January 22, 2005

• Giving credit to the quarterback for wins and blame to the quarterback for the losses is so asinine that I can't believe that anyone with a mild understanding of the game would even make such a statement. Over and over, late season replacements (Doug Williams, Frank Reich, Jeff Hostetler, Tom Brady, etc.) for injured starting quarterbacks win games because they are playing on good teams and in good systems. I have to believe that the whole idea of giving credit/blame for a single player in a team sport is a somewhat American phenomenom.
• Man, I thought it would be a new dance specifically designed for the 45 and over crowd: Doing the Boomer.
• I thought it was would be a Battlestar Galactica dance.
• I'd dance with the new BSG Boomer any day of the week. She's teh hawt.
• Marino quickly responded, ''Oh wait a minute, I got to a Super Bowl.'' Marino then glared at Esiason. Ouch. Not so much really. Boomer got to one as well. They even lost to the same team.
• I have to believe that the whole idea of giving credit/blame for a single player in a team sport is a somewhat American phenomenom. I know you cant go wrong around here by attributing any evil/greedy/wrong behavior to Americans only, but seriously, do you have any familiarity with the world of international soccer/football? Remember what happened to that Columbian guy who scored an own goal back in the 90s? ps I was a big Boomer Esiason fan back in the day. he went to my college (Maryland) and it broke my heart when the Bengals lost to the 49ers- a last second loss to one of the best teams ever assembled- he has nothing to be ashamed of.
• I was aware that I would get that sort of response about saying that about Americans. However, I am an American and I noticed that the media started marketing the sports around individuals in the mid-80's. It had everything to do with revenue. As American sports produce more revenue than other countries' sports do, I find it likely that American emphasis on the individual in team sports is probably greater than it is in other countries. I enjoy basketball a great deal, and it is my opinion that the American emphasis on the individual player is what makes some of the other teams better than the Americans now. As for the guy who scored on his own goal, it would certainly be fair to point some blame at that guy. That is one of the rare ways an individual can lose a game. My knowledge of international soccer/football is not great, but I know that the US is pushing that young kid named Freddie Something before he has become a great professional player. I also was in London for much of the European Cup last year, and I found that while there was an inordinate amount of interest in David Beckham, people did not seem to believe that he was considerably better than all of the other players and that the team's fate rested on him.
• Did any of you guys actually watch what Boomer said in context? He hardly "lashed out at Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning." What he said was that it wasn't fair to blame Manning for the loss, essentially agreeing with what Bernockle said and any thoughtful sports fan would say. Boomer said that Peyton was his generation's Marino because neither could win a game by himself - both need and needed more help from the defense and the running game. Everyone has run with that one provoking sound bite - including Marino himself - instead of looking at what Boomer actually said. Oh well.
• Well, darn. I thought 'Doing the Boomer' would be some shared behaviour or characteristic of the genre. Or perhaps a parody of same.
• Man, I thought it would be a new dance specifically designed for the 45 and over crowd: Doing the Boomer. Just start dancing and imagine that Dan Marino is giving you the evil eye.
• for some reason I thought of this
• for some reason I thought of this I read the comic in the link. Pete, your mind must be a scary place.
• Mmmmm. . . mostly it's just kinda sleepy. the comic strip, on the other hand, is definitely scary.
• They are a couple of sick bastards, yes.