Randomness
A few random thoughts because we can’t think of anything else to write about. This is what happens when you inadequately prepare for an 11 day trip out of town.
-So, did anyone actually think Shawne Merriman was going to finish out the season? The guy had a torn ACL. Doctors were saying that he could either move vertically but not laterally or the other way around. Either way, decreased mobility for a linebacker is kind of a big deal. Just the fact that he played the one game basically makes him like the knight from Monty Python.
Good luck with the rehabilitation.
-Eddie Kennison is back in the league. He signed with the Rams to replace Drew Bennett. It seems the football Gods are being unkind to the white receiver this year. First Kevin Curtis goes down, Wes Welker loses the best quarterback in the league, Brandom Stokely is being outshined by a rookie, Manning looked shaky a couple nights ago throwing to Anthony Gonzalez, and now this. Oh well, I’m just glad that St. Louis found another aging receiver passed his prime to replace Isaac Bruce.
-Speaking of which, my friend who came into town and I spent the entire week mocking the guy who picked Eddie Royal in our draft. And for a number of reasons. One, no one knew which NFL team he was on. Two, the guy who drafted him didn’t know which college he went to despite him being a rookie. Three, there were several other serviceable second tier receivers available when he took him. And four, the only reason either of us knew he played at Virginia Tech was due to the fact he played special teams. And still, he is rewarded with one of the best performances of the week, and with Cutler looking like the second coming, he potentially has a stud receiver for the rest of the season. Fantasy football: it does not reward the just.
We’ll try to atone for this later. Our apologies.
April 4th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Amazing post. Gonna tell everyone about this!