A truly wild story came out about Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor today. After coming out and warming up for their game on Sunday against the Chiefs, Taylor did not start the game. Rookie Justin Herbert made his NFL debut against the defending Super Bowl champions. This absence was simply not explained, only with the Chargers releasing an injury report stating Taylor had a chest injury.
Well…today we found out exactly what went down:
The Chargers’ team doctor accidentally punctured his own quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s lung just before kickoff Sunday while trying to administer a pain-killing injection to the quarterback’s cracked ribs, league and team sources told ESPN.
This is point blank ridiculous. A real stab in the heart. How does this team doctor implant himself into the Chargers staff, insert his medical “skills,” and almost kill the team’s starting quarterback?!
This doctor seems like a real prick. He needled his way into the position, had his shot, and administered a total screw up into Taylor’s lung. His forced administration of medical malfeasance can not stand, the team must interject.
A real skin crawling, forced issue for the Chargers and NFL. I truly hope this issue isn’t pushed aside, and that it causes all of us to shoot up and realize the importance of legitimate medical professionals to ensure the safety of our athletes. Feel better, Tyrod, and don’t be afraid to inject yourself into righting this wrong.
Wow…what a week in sports. Let’s dive into it with this week’s Sunday State of Mind.
Hate to say it, but you already know Your new US Open Champion, Bryson DeChambeau Took the trophy home today at Winged Foot He may be a dork, but can’t argue with his output
Huge injuries came in the NFL McCaffrey and Saquon, dammit to hell McCaffrey may be OK, but the Giants fear That Saquon will be done for the year
Justin Verlander announced that he is gone The old righty said he needs Tommy John Three no hitters, two Cy Youngs and a World Series ring In the world of pitching, Verlander was a king
The Miami Heat continue to cause trouble They’re the biggest story of the NBA bubble Two wins away from the NBA Finals Winning with defense and ball movement, old school like vinyl
The big 100! You’re a centenarian, NFL. You’ve lived through it all; world wars, the moon landing, even the 2012 Mayan calendar panic. You’ve also done an admiral job handling your league with social unrest and the pandemic that has ravaged 2020.
For such a big birthday, a present or two should be in order, right? For a league that makes around $16 billion dollars a year, you can’t really throw a $50 bill in a card and call it a day. A new pair of socks is out of the question, since the league is oddly obsessed with particulars when it comes to that specific piece of gear.
So what do you get someone who has everything? We’ve got some ideas.
Two Game Preseason
Listen, I know the preseason is important. Guys get their chance to shine (I see you Victor Cruz), you get some live action to further install your playbook, and for the real degenerates out there (I would never) it’s your first taste of NFL betting for the year.
But do we need four games? You’ve got injury concerns, boring games, and by the fourth week, everyone’s simply ready for regular season Week One.
I would even accept three games, preferably two, to get my preseason fix. Trim the preseason fat NFL, we’ll all be better off.
A New Way to Challenge Plays
As we all know, each team gets two challenges per game, with a third awarded if the first two are successful.
There has to be a better way for coaches to initiate this process.
We all love Andy Reid, but do we want to be enjoying our game knowing he has a sweaty handkerchief stuffed only God knows where on his body at all times?
I propose a buzzer, or even a simple yell over to the referee about challenging a play. Get it done, NFL.
Monday Night Football Double Headers
Last week, as with the past few year’s Week One NFL slates, we got two Monday Night Football games. We saw a Steelers win over the Giants in the opener, and the Titans beat the Broncos in game two of the night.
So…why aren’t we always doing this? We got football starting at 6PM here in Central Standard Time, that didn’t end until well past midnight.
The theme song of my argument here is the late 90’s country hit “Too Much Fun” by Daryle Singletary. Too much fun, what’s that mean? It’s like too much money, there’s no such thing.
Happy birthday again, NFL. We hope you enjoy your day. We have given you the precious gift of our brain power to improve what is already quite an entertaining product. Now, let’s enjoy the product NFL has so graciously given us on their birthday, which somehow is the Browns vs. Bengals tonight.
Tonight’s the night, folks. The hit show Dancing With the Stars returns at 7PM CST on ABC. The dancing competition that takes mostly C to D-list celebrities, stuffs them into dresses and leotards, and parades them out for our entertainment will get its 29th season underway with a slew of entertainers, singers, and most importantly, athletes.
DWTS has a long history of having athletes on the show, and they’ve been extremely successful. Starting in Season One with Evander Holyfield and this season with Vernon Davis, Charles Oakley, and Johnny Weir, sports stars have had their time to shine on the dance floor. The show even had an “Athletes Only” edition during the 26th season of the show.
Plenty of Mirrorball Trophy winners in the athletic field, so let’s look back at the storied history of this television franchise.
The former Dallas Cowboys running back took home the Mirrorball trophy against a stacked field of Jerry Springer, Mario Lopez, and Joey Lawrence. Tucker Carlson was the first dancer eliminated.
I feel like Apolo Anton Ohno was on my Wheaties boxes annually during my formative years. He won Season Four against the likes of Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Fatone, and Clyde Drexler.
One of Indy Cars Series’ best, Hélío Castroneves took the checkered flag in Season Five. Other competitors in Hélío’s season were Wayne Newton, Mark Cuban, and Marie Osmond.
Yamaguchi completed the fourth straight season of an athlete winning DWTS when she was victorious in Season Six. The Olympic figure skater beat out a star studded cast that included Penn Jillette, Steve Guttenberg, and Adam Corolla.
One of the many Olympic heroes to grace our list, Shawn Johnson tumbled and flipped her way to victory in Season Eight. Johnson took the crown over Denise Richards, Steve O, and Lil Kim. Johnson also finished in second place during the Season 15 “All-Stars” competition.
Two years after winning his second Super Bowl in 2009, Ward took home some more hardware in Season 12. Hines held off the likes of Wendy Williams, Ralph Macchio, and Kirstie Alley.
Another Olympic athlete, another DWTS winner. Laurie Hernandez took the top spot in Season 23 while fighting off tough competition from Rick Perry, Vanilla Ice, and Amber Rose.
Rashad Jennings may have ended up a better dancer than running back. He won Season 24 against Chris Kattan, Charo, and Mr. T, amongst other high-powered celebrities.
This one might be the most impressive of them all. Adam Rippon Season 24, which was all athletes. His win marked the 10th win for athletes out of 24 seasons at the time. The Season 24 field consisted of, amongst others, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jennie Finch, and Josh Norman.
Plenty of Dancing With the Stars seasons, plenty of athletes taking home Mirrorball Trophies. For a competition in which hundreds of participants have vied for the top spot, former players and Olympians have reigned supreme approximately 36% of the time. Maybe the executives over at ABC should consider a non-athlete season due to the sheer dominance we’ve seen every the lifespan of the show.
Football. Is. Back. Enjoy this week’s SSM dedicated solely to the NFL’s return.
Texans and Chiefs, Thursday night Football is back, no need to fright Patrick Mahomes picked up right where he left off So happy to see the NFL kickoff
Bears and Lions, Matt and Mitch Football’s back, our scratch is itched Three fourth quarter Trubisky touchdowns Bears fans quickly changed to smiles from frowns
Seahawks and Falcons, offensive show Both teams came out and let us know Both teams are fine wines, and popped their corks Russell Wilson won it, and is still a dork
Jets and Bills, breaking news Jets fans better start chugging their booze Brand new season, but same results Unfortunate roster, full of football dolts
Packers and Vikings, guess who’s back Aaron Rodgers came on in a full blown attack Dalvin Cook, first game after signing a new deal Low scrimmage yards but two scores, guy’s the real deal
Dolphins and Patriots, no more TB12 But Cam Newton’s talents, did New England delve Fins didn’t look great, have to knock off some grime Sooner rather than later, it will be Tua time
Eagles and Washington, the football team Philly started out hot, it seemed like a dream But Washington came back and got the win Eagles not made of metal, seem more like tin
Raiders and Panthers, down in Charlotte High scoring game, offenses moving a bit Raiders got a tough win on the road Three tuddys for Josh Jacobs, guy was ready to explode
Colts and Jags, AFC South Jacksonville came out and hit the Colts in the mouth Only one incompletion for Gardner Minshew Tough L for Phil Rivers, his first game in Colts blue
Browns and Ravens, the MVP Lamar Looks like he’ll take Baltimore, again pretty far Baltimore said let’s go out and wreck ‘em The end of a shitty week for Odell Beckham
Chargers and Bengals, Joe Burrow time First over all pick, he looked just fine Chargers won though, lead by Tyrod Taylor Plenty of future Burrow wins, guy’s not a failure
Cardinals and 49ers, battle in the Bay DeAndre Hopkins came to play Fourteen catches, 150+ yards Great week one road win for the Arizona Cards
Buccaneers and Saints, Brady and Brees Two future Hall of Famers, yes please The Saints won at home this time around Tom and Drew, round two, week eight, how’s that sound?
Cowboys and Rams on Sunday night The end of a great Sunday, it just felt right New stadium for LA and they started with a win No more Sundays without football, it felt like a sin
Steelers and Giants, Titans and Broncos Two games on Monday night, anything goes These games haven’t happened yet, so here’s a preview There’s nothing better, than a NFL season anew
In today’s “embrace debate” culture we live in, there’s hardly anything we can all universally agree on. One of those few things is this: Patrick Mahomes is good at football. Can we agree?
In his first two seasons in the NFL, he’s racked up an regular season MVP and and a Super Bowl win (while also being the Super Bowl MVP). He parlayed that into a nice little contract for half a billion dollars. Not too bad for a 24 year old.
Let’s look at the numbers from Mahomes two full seasons at Texas Tech (per Sports Reference):
Now, let’s check out his first two years as the starting QB for the Chiefs (per Sports Reference):
So, we’re looking at 163 touchdowns, 47 interceptions, and over 20,664 yards in the previous FOUR seasons. For all of you math majors out there, this is what we’re looking at average-wise for Patty Mahomes:
TD: 41 INT: 12 YDs: 5,166
Final chart here, let’s get an idea of the average season for an NFL quarterback the past 10 years (per Pro Football Reference):
You’re reading that right, Patrick Mahomes’ average season the past four season is 15 touchdowns, 1 INT, and 1265 yards better than the highest (by average) NFL season in the past 10 years. Simply mind blowing.
Therefore, with all of the aformentioned research and analytics; we are here to say…Patrick Mahomes is good at football.
Odell Beckham Jr. had a terrible, and if true, incredibly personal story leaked about him today.
I am disgusted. So disgusted, I can’t even muster up a response.
This story stinks. For someone to push something out there so vile is something I do not want to see. Some people have this man ranked as high as the number two wide receiver in the NFL, and he gets this treatment? It’s totally asinine.
One of the best Browns has had a log dropped on him out of nowhere, and if I were him, I would be quite grumpy. With the season kicking off this weekend, I’m sure OBJ is just trying to pinch off any distractions; and here comes these wild allegations, putting a total skid to any focus he had going on a tough Ravens defense that he’ll be feeling pressure from this weekend. All of this shit-stirring blew up simply because someone got diarrhea of the mouth on a podcast.
I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Odell. You do not deserve this shitty treatment, my friend. I hope you throw a deuce to all of this off field crap, grab a seat, take a deep breath and squeeze this season for all it’s worth. If OBJ can do that, I have no doubt that we will all be witnesses to this man taking the Browns to the Super Bowl.
Happy Labor Day Weekend! Enjoy this holiday weekend SSM.
The sometimes awful world of social media This week gained a baseball encyclopedia That’s right folks, the GOAT, Vin Scully has decided to join Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, excited for Vin to get going
Deshaun Watson, Texans quarterback, got his big contract extension Four years, $160 million, no need for any pension Watson’s not only a good quarterback, but a good man This, this, and this, consider me a fan
This weekend we had a small dose of college football Admittedly weak slate, biggest team playing was Marshall Still good to see some shoulder pads popping Hopefully the college football season won’t be stopping
This song still slaps to this day. You can’t sit there and tell me when that indistinguishable *duh duhduhduhDUHduh* comes on, you don’t start to bob your head like you’re in the music video with Ms. Demeanor. Such a smooth beat, and, as always, Missy kills it with the lyrics. This was one of my favorite songs back when it came out, and still is one of my favorite songs of the aughts today.
Music Video
At the outset of the video, Missy gives us a warning of what we’re about to witness, when she simply says “headbanger.” From here, we know we’re in for a wild ride. We’re basically set here in a sewer/underground world throughout the video, with wildly painted/costumed inhabitants (freaks, if you will) of the strange and vivid world Missy is spending this four or so minutes in.
We get some classic early 2000’s CGI around the 1:18 mark, when Ms. Demeanor’s neck wildly and unnaturally extends while asking “is that cho chick?!” The video was also chalked-full of early aughts hip hop royalty cameos: Ja Rule, Timbaland, Ludacris, Eve, LL Cool J, Nate Dawg, and Busta Rhymes.
Best Lyric
“Ain’t no stoppin’ me, copy written so don’t copy me Y’all do it sloppily and y’all can’t come close to me“
Missy just throwing the gauntlet down here, as only she could. The lyrics really were the truth too. She was/has been so much different than other artists. She has seemingly done things her own way and carved out her own path; lyrically, stylistically, however you want to look at it. These few lines really drive that point home.
Worst Lyric
“Quiet! (Shhh) Hush your mouth, silence when I spit it out (Hah-choo!) In your face, open your mouth, give you a taste“
This is just foul. Count me 100% out here. I didn’t want to bring light to it above, but the visuals during this lyric in the music video is also pretty graphic. I know the onus is on the lyricists to paint a picture with their words but…c’mon Missy, a little strong here.
Rating
Missy killed it with this one back in 2001. In my non-expert opinion, she is still killing it with this one in 2020. Silky rhythm, lyrics flow really well, and a music video, while an interesting concept, paired well with both. Count this one as a winner, folks.
Happy Sunday evening, all. Please enjoy this late night version of SSM.
Boycotts and protests, all over sports NBA, MLB, NHL, demonstrations of all sorts Athletes taking a social lead No way you haven’t seen it, all over social media feeds
Alex Smith, the comeback is here Did a full team practice, in half-padded gear Any good news for the Washington Football Team The owner, Dan Snyder, a piece of shit it seems
The MLB hot stove is totally back! Baseball trades are here, good players and hacks Jose Martinez, Mitch Moreland, and Tommy La Stella All have new homes, big moves for these fellas
The NBA Playoffs are moving along Celtics took it to the Raptors, beat them like a gong The Lakers, Clippers, and Bucks, have all advanced The quality of remaining teams has highly enhanced
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