October 15, 2009
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yeah America …
Poor Rush Limbaugh. Dropped from the group that was put together to purchase the Rams all because his mouth and a bit of truth when talking about Donovan McNabb in 2003 when working with ESPN. Was it a tad racists? Maybe. Was there truth to the matter? Of course there was. Rush was being what he’s good at, an instigator. Where’s the truth you ask? Limbaugh called McNabb overrated and prior to 2004 he was. Everyone compared McNabb to Randall Cunningham, a great scrambling QB with a rifle of an arm that was somewhat accurate. McNabb was a great scrambler but his arm wasn’t that accurate (sub 60% completion percentage). Then in 2004 the Eagles were able to get T.O. and things changed. Not just because McNabb finally had a good receiver to throw to but he also started to learn how to play the QB position in terms throwing the ball instead of just running around. So my point in all of this, before 2004 McNabb was overrated. After that he’s a pretty good one who’s playing extremely well right now. And yes, I’m a McNabb fan. Unfortunately, he gets a raw deal from the Philly fans for always trying to kick him out while trying to replace him with someone else (this year it’s Vick). All in all, IMO Limbaugh was accurate in his assessment of McNabb back then.
A few things surprise me about all of this ordeal. First, one would have thought if Limbaugh became an NFL owner they would have pressured him to keep his mouth shut. Look what happened to Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner. Sure he’s a fiery owner who speaks his mind but after a few seasons and huge fines for opening his mouth he’s calmed down now. Now with Limbaugh out of the ownership picture he has nothing holding his mouth back whenever the NFL, it’s players or anything NFL related does something he doesn’t agree with. The NFL doesn’t like to be in the spotlight unless it’s sports related. Now it’ll always be in the spotlight because of Limbaugh. Smooth move.
The last surprising bit is that we hear nothing from Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson about Jason Campbell and his current escapade in the NFL. I wonder why. I wonder why.
Some other interesting links worth reading:
- Buying American, even if made in Mexico really does matter. Well maybe it does and maybe it doesn’t.
- Right to bear arms and the right for 1 Mb/s internet speeds!!!! If the US is supposed to be the greatest country in the world why aren’t we at the forefront of stuff like this? Mostly because the idiots that run this country are stuck in the past and don’t care about innovation.
- However, this guy is pretty innovative. Chewy just makes me not use the soap at the hotels and makes me bring my own.
