I take the T-day holiday off and the NFL goes crazy.
Just when I thought that Donovan Mcnabb was the dumbest player in the NFL, Plaxico goes off, literately in his pants. Dumb doesn't even begin describe the Giant wide receiver. Listen, this guy is a disgrace. People like this should not be allowed to reproduce. He makes millions a year, while the rest of us who WORK FOR A LIVING follow the law with the greatest of ease. Hell, I'd have to say that most of us who even have weapons, have the God given sense not shoot ourselves in the thigh. This kind of thing is a comedy bit for TV and movies. You agree with that right? You have some character in a TV show or a movie that is the dumbest moron possible, and someone gives him a gun, or he buys one. What happens next? Bang, that's what happens. But for this to happen to such a talented receiver, I seriously thought it was a joke. I checked, it's not April 1st. It's December 2008! This doesn't really happen in real life, does it? If so, then it happens to the lower 20% out there with IQs below 50. And even some of those guys are smart enough to keep the saftey on. Shock and Awe Cowboy Nation. Dnabb, you didn't know the rules. Fine. At least you didn't shoot yourself. You're still dumb, but at least you're not Fing stupid.
I don't know any Cowboy fan who felt anything else while watching the second half of the fourth quarter. It was a collapse unlike any other, but the feeling was very familiar. See: fumbled snap in Seattle. See also: Last year's Giants game in Dallas (postseason). I need to make a statement here, one that would shock true die hards, but will make sense to all the realists out there. The Dallas Cowboys will not make it to the Super Bowl this year. This should not be surprising Nation, as all signs point to "hell no". Mathematically, the boys are still in it. However, this requires a win against the strongest team in the NFL, and no, i don't mean the Titans. But the Cowboys proved to me, and the rest of the NFL that they will not rise to the occasion when it is called for. They will not step up when the score is needed, when a proven team is on the other side. They shocked the Steelers for three and a half quarters. They showed the #1 defense how to do it for 3 1/2. But the second half of the 4th, the final 7 minutes, what happened? Collapse.
Pac may be out for the rest of the season. He just returned from a six game suspension in which he punched one of his bodyguards in a drunken rage and left the state for alcohol rehab. What did this guy do for the team? The only thing I can remember Pacman doing is dropping a bucket of water on Felix Jones on HBO's Hard Knocks during training camp....from the second floor. That act could have turned out much worse that just picking on a rookie. The shock could have had an adverse reaction on Felix Jones, a heart attack, a violent seizure. Dumber things have happened, just ask Plaxico. Other than that, he may have recovered a fumble, led the team in pass deflects, and stunk up the special teams. Was it worth it? The allure of Pacman, i'll admit, seemed promising. I fully expected a punt return for a touchdown that would have changed a game or two. An interception return to the endzone with a familar "Prime Time" dance in honor of his mentor. At least a few bone crunching tackles the way the old Roy Williams used to, energizing the defense. None of that happened, and i'm left with a big fat waste of space (between his ears) injury for the remaining three games in 2008. Way to spend the cash Jerry. I'm for cutting Pac, maybe the Lions pick him up. He seems a better fit in Detroit anyway.
