Retirement and Trades

It has been an extremely sad week in the football world. Many teams have been gaining amazing players, while the Niners have lost what seems to be their entire team. To start off, the Niners did not re-sign Frank Gore. The Indianapolis Colts saw that as a great opportunity to snatch him up. He will probably be their starting running back which will definitely be a threat to many teams. Gore was one of the core offensive players, the team could always count on him to gain a couple yards, convert third downs, and score touchdowns. He is an amazing football player and it was really sad to see him go.
One of my all-time favorite football players will also not be playing for the Niners this year, or any team to be exact. Patrick Willis, a six time All Pro and seven time Pro Bowl linebacker. One of the greatest linebackers ever to play in the NFL, in my opinion. He was one of the reasons I wanted to play football so badly. I grew up watching him and my entire family would root for him every Sunday. He has a big heart and love for football. At the age of thirty he decided it was time to retire from the NFL. Football, while it is very fun, it is extremely hard on the body. The biggest concern of his was getting any sort of head injuries. Many players have brain damage from the sport and he knew he did not want to risk it. I respect his decision. His legend will live on for a long time. He will definitely be missed.

Patrick Willis announcing his retirement
photo from: http://www.mercurynews.com

Chris Borland also will be leaving the Niners and the NFL as a whole. At the young age of twenty-four Chris Borland decided he didn't want to play football anymore. This ties back to the ongoing injuries many have to endure while playing the sport. This past season was his first with the Niners. He was one of the main defensive players and was Willis's "fill in" when he had his toe injury. Borland surprised many with his hard hits and impressive field awareness. You could count on him to fill any hole and cover any and every part of the field. His retirement was unexpected, but he left with a good year behind him.
Last and finally not least, the Niners lost their head coach Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh was having arguments with the franchise and transferred to be the head coach at Michigan. While many though Harbaugh was crazy, I really enjoyed him. He had a winning record and loved the guys. This year will not be the same without him and the team will definitely have to adjust to the new coaching of Jim Tomsula.
Many changes were made, but hopefully there will be improvement made. I'm looking forward to see how next year goes. Leave a comment and tell me who you think will win next year's Superbowl!

Has the Season Deflated?

Super Bowl XLIX is tomorrow, and honestly I'm not excited at all. The Seahawks and the Patriots are the last town standing and I don't like either of them. But of course I'm pulling for the Patriots because everyone knows how much I love the Seahawks...
Even though these teams are already set in stone for the game tomorrow there is a TON of controversy about the Patriots balls. Not the guy's balls but the footballs. It is said that the Patriot's deflated their footballs. Some probably don't think that is a big deal, but the weather conditions were not good and it is a lot easier to catch a deflated ball rather than a hard one. Although this is basically cheating it got blown out of proportion and that was all ESPN was talking about, ever. Now it has died down quite a bit and most people are just focusing on the big game tomorrow.

One of the Patriot's balls (not really)
photo courtesy to: larrybrownsports.com

Another huge thing that ESPN has been covering is Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawk's running back. Lynch usually never goes to interviews and if he does he NEVER talks or answers the questions. The NFL told him that if he didn't show up to his press conference he would be fined $500,000. Being the "smart" person he is he decided to show up. Once the reporters started asking him questions his only response was "I'm just here so I don't get fined". Honestly, how annoying is that. I would've just given up. Lynch also went to another press conference and once the reporters started asking questions his only response was shouting out his teammates, Oakland California, his family, and other random things.

Lynch and his annoying signature saying.
photo courtesy to: memegenerator.net

Even though all the hype tomorrow is for the Super Bowl, there is a much more important thing happening. It's my grandma's birthday! So stop freaking out about the game and go wish her a happy birthday. 

QUICK UPDATE

Also, I forgot! I haven't updated you guys about lacrosse yet! I'll have to make a whole other blog about that because there are already a TON of stories. But, I'll give you guys an overview. We've had quite a few practices so far, my mile time is terrible (I'm working on it), I've made quite a few new friends and gotten closer with old ones, I enjoy my coaches, and I feel like I am improving quite a bit.  We have about a month until our first tournament which is the Best of the West and is held in Vegas. We're going to be getting down to crunch time pretty soon.

 Track has also been on my mind quite a bit. I am still very indecisive on whether I want to do it or not. Many of my friends are going to be doing it and I think it would be a great way to be with them and also stay in shape. We'll just have to see how lacrosse keeps going and if I am willing to make that commitment. 

That's all for now! Stayed tuned for updates on the Super Bowl, lacrosse, and track!

Good luck to the Patriots, Seahawks suck :)

Favorite Team Failing to Impress

Oh lord, it has definitely been a crazy last couple of weeks. The week before winter break was hectic with loads of assignments and tests that had to be completed. All I honestly wanted to do was sleep the ENTIRE break. And that's what ended up happening...
But, to be honest the last thing on my mind this break was sports. Let me tell you why..
As you all probably know by now high school football season has ended, which leaves me to watch college and NFL football. Also, as many of you know, my favorite team to have is the San Francisco 49ers. I always love watching them, especially when it gets to playoffs, but that's where the not so good part comes in. They didn't make it.
Last season they did pretty well and easily made it to the playoffs. This year on the other hand they honestly sucked. It seemed like almost all of their starters were injured and on top of all the craziness their coach Jim Harbaugh was being named the new head coach of Michigan. Like honestly what the hell.
Since their season unfortunately came to an end the only thing I am looking forward to is hopefully watching the Seahawks lose. I don't think you understand how much I despise that disgusting team. Their coach irritates me to the point of me wanting to rip my hair out, Richard Sherman wins biggest douche bag in the league (not corner), the rest of the team is full of huge punks that think they're the shit when they've only won one Super Bowl, and their fans are the loudest most obnoxious fans any team has. I just give my heart out to all of those crazy Seahawks fans, I'm sorry you have to cheer for such a disgusting team and stand behind an annoying coach.
Some people that just read that may thing I'm being biased because I like the 49ers and that's their rival team, but I honestly just don't enjoy them one bit. And I am definitely not the person to judge, but if you're a Seahawks fan we are probably not friends and probably will not become friends :)
In the meantime continue to give them bad vibes and hopefully they come out of Sunday's game with a loss!

Me reppin' the west coast and my niners (even though they suck)

PS- if they win the Superbowl two times in a row I really don't know what I'm going to do with myself.