- People have already made up their minds on Jay Cutler. No level of success this year outside of a Super Bowl victory will be good enough for the people that already hate him (and even then, there will be a good share of detractors), mainly for non-football reasons - i.e. his personality and demeanor turn people off. My favorite thing about sports is how everyone becomes a certified psychologist and body language expert, as if something that a television presents to you without context (a guy sitting on the bench) is a good way to read a person's true thoughts or feelings.
Watch the reaction of Cutler after throwing an interception or getting off the field after a bad drive, and it's no different than when a top quarterback reams out his offensive line for missing a block or a receiver running the wrong pattern. But since it's a guy that hasn't succeeded in the league, the general reaction to Cutler's reaction is one of disgust. People call him petulant, a whiner, mopey, basically any adjective in the family of "immature guy who looks like he doesn't care".
I really hope he succeeds this year and shoves it in the face of the fans who hate him and clearly yearn for the days of Johnathan Quinn or Henry Burris behind center. - All of the above, change a few adjectives and names around, applies to Tony Romo.
- You can't say anything bad about Peyton Manning, not even his arm strength. Plus he makes funny commercials, furthering his positive image. Just makes me wonder how he would be perceived had he not had the pleasure of winning his only Super Bowl against the Rex Grossman-led Chicago Bears. Winning just one Super Bowl changes public perception on you forever.
- Some people should not be playing in fantasy football leagues.
Just caught something on NFL Network about a Monte Ball tweet posted after his teammate Peyton Manning shredded the Ravens in a 49-24 rout of the defending champs.
Ppl out there hot about their fantasy leagues 😂😂 😂😂! It's a process!
— Montee Ball (@MonteeBall) September 6, 2013
Here are some tweets I pulled up from people addressing Monte directly:
“@MonteeBall: Ppl out there hot about their fantasy leagues 😂😂 😂😂 It's a process!” fuck a process u better be in the end zone next week bruh
— Juan Juan (@2_Jaaaayz) September 6, 2013
Thanks @EricDecker87 and @MonteeBall for all your fantasy points!! #not your team had 49 points and neither of you can get ANYThese are just some of the tweets to see when looking up his Twitter handle. Some had your standard Internet tough-guy racist tweets, which I'd rather not promote here.
— Matt Kley (@MattKley27) September 6, 2013
The fact that there's people going out of their way to bother Ball about his fantasy football performance makes me question why a player would even bother having a Twitter in the first place. I know fantasy is a great way for the NFL to promote its product in a way that makes the fan feel like they have control over something NFL-related, as if they are virtual general managers of a team. But why, as a player, would you bother dealing with the pests when you fail to live up to some statistical expectation that is demanded of you? I think I would have to use the Block function (a fitting name for an NFL RB) a lot if I decided to join Twitter as an NFL caliber player. Sorry to say, I am not such a player. But I crush a lot.
Anywho, onto the traditional picks for the year
Denver covered the -7 last night, so for NFL, I am 1-0, +1.1. More winning hopefully in the books.
Week 1 Picks I like:
Cle -1 vs. Mia
SF -4.5 vs. GB
Oak +10.5 at Indy
Dal -3 vs. NYG
Some I'm considering: NYJ +3.5 vs. TB; Ten +7 at Pitt
