Hi Folks,
We do a lot of really insightful, thoughtful and serious features here at Footballguys with some very smart people thinking deeply for you. This is not one of those features.
This is Random Shots and it’s a few pages of me downloading my goofy and dysfunctional mental hard drive that gets stuffed with way too many random items from too many hours watching, reading about and listening to football every weekend and throughout the week. It's the only way I keep relatively sane. Here's hoping it has a tiny bit of value for you.
We’ll see how it goes. Let’s get to it.
J
Robert Griffin III made Random Shots last year with the Eddie Murphy hat.
Kirk Cousins may be the quarterback these days but Griffin looks like he found a way to get on the field for the Giants game Sunday.
You remember of course a few weeks ago when Cousins had some words for his doubters after leading Washington back for a 4th quarter win. Click the picture or click here to see the video.
Then, because this is America, they made a T-shirt.
But after the win over the Giants Sunday, this guy took things to the next level.
Thankfully it was against the Giants. God forbid this poor guy would have enough to drink that he'd try this after an Eagles or Raiders game. The Bills come to town December 20. That just might do the trick...
Cam Newton is almost unfair. From ESPN.
Thanks to Footballguy Thomas Gore for that one.
Interesting. I don’t see nearly as many people making fun of Jim Bob Cooter’s name these days.
Does it feel like there are a lot more Oklahoma fans than normal? It's not just you...
Another college note. Lee Corso is that elderly lovable grandfather that it's time to take the keys from.
Click here for video fun.
Cleveland Fans - God Bless You Guys. When I hear Patriots / Packers / Steeler fans complain I always want to tell them try pulling for the Browns for a few years and then get back to me.
This picture sums it up.
Sticking with the Peanuts theme, Odell Beckham Jr kept the cleats game strong with Charlie Brown and Snoopy kicks in warmups Sunday. Complete with buckles.
Thanks to Will Brinson for that one.
And hang in there Cleveland Fans. You still have this going for you.
Random Video - Metallica From Inside The Guitar. Click here to see the video.
As usual though, there's more to the story. It's really more about the cameras used in smart phones and how they capture video. But still pretty cool.
And a sweet song.
It's been a tough year for injuries. Even the coaches are hurt. Jacksonville wide receiver coach Jerry Sullivan "probable" here...
Zach Hocker was out of the league last Friday. On Sunday he was the kicker for the St. Louis Rams.
Hocker was selected in the 7th round of the 2014 draft and received this welcome in Washington he dubbed the "Horizontal Mohawk"
Here's a "Good Deed" story from the Chicago Tribune. Bears tackle Kyle Long lost his wallet. A sanitation worker found the wallet, returned it to Kyle and wound up scoring tickets to the Bears - 49ers game Sunday. As Long said, "BOOM".
Thanks to Footballguy Matt Cox for that one.
University of Georgia coach Mark Richt was fired last week.
Peter King had a good picture of the difference between college and pro coaching expectations.
There aren't any Louisana-Monroe's on the schedule for the NFL. On the other hand, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and Auburn aren't cakewalks. Just an observation.
I'm with SBNation.com. Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles set his awareness rating to zero for Sunday's game and could not stop running past the line of scrimmage and throwing passes. Twice. And we're not talking by a few inches here. And on both sides of the field.
Some guys can't throw the deep out. Some guys struggle with the touch passes. Bortles has no idea where the line of scrimmage is. Some things just are what they are.
Tom Brady's Facebook page featured this image Sunday morning.
At 1:58 AM Monday morning, the Broncos had their rebuttal on the Denver Facebook page.
One more for Brady as these don't seem like they'll ever die.
And just to be clear. New England is still the odds on favorite to win the Super Bowl.
I'm not opposed to Andy Dalton throwing up a "50-50" ball in the endzone. I just like my chances more with A.J. Green than I do rookie offensive tackle Jake Fisher. It's nice that he's 6' 6". But he's 3 bills plus. Click here for the video.
Speaking of A.J. Green, I'm no defensive coordinator. But I'm thinking covering 18 is probably a good idea.
Note to Tevin Coleman. With a short window to show the things you can do, fumbling is not one of them.
Click here for the video. And to be fair, that's a nice play from Anthony Barr.
Rex Ryan may not be the greatest coach. But I love the guy.
Houston's J.J. Watt told a story this week about Ryan from the 2011 Combine when Watt was entering the league. From ESPN.com:
College Basketball Note.
The best part of the Monmouth team is their bench. Click here for the celebration goofiness.
I feel like this should be a penalty or something on Adrian Peterson. That's just nasty.
This week's Who He Looks Like goes to Jim Tomsula.
Catch.
Or No Catch.
Both. Click here for video.
The sign in the stadium says "HOME OF THE FAITHFUL".
I'm with Ron.
Odell Beckham Jr. is one of my favorite receivers. He's easily one of the best in the game. But my new favorite thing on Sundays is when he makes a great NFL Quality WR catch, people completely lose their minds.
No doubt, this is a highlight reel catch.
But to watch people react, you'd think they'd never seen a diving catch before. Receivers today are faster and more athletic than ever before. Plus, the bar's been raised as to what's possible and expected for catching the ball. And let's be honest, nobody wants to talk about it but the receiving gloves today are ridiculously sticky.
We have high school players pulling down crazy receptions. Click here to see the catch.
RIP The Whip. Click here for the video.
You go, Pete Carroll.
Is it just me or does it feel like Johnny Manziel to Dallas is inevitable? With Jerry Jones doing the Mr. Burns "Excellent".
Never shy about talking, Jones went on this ramble Monday to the Dallas Morning News.
Click here to San Francisco's Tramaine Brock prove once again defensive backs would be wide receivers if they could catch...
God Bless Carson Palmer.
DeAndre Hopkins, you're ridiculous.
I'm with the SportsComedy guys. Here's an exclusive look at the NFL Replay offices every time a call is reviewed. Click here for the video and make sure the sound is on the upper left.
You know you've made it when your left foot has it's own TV Graphic.
Yup.
Johnny Football Shot Glasses?
If that's a real thing and that's a legit NFL and NFLPA endorsement, I'd say the process needs some evaluation...
Note to FOX: More Goose. Click here for the video.
The Cauldron had some fun pictures and made up captions this week. Two of my favorites.
Brady: “I hate to see you like this.”
Manning: “Yeah, we all get old, I guess.”
Brady: “No, I mean wearing a pair of sneakers in this cold weather when your feet could be warm and snug in some fuzzy Ugg boots.”
Manning: “I hate that friggin’ guy.”
Maybe it's just me but I noticed more guys helping players from the other team up off the ground Sunday.
and
Maybe it's the Holiday Spirit.
Wrapping this one with a couple of incredible people. I had the good fortune of hearing Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray speak not long ago. Justin and Patrick are life long best friends and have a great story. Justin suffers from a progressive neurological disorder that's taken away the use of his legs and hands. His outlook on life combined with Patrick's friendship makes for an amazing story as they set out on a crazy adventure. Click here to see the four and half minute video on what they accomplished.
Your story probably isn't as wild as Justin and Patrick's. And that's ok. Make it the best story you can.
That'll do it for this week, Folks. Thanks to Footballguys Doug Drinen, Clayton Gray, Keith Overton, Thomas Gore, Matt Cox and Russell Clement for the help on this one. If you've got a Random Shot of your own, shoot me an e-mail at bryant@footballguys.com.
Thanks for playing along. I hope you make the most of whatever you're doing in your life. Love your neighbor and stick together.
Peace and Grace to you.
We do a lot of really insightful, thoughtful and serious features here at Footballguys with some very smart people thinking deeply for you. This is not one of those features.
This is Random Shots and it’s a few pages of me downloading my goofy and dysfunctional mental hard drive that gets stuffed with way too many random items from too many hours watching, reading about and listening to football every weekend and throughout the week. It's the only way I keep relatively sane. Here's hoping it has a tiny bit of value for you.
We’ll see how it goes. Let’s get to it.
J
Robert Griffin III made Random Shots last year with the Eddie Murphy hat.
Kirk Cousins may be the quarterback these days but Griffin looks like he found a way to get on the field for the Giants game Sunday.
You remember of course a few weeks ago when Cousins had some words for his doubters after leading Washington back for a 4th quarter win. Click the picture or click here to see the video.
Then, because this is America, they made a T-shirt.
But after the win over the Giants Sunday, this guy took things to the next level.
Thankfully it was against the Giants. God forbid this poor guy would have enough to drink that he'd try this after an Eagles or Raiders game. The Bills come to town December 20. That just might do the trick...
Cam Newton is almost unfair. From ESPN.
Thanks to Footballguy Thomas Gore for that one.
Interesting. I don’t see nearly as many people making fun of Jim Bob Cooter’s name these days.
Does it feel like there are a lot more Oklahoma fans than normal? It's not just you...
Another college note. Lee Corso is that elderly lovable grandfather that it's time to take the keys from.
Click here for video fun.
Cleveland Fans - God Bless You Guys. When I hear Patriots / Packers / Steeler fans complain I always want to tell them try pulling for the Browns for a few years and then get back to me.
This picture sums it up.
Sticking with the Peanuts theme, Odell Beckham Jr kept the cleats game strong with Charlie Brown and Snoopy kicks in warmups Sunday. Complete with buckles.
Thanks to Will Brinson for that one.
And hang in there Cleveland Fans. You still have this going for you.
Random Video - Metallica From Inside The Guitar. Click here to see the video.
As usual though, there's more to the story. It's really more about the cameras used in smart phones and how they capture video. But still pretty cool.
And a sweet song.
It's been a tough year for injuries. Even the coaches are hurt. Jacksonville wide receiver coach Jerry Sullivan "probable" here...
Zach Hocker was out of the league last Friday. On Sunday he was the kicker for the St. Louis Rams.
Hocker was selected in the 7th round of the 2014 draft and received this welcome in Washington he dubbed the "Horizontal Mohawk"
Here's a "Good Deed" story from the Chicago Tribune. Bears tackle Kyle Long lost his wallet. A sanitation worker found the wallet, returned it to Kyle and wound up scoring tickets to the Bears - 49ers game Sunday. As Long said, "BOOM".
Thanks to Footballguy Matt Cox for that one.
University of Georgia coach Mark Richt was fired last week.
Peter King had a good picture of the difference between college and pro coaching expectations.
There aren't any Louisana-Monroe's on the schedule for the NFL. On the other hand, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and Auburn aren't cakewalks. Just an observation.
I'm with SBNation.com. Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles set his awareness rating to zero for Sunday's game and could not stop running past the line of scrimmage and throwing passes. Twice. And we're not talking by a few inches here. And on both sides of the field.
Some guys can't throw the deep out. Some guys struggle with the touch passes. Bortles has no idea where the line of scrimmage is. Some things just are what they are.
Tom Brady's Facebook page featured this image Sunday morning.
At 1:58 AM Monday morning, the Broncos had their rebuttal on the Denver Facebook page.
One more for Brady as these don't seem like they'll ever die.
And just to be clear. New England is still the odds on favorite to win the Super Bowl.
I'm not opposed to Andy Dalton throwing up a "50-50" ball in the endzone. I just like my chances more with A.J. Green than I do rookie offensive tackle Jake Fisher. It's nice that he's 6' 6". But he's 3 bills plus. Click here for the video.
Speaking of A.J. Green, I'm no defensive coordinator. But I'm thinking covering 18 is probably a good idea.
Note to Tevin Coleman. With a short window to show the things you can do, fumbling is not one of them.
Click here for the video. And to be fair, that's a nice play from Anthony Barr.
Rex Ryan may not be the greatest coach. But I love the guy.
Houston's J.J. Watt told a story this week about Ryan from the 2011 Combine when Watt was entering the league. From ESPN.com:
"You do your meetings [at the combine] with all the teams, and you go around to every team," Watt said. "You never know where you're getting drafted. You don't know if you're a first-rounder, a second-rounder, whatever it is.
"I sat down there and he kind of real casually -- the whole thing was real casual -- and he just said, 'Hey, man, you're gonna be gone by the time we get to pick, so here's what we're gonna do: We're gonna put out a fake medical report that you have some sort of disease. I don't know what it is, whatever, we'll make it up. And you're gonna drop, but we'll pay you like you're up there [in the first round].
"So it was a funny little thing with Rex but something that I'll always remember about the combine. It was kind of a nice compliment to hear from an NFL coach when you're a college kid."
Watt, whom the Texans selected 11th overall, was flattered.
"I had no clue," he said. "You never truly know where you're gonna go in the draft process. But you hear a guy that's just been to the AFC Championship game say you're gonna be gone before you get to his pick, and thinks that highly of you that he wants you to be his pick, that was pretty cool."
That's the kind of thing that makes players love you and play their heart out."I sat down there and he kind of real casually -- the whole thing was real casual -- and he just said, 'Hey, man, you're gonna be gone by the time we get to pick, so here's what we're gonna do: We're gonna put out a fake medical report that you have some sort of disease. I don't know what it is, whatever, we'll make it up. And you're gonna drop, but we'll pay you like you're up there [in the first round].
"So it was a funny little thing with Rex but something that I'll always remember about the combine. It was kind of a nice compliment to hear from an NFL coach when you're a college kid."
Watt, whom the Texans selected 11th overall, was flattered.
"I had no clue," he said. "You never truly know where you're gonna go in the draft process. But you hear a guy that's just been to the AFC Championship game say you're gonna be gone before you get to his pick, and thinks that highly of you that he wants you to be his pick, that was pretty cool."
College Basketball Note.
The best part of the Monmouth team is their bench. Click here for the celebration goofiness.
I feel like this should be a penalty or something on Adrian Peterson. That's just nasty.
This week's Who He Looks Like goes to Jim Tomsula.
Catch.
Or No Catch.
Both. Click here for video.
The sign in the stadium says "HOME OF THE FAITHFUL".
I'm with Ron.
Odell Beckham Jr. is one of my favorite receivers. He's easily one of the best in the game. But my new favorite thing on Sundays is when he makes a great NFL Quality WR catch, people completely lose their minds.
No doubt, this is a highlight reel catch.
But to watch people react, you'd think they'd never seen a diving catch before. Receivers today are faster and more athletic than ever before. Plus, the bar's been raised as to what's possible and expected for catching the ball. And let's be honest, nobody wants to talk about it but the receiving gloves today are ridiculously sticky.
We have high school players pulling down crazy receptions. Click here to see the catch.
RIP The Whip. Click here for the video.
You go, Pete Carroll.
Is it just me or does it feel like Johnny Manziel to Dallas is inevitable? With Jerry Jones doing the Mr. Burns "Excellent".
Never shy about talking, Jones went on this ramble Monday to the Dallas Morning News.
"Do you remember two years ago when we sat there right to the last second on the clock with Manziel? My whole point is, there you are," Jones said. "That was the whole purpose of doing that. At that particular time, for a first-round pick, I thought that Romo had more time. And if we sat there and worked with Manziel for four or five years, now we all know what's happened.
"We know the off-the-field issues. But on our board, one of our top five or six picks dropped down to us and it was at the quarterback position, and I absolutely was a vote of one in that room to basically go there. And I understood why. I understood the risk that was involved. And we got a great player instead. But those are the circumstances that come up when you're thinking for the future. I was at that particular time, debating the value of him for the future as well as debating a backup."
Translation: "Johnny, C'mon home.""We know the off-the-field issues. But on our board, one of our top five or six picks dropped down to us and it was at the quarterback position, and I absolutely was a vote of one in that room to basically go there. And I understood why. I understood the risk that was involved. And we got a great player instead. But those are the circumstances that come up when you're thinking for the future. I was at that particular time, debating the value of him for the future as well as debating a backup."
Click here to San Francisco's Tramaine Brock prove once again defensive backs would be wide receivers if they could catch...
God Bless Carson Palmer.
DeAndre Hopkins, you're ridiculous.
I'm with the SportsComedy guys. Here's an exclusive look at the NFL Replay offices every time a call is reviewed. Click here for the video and make sure the sound is on the upper left.
You know you've made it when your left foot has it's own TV Graphic.
Yup.
Johnny Football Shot Glasses?
If that's a real thing and that's a legit NFL and NFLPA endorsement, I'd say the process needs some evaluation...
Note to FOX: More Goose. Click here for the video.
The Cauldron had some fun pictures and made up captions this week. Two of my favorites.
Brady: “I hate to see you like this.”
Manning: “Yeah, we all get old, I guess.”
Brady: “No, I mean wearing a pair of sneakers in this cold weather when your feet could be warm and snug in some fuzzy Ugg boots.”
Manning: “I hate that friggin’ guy.”
Maybe it's just me but I noticed more guys helping players from the other team up off the ground Sunday.
and
Maybe it's the Holiday Spirit.
Wrapping this one with a couple of incredible people. I had the good fortune of hearing Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray speak not long ago. Justin and Patrick are life long best friends and have a great story. Justin suffers from a progressive neurological disorder that's taken away the use of his legs and hands. His outlook on life combined with Patrick's friendship makes for an amazing story as they set out on a crazy adventure. Click here to see the four and half minute video on what they accomplished.
Your story probably isn't as wild as Justin and Patrick's. And that's ok. Make it the best story you can.
That'll do it for this week, Folks. Thanks to Footballguys Doug Drinen, Clayton Gray, Keith Overton, Thomas Gore, Matt Cox and Russell Clement for the help on this one. If you've got a Random Shot of your own, shoot me an e-mail at bryant@footballguys.com.
Thanks for playing along. I hope you make the most of whatever you're doing in your life. Love your neighbor and stick together.
Peace and Grace to you.
