Here’s an old-timey TV ad for a “new” Gillette razor that features a whopping one blade. And there’s Pee Wee Reese and some random dude talking about boys. It’s not quite as gay as it sounds, though the thought of someone doing “a lot of work with boys” today would never choose those words to describe doing so. But that’s not too much to presume from a guy nicknamed “Pee Wee,” is it?
After going 4-12 last season, the Fighting Dan Synders finally decided to take Jim Zorn out to pasture. They got him right between the eyes with a two-time Super Bowl winner by the name of Mike Shanahan. Ever since, Shanahhan has been making moves to put the team in a position to win. The trade for Donovan McNabb, switching to a 3-4 defense, and the signing of Larry Johnson and Willie Parker are just some of the redecorations the coach has made whilst cleaning house. His cleaning ladies are asking him to buy more Windex as the cleaning continues.
Shanahan said there was no update on whether Westbrook would agree to join the Redskins, for him his brother, Byron Westbrook, is a special-teamer. But the coach clearly expressed how he feels about the running back. “We want him,” Shanahan said. –USAToday
As a Redskins fan, I don’t think a lot of people can comprehend the frustration that comes with having Jim Zorn as the head coach of your football team. As much as I hate the idea of more Philly players coming to Landover. But I guess if they’re going to, they should go all out and bring back James Thrash and Jeremiah Trotter.
Brian Westbrook will have to get hurt wearing somebody else’s uniform next season. The Philadelphia Eagles just cut him.
“Brian is one of the greatest Eagles of all time and he is even a better person and leader,” coach Andy Reid. “In my mind, there has not been a more versatile running back that the NFL has seen. I had a conversation with Brian this morning to let him know. This is by far the most difficult part of this job. We wanted to make this move now in order to maximize Brian’s chances of landing with another NFL team.” –FOX News.
Interesting dichotomy, seeing as this comes one day after the release of Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson. While LT was a reliable fantasy football workhorse through most of his career, Westbrook was the proverbial box of chocolates. He could run for 150 yards and then sit out for a month, it seemed. It’s too bad, that such a beautiful fantasy chameleon is winding down his career. I always enjoyed watching people overvalue him the last three years. And yeah, that includes the Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles' running back Brian Westbrook got paid, twice:
Team officials have confirmed that, because of an accounting error, Westbrook was twice awarded a $3 million roster bonus for 2006 that was part of the five-year, $25 million contract extension the five-year veteran signed in November 2005. Westbrook reportedly has acknowledged the overage and agreed to repay the money.
Hey, didn't these guys ever play Monopoly? When Rich Uncle Pennybags receives an accounting error in his favor, he doesn't give the money back to the bank. Also, I never mentioned this, but my name is Brian Westbrook. That extra $3 million is probably for me. KD is just my nom de plume. It's all right here on my birth certificate, but let me borrow some Wite-Out® first.
Westbrook's agent could not be reached for comment on the extra bonus . . . it is not clear when, or how, the overage was discovered by the Eagles and Westbrook.
It may have been discovered when Westbrook's agent called team officials from Grand Cayman and said, "Finders keepers motherf#^*ers! Mwa, ha, ha, ha . . .!" This could effect the Eagles salary cap some way. I'm guessing negatively? I started day-dreaming about marrying a playmate with my three milldo and didn't finish the article. Speaking of which, Jeff Garcia is still not an Eagle anymore, and is still scheduled to wed to lovely Carmella sometime this month. -KD
