Pro Bowl Wrap-up and the Cheney Shooting
I mentioned recently that the Pro Bowl was not worth watching this Sunday. Even if you were snowed in under 2 feet of snow. So what did you miss? One of the sloppiest games of football ever played. Seriously, worse than Arizona/San Francisco recently. There were ten turnovers. TEN!!! Football games barely average 10 drives a game. I know, I made that up, but come on! TEN TURNOVERS! None of the AFC quarterbacks completed more than 50% of their passes. Steve McNair went 2-8, which begs the question: Why was Steve McNair at the 2006 Pro Bowl? Was J.P. Lossman injured? Oh yeah, McNair also lost 2 fumbles. No NFC running back averaged more than 3 yards per carry. Neither team eclipsed 100 yards in total rushing.
So it was a defensive struggle, you say? The defenses must have played really well, right? Jon Fox, an excellent defensive coach, must have had the perfect strategy to stop the AFC all stars. He was quoted saying "It all goes to the players because there isn't a lot of scheming." Well, than the players must have put in a great deal of effort to ensure such a well played defensive game. In response to why the game was low scoring, Matt Hasslebeck said "We all had a feeling it might go that way, the lack of preparation we put into it." One other note, I just saw on Sportscenter that Larry Fitzgerald made a random catch in Quintupple coverage. No, that's not a word, because it's NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
I hate to say I told you so, but... What am I talking about? I LOVE to say I told you so! I was right, AS ALWAYS!!!
In other news, if you hadn't already heard Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a hunting buddy the other day. If you have been living under a rock, don't come out cause Cheney's got a gun! Hiyooooooo!
What, too soon?
Anyway, people are evidently already criticizing the White House for not making a statement soon. I'll set something straight first: I am a Democrat, I don't like Bush, and I disagree with just about everything he says. That being said, the White House had their statement about Cheney out within 24 hours. Honestly, that's relatively quick in my opinion. Think about it, you gotta get the guy to the hospital, make sure he's ok, contact family, etc. etc. etc. Say what you want (and make all the jokes you can think of) about Cheney and what kind of person it takes to shoot a man in the face while hunting. But I think it's a bit much to criticize the White House for not telling the public within a few hours.
Besides, they guy just SHOT someone. You wanna piss him off?
So it was a defensive struggle, you say? The defenses must have played really well, right? Jon Fox, an excellent defensive coach, must have had the perfect strategy to stop the AFC all stars. He was quoted saying "It all goes to the players because there isn't a lot of scheming." Well, than the players must have put in a great deal of effort to ensure such a well played defensive game. In response to why the game was low scoring, Matt Hasslebeck said "We all had a feeling it might go that way, the lack of preparation we put into it." One other note, I just saw on Sportscenter that Larry Fitzgerald made a random catch in Quintupple coverage. No, that's not a word, because it's NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
I hate to say I told you so, but... What am I talking about? I LOVE to say I told you so! I was right, AS ALWAYS!!!
In other news, if you hadn't already heard Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a hunting buddy the other day. If you have been living under a rock, don't come out cause Cheney's got a gun! Hiyooooooo!
What, too soon?
Anyway, people are evidently already criticizing the White House for not making a statement soon. I'll set something straight first: I am a Democrat, I don't like Bush, and I disagree with just about everything he says. That being said, the White House had their statement about Cheney out within 24 hours. Honestly, that's relatively quick in my opinion. Think about it, you gotta get the guy to the hospital, make sure he's ok, contact family, etc. etc. etc. Say what you want (and make all the jokes you can think of) about Cheney and what kind of person it takes to shoot a man in the face while hunting. But I think it's a bit much to criticize the White House for not telling the public within a few hours.
Besides, they guy just SHOT someone. You wanna piss him off?
posted by Mike Oliver at 6:38 PM
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