Cris Carter goes old-school at the Rookie Symposium
Everyone on Twitter hates Braylon Edwards
Everyone on Twitter hates Braylon Edwards
I bet when Braylon Edwards(notes) woke up this morning
he had no inkling that today he would be 1) the newest member of the New York Jets
and 2) one of the hottest trending topics on Twitter. He’s both
though. For some reason
the users of Twitter have decided to pile on Braylon
speculating about all of the worthless things for which he might have been traded. Why this happened
I have no idea
but the Twitter users of the world seem to really
really enjoy poking fun at Braylon Edwards. Here’s a sampling: —– ReadBeanpie #braylongottradedfor Boardwalk and a Get out of Jail free card. LuckyLefty927 I just got off of ESPN.com and they said #braylongottradedfor a slice of Junior’s cheesecake and some Cambodian breast milk. KenDorseyforsix #BraylonGotTradedFor Ken Dorsey’s(notes) arm strength TriLamJae #braylongottradedfor Joey Harrington(notes) and his piano Da_Bean_Counter #braylongottradedfor a block of Government Cheese peteyd18 So I heard #braylongottradedfor Dick Clark
to help the Ball Drop on New Years. 22MikeMo22 #braylongottradedfor a brett favre jet jersey ItzTrizz617 #braylongottradedfor Mike Vick’s PETCO Pals card thenamesNICE #braylongottradedfor mr.perfect’s chewing gum b4 a wrestling match liniapolis #braylongottradedfor “QB Eagles” off Tecmo Super Bowl
circa 1991 nowwhy #braylongottradedfor a flobee and 7 pounds of air ThroatChopU #braylongottradedfor a 2 yr beeper plan w/voicemail JeffStarcher #braylongottradedfor a pair of Crocs and a Snuggie —– Personally
I think Cleveland made out pretty well with the Crocs/Snuggie package. It might not seem like much right now
but wait until Eric Mangini is on the sidelines
warm and toasty with full arm mobility
while his feet enjoy the comfort
practicality and fashion of a good pair of Crocs. Score.
It seems that Tony Romo didn’t know it was fourth down
The season is young
but so far
it hasn’t been kind to Tony Romo(notes). He lost to the New York Giants in the first game at Jerry’s new palace. Out of the clear blue sky
Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett hammered him. He didn’t play well against Carolina. The Cowboys lost to the Broncos. And now
it looks like Romo will take additional humiliation for not knowing it was fourth down on a key play. Check out the video below
from myfoxdw.com. Romo’s teammates all head for the sidelines
but you can clearly see Romo trying to herd them back towards the line of scrimmage
like “Where the heck are you guys going?” Confused
he then holds up three fingers to the ref
apparently asking if the play that just happened was third down. It was not. Everyone was walking to the sidelines for a reason. That was fourth down. Romo had apparently forgotten about the spike play to stop the clock a couple of downs ago. Here’s the thing
though: Even if Romo was completely unaware of the down
it wouldn’t have made any difference. First of all
Romo doesn’t call the plays. The people who did call them
from the booth or the sidelines
surely knew it was fourth down. And it’s not like Romo wasn’t trying to score on what he thought was third down. It’s not like he took the snap and said to himself
“Eh
it’s only third down
so we’ll just throw to Sam Hurd(notes) here
and maybe then we’ll really try on fourth down.” That said
though
quarterbacks should probably know the down and distance at all times. It’s also the last thing Romo needs in a season where he’s already being bludgeoned in the media for any number of things. Romo could really
really use a big game against Kansas City this weekend.
Lions’ old home
the Pontiac Silverdome
could be yours
The storied football shrine that once served as the workplace for legends like Wayne Fontes
Scott Mitchell
and Bob Gagliano could now be yours. The Pontiac Silverdome is up for auction.
Pontiac Emergency Financial Manager Fred Leeb tells the Detroit Free Press the suburban Detroit city is excited about the upcoming sale. The city spends about $1.5 million annually to maintain the empty structure
which stands on 127 acres. [...]Pontiac has tried repeatedly to sell the 80
000-seat domed stadium since the Lions left in 2002 to move to Ford Field in Detroit. Over the years
the building has also been home to a Super Bowl
the NCAA basketball tournament
the Michael Jackson Victory tour
a visit from the Pope
and Wrestlemania III
in which Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant set a world record for the largest attendance at an indoor sporting event. Why anyone would buy this thing
I have no idea. It’s a big
empty dome in a severely economically-depressed area. Any relevant event in the greater Detroit area will be held at Ford Field
and it’s not like the beautiful city of Detroit attracts enough big events to warrant two giant buildings. Maybe someone could buy it and turn it into The Matt Millen Museum
where people could come and visit Charles Rogers(notes) and other colossal mistakes made under Millen. That would give Charles Rogers some work
too. Or maybe we could turn it into sort of an anti-hall of fame
celebrating the worst in football: The Pro Football Hall of Garbage. Either way
Matt Millen would have to be involved.