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| Philadelphia Flyers
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| Hey, hey, hey, I needed to dishonor the 2006-2007 Philadelphia Flyers once last time. A team that set franchise records for most losses and least points deserve one more round of mocking. Sure, the club brought those who watch them many long losing streaks, the resignation of a burned out general manager, and the firing of a Stanley Cup winning coach for one that may get to a Cup game one day, if he buys a ticket for a game.
The season mercifully ended for the Flyers this past Sunday. And for a shocking change, they won the game. Yet, the thing they needed to win this week, the NHL draft lottery, they did not. Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks, by the way, for winning that blasting lottery.
So now the winter of misery for the Flyers has ended. Now, the hopeless summer begins. Can next season be any worse than this one. Unlikely, I say, but you just never know. I know, however, something. The Flyers got another Friday Fryer nomination! Way to go, yo!
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| Chris Henry
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| Henry has the physical attributes to be a dominating wide receiver in the NFL. Unfortunately, Henry is a mental midget when it comes to behavior. He has been busted by the police at least four times in the past 14 months. Sure, he plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, and a police record is required before the Bengals will sign you, but come on, four times in a little over a year. That is a little too much. Not only for me, but for the NFL as well.
This week, the NFL clamped down hard on Henry by handing him an eight game suspension. Half of the 2007 season for Henry has now been lost. No big deal, it isn’t like the Bengals were going to contend for anything this year. The club has more character issues to deal with, besides Henry, to be a true championship contender.
Nonetheless, Chris Henry, a poster boy for Arrested Players, got hit hard this way. For this, Henry earns a spot on this week’s Fryer.
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| Pacman Jones
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BORING!
For those who thought the NFL was rough on Chris Henry, may I present Exhibit A: Pacman Jones. Ole Pacman got a one-year suspension by the NFL this week. Why? Well, being involved in ten separate incidences with police in two years may provide the answer. This includes a shooting incident at a stripper club in Las Vegas during the NBA All-Star weekend. That shooting left a man in a wheelchair and charges hanging over Pacman’s head.
You know that you are in bad shape when your own union does not only decide against appealing your suspension, but publicly supports it. OUCH! Nonetheless, Pacman gets some time off this fall. If he is good, then maybe he has not played in his last NFL game. If he is naughty, then maybe not only has he played inhis last game, but he may find himself somewhere else, such as six feet under the ground. No matter what the future holds, Pacman Jones earned himself a Friday Fryer Chair nomination this week.
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