Halftime
Dr. X posts this from the Mean Regression Archives at Stanford (0-8) University:
"Had enough of (Yakima's own) Damon Huard yet? With an IAYPA of 7.6 The Ageless Wonder has just ONE interception YTD, and continues to defy Dr. X's predictions that he would sink back to the level of lesser lights such as Tom Brady (5.7), Eli Manning (5.5), and Bret Favre (5.4). Huard is tied for first with Peyton Manning (7.6) and Bulger (7.6), just ahead of McNabb (7.4). Next man up is the San Diego rookie Rivers (6.6) who is making a large statement for himself.
"And that's basically it. Everyone else is either bunched around the middle, or benched. And more than any other season ever in the entire history of the world, careers are ending with car-wreck suddenness. Culpepper, Bledsoe, and Warner, are done. McNair (3.8) is not long for this world, and Jake Plummer (4.3) is hearing footsteps.
"The saddest case of all is Roethlisberger, who once stood athwart these ratings like...like someone that stands athwart something. 4 INTs pull him down to a bottom quartile 4.4 IAYPA. What were the Steelers thinking, starting a man who'd just had a serious concussion? Head injuries don't heal fast guys. When his brain is working right, Roethlisberger can be the most efficient quarterback in the NFL. Why are you risking his career, and the future of your franchise by exposing him to additional harm?
"I had hoped to say some kind words about Joey Harrington (3.8), who has, on several occasions, led drives this year, but nothing comes to mind."
posted by Latouche at Large at 7:38 AM
2 Comments:
Rats.
I rather expected we would lose this one, and frankly we did better than I thought, particularly with the tremendously lopsided yardage totals. It was fun to watch - but Huard was absolutely lethal.
You did see flashes of Wallace's flexibility and potentially explosive athleticism. If anything he threw with too much power. I'm trying to imagine how the game would have turned out if he hadn't been making his NFL debut.
I also fear that the weakness of our fast, light defense, an often effective style I really enjoy watching, has been dialed in by other teams.
Dr. X posts this from the "Best Bar West of the Mississippi" at the Broadmoor (no, really):
"If Wallace is the next Mike Vick I'd be fine with that. Hopefully the coach will call some 'roll-out' and 'boot-leg' plays that will allow him to use his athleticism for the team's benefit."
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