Archives for December 18, 2002

‘The pleasant surprise about "Second String" is how fast and energetic the movie can be and how the filmmakers don’t turn the players into caricatures like in the Charlie Sheen movie, "Major League."’

‘In the underdog football genre, it ranks slightly above "Necessary Roughness" (Scott Bakula as a 40-year-old college freshman, Kathy Ireland as a placekicker) and "The Replacements" (a movie that asks you to root for scab players), and is only a bit more plausible — even ignoring the basic idea that the Buffalo Bills might finally win a championship.’

‘Bills fans will love the happy ending. And with the way the Bills are playing this year, they might have a chance to make the story come true. For his team’s sake, quarterback Drew Bledsoe should stay away from shellfish.’

‘New England (8-6), the defending Super Bowl champs, has to lose its remaining two games, against the Jets (7-7), and Miami (9-5), both at home.’

‘Kragthorpe, a 37-year-old son of a coach, will be TU’s 27th football coach.’

‘There appears to be a front runner for a football coach at the University of Tulsa. Hurricane officials are zeroing in Steve Kragthorpe. Steve is currently the Quarterback coach for the Buffalo Bills…An announcement will be made on Thursday.’

‘COACHING- Marty Schottenheimer decided to put in Flutie with a little over 8 minutes to go. Flutie did not respond. Brees was simply the victim of dropped passes and the decision to go away from the running game in the fourth quarter is baffling. The coach also decided not to kick a field goal in two situations where any other team in the league would have. The sorry state of the Chargers special teams and lack of confidence hurt them on this day. Grade: F’