Archive for July, 2007

Committed to Doing the RIGHT THING

By | July 20, 2007 | Football | 1 Comment

I just sat down, while eating my grilled peanut butter sandwich made lovingly by my SAHD husband, and read Arthur Blank’s Letter to the Fans.

Hmmmm.

You’re committed to doing the RIGHT THING Arthur? Well let’s look at this another way, let’s look at it in terms of another profession. Let’s let the legality and the “due process” of another well established organization light your way.

The LAW ENFORCEMENT departments across America routinely suspend with pay officers suspected of infractions of code or law. Police action shooting? Suspended with pay pending investigation. Officer accused of abuse/wrong doing of some ilk? Suspended with pay pending investigation.

We hear it all the time.

So why, when it’s a spoiled rotten prima donna athlete who on a good day is a thug and on a bad day is allegedly sociopathically abusive to animals do we hear that they are going to wait and see? Wait and see.

I didn’t say convict the guy out of court. I didn’t say don’t pay him, or fire him. But until he comes out on the other side of this, I think it’s embarrassing to continue to allow him to wear a Falcons Uniform. If he were cleared – then a HUGE wave of support should come and he should be welcomed back with a ticker tape parade. But until then, just allowing him to play like nothing is wrong is ridiculous.

I guess that’s why I’m a Colts Fan. Irsay wouldn’t take this kind of crap for one hot minute.

God, I Miss the 80s

By | July 19, 2007 | Football | 2 Comments

You thought the “Super Bowl Shuffle” was bad? Check out this gem from MY TEAM from back in the days of Dave Kreig and Curt Warner.

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To answer some of your questions:

  • Yes, that’s former Vikings head coach Mike Tice. Betcha he still wishes he had that much hair
  • and yes, that dude’s playing a saxophone in the shower
  • and no, they didn’t win shit that year. Just like the year before. and the year after. and the year after….and so on

Choices

By | July 19, 2007 | Football | 2 Comments

Roman philosopher Seneca, once opined, “You are your choices.”

On March 21, 2007 the Atlanta Falcons made a choice that will define them, good or bad, for years to come. And in light of recent events, may define them as early as this season.

On this day, long before they knew anything about tortured dogs and federal indictments, they traded away highly regarded backup QB Matt Schaub to the Houston Texans for a couple of second round picks and flip flopping 1st round picks this year.

Suddenly, the underperforming Joey Harrington is getting his game face on in anticipation of considerable playing time and the Falcons are left wondering what might have been.

Should Schaub shine in Texas (and that’s a big if unless the Texans do something about that O-line) and Vick ends up auditioning for a role in the The Longest Yard, then the Falcons will look back on this choice and lament what could have been.

Oh and speaking of what could have been, you can bet the San Diego Chargers, who traded the #1 pick in the draft to Atlanta in 2001 and received the #5 pick that same year are counting their lucky stars they shied away from the siren song of Michael Vick.

What choice did they make that draft? Well, they picked a guy from TCU named LaDainian Tomlinson with that #5 pick. He’s done okay. Although would you believe that Tim Dwight had more to do with that trade than he had anyone could imagine?

Forget choices, sometimes it’s just as good to be lucky.

I Don’t Mean to Be a Dick

By | July 18, 2007 | Football | 2 Comments


Not to be a jerk or anything, but as a Bucs fan, I have to say THANK YOU JEEBUS!

Joey Harrington sucks.

I mean – dogfighting is wrong! It is inhumane! The whole thing is shocking.

(snort)

Fine. I really mean I hope Vick is in prison for both of the Tampa Bay/Atlanta games this year.

Assuming Senor Mexico is guilty.

Seriously Mike – dogfighting? You weren’t making enough money in the NFL? Not drugs. Not gambling or hookers. Dogfighting. DOGFUCKINGFIGHTING.

Dogfighting.

I liked you better when I thought you were just a womanizing, VD spreading, drug smuggler.

Not To Be Un-Neighbourly

By | July 17, 2007 | Football | Comments Off

But I’d like to be the first to say.

D’OH !!!!!

INDICTED!!!

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