Various and sundry observations while waiting for the next rain:
• I didn’t know Houston didn’t have television stations or cable service. Who would have imagined such a thing for such a huge city?
Obviously, they don’t because how else would Titans owner Bud Adams decree that Vince Young would become the starting quarterback for the Tennessee team?
Clearly, the man hasn’t seen Vince play the last couple of years.
Certainly, something needs to change with the turnabout Titans who were 10-0 to start last year and are 0-6 so far this fall.
And, certainly Kerry Collins hasn’t been making any player of the week lists.
But, Collins has pretty much played like Collins, including last year’s 10-0 Collins.
The Titans’ problems are largely elsewhere – starting with a defense that has steadily gotten worse each week, undoubtedly aided by some key injuries.
But, the issues are widespread: receivers who drop balls or worse tip them up for interceptions, fumbling kick returners, weird defensive strategy, and an offense that strays from what worked last year, i.e., Johnson and White in large doses.
Adams has always been enamored with Young who was absolutely phenomenal while playing at Texas.
So, the Titans drafted VY at No. 3, only to learn as so many pro teams have that great college players don’t necessarily become great or even good pro players.
Don’t get me wrong. As with most Titans fans, I would love Vince to be the next Randal Cunningham, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.
That is based solely on watching him play.
Apparent Bud Adams doesn’t have TV and hasn’t seen VY in action.
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How come when you stay at a nicer hotel they want to rob you of something ridiculous like $15 a day for Internet service?
That’s just wrong.
Now if you stay at a more economical hotel, the chances are Internet will be free.
What’s up with that?
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Speaking of the Internet, the airlines make us turn off our laptops but let the pilots stay connected.
That’s the logical conclusion from the story of the Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles because they were on their laptops working on crew schedules.
That sure makes you comfortable flying the friendly skies.
To belabor the obvious, getting sucked up into the Internet while supposedly piloting a big giant aircraft with a couple of hundred people inside over populated areas seems to defy common sense.
Sounds like Jim Tracy needs to go up and give them some advice in Washington. |
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