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January 16, 2005
Eagles Wipe Out Vikings, 27-14: The Philadelphia Eagles went scoreboard on the Minnesota Vikings, picking off two Daunte Culpepper passes in a laugher to proceed to the NFC Championship against the Atlanta Falcons. Roseanne Rosannadanna was held to three catches and ran off the field early once, botching a fake field goal.
Glad they lost, especially after last week's "Mooning Incident". Hope he enjoys sitting home and watching the playoffs from his living room again. Just goes to show that karma is a bitch and what goes around comes around.
posted by evil_monkey_king at 06:21 PM on January 16, 2005
What makes you think he'll be sitting at home watching the playoffs? I get the impression that Randy Moss is one of a growing number of professional athletes with no love for the game they play but rather see it as the simply, 'the job'. So, yeah, go ahead and get to that vacation, Randy.
posted by geekyguy at 06:53 PM on January 16, 2005
That couldn't have been any better had it been scripted. The Eagles' fumble plops right into their receiver's hands for a TD. Moss leaves the field for the fake field goal of which he's the pivotal part. The Eagles fumble, but the Vikings player only gets one foot back in-bounds before he picks up the ball. And that was all in the first half.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:45 PM on January 16, 2005
Don't forget Freddie Mitchell's touchdown-turned-touchback - the kharma wasn't totally against the Vikings.
posted by mbd1 at 08:45 PM on January 16, 2005
What makes you think he'll be sitting at home watching the playoffs? To be fair, it's pretty common for players eliminated from the playoffs of any sport to avoid watching the rest of them. It's tough to watch someone else suceed where you've failed, so I don't know if I'd watch them either. Many hockey players talk about not being able to watch games after being eliminated (or retired), so I don't think Moss would be really out of line for skipping them (if he did).
posted by grum@work at 09:18 PM on January 16, 2005
The botched fake sure looked like someone else's fuckup. Randy was looking at the sideline and back at the field because there were 11 guys out there besides him. One of the o-linemen wasn't supposed to be out there, according to Mike Tice, who can't get fired fast enough.
posted by yerfatma at 01:36 PM on January 17, 2005
'fatma: Backup center Cory Withrow was on the field, unaware of plans for the fake, and coaches and teammates had to yell for Moss to come off to avoid a penalty for too many men on the field. "I didn't hear the call where I was standing," Withrow said quietly. (AP) Although a lot of news outlets are reporting that it was a handful of linebackers who didn't know what was going on, not just this poor fella.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:19 PM on January 17, 2005
Mike Tice is far too underpaid to get fired after winning one playoff game this season.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:27 PM on January 17, 2005
Mike Tice is far too underpaid to get fired after winning one playoff game this season Exactly. Along with the rest of their coaching stuff, all of which is paid less than some head coaches (that includes Tice's salary). As long as Red can pull that off, no way he'll fire them and pay up.
posted by jmd82 at 12:43 AM on January 19, 2005
Did you guys just put Mike Tice and underpaid in the same sentence? I believe it's called, "You get what you pay for."
posted by wfrazerjr at 12:01 PM on January 19, 2005
wfrazer, my comment in no way is meant to disagree with your assertion.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:09 PM on January 19, 2005
wfrazer- he can at least make it to the playoffs and when a game there. Have you looked at some of the other atrocious coaches and how much they get paid?
posted by jmd82 at 04:34 PM on January 19, 2005
I don't think it's a matter of Mike Tice "getting" a team anywhere. If you had Randy Moss, Dante Culpepper and the O and D lines of the Vikings, would your owner be satisfied with barely making the playoffs? And wouldn't some heads roll when you can't even pull off a damned fake field goal that everyone knows is coming? The guy freaking stinks on ice. That's not to say some other coaches don't suck just as badly (Erickson, Holmgren) or worse (MARTZ).
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:02 PM on January 19, 2005
wfrazer, the owner's satisfaction with tice is easily discerned from his lack of firing as well as lack of a salary increase to an amount larger than (many/most/the top) coordinators get--you're confusing mr. red with what fans expect and desire.
posted by billsaysthis at 09:06 PM on January 19, 2005
No, Bill, I think you are assuming Red McCombs gives a shit about winning. He doesn't. He's basically the same entity as the old regime Wrigley-owned Cubs -- don't worry about a title, just keep the money rolling in and the stands full. They do that with a couple big names, a bunch of nobodies and the worst-paid coaching staff in the NFL. Red's cool because the bills is gettin' paid and he's still clockin' much loot.
posted by wfrazerjr at 11:40 PM on January 19, 2005
I will repeat myself: wfrazer, my comment in no way is meant to disagree with your assertion.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:26 PM on January 20, 2005
Sorry, Bill, I misinterpreted the second comment. I guess we both agree -- Red's a dumbass.
posted by wfrazerjr at 03:55 PM on January 20, 2005
To be fair, the field goal may not have been his fault. There were 12 Vikings on the field, and someone may called him off the field to avoid a penalty. Still. Culpepper looked like he was alone out there for much of the game, and Westbrook was awful impressive.