For the Panthers, this has become the year without a quarterback. Well in advance of the holiday season, the NFL grinch has hit the Panthers hard with season-ending injuries to Jake Delhomme and Brett Basanez. David Carr's back injury takes a back seat to his concussion. 43-year-old Vinnie Testaverde strained his achilles in his first appearance with the team. And now, it looks like 23-year-old undrafted rookie Matt Moore will become the Panthers' best hope. And to think, some teams carry only two quarterbacks on their roster. DeShaun Foster and Deangelo Williams better tighter their chin straps because the running game is going to have to carry the load.
With the trip to Nashville, we've now been to every other NFL city. I'm not a country music fan, but appreciated the sense of history and atmosphere with the old record shops, live honky tonk bands in nearly every bar front, and B.B.King's Club. Lots of trees line the streets of downtown, and we saw a parked van completely covered in bird droppings. Moments later, I felt a splat on my shoulder. At least it missed my head...another Music City miracle.
Wouldn't you like to have Andy Pettitte's savings account? He turned down a $16-million one-year option to return for one more season as he contemplates retirement. But then again, manager Joe Torre felt slighted when the Yankees only offered him $5 million for this season. Ironically, Torre signed for less per season to manage the Dodgers. At the age of 67, Torre will be 70 when his new deal expires.
The only thing more exciting than hearing somebody describe their round of golf hole by hole, is listening to them detail how their fantasy football team performed. Really, Jamal Lewis got you 33 points? That is sooooo interesting. I can't believe that an NFL team has not put you in charge of player personel. How many key strokes on your computer did that take you?
Our family friend, Stephan, is flying in from Munich, Germany to see the Panthers play this weekend. He doesn't care about the Panthers record, or whom they are playing (2-6 Atlanta). He is merely excited about attending his first NFL game. Take that, spoiled Panther fan leaving in the third quarter. I'll be equally easy going when we visit Germany. Any pub, any warm, brown beer will do.
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