We've got a rare double header today in which I'm invested in more than game's outcome. Obviously, the primary interest goes to the Saints and the Panthers. Not because there is anything riding on it, but because it is one last opportunity to say, "F you, Roger Goodell. You'd be wise to watch the Superbowl from home this year". There's nothing to even say about the Panthers because theyre terrible this year. The Saints defense does look like it's got a flat tire somewhere but hopefully that'll get fixed next year. I'm a big fan of the conspiracy theory that Roger Goodell screwed the Saints more than Eliot Spitzer and that Client 9 lady because he didnt want there to be a home team for the Superbowl and the Saints (prior to this clusterfuck of a season) were a good contender. Whatever, screw him anyway. I hope Drew Breesus (praise Breesus) has a good game and we have a good end to the season.
Now on to a much more influential division rivalry game today, the Redskins vs. Cowboys. I would say the majority of people I know hate the Cowboys. I can think of three people off the top of my head that for reasons beyond my comprehension, like them. I hope those people aren't about to read what I'm going to say. Because it'll probably be really offensive.
So lets take a look at the two teams. We'll start first with the Redskins. They've got a rookie QB who, if he's not careful, is going to injure himself. Luckily, this guy is so good, his fumbles turn into points in a league where there is no forward progress given to fumbles in a lot of cases. Yet he did it. And he was like, yeah, I did that. A lot of the receivers he has fly under the radar so teams don't really look at them during tape study sessions. So then when RG3 throws the ball down the field, everyone thinks its going to either hit some poor camera guy in the face or knock some cheerleader to the ground, BOOM, some rando from the backfield shows up, catches it, and does the Charleston into the end-zone. I'm not even a fan and I think that's impressive.
The defense has always been somewhat hilarious to me in the sense that they physically like to harm people. Not like to physically harm people, okay - because apparently if you say that Roger Goodell will show up and try to screw you and take your money like some weird, albino looking hooker. Anyway, so no - they physically enjoy knocking people to the ground. It gives them the butterflies in their tummies. After they do so, they skip around in joyous celebration as (in this case) the broken Cowboy lays on the ground and can only ask, "why?"
Aaand now on to the Cowboys....There's not much one can say about Tony Romo without making offensive homophobic jokes. Maybe there's a reason for that, who knows. The fact of the matter is, he's an overrated QB who has little to offer and really, really, small eyes. Like really. Its creepy. His wife looks EXACTLY like her brother, which doesn't make her not attractive, it makes them both of them rather androgynous looking and I find it disconcerting.
Their receivers alright, but its a matter of getting the ball to them. Romo can't do it. And when he does, he celebrates like he won the superbowl. Dude, you just did your job. That'd be like me celebrating each time I saw a client for 50 minutes and didn't be like, "Okay no seriously, what the hell were you thinking?" I don't celebrate each time I don't do that, because not doing that is my job.
I hope the Redskins win the game, because we gained an angel in the cheering section today. It broke our hearts but he had to go where he was needed more I guess. As I was telling a good friend of mine earlier this week, unless the previous pope was a cowboys fan, I think we've got enough pull up there to sway the man upstairs to influence the score in our favor.
So, Geaux Saints, bless you boys. And go Redskins. And I miss you Jason, we all do.
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