Thursday, September 20, 2012

Who's a Bigger Cry Baby?




In 2010 the Philadelphia Eagles were set to play the the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday December 28th, when a blizzard rolled into town.  The game was postponed due to a blizzard that dropped a mere 12 inches of snow on the ground.  I'll be honest I was a little pissed because I was supposed to go.  In the end, the game was pushed back to Tuesday and the Eagles got sch-lacked.  This led to former Governor Ed Rendell to make the comment the "wussification of America."  At first I thought he was ridiculous, but now I am kind of starting to understand the man's reasoning, I mean hell he wrote an entire book about it.  This past week there was two moments that made me think man this grown ass man sounds or looks like a whiny baby.  The culprits both qbs of their respectable teams, that's right Joe Flacco and Jay Cutler.  The best part is this wasn't their first offenses either.  Let's start with Flacco, now let me preface I am a Flacco fan.  He is a local guy from South Jersey, who has made it big. The beginning of this year Flacco got his feelings hurt because he was not considered one of the top quarterbacks in the league before a playoff match-up with the Patriots.  He stated according to the Baltimore Sun, "It’s really going to come down to what team is the best. I’m sure if we win, I’ll have nothing to do with why we won according to you guys."  In all honesty Joe, your team has always been know for their defense and the capability to run the ball, as well as there less then awesome quarterback play.  While I think Flacco is a decent quarterback he isn't at an elite level yet.  Going into the 2012 season, Joe seemed like he had a chip on his shoulder and was out to prove he is elite.  Flacco and the Ravens steamrolled the Cincinnati Bengals and then they came into Philly to face an Eagles team that escaped with a win.  The game was chippy to say the least and there were some questionable calls by the officials, but in the end the Eagles won.  After the game Flacco had plenty to say about the refs, but prefacing that he didn't want to sound like a baby.  Listen Joe, if you need to preface anything you say with the statement "I don't want to sound like a baby", you probably sound like a whiny baby.  Flacco cried about the calls or lack there of, and the "integrity" of the game being officiated by replacement refs.  Now I am not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure that Flacco and the Ravens did not complain about replacement refs after their week one win.  Sorry Joe but you do sound like a baby.  Next up is Jay Culter, the only person who was probably scrutinized this week more than Flacco for comments and actions.  Let's go back to 2009, when Jay Culter was a Denver Bronco and they just brought in a new coach.  Josh McDaniels was a big deal, a former offensive coordinator of the Pats and was there to make a statement.  He got rid of Brandon Marshall and wasn't dealing with egos.  Ha, little did he know the biggest ego was his starting quarterback who quickly requested to be traded after a meeting with McDaniel.  I have a major issue with this, because who the hell is anyone to say screw this team, I want out of here.  Let's fast forward to the 2011 playoffs.  In the NFC title game Jay Culter only played one series in the second half of arguably the biggest game in his career.  While no one really knew what the hell was going on Culter just sulked on the sidelines, walking around in his over sized jacket.  It came out at the end of the game that Culter had a grade II MCL sprain.  While some tougher players have played with injuries as severe or maybe even worse, Cutler felt he couldn't play and didn't.  I'm not saying your a total wuss here..........but maybe just a little tiny bit.  Finally to this past week against the Green Bay Packers, Cutler threw a shoulder into one of his offensive lineman.  Really Jay, I thought the quarterback was suppose to be a leader, not the guy shoving around teammates on national television because they got sacked.  From what I have heard from former players, Cutler is lucky to get away with his head still attached to his body.  Lincoln Kennedy said if his quarterback ever pulled that move on him, the guy his was blocking would have had a few clear shots at his quarterback.  That's the thing you don't show up the guy who 99% of the time is making sure your ass doesn't get planted into the ground.  There are times when it is going to happen that you get sacked but it isn't on just one guy.  I also get getting frustrtated with your o-line but there is a time and a place and a much better way to handle it.  After the game Culter was asked about his antics and he said that he was a competitor and that he isn't doing this for fun.  If you don't like what he did oh well, but then comes out a couple days ago and  he says was wrong to shove his teammate.  Come on man, own up to being a whiny brat in the NFL, these were just a few of Cutler's antics, but needless to say Jay is a baby.  Now when it comes down to it I am going to have to give a slight edge to Jay Cutler in this competition, Jay is the bigger baby and maybe the biggest in the NFL right now.  I want to know who you this is the biggest baby or why you agree or disagree with my assessment.

-Brett D

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