Little Balls of Hate
A liberal dose
October 11, 2007
Original A liberal dose article: Little Balls of Hate
Do not do it, T.O.
Do not do what everybody expects you to eventually do and what a few precincts seem to be waiting in giddy anticipation for you to actually do.
Do not im-, ex- or any other form of plode about your touches.
According to a few dispatches from Buffalo, T.O. flirted with just such an outburst during his two-catch performance on MNF. He apparently looked pouty and almost had a cranky moment after Tony Romo notched his fifth interception trying to squeeze a ball into a triple-covered Jason Witten. You-know-who was wide open and apparently not happy.
I didn't see it, which is not to say T.O. wasn't or didn't.
To be honest, I do not really care what T.O. almost did or how he looked. If almost going postal when one feels annoyed by co-workers was a punishable crime, I'd be doing life.
What merits debate is: Why doesn't T.O. represent a bigger hunk of the 'Boys' O? And can he stay patient until he is?
Coach Wade tackled the first question both immediately after the Bills game and again Wednesday. What he said, in a nutshell, is: We're not idiots. We know T.O. is our best receiver and we have to get him the ball more.
He also correctly noted the other NFL teams are not idiots either.
They are trying to keep T.O. from beating them so they double him and leave guys like Witten and Patrick Crayton to capitalize. Coach Wade said T.O. takes pride in his role as a really well-paid decoy.
'I know people think he's all about only catching the ball and all that, but that's not actually the way it is,' Coach Wade said. 'He's pretty proud when a guy catches a ball and two or three of them are chasing him. He obviously wants the football and we need to get him the ball, but I like the way he approaches things.'
Ask even the most ardent T.O. basher and he'll admit No. 81 has been very good about being very good so far this season.
Despite what he almost did Monday or how he seemed to feel.
As for whether his quasi-patience will survive another two-catch day? Nobody knows for sure and he was not talking. He instead posted a letter on his locker declaring radio silence until after Sunday's showdown.
What he needs to do is do not do it.
One more thing: T.O. would be wise to remember, quarterbacks are more likely to throw it to you if you catch it. His two drops near the end of the Bills game -- on the 2-point try and after the onside kick -- are inexcusable for a player of his caliber. Big-time receivers have to come up with those type of catches.
Just wondering: Am I the only one who thinks Rangers owner Tom Hicks needs to call Joe Torre if/when he's fired by the Yankees?
My prediction: Cowboys 24, Pats 21.
That's an ender: My reasoning is simple. No way, no way, Romo does not follow his performance up with a Superman-esque showing.
October 11, 2007
Original A liberal dose article: Little Balls of Hate
Do not do it, T.O.
Do not do what everybody expects you to eventually do and what a few precincts seem to be waiting in giddy anticipation for you to actually do.
Do not im-, ex- or any other form of plode about your touches.
According to a few dispatches from Buffalo, T.O. flirted with just such an outburst during his two-catch performance on MNF. He apparently looked pouty and almost had a cranky moment after Tony Romo notched his fifth interception trying to squeeze a ball into a triple-covered Jason Witten. You-know-who was wide open and apparently not happy.
I didn't see it, which is not to say T.O. wasn't or didn't.
To be honest, I do not really care what T.O. almost did or how he looked. If almost going postal when one feels annoyed by co-workers was a punishable crime, I'd be doing life.
What merits debate is: Why doesn't T.O. represent a bigger hunk of the 'Boys' O? And can he stay patient until he is?
Coach Wade tackled the first question both immediately after the Bills game and again Wednesday. What he said, in a nutshell, is: We're not idiots. We know T.O. is our best receiver and we have to get him the ball more.
He also correctly noted the other NFL teams are not idiots either.
They are trying to keep T.O. from beating them so they double him and leave guys like Witten and Patrick Crayton to capitalize. Coach Wade said T.O. takes pride in his role as a really well-paid decoy.
'I know people think he's all about only catching the ball and all that, but that's not actually the way it is,' Coach Wade said. 'He's pretty proud when a guy catches a ball and two or three of them are chasing him. He obviously wants the football and we need to get him the ball, but I like the way he approaches things.'
Ask even the most ardent T.O. basher and he'll admit No. 81 has been very good about being very good so far this season.
Despite what he almost did Monday or how he seemed to feel.
As for whether his quasi-patience will survive another two-catch day? Nobody knows for sure and he was not talking. He instead posted a letter on his locker declaring radio silence until after Sunday's showdown.
What he needs to do is do not do it.
One more thing: T.O. would be wise to remember, quarterbacks are more likely to throw it to you if you catch it. His two drops near the end of the Bills game -- on the 2-point try and after the onside kick -- are inexcusable for a player of his caliber. Big-time receivers have to come up with those type of catches.
Just wondering: Am I the only one who thinks Rangers owner Tom Hicks needs to call Joe Torre if/when he's fired by the Yankees?
My prediction: Cowboys 24, Pats 21.
That's an ender: My reasoning is simple. No way, no way, Romo does not follow his performance up with a Superman-esque showing.
posted by The Gryphon at 7:52 AM
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