From The Press Box - Post Apocalypse Penn State Version
Andrew is back talking how Mark Sanchez should get two for flinching, how the Lions are falling to pieces, Forbes.com and their 'Hated Player' poll. He then decides to embarrass himself with a four year old low budget video he made.
By andrewgarda
No, don't worry. No Penn State rant here, that's taking place on The Hard Count this week.
We'll endevour to keep it light here in the Press Box today and talk a little more football and a little less moron Penn State fans who are apparently fine with ignoring the molestation of children.
*breathes deeply*
Ok so that lasted half a paragraph. By the way, yes I know not all PSU fans are babbling gibbons—just the hundred or so on Joe Paterno's lawn cheering for him.
BUT I DIGRESS....
QUICK LOOK AT MARK SANCHEZ FLINCH!
That's the best .gif I've seen in a long time and that's coming from a Jets fan.
And because I love you all, here's the youtube of it.
Lovely, no?
We can all laugh about it (and by we I mean Jets fans) because it happened while the Jets were drubbing the Bills. Nothing like seeing a quarterback flinch.
What happened to the Bills anyway? Just a few short weeks ago not only were they 'legit' but they were looking to knock the Patriots off the AFC East Division Leader Perch. Now? Fitzgerald looks sloppy, there are multiple injuries across the whole team and it seems like the offense is back to 'run Fred Jackson run' mode.
It could just be the rough part of the schedule cropping up and it could be that the Jets are—as happens every year under Rex Ryan—beginning to peak at just the right time.
Something is off on this team though. One wonders how much longer we'll go before we hear the return of the 'CHAN GAILEY CAN'T COACH' chants in the media.
If they miss the playoffs at this point, I'd call the season a real disappointment.
The Fall of the Detroit Lions
Ok, it's not over until they say it is, not even when the Germans were bombing Pearl Harbor.
Still, when you're down to signing Kevin Smith off the street because your primary running back is still feeling the effects of a concussion three weeks later—that's a bad sign.
I had said a while back that Detroit had the edge over green Bay in the battle of the undefeateds because they were more healthy.
Two things immediately happened after that proclamation. First, the lost the very next game. Second, and more critically, they started having player injuries crop up.
First Stafford was banged up, though he has fought through his injury. Jahvid Best's lingering concussion is a concern and as ineffective as the running game is without him, it's going to be difficult to keep defenses honest.
The Lions still can make the playoffs, especially as bad as some of the other NFC divisions are.
However they need to get it together in the backfield if they are going to make any kind of run in the playoffs.
People Still Hate The Vickster
The moral of this story might be 'Don't kill dogs'. Or it might be that we're not as forgiving as we think we are.
ProFootballtalk is citing a report by Forbes which states that Michael Vick is the most disliked player in the NFL by the fans. Now, I got my easy Vick joke out of the way already, so I can make a few points beyond Vick.
The next two players are Plaxico Burress and Ben Roethlisberger. After that (in no order) are Albert Haynesworth, Jay Cutler, Carson Palmer, Jeremy Shockey and Tony Romo.
Clearly in Romo's case, angry Cowboy fans stuffed the ballot.
With the exception of Romo, all the above are either flight risks due to legal issues, prima donnas or both. The Vick thing is interesting because so much of his story the last season and a half has been one of redemption. Apparently, those people Forbes questioned aren't buying what the media is selling.
Same with Ben Roethlisberger. It's hard to believe his presence on the list isn't a direct result of the rape allegations that have cropped up twice in the last few years.
I'm never comfortable with 'most hated' or 'dirtiest player' or even 'most liked' lists but I do find them interesting. Can you read too much into them? Sure. There's a nugget of truth in there though and it's interesting to think about why a guy fits into what category.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
Finally, some of you who have known me a while might recall I wrote for a site called Fantasy Football Journal a few years ago. In 2007, we launched a video series starring myself and my co-writers. It was a twice a week show that ran so far beyond the amount of time you want a video on the internet to run that it's ridiculous.
I thought it had been lost to internet gremlins but yesterday I discovered a hidden treasure trove.
So, in the interest of entertaining my loving fans and at the risk of making myself look incredibly stupid I present to you an episode of the Fantasy Football Opening Drive.
Normally there were three of us, but I chose one with just two because it was the least painfully long of the group.
Your mocking in the comments please.
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Comments (4)
November 09, 2011 at 09:24 am
I will forever replace Ben Roethlisberger with the villain in Blazing Saddles:
Hedley Lamarr: Qualifications?
Applicant: Rape, murder, arson, and rape.
Hedley Lamarr: You said rape twice.
Applicant: I like rape.
andrewgarda
November 09, 2011 at 03:18 pm
That's classic.
November 09, 2011 at 03:43 pm
Thanks for the shout out on the GIF, I appreciate it..
November 10, 2011 at 08:35 am
No problem man - it's hilarious and well done. I'm fascinated by .gifs because I have no idea how to make them. As much as I like Sanchez, that flinch is fantastic.
The hold after? Not so much. :(