Sportsman of the Week Ending 10/22/2017

With MLB Baseball postseason entering it's climax, it's easy to forget that NFL Football is in full swing.  We're only in Week 7, but it seems as if all teams have been written off, or considered favorites for the Super Bowl.  Parity.  The Oakland Raiders appear to be bouncing back after a rough start to the season.  Partially due to the injury to Derek Carr.  Nobody is more happy he's back than Amari Cooper.  In what could be a season-saving game, Cooper had a huge day, with 11 catches for 210 yards and two TD.  The best part, the Raiders won 31-30 over the rival and first place Kansas City Chiefs with a TD on the final play and the PAT to follow.  Cooper was a man who could not be contained, and is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!

Note, this is Cooper's second nod, and he's the second player to get this honor in both college and pro (Le'Veon Bell)

Sportsman of the Week Ending 12/15/2013

Video game numbers are supposed to be limited to video games, not the National Football League.  Don't tell that to Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles.  He went all Techmo Bowl Bo Jackson on the Oakland Raiders scoring 5 TD's in a laugher over their division rival.  When the video game went tilt, Charles had 5 TDs (1 rushing, 4 receiving), 195 yards receiving on 8 catches, 20 rushing yards on 8 carries.  Over 13 yards per touch as the Chiefs racked up 56 points on the hapless Raiders and clinched their first playoff berth since 2010, and might make their first Super Bowl since 1970.  For this effort, Charles wins the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!

Sportsman of the Week Ending 11/03/2013

As we turn the corner past baseball season, there have been some video game numbers put up in the NFL this year, so for the second week this season, we honor a 7 TD passer.  Nick Foles has been playing musical chairs at QB for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he gave his coach reason to stop the music.  This week he assaulted the Oakland Raiders defense for 408 yards and 7 TD, it's like he was playing against air.  This over only 3 quarters before he was replaced by Matt Barkley. This blog loves unlikely stars, and Foles is a deserving Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!