Everybody and their brother does pre-dictions. I'm not smart enough for that, so here are a few week 5 post-dictions.
Keith Olberman and I actually agree on something. On NBC’s Football Night in America telecast last night, Olberman, whose pomposity is surpassed only by his arrogance (redundant?), hosts a halftime feature during the NBC game telecast called “The Worst Person in the NFL”. Last night he chose Houston Texans defensive lineman Travis Johnson for that dubious distinction. I could not agree more. For those who don’t know, Johnson received a 15 yard personal foul for taunting Miami quarterback Trent Green while Green lay unconscious with a concussion, which he sustained while attempting to block Johnson on a reverse play ran by Ted Ginn, Jr. in the first quarter of yesterday’s game between Houston and Miami. Johnson claimed that Green tried an illegal chop block. Johnson is no threat to the Menses of the world. Right, a quarterback is going to chop block a D lineman by leading with his head? Way to go, Johnson. As a Texans fan, I say release him now.
ESPN’s Chris Berman must be a single man. Either that, or there’s no one in his life who cares how he dresses. The man needs to buy sports coats that fit. He wears short sleeve shirts under the sports coat, and the sleeves are too short, leaving the unfortunate viewers with an unabashed view of several inches of hairy wrist waggling back and forth with every exaggerated arm gesture. Not a pretty sight.
The Patriots seem to be unstoppable. Averaging 36.4 points a game, and headed to Dallas next week. The Cowboys may not be unbeaten when they play either. As I type this the Cowboys are trailing the Bills 24-16 at the start of the 4th quarter. Speaking of Monday Night Football, could there be a more boring trio of broadcasters then Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Tony Kornheiser? Is it just me, or does Jaworski scream everything he says? Tirico is the most glamorous of the three, and he’s about as exciting as macramé. I wonder if Tony’s ever actually heised any korn?
Back to the Texans for a moment. Yesterday’s win against Miami improves Houston’s record to 3-2, still early, but that’s the best start after 5 games in the Texans short history. Who would have guessed that after 5 games the Texans and Cardinals would both be 3-2 and the Chargers and Bears would both be 2-3?
Just last week I commented on Berman's attire to my girlfriend. There's something exceptionally gross about wearing short sleeve shirts under a sport coat, especially when your arms are that flabby and furry.
My girlfriend, of course, thought it funny that I'm watching a show about sports and commenting on their wardrobe choices. Glad to know others feel me on this.
Thanks for stopping by jd. Berman is one of the reasons that most of the time, when I watch ESPN, especially if it's not a game telecast, that the sound is off.
Keith Olberman...just and mean and angry media failure. I don't enjoy him. His politics cloud his view of fair reporting. Too bad he's back working the sports angle.
In fairness to Johnson, the QB did block pretty low. The knee jerk reaction didn't surprise me. Johnson understands knee injuries and I've had several. He did apologize publicly after the game.
Husker- Thanks for stopping by. It's just that Johnson (and I do realize that Green's block was a little low) has had too many off the field issuesthat have embarassed Texan fans and this was just the latest. I did hear about his apology after I posted this.
