Farewell Kenechi Udeze, You Will Always Be In Our Hearts

Here’s an article that I dedicate to the 26-year-old Kenechi Udeze. Kenechi fought to make his journy back to the NFL, but the battle against leukemia kept it short.

He’s a tough man that deserves everyone’s love and prayers.

I’ll start off with his career:

Udeze attended the University of Southern California, and was a three-year starter and helped his team to a 2004 Rose Bowl victory as a junior. He finished his college career with 135 tackles; 51 of them for a loss, 28 sacks; which was a school record, 14 forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one interception, five pass deflections, and two blocked kicks.

Then came the NFL 2004 Draft where Udeze was drafted by the Vikings out of USC in the first round with the 20th overall selection.

During his rookie season with the Vikings, he started 15 games and recorded 36 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble, and one pass deflected.

In 2005 Udeze was injured in the Vikings third game of the season with cartilage damage in his left knee, which kept him out the rest of the year. Udeze finished the season with three games started, five tackles, and one sack.

In 2006 he was once again the starter at left defensive end, playing 16 games, starting 15 and recorded 29 tackles and no sacks.

In 2007, again he played in all 16 games, with 15 starts, and had 47 tackles and five sacks.

On February 11, 2008, it was announced that Udeze was diagnosed by doctors with a form of lukemia. Udeze revealed that his leukemia was in a state of remission. Udeze would get a bone marrow transplant from his brother. He said at the time that he plans to play football again someday, but says health is his No. 1 priority for now.

Udeze returned to the Metrodome as an honorary captain for a game against the Green Bay Packers on November 9, 2008, again stating he would return. 

Then yesterday, Kenechi announced his retirement to a short and difficult career.

That was all the time young Kenechi Udeze had to his short career. It was sad to hear the news that he would have to retire.

Kenechi didn’t deserve this and hopefully won’t have a difficult life because of this. If there’s any way that he could receive help, it would be from us.

Always keep him in mind and in prayers. He needs all the help from everyone and I wish the best of luck to him.

I will always keep Kenechi in my heart and in my prayers everyday. I hope everyone will to.

Good luck and God bless you Kenechi. Enjoy life and always remember that your fans are here for you.

The Non Stop History Of The Brett Favre Saga [Humor]

I read an article from Norman Chad about the on going Brett Favre saga. I found it quite humorous, and I think you will to.

It’s about how reporters and Favre won’t give up. The news keeps coming and coming. Here’s the long history of reports we’ve been getting from day one.

• Favre tearfully announces his retirement at Green Bay press conference.

• Favre says a possible comeback is all “rumor.”

• Favre calls Packers coach Mike McCarthy and tells him he will stay retired.

• Favre sees NBC’s Peter King at Starbucks, buys him a grande caffe mocha and tells him he definitely is retiring.

• Favre wants to come to Packers training camp.

• Favre is traded to the New York Jets.

• Favre calls NBC’s Peter King during halftime of the Jets-Bills game and tells him he will retire at the end of the third quarter.

• Favre completes season with the Jets, then announces retirement again.

• Favre asks Jets to release him just in case he wants to sign with another team.

• Favre calls NBC’s Peter King and tells him he’s retiring for at least five days, maybe longer.

• Favre gets arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder while looking at carpet swatches for his pool room.

• Favre walks into CVS and buys Ben Gay.

• Scrambling for a parking spot at Home Depot, Favre throws his car up for grabs.

• ESPN’s Ed Werder reports Favre was rubbing his right arm while dining at Applebee’s in Clinton, Miss.

• Favre walks onto the set of “SportsCenter” and tells Neil Everett he can retire again that evening if they are having a slow news day.

• ESPN’s John Clayton reports Favre has six fingers on his right (throwing) hand and five fingers on his left (non-throwing) hand.

• ESPN’s Ed Werder reports Favre has five fingers on his right (throwing) hand and six fingers on his left (non-throwing) hand.

• Favre goes on HBO’s “Joe Buck Live” and shows he has five fingers on each hand, but says he hasn’t thrown a football in four months.

• ESPN’s John Clayton reports that Ed Werder was on the phone with Sal Paolantonio while he was leaving a voice mail for Favre.

• ESPN’s Chris Mortensen confirms Charles Lindbergh‘s baby has been kidnapped. Favre, house-hunting in Eden Prairie, runs into one of his errant passes from December ’03 Packers-at-Vikings game.

• Brett Favre’s Steakhouse in Green Bay changes its menu for the third time in 16 months.

• Favre switches from DirecTV to Dish TV.

• Favre, casting out for walleye in Little Sioux, Iowa, overthrows lake.

• Favre calls John Madden and tries to talk him out of retirement.

• Fox’s Jay Glazer reports Favre is lifting weights that Glazer gave him.

• NBC’s Peter King spills coffee on his notes from his most recent phone conversation with Favre.

• Favre tells a close friend he doesn’t think he wants to wear pants any more.

• Favre walks away from Wrangler, begins discreet talks with Dockers.

• At monthly Retirees Anonymous meeting, Favre aggravates arm injury exchanging playful punches with Sugar Ray Leonard.

• ESPN reports Favre is talking to the Dalai Lama about a consulting position.

• Favre practices Hamlet’s Act Three, Scene 1 soliloquy.

• Favre calls Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, asks operator if players can be inducted while still active.

• Favre fills out application for Greenpeace.

• Favre cancels life insurance, gambling he might live forever.

• Favre and wife Deanna discuss renewing vows, but he puts its off until shoulder is fully healed.

• Vikings officials watch Favre throw for 15 minutes at local high school.

• Vikings officials watch Favre parallel park for five minutes at local barbershop.

• Vikings officials watch Favre throw off the media for 45 minutes.

• Favre spurns Vikings, signs deal to split time between L.A. Galaxy and AC Milan.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/07/26/couch.slouch/

That is what we’re basically hearing 24-7 about Favre. This isn’t even close to the end.

I think that the whole thing is annoying and we should only hear one report and that is when he’s actually coming back.

But for more on Favre, ESPN will happy to give you an update whenever he’s ready for more attention.

Thanks for reading!

Why Brad Childress Could Prevent the Minnesota Vikings from Contending

Going into the season the Vikes are looked upon as a Super Bowl contending team. They have a monster defense and an unstoppable offense.

Everyone thinks now they have all the pieces in place. But really they don’t. Here’s all the positions. 

 

Offense

QB- Favre

RB- Peterson/Taylor/Harvin

WR- Berrain/Rice/Harvin

TE- Shiancoe

OL- McKinnie/Hutchinson/Sullivan/Herrera/Loadholt

 

Defense

DE- Allen/Edwards/Robison

DT- Williams wall

LB- Leber/Henderson/Greenway

CB- Winfield/Griffin

S- M. Williams/T. Johnson

 

After looking at the depth chart you may be wondering what’s there to fill. Well it’s nowhere on the field. It’s on the sidelines. The guy who’s calling predictable plays…Yes, you guessed it: Brad Childress!

Realistically, coaches aren’t on the field making the plays. They’re just there so they could call the plays for the players that’ll make them.

In all fairness, coaches can’t really make teams better. They can a little, but not a whole lot. The only thing they can do really is ruin a team.

In Adrian Peterson’s rookie season, he had to back up Chester Taylor, unless Taylor was injured. However, everyone knew that Peterson was the better back.

In all fairness to Taylor though, he could be a starter on every team. I’ve loved having him on our team. But when you have a once-in-a-decade back in Peterson, there is no excuse for not playing him.

So Peterson didn’t even start the day he set the record. That is completely unacceptable. If I were in charge he would’ve been fired after that game.

Peterson’s big TD’s came from running straight to the hole, then hitting the breaks and taking it around the line. There was no stopping him then.

In comes Childress. He says, “Adrian is way too impatient.” So now Peterson’s thinking about being patient every time he hits the hole. Now instead of going wherever he finds a gap, the way he did to take it to the house, he gets the hand off, waits for his blocks, and hammers into a big wall of seven defensive lineman.

So now Peterson’s not the same as he was before. You’re probably thinking, “How could you say that? He was the NFL’s leading rusher.”

As good as Peterson is when they finally get the block, more times than none, he takes it to the house. Regardless, clearly he’s not what he was his rookie season.

One thing that he still has going that makes him unique is when he doesn’t run out of bounds and lowers the boom on anyone standing in his way. He is definitely the most feared RB. Just think, would you rather be the hammer or the nail? Peterson chooses the hammer.

So that is how Childress ruined Peterson and is on the verge to ruin someone else to. Maybe a guy like Percy Harvin or someone with a good playmaking ability.

He might not just ruin a player either. He could ruin a whole team with his play calling.

But enough said about what he could do. I hope someone gets it in his head that his strategy doesn’t work, and that we’re looking for something new.

If you disagree with any of this or if you agree feel free to comment on it whether you like it or not or become a fan if you like it.

Thanks for reading!