Phearless Phred’s Deranged Comments Regarding NFL Week 12
“ANYBODY GOT A WHITE FLAG?”
Head coach Billy Bellyache of the Patriots doesn’t mind pouring it on and running up the score like he was playing for an invite to the BCS Championship game when he’s beating up another team. But, when he is losing he takes the coward’s way out and quits as he did vs. the Saints Monday night with 5:26 remaining in regulation. With 5:26 to go he pulled Brady, Welker, Moss and others of his starting unit. It was a long shot to be sure but still winnable within the time remaining. It’s rather like “if you’re not going to let me win I’ll take my ball and go home.” Can’t wait for Bellyache’s next low class move.
WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR RINGS?
A number of players have said of Hines Ward, old smiley, that he is the dirtiest player in the NFL and they are not referring to his personal hygiene. However now he may have added a new dimension as one of the lowest class players in the NFL (see Bellyache above). Ward essentially questioned Big Ben’s guts for not shaking off the effects he was still feeling from his concussion the week before saying in effect that “he’s had concussions in the past and still played.” Hines, there are degrees of all injuries and concussions in particular we are learning more about (and the dangers of permanent impairment) everyday. Ben is responsible for your two recent Super Bowl rings, huh?
WHOOPIE
What an exciting Thursday night game that was! Half way through it I was tempted to tune in to the Cartoon Channel. I especially liked the play where “world class (in his mind) receiver” Brylan Edwards, all alone by at least 10 yards, let a sure touchdown pass bounce off his helmet.
HELP, I’M FEELING THE URGE TO BLITZ AGAIN
Pittsburgh, behind Roethlisberger’s sub rookie Dennis Dixon in his first game as a pro, almost pulled off the win against Baltimore. The Steelers lost in the waning minutes due to a Raven interception that clinched the victory 20 to 17. After the game analyst, Tony Dungy said that Dixon had certainly never seen that particular Raven defensive look in a game, but he had probably not seen it in practice as well. The look: Baltimore as they had all game showed blitz but wound up rushing three and keeping eight back in zone and man coverage. Contrast this with Arizona, who lost to Tennessee by an identical score 17 to 20. On the last and deciding series the Titans marched 90 yards for the winning score, a TD, with time running out because the Cards chose, in obvious passing situations, all day to rush seven or eight and keep three or four back in zone coverage. The strategy is not only a loser but is STUPID. The Cardinals “D” coordinator needs to find another line of work–like maybe at Burger King.
Short rants this week as the Babe had to prepare to leave town on family business.
Phred