MY NEW NFL TEAM

Much to my dismay "America's Team" has cut ALL of my favorite players (not even kidding, Terrell Owens, Roy Williams, and Pacman Jones). After much arguing with myself, I have decided it is time to move on and pick a new team. After this year's draft, a few teams have stood out in my mind by selecting more than one of my favorite players. After much heated self debate, my new favorite teams are...drumroll please...

THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (Macho Harris, Lesean McCoy, Cornelius Ingram, Jeremy Maclin)
THE BUFFALO BILLS (idk who they drafted but they picked up T.O. and Dominic Rhodes)
THE N.O. SAINTS (not only did they pick up one of my boys Jabari Greer at DB, they took Malcolm Jenkins to play across from him. Also, the new best Free Safety in the league, Chip Vaughn, is a new addition to the team)
THE DENVER BRONCOS (took my favorite player in the draft Knowshon Moreno and also picked up Alphonso Smith at defensive back)

By far and above, my favorite team this year will be the Philadelphia Eagles. Win, lose, or tie, those are my boys for the year. Dallas now sucks so hey.

Big Blue

This is a highlight film of the school I've been considering pretty seriously, Indiana State. This is a game vs N Iowa. The Sycamores are in the blue (they suck, not for long). Don't laugh but they now are the proud owners of the longest losing streak in NCAA history lol. If I decide to go up there, I would get to room with one of my former teammates here at the Bay, CJ Ullysse. I'd really like to go up there so I could continue the tradition at ISU after my dad's all-star career there. No pressure, but it was an interesting visit up there. Read the blog about that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25IhSUBkQl8

My Visit to Indiana

Last friday, I signed out of school early for my first college football visit. My dad was almost excited as I was because this symbolized my first step towards playing on the next level (possibly at my dad's former college). Terre Haute, Indiana is the location of Indiana State University and thats where I was headed. According to (potential) future teammate CJ Ullysse, this coach had shown interest in bringing me up to play with the Sycamores because of my athletic and academic ability, along with my NFL pedigree. When we touched down in Terre Haute, several things struck me that reminded me that I was not in Weston anymore. For one thing, it was 50 something degrees in the middle of April. The most striking difference was that everyone I met was incredibly friendly. Most people I met were involved in ISU's football program, had seen me play, met my dad, and wanted very badly for me to come up to Indiana.

Not only was this a change of pace for me to be a player who the scouts wanted to come to play football, but I am confident that I could outperform the players at my position on the college level (at least in Indiana). Some of the receivers were converted track runners and had never even played real football before. I have never been cocky, but this trip had me thinking that I may have more potential than I previously thought. As I met more and more people, I realized that this might be a good place for me to be. I could finally be in an environment where I wouldn't have to compete simply to get by, I could focus on my academic and athletic development, possibly even getting exposure enough to play on the next level. If my goal is to play football professionally, the path I have to take is simple. I have a strong work ethic, an extensive NFL pedigree, all I need now is a chance. Indiana State might be that chance for me. Wish me luck.

The Past is Behind Us

As of the last two hours, I've been laying on the couch watching the highlight tape for the 2008 Cypress Bay Football team. It's kind of depressing to see all of the potential we had, but I like that we were able to come together as a family for arguably the best showing in Cypress Bay's history. Not only did we sign the same amount of football players as national champions St. Thomas Aquinas (they recruit) and tied the record for most wins in Cypress Bay's short history. Despite all of the hype and potential for a state title, we tripped at the finish line, losing in the final seconds to Miramar High School and future West Virginia Mountaineers, Eugene Smith and Steadman Bailey. The most memorable thing about this season was how much the boys who I barely knew around this time last year became my brothers by the time we suited up for the first game. I can't count how many days we all talked about quitting but would never actually consider doing so because we loved being there with each other (no homo) and working hard as a unit towards a common goal.

There are some things in life that we never get a second chance at, but this year it will be different. Through the leadership of the new upperclassmen, we will work towards the ultimate goal of a state championship victory.

Congratulations to the graduating seniors.

A Legend Retires

John Madden has had an illustrious career as a television commentator for the National football league. He has recently retired much to my dismay. Even though he had a fair portion of unintelligent things to say (and draw), he was a definite football legend. Not only is he the namesake of the Madden football series, but he has been a lovable (no homo) TV commentator since my childhood. R.I.P. NFL Commentary (Yes, John Madden was dumb as a lamp post, however, I digress).

LMAO Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug26MHlhSnY

This song is hard

For everyone who has lost someone in their lives that was a role model to them and was forced to grow up faster than normal, this is a really great song by a group called Hardcounty, an underground duo from Atlanta. Don't look for more music of theirs because this is the only one that I could find that was decent. They have real talent and the emotions in this song are very powerful. Plus, this beat goes hard no homo so listen to the song, actually hear the words they are saying and if you have a reaction, post it. Thank you. Byebye.

The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgZkMYxBArw&feature=player_embedded

Queerterback

It is amazing how QB-centric the NFL has become. I like to see teams where the actual players get the credit. Some quarterbacks, like Ben Roethlisberger and Tony Romo (and our very own Zach Green) have earned my respect. On the other hand, the other quarterbacks in the league get way too much respect. (Eugene Smith is overrated) Sorry for going off topic. Entering this years draft is the pretty boy himself, Mark Sanchez. I really hate to see players who are so centered around their off-field looks (Really? A headband? Come on...). This is the prime example of overrated quarterbacks in their glory. The players who deserve the credit are the skill positions and the players in the trenches. No way on Earth someone as uninvolved in actual physical contact as the quarterback should get this much rep as Sanchez does. When they beat Penn State, the USC queerterback was hailed as a star. If Penn State would have beaten USC, the story would have been written that he made a winning effort in a losing situation. I lose my mind when stuff like this happens. I really want to rip my hair out. He does not lift heavy weight, he does not hit hard, he does not run fast, he doesn't even bring water to the other players. What he does is flick his wrist. Ping pong players do that, too, ya know.

Family Reunion

This summer, for a few days in June, I will be headed to a family reunion in St. Louis, MO. I will be surrounded by professional athletes once again. If you didn't know, my entire family is full of NFL players and tracks stars (minus yours truly). Those athletes aren't even the most important people in the family. The real MVP is my dad's cousin, Larry Thompson, the Deputy Attorney General of THE United States of America. I have no idea how I am going to cope with the fact that I will be in a room surrounded by VIP's. Even my own dad is beginning to pressure me to succeed and live up to my "potential". At the moment, I'm just working on starting at Wide Receiver next year here at the Bay. This obviously was not a problem at all for any of my family members. The last reunion I went to was in Minnesota and I had a great time, even though it was hard talking to people I barely knew. This year, I'm more worried about being able to impress my family members than to make conversation. At the bottom of the page is some of my more well-known family members.

Jackie Robinson (Duh, get black history in your life)
Eric Robinson (My dad, several years in the NFL and USFL, star tailback for the Indiana State Sycamores and later, the Washington Federals. Still holds most rushing records at ISU.)
Mark Robinson (My dad's brother, starring strong safety at Penn State under Joe Paterno. Went on to become one of the best defensive backs in Tampa Bay Bucanneer history)
Bryan Robinson (Currently playing Defensive End for the Arizona Cardinals. Key player on their Super Bowl defensive squad.)
Koren Robinson (Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver with legal trouble in the past. Don't ask.)
Dunta Robinson (Defensive Back for the Houston Texans. No law trouble here.)

Those are just the most famous NFL players. You probably don't even know the rest but they are there.

No Pressure, huh?