On Bly's mutiny
First off, Jim, I recall Eric Hipple has actually once led the Lions to the playoffs. How many of his successors can say the same? OK, so it was a strike year and the playoffs were expanded, yada, yada, yada. Still.
But on the point about Bly needing to shut his mouth rather than violating the NFL locker-room commandment, "Thou shalt not throw a teammate under the bus," Detroit Freep columnist Mitch Albom is in full agreement. Read here. And so am I.
Interestingly enough, Bly has taken over for Phil Ford as the Rams Club's pro-athlete fundraiser contact. So, this episode begs the question: What's he saying about UNC quarterbacks while trying to raise a few bucks for scholarships? I'm picturing something like this: "Yo, Willie, send some daneiro Chapel Hill way cuz the Heels can't win with guys like Matt Baker and Joey Bozich playing QB. If only Darian Durant still had some eligibility left."
Getting back to the Lions, I point the finger at Matt Millen. How about spending a high-round draft pick on an offensive lineman instead of a receiver occasionally? Detroit has the worst pass protection I ever did see.
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Yeah, I'm not sure how Matt Millen still has a job. He's done a terrible job drafting, which is the GM's primary job. None of those highly touted receivers have lived up to expectations.
What Bly said probably wasn't the classiest statement ever made, but I can't fault him much. Harrington has been a complete bust; you draft a QB with the third overall pick, you expect him to be a franchise player. And it's not as if the standard of quarterback play in the NFL is at an all-time high (see: Orton, Kyle).
As for Mitch Albom, he lost any credibility with me when he wrote "Tuesdays with Morrie," which I suspect was co-authored by Stuart Smalley.
Posted on December 2, 2005 3:54 PM
i get your point. but, i hope you read this because i'm sure i speak on behalf of many black citizens when i say this. regardless of the writers intent, use of "yo" and "cuz" don't necessarily have to be used to indicate the muses or comments of a black athlete. please take it under advisement.
Posted on December 9, 2005 10:50 AM
Does it matter?, I appreciate your comment, but if anything the fictitious quote was more a reflection of a young guy being conversational, white, black or whatever. I can't see anyone using dissertation-speak in a casual phone call. Perhaps I need to cut down on saying "yo" as much as I do if you think it reflects poorly on me.
Posted on December 9, 2005 1:04 PM