The Spokester’s wickedly sweet musings

Welcome to the wicked mind of Morgan Spokny, AKA the “Spokester”.

Out of the gate: As I’m sure you have already heard, the 350 lb behemoth, Haloti Ngata landed a big blow early to Ben Roethlisberger’s nose last Monday. Blood spewed and soaked into his jersey. It truly was a grotesque injury. It looked like Big Ben just went 12 rounds with Ali. It seemed like déjà vu. Didn’t I just see this happen to Antonio Margarito’s face? For one night at least we all had hard evidence what it would look like if Big Ben and Michael Myer’s got into a tussle. Yet despite the injury Big Ben and his Owen Wilson schnoz managed to lead the troops to a victorious win against there arch nemesis division rival, the one and only Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens, also happen to be one of my six favorite teams and as a Raven’s fan, I think I can speak for the rest of the world, when I say that even if you think he’s an immature prick, or have no respect for Big Ben after his countless off the field shenanigans and offenses, you have to give kudos to the man for having the heart of champion and the cojones of a Great Mastiff.

Rounding second:I just saw a recent poll on ESPN where 13.9% of respondents said they think Joe Webb should start this Sunday over Brett Favre and Tavaris Jackson. In response to this poll I want to post another poll to gauge drug usage amongst ESPN respondents. I mean c’mon, are you kidding me America? Joe Webb is incredibly athletically gifted, but he’s never started a professional game before and you have another QB, Tavaris Jackson who deserves a look. Let Tavaris start a few more games and if he falters then the Vikings could possibly consider starting one of the fastest men to come out of the South since Forrest Gump. Webb is a freak athlete who jumped 42.5 inches and ran a 4.43 40 yard dash at the combine, which does make him an intriguing prospect, who does deserve an opportunity to start one day, but not just yet.

The setup: I was asked by a fan recently on the Bottom Line Sports Show, what my take was on the Patriots decidedly lopsided MNF win. Well in a nutshell, here’s my take. I still think the Jets are a good team, but they also clearly have match up issues with the Patriots, much like the Patriots have a match up issue with the Ravens. I think the biggest issue for the Jets is that they start a DT/NT and DE upfront, which is designed to stop the run, but by playing in a formation such as this, they sacrifice a strong pass rush. Everybody knows you can’t stop the infamous Tom Brady if you don’t put pressure on him. The NFL is all about what you have done lately. So it was no surprise to me that this entire week it seems that all I hear is everyone claiming that the Patriots are suddenly the front runners for a championship, T-Brads is the MVP, and the Hoody is the greatest coach of all time. I’d like to point out that these are also the same folks who said that the defense was too young, too soft and that loss of Randy Moss would without question doom all chances of taking the division. Earth to world, the league is cyclical and Pats will come back down to earth to some degree. The league is designed to ensure parity. No one in the history of the league will ever win every week 45-3. However, with that said the Patriots are one of my six favorite teams for a reason. I love winners, and the Patriots are the epitome of a winner. In fact I’ve been picking the Patriots all season long, and if you don’t believe me, feel free to take a listen to the Bottom Line Sports Show archive. The Patriots most certainly have a chance to win a Super Bowl, especially with the revamped offense and defense, our newly found ability to penetrate the middle, but just because of one incredibly lopsided loss, it doesn’t completely erase the Jets either. These things are not mutually exclusive folks.

The Closer: Just like the USPS, T-Brads delivers rain, sleet or snow.

Super weak stat of the day: Ray Rice in two games against the Steelers this year has 6 combined fantasy points.

By: Morgan Spokny

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