Papa’s Basement Radio Show 10-1-12-Katie Holmes, Josh Jackson and Exes
Joshua Jackson revealed last week that his ex-girlfriend Katie Holmes, after her breakup from Tom Cruise, gave him a call to “see how he was doing.” Now, I’m a man […]
RGIII is the Real Deal–For two decades, the Redskins have lacked a real quarterback. You know, that guy who, when the game hangs in the balance, takes things on his shoulders and wins the damn thing because failure is not in his vocabulary. He’s akin to a gridiron superhero. And, for 20 years, the Redskins have had horrible, horrible superheroes. Ant-Man. Man-Thing. Marrow. I wouldn’t trust mediocrities like that to rescue a kitten from a tree much less stick it to a stout defense with two minutes left in the game.
Well, Robert Griffin III is a superhero of the caliber of Batman, Superman or Spider-Man. In other words, when big things hit the fan, I trust the guy to be able to save the day. He proved his ability again on Sunday, getting Billy Cundiff close enough to the goalpost that even he couldn’t miss, netting the Skins a come from behind win.
Speaking of Billy Cundiff…–That guy needs to be gone. Now. I stuck up he-whose-name-it’s-really-hard-to-resist-spelling-“Cuntiff” when he shanked the kick that ended the Ravens’ postseason hopes last season. We all have bad days. But Cundiff’s leg is gone. He missed not one, not two, but three field goals during Sunday’s contest, only making the game-winner by the thinnest of margins. If you’re a surgeon who accidentally scars a patient because a fly landed on your nose while you held a scalpel, hang in there. If you’re a surgeon who’s scarred your last twelve patients because you’re holding a scalpel and now have Parkinson’s, get the hell out of the operating room.
This Game Says Nothing About the Redskins. Next Week’s Will–Limping past a now 1-3 team like the Buccaneers isn’t exactly a test. If anything, the Redskins looked about as bad as a team can in victory. Yes, a win is a win in the NFL, but…is it really? I mean, if I tell you I beat a black guy in one-on-one basketball and it turns out that black guy was Jaden Smith, you’re going to tell me I missed the point. (And then I’ll tell you to pay me my $100. That will learn you to gamble with me.)
Atalanta, who comes to town next week, is the real deal. They’re undefeated and look like a complete, scary team. If the Redskins beat them, then I will become delirious with expectations for this season and will cheer “19-0” during every Redskins game, the two losses already incurred this season be damned. If the Redskins lose, my reaction will be more along the lines of this. Either way, next week will tell you all you need to know about the Redskins’ 2012 season.
HTTR
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