell the world "I told you so".   His approach to foreign policy is dangerous and deserving of further scrutiny.  His comments on Obamacare are misleading.  He's just plain wrong about so many things it's hard to keep track.  He has also been one of the chief obstructionists in congress over the past 8 years and I for one have no interest in rewarding him for that.  John McCain has been in the Senate long enough, it's time for him to go. 

Bill Maher on Undecided Voters

I'm glad someone is calling out the undecided voters.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Colorado 40, Arizona State 16

The Sun Devils fell to Colorado 40-16 tonight in Boulder.  Arizona State falls to 5-2 on the season with this loss.  Arizona State has been winning with smoke and mirrors for the most part this season, this game shouldn't have really surprised anyone, the better team clearly won tonight.  The Sun Devils really are who we thought they were, a young team with an inexperienced QB that struggles on the road.  On the bright side, lots of young guys are getting playing time and that should help the program moving forward.

Observations: