Tradition Tuesday: Scoping the Choncosphere: 3-25-2008
Welcome back for only the second another installment of "Scoping the Choncosphere", where the House of Georges takes a peek at what's goin' down in both Bronco Country and Chiefs Nation. This feature always promises breaking news headlines, professional and objective scopes, and, if we can help it, a few chuckles, even if they are in reaction to the first half of this sentence. We are, nevertheless, here to bring you the scoop on Chiefs/Broncos football, and that's what we aim to do, even if we do it in the form of a link dump. The drill, as it's come to be known, unfolds after the jump. Enjoy.
Where to start, o where to start with the Orange and Blue. I suppose we'll start with the most straight-forward bit, a scoop we're clearly the first to break, as no other sporting agent has yet to report on it. Someone, an offensive lineman who I used to know as Casey Wiegmann -- he's dead to me now, though -- has taken pen to paper, and done the impermissible. What a jackass. That is, way to piss away seven solid seasons, to only be now recognized as a nothing.
Elsewhere in Bronco news, the former Mrs. Horse-Faced Colts Draft has sold some acreage to La Familia Raton. And, it is, allegedly, a doozy, both in terms of the transaction, and the estate that will be. Apparently, Janet, Miss Nasty if you're lucky, was awarded the lot as part of the divorce settlement, while Tanahan's wife Peggy, has some elaborate plans for the homestead:It includes three Jacuzzis, an 80-square-foot steam room, a 108-square-foot sauna, a 2,299-square-foot heated garage, a 2,100-square-foot swimming pool, a 165-square-foot hot tub. It was built in 2000 and has slate mission tile on the roof.
Two buildings are on the land, one with three bedrooms and six fireplaces; the other with two bedrooms.
The first building has 7,733 square feet, a 7,272-square-foot open porch, a 2,857-square-foot terrace and a 2,353-square-foot wood balcony. The second home has 1,089 square feet.
Also in the plans for the 35,000-square-foot home in the posh Cherry Hills Village suburb are a bowling alley, a poker room, a video-golf room and a kids' arcade. It will have at least six bedrooms, including a master suite with his-and-hers closets. That story embodies cute. And by "cute," I of course mean this. I'm sure these plans are totally unrelated to Uncle Mike's firing of the Broncos' decision to let GM Ted Sundquist go.
In slightly less-gay, more hilariousish Denver Bronco news, is the agility/athleticism of wide receiver Brandon Marshall. For those who haven't read the news, Marshall allegedly slipped on a McDonald's to go back, put his arm through the glass of an entertainment center, and, uh, got a boo boo that will leave him in a cast for two weeks.
Uh. Yeah. That and some post-touchdown snow throwing will get you 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct/being a total 'tard. Nice work, B-Marsh. This sort of injury doesn't sound familiar to me at all.
In Chiefs news, Herm Edwards is claiming -- without claiming -- that there's been some tampering going on. I suppose he's irked because, after 10 picks in the upcoming draft, Kansas City apparently needs to tack on an additional 20. Good thing for Herm there's no roster limit for the Chiefs. Oh, and good thing he's never been accused of tampering himself. Sorry, Cecil, for the PK link.
Elsewhere in Chiefs news, Defensive Coordinator Gunther Cunningham will also take on the responsibility of coaching the linebackers. Logistically speaking, I have no idea what this might mean. Historically, the Chiefs had a stellar D when Gun had a more hands-on role as DC. Ultimately, the one truth I can give you is that the more power you give this feisty old codger, the more sheer entertainment you're going to get, in one form or another.
Finally, Herm has told the papers that the Chiefs will strongly consider selecting a quarterback in next month's draft, which of course would mean Kansas City really puts the youth-movement stamp on their roster and enters the season with three under-25 QBs. Yikes.
And that's a wrap. I now turn the readership loose, free and able to scour the CyberSpaces for Chiefs/Broncos news not broken here on the HoG.
10 comments:
I think you comment about Casey Wiegmann is awful!!! He gave all he could to the Chiefs, and they decided to let a good thing go, along with a few others that made the Chiefs in the Vermil years. Thank Herm Edwards for that and for taking a good sound team and turn it into a losing team and making a disgrace of the good players he had. Why do you think the Jets didn't fight to keep him?? Because he did the same thing to the Jets....I am surprised the Jets didn't actually pay the Chiefs to take Herm off their hands. As for your offsided comments about Wiegmann...GROW UP!
Shitfire! Someone's got an opinion 'round here, after all.
I applaud and commend you, Karen, even in the midst of your wretched wrongness. While I'm sure Casey Wiegmann puts his mama's apple pies in the window sill for her, never speeds while behind the wheel, and volunteers at his local polling place, he still is an undersized offensive lineman in the NFL.
If you caught even a glimpse of the 2007 campaign, you may've noticed that, among many things, the Chiefs could not protect the quarterback. One thing they could do, was play defense, and that -- note that I am not, per se, and Edwards advocate -- is something that never, not even on one play, happened in the Vermeil era.
And for whatever it's worth, Herm managed to take the Jets to the playoffs on more occasions than he did not. The Jets were likely eager to get him out of there because he is not a very smart football coach, and they had grander plans ahead.
Finally, I'm not sure what an "offsided comment" is, but I appreciate you sharing your wholesome, home-bodied view(s) of how the game of football should be coached/conducted.
Damn Bank!
Gettin hot fo' sure in here!
I think its Casey Wiegmann's next door neighboor: Karen's first visit to the internets.
Awful comments?
Sheessh... the only thing bad said about ole CW was that he was going to the Broncos.
And that my friends is bad.
So bad that I am going to go teepee his house tonite... and his neighboors too!
DKC
What the...does anyone here know Karen? Did someone we don't even know comment? I'm calling mom. Seriously.
Karen, don't go away. Comment more--Frequently, even. With rancor. Hopefully directed at Bankmeister, but still. This might be a first in HoG history.
I meant "frequently, even." We need editable posts. (Oh, and a link to one of the bars I actually drink at, since the rest are either in Durango, Fort Collins or Kansas City. Put the fucking Skylark on there already.)
And Fado doesn't count, because those fuckers are dead to me. Dead.
The idea, dear Cec', was to have watering holes in which we slaved and nearly drank ourselves to death. But, as you wish...
Well, then, in that case, Fado fits the bill. Does. It. Ever.
If we just use the second part of your requirement, though, we could put in about 36 more places--although I hear Solid's is now a barbecue joint, and Old's is..uh..gone, but I dunno what's there now.
A Chocolate Factory, and no that's not a gay bar.
That you know of. Go there and ask for a pound of fudge and report back.
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