NFL Rant: Look Ma' No Hands!

After a pretty tumultuous weekend in football with the biggest story being the fumble gaffe of the season, this is what I think about the call last Sunday. It was a terrible correct call. How can it be a terrible call if it was correct? This is why, the fumble which is clear as day in replay was called an incomplete pass on the play. The mistake was made, from Ed Hochuli's perspective behind the QB I could see how it may have looked like an incomplete pass. The rules state that an inadvertent whistle blown ends the play and cannot be reviewed and that is exactly what happened.

Now the actual problem with the ruling was not the missed call, but the rule itself. It handcuffed the referee into making that call and thus unreviewable. The reason Ed did not let the play run out and eventually review it was because the NFL's need to protect its QBs. Since, the NFL does not want QBs getting hurt in dog piles going for loose balls the "open hand" ruling forces the ref to blow the whistle much too soon. If it were a running back who fumbled they would have let the play continue and let the replay decide the fate of the fumble. They might as well give each QB a box of tampons and a pink jersey before they step out on the field. There are too many penalties protecting QBs, I mean if you slap your hand on a HELMET of a QB you will get a 15 yard penalty. The only person that would ever get hurt in that scenario is the helmet or the hand, and possibly fragile Tom Brady (only kidding).

Quarterback Carousel:

Tyler Thigpen: Costal Carolina can you please stand up! Congrats to the new kid on the block, you are going to be running the most dynamic offenses in the NFL. That is the most dynamic offense for the other team. KC's great draft class of 2008 is not going to help this kid make plays down the field. This team is miles away from where they will be in the future, so until then whoever is playing QB for the Chiefs good luck, and get a priest.

Gus Ferrote: Welcome back old man, 37 and you are still tucking away the paychecks with the NFL insignia on it. Well who knew that you would go from holding a clipboard to handing off the ball to one of the most dangerous weapons in the NFL. If you can throw a greater than 55% pass completion this season, don't worry about losing your job to Tavaris, with a hundred throws he still wouldn't be able to hit either one of Jessica Simpson's enormous breasts, the only one hitting those is Romo.

Rookie Watch:
Desaun Jackson: You incompetent fool you cost me a fantasy football win to a person who has spent the most time in the basement in his own league. Jackson has all world speed and talent, too bad his pea sized brain does not know where the goal line begins. This guy will be a good starter for about three to four years, but guys his size never last that long as a number 1 or even number 2 receivers, see Santana Moss for proof.

Matt Ryan: Welcome to the NFL. It's a lot easier to look like a star when you are playing the doormats of the league aka the lions. Despite his bad outing last week, I really like this kid. He preformed well in college despite having receivers that no one can name, and didn't even see the inside of the draft room. Matt has intangibles, especially leadership, and on team whose last leader is avoiding sodomy in the Leavenworth showers, Matt is someone they desperately needed.