I recently did a video on TYT Sports regarding Gregg Williams
getting caught running a Bounty System. I posed a question, albeit I did
receive some criticism, even from my dad(!), about my hypothetical’s; what-if a
player were to have his career ended from a hit by one Saints defender. What-if
a player was hit so hard by these Bounties that the athlete went from highly
skilled, athletic competitor to suffering brain damage and being a vegetable in
the hospital. What-if the worst of the worst happened; a bounty completed its
mission, and took out their opponent…for life. These are hypothetical’s, I
completely understand, but when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell discusses how to
improve player’s safety, they discuss these sorts of hypothetical’s. Why is
this? Because knowing what could happen puts you one step ahead in minimalizing
it actually occurring.
If Commissioner Goodell comes down hard on Gregg Williams,
he will instill a fear in others to slowly veer away from these bounty programs.
Come down hard Commissioner, very hard.
The Chicago Blackhawks have no identity without Jonathan
Toews in the lineup. The game I saw tonight against the Blues was just flat out
boring. They have no charisma, they play with no swagger, just frustrating man.
They were outshot by 11 (31-20), ouhit (is that a word?) 27-11. They’re 3-4 in
their last 7 games.
A good game I watched today: Arsenal vs. AC Milan. My
goodness the Blackhawks could take a page out of Arsenal’s energy today. Down
4-0 on aggregate, the Gunners were tagged as 33-1 underdogs by the bookies.
They took complete charge in the first half as if this was their last hoo-rah. Laurent
Koscieln scored in the 7th minute. The crowd at Emirates Stadium was
loud, but kept the reality of the game in their backpockets; their club were
still chasing 3 goals. In the 26th
minute Thiago Silva could not clear the ball out of the penalty area. Tomas
Rosicky, the 31 year old midfielder from Czechoslovakia, stroked one inside the
near post.
2-0. Still chasing 2 on aggregate.
In the 43rd minute Chamberlain made a fabulous
run, sliding his way in between a pair of Milan defenders and drawing contact.
The referee pointed straight towards the spot. Penalty.
Robin Van Persie, who has been so clutch and wore the captaincy
on his sleeve, was set to take it. The referee made Van Persie re-spot the ball
twice. It seemed like years before we would see the result of this PK. Van
Persie went through his normal routine, lined ump, and smashed it right into
the back of the net.
They were chasing one. Goal.
Would we witness history? Would we have seen the impossible?
Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. Van Persie had a
golden chance, receiving a rebound from the foot of Gervinho. He could not bury
it, the Gunners gave up possession to Milan a majority of the second half, and
the bookies could exhale.
More on TYT Sports tomorrow.
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