Friday Fryer (November 2, 2007)

The coach was asked if George was going in for a tryout. Childress responded “[p]robably maybe go to a fantasy camp or something like that."
Childress was also asked whether George is on the downside of his playing career. Childress answered, "Downside would probably be -- I think -- kind."
Wow! A head coach telling it like it is in the NFL. That is almost as rare as a Philadelphia sports championship! Props to Childress for doing so. But the Friday Fryer nomination goes to George, for this all but assures that his playing days in the NFL are over.

It is never easy for a person to replace a legend. Torre was a legend. Girardi, whom I think is a very good manager, may never get a chance in the Bronx. The Yankees are a team that needs to rebuild. They, however, are run by folks who don’t believe in rebuilding. If things start off slow in April, the howls for Girardi’s head will be loud and clear.

So I wish Joe Girardi good luck. The precarious situation that he will be managing in, however, earns him a Friday Fryer nomination this week. It may be all down hill from here.

Greed is good. But when greed makes you stupid, then it isn’t good. We have reached that point with the NFL.

The NFL needs to realize that they have a sphere of influence – yes, a Warren Buffett saying. If the NFL remains in this sphere, they can print money and be happy. If they jump out of this sphere, watch out! The decline of the NFL will be as great and as steep as the decline that MLB went through the last twenty years.

So with that said, the NFL earns a Friday Fryer nod for the stupidity that will lead them to destruction.

This week, Reid’s two oldest sons were sentenced to jail because of weapons and drug offenses. Here are some of the comments that the judge said about Reid and his family:

“This is a family in crisis….”

"[The home] more or less [is] like a drug emporium with the drugs all over the house…."

Both sons have admitted to using steroids. The question of where they got the steroids must be raised by the NFL. These are two sons of a head football coach on steroids. If there is smoke, there may be fire.

Look, I am not saying that this is all Andy Reid’s fault. But let’s face, what is more important, winning a football game or family? Clearly, the former is the case for Reid.

This is a tremendously sad story, with no winners. What is even sadder is that this may get worse before it gets better. Andy Reid, you get the Friday Fryer Chair this week. You forgot about the one that matters most in this world, your family.

Until next Friday, AMF!