Gutless Idiots

First, the show at the Barking Dog in Bethesda on Saturday night was awesome. Chris White, Jeff Maurer, and George Peacock were all super tight and I did OK to close the show. Great crowd. Bethesda rocks...weirdest thing I have ever said...

Here's the focus of the blog:

The Houston Texans front office are a bunch of gutless idiots and if I was a fan and had tickets, I would be so outraged right now, I would demand a refund of all the money I have given them over the years in good faith that they were trying to put the best product onto the field. The passed on the man pictured, to take Mario Williams, a Defensive End from NC State (which apparently, had the greatest college defensive line of all time as they had 3 first rounders on a 6-5 team) who was 'inconsistent in his production and attitude'. Are you kidding? If Williams is the next Reggie White, and he'd better be to justify this pick, they still passed on a truly unique once in a generation talent. Absurd.

During the weeks leading up to the draft, the Texans negotiated with Bush. It became clear that they were going to have to fork over more $ than they were comfortable with to sign him. So they signed an inferior player and hid behind some BS line about it being a football decision. Lies. The punka$$ owner and management wouldn't fork over the dough upfront to sign Reggie Bush end of story. When Bush fell to New Orleans at #2, people were dancing in the streets.

Its still up for debate as to whether Bush will be a great pro. Time will tell of course. I happen to think that he'll be outstanding; a truly dynamic offensive weapon that can do anything. The draft guru, Mel Kiper, said the following: "If Bush were just a running back, he'd be a first rounder. If he were just a receiver, he'd be a first rounder. If he were just a returner, he'd be a borderline first rounder. The fact that he does all those things means he's an amazing talent." How could you pass on that? How? Because you didn't want to pay for hype? The move pays for itself when you're the national tv game because of the kid or when you sell out pre-season games just to watch the kid play. This is a slap in the face from the owner to the fans that have supported this team with the promise of better days ahead. It was a business decision plain and simple. They assume the fans will get ticked, but keep coming through the turnstyles and support them so they can continue to put a terrible product on the field.

Again, the Williams kid could end up being great. But, its hard to justify picking a guy that had inconsistent production on a D-line that had 3 first rounders 1st overall! Read this: "His motor runs hot-and-cold. He played with more intensity during the second-half of his junior season but still took far too many plays off throughout 2005." That's the knock on him from "Scouts Inc". No way he should be the top pick. Event in history this most closely mirrors: the drafting of Sam Bowie ahead of Michael Jordan in 1984...

Say what you want about Dan Snyder but guys like him, jerry jones (my least favorite figure in sports), Al Davis and others, are all committed to putting a great product on the field and are willing to shell out the money to do so. They would never have made a move like this. They would have ponied up the dough in a millisecond to get the best player available. I propose a class action suit against the Texans by their fans to recoup damages from a team that is not committed to winning. To me, there is a basic agreement between a fan and a team. The team will always try and the fan will always support. When one of those breaks down, the relationship must be severed. The other side of the coin would be for teams to strip fans of tickets if they allow said tickets to go to rival fans. I am totally in favor of this.

Also, sorry if you don't care about football and didn't like this blog. If you didn't like it, please move to Russia where you won't have to worry about football, only political upheaval and secret police. Holler