Around The NFL - 2008

[Rome]

I'm watching the game with the sound off.  I can't stand listening to Madden anymore.  It's just painful at this point and Al Michaels is worse.

[General_Failure]

At the end of the third, I could have sworn the Colts were winning a close game from the way they were talking.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Those rubber pellets have been around for awhile, Jef. Surprised you're just now noticing them. It all started with the FieldTurf rage a few years ago.

[PhillyPhreak54]

BEGINNING OF THE END FOR YOUNG?
Posted by Mike Florio on September 7, 2008, 10:41 p.m.

Though a partially torn MCL reportedly will keep Titans quarterback Vince Young off the field for the next two-to-four weeks, an incident that occurred not long before the injury could be the thing that truncates his career in Tennessee.

According to David Climer of the Tennesseean, Young apparently attempted to take himself out of the game after throwing an interception in the fourth quarter.  Young supposedly tried to blame his reluctance to return on a tightening hamstring, even though he sought no treatment for it while the defense was on the field.

"I came on the field and 10 wasn't in the huddle," center Kevin Mawae said of the incident.  "I didn't know what the situation was."

Per Climer, Young returned only after prodding from an animated Jeff Fisher.  "From the outside looking in," Climer writes, "Fisher seemed to all but throw Young back onto the field."

Though Young was named the offensive rookie of the year in 2006, his regression last season has caused us to conclude that the jury is still out on whether he's a bust.  Based on today's events, it's looking more likely than ever that Young will never fulfill his potential.

And, hopefully once and for all, Young's career will get NFL teams to quit building up and/or tearing down college players based on their performances in a bowl game.

[shorebird]

Ocho Cincho??

Nahhhhhhhh. After yesterday, how 'bout...

Ocho Noshow
Ocho Zero
Ocho Blowmo
Ocho Homo
Ocho Assholio
Ocho Tendollaho
Ocho Catchno
Ocho Stupido
Ocho Pesto
Ocho Yo'mamasaho

[Rome]

Ocho STFUo

[General_Failure]

Glad to see Favre's replacement and the Packers win without Favre. Pretty close to heaving after hearing about Favre for Favre quarters.

[rjs246]

Minnesota is a really freaking good team. Outside of that pesky QB position. Jackson is an abomination out there.

[QB Eagles]

With Vince Young and Brodie Croyle out, Jackson might be the worst starting QB left in the NFL. And yes, that's counting whoever the farg quarterbacks the Patriots now.

[QB Eagles]

These Monday night broadcast crews still suck. Ron Jaworski is a huge improvement over Theismann, but I'm really tired of Tony Kornheiser's "I play the role of the fan who doesn't know shtein about football" routine. The Brett Favre stuff tonight was at proportions that would embarrass John Madden or Peter King, and it was mostly to cover for the fact that no one other than Jaws knows how to analyze what's actually going on in the game.

I like the three Mikes as personalities, but as sportscasters they blow. They can't even fake excitement over this Denver-Oakland game, and they are stepping all over each other to say obvious, inane comments. "Oooh, the ball's out! Now it's been recovered!" "Yep, recovered." "How about that."

[BigEd76]

Oakland still sucks

[reese125]

...and DeAngelo's Hall's anger management classes have really paid off for him

[methdeez]

Is Syndric Steptoe the new best name in the NFL now that Token wassisname is out?

[General_Failure]

The second Monday Night team wouldn't be so bad if they got rid of Mike Ditka. He rambles like an old man on meth.

[rjs246]

They were awful from top to bottom. For the first time in my life I turned a game off specifically because of the announcers. Terrible.