NFL Show And Tell

If you watched any of the Colts/Lions game on Thursday night, you were likely inundated with countless loops of the NFL's "Take a Player to School" campaign. The clips I was graced with featured New York Giants defensive lineman(?) Michael Strahan...similar to what can be seen here.

The clip alone is funny on many different levels considering the recent rumors that have been spread by his wife (or ex-wife, for that matter), but also in the fact that Strahan probably isn't up for the bidding given that he isn't even a "player" at this point.

This got me thinking...If I were to win this contest, and just happened to be a kid in grade school that would be eligible, who would I pick?

An obvious choice would be Rex Grossman. Bonus points if I went to school in Miami. There's always the chance that he'd ditch me to bag the teacher, so that may not work out in the end.

I could opt for someone like Willis McGahee. We all know that he's great with kids. As long as we didn't have to go back to Buffalo, this could be a go.

Not that this place gets that many readers anyways, but who would you all bring to the table? High-fives all around to anyone who replies.

(And you're all welcome for the uber-straight Strahan picture)

Grossman: I Wasn't Being Lazy, I Just Sucked

The Fig Cap: Grossman Says, "Hayden is too sexy for his cleats... the way he's disco dancing."

It must be a slow week in the NFL when a story like this has to come out, but hey, I guess it gives me material to make fun of, right? Anyway, remember that play in the Super Bowl when Chicago Bears QB Rex Grossman threw an interception that the Indianapolis Colts' Kelvin Hayden caught and ran back for a TD? Well, it appeared that Grossman was trying as hard as I tried to go Vegan to tackle Hayden and for some reason Grossman felt like he had to answer the question when asked about his loafing:

"First, I thought he had stepped out of bounds," Grossman said. "Then I thought he was going to cut back [toward the center of the field]. Then I couldn't get around somebody and was thinking, 'What's going on?'"

The boy was just assuming things, misread an opponent's move, and was basically confused... all great qualities of a QB you want leading your team in the Super Bowl. Yeah, that was sarcasm.

But, seriously, enough Grossman bashing. It's done and a new season will be upon us soon as I'm about to be all over a hamburger after I write this. I can't wait! For the new season and the burger.