I was inspired to rattle off some shallow thoughts after chatting with an old friend who panned the Cowboys' choice of Demarcus Ware over Shawne Merriman at the time in 2005, calling to mind this post from last year. Also, "After Midnight" is one of Clapton's worst songs. On that note, the Lakers' second straight title aside, the other teams I support have conspired to make this one of the most unhappy years in my 20-plus-year sporting memory:
Colt McCoy got injured early in the BCS National Championship game, and Garrett Gilbert isn't going to take the Longhorns anywhere over the next three years.
The Cowboys ended the 2009 season by winning their first playoff game since the triplets, then didn't even score a touchdown against the Vikings in the divisional round.
The Dodgers started fast, then Ethier and Manny got hurt, Ned Colletti publicly insulted Matt Kemp's smarts and hustle, Russell Martin continued to ground out a lot, Colletti pretended they were contenders long enough to give up more good prospects in some awful deals at the deadline, and I ended up watching a strange mix of has-beens and no-talent/all-hustle guys like Jamey Carroll and Scott Podsednik eat up at-bats en route to an 80-82 record.
It's Giants (as my coworker put it today, a roster of journeymen plus Buster Posey) and Phillies (smarmy punks) in a no-win NLCS.
The 2010 Cowboys remain the dumbest, most undisciplined team in the NFL and have their 1-4 record to show for it, despite dominating their opponents in yardage and time of possession every week. It's that idea of "hidden yardage" old Bill P. always mentioned and, no matter what Jerry Jones says, they Cowboys are what their record says they are (another favorite Parcells-ism). They have the talent to turn it around, but they're inconsistent, partly due to the character of the players on the roster, but largely due to a weak-minded head coach and an offensive coordinator who can't make adjustments, hates the run, and doesn't appear to be employing any real offensive system. Much like I wrote in my preview of the 2009 season, I'm always pumped to see the Cowboys play, but I couldn't get pumped for their prospects this season. I never know what I'm going to get from this team, and it hurts less to take a more measured perspective.
To top it all off, my primary fantasy football team (renamed this year to The Other Roy Williams Domination Maneuver) is barely 3-3 after I botched probably the first three rounds of the draft.
On a positive note, Brett Favre continues to be revealed as the despicable person I always told everyone he was. This has led to another positive: awareness of the dangers of celldonging.
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