I know, I know. We just did a Whitlock piece this morning. But for all of the fun we have with Whitlock, we also like to note when he happens to point out something worthwhile, like he did in his most recent article for FoxSports (amidst his usual nonsense).
As you know, I've defended Favre all season. I thought the Packers made a mistake letting him go (and they did). I desperately wanted Favre to have a big season in New York.
[VERY little chatter from prominent Favre-huggers in the sports media (other than the "will he retire?" nonsense). One Schrute Buck for Whitlock for taking his medicine.]
It didn't happen. He tossed 22 TDs and 22 INTs, and with the season on the line against the Dolphins and Chad Pennington, "White T.O." tossed three picks and one TD.
[BRUTAL performance.]
To make matters worse, we learned from Jay Glazer that Favre didn't enjoy playing for Eric Mangini because the Jets coach had the audacity to question Favre's decision-making in front of teammates.
[Bingo. Hardly a mention of this in any of the mainstream coverage. I heard that report after the game and thought, "Wow, prima dona much? Maybe I won't buy that pair of Wranglers after all."]
How dare Mangini hold Favre accountable for throwing stupid interceptions? Glazer's report came on the heels of Favre breaking news (or rationalizing a poor season) that his shoulder was dead.
[Wow. Am I becoming a Jason Whitlock fan??]
Belichick is likely to get a big laugh this offseason when some team overpays for Cassel during the free-agent season. Cassel is all smoke and mirrors. The Patriots won their last four games, beating Seattle, Oakland, Arizona and Buffalo. Cassel isn't very good.
[It's happening!]
The inevitable off-season Cassel "saga" will be my favorite pointless piece of the spring/summer. Would you want franchise tag a guy (paying him well over $10MM for next season to probably sit on the bench) or sign a guy to a big-money long-term deal who (with the privilege of throwing to Moss and Welker) compiled 3,693 yards (8th in the NFL), a 63.4 comp.% (11th in the NFL), 21 TDs (10th in the NFL) and 11 INTs (14th most in the NFL)?? Oh, and did I mention that he compiled those barely-above-league-average stats against the weakest schedule in the entire NFL this season?
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