Drew Bledsoe’s Ego & Other Concerns
While watching Monday Night Football, a few things crossed my mind…
On ESPN’s MNF, the days of introducing yourself and paying homage to your university/high school/elementary school/neighborhood playground are long gone. Now, a featured player from each team’s offense and defense handles the task. But has anyone noticed that not all the names are said?On the defensive side, you get to find out who the ends are, a couple cornerbacks, and maybe a linebacker. And on the offensive side, we’re treated to the quarterback, the wide receivers, a guard, and probably the TE. If we’re lucky, we even get to hear their wacky nicknames.
But what about the guy that doesn’t get the mention? Tiki Barber went through every part of the roster, from Eli Manning to the guy that runs Gatorade bottles out to the field, and neglected to mention Jim Finn – the ONLY fullback on the Giants roster.
What, do you need a Madden ’07 rating at 80 or above to qualify for a mention? I’m pretty sure this theory holds water… Ethan Albright certainly didn’t get introduced when the Redskins played Minnesota in Week 1.
Tom Brady, JP Losman, and now, Tony Romo. If you’re Drew Bledsoe, what’s going on in your head now that you’ve been replaced three times for a younger product whose most immediate upside is that he’s not slower than molasses?The thought of being replaced is enough to nauseate me but not choking on my own uptight arrogance probably has something to do with that.
Bledsoe has been entrenched in the pompous so-and-so category since the early 90s, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he thinks Parcells’ halftime decision was anything more than temporary punishment.
This is, after all, the guy who was telling Buffalo reporters that the Bills were still “his team” after security had packed up his locker and set the contents on a curb in the Ralph Wilson parking lot.
But at bump #3, even the cockiest sumbitch starts questioning his effectiveness, right? And in that end, you’d have to see this as the end of the road, unless, of course, you want to take your ability to get sacked out to the Bay. Andrew Walter needs another 3 years of mentoring before he officially emerges from the wings of development.
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What exactly do you do that you can wear jerseys to work?
I won’t call her out too much but she makes 6 figures and gets to go to work looking like she’s goin to aerobics. Then when she’s not doing the main function of her job, she goes back to her own office where she’s got a couch and a plasma. I couldn’t handle her job but you can’t beat the perks for anything.
I still don’t get why you set that thing on fire! It was a perfectly good jersey that you coulda given away or sold. You are so nuts sometimes:)
“Fuck you, John. Please expect to find red pubes in various meals you consume for the rest of your life. If you fuck with Ethan Albright, you call down the thunder.”
Classic
Ijust have to say that I dont think it was all Bledsoes fault. I blame Parcells. They were only down 5pts at the half and putting Romo in was the worse mistake Parcell has made. And whats up with Michael Irving ? Bashing Bledsoe like he did, Hes another T O . All show. I thought that was not proper for him to talk the way he did. They should get rid of him Hes a terrible sportcaster.
But they were gonna lose either way. Bledsoe is immobile and wasn’t making the throws. Half the reason they were down by 5 points is because Bledsoe was lost out there. And with their shitty line, he wasn’t going to survive.
But they went further down with Romo in. And he threw the pick that really put them in a hole. Make a change after the game, but only down by 5 is not the time. Not with an entire half left.
Why is Parcells throwing Romo in the fire like that? Start him last week vs. Houston if you want to start him. But don’t put him in at halftime in a huge div. game. I think the O-line is the real problem for the Cowboys and it won’t get fixed anytime soon. So it makes sense to start Romo cause he is so much more mobile than Bledsoe.
Definitely. Something must have happened over halftime for Romo to be put in. A falling out in the lockerroom between Bledsoe and the coaching staff could’ve resulted in Parcells just saying fuck it and moving on. For me, not much else makes sense unless Jerry Jones got in the way or Parcells is just losing his stuff. But I’ve been wondering about the latter more and more lately.
I doubt it was Jones, he was saying at halftime (I believe) that he didn’t think a move should be made, that Bledsoe needed time etc. and then romo comes in and they interviewed him again and he said ‘just trust parcells’ or something to that effect.