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      Water cooler recap: Week 3

      September 23, 2007 /

      Most impressed with: The Packers showed remarkable resiliency in their 31-24 win over San Diego. They could have folded several times in the fourth quarter, including after being thwarted on the goal line with less than six minutes to play. However, the defense came up with a huge turnover and Brett Favre (congrats on 420) comes up clutch yet again.

      Least impressed with: Some test for the previously 2-0 Lions in Philly, huh? I think Kevin Curtis (11 rec. 211 yards, 3 TDs) just scored again.

      Wake up call goes to: I know he’s an extreme competitor, but LT screaming at Philip Rivers on the sidelines today was uncalled for. Stop being a leader only when your team wins.

      Play of the day: It’s a toss up between Joseph Addai’s leaping, helicopter-spin TD run in the Colts 30-24 victory over Houston and Chris Baker’s TD snag and feet-drag in the back of the end zone in the Jets 31-28 win over Miami.

      Bandwagon team of the week: Tampa….Don’t get hurt jumping off: San Fran.

      Many applauds to: Donovan McNabb (21 of 26, 381 yards, 4 TDs) should spark controversy every week…Nobody blinked an eye when Allen Rossum was acquired right before the start of the season, but what a lift he’s given the Steelers return game…How about Lane Kiffin beating the Browns by pulling the same TO-right-before-the-FG stunt Mike Shanahan burned him on last week?…The Jaguars played their most complete game of the season at Mile High…DeShaun Foster (122 carries, 2 total TDs) owns the Falcons…The NFL should have put its foot down when the Patriots acquired Randy Moss, because giving a weapon like that to Tom Brady and Bill Belicheat just wasn’t fair to the rest of the league…Tony Romo looks like a 10-year vet…

      Cheap shots: Still no word on where the hell Lee Evans is …Somebody tell Marc Bulger (3 INTs) what color uniforms his team wears – he’s obviously confused…How Denver has a winning record at this point is beyond me…DeAngelo Hall did a hell of a job on Steve Smith (1 rec. 10 yards), but his immaturity might have cost the Falcons a win…

      NFL

      Giants to Bonds: You’re no longer in our plans

      September 22, 2007 /

      The San Francisco Giants have apparently decided to run a baseball team again, instead of the one-man freak show they’ve been operating for over a decade. On Friday, Giants owner Peter McGowan announced the team would not bring Barry Bonds back in 2008.

      “Although I am disappointed, I’ve always said baseball is a business — and I respect their decision. However, I am saddened and upset that I was not given an earlier opportunity to properly say goodbye to you, my fans, and celebrate with the city throughout the season as I truly believe this was not a last minute decision by the Giants, but one that was made some time ago.”

      In typical Bonds fashion, he announced the Giants decision on his own website first, so that he could of course break the news himself.

      How quickly Bonds forgets that McGowan, although cowardly, and the Giants have given him everything he’s ever asked for the past 16 years, including his own trainers, multiple lockers, a big screen TV, a huge leather chair and essentially his own clubhouse. They’ve bowed to him like Rosie O’Donnell does cupcakes, yet he still had to upstage them by breaking the news first. That’s right Barry – it’s all about you. If McGowan had any stones, he would have let Bonds go years ago. Then he could have allowed GM Brian Sabean to actually develop young talent, instead of yearly being forced into surrounding Bonds with again veterans.

      Leave San Fran gracefully, Barry. Yeah the Giants made a ton of money off you, but they also gave you everything. Now it’s time for them to make a team decision and move on. Why don’t you do that yourself?

      MLB

      Glazer in hot water over Pats’ spy video?

      September 21, 2007 /

      Anyone who watched FOX’s pregame show last week was treated to the actual video the Patriots used to steal defensive signals from the Jets in Week 1. Reporter Jay Glazer was credited for obtaining the video for FOX, but now he’s apparently in a little hot water with the NFL.

      SPORTSbyBROOKS has noted that the league wants to know whom Glazer got the tape from, but he’s apparently willing to lose his job rather than give up his source:

      Glazer to the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS today: “I told them (Fox Sports execs) if my source is an issue then let’s not run the video. And if they come to me now and say, ‘Look, you have no job unless you tell us,’ I would tell them: ‘Then I better start looking for a new job.'”

      Welcome to the wonderful world of sports broadcasting, where if your employer holds the broadcast rights to the sport you cover, don’t bother scaring up any scoops – they’ll either be spiked before air or get you fired.

      What’s ironic about sports reporting, and SbB touched on it, is that to get anywhere in the business, you need creditable sources. Those sources, however, want to remain anonymous. So to move up in a high profile job like sports reporting, you have to have creditable sources. But to retain the job, sometimes you have to give up those very same sources, just like Glazer is finding out. Ironic.

      NFL

      Friday Injury Update

      September 21, 2007 /

      The news that Brian Westbrook was going to have a MRI on his knee was incorrect. It’s not the same knee that has bothered him in the past, but Westbrook has been held out of practice. However, the general feeling is that he’s going to play on Sunday…LaMont Jordan returned for an intense practice on Thursday, which is a good sign, but he’s still listed as questionable, leaving Sunday’s game in doubt. Some believe this is just gamesmanship on the part of Lane Kiffin, but since the Raiders have a late game, those owners with another good option may want to use it…Andre Johnson is going to miss Sunday’s game and he may be out for a while. There are both optimistic and pessimistic reports, so it’s tough to tell which way this is going to go, but you can definitely bench him this week…Plaxico Burress returned to practice today, so he should be good to go for Sunday’s game…Darrell Jackson has sat out of two straight days of practice, but is still expected to start. He faces a tough Steelers defense, so he should be benched if possible. If you don’t have any good options, see if he practices today before inserting him in your lineup…James Jones and Greg Jennings are both iffy for Sunday with bad hamstrings, but Jones seems to be a better bet to start…With Tavaris Jackson still hobbled (and coming off a four-interception game), Kelly Holcomb will likely start at QB for the Vikings. He’s not a good fantasy option at the moment, but he’s someone to keep an eye on…Redskins guard Randy Thomas will not be placed on IR in the hopes that he’ll be able to return in 10-12 weeks. Washington has already lost tackle Jon Jansen, so the Thomas injury is another big blow to Clinton Portis’ prospects for the season. Thomas is considered to be the team’s best run blocker. Portis has nice matchups over the next two games, so after Week 5, it might be a good time to move him…Vernand Morency is going to miss more time, which means DeShawn Wynn should have a shot to take over RB1 duties from rookie Brandon Jackson…Kevin Jones returned to practice, but has been limited. The Lions are saying that they want to get him in for 15-20 snaps, which means he might see 5-10 touches in Sunday’s game. Keep him on your bench until he’s named the starter…Chad Pennington and Jerricho Cotchery have been limited in practice, but both are expected to play…L.J. Smith had surgery to clean out scar tissue in his groin. Man, that sounds bad. Anyway, he’s listed as “week-to-week” and owners can’t be blamed for cutting him at this point if there are better options at TE on the waiver wire.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Isiah Thomas is a stone cold idiot

      September 21, 2007 /

      The New York Knicks sexual harassment trial is underway and in a videotaped deposition, Isiah Thomas said that it isn’t as bad for a black man to call a black woman a bitch as it is for a white man to do the same thing. [video]

      Prosecuting Attorney: Do you also find it offensive for a black male to call a black woman a bitch?

      Thomas: Not as much, I’m sorry to say. I do make a distinction.

      Regular readers know that I’ve been hard on Thomas in the past, mostly for his amazingly poor general manager skills, but this videotaped answer takes the cake.

      Someone needs to tell Isiah that even when he’s under oath, he doesn’t have to say every stupid thing that pops into his head. It’s like he has that same disease as the old lady on “The Golden Girls.”

      I’m sure he’s being honest when he says that he finds it more offensive when a white man calls a black woman a bitch, but that’s probably true for any derogatory term. Besides, the question was, “Do you also find it offensive for a black male to call a black woman a bitch?” He wasn’t asked, “Is it as offensive?” In other words, he wasn’t asked to compare the two.

      The simple answer is, “Yes, I find it offensive.” Next question.

      It’s no wonder the Knicks are in the state they’re in.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

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