Tiger Hiding in the Woods

The day after Thanksgiving, in the early hours of the morning, Tiger Woods left his house in his Escalade and crashed it into a fire hydrant and a tree. Oddly, there was no alcohol involved and Woods has not publicly spoken on what happen. To add to the confusion, his wife, Elin Nordegren, was at the scene with Woods when the ambulance came even though she had not been with Woods in the accident. Suspiciously, Woods told Florida Highway Patrol that his wife had come to the scene after hearing the crash from inside their house, then, he claims, that she took one of his golf clubs to break out the windows to pull him out from the truck.
With too many unanswered questions, Woods has still decided to not speak openly on the situation. He was scheduled to compete in the Chevron World Challenge, an event that he was supposed to host, because of the injuries suffered in the accident. Until Tiger opens up on what actually comes forward with the truth he's only leaving himself embarassed and the public dissapointed.

Has his Mo-Jo

Maurice Jones-Drew is probably the smartest running back in the league. And adding him to your fantasy football team is probably the smartest move, or not- depending on who you ask. Some would suggest that the UCLA graduate made an idiodic play by taking a knee at the 1-yard line instead of walking it in for the touchdown to seal the game against the Jets last week, while most claim that it was a selfless play that showed his importance of the team. At any rate, no one can deny his beastly stats- 13 TDs, almost 1000 yards, and about 6 yards per carry- through 10 games, and to say the least, Jones-Drew is the ultamite hybrid running back. He can be best described as a tank and a Lamborghini fused together, and what you get on the field is a player that batters through defenses, breaks tackles, and reaches game-breaker speed in seconds. At 5'7 and 208 lbs, his center of gravity is so low that he hugs the ground as he runs, slipping right under the defenders nose- and legs for that matter. In only his fourth season 'Mo-Jo' is becoming the premier back in the NFL.

Not So Fast...

After putting on an unbelievable performance at the IAAF World Championship Track and Field in Berlin, there has been talk of Usain Bolt using his awesome speed for the NFL.
There's only a slew of problems though. First of all, football is absolutely non-existant in Jamaica, which means he would have to be taught the game from scratch at his age. More importantly, speed on the track does not translate to the football field where there is grass and you also have twenty pounds of bulky pads to slow him down. Usain Bolt is also a very thin man. At 6'5 Bolt weighs a pathetic 190 pounds- in the NFL you must be at least 200 pounds to carry around the cooler. In addition, the proposed position that he would play his wide reciever, the position where guys make money with their hands. Bolt has been making a living off of his legs- batty but legs nonetheless- and we have no idea whether he can catch a football, let alone a deep bomb from Peyton Manning. It's now safe to put the brakes on this idea.

The Perfect Fit for Vick

Quickly after Michael Vick was reinstated by Roger Goodell, Vick and his agent Joel Segal made it a priority to redefine the tainted 'Micheal Vick' brand. So far their work has been flawless. First, the pious Tony Dungy was reported as Vick's personal advisor. A move that was genius to start off Vick into his new life - being that Dungy is the most respected man throughout the league, and having him guide Vick's decision making through his life post-imprisonment is a great look for Michael's image.

Now, Vick has been granted a second chance at a career with the Philadelphia Eagles and there isn't a better place that this fallen star could have landed. As much sense as this acquisition makes concerning the on-the-field aspect- having a deadly option to throw or run the ball in a wildcat offense- this signing is bigger than football, by reason of the Eagles' quarterback.

As there are only a few black quarterbacks active in the league today, the list of successful black quarterbacks is even smaller- actually only one, Donovan Mcnabb. Michael Vick has already expressed his great respect for Mcnabb, also stating that they are friends off the field. Furthermore, now that Vick and Mcnabb are on the same team, two of the most dominating black quarterbackacks ever will play together, a monumental scenario. But before the two even lace up together there will be a serious reconditioning of Vick's character with the help of Donovan Mcnabb and Tony Dungy. Additionally, as black men, Vick will willingly absorb the teachings, direction, and leadership that they will give him. With everything in his life now square these two have an opportunity to reinvent Vick into a complete quarterback and a man.

Vick Signs 2-Year Deal with Eagles

After Tony Dungy told ESPN earlier this week that Vick is going to be close a deal in the near future, Vick is now flying with a new flock. Vick will be joining a stable orginization that he will be more than happy to play for.

There has been a lot of talk around concerning Vick after he was reinstated and folks have been insisting that if he goes somewhere it needed to be a stable orginization. The radio personalities and ESPN talking heads have been suggesting that Vick is this savage athlete who has just gotten out of prison and needs a stone cold team to play under. As if Vick is this uncontrolable being that needs the toughness of a Belicheck or a Tom Coughlin to tame him. This isn't the case at all, Vick has learned his lesson after 2 years in a federal prison. Michael is just happy to get out and get a job and he has been so fortunate that Goodell let him back in. Vick would have been just fine wherever he went because this is the NFL where guys make millions to play a child's game and he was looking to take anything that the world would give him.

Boy Stop

Coming from yet another hot-shot, diva wide receiver, I shouldn't be suprised by the latest news from Michael Crabtree. First, Crabtree is holding out by not signing with the San Franciso 49ers because he feels that the rookie contract they're offering is not enough. This is coming from the same Crabtree who had a statistically poor final season with Texas Tech, had not run the 40 at the combine, and had been called 'soft' by his teammates.

Crabtree and his advisor/cousin are now saying that Michael will sit out the entire 2009-2010 season and then re-enter the draft.

Wait, for what? So that you can get drafted even lower and make even less money? Crabtree's stock will only go down because of the obvious time off, probable lack of focus, and his attitude. Michael report to training camp now.

Tiger's Back

After being tied for 95th after the first round, Tiger stormed back to win the Buick Open by 3 strokes.

This is coming after Woods dissapointingly did not make the cut for the Open Championship a couple weeks before. " I feel good," he said, "The win helps."
Tiger is back and is thirsty for another major. This was a warning shot to the golf world.