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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
D-Hall done in by rookie WR
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
And now for the Tuesday Countdown:
10: The Oakland Raiders hoped DeAngelo Hall would be a difference-maker. And he is. He just turned Eddie Royal into Jerry Rice.
9: The overrated, turbo-lipped, egomaniacal, salary-cap deadweight largely was responsible for Denver rookie Eddie Royal’s nine catches for 146 yards and one touchdown in the Broncos’ 41-14 win in Oakland Monday. Hall thought he was underappreciated and underpaid by the Falcons. Turns out, his subtraction may have been the Falcons’ biggest step forward. He took no responsibility for Royal’s performance or the loss. Wait, there’s more …
8: Hall was flagged for personal fouls twice in a span of three plays. That led to a Denver touchdown. Raiders coach Lane Kiffin then pulled him aside to discuss the matter. Hall? He argued. Any of this sound familiar? After the game, Hall claimed the Broncos “outschemed us.” Try again. This was Denver quarterback Jay Cutler’s response: “We played one-on-one football with them. We didn’t outscheme them. Eddie Royal beat DeAngelo Hall time after time after time. That’s what happened.”
7: Item: Miami coach Randy Shannon is upset that Florida coach Urban Meyer chose to kick a field goal with 25 seconds left and the Gators up by 20 points. Comment: Mark Richt learned in week one that a team’s degree-of-domination weighs in the minds of pollsters. When Randy Shannon has a top 10 team and doesn’t pour it on at the end of the game, then he can talk.
6: Speaking of which, USC held onto its top spot in the rankings. The Trojans had a bye week - yet they went from 21 first-place votes to 33. Must’ve looked really good on the couch.
5: Welcome back, David Pollack. We knew he’d come back to Georgia after his playing days were done. We just didn’t expect to be this soon. But a question: Shouldn’t he be somewhere down 316?
4: Pollack has a quick wit and should do great on the radio and television when he settles in. But just an opinion here: Given his place in Georgia football history, the Bulldogs should find some way to get him involved in athletics. Either that or he could run for mayor of Athens.
3: So. Are the Jets looking at Chatsworth High (L.A.) tape to get some insight into Matt Cassel? Something is wrong when the New England Patriots go from Tom Brady at quarterback to a guy who hasn’t started a game since high school. Cassel also was a backup at USC. I realize winning three Super Bowls in four years generally makes a franchise immune to criticism. But how do the Patriots go this long without having a veteran backup?
2: Lance Armstrong is coming back? Does that mean I have to care about cycling again?
1: You know that what-goes-around/comes-around thing? Bobby Petrino plays Texas, Alabama, Florida and Auburn in the next four games.
