Necessary Roughness with Kisha is a sports blog that focuses on football, both college and professional. However, no topic is off limits.

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NEW ARTICLE ON PATRIOTSINSIDER.COM

Cassel’s Built on Solid Ground

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My best friend Erica can be somewhat considered a savior, a hero even.  She confirmed with me a few days ago that she will be able to attend the 2009 NFL Draft with me. Let’s get this right:

1. I get to see some of the most potentially explosive players of the NFL future get picked.
2. I get to spend a full day sitting in Radio City Music Hall with a bunch of crazy football fans who won’t question why I’m there, but rather who I think will go first.
3. AND I get to do this with one my best friends who is from New Jersey but doesn’t like the Giants?!

This could quite possibly be the best news I’ve heard in awhile, besides of course finding out that Tom Brady is going to be ready for the 2009 season.  She isn’t even that big of a sports fan (we spent Monday nights at McFaddens so that I could tutor her on football terms/rules).  Folks, this is what true friendship is about. It’s those times when you sit thorugh events even if you could care less.  It’s sitting at an auto shop for a few hours to keep your best friend company while her car gets fixed.  It’s bringing her coffee in class because she woke up late/couldn’t find parking.

I’m looking forward to this.  If you’re going to the draft, look out for me in my Doug Flutie Pats jersey and Erica in some form of a Jets jersey.  Why a Flutie jersey? Because although there are people that hate the Patriots, NOBODY hates Doug Flutie.

There's no 'I' in TEAM

DOS ON THE MADDEN COVER?

Is this a rumor? Or is it the truth? People have been telling me that for the upcoming Madden ’10, they are considering putting two people on the cover.  Can someone please confirm this for me?  Furthermore, everyone knows about the Madden Curse and that’s not even my concern.  First of all, if it is Larry Fitz on the cover, no curse can stop him…unless of course that curse is the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, then that might be a problem (too soon?).  I just don’t think it would be a good idea marketing wise.  I don’t know about you all, but being the sole person to grace a video game cover is a pretty epic thing to have.  It’s like that 1997 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover with Tyra Banks and Valeria Mazza (guys, you know exactly which one I’m talking about) Although it was good, it was nowhere comparable to the following year’s where it was just Tyra.  All I’m saying, like I learned in my Media Relations class, it is much easier to market a single person than it is to market a group or pair.  So make your choice EA Games, pairs are not always the way to go.

FENWAY FIRST

Thanks Jon for the awesome pic

I did it. FINALLY.  On April 8, 2009 I made my way to Fenway Park for my first EVER Red Sox game.  I can’t even describe this experience.  Be sure to check out the new photo album with all the awesome pics and all of course, all of the ridiculous food I scarfed down.  Note that I represented with my Pats scarf (it’s never too early to wear Pats gear).  I just want to say thanks to Jonathan (my web developer) for getting the tickets and making sure that I had the perfect experience. 

I know they lost 7-2 and although that’s always unfortunate, I had a pretty awesome time at the park.

Also, I want to say thank you to that sweet gentleman that bought me a large hot hazelnut Dunkin Donuts coffee just because it was my first time at Fenway.  He really made the experience better and it also helped keep my hands warm. Thanks!

Here’s the one of the more interesting things to happen in the NFL.

TO = BUFFALO BUST?

The Buffalo Bills picked up the recently dumped wide receiver Terrell Owens and people are going nuts.  Well, the people in Buffalo at least.  We’ve all seen this story before.  TO gets dropped by a team because he brews up  more drama in a single press conference than they do in an entire season of Gossip Girl. Then, the new team that acquires him has TO-A-Thon, which is what I call the marketing blitz that his new team goes through to try to show the rest of the football community that they aren’t completely out of their mind for picking up the receiver.  It usually works, until the season starts and then TO starts dropping more passes then Lindell misses kicks on quasi-windy days.

I’m not saying that he is going to be a complete bust.  In fact, I think it may be what the offense needs to get better.  Let’s not forget though that good QB’s make receivers NOT the other way around.  Buffalo still needs to find a better QB and TO needs to start investing in North Face sweaters. With Marshawn Lynch suspended for 3 games, its going to be interesting to see what TO is going to do in the spotlight again.  I think Buffalo might be able to teach TO a lesson.  Dallas was full of big name stars who didn’t know how to win.  Buffalo just wants to win. PERIOD. No celebrities, no drama.  Terrell Owens, put up or shut up.

Hope everyone has a good Easter. Eat lots of Cadbury eggs and Peeps. These are seasonal delicacies and just aren’t as delicious when consumed after Easter.