I’ve been a little sidetracked since the weekend’s playoff festivities and subsequent bamboozling that Ladainian Tomlinson took from “analysts” such as Deion Sanders about his bum knee, his ability to play in the AFC Championship, his character, etc. Per Deion on the overplayed LT situation:
It must be surgery for him to get a pass on this one,” Sanders continued. “I hope we come up with something in the offseason that is not severe but that warrants surgery, because there is no reason not to play, with all the medication in the world today, not to play in this big game that could propel your team into the Super Bowl.” [link]
BUT….keep in mind, this is the same Deion who had this to say about Michael Vick and his dogfighting felony:
I believe Vick had a passion for dogfighting. I know many athletes who share his passion. The allure is the intensity and the challenge of a dog fighting to the death. It’s like ultimate fighting, but the dog doesn’t tap out when he knows he can’t win. [link]
AND….has been a steadfast supporter of the NFL’s most lacking of characters, Terrell Owens….this after Owens went ballistic in 2005 with the Philadelphia Eagles, slept during meetings….and purposely antagonized the coaches into suspending him for four games by parking in coach assigned parking spaces:
“I feel bad for T.O. It’s not right. Just because a guy won’t say he’s sorry, he’s out of the game of football for the season,” Sanders said. “It’s like someone working a job 9 to 5 and they don’t apologize to their boss, they’re fired. There are so many things that I don’t like about it. A man should be able to work and make an honest living and do what he loves to do. [link]
FURTHER….I’m distressed that anyone is even taking heed to this Sanders crap in the first place? You f*ckin’ kidding me?A joke….Sanders….the original baffoon! It’s not even worth LT’s time to respond to a jackass that makes videos such as the one below….
“People know the individual stuff,” Tomlinson said this week. “I’ve done a lot of stuff and done what all the great players have done. But what is yet to be seen is can my team win the championship. That’s what is left.” [link]
Am I gonna slit my wrists if we don’t win one?! Umm….probably not. Will I revert back my younger days following the Cowboys? Doubt it. Will I burn my Charger gear in effigy? Well…that is a distinct possibility.
Living a solid quarter-mile from Qualcomm, I will be a bitter camper if it doesn’t happen. I will be a drunken camper….AND I may actually go live in a camper to get away from SD for awhile….
Today will be a smorgasbord of the weekly top blogger videos and others of my choosing. I’m in a video mood. And it’s easy. And I’m lazy. So, there you have it. Oh, because is say so too. Blah blah blah. Yada yada yada.
To begin, my boy Ladainian Tomlinson’s newest Nike commercial is truly off the hook. I think we have a wiiieeenner! Wait. That spells wiener. Ah, fuck it. Sure. Wiiieeenner!
This is the year, my friends, that the Jack Murphy ChargersFINALLY get over the AFC hump, make it to the big dance, and we can stop with the Peyton Manning and Tom Brady slew of dumb-ass commercials for an entire off-season once and for all! Get some west coast up in here!
Coming off a disappointing 14-2 season, if there is such a thing, and getting bounced by the damn lucky Boston Patriots in the Charger yard was a fuckin’ nightmare. Now, with perennial loser Norv Turner at the helm am I worried? Hell no. This team will go on auto-pilot and win despite the lack of decent helmsman-ship. Need I remind you of a Dallas Cowboys team that won with a non-existent, pro-ball confused leader Barry Switzer as its coach?
Mr. LaDainian Tomlinson just took home four ESPY awards this week , including best male athlete -beating out Manning, Lebron James, Roger Federer, and Tiger Woods! -and there’s no signs of him letting down this year for the offense. Now, combine that with a defense that includes the best defensive player in the league in Shawne Merriman, and you’ve got a lethal combo. Mind you, Merriman led the league with 17 sacks despite missing four games in 2006 due to his diet suspension.
Charger fans will be heading down Interstate 8 to Phoenix on February 3, 2008 to see, up-close and personal, their team take home the Lombardi Trophy once and for all! I’m gassing up my load.
