Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Travails of the Overtly Paid Trojans

27 NFL teams have Trojans on their roster, so it’s fun to see how Trojan alums are handling being paid over the table.

We start our roundup by looking at Mark Sanchez. Oh, Mark. You tantalized us with a great first three games, and have since steadily descended into the land of suck. Sanchez followed up a stellar 3 interception performance in the previous game with a 5 interception effort on Sunday against lowly Buffalo, setting the land speed record for going from “Franchise Savior” to “Benchwarmer”.

Matt Leinart got playing time!!!!!!!! He was 2 for 2 for sixteen yards in garbage time against the Seahawks. Apparently a Heisman Trophy isn’t enough to guarantee that you won’t be upstaged by a 38 year old grocery bagger from Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Reggie Bush was, well, Reggie Bush. While every single other Saint absolutely mutilated the Giants’ suddenly porous defense, Reggie somehow found a way to be pedestrian - 6 carries for 17 yards and one touchdown. That’s not even pedestrian - that’s downright bad. Apparently a Heisman Trophy isn’t enough to guarantee that you won’t suck.

Junior Seau, one of the few people named “Junior” who are eligible for the Senior Citizen’s discount at Denny’s, recorded two tackles in New England’s shellacking of the Titans. Inexplicably returning from retirement, the elder statesman told every teammate willing to listen to him during the game that he could “feel a nor'easter coming in [his] bones.”

Kevin Ellison got his first start of his young career on monday night against the Broncos, and was summarily carved up by Kyle Orton and his merry gang of undefeated misfits.

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