Thursday, August 12, 2004
Time to switch teams?
No, not that team! My ESPN NFL 2K5 team.
Last night, I finally met up online with my archnemesis Toonce66 (Erik Eckel) for a little online football. This was our first meeting this season; however, last season, we played dozens of times. And, as he will freely admit, I owned him. Owned him!
This year, I decided I would play with my favorite team, the Vikings, instead of playing with one of the game's better teams like the Eagles or Panthers. Erik, of course, chose to go with one of the better teams, the Eagles. I wasn't surprised by his choice, but I was surprised by the performance of mine.
Other than the first play of my first possession, which was an 80-yard TD to Randy Moss (15-yard pass, 65-yard run after the catch), the rest of the game was a disaster. The Eagles corners and safeties have an uncanny ability to leap 10, 20, maybe even 30 feet into the air to intercept passes. By the middle of the 3rd quarter, Culpepper had tossed 6, yes 6, interceptions.
Knowing that my cause was a lost one, I conceded defeat 28-7.
Since I know Eckel didn't get any better at football in the offseason, I have to place the blame squarely upon my supporting cast. So I've made the tough choice to ditch my Vikings for a team that can be a little more competitive with the Eagles.
BTW, those of you with Xbox Live can look for me with Gamertag... sMoRTy71 (surprise!)
No, not that team! My ESPN NFL 2K5 team.
Last night, I finally met up online with my archnemesis Toonce66 (Erik Eckel) for a little online football. This was our first meeting this season; however, last season, we played dozens of times. And, as he will freely admit, I owned him. Owned him!
This year, I decided I would play with my favorite team, the Vikings, instead of playing with one of the game's better teams like the Eagles or Panthers. Erik, of course, chose to go with one of the better teams, the Eagles. I wasn't surprised by his choice, but I was surprised by the performance of mine.
Other than the first play of my first possession, which was an 80-yard TD to Randy Moss (15-yard pass, 65-yard run after the catch), the rest of the game was a disaster. The Eagles corners and safeties have an uncanny ability to leap 10, 20, maybe even 30 feet into the air to intercept passes. By the middle of the 3rd quarter, Culpepper had tossed 6, yes 6, interceptions.
Knowing that my cause was a lost one, I conceded defeat 28-7.
Since I know Eckel didn't get any better at football in the offseason, I have to place the blame squarely upon my supporting cast. So I've made the tough choice to ditch my Vikings for a team that can be a little more competitive with the Eagles.
BTW, those of you with Xbox Live can look for me with Gamertag... sMoRTy71 (surprise!)
¶ 8:30 AM 
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