Football Is Supposed to Be A Game Played By Adults

OK, here is another one of those posts that will probably get me in trouble. But since it won't be the first time, here goes...

I sat here this morning listening to Sunday NFL Countdown as the panel discussed the comments that a few NY Jets had made about Brett Favre and I had to ask myself one question. Did someone forget to tell these players that football is supposed to be a game played by adults ... mature adults and not whining children?

I've said this before, (remember when the Eagles signed Terrill Owens) what happened to the days when athletes settled their differences in the locker room and not in front of a microphone or a camera. I am just imagining a time when teammates actually talked (verbally or physically) to each other or their coaches, settled their differences and then went out on the field and played the game.

So here are a few things for the Brett bashers and other whiney children to consider:

The Jets had a 4-12 record in 2007. That's 4 wins, 12 losses. This year their record is 9-7.
That's five more wins and five fewer losses than last year.

Chad Pennington, the man who quarterbacked the Jets' 4-12 season was traded to Miami this year and subsequently lead them to a 11-5 season this year. So it appears that Chad Pennington did better after leaving the Jets.

Brett Favre, the Jets' current quarterback, had a 13-3 record in 2007 with the Green Bay Packers. That's 9 more wins and 9 fewer losses than the 2007 Jets. So Brett Favre seemed to do better before coming to the Jets.

So let's summarize. Both Chad Pennington and Brett Favre have or had better records without the Jets than with the Jets. Chad Pennington is in the playoffs and Brett Favre is headed to the Hall of Fame.

Hmmm!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not blind to Favre's mistakes. Brett Favre, young and old version, has always thrown INTs. Yet, somehow he had coaches and team mates that still knew how to win.

These are just a few things that the Jets who want to blame their late season meltdown on the mistakes of their quarterback should consider. Save yourself future embarrassment and handle your grievances like adults. Or here's a novel thought, if you believe that your quarterback is not playing well, is too old, or injured, then maybe you should play a little harder and pick up the slack. Try that and your next QB may actually take you out to dinner and let your sit with the adults.

Oh no, did I just sound like Tony Kornheiser?

She's BACK ... Thanks to NBC

Friends,

If Leland Gaunt weren't a fictional character, I would swear that he is Ann Coulter's good twin. At least Leland can hide his evil motives and pretend to play well with others. Not so with his evil twin Ann.

For this reason, I have a general policy of not wasting valuable ban width on mentioning the wicked witch of the right. However, today I'm making an exception so I can pass along a very important message from Media Matters.

A Message from Eric Burns, President of Media Matters:

As you know, Ann Coulter has a long history of making controversial statements. In media appearances and her syndicated column, Coulter has likened President-elect Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler repeatedly, called Al Gore a "total fag," and written that without affirmative action, African-American Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) couldn't get a job "that didn't involve wearing a paper hat." She has also repeatedly discussed potential acts of violence against people she doesn't like or with whom she disagrees, including saying of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: "We need somebody to put rat poison in Justice Stevens' crème brulee."

» Call NBC and ask why they are reportedly again helping Coulter promote her latest book despite past condemnations by NBC staff for her history of reprehensible comments.

Despite this long and well-documented history of controversial statements, NBC has once again reportedly invited Coulter to promote her latest book on its airwaves. On Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, during a segment in which she called Obama an "atheist" and asked if "we could get all of his aliases before he's sworn in on the Quran," Coulter announced that she is scheduled to appear on the January 6, 2009, broadcast of NBC's Today.

Enough is enough. Even NBC-affiliated hosts and anchors have expressed disgust over some of Coulter's more offensive rhetoric. Today co-host Meredith Vieira has acknowledged that the media are part of the problem, saying "we're perpetuating it."

» Call NBC and ask why they are reportedly again helping Coulter promote her latest book despite past condemnations by NBC staff for her history of reprehensible comments.

It is time to hold NBC accountable. In light of both her history and the numerous condemnations of her by NBC staff, the network should reconsider reportedly providing her with a platform from which to make these comments.

Call NBC today and let them know what you think.

Thank you for your continued support.

Eric Burns
President
Media Matters for America

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