New England’s Ellis “Don’t call me Too Short” Hobbs apparently didn’t take kindly to FOXSports.com reporter Kevin Hench asking him if covering the 6-foot-5 Plaxico Burress would be an issue this Sunday because of the cornerback’s lack height.
Thomas Hobbes said, “Life is brutish and short.” Ellis Hobbs said (paraphrasing), “Who you calling short, (blanky-blanker)?” Maybe there was a better way to phrase it, but however I asked Ellis Hobbs about the challenges of covering the 6-foot-5 Burress, all he heard was, “Damn, you’re short.” At first I felt bad as he launched into a rant about how much of a better chance he stood of covering Burress than I did, but then it hit me that this was not a guy brimming with confidence. If you have to point out that you’re a better cover corner than the four-eyed goofball asking the (apparently) impertinent question, well, you must be having some bad visions of No. 17 haunting your dreams. Hobbs seems a little psyched out and maybe with good reason. Burress physically abused him for a 52-yard gain on the Giants’ second play from scrimmage in Week 17, even though Hobbs had perfect position. Manning threw a jump ball and, well, the taller guy went up and snagged it.
Perhaps the real story behind Hobbs’ anger isn’t due to his lack of height. Maybe he’s still pissed at this young couple for only calling Rotman’s furniture “good”:
