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By Mike Rose
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Monday, November 28, 2005
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Rose’s Rant - November 28th, 2005
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I hope you all enjoyed yourself this past Thanksgiving, and slept
fabulously after stuffing all that tryptophane filled turkey and
stuffing down your throats the last four days. This was an action
packed weekend filled with some unbelievable efforts, and some
performances that left a lot to be desired.
I’ll start off in the NFL as the cream has started to rise to
the top in every division. Monday Night’s thrashing of the
Steelers leaves the Colts as the only undefeated team in the league,
thus keeping the corks on Nick Bouniconti and the ’72
Dolphins cases of champagne. Only three more wins, and the Colts
will have tied their mark. The Seahawks won a game they
shouldn’t have, and pretty much wrapped up the woeful NFC
West after knocking off the Giants in an exhilarating contest.
Speaking of the Giants, their loss kept them tied with the Cowboys
for the lead in the East, and they just so happen to meet Dallas
this Sunday in what should be another intense game. The NFC South
is a huge logjam, but the division leaders finally meet up the
next few weeks and we’ll get some separation shortly.
Da Bears kept their win streak alive down in Tampa, but the
Vikings kept the heat turned up as well. The defending champs
continue to lead the miserable AFC East even after losing in
Arrowhead, and the Broncos own a comfy two-game lead in the
West. The Bengals catapulted into the division lead with the
Steelers loss on Monday Night, and hope to avenge their early
season loss in the Steel City this Sunday.
After sitting back and watching a few of the games this past
week; specifically the Detroit, Houston, and Oakland games,
I came to the realization that some of these head coaches
would not be around much longer.
I was actually shocked it took the Lions management till Monday
to dispose of Head coach Steve Mariucci, but I was even more
flabbergasted by the fact they allowed Matt Millen to survive
yet another coaching change. Does this guy have nude photos of
some of the Ford family females or something? What on god’s
green earth has this man done to deserve to keep his job?
Let’s take a look at some of his transactions. He drafted
QB Joey Harrington; bust. He drafted WR Charles Rogers; bust,
and they’re in the process of trying to reacquire his
signing bonus money. Let’s not forget about his personal
choice of Marty Morningweg to navigate his maiden voyage as
General Manager. This franchise has turned into the Cincinnati
Bengals of the late 90’s, and will quickly turn into the
Bucs of the 80’s if they’re not careful. As stated
before, I’m shocked he’s still around.
Also, keep an eye on any news coming out of Houston and Oakland.
HC Dom Capers is so gone it’s not even funny after his
team let a 24-3 halftime lead get away from them to the St. Louis
Rams. To make it even worse, the Rams fought all the way back
with their third string QB, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and covered in
the extra period after WR Kevin Curtis galloped through the
very porous Texans defense. Also, Al Davis can’t be too
happy with the way his teams performed this season after dumping
tons of money on WR Randy Moss and RB Lamont Jordan. Look for
yet another changing of the guard to occur shortly in the
bay.
And finally, what the heck happened in Lawrence, Kansas this
past weekend? The Iowa State Cyclones were handed the Big 12
North division on a silver platter Friday evening after Colorado
got destroyed at home by Nebraska, yet they allowed their
11-point halftime lead to go for naught as the fighting
Mangino’s ultimately knocked them off in OT. You really
have to question how head coaches motivate their clubs under
crucial circumstances. A possible BCS Bowl, or the Micron
PC.com Bowl. Hmmmmm, let me think. Gimme a break!!!
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