Random Thoughts

There were a number of things that caught my eye this week:

1. Marvin Harrison- My first reaction was, "WHAAAATT?!?!?!?!?" I mean, with all the knucklehead WR's out there (I'm looking at you, Chris "One Man Crime Wave" Henry) and the prima donna-ish behavior of WR's (see: Johnson, Chad, Moss, Randy or Owens, Terrell) who would have thought that the quiet guy from the Colts who never said a word on or off the field and quietly had the best career of any of those other jokers, would have a friggin' shootout on the streets of Illadelph, PA? I mean, Marvin had a customized Belgian gun that he said never left his house, but was found in a bucket at a car wash. Huh? I expect this behavior from Tank Johnson, or Pacman, or shit- any of these clowns. But Marvin? No effing way. There are few news stories that I can say truly caught me off-guard, but this one blew me away.
2. Lez Boulez/Cavs- So the NBA decides to suspend Darius Songaila for one game for allegedly throwing a punch at LeBron, leaving an already defensively deficient team without the one player that can guard his majesty for Game 6. My beef is not with the timing, actually, but with the decision in the first place. I mean, Brandon "the black Mike Mardesich" Haywood clobbered LeBron in a much more violent way IN THE SAME GAME. No suspension. For all 4 of you out there that actually care about the NBA, here is more fuel to the "NBA helps its stars advance" fire.
3. Emmitt Smith- This story is supposedly about an esteemed former player offering support to Pacman, but Emmitt is the gift that keeps on giving. Never mind his mangling of the English language or his appearance on "Dancing with the Stars," Emmitt came to Cowboys post-draft camp to offer advice to Pacman. "As long as you're not killing anybody, getting anybody shot at and going to jail, then I don't have any issues," he told reporters. I'm glad that Emmitt has such high standards for people. Drink and drive, impregnate 17 different women, take steroids- whatever. As long as you aren't a murderer (I'm looking at you, Leonard Little), no biggie. His advice for Pacman- make better choices. Thank you, Captain Obvious! Look, I love Emmitt. The former Cowboy is the NFL's all-time leading rusher, a class act on and off the field, a Super Bowl and NFL MVP, and was the best RB of the 90's (yes, that was a shot at Barry Sanders). But he is making it harder and harder to defend him. Emmitt, please, STOP TALKING IN PUBLIC!