Wednesday, February 25, 2009

INSINCERITY by Tannen

Terrel Owens cried during the latter part of the 2007 season when some reporters were a bit rough on Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo. Weeped that he didn't like the treatment of "his" quarterback. Last year he screamed about Romo and Jay Witten having a double secret handshake and leaving him out. Raffy Palmiero went Clinton on us during the now comical D.C hearings on steroids in Major League Baseball. About 114,327 times during an 18 year period, Pete Rose assured us the late great Commissioner Bart Giamatti was off base claiming Chuck Hustle bet on baseball. A-Fraud pretty much told Katie Couric that he never took performance enhancers. Not only that, but his attitude was, WHY? Like it was beneath him. Last night during his first State of the Union Address every member of Congress stood and applauded Barak Obama. With everything that happens either on network video or a cell phone video, it appears that very little is true. What is it about the cameras that makes people act phony. Which of the above wreaks of insincerity the most?
Couple of NFL notes. Marvin Harrison, Fred Taylor, Derrick Brooks, Deuce McCallister. All of these guys are the greatest at their position in team history. All were cut for salary cap reasons within the last week or 10 days. The NFL is a cutthroat league, but it's because of that system of checks & balances it's the best, most competative professional league we follow.
Gotta agree with one of yesterday's callers about the ridiculous nature of the NFL combines. Really? You watch a guy dominate the SEC or Pac-10 for 3 or 4 seasons but because he's not killing in the 3 cone drill during a 45 second period in February, he's not your guy? Love the NFL Network, but trying to turn this into a major event is Al Davis crazy.

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