Tuesday Morning Quarterback (wk. 14)
Greetings my fellow fanatics! The season is winding down and the playoff scenarios are heating up. Many games this past weekend had playoff implications. A few teams took steps in the right direction and a few teams stumbled. The Colts – well they beat the Guru! I was sure the Jags were the ones to give Manning and company game. Alas, the Colts made it to 13-0, but I still say the ’72 Dolphins will be sipping champagne before long. The Giants, Cowboys, and Bucs all came through with big wins in their respective playoff hunts. The Steelers and Vikings wins improved their chances at squeaking in. The Panthers, Chiefs and Chargers all stumbled, and time will tell how significant those losses will be. We’re at that great point in the season where almost every game has significance. And the Guru finished 11-5 this weekend - respectable, but a little short of Guru standards. I will pick it up.
Cheers: The Houston Texans for adding true NFL genius, hiring Dan Reeves on Monday to join the team as a consultant. The owner claims Reeves will “observe the situation and give some recommendations that we will, in turn, follow”. I bet it doesn’t take Reeves long to suggest, “fire them all and let’s start over”. The real question is, after the team follows that advice will they hand the coaching headset to Reeves? Hmmm. Cheers to Giants PK Jay Feely for his game winning kick to beat the Eagles Sunday. After the struggles he had a few weeks ago and his courageously meeting the press, to see him win one for the team this week was a pleasure. My Heroes of the Week: The 42 Philadelphia Eagles players who did not attend Terrell Owens’ birthday bash on Monday night in Atlantic City. You guys understand ‘team’.
Jeers: The Houston Texans (yes, they deserve cheers for hiring Dan Reeves on Monday, but a day earlier they were earning jeers) for finding yet another way to lose a game. Down 12-10 to the Titans, the game came to an end with a defensive penalty – which by rule allows the offense one more un-timed down. This one happened to be at the 13 yard line, so the Texans set up for a 30 yard field goal to win the game. Stop and understand that the Guru can kick a 30 yard field goal - shoot, the Guru's wife (Wife of Guru) can probably kick a 30 yard field goal. Come on! The Budweiser Clydesdales kicked a 30 yard field goal on a commercial once. (I wonder if Dan Reeves has seen the commercial?) Well Texans' PK Kris Brown couldn’t. And, it wasn’t even close. Brown mis-hit the ball so badly that it hooked left and actually crossed the sideline before it reached the endzone! It wasn’t ‘wide left’, it was ‘dead left’. Camera men and cheerleaders on the sideline were diving for cover. Heisman winner Reggie Bush ought to be considering staying in college for one more year. My Goat of the Week: T.O. Throwing yourself a birthday party and inviting every celebrity under the sun to guarantee some press coverage was pretty shameless. Inviting all of your former teammates when they are still trying to remove your scent from the locker room was even more distasteful. How appropriate that only 11 Eagles showed up. Shame on them, too – they deserve to be co-Goats. Check back on Thursday when I will set the playoff scenarios for you.
Cheers: The Houston Texans for adding true NFL genius, hiring Dan Reeves on Monday to join the team as a consultant. The owner claims Reeves will “observe the situation and give some recommendations that we will, in turn, follow”. I bet it doesn’t take Reeves long to suggest, “fire them all and let’s start over”. The real question is, after the team follows that advice will they hand the coaching headset to Reeves? Hmmm. Cheers to Giants PK Jay Feely for his game winning kick to beat the Eagles Sunday. After the struggles he had a few weeks ago and his courageously meeting the press, to see him win one for the team this week was a pleasure. My Heroes of the Week: The 42 Philadelphia Eagles players who did not attend Terrell Owens’ birthday bash on Monday night in Atlantic City. You guys understand ‘team’.
Jeers: The Houston Texans (yes, they deserve cheers for hiring Dan Reeves on Monday, but a day earlier they were earning jeers) for finding yet another way to lose a game. Down 12-10 to the Titans, the game came to an end with a defensive penalty – which by rule allows the offense one more un-timed down. This one happened to be at the 13 yard line, so the Texans set up for a 30 yard field goal to win the game. Stop and understand that the Guru can kick a 30 yard field goal - shoot, the Guru's wife (Wife of Guru) can probably kick a 30 yard field goal. Come on! The Budweiser Clydesdales kicked a 30 yard field goal on a commercial once. (I wonder if Dan Reeves has seen the commercial?) Well Texans' PK Kris Brown couldn’t. And, it wasn’t even close. Brown mis-hit the ball so badly that it hooked left and actually crossed the sideline before it reached the endzone! It wasn’t ‘wide left’, it was ‘dead left’. Camera men and cheerleaders on the sideline were diving for cover. Heisman winner Reggie Bush ought to be considering staying in college for one more year. My Goat of the Week: T.O. Throwing yourself a birthday party and inviting every celebrity under the sun to guarantee some press coverage was pretty shameless. Inviting all of your former teammates when they are still trying to remove your scent from the locker room was even more distasteful. How appropriate that only 11 Eagles showed up. Shame on them, too – they deserve to be co-Goats. Check back on Thursday when I will set the playoff scenarios for you.
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