Monday, January 17, 2011

A stream of consciousness

Before the Patriots-Jets game (which after this season, we will never speak of again), I had an idea of recording my thoughts and immediate reactions to all the major aspects of the game, and the coverage of it. Below is my ride of passage from optmism to despair.

21.18 - "Ok Sky, this game is over, 35-17! It's been over for 3 quarters, it's like languishing in an aiport terminal waiting for a delayed flight now, everyone who doesn't support the Bears just want to get to Foxborough, on with it."

21.26 - "Game Over. Bears go to face Sinclair's Packers in the title game. He might stay awake for this one. Anyway, Sky are in the studio now before the Pats game. For all us at home, this can only mean one thing, some "Cadle Magic". I see Bradlee Van Pelt is the guest tonight, have to say, despite looking like a hastily put together James Bond for a halloween party, he's probably one of the better analysts they've got."

21.45 - "Jets punt on their opening drive. Brady enters the field like the sultan of smooth. He ranks up there with Michael Corleone and The Fonz in terms of just being "cool". Pressure is a myth to him."

21.47 - "Welker not starting. Ryan didn't bench Braylon Edwards for a DUI, yet Bellichick will bench one of his star receivers for trash talk. He's like an overprotective dad who doesn't let his daughter go to boy-girl parties. It's why he wins!"

21.52 - "BREAKING NEWS, turns out Tom Brady may actually be human, throws a pick and Gillette stadium goes into complete stunned silence. The silence is reminiscent of when Chris died in "Skins" in terms of initial shock value. Alge Crumpler showed great feet to hustle back and stop it being a "pick six"

21.55 - "The F******g Jets miss the field goal. Nick Folk, you're Folkin useless"

21.58 - "Alge Crumpler is no "spring chicken" says the less than animated Kevin Cadle in his latest comical quip. "Back to the comms"

22.01 - "Welker shows great feet to make his first catch, hauls it in at the sideline, was all about the footwork."

22.06 - "Shayne Graham knocks one over, 3-0 Patriots. Nick Folk, get your notebook out, that's how it's done."

22.19 - "E-mail just read on sky, "Can BenJarvus Green-Ellis become an all time great?" Right, ok, i love "The Lawfirm", but really? All time great, really? He was 4th string last year, this is like asking if Danny Dyer can get his own star in Hollywood. No wonder Americans don't want us to have the regular season game. News just in, there's such thing as a silly question."

22.27 - "Touchdown Jets"

22.47 - "Hawaii Five-O trailer. Wayne Mardles darts theme, that tune is more synonymous with that nowadays. He could make an entrance. Him Undertaker in WWE and Jonathan Papelbon entering the game to close the 9th at Fenway. They're the benchmark of "awesome".

22.54 - "Ummm... that's either a crap trick play or an even worse snap,Jets now have great field position with 1.14 left in the half. Good time to botch a punt."

22.57 - "Touchdown Jets."

23.03 - "Half time. Patriots are like a Star Wars prequel the last few years (since '07), the previous successes are their for all to see, and there are still glimpses of that old magic, but in the grand scheme of things, they peaked, and the new films won't be as good, or as successful."

23.15 - (Nick) "Halling referring to Rex Ryan's gameplan as "doing the bizzo". "Bizzo", the level of the crings of a 40 year old man trying to talk "street" or some variation of street is similar to that of a member of a boyband or a former boyband memeber (looking at you here Robbie Williams) attempt to rap."

23.35 - "Do you remember when you anticipated something you really wanted to have/watch, then it all goes wrong? The Pats are like that today, the Pats are like "Modern Warfare 2".

23.44 - "GRONK GRONK GRONK GRONK GRONK !!! 37 yard pickup. This comeback needs to start, pronto!"

23.51 - "Alge Crumpler! TOUCHDOWN PAAAAAAAAAAATRIOTS! ...Now just need the 2pt conversion to make it a field goal game"...

23.52 - "Sammy Morris is in! 11-14. Myself, twitter and Gillette stadium have all simultaneously become reinvigorated back into life."

00.00 - "Msn, talking to my friend Fraser, "i reckon the momentums shifted the Patriots way now". Within seconds Jets get a touchdown 21-11. Keep your outlandish statements to yourself Fraser. "

00.16 - "Turnover on downs. Jets defence is like the annoying guy whose talking on his phone whilst your sitting near him on the bus. Loud, infuriating, but not going anywhere, tonight the Pats haven't found a way to sound the man out."

00.21 - "Is this sports purgatory? This feels like sports purgatory."

00.26 - "Lets join the comms" A Cadleism. I can;t decide who I would prefer to narrate my life. Kevin Cadle with the sultry summer sun that is his voice. Or Chris "Boomer" Berman, imagine for a second "Ba-Baa-Bac -Back into the living room to watch T.V". That's what I want in a narrator."

00.33 - "Failed onside kick. I'm now suffering from morbid melancholy."

00.35 - "Touchdown Jets"

00.36 - "Prefer baseball anyway"...*facepalm*

00.38 - "If it's raining, i'm going to walk to work, will create a better metaphor."

00.42 - "Touchdown Pats. A going away present for Deion Branch. Unless he stays, then it's just another consolation, either way, Jets are still winning."

00.44 - "Jets win 28-21, if i didn't have to go to work in less than 5 hours, this game may have driven me to hard liquor and a bunch of curse words. Ok, the curse words came anyway. Dropped several F-bombs tonight/this morning."

00.47 - "Jets are celebrating..*sigh*...*a 2nd sigh*... *a final sigh*. Where did i leave the bleach?"

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