Week 17 Rants - Or ‘Oh My, Charger_Girl Has a Really Big Mouth’ (yeah, yeah, I know.)

Posted by Charger_Girl

December 30, 2007 |

You know you love these posts…if not, why are you reading them?

So, as I’m watching Drayton Florence draw a pass interference penalty early in the Chargers/Raiders game after not bothering to look for the ball (something Quentin Jammer used to do too often but has since improved) which allowed the Raiders to score, I became understandably angry and thought you would all enjoy another edition of Charger_Girl’s rants.

Let’s begin with the New England Patriots. They managed, once again, to pull a comeback win out of their collective arses. Hmmm, that’s what? Four in a row now? Too suspicious if you ask me. I guess when Bill Belicheat, er Belichick and Robert Kraft decided to sell their souls to the devil, an undefeated season was the best they could come up with. At least they’ll be buddies in the afterlife. I’m beginning to think hell has an entire wing for NFL players, coaches, and officials. And it’s probably named after Robert Kraft too. So they are 16-0. Whoop de doo. I would love to see them lose their first playoff game to probably either Pittsburgh or Jacksonville; and you know, I firmly believe the Jaguars can do it.

In my perfect world, the Jaguars would come to San Diego for the AFC Championship Game; however, I wouldn’t mind beating the Patsies, er Patriots, in Foxboro. Revenge can be very, very sweet.

Turning my ranting elsewhere, I’d like to bash bandwagon Patriot fans. I’m sorry, but the fact is that your beloved team was actually CAUGHT CHEATING. That means everything they have ever done, to me anyway, will have a huge black mark next to it. If you fans enjoy being affiliated with that sort of thing, maybe you can rent a bed in the Robert Kraft Hell Wing yourselves (hmm, maybe I ought to contact Matt Stone and Trey Parker for a future South Park episode.) I, on the other hand, have absolutely no respect for them, and if losing builds character, then Chargers fans have a TON of character. This is not to disparage true Patriots fans, however, who suffered when the team sucked, circa pre 2001.

OK, now a word (or two or 200) about Dan Dierdorf. This man has absolutely nothing of value to add to any game he calls. You’d think, with the amount of money he’s earned over his lifetime, he could have invested in a speech coach to get rid of his lisp. Very annoying to listen to. Maybe he and Bill Cowher can go together and get a discount. Now I’m not intending to be mean with regards to people with speech impediments, but if you are in the public and are required to speak for a living, then you should be able to speak properly. Am I right?

Anyway, I have emailed CBS Sports MANY times regarding Dierdorf’s early retirement, but nobody has contacted me. Figures, I suppose. And why is it he seems to always call Chargers games? It’s obvious he has no respect for them as a team, and as a Chargers fan, I take offense that CBS forces us to listen to his pointless, mindless drivel week after week after week. The guy was a decent player in his career, but a good player does not equate to a decent commentator (are you listening Troy Aikman?) Now John Madden offers some obvious Alzheimer’s-induced statements; however, he actually can string together a few intelligent sentences every now and then.

Oh great, Rivers tripped and effectively sacked himself deep in their own territory. Hmmmm, maybe I ought to take a Valium and stop writing for now.

By the way, I will be at the Wildcard Game in San Diego next weekend (woo hoo!), so you’ll all get an early pre-game report, followed by oodles of fun stuff after I return. Well if they win. If not, stay tuned for another fun week of ranting. Actually more like another 8 months of ranting. I’m still not over the playoff loss last season.