by Tony Bosma
A little pick-me-up for dejected Cowboys fans
You’ll have to excuse this late edition of BlindSides, but following the Vikings complete destruction of the Cowboys on Sunday, I have been in a sports coma. It’s very probable my apartment is in need of a blessing after I screamed expletives throughout Sunday afternoon and most likely looked like the girl from The Exorcist as fellow GCS writer Wes French and my girlfriend Alex Brady (who just made her first appearance for Grand Central Sports) looked on in horror. I started by blaming the Cowboys blunders on Alex’s sweatshirt, which had a purple design on it. After a lengthy argument, I donned her in a grey hoody and thought that might help things. Didn’t happen. Instead, I angrily answered text message taunts from friends and then decided no matter how the game turned out, at least I’m not a tortured Cleveland Browns fan.
I digress… let’s get on to BlindSides.
NO 45, ARI 14 – My lasting memory from this game will be Kurt Warner being steam-rolled while trying to play defense following an interception. I made sure I could move all extremities after seeing that hit to make sure I was not paralyzed just from seeing it. I can’t imagine how Warner feels three days later, but I’m guessing not very good. It was nice to see Reggie Bush channel his best USC vs. Fresno State performance and even better to see FOX cut away to Kim Kardashian every time Bush made a big play.
IND 20, BAL 3 - This has nothing to do with the game, but I was reading an old Bill Simmons mail bag today and found myself laughing out loud to an e-mail sent to him by a reader saying a guy in his fantasy had the team name “2 Mannings, 1 Cup,” which is by far the greatest fantasy name ever. As for the game, I don’t see how the Ravens can ever expect to win a Super Bowl without an elite receiver. Then again, they did win a Super Bowl with the worst quarterback to ever win one, Trent Dilfer.
MIN 34, DAL 3 – You can read the open to this column to see how this game went for me. I will say this, though, the Cowboys deserved to lose, and deserved to have Brett Favre scorn them with a late touchdown that meant nothing. That’s what you get for playing gutless, heartless, and unwatchable football.
NYJ 17, SD 14 – I’m pretty sure the Chargers will never win a Super Bowl. They’re too undisciplined and too immature and just don’t get it. They should have had Vincent Jackson kick field goals for them, because he kicked that challenge flag with more confidence and accuracy than Nate Kaeding kicked any of his field goals all day. Kaeding is the most accurate kicker in the game, but he played like he was being threatened to get beat up by the class bully if he missed a kick. It’s not Kaeding’s fault he looks like he’s an infant, but he shouldn’t be kicking a football with the accuracy of a four-month-old child.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:00 am
nice picture… I cant wait for pitchers and catchers to report…