The NFL so far…we’ll just the NFC today…2011

After last night’s game we are five games into the 2011-2012 season and here are my thoughts on things so far…

NFC East

1.  The dream team in Philadephia is more like a nightmare.  All the talent in the world, but nothing coming together.  I suspect they will turn things around but, still won’t do much in the playoffs.  Vick is hurt all the time, Any Reid just wants to throw, the defense is weak up front and at LB, and they just don’t win.

2.  Dallas as usual just has so much drama…too many injuries and Romo just can’t get it done.

3.  No idea how Rex Grossman has led the Skins to 3-1, but well done.  Maybe this is something to do with the Shanahans running the sideline.

4.  Giants…well they just lost to Seattle at home…come on.  I’ve never been an Eli fan and am not sure how Hakeem Nicks can’t be easily covered on every play.

NFC North

1.  The Superbowl Champion Packers have picked up where they left off last season and run the table so far.  I expect them to lose a few games soon…especially if the defense continues like they have.  The Rodgers led offense can keep them in any game though…I predict a 13-3 season with a run to the NFC title game.

2.  The Lions are real good!  While I’m a fan of the Pack, it’s still good to see a perennial doormat win some games  I think they will fade as teams figure out how to shutdown Calvin Johnson, but they will make the playoffs for the first time in a long time.

3.  The Bears are still just a team with a good def and weak offense.  I’ve never been a Mike Martz fan and their offensive line is just…well bad.

4.  Vikings…ah…irrelevant.  They should have traded AP for a bunch of picks to start rebuilding that team and franchise.  They need help on the field, on the sideline, off the field, etc.

NFC South

1.  Tampa Bay…o v e r r a t e d!!!  Josh Freeman just isn’t that good yet…sorry.

2. Can anyone believe Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers this year?  I can’t! I know they are 1-3, but they are playing well and should win some of these games later in the season.  I honestly figured Cam for a bust, but we’ll see where he’s at a year from now.  Good for him!

3.  Atlanta…o v e r r a t e d!

4.  The Saints should win this divsion and meet the Packers in the NFC Championship…a rematch of week 1!

2011 RGCC Ryder Cup

Hey boys!  The 2011 RGCC Ryder Cup event is about three weeks away and we’ve seen the sun two days in a row now!  Below are the teams, handicaps (which will be adjusted to RGCC), pairings, itinerary, etc.  If you have any questions, concerns, or requests please just contact me directly!

Schedule of Events

Friday May 13, 8 am – Check in
Friday May 13, 8:30 am – Golf
Friday May 13, 1 pm – Lunch
Friday May 13, 2 pm – Golf
Friday May 13, 8 pm – Poker Tournament at RGCC

Saturday May 14, 8:30 am – Golf
Satuday May 14, 1 pm – Lunch
Saturday May 14, 2 pm – Golf
Saturday May 14, 8 pm – Party at Peterson House

Team Peterson
1.  brock peterson (usga 7.9)
2.  tate leferink (estimated 7)
3.  thomas coenen (usga 11.5)
4.  erik harkins (estimated 21)
5.  john cokinos (estimated 36)
6.  jon haerter (usga 10.4)
7.  eddie rymer (estimated 11)
8.  doug wilton (usga 1.7)
9.  bill nystrom (usga 9.3)
10.  tim deutsch (usga 13.8)
11.  eric deutsch (usga 0.8)
12.  eric johnsen (usga 13.0)
13.  manny lopez (usga 7.0)
14.  kory kyllo (estimated 22)
15.  mitch anthony (usga 8.1)
16.  steve knaup (usga 21.9)

Team Hoss
1.  scott hoss (usga 8.3)
2.  todd hanson (usga 8.2)
3.  kirk reierson (estimated 21)
4.  gary miller (usga 8.4)
5.  doug thielen (estimated 18)
6.  jeremy seldon (estimated 18)
7.  gabriel holmes (usga 15.6)
8.  jason bever (estimated 19)
9.  jason kivo (estimated 20)
10.  john cox (estimated 17)
11.  john weber (usga 5.7)
12.  ray peterson (usga 0.1)
13.  shayn carlson (estimated 19)
14.  tom mason (usga 11.4)
15.  brad orn (usga 19.3)
16.  ben schaefer (usga 5.2)

Tee times – Friday morning May 13 – two man best ball (shots given based on low handicap in group)
8:30 am:  eric deutsch/tim deutsch vs ray peterson/jason bever
8:40 am:  doug wilton/eric johnson vs scott hoss/kirk reierson
8:50 am:  brock peterson/jon haerter vs brad orn/doug thielen
9:00 am:  tate leferink/steve knaup vs john weber/shayn carlson
9:10 am:  thomas coenen/kory kyllo vs gary miller/gabe holmes
9:20 am:  bill nystrom/erik harkins vs jeremy seldon/john cox
9:30 am:  eddie rymer/mitch anthony vs ben schaefer/tom mason
9:40 am:  manny lopez/john cokinos vs todd hanson/jason kivo

Tee times – Friday afternoon May 13 – singles (shots given based on low handicap of match)
2:00 pm:  eric deutsch vs ray peterson and tate leferink vs ben schaefer
2:10 pm:  tim deutsch vs scott hoss and steve knaup vs doug thielen
2:20 pm:  doug wilton vs john weber and jon haerter vs gabe holmes
2:30 pm:  eric johnsen vs brad orn and brock peterson vs john cox
2:40 pm:  thomas coenen vs gary miller and john cokinos vs jason bever
2:50 pm:  kory kyllo vs kirk reierson and erik harkins vs jeremy seldon
3:00 pm:  bill nystrom vs todd hanson and mitch anthony vs shayn carlson
3:10 pm:  manny lopez vs tom mason and eddie rymer vs jason kivo

Tee times – Saturday morning May 14 – two man best ball (shots given based on low handicap in group)
8:30 am:  eric deutsch/steve knaup vs john weber/kirk reierson
8:40 am:  doug wilton/brock peterson vs ray peterson/brad orn
8:50 am:  mitch anthony/tim deutsch vs ben schaefer/jason bever
9:00 am:  manny lopez/eddie rymer vs gary miller/gabe holmes
9:10 am:  tate leferink/kory kyllo vs scott hoss/jason kivo
9:20 am:  jon haerter/thomas coenen vs tom mason/shayn carlson
9:30 am:  bill nystrom/eric johnsen vs todd hanson/doug thielen
9:40 am:   john cokinos/erik harkins john cox/jeremy seldon

Tee times – Saturday afternoon May 14 – singles (shots given based on low handicap of match)
2:00 pm: mitch anthony vs tom mason and manny lopez vs scott hoss
2:10 pm:  tate leferink vs john weber and bill nystrom vs gary miller
2:20 pm:  eric duetsch vs ben schaefer and jon haerter vs brad orn
2:30 pm:  eric johnsen vs todd hanson and doug wilton vs ray peterson
2:40 pm:  eddie rymer vs jeremy seldon and brock peterson vs kirk reierson
2:50 pm:  thomas coenen vs doug thielen and steve knaup vs gabe holmes
3:00 pm:  tim deutsch vs shayn carlson and erik harkins vs john cox
3:10 pm:  kory kyllo vs jason kivo and john cokinos vs jason bever

The NFL so far in 2010…

Here are a few observations from week one in the NFL:

1.  The Jets aren’t that good.  Yes, their defense is solid, but their offense is weak.  Sanchez was an average quarterback at USC and a below average quarterback in the NFL.  He looks for Braylon Edwards on the majority of passes and Edwards isn’t even a top 10 WR in the league.  They were what…9-7 last year?  I don’t see them doing any better than that this year…especially after losing today to go to 0-2.

2.  The Lions are still terrible and it looks like Stafford has the injury bug.  He’s hurt yet again and they have to use their backup quarterback who couldn’t cut it in San Francisco.  Oh, and I don’t know what everyone was so upset about last week…by rule Johnson cleraly did not catch that ball in the endzone.

3.  The Texans looked great in a win over the Colts…something they’ve had trouble doing over the years.  Arian Foster had a monster game, but we’ll see what he can do this week.

4.  The Packers played poorly and still came out with a win on the road.  Yes, it wasn’t pretty by any means and Rodgers was the first to point out how poorly he played.  But, bottom line is they won on the road and Clay Matthews is emerging is a monster at linebacker.  With some other teams injuries who knows…maybe they can trade their former first round pick and #5 overall pick AJ Hawk and get something for hm.

5.  The Saints looked awesome on two drives, but other than that they weren’t that impressive.  We’ll see what they got this weekend on the road against a fired up 49er team.

2010 FIFA World Cup

I decided to give a world cup match a chance this afternoon, but turned it off after about 20 miuntes.  In that time two guys went to the ground with what appeared to be broken ankles after being “tackled”, but miraculously popped up after a yellow card appeared.  They then kept playing as if they had fooled the referee.  I don’t get it this “sport”.  And these god damn horns haven’t stopped…

Ryder Cup 2010 Results

A back and forth battle was had this past weekend with Team Peterson bringing it home Saturday afternoon with an impressive finish to the singles matches!  Congratulations to Team Hoss for a job well done!

Ryder Cup 2010

Hey boys!  Here are the pairings for the 2010 Ryder Cup at RGCC (RGCC handicap in parenthesis).

Team BP:  Brock Peterson (9), Manny Lopez (9), Gabe Holmes (18), Steve Knaup (36), Tom Lunde (4), Erik Harkins (20), Thomas Coenen (11), Ken Coenen (20), Joe Thorvig (4), Tate Leferink (7), Kory Kyllo (23), Eric Johnsen (15), Derek Kuehl (16), Jeremy Seldon (16).

Team Hoss:  Scott Hoss (11), Gary Miller (11), Jeff Moat (13), Bill Nystrom (12), Tom Mason (14), Jon Weber (7), Karl Dexheimer (18), Jason K (23), Mark Benson (23), Doug Thielen (20), EJ McNulty (36), Shayn Carlson (17), Ray Peterson (0), Todd Hanson (12).

	Friday Morning Best Ball Matches
9:00	Erik Harkins/Tom Lunde vs Todd Hanson/Gary Miller
9:10	Manny Lopez/Jeremy Seldon vs Doug Thielen/Ej McNulty
9:20	Ken Coenen/Joe Thorvig vs Mark Benson/Shayn Carlson
9:30	Tate Leferink/Kory Kyllo vs Bill Nystrom/Ray Peterson
9:40	Brock Peterson/Eric Johnsen vs Scott Hoss/Karl Dexheimer
9:50	Gabe Holmes/Derek Kuehl vs Tom Mason/Jason K
10:00	Thomas Coenen/Steve Knaup vs Jeff Moat/Jon Weber
	Friday Afternoon Singles Matches
2:00	Manny Lopez vs Todd Hanson and Tom Lunde vs Ray Peterson
2:10	Erik Harkins vs Shayn Carlson and Ken Coenen vs Ej McNulty
2:20	Steve Knaup vs Mark Benson and Joe Thorvig vs Gary Miller
2:30	Brock Peterson vs Jon Weber and Kory Kyllo vs Doug Thielen
2:40	Tate Leferink vs Tom Mason and Eric Johnsen vs Bill Nystrom
2:50	Derek Kuehl vs Karl Dexheimer and Jeremy Seldon vs Jason K
3:00	Thomas Coenen vs Scott Hoss and Gabe Holmes vs Jeff Moat
	Saturday Morning Best Ball Matches
9:00	Brock Peterson/Erik Harkins vs Tom Mason/Jon Weber
9:10	Eric Johnsen/Derek Kuehl vs Ray Peterson/Bill Nystrom
9:20	Joe Thorvig/Jeremy Seldon vs Doug Thielen/Jeff Moat
9:30	Manny Lopez/Ken Coenen vs Jason K/Scott Hoss
9:40	Tate Leferink/Gabe Holmes vs Mark Benson/Karl Dexheimer
9:50	Tom Lunde/Steve Knaup vs Ej McNulty/Todd Hanson
10:00	Thomas Coenen/Kory Kyllo vs Gary Miller/Shayn Carlson
	Saturday Afternoon Singles Matches
2:00	Joe Thorvig vs Ray Peterson and Derek Kuehl vs Doug Thielen
2:10	Erik Harkins vs Mark Benson and Eric Johnsen vs Jason K
2:20	Brock Peterson vs Todd Hanson and Tate Leferink vs Jon Weber
2:30	Jeremy Seldon vs Jeff Moat and Gabe Holmes vs Tom Mason
2:40	Tom Lunde vs Scott Hoss and Kory Kyllo vs Shayn Carlson
2:50	Ken Coenen vs Bill Nystrom and Steve Knaup vs Ej McNulty
3:00	Manny Lopez vs Karl Dexheimer and Thomas Coenen vs Gary Miller

2010 Masters

Who do you like in the 2010 Masters?  Well, of course Tiger, but I personally don’t think with everthing going on in his life he will play all that well.  In fact, with proper odds I would take a bet he misses the cut.  I know he’s only missed one other major cut, but it was under similar circumstances just after his dad died.

How about Ernie Els?  He’s playing well, has already won twice this year and has had several good showing at Augusta National.  Padraig Harrington would like to add a green jacket to his closet.  Paul Casey and Lee Westwood seem to like Augusta and have the game to win.  But my money is on Jim Furyk, after winning earlier this year I think a win at Masters will jump start his two year drought and get him back into the top 5 in golf.

Boy Scouts

This past weekend some boy scouts were going through the neighborhood picking up Christmas trees for people.  They knocked at the door and asked if they could take the tree to the compost station for recycling.  Sure, Julie said, how much?  They said…no no…it’s free!  They were out providing a service to people then left a pamphlet and a self-addressed envelope if you wanted to give to their cause.  This is cool!  And yes…I will contribute.  Much better than buying over priced hockey pizzas that the parents end up delivering.

Airport Screening

I’ve been reading lots of articles about airport security after the failed terrorist attempt on Christmas day.  Frankly, I’m tired of people bitching about their rights to privacy regarding full body searches using advanced technology.  I don’t see what the problem is if some random airport personnel sees your body.  Consider the advantage this would give airports in screening?  And wouldn’t you rather be safe and comfortable when travelling by air?  Maybe it’s just me, but there is no right to fly.  If you don’t like the safety precautions necessary then drive or take a boat, but don’t tell me about your personal rights to privacy on a plane that we are sharing.

On Tiger

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard all about Tiger Woods and his alleged affairs.  It all started a couple weeks ago and has gotten worse for him since.  I’ve heard all sorts of programs claiming he’s a sex addict, had had marital problems for years, that the women are being fraudulent, that the women are the real victims here, etc.  Nobody knows whats fact and whats fiction.   In the end I think it comes down to a guy having affairs and getting caught…nothing more.  He’s a young wealthy superstar that was caught literally with his pants down.   So, what does it mean?

First, I personally think his career will suffer.  I don’t think he will be the same guy when he comes back and don’t think he’ll win as many tournaments going forward.  Second, obviously his reputation is damaged, but probably not beyond repair.  Many (me included) think it’s his personal business and I for one don’t condemn him to hell.  For those that do, let the media go through your private life with a fine toothed comb and then let them publish all of it…then tell me what you think.  Third, clearly it will affect companies that use him to market their products, at least it should and already has.  They use him (literally) to sell their products and I don’t think this news will help to do that.  In fact, it will probably hurt.

I think Tiger will move beyond this in 2010 and return to golf no later than The Masters in April.  In the end, he’s made some terrible judgements, but everyone has.  He’s a private man living a public life…leave him alone and let him try to salvage his marriage privately if he can.  If he can’t he’ll move on and the public should let him move on.  Nobody is perfect…even though many thought Tiger was.