Trent Green is a foolish man
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by Suckatsports
In my area of the US, I got to watch my Browns get waxed by the best team in football. The only bright side is, that it was completely expected, so I wasn't upset about the outcome. I was upset, however, that they gave me hope in playing halfway decent (better than any other team) against the Patriots. It was both a reassuring, and soul crushing day. But, I digress.
Dan Dierdorf was doing the game. And of course, they did a live look in, to show that Trent Green had suffered another concussion by trying to stop a 300 lb man with just his head. After what looked like a vicious collision, ending with Green on a gurney for the second time in as many seasons, Dierdorf opened his mouth. In paraphrasing, he says, "You know, some may call it foolish to try and make that kind of play when you have a history of concussions. But, to me, it really showed what kind of a tough guy Trent Green is."
Really, this is no joking matter, because Trent Green has had a history of getting his head banged around, and this would be tougher to write if he were seriously injured - which he wasn't. But the bottom line, is that it wasn't gutsy, it was just plain dumb. To call for a reverse where a quarterback who's had concussion issues has to block is stupid to begin with. That Trent Green went ahead and did it, in such a terrible manner is even worse. Just because a player takes risks for his team doesn't automatically make him a gutsy player, sometimes that decision making has to be questioned. When does he ask himself to curtail his blitzkrieg play for a winless team in order to have a normal lifestyle 10 years from now? Of course, we should really question his decision making to willfully go to the Dolphins to begin with.
If there's one thing that Olbermann got right in his new gig on Sunday night, it's his new "Worst Person in the NFL" segment, at least this time. Once it was the uniforms, the other time it was everyone in Philadelphia, but this time, it was the man taunting an unconscious person: Travis Johnson. Now, to be fair, it could have been that Johnson didn't know Trent had lost consciousness, and was just animated about the defensive backup of his teammates. But no, even learning that Green was actually injured, Johnson didn't back down.
> After the play, Johnson stood over Green and taunted him, drawing a 15-yard penalty. Johnson said he apologized to Kubiak for the penalty, but he went on an expletive-laced rant in the locker room, apparently because he didn't like the low block Green threw. > > It was a malicious hit, Johnson said. It was uncalled for. He's like the scarecrow. He wants to get courage while I wasn't looking and hit me in my knee instead of trying to hit me in my head. God don't like ugly, you know what I mean?
Well, I'm not sure anyone but Olbermann can follow that by anything. I guess, maybe someone should send him the book, a Cliff's Notes version, or even the movie. But, if my memory serves me, it is the Lion that is looking for courage, and the Scarecrow is looking for a brain. I take that back, Johnson is right on the money. Green is indeed the Scarecrow, because he's still looking for his brain.
Texans kick 'em while they're down [Chicago Sun-Times]
This post is cross-published from We Suck at Sports.
