My son and I participated in an Eagle project for one of the boys in his scout troop this morning. We did trail work on an unlisted trail to repair ATV damage, and also to block an illegal ATV access trail. hard work, very physical, cutting and dragging dead branches around. We also found a wounded bat on the trail and the boys attempted a rescue, taking it to an area where the rangers deal with wounded animals.
We left the house just before 7:00 and got home at about 1:00. that gave enough time to get into the shower then dress for the Cardinal-Saints game.
Other than the touchdown run on the first snap of the game, the Cardinals looked flat. They lost two major defenders early, and Kurt Warner went down after being hit trying to tackle the guy who intercepted his pass. Matt Leinart looked okay through the end of the second quarter, but Neil Rackers missed another field goal–this time short. Rackers never misses short, which tells me that groin injury isn’t properly healed and quite likely was aggravated last week. Even punter Ben Graham looked flat, punting uncharacteristic short.
I think Green Bay just wore the Cardinals out. They looked tired,and they played tired.
It was a good run, a better season than last year even if the ride didn’t last as long.
Now that football season is over for me (though I’ll probably catch a few more games) I’ll be turning to hockey until the Olympics, where it will be more hockey and some speed skating, luge, and bobsled.
