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- Alex
So if you've been following the post Super Bowl hype, you'll know that the biggest story has been Donovan McNabb's alleged illness during the
"six-minute drill", aka the Eagles' last touchdown drive.
The biggest pre-Super story, besides TO's clearance from God to play, was Freddie Mitchell's alleged taunting of the Patriots defensive backs.
I say alleged because his only problem was that he didn't know any of them except by number, and then he joked a little bit for the camera.
Well, here's a newsflash - coaches refer to opposing players by number. You know why? Because the numbers are right there on the jersey on the field.
You can't miss the number! "Watch out for #80!" is a lot easier to follow in the heat of battle than "Watch out for Jerry Rice!".
So big deal on that one. You'd think one of the 8 billion former players at ESPN would've pointed that out, but of course they're too busy reminiscing about
how things were better in their day, and following network orders to stir up as much controversy as possible.
So Mitchell today went on record not only about the hype, but about McNabb. And here's what's most interesting:
"Donovan, he dry heaves a lot when he gets under certain situations. It's happened before. It's happened in the NFC Championship game."
Wait. Seriously? Is it nerves? Is that what he's saying? 'Cause that would be even more damning than just being ill or tired. Why hasn't that gotten any
headlines? I'd be more interested in that than in someone sensationalizing a joke.
When you get right down to it, here's my deal: Why is it only a good story if it involves disrespect or hatred (whether real or perceived)? What these
athletes do is amazing, and I'd like to see more positive coverage of that.
Which I'm sure will happen right after the local news stops showing only negative stories.
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