Manning
Enjoy and appreciate watching Peyton Manning play. Before he’s finished, he may be in the discussion with Jim Brown as to who is the greatest NFL player of all-time.
He’s Dan Marino with a ring. And if he wins a couple more titles, he may go down as the best to ever play the game – regardless of position.
Whatever happened to wanting a quarterback to manage the game? Morons.
Look at three of the four teams remaining in the playoffs. Favre and Manning are first ballot Hall of Famers and Drew Brees will join them some day if he continues to play at this level for several more years.
Vegas
Not that anyone cares, but I like Indy big over the Jets and New Orleans to outscore Minnesota at home.
Think about what the buzz would be right now if Indy were 17-0?
I simply can't let them for the hook for that. And you can tell the players wanted it by their expressions sitting the pine in that second half versus the Jets the first time around. Even more reason why I think Indy will roll tomorrow.
We'll see - that's why they play the game.
Old School
Is it just me or is there something wrong with playing playoffs games inside in a sterile environment? I miss the weather factor. Perhaps I’m showing my age.
Reggie
Congratulations to Reggie Bush for playing lights out last week. I have been critical of Bush, questioning if he can run between the tackles coming out of SC and for being overhyped in general. I nailed it.
However, you can’t criticize his explosiveness. He “has it.”
The key between being good and special is simple - consistency. Las week, he was terrific and the Saints will need another outstanding outing tomorrow from him in order to advance to their first Super Bowl.
I'm rooting for Brees, Bush and company.
Kevin Durant
I still think he needs to spend serious time in the weight room, but obviously, this guy has skills. What I like best is his basketball IQ. It looks as though he may become the type of player that makes others around him better - the true sign of greatness.
Getting stronger will help him reach that level - especially when it comes to cleaning the glass. I already rate him higher than Carmelo Anthony - who still acts childish on occasion. Durant simply looks like he's easier to coach.
Politics
Many political pundits are analyzing why the electorate is running away from democrats faster than a graduation party in Brooklyn breaks up during a drive by.
It’s not rocket science. They (dems) over-reached as they always do when they get power – which thankfully isn’t often. Carter did it in the late 70s, Clinton did it in the 80s – but was smart enough to correct course after two years, and now Obama is in full democratic train wreck mode.
These guys win elections and think its time to establish a cradle to grave society with the federal government as the ultimate nanny. Wrong.
We covered this a year ago after Obama’s election. And as usual, Obama & the dems went way left with Heath Care, Cap & Trade and giving enemy combatants the same rights they would give a 16-year old scared punk who holds up a liquor store in Cleveland Heights with a 22. Smart move guys while unemployment went to 10%.
Combine all that with having Nancy “I am totally empty upstairs” Pelosi and Harry “Where is the nearest middle school” Reid on your television set every night, and you have a potential earthquake in the making come next November in the mid-terms elections.
Pelosi is a real basket case. It’s as though she has never heard of video tape. She says one thing one day and totally contradicts herself the next, thinking no one is paying attention. For example, "We WILL have health care reform before Christmas followed immediately by " We simply do not have the votes for health care reform."
Reid is just creepy. I haven’t figured him out yet, but there is something going on there. I have a feeling he spends some serious time in jammies with a rattle in hand singing show toons while watching Pee Wee Hermann reruns.
As for Obama, I like the guy personally – nice guy, good family and all. The problem is he seems to believe what the kooks (CNN, MSNBC, etc...) have been telling him for the past couple years – he can walk on water.
Well, reality has set in. Words don’t do the trick when people are out of work and you are printing money like crazy with no worries of the future consequences that brings (i.e. inflation & potential bankruptcy).
Memo to Mr. President – it’s no that the electorate don’t get what you have been saying, it’s that they don’t like ytour policies. Wake up.
You’ve been the most overexposed president in history while your job approval rating has sunk quicker than an Italian warship in WWII. Move to the center and you have a chance to get re-elected, otherwise, you are toast in 2012.
Actually, he’s fortunate the country’s move back to the center has happened so quickly. He has time to save his own hide – which is more than I can say for moderate democrats up for re-election in 2010 who joined his big government train this passed year (health care reform & cap & trade). There is something wrong about that but its reality.
How does he do it – by using the term “Islamic Terrorists” on occasion, by treating said terrorist as enemy combatants, by firing Eric Holder (aka: accepting his resignation), by focusing on real job creation 24/7 every day – no the phony “green job” crap, and by taking on the nuts on his left wing on occasion showing “Joe Six Pack” he has some stones, is a serious person and not a puppet of geeks and freaks who spend most of their spare time at Starbucks and think trucks are mere peasant vehicles.
As for health care, work with Republicans and do it in bits and pieces - starting with catastrophic coverage, being able to buy insurance across state lines, working on pre-existing conditions legislation and actually dealing with tort (lawyers) reform.
Like I said, it ain’t that complicated – this is a center right country. Again - every 12-15 years, we put democrats in charge for a change of pace, and every 12-15 years, they turn it over because they can’t help themselves.
Well done morons - this time in record speed.
Hey, MSNBC, how does my %$#@ taste?
USA #1
Speaking of the U.S., the work being done by this country’s military and mere U.S. citizens in Haiti has been amazing. Once again, this country has shown its compassion and caring – something the rest of the globe could learn from.
Till next time. Be well.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Short & Quick, J’9, '10
Browns
So the Walrus decided to keep Mangini. It doesn’t make any sense to this observer for reasons already provided, unless the guy he really wanted didn’t want the job and/or MH himself plans on taking it easy one more year before going back to the sidelines himself in 2011 if Mangini posts a 6-10 campaign next fall.
Regardless, we hope it works out.
One positive sign from the '09 season – the Browns started, I said started, to form an offensive identity at the tail end of the season. Jerome Harrison stepped up and played exceptionally well. Many forgot he rushed for over 100 yards against the Steelers early in the season when Pittsburgh was healthy and playing well.
The guy looks like the real deal. Regardless, he’s earned the right to carry the load in 2010. One suggestion however – give him 20-25 touches a game, not 35. At 5-9/200+, he’s not built for 30+ carries a game – no one is at that level for long.
The Bullets & Agent Zero
We laughed when Washington gave quirky, injury-prone and one-dimensional Gilbert Arenas a $100 million deal several years ago. And now people are surprised this known goof-ball pulled a gun out in the locker room.
First, I’d venture to guess more than a few NBA players packed heat at work until this incident became public. These guys are used to doing what they want. However, most aren’t stupid enough to go Clint Eastwood on teammates. It serves the Bullets right for signing this guy when they could have saved a ton of money and even more headaches years back.
Pete Carroll
So Pete Carroll, who is just two games over .500 as an NFL head coach, is about to be given total control of the Seahawks. Why? What’s Carroll going to do when he doesn’t have 15 of the 22 best players on the field at any given time as he did at USC?
Tony Dungy, a true class act, said it best - "It's a lot easier to coach poor 19-year olds than rich 25-year olds!
Coaching in the NFL is a totally different animal. Call me cynical, but something tells me the USC program has more skeletons in the closet than is currently known and Carroll is skipping town before he has to answer some tough questions.
The NCAA does not like to come down hard on its flagship programs like USC, but they may not have a choice if more allegations become public and there's smoke and fire ivolved.
Baseball HOF
How does arguably the game’s best second baseman ever, Robby Alomar, not make it into the baseball HOF on the first ballot? I guess that spitting incident is still having its effect.
At least, Andre Dawson (“The Hawk”) finally got in. Dawson was a true five-tool player through much of his career before the knees went. One moron talking head commented that Dawson was a “marginal Hall of Famer.” Right.
If he played in New York/Boston his whole career, he would have been in the HOF long ago. Dawson was a Gold Glove right fielder, had the game’s best throwing arm and he stole three hundred bases while hitting 400 homers. The only other players to go 300/400 are named Mays and Bonds. Marginal my ass!
Underwear Bomber
Call me simplistic, but how is a 23-year old Muslim, from Africa, buying a one-way ticket with cash, with no checked luggage ALLOWED to get on a plane headed to the U.S.?
You don’t need high tech equipment or throw billions at the problem to figure this one out. It’s just common sense to pull this dude out of the line, make him strip and ask him a few directed questions. It’s like a Saturday Night Live skit come to life. If it wasn’t so ridiculous, it would be funny. Fortunately, it was just ridiculous and not tragic since the bomber failed to detonate his load.
Actually, you would think the terrorists who planned this were amateurs based on their approach. Unfortunately, the only ones more amateurish were those responsible for stopping this attack. Heads should roll.
Speaking of those responsible for protecting us - is it just me or why do I feel less safe every time I see Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security, speak publicly? This woman looks like she couldn’t keep her 10 year-old nephew from getting into the X-mas cookies she baked, let alone keep Americans safe from Islamic terrorists who want to kill us.
Never mind she stated ‘the system worked” a few days after the incident. She just looks wrong for the job. Add the fact that she had no background in this line of work and you wonder why Obama picked her for this important job – protecting Americans. The only thing I can think of is he needed one more to check off the overweight, middle-aged woman quota for federal employees.
So the Walrus decided to keep Mangini. It doesn’t make any sense to this observer for reasons already provided, unless the guy he really wanted didn’t want the job and/or MH himself plans on taking it easy one more year before going back to the sidelines himself in 2011 if Mangini posts a 6-10 campaign next fall.
Regardless, we hope it works out.
One positive sign from the '09 season – the Browns started, I said started, to form an offensive identity at the tail end of the season. Jerome Harrison stepped up and played exceptionally well. Many forgot he rushed for over 100 yards against the Steelers early in the season when Pittsburgh was healthy and playing well.
The guy looks like the real deal. Regardless, he’s earned the right to carry the load in 2010. One suggestion however – give him 20-25 touches a game, not 35. At 5-9/200+, he’s not built for 30+ carries a game – no one is at that level for long.
The Bullets & Agent Zero
We laughed when Washington gave quirky, injury-prone and one-dimensional Gilbert Arenas a $100 million deal several years ago. And now people are surprised this known goof-ball pulled a gun out in the locker room.
First, I’d venture to guess more than a few NBA players packed heat at work until this incident became public. These guys are used to doing what they want. However, most aren’t stupid enough to go Clint Eastwood on teammates. It serves the Bullets right for signing this guy when they could have saved a ton of money and even more headaches years back.
Pete Carroll
So Pete Carroll, who is just two games over .500 as an NFL head coach, is about to be given total control of the Seahawks. Why? What’s Carroll going to do when he doesn’t have 15 of the 22 best players on the field at any given time as he did at USC?
Tony Dungy, a true class act, said it best - "It's a lot easier to coach poor 19-year olds than rich 25-year olds!
Coaching in the NFL is a totally different animal. Call me cynical, but something tells me the USC program has more skeletons in the closet than is currently known and Carroll is skipping town before he has to answer some tough questions.
The NCAA does not like to come down hard on its flagship programs like USC, but they may not have a choice if more allegations become public and there's smoke and fire ivolved.
Baseball HOF
How does arguably the game’s best second baseman ever, Robby Alomar, not make it into the baseball HOF on the first ballot? I guess that spitting incident is still having its effect.
At least, Andre Dawson (“The Hawk”) finally got in. Dawson was a true five-tool player through much of his career before the knees went. One moron talking head commented that Dawson was a “marginal Hall of Famer.” Right.
If he played in New York/Boston his whole career, he would have been in the HOF long ago. Dawson was a Gold Glove right fielder, had the game’s best throwing arm and he stole three hundred bases while hitting 400 homers. The only other players to go 300/400 are named Mays and Bonds. Marginal my ass!
Underwear Bomber
Call me simplistic, but how is a 23-year old Muslim, from Africa, buying a one-way ticket with cash, with no checked luggage ALLOWED to get on a plane headed to the U.S.?
You don’t need high tech equipment or throw billions at the problem to figure this one out. It’s just common sense to pull this dude out of the line, make him strip and ask him a few directed questions. It’s like a Saturday Night Live skit come to life. If it wasn’t so ridiculous, it would be funny. Fortunately, it was just ridiculous and not tragic since the bomber failed to detonate his load.
Actually, you would think the terrorists who planned this were amateurs based on their approach. Unfortunately, the only ones more amateurish were those responsible for stopping this attack. Heads should roll.
Speaking of those responsible for protecting us - is it just me or why do I feel less safe every time I see Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security, speak publicly? This woman looks like she couldn’t keep her 10 year-old nephew from getting into the X-mas cookies she baked, let alone keep Americans safe from Islamic terrorists who want to kill us.
Never mind she stated ‘the system worked” a few days after the incident. She just looks wrong for the job. Add the fact that she had no background in this line of work and you wonder why Obama picked her for this important job – protecting Americans. The only thing I can think of is he needed one more to check off the overweight, middle-aged woman quota for federal employees.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Learn & Enjoy, J'01, '10
Happy New Year you freaks.
I have several issues to cover. So learn and enjoy.
The Walrus & Mangini
The same people (local fans & media) who wanted Eric Mangini run out of town six weeks ago now lean toward wanting "the Walrus" to bring him back next year following three straight Browns’ wins late in the season.
This is a classic case of “sports short-term memory” at work – being influenced mainly by what you just recently witnessed and having amnesia to past events.
I teach this in class and it's front and center in Cleveland as we speak.
One last time – Why the hell would the Walrus retain the one individual most responsible for him (MH) being hired in the first place?
Add the fact that Mangini doesn’t run the West Coast offense or the 4-3 defense, both favored by the Walrus, and you have ample evidence Mangini won’t be back, regardless of a few late season wins.
Again, that's why 95% of fans and 75% of the media have no clue what is going on beyond what's currently in front of their eyes. You, of course, are in that small company that "gets it" or you wouldn't be reading this.
Think of the Browns as having cancer. How do you cure the disease without treating the main cause? Just taking Mangini's GM and player personnel responsibilities away is not treating the disease, it's treating most of the symptoms.
His current supporters, most of which are only on board after a handful of wins over poor teams, want you to believe he might be a sub-par GM and talent evaluator, but he's a good coach. Really?
So 5-11 or 4-12 with potentially just one win over a +.500 team is empirical evidence he's worth keeping?
Please - I'm not in that 98%/75% grouping. Look - if you are going to blow it up - BLOW IT UP!
Jerome Harrison
Let me get this right – Jerome Harrison was not good enough to even make the dress list earlier this season, but now some are giving Mangini credit for discovering him. Right.
This is clearly another example of the poor talent evaluation skills of this current regime.
If you want more, just remember the mess that is the trio of 2009 Browns’ second round picks. One looks like a potential average #2 NFL WR at best (MM) and the other two were inactive most of the season. That type of draft day disaster sets you back ions.
Let’s hope the Walrus has as much better batting average in the draft.
Patience at QB
The Jets' and Lions' young starting quarterbacks have received more than passing grades in their first year of work from those that comment on NFL signal-callers.
However, when you look at Sanchez and Stafford’s first year numbers, you notice a ton more interceptions than touchdowns.
That’s not to saw both won’t eventually become good at what they do, but it’s a reminder that young QBs need time to develop.
Hopefully, the Walrus wil have that same attitude with Brady Quinn - who, by the way, has a much better TD to INT ratio in 2009, throwing to clearly inferior talent, than the players mentioned above.
By the way, I wonder where all the Sanchez ass kissers are today? Remember when most of the national media gave this guy the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in September and proclaimed him a "franchise QB" before he took one NFL snap?
Again, that's not to say Sanchez won't be a very good NFL QB someday, but you have to wait and GIVE IT TIME, instead of jumping to conclusions or the bandwagon based on MINIMAL EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE.
Quality Back-Up
Look for the Walrus to bring in a quality veteran to be a good #2. Then if BQ falls on his face in 2010, you have a plan B. That's what I would do if in charge.
Cavaliers Figure It Out
The Cavs have found their groove recently. It’s a combination of better play at the defensive end and improved individual play by Mo Williams.
Look- if Mo gets 20 & 6 or better, the Cavaliers can beat anyone – as they showed on their recent West Coast trip. Period.
The team is longer on the wings and more physical inside with Shaq. Those are both good things, but Mo is the key. He played poorly against Orlando in the playoffs and the Cavs lost.
Williams needs to play well throughout the playoffs to establish himself as a top-shelf guard and for this team to reach the Finals and win it.
Mike Leach
There are morons out there who are defending Mike Leach following his recent firing at Texas Tech. They point to his winning percentage and Bowl record at Tech. Nice.
I have no idea what took place, but obviously, the Tech administration’s initial investigation gave them enough cause for dismissal. If you want to defend Leach, fine, but don’t point to wins as a reason to cut the guy some slack for potential off-the-field offenses.
That’s called "enabling" and it occurs way too much in the business that is big-time sports.
Pats
Before the season started we picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. So we’ll stay with that pick even though some teams are playing better.
We’ll root for Indy because we love watching Peyton Manning – and that’s saying something since I don’t go there often. Bottom line – he’s one of the few athletes I would pay to watch play.
Pay To See Play
In football, here are the only others in my lifetime – Dan Fouts, Lawrence Taylor, Barry Sanders and Champ Bailey. In baseball, my list includes Gaylord Perry, Ricky Henderson, Nolan Ryan and Manny Ramirez (at the plate only). In basketball, it’s George Gervin, Larry Bird, MJ and AI. Steve Nash is on the bubble in my book.
Indy
Speaking of the Colts, you know my thoughts on not trying to go 19-0 – terrible move. All that can happen is bad - you lose your edge and it’s hard to flick the switch back on after several weeks off. Secondly, it goes against the most basic tenant of sports – you play to win the game! Indy did not do that last week.
This organization cheated its players and fans, cheated the concept of true competition and turned its back on potential history. And NO, if the Colts win it all, that won’t justify sitting Manning and company. There would be no empirical evidence a championship wouldn’t have been achieved had they played their starters throughout.
Shame on you Indy for turning your back on potential history. And yes, I blame the whole organization. When potential history is within reach, the head coach does not make this decision alone. It is too important. I can't imagine the GM and owner not being in on the decision-making process.
DI Bowl Season
The idea of waiting for as long as six to eight weeks to play your most important game of the season has always been the one yearly sports events that makes me laugh the most. It borders on the criminal if it weren't so ridiculous.
How the hell do you stay sharp when you don't play regularly?
It’s not done in any other team sport at no other level of play. Yet that’s the system in place. That continues to amaze me. That's another reason I dont take the current system seriously, regardless of who some alphabet organization (NCAA or BCS) tells me is #1 when the smoke clears.
Nick Saban
The nation's #1 "coaching gypsy" is back. He's special isn't he?
Nick Saban recently chastised the media for asking questions of his players about playing for a National Championship. Amazing.
And I'm sure when he goes into negotiating his next deal, he won't use winning national championships as leverage.
He's a great coach, but I root against him every chance I get. Why? Because it's always been ONLY about Nick Saban and it always will be.
Juts ask the countless players he lectures daily about commitment to each other and program, then bolts to the next job when he gets "Larry Brownitus."
T. Pryor
Congratulations to T. Pryor for playing his finest game on the big stage to lead OSU over Oregon. We've been on his case, noting he was far from a finished product while others were singing his praises before he earned it, then criticizing him unmercifully when he didn't live up to their expectations immediately.
Regardless, he was huge against the Ducks - good for him.
Does that make him a leading candidate for next year's Heisman? Of course not. The question of consistency still remains even though many "experts" will now sing his praises heading into '10 based on one performance. But at least, he stepped up and weathered the storm. That's the first sign of maturity and growth.
Now, hopefully, he'll continue to mature in other areas - like not honoring dog killers with eye black.
Eagles/Vick
Speaking of Michael Vick - What the hell were the Eagles doing naming him their most "courageous player on '09" or something to that effect. What's courageous about what Vick did?
When athletes do something stupid like this - like honoring Vick - it shows their tin ear to reality and reinforces society's view they are spoiled, pampered children in huge bodies.
Till next time. Stay well.
I have several issues to cover. So learn and enjoy.
The Walrus & Mangini
The same people (local fans & media) who wanted Eric Mangini run out of town six weeks ago now lean toward wanting "the Walrus" to bring him back next year following three straight Browns’ wins late in the season.
This is a classic case of “sports short-term memory” at work – being influenced mainly by what you just recently witnessed and having amnesia to past events.
I teach this in class and it's front and center in Cleveland as we speak.
One last time – Why the hell would the Walrus retain the one individual most responsible for him (MH) being hired in the first place?
Add the fact that Mangini doesn’t run the West Coast offense or the 4-3 defense, both favored by the Walrus, and you have ample evidence Mangini won’t be back, regardless of a few late season wins.
Again, that's why 95% of fans and 75% of the media have no clue what is going on beyond what's currently in front of their eyes. You, of course, are in that small company that "gets it" or you wouldn't be reading this.
Think of the Browns as having cancer. How do you cure the disease without treating the main cause? Just taking Mangini's GM and player personnel responsibilities away is not treating the disease, it's treating most of the symptoms.
His current supporters, most of which are only on board after a handful of wins over poor teams, want you to believe he might be a sub-par GM and talent evaluator, but he's a good coach. Really?
So 5-11 or 4-12 with potentially just one win over a +.500 team is empirical evidence he's worth keeping?
Please - I'm not in that 98%/75% grouping. Look - if you are going to blow it up - BLOW IT UP!
Jerome Harrison
Let me get this right – Jerome Harrison was not good enough to even make the dress list earlier this season, but now some are giving Mangini credit for discovering him. Right.
This is clearly another example of the poor talent evaluation skills of this current regime.
If you want more, just remember the mess that is the trio of 2009 Browns’ second round picks. One looks like a potential average #2 NFL WR at best (MM) and the other two were inactive most of the season. That type of draft day disaster sets you back ions.
Let’s hope the Walrus has as much better batting average in the draft.
Patience at QB
The Jets' and Lions' young starting quarterbacks have received more than passing grades in their first year of work from those that comment on NFL signal-callers.
However, when you look at Sanchez and Stafford’s first year numbers, you notice a ton more interceptions than touchdowns.
That’s not to saw both won’t eventually become good at what they do, but it’s a reminder that young QBs need time to develop.
Hopefully, the Walrus wil have that same attitude with Brady Quinn - who, by the way, has a much better TD to INT ratio in 2009, throwing to clearly inferior talent, than the players mentioned above.
By the way, I wonder where all the Sanchez ass kissers are today? Remember when most of the national media gave this guy the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in September and proclaimed him a "franchise QB" before he took one NFL snap?
Again, that's not to say Sanchez won't be a very good NFL QB someday, but you have to wait and GIVE IT TIME, instead of jumping to conclusions or the bandwagon based on MINIMAL EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE.
Quality Back-Up
Look for the Walrus to bring in a quality veteran to be a good #2. Then if BQ falls on his face in 2010, you have a plan B. That's what I would do if in charge.
Cavaliers Figure It Out
The Cavs have found their groove recently. It’s a combination of better play at the defensive end and improved individual play by Mo Williams.
Look- if Mo gets 20 & 6 or better, the Cavaliers can beat anyone – as they showed on their recent West Coast trip. Period.
The team is longer on the wings and more physical inside with Shaq. Those are both good things, but Mo is the key. He played poorly against Orlando in the playoffs and the Cavs lost.
Williams needs to play well throughout the playoffs to establish himself as a top-shelf guard and for this team to reach the Finals and win it.
Mike Leach
There are morons out there who are defending Mike Leach following his recent firing at Texas Tech. They point to his winning percentage and Bowl record at Tech. Nice.
I have no idea what took place, but obviously, the Tech administration’s initial investigation gave them enough cause for dismissal. If you want to defend Leach, fine, but don’t point to wins as a reason to cut the guy some slack for potential off-the-field offenses.
That’s called "enabling" and it occurs way too much in the business that is big-time sports.
Pats
Before the season started we picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. So we’ll stay with that pick even though some teams are playing better.
We’ll root for Indy because we love watching Peyton Manning – and that’s saying something since I don’t go there often. Bottom line – he’s one of the few athletes I would pay to watch play.
Pay To See Play
In football, here are the only others in my lifetime – Dan Fouts, Lawrence Taylor, Barry Sanders and Champ Bailey. In baseball, my list includes Gaylord Perry, Ricky Henderson, Nolan Ryan and Manny Ramirez (at the plate only). In basketball, it’s George Gervin, Larry Bird, MJ and AI. Steve Nash is on the bubble in my book.
Indy
Speaking of the Colts, you know my thoughts on not trying to go 19-0 – terrible move. All that can happen is bad - you lose your edge and it’s hard to flick the switch back on after several weeks off. Secondly, it goes against the most basic tenant of sports – you play to win the game! Indy did not do that last week.
This organization cheated its players and fans, cheated the concept of true competition and turned its back on potential history. And NO, if the Colts win it all, that won’t justify sitting Manning and company. There would be no empirical evidence a championship wouldn’t have been achieved had they played their starters throughout.
Shame on you Indy for turning your back on potential history. And yes, I blame the whole organization. When potential history is within reach, the head coach does not make this decision alone. It is too important. I can't imagine the GM and owner not being in on the decision-making process.
DI Bowl Season
The idea of waiting for as long as six to eight weeks to play your most important game of the season has always been the one yearly sports events that makes me laugh the most. It borders on the criminal if it weren't so ridiculous.
How the hell do you stay sharp when you don't play regularly?
It’s not done in any other team sport at no other level of play. Yet that’s the system in place. That continues to amaze me. That's another reason I dont take the current system seriously, regardless of who some alphabet organization (NCAA or BCS) tells me is #1 when the smoke clears.
Nick Saban
The nation's #1 "coaching gypsy" is back. He's special isn't he?
Nick Saban recently chastised the media for asking questions of his players about playing for a National Championship. Amazing.
And I'm sure when he goes into negotiating his next deal, he won't use winning national championships as leverage.
He's a great coach, but I root against him every chance I get. Why? Because it's always been ONLY about Nick Saban and it always will be.
Juts ask the countless players he lectures daily about commitment to each other and program, then bolts to the next job when he gets "Larry Brownitus."
T. Pryor
Congratulations to T. Pryor for playing his finest game on the big stage to lead OSU over Oregon. We've been on his case, noting he was far from a finished product while others were singing his praises before he earned it, then criticizing him unmercifully when he didn't live up to their expectations immediately.
Regardless, he was huge against the Ducks - good for him.
Does that make him a leading candidate for next year's Heisman? Of course not. The question of consistency still remains even though many "experts" will now sing his praises heading into '10 based on one performance. But at least, he stepped up and weathered the storm. That's the first sign of maturity and growth.
Now, hopefully, he'll continue to mature in other areas - like not honoring dog killers with eye black.
Eagles/Vick
Speaking of Michael Vick - What the hell were the Eagles doing naming him their most "courageous player on '09" or something to that effect. What's courageous about what Vick did?
When athletes do something stupid like this - like honoring Vick - it shows their tin ear to reality and reinforces society's view they are spoiled, pampered children in huge bodies.
Till next time. Stay well.
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