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      Want a job with the Oakland Raiders? Apply here

      October 9, 2008 /

      Mike Lopresti of USA Today lays out a pretty humorous mock interview for anyone who wants to coach for the circus that is the Oakland Raiders:

      Al Davis1. Why in heaven’s name would you want this job?

      3. When you were a kid, did you ever dream of being in a circus?

      5. Name three men in the NFL more important than Al Davis. Extra points if you can’t think of that many.

      7. Are you prepared to make the tough decisions on the questions Mr. Davis gives you sole authority to answer? For instance, tie color. Very important. And when it comes to how you like your eggs, the buck stops at your desk.

      8. Would you say the fact the Raiders have not won a Super Bowl in nearly 25 years is due to coaching error, league conspiracy or global warming?

      9. Wouldn’t you agree that given the honor of working for the Oakland Raiders, getting paid isn’t really all that important?

      10. Which golf course will you be playing on NFL draft day, so the Raiders can find you and let you know who you’ve drafted?

      11. When you’re fired, would you prefer it be by e-mail or cellphone?

      12. Were you ever in the jury pool for an Al Davis lawsuit?

      13. If things go south, what names will you not mind being called on national television?

      16. How quickly can you pack?

      19. What will be your deadline each week for suggestions to be faxed from the owner’s box?

      Thank you for your answers. We’ll be in contact soon. Just wait, baby.

      No. 10 is pretty good.

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      Florio: Reggie Bush will never be great

      October 9, 2008 /

      Mike Florio of SportingNews.com suggests that Saints’ RB Reggie Bush will never be a great NFL player.

      Reggie BushBut with two punt returns for touchdowns Monday night, folks now assume Bush, after two-plus years of average-to-mildly-above-average play, has arrived.

      Um, not quite.

      Bush had a great game. It’s still only one game. Less than four years ago, Eddie Drummond returned two punts for touchdowns on the same day and is now out of the league. Jermaine Lewis did it for the Ravens not once but twice, and he won’t ever get into Canton without paying admission.

      Apart from those punt returns Monday night, Bush was ordinary. He ran the ball 12 times for 29 yards.
      For the season, Bush is averaging 3.3 yards per carry. For his career, he is at 3.6 yards per carry. Monday night’s showing of less than 2.5 yards per attempt only brought down those numbers.
      Bush also caught seven passes for 64 yards Monday. Solid, not spectacular.

      I’m not saying Bush isn’t a solid player. I am saying Bush has a ceiling on his skill level, and that his performance on Monday night did nothing to shatter it.

      He’s good, not great. He’s definitely not the guy everyone thought he would be.

      Reggie Bush isn’t going to live up to the hype because the hype was too much to begin with. And that’s not Bush’s fault. Just like when Michael Vick came out of VA Tech, everyone had these grandioso ideas that just because the guy was a superb athlete, meant he was going to revolutionize the quarterback position. And then when he didn’t, writers like Florio jumped all over him and said he’ll never live up to the hype. Gee, you think? Joe Montana couldn’t live up to the hype that’s bestowed upon some athletes these days.

      It’s the same deal with Bush. People who actually took the time to watch him in college knew that he was an amazing athlete, but that LenDale White got the bulk of the carries in between the tackles. Bush wasn’t all of a sudden going to be an every down back in the NFL and that’s why the Saints have wisely hung on to Deuce McAllister over the years. So will Bush ever be a great NFL player? Probably not, but he’s still the same player that lit it up at USC when you stop and think about it, only now the stage is a hell of a lot bigger and he’s not getting the same pub. It’s because of the media’s hype-machine that people even debate whether or not he’ll ever be a “great” player.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Fantasy Football Podcast #6 (10/9/08)

      October 9, 2008 /

      Listen in as Anthony Stalter and I discuss the Giants’ success, Denver’s injuries, the Cowboys/Cardinals game, Jon Kitna’s possible successor, the rise of the “Beard,” and why Anthony hates Matt Prater.

      Click here to listen to the podcast.

      (The opening and closing music is “The Bucket” by Kings of Leon, which has one of the best opening guitar sequences of the decade. Seriously.)

      Fantasy Football, NFL, Podcasts

      Report: Adam Jones involved in hotel scuffle with bodyguard

      October 8, 2008 /

      Looks like his idea to take “Pac Man” out of his name to reinvent himself didn’t help Adam Jones, who has once again successfully tracked down trouble. CBS11tv.com is reporting that Jones got into a scuffle at a hotel room with one of the members of his bodyguard unit.

      Adam JonesThe question now is – what happened inside the Joule Hotel? Hotel management wouldn’t talk to CBS 11 News and offered no comment regarding the incident. However CBS 11 Sources say there was a violent confrontation, involving Jones, at the hotel Tuesday night.

      Sources say police were called after Jones argued with one of his own bodyguards. By the time police arrived he was headed back inside the hotel and patrons could clearly hear a fight going on in the bathroom.

      That fight was allegedly between ‘Pacman’ Jones and a member of his security detail. Security inside the hotel allegedly pulled the two apart. At least one mirror was broken in the confrontation.
      Sources say Jones went outside and left the hotel without paying his tab. He was reportedly with a woman who drove the two away from the scene.

      There was no police report filed regarding the incident. In a statement, Dallas Cowboys Spokesperson Rich Dalrymple said in part, “The organization has no information regarding the incident involving Adam Jones, therefore they had no comment.”

      It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of this, because word is the Cowboys hired the bodyguards to make sure Jones wouldn’t get into trouble. If that’s true, one could logically assume that the bodyguard wouldn’t allow Jones to do something he wanted to do and the two got into a fight. Either that or Jones is just a moron that will find trouble no matter what the circumstance. I’ll go with the latter.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Owens shed tears because of death in the family

      October 8, 2008 /

      Apparently the reason Terrell Owens broke down on the sidelines during last Sunday’s win over the Bengals was due to a death in the family.

      Terrell OwensTuesday afternoon on the Michael Irvin Show (103.3 FM), Owens said the death of a family member and an emotional talk with his pastor, Anthony Gardner, led to his tears.

      The night before the game, Gardner told Owens he would cry on the sideline and told him to profess his love for God in the news conference following the game.

      “It was a rough week,” Owens said. “I even had a family member pass, and I didn’t make any mention of that.

      “That wasn’t anybody’s business. I had my mom call me, and she was very reluctant to tell me that. I was playing with a heavy heart.”

      Owens wouldn’t reveal who passed away.

      The Cowboys receiver said he was stunned by local and national criticism over the perception that he’s a selfish player.

      “I’m not a perfect person,” Owens said. “My life is still under construction, but don’t judge me by what you think I am or what you think I meant in what I said.

      “I’ve made my mistakes, and they [media] listen to my comments and they dissect those comments and they make what they want out of them, but I know who I am at heart.”

      Nobody should ever criticize another human being for showing emotion following a death in the family, but every week it’s something new with T.O. One week he’s phenomenal and you don’t a peep out of him. The next week he’s throwing Tony Romo under the bus for not looking for him more in the passing game. Then he’s crying in a post-game press conference in defense of Romo. Then he has $100 million reasons not to kill himself. It’s like one nauseating twist after another with this guy.

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