This week of the NFL was full of excitement. This season is turning out to be all about the QB’s. Tony Romo silenced the critics with his play by coming back into the game with a broken rib to beat the 49ers in overtime.
Micheal Vick was knocked out the game with a concussion in a loss to Matt Ryan and his former team Atlanta Falcons. Tom Brady threw for 423 yards Sunday, just six days after setting a single-game team record of 517 in week 1, Tom led the New England Patriots to a 35-21 win over the San Diego Chargers.
Archie Manning told ESPNNewYork.com’s that his son Peyton is feeling “better” after his neck surgery but he’s not sure if the quarterback will be able to play for the Indianapolis Colts this season. Also Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher played this week as well even though his mother passed away a few days ago.
Funny how I semi-defended this guy a week ago only for him to get tested once more on national TV. Bosh, for whatever reason, had a pow wow with shock analyst Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take: Bayless’s home turf. Bosh isn’t much of a fighter so you have to wonder why he bothered to step into such a lions den. Anyway, Chris had time to defend himself against the emasculating “Bosh Spice” nickname Skip christened him with last season. Bosh took the high road, kept it classy and asked Skip to stop using the term. You already know Bayless wouldn’t have that. So he unsurprisingly bluntly stated his reasons behind using the title despite saying he “respects” Chris’s family name.
Skip’s usually a drama king and a jerk but he made a good point in his argument. Bosh had plenty of chances throughout the year to prove himself on the NBA’s most polarizing team. However he flat out underplayed for long stretches and couldn’t act brand new when the jokes piled on. Then, when Bosh played well late in the post season, people got really quiet: Skip included.
Seeing Bosh’s high and low points shows you have to take the good with the bad and in life. You can ignore the negativity or, as Chris Bosh said, use it as motivation to show and prove. Respect is earned when you perform well. Therefore, it’s surprising to see fans slowly turn around after Bosh’s play in the Finals.
At the same time that still doesn’t change the fact that Skip tried to punk out Chris to his face. I mean he admitted to calling him a woman with no remorse and it’s up to Bosh to shut him up. I’m confused as to why Bosh would think Skip Bayless seemed capable of being more thoughtful. The guy makes a living off of hiking on millionaire athletes after all. At the very least, Chris didn’t play into Skip’s usual trap involving shouting matches and name calling.
Y’know, with all these summer league flicks roaming about, it’d be normal to anticipate the NBA season with wide eyes. Yet the lockout, with seemingly no end in sight, has basketball heads reeling. At least Kevin Durant’s latest highlight reel at the Nike Pro City game last night soothes the pain a bit. These off season games aren’t known at all for defense. Then again we live in the Youtube era. Therefore, any semblance of D would likely deteriorate even further since heads don’t want to be “that guy” getting fooled. Ahh well, Durant doesn’t disappoint in his latest appearance so sit back and watch him have a field day on everyday Joes.
On another note, I bet that backpack of his is holding up fine throughout his Summer Ball Tour.
