Bobby Petrino certainly wasn’t the first NFL head coach to run back to the college game with his tail between his legs, but why do so many college coaches fail in the pros? In my latest column, I take a closer look while offering up a bit of advice for NFL owners and GMs: leave NFL coaching to NFL coaches.
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Truth be told, I’m in nine fantasy leagues this season, and I have Brian Westbrook in five of them. They are all PPR leagues, and as long as he can stay healthy, he’s a gold mine. In this format, he has become the clear RB2 behind Ladainian Tomlinson. (Even though he leads most PPR leagues in scoring, I’d still take LT first since he’s more durable.)
I said all of that to say this: Westy pissed me off yesterday. For those that missed it, with the Eagles leading 10-6 with just 2:19 remaining in the fourth quarter, Westbrook broke free inside the five-yard line and, instead of scoring, he took a knee at the one.
My immediate reaction?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?
For fantasy purposes, I really could have used those six points. They would have given me some more breathing room in case Adrian Peterson decides to go off tonight. From a pure football standpoint, the score would have put the Eagles up 17-6 and the Cowboys would have had to score twice in order to tie the game.
But Westy knew that the Cowboys didn’t have any timeouts remaining, and all the Eagles had to do was take a knee on a couple of snaps in order to run out the clock. Scoring the TD would have actually given the Cowboys a shot to win the game (with a score and a successful onside kick followed by another score), but by taking a knee, Westbrook closed out the game for the Eagles.
In hindsight, it’s a genius move, but it’s definitely going to affect the outcomes of thousands of fantasy playoff games around the country. And not just the Westbrook owners. Guys who had any of the Dallas offensive players missed out on a garbage time two-minute drive that could have netted their teams a few more points.
Westy, you are one brilliant bastard.
Here what local NFL columnists are saying in the wake of their teams losing on Sunday:
– When it comes to December, the Cowboys of 2007 look way too much like the Cowboys of 2006, writes Dallas Morning News columnist Tim Colishaw.
– David Steele of the Baltimore Sun now realizes how low the Ravens can go when they lost to the previously winless Dolphins.
– Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press warns that the real Lions are back, meaning this season could still get a whole lot worse.
– Steve Serby of the New York Post says that Dr. Evil and his Greatriots prevailed yet again over the Jets.
– Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that the Falcons reached a new low in their wretched season with a 34-point loss to the Bucs.
– Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star writes that there’s no reasonable explanation for why the Chiefs are playing the way they are.
For Sale: Putrid (and we mean that in the best sense): Miami Dolphins franchise.
Asking Price: $19.99, but willing to negotiate.
Additional Parts: Will throw in a 1972 Miami Dolphins poster (you know they went undefeated that year, right?), one (1) Don Shula autographed place mat from “Shula’s Restaurant” and one (1) Mercury Morris.
Description: This wonderful offer is for the current Miami Dolphins organization. This team may be 42 years old, but it’s still in mint condition. Sure, at 0-13 it doesn’t sound like a great offer, but think about the location of the franchise and who wouldn’t want to wear teal full time? This is a re-builders dream and remember, we once had Dan Marino!
Warning: Needs new quarterback, offensive line and an entire defense. No buy backs.
Kige Ramsey of “YouTube Sports” weighed in on the Bobby Petrino situation and as usual, Ramsey’s insights were terrific.
First and foremost, I’m glad to see Kige is in the festive mood – those Christmas directions really bring a lot to this clip. More importantly, I love the fact that Kige took, “three to four hours” to come to the conclusion that Petrino ditching a team made sense. Had Kige not taken that much time to think about this issue, he might have just assumed that Petrino stiffing the Falcons was a random act.
The bottom line is that nothing – and I mean NOTHING – is getting past Kige Ramsey (of YouTube Sports).
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