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The NSWNA has been busy undertaking research and consultation to inform the development of nurse-to-patient ratio models for eight specialty areas of nursing an important inclusion in our claim for the new Award for public health system nurses. The Lamp spoke with senior nurses about staffing in their specialty areas and how mandated staff ratios would impact on nurses' capacity to deliver safe patient care.
More time for specialist nursing
With current staffing levels, rehabilitation nurses are struggling to meet the requirements for this specialist nursing area, according to Marc Johns, CNC. Marc works in the Rehabilitation Units at David Berry Hospital, Berry, and Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital.
'Staff are flat out providing basic nursing care and striving to meet competency standards. Good specialist nursing takes time and without adequate staff, specialties such as rehabilitation are in jeopardy.
'Staff report feeling so stretched that their rehab roles are not fulfilled. Usually, the only time available for professional development is during the afternoon shift change and this is consumed by clinical handover and ward communication. It's difficult providing staff with the professional development they require.
'Rehabilitation nursing is a very important part of a patient's care and preventative health. It impacts on the quality of life at home and aims to reduce the risk of re-admission to hospital. Patient and carer education is an important element of rehabilitation nursing and at the moment we are limited in what we can offer.
'With the current staffing patients are not getting the rehabilitation support they require. For example, nurses are hard pressed to spend the right amount of time with patients and end up "doing" for the patient rather than allowing the patient to focus on developing skills to increase independence.
'These problems are not unique but are faced by all rehabilitation wards.
'Patients have noticed the nurses' workloads and feedback indicates the impact on patient care. The nurses succeed in providing good quality care, but have difficulty in ensuring that all the rehabilitation needs are met.'
Marc says a mandated staffing ratio would provide professional development opportunities and enable nurses to meet the basic requirements for rehabilitation nursing.
'We would also have more time for communication with allied health workers, and family conferences,' says Marc.
Skill mix is crucial
Peg Hibbert currently works as a CNS in the medical unit at Hornsby Hospital ED, and previously worked in the hospital's medical ward for 21 years.
Peg explains that staffing in the medical unit is based on patients having a 48-hour stay in the unit but in reality 'it doesn't work out like that'. 'Our patients have complex medical problems. The majority are elderly or developmentally delayed from nursing homes, hostels or group homes and they're in hospital for problems that are symptomatic of their conditions.
'Our work is cut out dealing with very complex care needs. Nurses here have an incredible workload. They're tearing their hair out.
'The current staffing model doesn't consider these complex medical needs. It is based on the number of patients staying 48 hours.
'Mandatory staffing ratios would at least ensure we have the right number of nurses for the right number of patients.
'The NSW ratio model would consider skill mix. This is crucial. An extra pair of hands is not the only solution; we need extra hands with the right skills. On the medical ward we need more appropriately skilled staff to deal with the care requirements of patients with multiple and very complex care needs,' says Peg.
Ratios very positive for palliative care
Paul Baddock, Nurse Manager, Palliative Care, participated in the NSWNA expert panel on palliative care to help develop a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio model for this specialty area of nursing.
'Palliative care is not just about how many patients you have; a lot of nurses' workload is associated with families. When you admit a patient, you're admitting the whole family. You may have 16 beds but you are caring for more like 30 patients when you take in to account the number of people you're dealing with.
'We need to be thinking in broader terms than just safe staffing levels. Whatever happened to best practice? Striving for best practice needs to be a priority when looking at developing a mandated staffing model.
'Care goals in palliative care are different to other areas of nursing. A lot of satisfaction comes from providing relief to patients and families.
'With current staffing nurses are struggling with their workloads. Workloads have increased with increased patient acuity and intervention.
'Mandated ratios would provide a more balanced staffing model and enable best practice to be achieved as well as safe nursing care.
'Mandated ratios would be very positive for palliative care. At a recent statewide palliative care meeting, there was a buzz in the air about mandated ratios. It's seen as very positive. It takes us back to the patient being at the centre of care,' says Paul.
Staff ratios safer for patients
Angela Pridham, RN in the High Dependency Mental Health Unit at Shellharbour Hospital, says it is difficult to assess staffing needs for inpatient mental health, and a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio would more equitably respond to fluctuating patient needs.
'With mental health patients, acuity can change quickly, so it's very hard to assess staffing needs. In other nursing areas, if a patient has xyz, then you'll need so many hours nursing care. But mental health patients don't follow a pattern. Sometimes they get worse before they get better. There is no tool for working this out.
'A mandated nurse-to-patient ratio for inpatient mental health would deliver the right numbers and skill mix to provide safe patient care.
'If a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio is in the Award, management will have to stick to it. At the moment, if there are 15 patients at the beginning of the day, then this is the basis of staffing for the day. If another five patients are admitted during the day, you won't get an extra nurse. But if we had a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio this would be automatic. You'd have a more equitable ratio,' says Angela.
Flexibility is important for ED staffing
Brad Marney, Nurse Manager at a major referral hospital, says a staff ratio model for ED would be great in terms of equitably matching staff with patients but it would need to be flexible and able to adapt to fluctuating patient requirements.
'The modern ED environment requires flexibility, so the model should not be too generalised. ED is a constantly changing environment, which means you need to continuously upgrade your staffing requirements, and within ED there are several units that have different staffing requirements,' says Brad.
'A staff ratio model should also be able to adapt to the particular needs of each hospital ED, and the different units within an ED. For example, Westmead ED is different to any other hospital ED in the State.'
Brad says a number of recent factors impact on staffing in ED. 'The State Trauma Plan released in March has led to increased trauma presentations, which has increased staff workloads.
'The introduction of electronic records has enabled intense scrutiny of staffing levels. We're able to measure the care and time spent with each patient down to the last minute.
'Management likes to look at how KPI targets are met in ED as a benchmark or indicator of a hospital's performance. There can be quite a difficult tension between ED KPI and staffing,' says Brad.
Staffing based on case management
Jayne James, NUM, Community Health, says staffing in community health needs to be based on case management size.
'We need a degree of flexibility with staffing in community health. Caseloads are managed proactively on a week-to-week basis to allow for flexibility in workloads and staffing, but daily workloads are managed on a day-to-day basis.
'We have daily team meetings where clinical caseloads are reviewed and monitored. We have a simple straightforward system to work out staffing and manage nurse workloads. Each case is assessed and patients are given a certain number of points based on acuity and the degree of care required. A nurse's daily workload will be according to a certain number of points rather than the number of patients visited.
'A nurse-to-patient ratio model for community care would need to have a degree of flexibility, with the ratio developed around case management size rather than a certain visits per day.'
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Monday, June 1, 2015
From Daughter to Mom
"I'm your mom, you should support me."
Deep down I know that I am doing the right thing and taking care of her the best that I can. Still, I feel as if I am disrespecting- and in some instances violating-my mom. I can only imagine how my dad must feel.
Today was probably the toughest in this aspect that I've faced in a while. It wasn't just one thing that I had to play mom for today. It was several. It started when I first arrived to her house. Dad had warned me that mom's make-up has gotten dramatically worse over the past few days. I didn't think that was possible but sure enough, mom had globs of make up on her face when I walked in her room. I can assume that she poured a bottle of foundation in her hands and then smeared it all on her face, without rubbing any of it in. It was wet and runny and gloppy. I got some toilet paper and wiped her face in sections, with her swatting my hand away in between each section. I had to wait until she was distracted with brushing her hair to quickly rub some more of the residue off her face.
Mom's been so antsy lately to get out of the house. Unfortunately, she doesn't get out often because she is difficult for a lot of her caregivers to manage. I don't mind taking her out; I usually feel like I can handle it (although it's getting harder and harder when I have my 4 year old sidekick in tow). I knew mom wanted to go to her sister's, so I told her that I would take her. She really wanted to get exercise and I kept repeating to her that she could walk up to the top of the street and then get in my car. The instant that front door was unlocked, mom plowed through the door and sprinted up the street. I quickly got my son and myself in the car and followed after her (thankfully she used the sidewalk this time). By the time she got to the top of the street, her sprint had turned into a shuffle and she was panting quite hard. I urged her to get in the car and she did.
When she was ready to leave her sister's house, she was insistent again on walking. My Aunt lives on a busy street and I am not comfortable with mom walking to the end of the street alone as she tends to walk in the middle of the street now. My Uncle helped me block the door so that I could get a good hold on her arm before she darted out the door. I practically had to drag my mom to the door (she was trying to drag me to the street) and my Uncle and I finally got her in the front seat, buckling her seat and closing the door. But mom is mischevious. As soon as I began walking around the car to get to my side of the car, she unbuckled her seat and darted out the door. My Uncle caught her and I decided it would be safer to put her in the back seat with the child lock on. I tried to get her seatbelt on, but she kept taking it off. Unfortunately, we drove the mile home without her seatbelt fastened, but the child locks prevented her from getting out (she reminded me, also, to lock the windows!!) I forgot to mention that in the process of getting her into the car, she spilled her opened can of root beer (which she keeps in her purse) ALL over my car. Ugh.
Once we were at home and mom went back to her room, I tried to get her to change her pants. She had root beer and jelly all over pants but of course didn't understand the need to change clothes. I knew she'd make a big mess everywhere she went, and especially on her bed, with her pants in that condition so I tried to take control of the situation and change her pants. That meant pulling down her pants and physically fighting her to get them off. This is where I feel as if I'm violating my mom. Sometimes I just don't know if I'm doing the right thing when I have to be forceful with her, especially when it violates her privacy. As I was trying to change her, I made a strange discovery. Mom had on no underwear beneath her pants. I'm not sure how she missed that step in getting dressed, but poor mom forgot to put them on (I have no idea if this is a first or not). Furthermore, I discovered that both her undershirt and her bra were on backwards. I have to admit I chuckled a little bit at that one; sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry so to keep my sanity I try to find the humor. After being pushed and kicked at, I lost the battle with changing mom's clothes. She's a lot bigger than me nowadays and while I am pretty good at restraining her from running into the street, I am no match against her at clothes changing time. Thankfully, my dad came home around noon in between appointments and was able to change her. It really amazes me how he is able to just get in and get the job done.
I'm not sharing any of this to embarrass my dear mom; it's not really her I'm writing about. It is the disease. Still, I debated if I should post about this or not (particularly the underwear issue); there are a lot of things that I opt not to write about because it feels too personal. I do feel a little bit of guilt for exposing some other personal situations. But I want people to understand the real challenges of this disease. Dementia isn't only losing memories; it's losing all abilities. It's so much worse than portrayed in movies like "The Notebook". It's an ugly, horrible disease that rips away all dignity.
I have readers who have written to me and shared that my blog has helped them to know what to expect from their loved one who is stage(s) behind my mom; I write this for them as well. It's not easy to see what lies ahead, but knowledge is power and preparations (mentally and physically) help a lot in the management of disease.
And I suppose I also needed to share some of my thoughts for my own therapy. I try to be optimistic and find humor when I can. Overall I'd like to think I'm pretty good at keeping positive and being strong. But today left me feeling really down for some reason and I felt like I needed to write to get some of these feelings off my chest. There are days when I feel like I'm not ready to lose my mom (physically) quite yet, and other days where I wish that she could leave this earth before the rest of her dignity is completely gone. I hate what this disease has done to her. Dementia is a beast.
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I see my own story unfold as you tell yours. My mom is at a very similar stage as yours and there are MANY times I simply choose to see the humor, but other times where her behaviors and lack of inhibition simply startle me and cause me to mourn the loss of everything she used to be - classy, smart, beautiful, articulate. Dementia is a beast indeed.ReplyDelete
It's great to run into someone else that is currently going through the same things we are. Wow! I know exactly what you mean about not being sure how much personal stuff to write or not. I am blogging my Mom's story at momhasdementia.blogspot.com I started out as a way of dealing with it, to help my own emotions and knowing that when she is no longer here the blog will be a treasure. Now I also write for relatives so they can check in and see whats going on with Mom.ReplyDelete

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5 Fun Facts About Your Dog's Ears
- Puppies are born deaf. For the first couple of weeks, their ear canals are closed off and they can't hear anything.
- Are you ever wondering if your dog is paying attention? You can tell by their ears! When a dog is engaged, they have erect ears that are facing forward.
- Dogs can hear EVERYTHING... they have the ability to pick up high-frequency pulses (which could even be vibrations of bugs in the walls).
- Depending on the breed, dogs have about 18 ear muscles. Humans only have 3, which explains why dogs can rotate, tilt, raise and lower their ears.
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Tue, 7 June 2011
New York City Best Kept Secret - The Cloisters Museum
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Thu, 21 April 2011
My trip to the Cloisters in New York City.
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Thu, 31 March 2011
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Thu, 20 May 2010
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Thu, 20 May 2010
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Wed, 29 April 2009
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Fri, 31 October 2008
Boomer Esiason Foundation BEF UPDATE Fall 2008 Newsletter in PDF Format
Direct download: BEF_Update_Fall-08.pdf
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Mon, 27 October 2008
A little demo of Crazy Talk program with my boy Chase..
Direct download: Chase-CrazyTalkDemo.m4v
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Wed, 21 May 2008
I ran into this busker while walking across town on 42nd Street just east of Fifth Avenue. Thought he sounded great so I tipped him a fin and shot some video before heading into work. Guys like him make NYC a great place to explore. The US Postal Service never sounded so Good !
Direct download: MVI_1625.M4V
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Mon, 10 March 2008
University of Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs is the recipient of the 2007 Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation's most outstanding center in college football. The announcement was made today by the Rimington committee.
Luigs will be recognized as the winner at The Home Depot College Football Awards show, broadcast live on ESPN, in Orlando, Florida on December 6, 2007. The annual Rimington Trophy awards banquet will be held at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 12, 2008.
"This is a tremendous eye opener for me especially when I look at the history of the trophy and the distinguished lists of winners. It is an honor to be mentioned in the same circle and even bigger honor to recieve the trophy," said Jonathan Luigs.
Luigs is the centerpiece of a University of Arkansas offensive line that has cleared the way for the SEC's top rushing attack (296.8 yards per game) which ranks third in the nation. The junior is riding a streak of 28 consecutive starts at center for the Razorbacks and leads the offensive line with a 90.4 percent grade average including team-leading averages in run (86.1 percent) and pass (96.9 percent) blocking.
"It is an honor to name Jonathan as the winner of the 2007 Riminton Trophy. He and the Razorbacks played a great season. To compete at the level Jonathan did against such a tough SEC defense, it is a testament to the strength and skill that makes him the top collegiate center. Congratulations to all the watch list candidates, finalists and Jonathan," added Dave Rimington.
Luigs will line up against Rimington Trophy finalist Adam Spieker and the Missouri Tigers in the 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl which will take place on January 1, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
About the Rimington Trophy
The eight-year old trophy is presented by Canon and The Cornhusker Marriott. The award is presented by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Esiason created his foundation in 1993 to support research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. Esiason and Dave Rimington were teammates on the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-87. Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first team All- America center at Nebraska in 1981 and 1982 during which he became the John Outland Trophy's only double winner as the nation's premiere college interior lineman.
Past recipients include Dominic Raiola (Nebraska. 2000), LeCharles Bentley (Ohio State, 2001), Brett Romberg (Miami, 2002), Jake Grove (Virginia Tech, 2003), co- winners David Baas (Michigan, 2004) and Ben Wilkerson (LSU, 2004), Greg Eslinger (Minnesota, 2005) and Dan Mozes (West Virginia, 2006). Since its inception the Rimington Trophy Award has raised over $1.03 million for its benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. It, in turn, is hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation which, to date, has raised nearly $60 million for Cystic Fibrosis research.
The Rimington Trophy is a fully accredited member of the National College Football Awards Association.
Direct download: Rimington_Trophy_2008.m4v
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Mon, 10 March 2008
University of Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs is the recipient of the 2007 Rimington Trophy, given annually to the nation's most outstanding center in college football. The announcement was made today by the Rimington committee.
Luigs will be recognized as the winner at The Home Depot College Football Awards show, broadcast live on ESPN, in Orlando, Florida on December 6, 2007. The annual Rimington Trophy awards banquet will be held at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 12, 2008.
"This is a tremendous eye opener for me especially when I look at the history of the trophy and the distinguished lists of winners. It is an honor to be mentioned in the same circle and even bigger honor to recieve the trophy," said Jonathan Luigs.
Luigs is the centerpiece of a University of Arkansas offensive line that has cleared the way for the SEC's top rushing attack (296.8 yards per game) which ranks third in the nation. The junior is riding a streak of 28 consecutive starts at center for the Razorbacks and leads the offensive line with a 90.4 percent grade average including team-leading averages in run (86.1 percent) and pass (96.9 percent) blocking.
"It is an honor to name Jonathan as the winner of the 2007 Riminton Trophy. He and the Razorbacks played a great season. To compete at the level Jonathan did against such a tough SEC defense, it is a testament to the strength and skill that makes him the top collegiate center. Congratulations to all the watch list candidates, finalists and Jonathan," added Dave Rimington.
Luigs will line up against Rimington Trophy finalist Adam Spieker and the Missouri Tigers in the 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl which will take place on January 1, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
About the Rimington Trophy
The eight-year old trophy is presented by Canon and The Cornhusker Marriott. The award is presented by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Esiason created his foundation in 1993 to support research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. Esiason and Dave Rimington were teammates on the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-87. Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first team All- America center at Nebraska in 1981 and 1982 during which he became the John Outland Trophy's only double winner as the nation's premiere college interior lineman.
Past recipients include Dominic Raiola (Nebraska. 2000), LeCharles Bentley (Ohio State, 2001), Brett Romberg (Miami, 2002), Jake Grove (Virginia Tech, 2003), co- winners David Baas (Michigan, 2004) and Ben Wilkerson (LSU, 2004), Greg Eslinger (Minnesota, 2005) and Dan Mozes (West Virginia, 2006). Since its inception the Rimington Trophy Award has raised over $1.03 million for its benefactor, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. It, in turn, is hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation which, to date, has raised nearly $60 million for Cystic Fibrosis research.
The Rimington Trophy is a fully accredited member of the National College Football Awards Association.
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Tue, 22 January 2008
BEF UPDATE Fall 2007
Boomer Esiason Foundation Newsletter
Direct download: BEF-UPDATE2007.pdf
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Mon, 5 November 2007
2007 Costa Rica Classic Billfish Tournament
To register or for more information on the 2008 tourney go to:
March 28-29, 2008
Los Suenos Marina
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
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Wed, 1 August 2007
The Boomer Esiason Foundation was founded in 1993. This short video helps explain what the foundation is doing to help fight CF and improve the quality of lives for those affected by cystic fibrosis.
Direct download: BEF2007.m4v
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Tue, 31 July 2007
The Boomer Esiason Foundation was founded in 1993. This short video helps explain what the foundation is doing to help fight CF and improve the quality of lives for those affected by cystic fibrosis.
Direct download: BEF2007.wmv
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Wed, 4 April 2007
Blubrry Jam - Spread the Love
Boomer Esiason Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser
Saturday, Apr 7, 2007
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Canal Room
285 W. Broadway
New York, NY 10013
$18 Online
$20 at the Door
Direct download: Brother_Love-CD_Release_Party-Promo.mp3
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Mon, 12 March 2007
What is Second Life?
Why Build CF University in Second Life ?
NOTE: CF University is located on Secondlife Main Grid and is intended for CF Adults over 18 years of age.
Direct download: CFUinSLinQuicktime.mov
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Wed, 16 August 2006
Beware...NEBRASKA is BACK!!!
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Sun, 12 March 2006
On March 11, 2006 the Boomer Esiason Foundation held it's 13th Annual Booming Celebration. The Booming Celebration is one of the largest single event cystic fibrosis fundraiser in the USA with over $3,000,000 raised to help fund CF research in one night. Congratulations to Steven M. Bowman 20006 Boomer Esiason Foundation Most Valuable Player .
Wed, 8 February 2006
Back By popular demand...I had no idea that Billfishing was so popular. Here are some video highlights of the 2005 CRC Tournament. Warning this is UNCENSORED, So it may not be something to play at work.
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Sat, 28 January 2006
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Sat, 28 January 2006
Costa Rica Classic Billfish Tourney
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Wed, 4 January 2006
A friend just sent me this photo of a bunch of us from the 1983 Orange Bowl... Can a photo can come back to haunt you?...I guess we should ask Mooning Murph. Although there was always pressure to win bowl games, we always managed to have some fun.
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Fri, 30 December 2005
Happy New Year- iTunes Version Song: Auld Lang Syne Artist: Friction Bailey You can find this artist at the Podsafe Music Network http://music.podshow.com/
Direct download: RFCHNYMovie.m4v
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Fri, 30 December 2005
Happy New Year
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Thu, 29 December 2005
After the big win against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, it looks like Nebraska might be making it's way back to upper echelon of college football. What a great game for the Huskers and the fans. I have a petty gripe that has nothing to do with play calling, players ability, etc. Will someone at the University please get rid of these awful goofy two-tone mouthpieces? I first noticed these things in the Eric Crouch era and I hated them then. Everytime I see these awful things it looks like a Nebraska is fielding a team of hillbillies with half their teeth missing. Why don't we just put a big red clown nose on our quarterback. Most people will think this is not important...but you want your team leaders to look like leaders and not a goofy cartoon character. But I guess being two-toned did make it easier to find when Zac Taylor was hit so hard that his mouthpiece went flying out of his mouth. All I can say is that kid is tough! STAY TUNED FOR MORE RIVETING COMMENTARY...LOL! GO BIG RED!
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Tue, 20 December 2005
3.5 million New Yorkers Stranded by Transport Strike
This Message from The MTA Web Site
Current as of 12/20/2005 09:42 AM
As of 3 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) called an illegal strike on MTA NYCT buses & subways throughout all five boroughs as well as on most MTA Bus Company routes (click on MTA Bus Company below for routes that are running). This is in addition to a strike action called at 12:01 Monday, December 19, 2005 by the TWU against two private bus lines in Queens: Triboro Coach & Jamaica Buses.
As a result of this illegal action against the MTA, travel options for MTA subway and bus customers will be limited as noted in the links below.
However, customers are reminded that it will take 24 hours from the outset of the strike action for MTA commuter railroad contingency services as outlined on this site to be in place. That will be in time for the Wednesday morning rush. (This amount of time is needed to reposition and reconfigure train equipment to provide special service as noted on the links below.)
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From the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Website
New York Supreme Court Enjoins TWU
Category:general -- posted at: 2:18pm EDT
Mon, 5 December 2005
Welcome Back Husker Fans. This podcast is my last Husker related podcast for 2005 and in todays show we take a look back at the season. We also will celebrate the Christmas Season by playing a holiday tune that was performed by a variety of podsafe artists. If Everday Was Christmas- Produced by Slau and co-written by Orlando Pagan, the idea for this benefit project was initiated by Adam Curry. All proceeds from the sale of this recording will be donated to UNICEF.
Direct download: DRS-12-05-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:14am EDT
Fri, 14 October 2005
Coach Callahan and key Huskers players previewing upcoming game...enjoy
Direct download: DRS-10-13-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:34am EDT
Tue, 11 October 2005
Nebraska Football-Baylor A quick look at Baylor Offense. Texas Tech Review Texas Tech Post Game Press Conference- Coach Callahan and Players.
Direct download: DRS-10-11-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:51am EDT
Fri, 7 October 2005
Pressure the Quarterback
Direct download: DRS-10-07-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:54am EDT
Mon, 3 October 2005
Let's take a quick look back at Iowas State game and look a head to Texas Tech.
Direct download: DRS-10-03-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:48pm EDT
Fri, 23 September 2005
Our friends at the New York Jets will be a hosting an
interesting event called NFL Street Unplugged on October 1, 2005.
Direct download: NLFStreet_Unplugged.pdf
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:51pm EDT
Tue, 20 September 2005
I'm Back...Let's Talk Nebraska Football and Pool Choices for NFL Games
Direct download: DRS-09-20-05b.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:25pm EDT
Fri, 2 September 2005
Aug 30, 2005 - Thought we may have dodged a bullet after initial reports of lighter than expected damage from Hurricane Katrina. What a difference a day makes, spent most of the day watching the TV seeing people being rescued from rooftops. The City of New Orleans flooding and extensive damage of most of the gulf coast. It seems as help may not arrive until the roads become passable, which may take quite some time. Our fellow countrymen need our help ...so, if you have the ability please join me in helping out by giving to one of many good disaster relief charities. The folks in these areas are really going to need our help.
A partial list of Hurricane Katrina and disaster relief information available on the Web:
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding)
Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-621-FEMA
Relief Organizations
Red Cross 1-800-HELP-NOW
Episcopal Relief & Development 1-800-334-7626
United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583
Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY
Catholic Charities 1-800-919-9338
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Direct download: HerebyMe.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:15pm EDT
Tue, 30 August 2005
Thought we may have dodged a bullet after initial reports of lighter than expected damage from Hurricane Katrina. What a difference a day makes, spent most of the day watching the TV seeing people being rescued from rooftops. The City of New Orleans flooding and extensive damage of most of the gulf coast. It seems as help may not arrive until the roads become passable, which may take quite some time. Our fellow countrymen need our help ...so, if you have the ability please join me in helping out by giving to one of many good disaster relief charities. The folks in these areas are really going to need our help.
A partial list of Hurricane Katrina and disaster relief information available on the Web:
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding)
Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-621-FEMA
Relief Organizations
Red Cross 1-800-HELP-NOW
Episcopal Relief & Development 1-800-334-7626
United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583
Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY
Catholic Charities 1-800-919-9338
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Direct download: hurricanekatrina.m4a
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:59pm EDT
Wed, 17 August 2005
Direct download: 2004RTFinalists.mov
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:42am EDT
Sat, 13 August 2005
Are you ready for some football?
Direct download: DRS-PreSeasonII-08-13-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:25pm EDT
Thu, 11 August 2005
What starts out as a Pre-Season Episode...turns into a wideout rant.
Direct download: DRS-PreSeason-08-11-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:00am EDT
Mon, 8 August 2005
Training Camp Part III Getting Cut..OUCH!
Direct download: DRS-NFLCuts-08-08-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:37pm EDT
Sat, 6 August 2005
We step away from the football podcasts to celebrate the Unofficial Podcast Anthem for 2005. You've probably heard it on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code...but we have the G-Rated version..Tell The FCC to Stick It ! Enjoy
Direct download: DRS-PodcastAnthem-08-06-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:03pm EDT
Fri, 5 August 2005
NFL Training Camp Part II
Direct download: DRS-TrainingCampII-08-05-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT
Wed, 27 July 2005
A trip down memory lane ...NFL Training Camp
Direct download: DRS-TrainingCamp-07-27-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:31pm EDT
Sun, 24 July 2005
2005 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge
On June 30th, the Boomer Esiason Foundation hosted the 10th Annual Empire Challenge. The game pits high school all-stars from New York City vs. their counterparts on Long Island. Long Island played error free football and won 44-7. This is a short video (around 7 minutes) and highlights the post game award ceremony. Thanks to everyone who made this game possible.
Direct download: DRS-EmpireChallenge-07-22-05.mov
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:03am EDT
Fri, 22 July 2005
Today I have something different for you. On July 12th The Boomer Esiason Foundation held a Sporting Clays fundraising event at the Elk Creek Hunt Club in Owenton, KY. Here is a short video of the event. Special thanks to Outback Steakhouse for sponsoring the Big Bang. Oh ...all of the drinking you see in the video was done after the shooting competition was complete. For more info go to www.esiason.org
Direct download: DRS-BoomersBigBang-07-22-05.wmv
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:24pm EDT
Wed, 20 July 2005
Just finished my football camp last week. 100 degrees in the shade! Kids held up well...better than me. Pictured right is Jack Oholent my HS coach. Special thanks to all the coaches who participated in the camp. Camp website: www.rimingtonfootballcamp.com
Direct download: RFCMovie2_2.mov
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:52pm EDT
Tue, 19 July 2005
Blocking Wide Rusher
1. Identify 3-5-7 step drop
2. Identify Launch Point of QB
3. Objective 3 step drop is to get defenders hands down...inside target -attack and cut- change up with slip block -place hands on chest and slip them down to knees and cut.
4. On 5 and 7 step drop - The wider the defender ..the deeper your kick step...Remember the wider the defender, the farther he is from QB ...Don't Panic
5. When kicking have inside target and bury your chin into your inside pec . This prevents you from losing control as you kick to defender.
6. Keep your shoulders square as long as possible before you turn and run with defender
7. If he tries to run the hump to QB and uses rip technique/uppercut, with your outside hand on defenders chest...take inside hand and place on defenders hip and widen him
Direct download: DRS-BlockingWideRusher-07-19-05_copy_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:24am EDT
Thu, 7 July 2005
Awoke this morning and checked email and was shocked to see what had occurred in London. My prayers to our friends in the UK. Terrorism has only caused misery for all the parties involved in this conflict. As someone who worked on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center, lost many friends and only survived because I was out of town, I have to admit my mind went back to the hell of September 11th again. When will these idiots learn that these cowardly acts lead only to contempt and more death and destruction for the very same people they say they represent. In the meantime everything the cowards thought they could disrupt goes on: the G-8 conference continues, Tony Blair's leadership and the UK/US bond will most likely get only stronger.
Category:general -- posted at: 4:05pm EDT
Tue, 21 June 2005
Teaching Your Child Pass Protection
Direct download: DRS-PassPro-06-21-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:54pm EDT
Mon, 13 June 2005
Teaching Your Child The Drive Block
Direct download: DRS-DriveBlock-06-13-2005.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:14am EDT
Sat, 4 June 2005
Teaching Your Child The 3 Point Stance in Football
Show Notes June 4, 2005
Teaching 3 Point Stance
Feet Shoulder width or less
If right handed right foot stagger, if left handed left foot stagger
Toe to instep stagger (4"-6" back)
Start off with forearms on thighs, knees bent
Bring dominant hand straight down
Step away from child and check that toes are pointed straight, knees are not buckled, back straight and neck bowed with head up
If you continue to have problems- Try this tip: start child in 4 point stance (not too much weight forward) he/she should be able to lift non dominant hand up without assistance and place forearm on thigh.
Test: Weight Distribution
Once child is in stance take your hand and move athletes hand if he rocks forward or falls he has too much weight forward on hand.
The purpose of this drill is to insure athlete can step, pull and pass protect from this stance
In Goal line and Short Yardage-Athlete can add more weight to hand to increase power.
If teaching center stance-feet are usually a little wider and there is no stagger with feet. First make sure snap to QB is secure and then start practicing stepping and snapping.
Never let your child drop his head, Head is always up to help prevent neck injuries.
Direct download: DRS-3PointStance-06-04-05.mp3
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Fri, 27 May 2005
The No Huddle Offense
I was fortunate to have had Sam Wyche as my Head Coach in Cincinnati, this guy had a very unique way of looking at problems and some very ingenious solutions to these problems. Sam to me was a mad scientist that was so far ahead of the curve on innovation in the game of football it was ridiculous. Where most people would see problems, Sam saw opportunity. As a player I really enjoyed playing for him, because I learned all the time. He is a teacher and does a wonderful job teaching the nuances of football.
Now, don't get me wrong Sam was as nutty as anyone I ever been around. But I really enjoyed playing for him. Although, at the time I didn't realize it as much as I have should. I could tell Sam Wyche stories until I was blue in the face and still have much more to say. The only thing predictable about Sam was his unpredictability. As a player you spend a great deal of time trying to figure out your coaches, so you kind of know what to expect. With Sam you just didn't know...which was good and bad.
Regardless of what the Buffalo Bills say...the Bengals were the first team in the NFL to put in the NO HUDDLE offense. And if it wasn't for Boomer Esiason calling his good friend Frank Reich and raving about the offense I doubt seriously that the Bills would have used it as much as they did or at least they would have been much slower in implementing it.
Defenses began to use situational substitution quite a bit in the early 80's, what happened was the defense would bring in the big run stopping lineman and linebackers on first and second down and then bring in their pass rushers and small backers/nickel guys on third and long situations. You would see a hoard of guys run in the game and another hoard run off the field. The defense was just trying to get their best personnel into the game to deal with the expected type of play that they would face.
Sam saw a weakness in this and began exploiting it, what he saw was 16 or more defensive guys on the field at one time and that as you know is against the rules. So Sam exploited that by coming up with a simple "SET ALERT" play, When Boomer saw a platoon of guys coming onto the field and another platoon running off ...he would scream set alert and we would rush to the line of scrimmage and run a QB Sneak on the first sound. After a few "too many players penalties" and easy five yard gains for us the opposing team had to make a decision....do we stick with the run stoppers or do we put in the nickel or come with a hybrid. The only time we would let them make substitutions was when the clock was stopped for time out or incomplete pass.
From the simple beginning of a QB sneak, a whole offense was developed that could be run from the line of scrimmage. Many people say that it was no difference than the old "hurry up" offense. But it was much different, the hurry up has been used for years to save time and score quickly at the end of the half or game. The "No Huddle" is not the same tempo....we could take our time if we wanted or up tempo the offense if we thought that gave us an advantage. It was flexible and potent...we moved the ball on a lot of good defenses with this and it was . It was espionage type of stuff with code words for formation and more code words for direction and finally code words for play types and another set of code words for snap count.
It wasn't all smooth in the development and many times it was hilarious...I am not sure you have ever saw the movie the Dirty Dozen...In that movie they have a rhyme that corresponds to each step of their mission. Well we had the same type of rhyme where each number rhymed with the type of play we were going to use. At meetings Sam would say the number out of the blue and we would then recite the corresponding rhyme...needless to say when the bullets started flying the rhymes went down the toilet with half of the guys getting it and the other half scratching their heads.
So then we developed plan B ...code words for everything, we always worried that defenses would pick up the codes so we changed them often as far as I could tell no one ever picked up what we were doing...lets face most defensive players I met would never have been picked for Bletchley Park code breaking duties during WWII. Most of these guys had a tough time just remembering where to line up. I learned to never over estimate the intelligence of the defensive guys.
Ok back to the point of this blog the no huddle turned into a complete offense that we could run at any time. It trained us to ready for anything, because you never knew when you would get the "AT THE LINE" call from Boomer. AT THE LINE meant to line up and get ready with hands on knees. You learned that you didn't want to get in a stance until you heard all required information. Once a play was establish and snap count we could get down...I usually went over the ball earlier than the rest because just in case we did get the set alert call I needed to be ready to snap the ball right away.
A funny thing happened the first season we put in the "NO HUDDLE" we were still in pre season and playing the Detroit Lions in Detroit. Sam had the idea of practicing the "NO HUDDLE" in the parking lot of the hotel before the game. We had just installed hand signals for plays which were going to be used in noisy situations where we couldn't hear one another. The funny thing was we were only expecting 30-40,000 people for the game and in pre-season the crowd is pretty quiet...but just in case we had all these new hand signals ready. So here we are in the parking lot of the Hilton and we are going over our hand signals and for some reason some guys were having trouble remembering what the hand signal represented. Boomer would then give the hand signal and if he thought some guys didn't understand he would mumble or cough and say the play so they could hear it. After a while of this Sam was getting pissed at Boomer, didn't want him saying what the play was...so after his tirade he started looking around and found a old guy who was cutting the grass... he waved him over and the guy came over with his lawn mower. He is a professional football team that has a game in a bout 5 hours in the parking lot of the Hilton which is strange enough...but now here is a guy who was cutting the grass a few minutes before and now is amongst the team. Sam looks a t the guys and say hey can you rev up the lawn mower while Boomer does the hand signals. The guys looks bewildered buy says sure...so the guy rolls his lawn mower in front of the offense and starts revving the mower. Sam wanted to simulate crowd noise...and it was as noisy as hell and then all the rocks/pebbles on the parking lot around the mower was were being whipped around and hitting guys in the legs, guys were screaming like little girls...and Sam just laughed his ass off....meeting adjourned.
That Sam was a character!
Direct download: DRS-05-27-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:48am EDT
Tue, 24 May 2005
First Downs and Scoring Touchdowns
You have seen it over and over in pro football, a team is moving up and down the field with ease until they get into a situation that they need to get the final yard to score or get a first down. Why do great offenses stall in these situations. I have theory that I would like to share with you.
First off I have to make a disclaimer...I haven't seen any statistics to back up my assertions that teams are having more problems in Goal line and short yardage situations. It is just anecdotal evidence witnessed on my part.
My Theory: Over the past 20 years game of pro football has become more of game of horizontal movement on the offensive line. Instead of displacing players vertically, plays and players are taught to get movement horizontally. Simply put, players are not knocking back players they are moving opponents side to side. When the inside zone became a big part of most of most pro teams offenses in the mid eighties, lead stepping offensive lineman went out the way of dinosaurs. Now, it became drop and crossover steps that were being taught to pro offensive linemen. The inside zone play is a play that counts on 2 big guys getting a push at the point of attack and then one man coming off late for a LBer who most of the time will flow over the top of the rolling double team. The lineman who releases then simply screens LBer as he tries to come back on the cutback. The running back starts as if he is going to hit the tackle area and then if he sees flow over the top he will cut it back behind the two behemoth linemen. If he sees a hole in the tackle area he simply takes to the hole and takes what he can get.
But why was the drop cross over steps taught in the first place. I think there were a couple obvious reason. First players were having a hard time moving defensive players vertically. It take a physical mismatch for a offensive lineman to move somebody back. The day of the 6'6 275lb NG was over. Now there were NG's and T's who were short and stout, in the 6'2 320lbs. range. These guys are built to stand their ground, it takes a hell of a man to push these guys around.
Reason number two when you take a drop and crossover it reduces the chance of defensive lineman skimming the combo block when 2 guys are working together. When you lead step into a combo block there is a small area known as no man's land where because you are firing out and stepping forward and the player you are working with is taking a short lateral step, if the defensive line plays the angle right there is a chance that he may split the combo block. The drop cross over all but eliminates that threat. But what you gain in security you lose in vertical movement and power. What usually happens in this scenario is the defensive lineman absorbs the initial shock of two players on him pretty well...there isn't a lot of movement, but as the d lineman rises to find the ball carrier, that is when the rolling combo gets him moving it may be horizontal movement but it is movement just the same.
Direct download: DRS-05-24-05.mp3
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Sun, 22 May 2005
May 22, 2005
Direct download: DRS-05-22-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:47am EDT
Sun, 15 May 2005
My attempt to podcast at the bars last night was feeble...I guess I'm not ready to bring out the gear and use it openly. My good friends just laughed when I asked them and asked if I had lost my mind. So I put it all away and saved what ever dignity I had left..LOL Their reaction to my podcasting was reminiscent to the dog in the old RCA Victor logo...their heads were cocked to the side and they looked bewildered. I am sure when I left they had a good laugh. Has Ole Dave lost his mind? These guys never heard of podcasting and didn't share my enthusiasm for it. But they could recite the slogan on the front of a Budweiser bottle without looking at the bottle. Which is a good accomplishment LOL We went to Barry O's and tipped a few back and then went out to eat at Old Chicago Pizza. I had a great time...but until I find a way to do this without looking like a dork...I will be podcasting in the sanctuary of my home/hotel room.
Category:general -- posted at: 1:48pm EDT
Fri, 13 May 2005
Hello everyone I will be doing the show in Omaha, NE until Weds. Just hanging in my hotel room tonight.
Direct download: DRS-05-13-05.mp3
Category:QuickCast -- posted at: 2:48am EDT
Mon, 9 May 2005
As you can imagine, game day in the NFL is a special time for players. I thought I would give the listeners/readers a taste of what it was like. I guess the logical place to start this adventure is the night before the game. We would all meet at an area hotel about 5:30-6 pm the night before the game we then would check in and relax for about 1 hour or so. Then we would have a team dinner...this is when the boys would load up on a grand assortment of food. When I first came into the league steaks (yes plural) seem to be the food of choice. As time went on guys seemed to eating less steak and more pasta (Damn Nutritionists!). This was no place for the timid, regardless of what was the emphasis, there were massive amounts of food being consumed. All this was followed by the ice cream dessert station...Banana Split heaven.
After the gluttony we then went into meetings and tried not to fall a sleep. In the beginning of my career this was pretty simple stuff...coaches would just give a speech to the team and then we would break off into groups by position...the offensive line would take a meeting room, the defensive line would take another and so on. As the years passed this simple meeting turned into a mini film festival, complete with highlight films with all the bells and whistles. Didn't have to worry about falling a sleep during this iMax presentation...LOL
Then it was off to our rooms usually about 10 pm with bed check at 11pm we would try and get phone calls and the ticket situation all figured out. If the NFL wanted to increase productivity a simple way would be to have one guy in charge of acquiring and distributing tickets for the players. It is not the players can't handle it...it is the timing. The whole ticket situation comes to a head right before the game, when the players should be concentrating 100% on the opponent, many would be on the phone trying to dig up tickets for their guests or making phone calls from the locker room making sure their guests were squared away. It seemed that it was the skilled players (anyone that can score a TD) that had the most demand from friends and family for tickets... so I guess what I am saying it didn't affect me personally that much...
Bed check-Not much to report here---Coach knocks on door, whoever is closest to the door answers, coach peeks in room and checks around, coach says good night and leaves. Most of the time they didn't even bother entering the room. I could tell coaches hated doing this chore. I am sure they had to draw straws for this task. I never heard of anyone from the teams that I played that would try to sneak out the night before a game. But training camp is another story... Flash back of the Ben Gazarra Show...it was like a jail break at times.
Ok, to save some space and time here is the material I go over in the podcast...check it out
Ok let's pick this up again at the locker room after I have studied playbook, been taped, stretched, and even grazed with my fellow offensive linemen on the field. After I returned I would then put my jersey on my shoulder pads. Now this sounds like a simple process. But for an offensive lineman it was anything but simple. You see nothing puts the fear in the minds of an O-Lineman more than being grabbed by the defensive lineman. Because once he gets a hold of you ..put a folk in you, your done. It doesn't matter in the running game but the passing game is where it makes a big difference. So linemen would go to extraordinary lengths so they would not be grabbed. The following is my jersey process/ordeal ...
Step 1: Go to the trainer get a bottle of rubbing alcohol and get a towel from the shower room. Step 2: Pour the alcohol on the towel and rub down shoulder pads to take off any sticky tape residue from last weeks game. Step 3: Let dry and then put on the two way or carpet tape on shoulder pads...the more the better. The idea was to get as much area covered as possible. Step 4: Remove backing from tape and then carefully put jersey on the pads. Since the jerseys were always sized small it was even difficult to get the jersey on and that was without anyone being in the pads. Usually started with one shoulder and then the other, then the chest plate and finally the back. I always checked to see that neck hole was centered and name on back of jersey was on straight. But as Ron Propiel says ..and that's not all...Step 5: If we were at home I would take the shoulder pads into the sauna and turn the heat to high and leave them in for about 5-10 minutes. The dry heat would melt/cure the adhesive on the tape nicely and then I would take another towel and rub down the pads for a good seal. The jersey and the pads became one, there was no way anyone was going to grab me today. This trend was set by the Pittsburgh Steelers and was soon copied by everyone. WD-40 became a staple to every equipment man. Not to fix rusty equipment but to spray on the O-Line jerseys to make them extra slick...man it was out of control. Today even the D-Line has the tight jerseys...big D-linemen look like stuffed sausages in those things. The NFL began cracking down on the WD-40 and so that practice was eliminated as the jersey companies began making those tight jerseys direct from the factory. If a shoulder pad company wanted to improve their pads a simple fix would be to build in velcro on their pads. One part would be attached to the pads and the other would be sewn directly to the jersey on the should areas, chest plate and back plate....These would go like hotcakes. Every O-lineman would want them. Watch some company will take my idea and make big $$$ ..oh well
PS ..if you try the Sauna thing...make sure it is a dry sauna and not a stream bath.
After I had jersey on pads I would visit with the QB and discuss any different calls or keys that would be used for this game. This time was used to build QB's confidence and gauge where he was at mentally for game.
When team bus arrived the locker room became electric. Players would quickly get dressed in t-shirts and shorts and then head to training room for last minute touchups on their tape jobs. Some players would put on on their headphones and rock out to their favorite tunes while studying playbooks. Others would begin to make the transformation from a mild mannered Clark Kent type of character into a raging maniac. Some players would joke around while others became deadly serious. Each guy had his own method of getting ready. I always felt I played better if I just was myself and stayed somewhat calm.
Our coaches usually made their rounds visiting their players and made sure the guys were good to go for the game. Sometimes they would get all their guys together and discuss any last minute changes to the game plan. All these things were designed to eliminate mistakes on the field. I think for the most part it did help get everyone ready.
About 2 minutes before the start of the game the officials would make a quick walk through of the locker room. I was never quite sure what they were looking for...maybe foreign objects. LOL
Then the head coach usually had the last word before we said the pre-game prayer. He usually would talk to team captains and tell them what we would do if we won the coin toss (almost always we would choose to receive the ball) and which goal we would defend if we lost. Then he would give the keys to victory speech. Nothing magical, he would just state what we needed to do to win. No dumb penalties, eliminate turnovers, rush for X amount and remember to finish strong and believe that no matter what happens on the field we would find a way to win in the end. Occasionally the coach would have an impassioned speech....but this was few and far between, I think if felt the team wasn't ready to play. He would become emotional, but usually the team was ready to go
Then the team chaplain would come in for the team prayer...The team prayer was always comforting to me, we had guys from all the the country some guys from the city , some from the country ... but this was a time when you could feel the power and unity of the team...This was when it was apparent that the whole of the team was greater than the sum of the parts ....and then that illusion would be destroyed when someone would scream let's kill them and off we would hit the field.... LOL
Then it hit you like a ton of bricks...60-70,000 people screaming at the top of their lungs. The excitement generated before the game is something that cannot be explained it really has to be experienced and you never get tired of that feeling. You feel as nothing can stop you and you become transformed into another person. for a short time you feel bullet proof. Unfortunately this feeling only lasts until the first play...then it's back to being Clark Kent.
Player introductions were held moments before kick off, When I played for Cincinnati the offense was introduced far more than the defense ...but the rolls were reversed in Philadelphia, probably because our defense in Philly was quite a bit more dominant than our offense. It was quite a rush to be introduced as a player I just tried to think about picking up my feet high so the turf monster didn't get you. Nothing is more embarrassing than being introduced taking a few steps and falling on your melon.
After introductions everyone line up for the National Anthem and the game was soon underway.
Direct download: DRS-5-8-05b.mp3
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Wed, 4 May 2005
History of Cinco de Mayo
Direct download: DRS-5-5-05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:03pm EDT
Tue, 3 May 2005
2005 NFL Draft
The Player Haters
Another NFL Draft has come and gone. I always found it funny that as soon as a team makes a pick an ESPN talking head puts his 2 cents in about the quality of the pick. I realize that if you put the draft on TV you need someone to tell the listeners what's going on, but the whole concept of rating a teams draft at this point is just a load of crap. Most of these guys are rolled out once a year propped in front of a camera and then locked up in their homes digging up BS stats. No wonder they sound so disgruntled.
Who the hell are these guys, if they are so damn smart why aren't NFL front offices beating down their doors trying to acquire these geniuses. I'll tell you why, this is all smoke and mirrors.
From the Wizard of Oz: "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!!"
It doesn't help that ESPN has about 8 hours of draft coverage, you can only say that player x has good speed and player y good strength so many times before that gets old. A solution would be to either break it off after 2-3 hours or get some new guys in the booth. Instead you are forced to embellish and make sure everyone knows you had breakfast with coach Z and that he said player x has a few problems, they never say what the problem is, unless it is already public. He doesn't say Bubba is a serious rinser/booze pig or just a drunk. Instead he says that Player x has had some personal problems. That is when that little voice in your head Mr. Subliminal starts whispering...oohh is he a coke head or roid guy or steals cookies from the Girls Scouts. He is now labeled and that is just the tip of the iceberg. What about medical privacy..The NFL is probably the only place I can think of that people are dissected in ways that would be illegal in most work places. Medical privacy HIPPA laws are thrown out the window. Not only are they not honored but are thrown out completely....(a rant for another day). On draft weekend and the days leading up to it, not only are the 255 players that are drafted publicly scrutinized...but all the players who are supposed to get drafted but don't are also included in this mix. Now think hard, when is the last time you watched the NBA or MLB draft and they said half of the crap they say about these college football kids. It is not right and should be stopped.
Most of the things these guys say is just regurgitated combine stats or something they heard at a bar talking to a scout. And I tell you what most scouts I met are not the brightest guys in the world. Most are ex-coaches that couldn't cut it or had some kind of problem (drank too much). Group Think is a big problem in analyzing players. Things are exaggerated and then Toppers Syndrome sets in. Scout A says something about a player in front of a group of scouts and scout B thinks he needs to top that info and so he adds a layer of shit. Before you know it, some poor athlete, who just completed a great college season is being thrown under the bus. Just so the scout can seem like he is cornucopia of football knowledge.
Can't Miss Players That Miss
Players seem to get all of the blame when they fail to live up to pre draft expectations...the finger should also be pointed at the offending organization. When a pattern exists of bringing in the top picks in the draft and doing nothing with them. Something is broke in the organization and it must be fixed...fast.
Why Can't Miss Players Sometimes Miss
Player Reasons
Dumb Ass-can't grasp playbook
Player's Confidence Shot
Mismatch Systems-Option QB trying to play QB in the pros or an O-Lineman who is not used to pass protection. Less obvious is a great running back in college who ran the ball 30-40 times a game is now is being asked to run 10-15 times and catch ball out of back field. Most obvious in offensive players
They are thrown in the mix before they are ready-asking them to do things that can't yet do.
Most are hardworking and competent ...but
Don't believe for one minute that each team is equal in developing a player. This is not even close, some coaches are great, some just plain suck. Some teams take great players and waste them. By wasting them I mean well coached players in college are sent to a team that have terrible coaches. There are some real whack jobs in coaching, These wankers will talk football buzz words without really knowing what they are talking about. Each year some coach comes up with a term that he serves up at a coaches clinic and then all the other poser coaches pick up on and beat that term to death. Buzz words are used as vocal cues to remind a player to use proper fundamentals or make adjustments to certain schemes. When pressed with questions by the player these poser coaches are the guys that will tell a player "just be a football player" . Huh! OK
Beware of Coach Buzzword
Buzz Word Alert:
BURST-As in that player has a burst or burst to the ball. Now, just substitute the following: run like you stole a purse and the cops are after you.
RUN DOWN HILL-How it's used "Son, I want you to run down hill and meet the ball carrier"
this term is a load of rubbish substitute "Son, I want you to run to the ball carrier and hit him like he stole your mom's purse".
Vocal cues work, but it has to be more than words. The coach has to understand what exactly he wants the player to do and why doing it this way is better.
Player Development
Some teams do a horseshit job of developing a players physical skills. I know of a strength coach that wouldn't allow players to lift certain types of lifts because...well they could get hurt, even though the player did the same type of lifting throughout his college career. Can you say - C.Y.A or Cover Your Ass. This guy had no business being a strength coach. Oh I get it, it's not "Be All You Can Be" , it's more like "Be Here as Long as You Can Be".
Some Teams don't test their players...for strength or speed. I am serious there were teams when I played that did no testing. none...but that team did have a cool jukebox in the weight room.
I actually talked to a coach that had his players take a rubber mallet in each hand and had them strike an anvil over and over. When I asked the coach why, he said have you ever shaken hands with a blacksmith...At this point I just said what the f@#$ and walked away...this guy was a pro strength coach...Oh by the way if you ever try the rubber mallet workout..watch your head, I tried it and the rubber mallet bounced up and almost took my head off.
Front Office
It is the responsibility of the Front Office to get players signed in time for most of camp. Players who miss most of camp won't play, there is just too much to learn. If you can't sign them in time don't draft them. A rookie player who misses camp is almost guaranteed to be on the sidelines the first year. Some of these guys are never heard from again. They sit on sidelines for 3 seasons and then are released and then get picked up by someone else and become star.
If teams spent half has much time and money developing their current talent as they do acquiring new talent, they would see big changes in team performance.
So next time you're watching the draft and some loudmouth draft analyst starts up, turn down the volume and remember the weatherman with that fancy Doppler radar who said there was no chance of rain.. Yeah Right!
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Equipment managers in football when dealing with 18-21 year old kids have to be the "no men" There is nothing more enticing to young man than FREE stuff...t-shirts, shoes, and socks. You see, our job as players was to get as much glom as we could and Glen's job was to say no. Glen Abbott just "got it" he knew how to handle a player without shouting or making the kid feel bad. He knew that most of the guys he was dealing didn't have "a pot to piss in" and somehow when you least expected it you would find an extra shirt or socks in your locker.
I remember in a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at home I blocked back on Big D-tackle Mark Bortz. We hit each other so hard my facemask just snapped off my helmet. It was early in the game and as I made my way off the field with my facemask in my hand...the coaches were yelling for Glen to fix the mask. Glen without saying a word took my helmet and went to another guy on the team asked for his helmet and gave it to me. I didn't know we had two guys on the team with buckets heads. I missed just one play and was good to go. It was like a NASCAR tire change, Glen had that portable electric drill buzzing, zip, zip zip zip and the helmet was done. He knew his stuff.
When my playing days were over at the Big Red, I got to know Glen Abbott better. We shared a few stories over a few beers and I liked this guy even more. When I became involved with raising money for cystic fibrosis Glen was always there for me, getting a jersey or football signed for me by Nebraska's current star.
Glen Abbott died on April 8th, at the age of 62. Goodbye to a good friend and a Nebraska Football Quiet Giant.
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On March 18th-20th te Boomer Esiason Foundation held the Third Annual Costa Rica Classic in Quepos, CR. Man, If you like to fish...then this is the tournament for you. 262 Sailfish were caught in this 2 day tournament a new tournament record. Check it out as www.costaricaclassic.com
And don't worry if you haven't fished a tournament...My friends from Nebraska came in 2nd Place and it was only the 2nd time they ever did this!!! Of course they say it was because of all th bass fishingthey do. Probably the most enjoyable event we do. 2006 Tourney is scheduled for March 17-19.
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Well there really isn't any....but...
Here is how the show shakes down.
Dave intro-
Why Podcasting?
Nebraska Football- Joe Dailey Departure
Boomer Esiason Foundation
Rimington Ramblings- Utter Nonsense
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Boomer Esiason Foundation
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Website: Booming CelebrationIn March the Boomer Esiason Foundation held it annual Booming Celebration Fundraiser. Over 2.8 million dollars was raised that night to fight cystic fibrosis. A cause that is very dear to me. Although the 2005 Video is not yet complete I wanted to share with the audio portion of Booming Celebrations past.
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SALTON SEA: The bite finally broke open this past weekend with a lot of anglers reporting good catches of 20-plus tilapia to 14 inches (two-pound range), with most of the fish 10 to 12 inches and in the one-pound range. All were taken on nightcrawler pieces and the hot spot has been the main jetty at the state park. Anglers can call the state park to get the latest information. The water level is still so low that launching is nearly impossible except for small boats (boaters should check with the main office at the recreation area before bringing a boat). The camp store is open Friday through Sunday. Information: Camp Store at 760-289-9455 (open Friday-Sunday). Salton Sea State Recreation Area main office at 760-393-3059, or the ranger station kiosk at 760-393-3052 (or mobile phone at 760-331-9944).


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Gary B. Nash is a renowned historian who is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of California Los Angeles and Director of the National Center for History in the Schools. He has published numerous books, articles, and essays focusing on race, class, and power dynamics in American history and is considered to be one of the most eminent social historians in the United States. Many of his texts are used in colleges and universities around the country.
Dr. Nash received both his Bachelor of Arts and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University. After a brief stint teaching at his alma mater, Nash began his career at UCLA as an Associate Professor in 1968. Over the years he has held the positions of Professor, Dean of Undergraduate and Intercollege Curricular Development, President of the Organization of American Historians, and Dean of the Council on Educational Development, all at UCLA. He has received numerous research grants from the University of California Institute of Humanities and American Philosophical Society and is the recipient of myriad awards and citations including the University of California Distinguished Emeriti Award.
Among Nash's nearly 20 texts are such titles as Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early America; Race and Revolution: The Inaugural Merril Jensen Lectures; History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the Past;and Forbidden Love: The Secret History of Mixed Race America. He has also written essays, articles, and chapters that have been published in major periodicals and texts.
Gary Nash lectures regularly at universities and serves on editorial boards, faculty advisory committees, and nominating committees. He is a Founding Member and serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Council for History Education. In the past decade, Nash has served as Guest Historian for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, President of the Organization of American Historians, and Primary Consultant for the Schlessinger Production series in United States History. He also co-chaired the National History Standards Project.
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Hi, I've got another sketchbook video. This time, it has audio! Hope you like it.
Okay, to add some explanation to it. This is my first sketchbook video I did. It is filmed with my old camera. Now, I have video camera and I'm glad. Because, before, I was not able to record sound. Now I can and I already did my second sketchbook video. Only, it is not yet uploaded. I have it in my laptop, but now working on editing it. Mainly to add something at the end. And then also to switch it to avi format. As my editing program doesnt know how to chew the format it is in.
Hey, just wanted to say something. I'm by no means a professional artist, but I like to think I'm at least a bit above average. And I was just drawing in my sketchbook when I realized that it is good to draw with something permanent. Not a pencil. Unless you're creating something like a masterpiece, or a pencil-only drawing.
If it is anything else, or if you're just practising in your sketchbook, the permanent whatever is better. Why? Because, it forces you to finishe your drawing regardles of how awefull it looks. And that is the thing. Finish your drawing even if it looks horrible. It may still turn out okay. But you'll never know, unless you finish it.
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The Charlottesville City Council adopted rates for the city's three public utilities for the coming fiscal year last month, and the numbers weren't dire: Water and wastewater rates are up, but they're offset by a slight drop in gas prices.
But two Councilors still aren't content. Dave Norris and Dede Smith say two fees that amount to taxes are chipping away at Charlottesville's affordability: The new stormwater utility fee adopted earlier this year, and an under-the-radar component of residents' regular utility bills called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs.
The stormwater fee had been discussed for years before Council approved it in February. For every 500 square feet of impervious surface—the footprint of a building, for instance, or a paved driveway—property owners will pay $1.20 per month. "A typical homeowner will be paying under $100 per year," said City Environmental Administrator Kristel Riddervold.
While it may not amount to a huge financial burden, Norris thinks it's out of proportion to the benefits it provides. "This Council went with the Cadillac plan," he said, increasing the stormwater fund by 270 percent in a year, when it could have continued paying for upgrades out of the general fund. The new fee structure also creates multiple new staff positions, making it a "bureaucracy-heavy approach," Norris said.
It also could get costly for some nonprofits with big building footprints and parking lots, including churches. First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, for instance, is anticipating an annual fee of nearly $8,000. Local religious leaders were among the most vocal opponents to the new fee.
But as Norris points out, that policy ship has sailed. City residents will start being billed twice annually next year.
PILOTs have been around much longer. Just how long Charlottesville has collected them is unclear, but Bernard Wray, the city's director of finance, said they've been a general-fund line item since at least 1986.
For water and sewer, the payments amount to 6 percent of the previous year's sales for each utility, Wray said. For gas, the formula is a bit more complicated—it's linked to expenses and takes into account the fluctuating cost of gas. But in both cases, the numbers are set by the city government. How much the city collects in PILOTS, and whether the payments exist at all, is up to the City Council.
It's not chump change. Charlottesville utilities will pay a total of $5.3 million into the city's general fund this fiscal year. PILOTs make up $4.5 million of that (the rest is to cover what are known as "indirect costs," or various administrative services provided to the utilities by the city; these costs are lumped into the PILOT line item in the budget, making it hard to tease the two apart). The PILOT amount translates to just over 3 percent of the city's general fund revenues. By comparison, public utilities in Richmond, which saw prolonged debate over PILOTs when officials raised already high utility rates there last month, provide 2.8 percent of general fund revenues.
And that percentage appears to be going up. While real estate tax, personal property tax, and sales and use tax revenues have all declined as percentages of the city's total general fund revenues in the past five years, the percentage paid by utilities—and ultimately their customers, as the PILOT is built into utility rates—has increased.
"Most of it is just simply profit," said Smith, despite the fact that the city's utilities are described in the Comprehensive Plan as break-even entities. And if you look at PILOTs like taxes, which Smith insists they are, they're regressive, meaning they disproportionately impact lower-income residents. They penalize people who don't have the resources to lower their rates by buying costly energy- and water-efficient appliances, Smith said, even with local rebate incentives, "and I just think that's wrong."
So what's a city with failing stormwater infrastructure and no room for a 3 percent cut in revenues to do? During last month's public hearing on the new utility rates, Smith offered one idea for easing the newly hiked fee burden on residents: Eliminate PILOTs on water, which would put about $1.1 million back into residents' pockets—not quite as much as is taken out by the more equitable stormwater utility fee, she said.
"It's kind of a trade," she said.
Norris said the solution might not be so simple. UVA pays a big portion of the utility PILOTs the city takes in, he said, so phasing them out would essentially mean giving the University a big break, "and we don't need to be cutting their taxes." Better to have avoided the new stormwater fee altogether, he said.
But there are strong arguments for both revenue streams, city staff said. Riddervold has been advocating for a stormwater utility fee since 2008, and said the new funding structure equitably covers the cost of upgrades the city is going to have to make sooner or later. It's crucial to have a dedicated funding stream for the utility, she said, because that allows for long-term planning. We all use infrastructure, said Riddervold, and we all have to pay for it.
"Everybody relies on passable roads and safe drainage, whether you're a nonprofit, a home, or a business," she said.
As for the PILOTs, Wray pointed out that their financial impact on utility customers is relatively small—PILOT fees amount to $1.52 of the average residential water bill of $24, for instance. And the fees help keep other taxes in check, he said. A $4.5 million hole in the general fund would have to be filled one way or another. Scrap one revenue source, "and you solve one issue and create another," Wray said.
But such less-than-obvious housing costs add up, said Norris, and can make the difference between being able to afford to live in Charlottesville and having to leave.
"I'm very concerned about how these gradual increases in utility rates and the new stormwater tax are putting a real strain on middle-class families, particularly those on fixed incomes," he said. "We're seeing people get priced out of the city."
Ultimately, said Smith, it's up to the city to crunch the numbers more fairly. "'Well, we've always done it this way' isn't a good enough reason," she said.


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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) reminded Americans why they have such a high approval of Congress on Thursday, when he shooed away a group of sexual assault survivors with his hand and told them to "grow up."
A video, first posted to Twitter by Scott Hechinger of Brooklyn Defender Services, captures Sen. Hatch as he heads towards an elevator. When a group of sexual assault survivors asks Sen. Hatch why he won't talk to them, he waves his hand away dismissively. When the protesters then tell him not to wave his hand at them, Sen. Hatch responds "when you grow up I'll talk to you." He then waves goodbye to them behind his bodyguards.
Classy @OrrinHatch telling a group of survivors to "grow up" while he literally shoos them away with his hand. pic.twitter.com/MGEf0OSkWy
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) October 4, 2018
As a reminder, Orrin Hatch was born in 1934. The anti-rape movement didn't emerge in the United States until the 1960s. Spousal rape was legal in all states until 1976, when Nebraska criminalized it, and it wasn't until 1993 when marital rape became a crime in all 50 states. Up until 1975, courts were still allowed to essentially slut-shame rape victims by attacking their credibility via presenting evidence of their sexual activity.
And is happens, on Wednesday, Sen. Hatch was accused of "slut-shaming" Julie Swetnick, Kavanaugh's third accuser, when his office Twitter account sent out a letter from one of Swetnick's former partners describing her sexual preferences and added that he initially thought Swetnick was a "high-end call girl."
Even IF her own sexual preferences as an adult had any bearing on what she said happened to her 30+ years ago (and they don't) MANY survivors have had their trauma impact their sexual preferences as they work through the emotional pain of what happened.
— Kendally Brown (@kendallybrown) October 2, 2018
Last Tuesday, two survivors confronted Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) a Senate elevator where they outlined their own traumas and pleaded with the Senator not to vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Sen. Flake looked downcast, and muttered "thank you" a few times, before later saying that the confirmation should be delayed in order to see the results of an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh.
On Thursday more than 1,000 protesters marched to the Supreme Court to demonstrate against Kavanaugh's nomination, some hoping to help the undecided Republican Senators Jeff Flake, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) vote no on the confirmation, which is expected to happen within the next few days. Many of the group later rallied within the Hart Senate building, unfurling a giant banner that read "We believe all survivors."
The White House had announced earlier in the day that the FBI had completed it supplementary probe into Kavanaugh, interviewing just nine of the dozens of witnesses which offered to talk to the agents. The FBI report, unsurprisingly, revealed "no hint of misconduct" by Kavanaugh.


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I fell in love with "The Lookout" and surrounding area, many years ago, and have returned several times a year, every year since,in all different seasons, and still enjoy every visit.It has remained unspoilt. As soon as you arrive and drive up the private road you feel instantly relaxed. "The Lookout" is exceptionally clean and well equipped to make your …Read More
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