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DEL.ICIO.USPetrino a master at keeping focus
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Bradley
Flowery Branch — Say this for the new man: He has the worst — or, depending on your slant, the best — case of tunnel vision in the annals of ophthalmology. With distractions to be found on every flank and even overhead, Bobby Petrino put his team through its first real practice without taking his eyes from the field.
There were dueling protesters outside the gates, the PETA chants of “Sack Vick now!” being answered by one man’s shout of, “When you gonna marry your dogs?” There were signs borne aloft, “From Role Model to Parole Model” being the most inspired. And there was even an aerial assault: A plane bearing the banner, “New Team Name? Dog-killers?!” circled the opening session of training camp for nearly an hour.
Being human, Petrino’s players noticed.
Being something else, Petrino did not.
“My son [also named Bobby] told me about it after practice,” Petrino said. And what did the younger Bobby Petrino think of this welcome-to-Atlanta moment?
“We’ve been through controversy before,” the elder Bobby Petrino said. “He kind of thinks it goes with the job.”
Later, Petrino would concede that nothing else in his vocational life — not even the infamous flirtation with Auburn in 2003 — approaches the ongoing saga of Michael Vick for sheer spectacle. But that’s the greater point, and it’s also the Falcons’ greatest hope going forward. The new man doesn’t get sidetracked. The new man coaches football. The new man takes whatever quarterback he has and plugs him into a matrix that works. And the franchise that has spent the past five seasons waiting for Vick to work his wonders looks now to the slight man in the ballcap to think of something.
Said Alge Crumpler, a Falcon since 2001: “Bobby’s a great mind. One of the reasons Bobby was brought in here was to function with distractions and injuries.”
Said Joe Horn, a seasoned import: “I believe in this [offensive] system.”
Said Joey Harrington, suddenly the No. 1 quarterback: “It’s the complete opposite of the West Coast offense.”
And there it was, the first reason for hope after an offseason of astonishing gloom. On a day when Vick was in a Richmond courtroom, the team he leaves behind got to work trying to put aside the misguided notions of the previous failed regime. The offense Petrino brings from Louisville was good enough to win when his two best offensive players — running back Michael Bush and quarterback Brian Brohm — were hurt last season. Petrino, see, doesn’t just coddle talent. He coaches football.
“I liked to stay focused on the football team,” Petrino said, and if he could manage that on such a frazzled day, who’s to say what else this man might do? Bleed eight wins out of Harrington? Make the Falcons look well-coached for the first time this century?
“Today went good,” Petrino said. “The circumstances being here were not the easiest. … But it was a great experience. It’ll probably never happen again.”
We can only hope. This camp and this season will be a test of the remaining Falcons’ capacity, as Warrick Dunn said, “to maintain their sanity.” On Thursday the new coach gave his new team a morning pep talk — about Handling Adversity, duh — and then set to teaching.
Said DeAngelo Hall: “It’s what we were all waiting for — the Bobby Petrino era.”
Certainly not everyone on hand here Thursday cared about, or even knew, the identity of the Falcons’ coach. (Even though Petrino’s surname and PETA share three prominent letters. Coincidence? Probably.) The protesters have their agenda, but Petrino has his.
He’s here to coach football, not to right the world’s wrongs. And that buzzing overhead? Bobby Petrino doesn’t even hear it.
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By Matt
July 27, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this
I forgot the Falcons had more than one player. Thanks for the reminder.
By Chrissie
July 27, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this
petrino is a great coach and i have confidence that he’ll be able to make this team a unit (as opposed to some ridiculous one man show). vick had some of the best receivers and yet each season ended in disappointment. i think petrino has the focus to use every player at their best potential. i think vick not being around will be an opportunity for every player to stand on their own instead of getting out of the way so vick can run.
good riddance.
By Dreeves
July 27, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this
“Make the Falcons look well-coached for the first time this century?” Hey, what about that guy who got them to the Super Bowl in ‘98?? Sincerely, D. Reeves
By Dreeves
July 27, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this
Oh Wait…”This Century”…never mind! getting old…
By hotrod
July 27, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this
the new falcons era started yesterday,I for one am very excited.vick would have been gone after one year anyway,petrino would not have put up with vick, this just speeds up the process. I told you vick was gone,but some of you doubted me,let me be the first to say I told you, he is a punk, plain and simple,I dont care what the jury says in november.
By Orlando Rivera
July 27, 2007 1:56 PM | Link to this
Who cares about Vick, I’m glad we’re talking about the new Petrino system and how the players are operating in it thus far and with leaders like Joe Horn he will make sure the team forgets all the drama that happens in the offseason.
I like the fact that he can already begin to adjust the offense to Harrington’s strengths (don’t laugh) but I think this might be a case of addition by subtraction. If the offensive line can hold up, Harrington will help the receivers improve their game. I like where things are going on the field so far.
By The Riddler
July 27, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this
Riddle Me This:
How would Coach Petrino tryiing to teach Mike Vick to play quarterback be like trying to eat an unopened snack-size box of raisins with only two fingers?
By UNDERDOG
July 27, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this
I’d like to see Mike Vick try to stick me in a bathtub full of water connected to some jumper cables.
On a side note, does anyone on here think Coach Petrino looks like he might’ve done some swinging in his day?
Please pardon me while I go take a whiz on the roof of the Georgia Dome,
By Mr T
July 27, 2007 3:30 PM | Link to this
I’m really tired of the Vick supporters. I fear for my safety this year at the Dome if Vick is allowed to play and these thugs are in attendance. Everyone of them is a victim, and has that mentality. It reminds me of the OJ trial and having to listen to sub-humans cheering as they lost fact that two people were killed. I guess it didn’t matter because the people murdered weren’t black. The same Vick supporters probably had convicted the Duke Lacrosse Team last year, even though they are so much into “innocent until proven guilty”. At leat my family has accountability-look it up in the dictionary!
By Mark Bradley
July 27, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this
Dan Reeves did the greatest job of coaching in Falcons history — admittedly that sounds like a tepid endorsement, but it isn’t meant to be — in 1998. That said, everything thereafter with Reeves, and that includes the seasons with Vick, was a case of diminishing returns. I’ve never been one who thought Arthur Blank erred in firing Reeves. I thought the error was in hiring Mora. I believe that error has been corrected with the advent of Petrino. But that’s just me.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this
Vick in a __ Uniform??
Since the Falcons, the white ATLiens and PETA have shown their true confederate colors, lets assume Vick escapes major damage, which team would be a good fit for him?
Personally, I think every team besides NE would line-up for Vick. But where would he be a good fit??
I think Jamal Lewis and Ray Lewis were able to move on because Baltimore is above the Mason-Dixon line. Not that racism stops there, but its not as bad as the deep South.
I think Vick would flourish with the Washington Redskins.
They really care about their team; they’re politically incorrect and have 4 Super Bowl Rings. Plus, Vick would be home in VA and theyre capable of putting their racism behind them, even if he made a mistake, they know worse things happen.
Unlike these stupid hillbillies, theyre accustomed to protests, they dont just jump on the bandwagon with every quack organization holding up a sign.
But the more you think about it, just about every team in a MAJOR city would love Vick, its just DIXIE LAND that he needs to avoid, except MIAMI, its an international metropolis with a strong football history too.
The Dolfans would chomp at the bit to get back to the Super Bowl again.
Dallas, Oakland also would would luv to have the Vick experience.
I cant wait to see MV7 racing down the sideline in another uniform.
Thank God for DirecTV!!!
By John
July 27, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this
Whatever happened to the poster named Mo? You know. The one who posted this constantly. NOW HEAR THIS. MICHAEL VICK WILL NOT BE CHARGED.
By Cortney
July 27, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this
To Whom It May Concern: I apologize in advance for any incorrect punctuation, bad grammer/mispelled words. I am too angry and busy too care. I cannot decide which is worse. Vick’s actions or the lack thereof on behalf of the NFL. The mere fact that I have to take time out of my day to explain to educated, obviously insidiously greedy people, why Vick should be suspended is further proof of how abhorable and vile the entire situation is. I find Vick socially irrresponsible, inhumane and immoral; do I really need to spell out why? It is insulting. I am a 32 year old graduate of the University of Virginia, born and raised in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The county next to Surry, VA. Vick and I went to rival high schools and colleges close to the same time. I KNOW as does the NFL that M Vick knew exactly what was going on at HIS house. The NFL’s refusal to acknowledge the truth(check into his past and his family’s criminal record) is an INSULT to all rational thinking, socially responsible members of society and shows the true nature of the NFL’s character; sorry, lack thereof. Why should he be suspended? Am at a loss for words. As it is so obvious. Does the NFL really need inidividuals to spell it out? Since when does the United States and its citizens condone unethical and immoral behavior? This is much bigger than criminal charges. It is socially and morally irreprehensable. Trying to write this letter is making my hands shake and my heart race. And we wonder why the worldwide community has lost respect for our country. This is a perfect example of all the wrong things we have come to stand for. I can only think of one thing as or more atrocious than animal abuse and that is child abuse. No explanation needed. Yours in complete disgust, Courtney W.
By John
July 27, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this
Hey Mark. Since when is anyone who is appalled at animal cuelty and lets it be known, have to be a member of Peta? That is what you alluded to. If you think that, you are truly beyond ignorant. 300 million population. Less than a million Peta members. Do you really think the other 299 million aren’t revolted by this. Do your homework before you start typing.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this
goto www.petakillsanimals.com
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this
Where’s the disgust at Tim McDonaghy?
By Football Fan
July 27, 2007 4:15 PM | Link to this
Tyger. You are really delusional. This race card crap gets really old. There are no NFL owners who want the “Vick Experience” as you put it. Ask Blank how his Vick experience went. No one wants him. Owners and fans alike. If any team signed him the whole fan base would revolt. He is done. He will never play pro ball again.
By Mr T
July 27, 2007 4:17 PM | Link to this
The moronic comments by Tyger really reinforce my point. It isn’t Vick’s lack of judgement and accountability, it is “the white ATliens and PETA showing their true confederate colors”. If Vick were white, would these same boneheads being making the arguments that they do now? If you ike Miami so much, why not move their and take a lot of Vick supporters with you? I’m sure you rooting for the “Dolfans” would work out great!
By Ron Mexican
July 27, 2007 4:20 PM | Link to this
Eyes Mike V, and Eyes gets respected. If little doggies bleed, eyes wonts lets ‘em gets infected.
Blanks a foo, but he treats me like a sun. Unlike with Ole Yeller, eyes didnt use no gun.
Eyes dancing on the sidelines in my tight pantz. Shakin’ my booty like its covered wid antz.
C’mon now, folks, Don’t believe this cr@p. You knowz MV7’s gonn beat dis rap!
Yalls cheer for number 7, wis all my skillz. E yes gets paid lots o’ money, So I can pay dem billz.
Blank will go broke without Mike Vicks. With no MV7, the Falcons wont win mo’ than 6!
By Lonesome Dove
July 27, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this
Hi, Cortney.
How do you feel about protecting and caring for unloved trouser snakes?
By Mr. Gilley
July 27, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this
TO Cortney
You type an essay but you haven’t said anything nor have you supported your claims with facts. Do better, not with mechanics but with your logic dear… But replying to the blog, Bobby P has his work cut out for him and I just think the pass defense has always sucked with the Falcons even in the Reeves era. So they have some work to do!!
By Mark Bradley
July 27, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this
Thursday’s protest was clearly PETA-organized. (I stood in the middle of it for 20 minutes, and other AJC writers quoted a PETA organizer in their stories.) That’s not an opinion. That’s a fact.
By Football Fan
July 27, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this
While you are going to Tygers link to petakillaanimals check out who it is a front for. It was put up by the Center For Consumer Freedom. A front organization for the meat, alcohol, and animal experimentation industries. They are also in a war with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. They want the legal drinking limit raised back to where it once was.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this
“Racial divide
By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports July 26, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. – The crowded, chaotic sidewalk on Main Street, across from the federal courthouse, was an unlikely location for a lesson on the virtues of the fifth amendment.
But standing behind a throng that wanted a pound of Michael Vick’s flesh – people that had just screamed for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback to “burn in hell” and held signs advocating his murder, torture and neutering – was Thomas Smith in work boots and a white t-shirt.
High above his head he held a simple sign with just a single word: “Constitution.”
“These folks have convicted a man who hasn’t even had a chance to defend himself,” said Smith. “They just forget everything about America.”
But here was America in full force, full vision, mixing it up while Vick pled not guilty to federal charges pertaining to an alleged dog-fighting ring on property he owned in rural Surry County. And front and center, impossible to ignore, was race…”
By john
July 27, 2007 4:32 PM | Link to this
Bears fan from Chicago: Laugh as you may, I think you guys (Falcons and Falcons fans) have walked into a better situation. You are now a TEAM. Of course, Harrington isn’t the athlete Vick is. But guess what, you now got a guy who can complete the 20 yard pass with ACCURACY. As far as Vick goes, he was fabulous in many ways. However, when the other team also had a very athletic guy whose job was to key on Vick, I noticed he was neutralized and your team very stalled. I’m referring to the last time we played you guys. Our MLB (Urhlacher) who is very fast didn’t give Vick a chance to breathe, as they say. But do you know what, Harrington chewed the Bears up and spit them out last year when Miami beat the Bears. And he was always tough on us when we use to play Detroit. The guy is no chump. Matter of fact, I’d trade our QB, Rex Grossman, for Joey in a heartbeat.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this
PETA is against chicken farmers and KFC, if that aint racist, I dont know what is!!!
By TrojanMan
July 27, 2007 4:43 PM | Link to this
We can’t let Vick out of Atlanta! He is an invaluable source of STD specimens for the CDC.
I sure hope he didn’t give those poor puppies Herpes in that rape stand like it looks like he did.
By John
July 27, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this
ATLANTA NOW HAS A FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WILL WIN WITHOUT MR.VICK. GO FALCONS!
By Adam
July 27, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this
Congratulations, Ron Mexican! Your ignorant post validates some people’s opinion about race. Dancin’ on the sidelines like I’ve got wild ants in my pants? Now we know what you think when you see black people dancing. Then you got some other guy stating that he sleeps with dogs. All of this and the man hasn’t been convicted yet. It’s truly a shame. I shouldn’t be surprised, because I’m sure most of the comments are coming from folks who always hated Vick. Now they finally have a chance to spew their venom now. Do I think Vick is guilty? I’ll just say that it doesn’t look good. If he is guilty, I hope that he gets what’s coming to him. If he isn’t, I won’t hold my breath waiting for a retraction from any of the posters on here.
By 1980 Falcon
July 27, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this
No more Vick. The class and respectability of the Falcons Organization increased 10 fold yesterday. Bye Bye LOSER!
Mark my words. We are going to have a good season and Harrington is going to surprise all the nay sayers. He has gone through his troubles with CLASS! No flipping off the fans, making excuses for bad play, blaming other for your his bad play, QUITING on the team when the chips are down.
Harrington is a upgrade.
BYE BYE MV7.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 5:39 PM | Link to this
Confidential Informant goes public and sues Vick for $63 Billion. I hope the Feds put him on the witness stand first!
By larry w.
July 27, 2007 5:41 PM | Link to this
We can only hope that Joey will finally flourish in Petrinos’ offense. I am a Falcons fan. I believe that Vick gives this team a better chance to win. As for some of the earlier comments alluding to Vick being a one man show, you can blame that on the coaches and game planning, not Vick. I feel that Vick would have really shined in Petrinos’ offense.
But it looks like Joey is the man now. I will get behind him as I have every other quarterback that has taken a snap for the Falcons. Because I have only one agenda, and that is a super bowl trophy for the city of Atlanta.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 5:42 PM | Link to this
Where’s the disgust at Tim Donaghy?
By larry w.
July 27, 2007 6:32 PM | Link to this
Tyger…If the Feds are stupid enough to put that fruit cake on the witness stand, then Vick doesn’t have a thing to worry about!
By DancingMachine
July 27, 2007 6:38 PM | Link to this
Adam, please get your daddy out of your mouth before you post your ignorance.
FYI: White people can dance just as well as anyone else. You know, “we’re all created ‘equal’ ” and all that bull$#!t.
By Stuart Scott
July 27, 2007 6:43 PM | Link to this
Tyger, the rest of America (You know, the CIVILIZED, EMPLOYED, LAW-ABIDING part) don’t care about your precious THUGBALL association, your fine dining at KFC or the genital warts you got as a souvenir from your fantasy weekend with Vick.
BOO-YAH!
By Mike V.
July 27, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this
I’z don’t sleep with no dogs. I just make ‘em fight, f******* them when they is good & tired and then kill them.
Lovingly Yours in Satan,
MV7
By john
July 27, 2007 6:48 PM | Link to this
a good article on how blank ruined the falcons:
http://sundaypaper.com/CurrentArticles/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/384/072907-SPORTSLEAD-Shooting-Blanks.aspx
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this
Was the Commish asleep at the wheel?
David Stern looked a whole lot like Lil’ Bush this morning. Stunned, in denial and impotent - was he asleep at the wheel?
Is it because his sole focus has been on the evil blacks and their tatoos, cornrows and rainmaking, so much so, that he let the wolf into the chicken coop?
Much like Lil’ Bush and his campaign of fear, its so much easier and acceptable to demonize poor brown people that the Timothy McVeigh’s of the world can drive right up to the front door and blow us all to smithereens.
Meanwhile, our so-called leaders grandstand, in front of Congress and the world, pounding fists calling the black man “barbaric” and hell-bound, yet theyre suspiciously silent on the angry lil’ leprechaun that commits the most heinous of acts in all pro sports.
Now, Vick is typecast as the face of pure evil, yet McDonaghy is in the witness protection program???
Who’s protecting Vick?
McDonaghy gets protection by those supposed to prosecute him and walks away to a secret location; while Vick has a “reserved place in hell”???
Is this justice or just-us?
By falcon fan for life
July 27, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this
phenominal article. i was so excited about this season before the vick debochary. now im getting excited again!
By TygerDrinksVick'sManPudding
July 27, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
Just-Us!
Now, go HATE ON DAT for a little bit, Tyger-Dogg!
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 6:59 PM | Link to this
goto www.petakillsanimals.com
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this
very eloquent Jethro
By BBatZTL
July 27, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this
21 years a season ticket holder-thru so many bad teams and bad years that it makes my mind boggle at the monies that I have spent. I have to admit, I am finally feeling positive about this season. Vick was a #1 overall pick-have you people forgotten that Harrington was the #3 overall? This man has talent, he is not a scrub player. Banished to Detroit, made a scapegoat and sent to Miami, and now he is in the right place at the right time. Vick, guilty or innocent? Does it matter? He is not here. He will not be here anytime in the forseeable future. Just pretend he is injured and move on.
I think we have all seen that the media has already convicted him. Their business is to report news, even if they have to create it.They state that the average “man on the street”say that Mike is guilty, but I refuse to punish a man for guilt until the courts decide. I refuse to enter discussions about whether or not he will ever play again, that is premature.
Everybody, slow down, pretend that Mike broke his leg again, and get behind the team. There is more promise here than people realize. Mike has ALWAYS been one scramble away from a career ending injury. How is the REST of the team looking?
I think this years’ team is better than people realize.
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 7:07 PM | Link to this
SUCK MY PETA!!
By Tyger
July 27, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this
Suck my PETA!!
By Jed Clampett
July 27, 2007 7:22 PM | Link to this
I love Michael Vick!!!
By larry w.
July 27, 2007 8:31 PM | Link to this
BBatZTL..It appears that most of these people could care less about the team!
By Creed
July 27, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this
“t” just rolled over. he is mentioned over 30 times in the indictment. Bet he won’t be mentioned in the next one. Bad news for ookie
By Mr T
July 27, 2007 10:35 PM | Link to this
I don’t think “Ookie” aka Scum Rocket Vick gets how serious this is. I’m sure his “posse” is whispering in his ear this will simply blow over with time. If Vick were coming off seasons of 12-4 and 13-3 with a Super Bowl berth, maybe so. In reality we have a pot head quarterback that thinks he is a victim and everyone including fans are the problem. He hasn’t done anything but bring problems the last two years; yet he is still the golden boy to some of the moronic fans in this town! I just hope once he is released his fans will stay away so the Dome doesn’t feel like a hip hop club instead of a NFL football game!
By P.J.
July 28, 2007 1:17 AM | Link to this
Here’s hoping Joey Harrington can flourish under the tutelage of Bobby Petrino.
Even if Vick were a model of piety in the offseason and spent his entire time studying Petrino’s playbook, I just feel that he would still not lead the Falcons to the next level.
It seems he always struggled against the best defenses; this goes back to 2002 when Marvin Lewis, then DC of the Ravens, was the first (that I know of) to employ a “spy” on Vick. Though the Falcons won that game, it showed other DCs how to play Vick, and unfortunately, he’s mostly struggled against the most athletic defenses since. Granted, Vick did trump these athletic Ds sometimes, like the Panthers in 2004 and Bucs when he came back from injury in 2003. But you go back to the Bears game in 2005 or the NFC Championship game in 2004, Vick was absolutely atrocious.
You can malign the OLine all you want, but QBs deserve some blame for sack totals, and it’s due to something that’s almost innate: pocket awareness. That’s what drove me bonkers (to use hyperbole) about Vick. There was no excuse for him to get sacked as often as he did. Peyton Manning’s line is not a fortified wall, but he rarely gets sacked despite being as slow as a snail, and it’s because he has the aforementioned attribute.
Of course, there’s also the notorious inaccuracy for which Vick deserves a bulk of the blame (rather than his receiver corp).
After 4 full years, I’ve seen too many poor decisions by Michael to conclude he still has an upside.
And it blows because 2002 made me feel that Michael was destined for the HOF. The opening day against Green Bay, the 4th Quarter 17-point comeback to tie Pittsburgh, the run against the Vikings, the playoff game against Green Bay and if you recall he went through an excellent streak of not throwing INTs that year.
Hell, in 2003 when he came back from injury, he put up excellent games against Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville.
But he has stagnated and regressed since. Yes, they went to the NFC Championship game in 2004, but he had some baaaaaad games, like against Arizona and Kansas City, plus ATL had weak opponents and faced a turd of a team in the Rams in the playoffs.
I really think the league has caught up with him, so he can’t dupe the best Ds with his moves anymore. Combine that with my other observations, and that’s how I feel he has no upside.
I know this whole post was kind of meandering, but I think there’s something about Vick that makes our judgments visceral, however, I believe we’ve learned to live with it.
By P.J.
July 28, 2007 1:33 AM | Link to this
I just want to add that back in 2002, under the Reeves system, Vick was always “rolling out” which allowed him to 1) see over the line (since he’s a generous 6-feet tall) and 2) not allow a pocket to form around him, ergo, pocket awareness was not as important to his game.
Some say that had Reeves remained in ATL, Vick would’ve continued to grow as a QB, but I still think the league’s Ds would’ve adjusted to his game (that is, all Ds, not just the athletic ones against which Michael had already struggled). Unfortunately, we will never know how else Reeves (and Mangurian) would’ve tweaked their system for Michael.
As for Greg Knapp’s system, I don’t think we can blame Mike’s inefficacy on the teacher because he did turn a San Jose State grad who was in exile in Canada into an All Pro QB who is still leading his teams to playoffs (though he won’t get his dysfunctional new team Tampa Bay anywhere).
By John
July 28, 2007 3:14 AM | Link to this
Just imagne what you would be thinking if Mora was still coach.