Comments on: Kevin-Sent

By: chrisa798

chrisa798 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:37:29 +0000

One of the best whiner line calls ever was the guy who said “I thought to myself, what a bunch of bozos” when viewing the brain trust of Grier, Carroll, and Kraft at one of the drafts.

Feel free to damn Grier with a 2×4.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:44:14 +0000

Easily the best pick Bobby Grier ever made (Damning with faint praise).

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:35:03 +0000

It should be noted that Faulk’s 5 catches against the Jags 2 weeks ago was a career playoff high, then he bested that yet again against the Chargers with 8 catches. Who’d have thought they’d need him this much, this year, after the season we just witnessed? Terrific.

They’ve needed him to run at times, and he’s done that. Sometimes he isn’t needed at all from a production standpoint, but his protection and return game are consistent.

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By: chrisa798

chrisa798 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:28:33 +0000

Dan,

That’s a pretty good rationale, can’t really argue with it other than quibbling with the riduculousness factor. I found him amusing in the booth even when I had know idea what he was talking about, but in the context of MNF I could see why he might’ve gotten booted even without Madden.

By: Chris W.

Chris W. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:32:09 +0000

Favorite Faulk moment(s): The two screen passes in a row vs. Philly in SB XXXIX. Helped the offense get into rhythm and threw the Eagles out of their blitz-happy defense.

By: larry mollin

larry mollin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:08:59 +0000

great piece.

i remember how the year after the super bowl i think 2002 we had to play our way into the playoffs right to the last game. Faulk was absolutely unbelievable that game agaist Miami. Heroic. Then a few hours later the Jets won their game and we were eliminated and the bad feelings set in. I remember thinking that poor Faulk was doomed to be a “hero in the dark.” to steal a term from poet/lefty Okajimi.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:18:23 +0000

Call it personal taste. His bit’s too referential, almost to the point that he’d prefer his audience not be in on the joke so he can feel superior. It’s one thing in an auditorium, where people paying to see him already know the schtick. Hoping your average MNF audience would get it is just a ridiculous expectation.

By: chrisa798

chrisa798 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:53:01 +0000

Faulk is boss, but what’s up with the anti-Dennis Miller stance? Miller is funny, and his in-booth weirdness was a refeshing change. Madden is Madden, but I think Madden reacting to Miller in the booth would be comedy gold.

“The Saints backfield looked like a bunch of Carthaginian agronomists searching for a patch of farmland not soaked in salt.”

“Uh, yeah, and there were all these guys, see, trying to pickup the ball, and when you get that many guys like that, sometimes the ball will bounce away to where you have no guys, and one of the other team’s guys will be there to get it.”

By: sjc

sjc — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:42:04 +0000

Or how about his impact when hurt? In the 2005 Pittsburgh game when they lost Light and Harrison they also lost Faulk and it took the offense several weeks to recover. Also in the Indianapolis championship game in 2007, the last time they lost, Faulk went out in the first quarter with an injury and when they desperately needed a first down catch, like they did Sunday, Brady was not able to throw to him.

I also can’t forget his huge catches down the stretch in 2002 in the final game against the Dolphins to keep their playoff possibility alive.