On September 6, the Indianapolis Colts kicked off the 2007 NFL Season by thrashing the New Orleans Saints 41-10. Seventeen regular season weeks and three rounds postseason rounds later, Super Bowl XLII is finally here.
Bullz-Eye.com’s Super Bowl XLII Preview has a little bit of everything, from reasons why either the Giants or Patriots could win on Sunday, to articles, interviews with Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson, as well as a comic strip devoted to the highly personable Bill Belichick.
Johnson indicated earlier this winter that he’s interested in playing for Bill Parcells’ Dolphins. His body language and attitude on the set made it appear that he is dejected, and he admitted being “frustrated.” While Johnson is unhappy, the team doesn’t seem interested in dealing him. A little more money would probably shut him up.
Does anybody else feel like Parcells and Johnson would make an odd tandem?
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”:
Roger Clemens showed up to Houston Astros’ minicamp Wednesday, but wouldn’t you know it, he steered clear of steroid questions.
“I’m not going to talk about that,” said Clemens, dressed in jogging pants, a hooded sweatshirt and a baseball cap. “I’m doing it the right way and do what I need to do. We’re going to do it the right way.”
Oh you can run Roger, but you can’t hide. Apparently Brian McNamee’s lawyer says Andy Pettitte could corroborate the HGH accusations against Clemens when he’s due to speak to a House committee next week.
British golfer Ian Poulter told the United Kingdom’s version of Golf World magazine that he’s the only other golfer that could challenge Tiger Woods.
The flamboyant Englishman, currently ranked No 22 in the world claims that he is the only golfer who has the ability to catch the 13-time major winner. “I just don’t rate anyone else,” Poulter said. “Don’t get me wrong, I respect everyone who is a professional. But the problem is I know I haven’t played to my full potential. And when that happens it will just be me and Tiger.”
I love the, “if I play up to my full potential” line. Yeah, if you played up to your full potential, you might be able to beat Tiger. If everyone could play up to their full potential, everyone would pretty good. Great. Well you know what, Ian? Tiger does play up to his full potential and he takes other golfers like you to the woodshed. That’s why he’s Tiger Woods and you’re Ian Poulter…the 22nd rated golfer in the world.
