Where's the NFC talent?
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad has had moments of immodesty in his NFL career. Such as after the big game he had personally in a blowout loss to the Raiders a few years ago, when he said, "from the ashes and rubble, I guess you could say a flower grew today."
Monday, as the Panthers were packing up to head home, Muhammad let it slip that "God has blessed me with a lot of talent," while adding a few minutes later: "I want to be paid what I'm worth." Has to make Panthers GM Marty Hurney wonder if Moose is going to be looking for Marvin Harrison money if and when he hits the open market.
Anyway, my point wasn't to pick on Muhammad. Nor the Panthers, who rallied valiantly from a 1-7 start and were one home win over a flawed Saints team away from making the playoffs.
Many thought the Panthers would be dangerous if they made the playoffs, in that they were confident and would've been coming in hot. I think that says more about the NFC playoff entries than it does about the Panthers, who didn't beat a single opponent with a winning record.
So, who will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl? The Eagles look vulnerable without Terrell Owens. The Falcons have dropped two in a row -- how much difference does Vick actually make? Seattle, St. Louis and Minnesota wouldn't have made it were they in the AFC. That leaves Green Bay. I'll put my money on Favre until he gets to Jacksonville.
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1:37 AM? When do you sleep?
Nice of Moose to wait until the season was over for, oh, an hour or so before hitting the free agent market. Seriously, I've got to believe that both Moose and the Panthers know he won't be in Charlotte next season. He's played himself into a huge contract, which someone will pay him. With Steve Smith back from injury and Keary Colbert around at a cheap price, I just ca't believe the Panthers would more money into the wideout position.
As for who will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, I recommend a return to the pre-merger days. Let's just have an AFC champ and an NFC champ and scrap the Super Bowl. We all know where the real football resides these days. We don't need to suffer through another halftime show to find this out.
Posted on January 4, 2005 11:48 AM
Funny how Muhammad's two best seasons have been his contract years.
I actually don't think he's a total jerk, and the RBs love him for throwing mean blocks downfield for them, but I think the Panthers will be OK without him. God knows they won't be able to afford him, anyway.
Posted on January 4, 2005 12:45 PM