Colin Cowherd of ESPN is dead WRONG. And I want a retraction.
Colin Cowherd of ESPN Radio hosts "The Herd", which I get on KSPN-710 in Los Angeles weekday mornings. He's hated or loved - nothing in between. OK, I like him. He does come across pompous-ish. But he made one comment this morning that I vehemently disagree with - and he's wrong.
And I want a public retraction.
He called New York QB Brett Favre of the New York Jets a "coach killer". That was it. Nothing to back up the statement. And he made it sound as if a precedent had been set with past Favre coaches. All this on the heels of the Jets firing of Head Coach Eric Mangini today and - well, Cowherd spouted his mouth off and if he had done his research (he always states how he does his homework) he would have never made the comment in the first place. He went on to say - without actually saying it - that Favre is responsible for the Jets starting out 8-3, then dropping to 9-7; thus, a "coach killer".
Favre played under 4 coaches at Green Bay:1. Mike Holmgren, who left GB because he wanted to become a coach/GM at Seattle. No coach killing there. He nurtured Favre from the beginning and they won a SB together. Shoulda been at least 2 more.
2. Ray Rhodes came on aboard and lasted one season. Rhodes killed his own career.
3. Mike Sherman coached from 2000-05. He had an overall winning record but in the end, couldn't finish the job. Believe me as a Packer fan all my life (until I boycotted them this year in favor of Favre and the Jets), you poll GB fans and 99% will tell you Sherman killed his own career.
4. Mike McCarthy - 2006-present; one of the three, now famous, 3 Wise Monkeys of the GB management team who thought it best for the team to "ride the train outta town" without Brett Favre this past season. The Packers, who were 13-3 the previous year and one win from the SB, fell to a 6-10 record this past season under the leadership of their new QB, Aaron Rodgers...and the 3 Wise Monkeys.
So you see, Mr. Herd, Brett Favre is NOT a "coach killer" as you alluded to on your show this morning. If anything, he's been an asset to coaches throughout his career, as well as their own careers. How can you make such an irresponsible, blanket statement like that without checking your facts? Notwithstanding Mangini's firing this morning (and, as I've said, even when the Jets were 8-3 I constantly questioned much of Mangini's coaching moves/strategies), I want a retraction and I want it done on your show for the nation to hear.
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2 comments:
Why did Favre gte the credit when they were 8-3 yet Manghini gets the blame for the collapse down the stretch? 2 TD's and 9 INTs should share a little of the blame, don't you think?
His distribution of the ball down the stretch was a bit odd. With the AFC's leading rusher in the first half of the year, why throw the ball more in the second half with a self proclaimed "tired arm" that struggles in cold weather.
His play calling was shit, but he shouldn't shoulder all the blame.
your comments really don't address the topic of this post, scott - what you addressed is another topic of discussion. and i agree that Favre should shoulder some of the blame. your second paragraph - how much of that pass distibution is Favre and how much is Mangini?
Favre should shoulder some blame, as should the O-line, the D-line, the defense, the receivers and the coach. i've never laid all the blame on one person. it's a team effort. and they're all (in recent quotes) are accepting blame (even Coles).
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