Favre Love Fest Still "Madden"ing

Now I know that Favre Watch hasn't really heated up, and it's a slow news week. Bring John Madden into the fold, and he will champion the cause.

In an interview with Sam Farmer of the Chicago Tribune, Madden said of Favre,"I think he should do whatever he wants to. It's funny, people have taken ownership of his life." He also added, "I remember John Elway told me this years ago, he said, 'It's not your head that tells you when to retire or that you can't play anymore. It's your body.'"

I tend to disagree with the fact that "people" have taken control of Favre's life. I believe that as much as you should believe Favre has taken control of my T.V. with his tired Sears commercials. I can't wait till next season's.

And to compare Elway to Favre:  Elway never ceremoniously dragged on his retirement for four years. He cried and left. The more this drags on and the more 2020 MVP commercials I see, the more I wish Favre would join Madden in riding off into the sunset.



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McNabb Trek II: The Wrath of Mayock

Watching this Donovan McNabb trade rumor fiasco unfold has made me think. Where is the voice of reason in all this wild speculation?

Pro Football Talk has put out a blog basically apologizing for jumping on every “he said/she said” lead. Read it. Laughter will ensue.

In steps Mike Mayock, of the NFL Network, as the voice of reason. I don't have a link or source (because the NFL wants you to riot until you have the NFL Network on your cable or satellite provider), but I will give you the key points to... um... well, his point.

1.Donovan McNabb only has one year remaining on his contract.  So if he doesn't sign an extension, no team is going to give up a second round pick that will be a good player with a cheap four year contract.

2.Donovan McNabb would prefer to hit free agency and dictate money and situation, like possibly being Brett Favre's replacement in Minnesota (they like them old there).


In conclusion: the Eagles don't want to give McNabb away.  As much as everybody likes Kolb's potential and Vick's athleticism, McNabb has been a consistently high performer at the most important position for 11 years. You don't trade that away for a fourth or fifth round pick who might not even make your team. From the other teams' perspective, you don't give away talented young cheap labor for a guy who is only going to be on your team for one season. McNabb won't be traded.

I admire the Eagles organization because they run their franchise with a lot of efficiency. This one has been handled with a type of sloppiness I'm not used to seeing from the Eagles.


 



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Tim Tebowitis

I have noticed that the majority of comments from users about Tim Tebow on blogs and forums (where public opinion is really formed) are negative. With this draft lacking a healthy or participating skill player near the top, Tebow has become its focus and that has caused some backlash (or Cushlash if that is more appropriate).

From my prospective, Tim Tebow’s wide ranging draft stock, views on faith, and undeniable leadership and character is giving this draft what it needs:  a story that brings in extreme viewpoints. Few people will sit around and debate the pedigree or selection of Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy. What they will do is discuss Tim Tebow regardless of where he is selected in the NFL draft.

When you have a person who is a quarterback, religious figure, and an anointed head figure rolled up into one , the media has a gold mine. It’s like having Brett Favre, the Pope, and George W. Bush rolled up into one. Make no mistake, Tim Tebow will continue to use this media coverage to get his viewpoints across and the media will continue to eat it up until the real season kicks off.

So love them or hate them, figures like Tim Tebow will dominate the big time football media as long as we continue to love them or hate them.

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