Stafford, Bodden. The Boss get Reader Hits
Ask Mike | by Mike O'Hara | 02.9.2009/2:48PM
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From Egeiger:
“Why is Stafford the MUST pick at #1? If I was GM (I should be after wasting my $ for 11 years on this high school team) I would take Smith or Monroe at 1 because the talent will drop off at OT by the 20th. Laurinaitis, Cushing or the best available LB at 20, and either Freeman from K-State or one of the many talented D-Lineman at 33! What do you think? Should we throw a lot of money to Haynesworth and draft LBs and DBs? I don’t see Stafford as our future with Backus, aka Mr. False Start, protecting the blind side and our horrific defense who couldn’t tackle a one-legged man!”
A: I’m not saying they should draft Stafford No. 1. They should start with him at the top of the board, then see if anybody ranks higher. But if he’s that good, take him. They need a QB for the present and future, and they might as well start now. I’m not sold on Laurinaitis. I don’t like his movement. You’re right about LBs and DBs, but you’re too hard on Backus. He’s a steady, average player who’s there every game.
From Tom:
“I used to be in your business, but am now a special ed teacher. Just discovered your blog. A couple quick things. I thought linebacker Ryan Nece came from Tampa Bay and contributed all right. Does he have a chance to come back? Second, I remember reading last year you love the “Rockford Files” Me, too. I found it on WADL. I remember reading you lamenting you could not find it after it went off WGN.”
A: Thanks for the Rockford Files tip. I saw it cruising the channels one day and couldn’t remember where. Nece is strictly a fifth or sixth linebacker. They can find better.
From James (who noticed a typo in my rant on Michael Phelps):
“Phelps was his how smokesperson.“ Other than your editor (ie; you), missing ‘own’ with ‘how’, that was the funniest line I’ve heard in a very long time, and the point that Phelps is held to a much different standard than any of our non-athletic heroes is well taken, although I was personally outraged to learn that Keith Richards once smoked something that contained only tobacco.”
A: I can’t fire the copy editor, can I? I remember years ago, a young swimmer’s trunks slid off in a meet, and George Van wrote he was in “the Moon River lane.” It never made the paper – but stuck in my memory. If Phelps is being paid to act and live like a role model, then he has to live up to the standard he projects – or tries to.”
From Jruemen:
“Do they award 4 points for a field goal at the end of a Super Bowl game? That minute and nineteen seconds lost with the penalty you referenced in your article, still would have been a big help to try a score a touchdown.”
A: You’re right about the points differential, but my points was the time lost because of Adrian Wilson’s penalty for roughing the holder. It cost the Cardinals time, not points.
From Mike:
“Thank you Mike! I was born in ‘54 and my generation has idolized Bruce Springsteen for reasons I could never quite fathom. I never got the chants of “B-R U-U-U-C-E!“. The guy is overrated in the extreme and isn’t worthy of carrying Bob Seger or John Cougar Mellencamp’s guitar strap. Maybe it’s the legendary 3-4 hour shows. Quantity over quality, I guess.”
A: We’re in the minority, Mike, but I don’t mind. I once went to a Springsteen concert with a friend and her pre-teen daughter. The kid fell asleep. I envied her.
From Paul, on Leigh Bodden:
“The thing that gets me about these players is that they usually feel that they were, 1: Not appreciated; 2. Not used properly. I have to ask a few obvious questions. Your paycheck should be a show of appreciation, should it not? How are you not used properly? Do what you’re supposed to do. I mean, we’ve had teams PAY for personal trainers for their players.
Shouldn’t it be the players’ responsibility to be in shape? I know you’re “retired” but would the Detroit News pay to have an instructor to show you how to write better?”
A: You make some good points. Pro athletes have everything at their disposal to perform at a high level – coaching, facilities, equipment, medical and training staff, nutrition, support. You name it. Especially for Bodden, there was no excuse, and he had no complaints for the way he was used.
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