Some Bloggers Need to Stay Off the Computer

I haven't read a good hack writer in a long time. This writes an Sports Illustrated blog called Against the Grain. It's one of the worst attempts at blogging I've run across in a while. In some of his points he just states the obvious. When he isn't leading blind into a wall, he just flat out doesn't know what he's writing about.

The subtitle for his column is:
A weekly NFL breakdown that heads in the opposite direction of your average pro football analysis.(Italics his).

Yet in point one, he states the same thing just about anybody else with a microphone or keyboard is saying. No shit, Tony Romo hasn't finished a season strong. That's really in the opposite direction of your average pro football analysis. Thanks a lot Captain Obvious.

In point two, Captain Obvious strikes again. No shit, Brett Farve flirts with retirement the last few years. Where's the opposite direction in this point?

Number five is the real knee slapper. "College systems are getting very close to the pros, so some of these QBs should have success next year." He either doesn't read many scouting reports or doesn't know dick about college football. Graham Harrell, Chase Daniels and other spread offense quarterbacks are not closer to the pro game. As more college teams go to the spread offense, scouts are lamenting how unprepared they are for the pro game. In the case of Daniels, some don't even think he'll make a pro team. I will give him credit on one thing, the quarterbacks he named don't come from spread offenses. But the college game is actually breaking from the pro game with the spread offense.

I won't even comment on point six other than to say that he forgot to diminish anything LaDaian Thomplison has accomplished.

Point seven. Is he serious? Is he actually suggesting that the Eagles only get rid arguably the best quarterback they've ever had. Yes there are some issues going on in Philadelphia but to imply that it would have been better for them to lose than beat Dallas? As long as the team remains a contender there is no need to make such drastic changes. Kevin Kolb isn't ready to take over yet for Donovan McNabb.

Point eight he goes to the karma bag. Look man, they didn't ruthlessly cut Drew Bledsoe. Tom Brady supplanted him by winning a Super Bowl. Ty Law and Lawyer Malloy were long in the tooth and became expendable. Either that or the Pats didn't like players with "law" in their name.

Point nine, Bill Parcels isn't going anywhere near Detroit. The Fords are going after Scot Poili of the Patriots. Parcells just help resurrect the Dolphins. I don't think he wants another headache for another few years.

"Texans Syndrome?" Where the did you come up with that one? I looked high and low on the internet for the term and found zilch. Nada. Nothing. This was the first year they were expected to compete for a playoff spot. There were a few national media on the Texans bandwagon but it was far and few between. In fact most are just now eating crow for ripping the organization for taking Mario Williams. A better term would have been "Browns Syndrome" or "Cowboys Syndrome." The Browns were given five nationally televised games. More than anyone else. They laid a stinker of a season. The Cowboys were the anointed ones like Anakan Skywalker. They cratered after being proclaimed Super Bowl champs before the first regular season kick off.

I thought I found a new column to read just for some new insight. He's right about one thing. His writing and analysis is in the opposite direction of average pro football analysis; the downside of the average that is.

You know, I might actually read his previous posts just to see what kind of crap he writes and laugh my gut sore.