Jode-pourri

Week 1 NFL, Al Roker and Velcro Shoes.

Did anyone else’s grandma have lots of potpourri in their house? I feel like my grandmas house was mostly good bread, flat pop and potpourri. Well forget that this is the Jode-pourri! Where I write a few random thoughts down because my ADHD isn’t allowing me to stop and have a singular focus for my post. Mostly sports, some other stuff.

Week 1 means nothing. I am not just saying that because my favorite team had -2 yards in the first quarter of their first game, or the fact that they lost by 20 points at home. Its because its such a small sample size and its prime overreacting time. I am going to overreact anyway, its fun. That’s why so many people do it.

5 Week 1 Thoughts

1. The 49ers are going to be good. Brock Purdy’s arm looks good but more importantly they have 4 levels of offensive weapons. I have heard from Niners fans that they are worried about the depth of the O-line but outside of that they are absolutely stacked. Evidence from Week 1 points to an NFC Championship rematch with the Eagles.
2. The Eagles are also going to be good. Jalen Hurts and Kenneth Gainwell won a gross game in New England. It was raining, they honored Tom Brady before the game and there was a warm September rain. It was gross. My favorite kind of weather. New England got down big early and made it a game, but Philly hung on for a nice win. The Eagles have depth on offense that most teams cant match. Great QB, great group of WR, great offensive line. I saw a blurb that said “Philly didn’t look right” uh they won a game on the road in the rain and covered the spread…that’s pretty good in the NFL.
3. Kirk Cousins is the worst. I did not watch any of the Vikings-Bucs game but you cannot lose at home to Baker Mayfield on a new team. It also ruined my survivor pool entry in Week 1. Someone I was with over the weekend said how they like being out in Week 1 because its “too stressful” oh ok. The NFC North is totally up for grabs, except the Bears. The Bears are a joke again. Chase Claypool has shown the effort of my coworkers at DPW. Just minimal and dumb.
4. Kenny Pickett and Matt Canada need to get their shit together. I understand the Offensive line did not provide for a decent running game or any time for Kenny to find WR, and Patrick Peterson was victimized by Brandon Aiyuk but that offensive play selection and QB didn’t inspire a ton of Confidence. The Steelers are the only team since the start of 2021 to not have a 400 yard game on offense. Every other team has at least 3….Matt Canada started in his current role in 2021.
5. Lol Jets. Its almost worse that they pulled that game out. Aaron Rodgers getting injured four play into the season is funny. I know he got hurt but also who cares? The saddest part is that if he could have just played competent Quarterback the rest of their lineup is so good that it would likely make the Jets a playoff team. Now they are stuck with Zach Wilson, I am really enjoying the QB rumors. My favorite idea is Wilson getting benched for Flacco, just insulting.

We don’t talk enough about how many weathermen/women aren’t even meteorologists. Weather has been in the news due to floods and hurricanes and the ongoing destruction of our planet by like seven billionaire dickheads, This means Al Roker needs to get his weird ass back in front of that green screen and point at large H’s and clouds. Roker has a communications degree; Willard Scott was his predecessor and was Ronald McDonald before the Today Show a literal clown. In Pittsburgh (where I am) Chilly Bill Cardille among other things hosted a late-night horror show with a small man that sold auto parts on Brownsville Road and sponsored my little League team. Jim Cantore must hate these people. Bass Pro Shops hats are the new Von Dutch hats. Its something that only the most basic and scared people would wear. If you wore a Bass Pro Shop hat like 10-15 years ago, I would think “Oh that guy catches and guts catfish” now I know you just listen to Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen. It’s a tell-tale sign that you wait for something sort of offbeat to hit saturation point and now you feel safe wearing it. I wore Velcro shoes when I got to college, people loved it. They were like “oh there’s the Velcro shoe socialist” It was my thing. Have a thing, make it your thing, not other people’s thing.

For the Vikings Eagles game, bet the over 49. You come for the fashion and I give you so much. Thanks for reading friends.