Here’s what’s rattling around the old brain at the moment;
Tom Brady
He played for the enemy in college, and he plays for the enemy now. Despite that, it was unsettling to hear that Tom Brady’s season is finished after suffering a knee injury that will require surgery.
Best wishes on your recovery, Tom Brady.
Carson Palmer
Oh, hell no. I let Brady off the hook, but not you, Palmer.
Carson Palmer should have spent a little less time running his mouth about Ohio State and Buckeye fans, and a little more time….you know, practicing football.
Palmer got embarrassed yesterday at Baltimore, completing just 10 of 25 passes for a paltry 99 yards and an interception. The little bitch got outplayed by Joe Flacco??? Joe Flacco???
This Saturday, Buckeye fans might have another opportunity to pull a Nelson Muntz on Palmer, as Ohio State travels west to take on Palmer’s USC Trojans. This is the game Palmer was looking forward to when he began trash-talking Buckeyes. Here’s hoping the Buckeyes shove a big win down Palmer’s throat, followed two weeks later by the Browns doing the same thing.
Romeo Crennel, what the hell?
OK, now I like Romeo Crennel. I think he’s a good coach. But when we hired him to coach this team, he was hailed as a defensive master. He’s been here four years now. Did you see anything on the field that would be properly assessed as defense? I think that by the time you’re in your fourth year on the job, you should have been able to bring what your specialty is to the job. Crennel clearly has not done that with the Cleveland Browns.
Also, with 10:30 minutes to go in the game, the Browns trailed 28-7 and had a 4th-and-3 on the Dallas 17 yard line. Crennel sent in the field goal unit.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out a sane reason why we tried a field goal on that play. We had just driven 70 yards to get to that spot, so a 3-yard play was not out of the question. There was more than 10 minutes left in the game, so it was not over yet. By sending your kicking team on the field, you were conceding victory.
Let us propose the strange notion of going for it. If we succeed, we’re inside the 15 and a TD is likely, cutting the deficit down to 14 points with 10 minutes left. If we fail, we’re still down three scores and all likelihood of winning is gone. But by kicking the field goal, we’re STILL DOWN THREE SCORES! Crennel flat-out told his team that he has no confidence in them and they should just give up.
Crennel explained it away in his presser by saying “at least by putting points on the board, you’ve got a little bit of momentum.”
That’s a load of crap and you know it, Romeo.
Let’s just say that Tony Romo fumbles the next snap and we have the ball inside the 30 with 10 minutes to go. Down 18, we’re still three scores away from Dallas. But if you show some balls on a 4th-and-3 and that fumble happens, you have a team that is in position to pull off a win.
I know, none of that matters now…but the fact still remains that you have not brought a defense anywhere near the home team lockerroom, and you showed no confidence in your team on Sunday. Not by a longshot.
Buckeye Hotspots rescheduled
Due to some unexpected family issues Saturday morning, I was late getting to Buffalo Wild Wings for the game on Saturday. As a result, I cannot in good faith give them a fair review of their establishment. I had a beer and some mini-burgers but I knew after a short period there, I couldn’t give them the attention they deserved. I will reschedule them for another game later this season, probably Wisconsin. It’ll give me a better opportunity to review them, and another chance to see one of my all-time favorite bartenders, Jayme.
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