Welcome to the best weekend of the year!!
On Thanksgiving FOX, CBS and NBC all have some stupid version of the game's MVP and relate it to Thanksgiving or turkey. John Madden used to dole out a six legged turkey which was just gross. FOX named LeSean McCoy the game's Galloping Gobbler (or something along those lines) yesterday. SO, I am going to give out the Gobble Wobble Turkey Awards to the biggest turkey on the field for each of the three games. Essentially the opposite of the best player…commonly referred to as the worst.
We just witnessed some really good NFL action in yesterday's high scoring affair where the Detroit Lions made a sick comeback over the Chicago Cutlers. At one point the Lions were down 14-3 only to end up winning 34-17. Fantasy dreams were made for owners of Megatron (finally) and a few other notables (Joique Bell and Martellus Bennett). In the land of the turkeys…Jay Cutler is the King Bird and winner of the Gobble Wobble Turkey Award! He started out hot and then, well then he did a Cutler face plant with a QB Rating of 76.7 and 2 INTs…he did have 2 first quarter TDs and then nothing.
Next came the highly anticipated Philly Eagles versus the Dallas Cowboys. NFC East Dream match up with tons of playoff implications and bad blood. Of course they were playing in Dallas (it is Thanksgiving), and that stadium really does make me want to visit it…if only to punch Jerry Jones in the gut. The game was pretty much over before the half and really only got worse as time wore on. Sanchez threw for over 200 yards and 2 total TDs…oh boy, let the Jets really do suck comments flow because yeah, Jets Nation didn't already know that they suck. This game's turkey has to be Romo, good ol' Tony Romo. He never lets you down…big stage, playoffs on the line and lays an egg. Turkeys lay eggs, right? It just all adds up. Romo finished off the day throwing for under 200 yards, 2 INTs and a QB Rating of 53.7 much to the chagrin of his fantasy owners and Cowboys fans around the globe. Gobble Wobble Tony!
The Thursday night tilt had the Seattle Seahawks squaring off against the 49ers of San Francisco in SF. These two teams have been battling each other at the top of the NFC West division for the past two seasons, but 2014 has found a renewed Arizona Cardinals team slotted in the number one spot with both SEA and SF looking up at them…hopefully Arizona's not wearing a kilt or things could get awkward. Be that as it may, this was another game with massive playoff implications and above all bragging rights in the hotly contested division.
Both teams play very solid defense amongst the best teams in the league. Their offenses can at time be high powered and at other times…a bit lacking for teams so highly regarded. Last night, pretty much summed that up. The final score had SEA beating SF 19-3. SF couldn't move the ball at all attesting to the stout SEA defense and San Fran's up and down offensive output. SF was outplayed from all angles of this match up and it showed. Therefore, as bestower of the Gobble Wobble Turkey Award…(drum roll) it is with great pleasure that I honor the entire San Francisco 49ers team with the final Gobble Wobble Turkey Award for 2014!!
Congratulations to all who tried their best/or least to win this award!! Better luck next year to the losers.
HAPPY WATCHING!!!
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