Newton: Incident with the Birds
About The Incident With The Birds
By: Nick Newton
09.19.05 -- In the words of someone I truly despise; 'Get ready, because this is about to get heavy.' I'm about to type something totally controversial. Something that many of you readers don't want to hear. Not only is what I'm about to type utterly offensive, but it has nothing to do with the rest of the article. So if you're queezy, overly-sensitive, a liberal, or Terrell Owens, look away, just look away. This is in bad taste, even to me, but it's my column, and I have the right to say whatever I want, so here goes.
I hope Terrell Owens ends up like Muhammad Ali. There is just something so very satisfying about someone who thinks he is so far above everyone else getting silenced....And shaky.....That's not just the rage talking. It might be the whiskey talking, but the whiskey says that I've always felt that way. Felt that way about Deion Sanders too. Now seemed just as good a time as any to get it out in the open. Okay, so maybe it's the rage talking, but I'm not taking it back.
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Now that I've pissed off both football and boxing fans everywhere, lets move on to the real topic. (Incidentally, I dont really feel this way. Everything you've read up until now has been an elaborate attempt to get more page views than Stegeman.)
Well it didn't take long. The Nolan nay-sayers only needed one painful game to come crawling out of the woodwork like a million half retarded hissing cockroaches. And hiss they have. Questioning Nolans abilities. Calling for Rattays head after the three interceptions he threw in our 42-3 loss to the Eagles. Saying that our team lacks talent. Thats right, I'm talking about you. I've always had a low opinion of the general public. I find alot of extremely intelligent individuals among this fanbase. But for some reason it's almost like when they all get together and voice their opinion as a group, the smart individuals are dumbed way down by the others. But I digress.
Before you angry mobs start calling for heads, nashing your teeth, and weeping tears of blood, take a step back, close your flappy lips, open your narrow minds, and lets all have some silent reading time. I've heard a few people say that Nolan deserves some blame for this loss. Wrong. Nolan has turned an empty burned out hulkshell of a former NFL team into a young, talented, disciplined promise for the future. One beating like we suffered in Philadelphia was bound to happen, and will surely happen again this season. Maybe next season too. It's called progressive learning. When you look past the pain of hurt pride, there is alot to see that hasn't been here in two years. Let's take a calm theraputic look at some things I noticed as I sat and watched my team get slaughtered Sunday;
Number one- Possibly the most important thing. The team didn't quit. The game was over with seven minutes left in the first quarter and the team didnt quit until the very last second had ticked from the clock.
Number two- Despite the fact that the Eagles made us look like a high school team on defense, this defense is one or two tweaks away from being one of the best in the league. So much promise with the 3-4 set. The linebackers are already starting to deliver dividends. Secondary is still green. Rumph is playing a new position which he is starting to come into, Spencer is young, but shows tons of promise, as is and as does Otis Amey and Mike Adams. With Parrish leading the younguns, this defense will deliver in the 3-4 formation if not this season, then HARD next season. Also remember that the defense was on the field the majority of the time, because of our poor offensive performance, and they faced a high powered offense with many weapons for every one of those minutes.
Number three- Get off Rattays nuts. He is our QB, there is no controversy, there will be no controversy, and he deserves it. I hear alot of people saying Smith should start. So your answer to the problem of a young team is to add more youth? Makes sense. This is why you are a bag boy at Kroger instead of a personell specialist in the NFL. Rattay threw three interceptions for a multitude of reasons that we don't even have time to scratch the surface of. But I just can't help myself. (The Eagles scored quickly and often, and because of that, whatever gameplan Nolan and company had, they had to get out of and start trying to make bigger plays. Getting tossed out of your gameplan early sucks for any team. (coughVikingscough). The running game broke down early, mainly because Barlow sucks and needs to be the number 3 RB. Rattay faced a defense that held Vick and the Falcons down last week. Keeping all of that in mind, Rattays receivers are all relatively young, new to Nolan, and coming along quite nicely too. That includes rookie running back Frank Gore, who, on one of the interceptions, was so far off his route it wasn't funny. And probably my most feared area- protection. Already the line is battered and leaving gaping holes. And the topper; Only one of Rattays interceptions, in my opinion, was an absolute bad throw that shouldn't have been made. The other two were tipped, and Frank Gores rookie fault.)
I can hear you hissing retard roaches already. "Keep making excuses for Rattay". Just ignore that thought, thats a side effect of your tiny narrow brains. The facts remain clear as I just stated them above, and nobody who watched the game can say any different.
Regardless of how you feel about last weekends game, or anything I've just said, there are a couple things we all need to do. Instead of moaning about Nolan and the beating we took, (and the many more that are to come), get down on your knees and thank God that Erickson is gone. That Donahue is gone. Thank Nolan for the teams budding promise. And most of all, thank the Eagles for the adrenaline shot when we had overdosed on confidence. Because this weekend Dallas will reap the same thing that the 49ers reaped in Philly. Trust your coach who turned this hellbound ship around to make the right calls just like he has done from day one. I do.
My Take: If I have one complaint, it is that Barlow is still on the field. His fumbleitis isn't gone. In case you didnt see it, I did. In the one decent run he had as he was hit the ball came loose and he nearly lost it. Frank Gore and Maurice Hicks should be the feature backs for us.
By: Nick Newton
09.19.05 -- In the words of someone I truly despise; 'Get ready, because this is about to get heavy.' I'm about to type something totally controversial. Something that many of you readers don't want to hear. Not only is what I'm about to type utterly offensive, but it has nothing to do with the rest of the article. So if you're queezy, overly-sensitive, a liberal, or Terrell Owens, look away, just look away. This is in bad taste, even to me, but it's my column, and I have the right to say whatever I want, so here goes.
I hope Terrell Owens ends up like Muhammad Ali. There is just something so very satisfying about someone who thinks he is so far above everyone else getting silenced....And shaky.....That's not just the rage talking. It might be the whiskey talking, but the whiskey says that I've always felt that way. Felt that way about Deion Sanders too. Now seemed just as good a time as any to get it out in the open. Okay, so maybe it's the rage talking, but I'm not taking it back.
Full Story...
Now that I've pissed off both football and boxing fans everywhere, lets move on to the real topic. (Incidentally, I dont really feel this way. Everything you've read up until now has been an elaborate attempt to get more page views than Stegeman.)
Well it didn't take long. The Nolan nay-sayers only needed one painful game to come crawling out of the woodwork like a million half retarded hissing cockroaches. And hiss they have. Questioning Nolans abilities. Calling for Rattays head after the three interceptions he threw in our 42-3 loss to the Eagles. Saying that our team lacks talent. Thats right, I'm talking about you. I've always had a low opinion of the general public. I find alot of extremely intelligent individuals among this fanbase. But for some reason it's almost like when they all get together and voice their opinion as a group, the smart individuals are dumbed way down by the others. But I digress.
Before you angry mobs start calling for heads, nashing your teeth, and weeping tears of blood, take a step back, close your flappy lips, open your narrow minds, and lets all have some silent reading time. I've heard a few people say that Nolan deserves some blame for this loss. Wrong. Nolan has turned an empty burned out hulkshell of a former NFL team into a young, talented, disciplined promise for the future. One beating like we suffered in Philadelphia was bound to happen, and will surely happen again this season. Maybe next season too. It's called progressive learning. When you look past the pain of hurt pride, there is alot to see that hasn't been here in two years. Let's take a calm theraputic look at some things I noticed as I sat and watched my team get slaughtered Sunday;
Number one- Possibly the most important thing. The team didn't quit. The game was over with seven minutes left in the first quarter and the team didnt quit until the very last second had ticked from the clock.
Number two- Despite the fact that the Eagles made us look like a high school team on defense, this defense is one or two tweaks away from being one of the best in the league. So much promise with the 3-4 set. The linebackers are already starting to deliver dividends. Secondary is still green. Rumph is playing a new position which he is starting to come into, Spencer is young, but shows tons of promise, as is and as does Otis Amey and Mike Adams. With Parrish leading the younguns, this defense will deliver in the 3-4 formation if not this season, then HARD next season. Also remember that the defense was on the field the majority of the time, because of our poor offensive performance, and they faced a high powered offense with many weapons for every one of those minutes.
Number three- Get off Rattays nuts. He is our QB, there is no controversy, there will be no controversy, and he deserves it. I hear alot of people saying Smith should start. So your answer to the problem of a young team is to add more youth? Makes sense. This is why you are a bag boy at Kroger instead of a personell specialist in the NFL. Rattay threw three interceptions for a multitude of reasons that we don't even have time to scratch the surface of. But I just can't help myself. (The Eagles scored quickly and often, and because of that, whatever gameplan Nolan and company had, they had to get out of and start trying to make bigger plays. Getting tossed out of your gameplan early sucks for any team. (coughVikingscough). The running game broke down early, mainly because Barlow sucks and needs to be the number 3 RB. Rattay faced a defense that held Vick and the Falcons down last week. Keeping all of that in mind, Rattays receivers are all relatively young, new to Nolan, and coming along quite nicely too. That includes rookie running back Frank Gore, who, on one of the interceptions, was so far off his route it wasn't funny. And probably my most feared area- protection. Already the line is battered and leaving gaping holes. And the topper; Only one of Rattays interceptions, in my opinion, was an absolute bad throw that shouldn't have been made. The other two were tipped, and Frank Gores rookie fault.)
I can hear you hissing retard roaches already. "Keep making excuses for Rattay". Just ignore that thought, thats a side effect of your tiny narrow brains. The facts remain clear as I just stated them above, and nobody who watched the game can say any different.
Regardless of how you feel about last weekends game, or anything I've just said, there are a couple things we all need to do. Instead of moaning about Nolan and the beating we took, (and the many more that are to come), get down on your knees and thank God that Erickson is gone. That Donahue is gone. Thank Nolan for the teams budding promise. And most of all, thank the Eagles for the adrenaline shot when we had overdosed on confidence. Because this weekend Dallas will reap the same thing that the 49ers reaped in Philly. Trust your coach who turned this hellbound ship around to make the right calls just like he has done from day one. I do.
My Take: If I have one complaint, it is that Barlow is still on the field. His fumbleitis isn't gone. In case you didnt see it, I did. In the one decent run he had as he was hit the ball came loose and he nearly lost it. Frank Gore and Maurice Hicks should be the feature backs for us.
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