Ed Hochuli and his veteran ref buddies are back

Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages: the Train Daddy proudly brings to you sports in a genius yet comedic way that only the Train Daddy himself can deliver, so to all my loyal readers, let’s get ready to rumble.

All kinds of crazy stuff has been going on in the sports world: the real refs are back and the fake refs are gone, the Titans defense is the worst in the league, Chris Johnson rushed for more than 10 yards and the Train Daddy can’t get a win in Fantasy Football. It’s crazy, baby!

So I guess after the awful call in Seattle, Mr. Goodell decided enough is enough and caved in to the demands of the REAL refs. I love some of the statements I heard about the integrity of the league; some compared the league to a circus with no ringleader, others said the league was like the famous painting Mona Lisa and the owners were painting a mustache on her and some folks said the league was like a $25,000 pair of loafers that just continued to step in crap week after week. I get that you have two sides, one being the union and the other being the owners and Roger, both butting heads and not giving an inch, but from what I saw and observed over this fiasco was the league treated the real refs like a commodity and not a vital tool for success. Guess what NFL, the real refs are vital for success.But people still watched bad football, bad calls, and ratings were up.

At least now we can turn our attention to hating on something new. Granted, we will still hate on the real refs, but let’s turn the attention to something new like Tebow taking Sanchez’s job or Tony Romo sucking or the Titans sucking.

This country can’t get enough football. We love it and cherish it, and no matter what pisses us off, we will always watch and cheer. I love this game, baby!

I am going to stay away from Titans talk as much as possible, but real quick, here’s my two cents on the matter. The Titans suck and that is everything in a nutshell.

OK, I will say a little more. What’s wrong with the Titans? The Titans have given up more points than any team in the league, they are 31st in yards allowed (out of 32 teams) and 27th overall in passing and 27th overall in rushing yards allowed; it’s all bad. On offense the Titans’ numbers are all bad, and there is no need to get specific. I am sure you can imagine how bad the running game is (29th overall).

What did Vince Lombardi say? Defense and the running game, that’s how you win football games. The fact that the Titans are so awful in both categories it’s a miracle they defeated the Lions and have a 1-3 record. Anyone who keeps up with my articles knows that I am a true blue, loyal, loving Titans fan, and I am loyal to the bitter end, but you can’t hide from the truth here.

So what’s the solution to this problem? Well, you finish the season out, you pray the team can grow, create chemistry, maybe get a little better on all sides of the ball and win a few games.

The Texans are running off with the division, and a couple of Matt Hasselbeck's passes

The first time I saw the NFL schedule come out prior to the season I knew the Titans were in trouble starting out with the Pats, the Texans, the Chargers and the Steelers, and it turned out just as I imagined. It was too early for Jake the Snake and I believed that when I saw how difficult their schedule was the first half of the season. If I was the coach of the Titans, Matt would have started, I would have got a feel for the team and then planned accordingly from there. Instead, Munchak has created somewhat of a quarterback controversy, has taken Jake Locker’s confidence and flushed half of it down the toilet and turned the Titans into the laughing stock of the league. I was all aboard Jake the Snake’s train, but he has been put in a tough situation, absolutely no running game, receivers dropping passes and a bad defense, you can’t win as a quarterback with that recipe. Man, I hope it turns around for the Titans and Jake, but right now it’s tough to hold your head up high.

So now that I declared the Titans hopeless and labeled them the laughing stock of the NFL, what else is there talk about here? I could talk about Obama vs. Romney or the collapse of the US team in the Ryder Cup or the 0-4 Saints; I don’t want to talk about any of that. I could get into a discussion about Fantasy Football and the science of points for/points against and how sometimes people like myself get screwed over when every week the point leader has a hay day on your team. I don’t think my loyal readers want to hear me rant about my 0-4 record in Fantasy Football. It’s not over Mafia; I don’t finish in the top 3 four years in a row for no reason; I will come back.

That’s about it my loyal people. I have been so irritated with the NFL and with the Titans all I wanted to do was rant. If you want to read something a little more insightful later this month, check me out at boropulse.com under the sports section; I will have something special for you.

Forgive me for being so pissed and negative. I promise next issue I will be so positive and will give you some happy sports news. Come on Titans, get your act together and NFL don’t ever piss your fans off like that again. It’s not you or the players that make this league successful; it is us fans, peace!