THE BULLSHIT OF ALL BULLSHIT
On Wednesday, Donovan McNabb was credited with a TD pass on a play that was originally ruled a fumble recovery for a touchdown. On this play, McNabb threw a sideline route to Reggie Brown, who, in the estimation of the scorer at Lincoln Field or whoever determines such things, did in fact have possession of the ball, then fumbled. The fumble was picked out of the air by Correll Buckhalter and taken to the end zone.
Why is this important? My fantasy team, who had been enjoying an 86-81 win from Monday up until that point, suddenly found themselves on the losing end of a 92-86 score, because we were playing against McNabb last weekend, and he was now being credited with 2 TD passes instead of one.
First of all, this ruling is bullshit. Anyone who watches the play can clearly see that Brown had possession of the ball, then fumbled. You can only complete a pass to one person on one play. To say that this was a TD pass to Correll Buckhalter and not a completion to Reggie Brown and a subsequent fumble would mean that the pass was actually deflected by Brown into the hands of Buckhalter, and this is so far from being what happened on this play that it’s ridiculous.
I highly doubt the Elias Sports Bureau just decided to break down this game film on Wednesday afternoon like the Zapruder tape and decide that Reggie Brown never had possession of the ball, and change their ruling. What had to have happened was Donovan McNabb’s agent calling the Bureau and pushing hard to change that play to being considered a touchdown pass.
Donovan McNabb, because of this, you are on my shitlist forever. I will bring you down, amigo. Just you wait.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
– Trent Green has finally been cleared by doctors to play after suffering a concussion many moons ago. He now has the medical community’s blessing to go out and sail passes over Tony Gonzalez’s head again.
– Jets rookie RB Leon Washington has a football card out in which he appears to be holding up two middle fingers. Good for him.
– That’s a wrap for Clinton Portis in 2006. He has been placed on IR with a broken hand. Redskins fans brace for a long, cold, holiday season filled with visions of Ladell Betts and Jason Campbell dancing in their heads.
– The Patriots have signed Vinny Testaverde for some reason. Vini”¦vidi”¦are you f*cking kidding mi?
– Andrew Walter has said he is vewy, vewy, sowy for criticizing the Raiders offensive playbook, which is constructed to very prominently feature the talents of punter Shane Lechler.
– Bills’ RB Willis McGahee is going to sit it out again this week with fractured ribs. Anthony Thomas, who rushed for over 100 yards last week against the Colts, gets a second start in his place.
– God’s Linebacker Ray Lewis is “not likely to play” against Atlanta this week after having blood drained from his black. What is this the 15th century? I didn’t know we still bled people. Are his humors in balance now? Or does he need more bile?
– It’ll be David Garrard at QB for the Jags again this week, following last week’s 4 INT virtuoso in a loss to Houston. Byron Leftwich is going to rest the ankle one more week before deciding whether or not it will require season ending surgery.
– The Broncos running back situation is a mess right now. Mike Shanhan is pissed at Tatum Bell for telling him he was healthy enough to play last Sunday against Oakland, when his performance (14 carries, 37 yards) indicated otherwise. This came after Shanahan benched Mike Bell for ineffectiveness. What the Bell is going on here? Ahahahaha.
Alright that’s your news update. Next time I see you will be Sunday for the Pregame Show. Until then.
