Tony Romo! Eli Manning! Who throws the game-breaking interception that loses the game? Matt Ufford and the Uffsides crew preview Week 12’s games and make their picks.
Before I get started, do not misconstrue what I’m about to say to link it to the recent bullying conversation. I certainly am not. Thing is, I don’t understand good teams having bad seasons without somebody getting in one of his teammates’ faces.
You can spout off about sticking together and all that but at some point when the same guy or guys keep screwing up over and over and it is costing you games, somebody has to stand up and say so. And when they say so it might not be the nicest conversation. From all that I have seen Johnson works his butt off, plays extremely hard, produces and holds himself to a high standard, so I don’t have a problem at all with him holding someone else to a high standard as well.
For some of these teams that are a lot more talented than their record would suggest, I would almost recommend some arguments on the sideline because iron sharpens iron. Guys need to know that playing like crap isn’t going to cut it and many times that message is hammered home more clearly by a teammate than by a coach. If a guy isn’t doing his job it might be time to, metaphorically of course, put boots to asses, as The Rock would say, and challenge them to get their stuff together.
A team that reaches an all-time peak and loses its head coach is guaranteed to regress. It applies to Western Kentucky. It is not the hottest of takes to suggest that the Broncos are not going to go 13-1 in 2017.
Robert Griffin III is in line for this season’s “Box of Chocolates” award – you never know what you’re going to get. After two straight strong weeks, Griffin was taking mincing geisha steps any time a defender was in the neighborhood and missing wide-open downfield throws by five yards or more.