Sports Shorts

Well, well, well, the sports world is nothing if not wacky. Last year's NFL laughing stock Miami Dolphins is this years division champ and headed for the playoffs. The New York Jets are coachless now after hiring what many consider the greatest QB ever to play the game (Brett Favre) only to have an end of season meltdown and see the great QB throw 9 interceptions in the last 2 games. There are QB's in the league who have not thrown 9 interceptions ALL SEASON. Can you really blame the coach for that though?? He's a good coach. He'll land on his feet.

The New England Patriots missed the playoffs this year. Tom who?? Then there is the Dallas Cowboys who managed yet again to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and mediocrity from the jaws of greatness by losing to the Iggles 44-6. That's not a team there in Dallas, but rather a collection of individual egos. The biggest of them all being owner Jerry Jones.Jones does have some competition in the ego department though from the likes of Terrell "its all about me" Owens and Adam "the Felon formerly known as Pac-Man" Jones. How do fans go about getting an owner fired?? Anyone can figure that one out is a genius. The sad thing is it will probably cost coach Wade Phillips his job when all is said and done.

And let's not forget those record setting Detroilet Lions who finished the season with a stellar 0-16 record. Their coach was also canned. He probably wasn't even allowed to fly back on the team plane. 0-16?? How does this happen in today's NFL? Surely they could have beaten at least one team. The end of season Jets or Cowboys perhaps? Maybe last year's Dolphins. I doubt it. If you look up ineptitude in the dictionary, there is the team picture of the 2008 Detroit Lions.

So that leaves me looking forward to February when NASCAR season comes roaring back. I just love NASCAR. In the meantime, I have new favorite NFL team to cheer on through the playoffs since the Cowboys went South on me, again. That team is the Fish! Go Dolphins!! All the way to the Superbowl!

Jim Chitty
Writer/Columnist/Blogger

Update, 12/31/08: Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan has been fired after the Broncos went 8-8. He's been a coach for 14 years. I like this guy and the team. I hated to see this one happen.