Brett Favre's Ankle Actually Wears Levi's

I'm sick of hearing about Brett Favre. I'm sure you're sick of hearing about Brett Favre. I'm not even sure John Madden is enjoying all of this. I'm certain their were Brett Favre reports on The Golf Channel.

I find myself looking for disdain on the faces of ESPN anchors every time they have to talk about Brett Favre. I don't know how they do it. I know these guys are journalists and this is a story, but I am at a point where I would be going out of my way to avoid doing a Favre story. And America just can't look away. It's like you have to pick up your dog's poop, and you have your poo bags or pooper scooper, but you only pick it up because the cop riding a bicycle is staring right at you.

There seems to be a Brett Favre update every five minutes about his ankle. Brett Favre was wearing a boot, then he's wearing sneakers, then he drove a lawnmower.

We get it, Brett. You're a warrior. You've played through broken thumbs, numerous bruises and sprains, and your father's death. You have a consecutive games streak that is held in a higher regard that Cal Ripken, Jr.'s.

(I have realized at this point that if Brett Favre were to end his streak, that would be the topic for the entire game. America and I just can't get a break on this.)

Should this event transpire, I suggest we grieve the end of the streak for about 20 minutes, and then go back to making fun of his issues with sexting. At least I am. He is 41 years old. He's too old for that!!!

Bandwagon Panic!!! or The Blog "Pilot"

I know there are a lot of Miami Heat fans/bandwagon jumpers out there that are panicking over the team after losing opening night. And there are a lot of Miami Heat haters who are patting themselves on the back for predicting that Miami would lose. Going 82-0 or approaching the Chicago Bulls 1995-96 record of 72-10 was a bong-pipe dream at best. Dwayne Wade is rusty after he pulled a hammy after three minutes of their first preseason game. Chris Bosh is no longer thriving in the obscurity of Toronto, so he may be overrated. And LeBron James had a Cleveland flashback, playing on a team with potentially ineffective and inconsistent teammates.

The result of one loss to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics tells us only one thing: this team does not have the identity and chemistry needed to win a championship…yet. In the NBA, who wins on talent alone? No one. Miami had a near complete overhaul of their roster this past summer just to be able to afford to sign Miami Thrice (leading vote-getter for nickname).

Some people want to say it's LeBron's team now, or that it's still Wade's team. That doesn't really matter. (If Erik Spoelstra doesn't win, it's gonna be Pat Riley's team...again.) These guys have been planning to do this for at least three years, so it's expected there should be little or no battles of ego.

Because of one game, there really shouldn't be any worry about Miami. No NBA team panics in October/November, much less after one game. The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't lost hope. Cleveland even started 1-0. We'll really find out who the Miami Heat are around the All-Star break, when they hit their stride and possibly blow the entire league away. Kobe Bryant may not give two bowel movements about the Heat, but don't believe that for a second. His Lakers and the Boston Celtics may not be concerned with them right now...because it's the first days of the season. Playoff pretenders are already panicked, but the Finals participants from last season will cross that bridge if/when they get to it.