Bent’s Thoughts from Across the Pond – Week Eleven
A funny thing happened this weekend. A Jets win! As predicted here by yours truly. The lesson, as always, listen to Bent!
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The Rise of Dewayne Robertson
For the third year in a row, the much maligned DeWayne Robertson turned in a performance worthy of the AFC player of the week, which I will be surprised if he doesn’t win again. 2-and-a-half sacks and a couple of run stuffs at or behind the line, he spent more time in the Steelers backfield than Willie Parker.
While part of the credit must go to the coaching staff for constantly mixing up the defensive fronts and even lining Sean Ellis up at OLB, Robertson once again showed that he is capable of great performances, even if they are sporadic.
I constantly maintained that early in the season, Robertson was doing his job adequately and it was the play of the linebackers which was our biggest weakness. Admittedly, Robertson’s production fell off a cliff over the last few games, but he proved he can still be a disruptive force when not doubled.
However, should he win the AFC’s defensive player of the week award, where does his three year streak rank in terms of the least impressive streaks of all time? I’d put it somewhere between Vinny’s one TD per season streak and Pearl Jam’s one decent song per album streak.
The ongoing David Harris nickname campaign
Listen, it’s “The D H”. Get it? Got it? Good. “The Hitman” simply will not wash for the following reasons:
1. David Harris should set his sights higher than sharing a nickname with Damion Easley.
2. It would be worrying if he starts wearing pink tassels and mirrored shades.
3. It will be counter-productive if he starts referring to himself as “the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be.
4. I’m pretty sure if he locked somebody in a sharpshooter it would be a personal foul.
The adventures of Abram Elam
Poor Abram Elam. Everything seems to be going so well for him and then he makes one silly mistake, which costs him dear. A late hit, a fumbled onside kick, a block in the back. Abram finds life is hard…
Episode 1. Abram goes on a date.
Stephanie: Well, thanks for walking me back to my place, Abram. I had a lovely time. It was really nice of you to take me out.
Abram: Oh, that’s OK, I’m good at taking people out. (Thinks: You should have seen Darrelle three weeks ago). I’m glad you had fun.
Stephanie: Yes, yes I did. You are so sweet.
Abram: (Thinks: Wow, this is going well. Say something nice). Thank you, but honestly I’m just happy to be with someone so beautiful. *Grins*
Stephanie: (Coyly batting her eyelids). Wow, thanks! That’s so nice of you to say. You have a lovely smile.
Abram: (Thinks: Oh, this is perfect. Play it cool Abram, play it cool). Not as lovely as you, Stephanie.
Stephanie: *Holds his arms and looks into his eyes seductively* Would you like to come upstairs for some…coffee?
Abram: (Thinks: Oh boy! “Coffee”! We all know what that means!) Why, sure, that would be great. *Their eyes meet again and they exchange more than a lingering glance*
Stephanie: Kiss me, Abram. *Leans forward*
Abram: *Leans forward, accidentally headbutts Stephanie in the face and then stands over her and does the Gastineau sack dance.*
(Pause)
Abram: Agghhh! What am I doing!?!?!
Stephanie: Waaaahhhh! *Collapses in a pool of blood*
Abram: Ooops! Ummm…that was my bad, everyone. My bad…
Poor Abram. Join us next week for more adventures. Any similarity to real life personalities who might beat me up are purely coincidental.
Final thoughts…
* So, the Jets are now 2 and 8, which is quite apt, because that’s cockney rhyming slang for “a complete state”. As in “the Jets are a complete two-and-eight”. They won’t be for long though, as the next game is Dallas on Thanksgiving (which explains why I was timely with the thoughts this week).
* Since I don’t write for Radioheadblog or Familyguyblog, I can think of no better place than here to make an observation I’m certain nobody will get. On the new Radiohead album, the start of track 5 (Nude/Big Ideas) appears to be sung by the pervy old man who Chris Griffin delivers the paper to.
* Clemens got the win, but his numbers were not impressive, although it you treat the pass interference call and the first down scramble as pass plays, his numbers become 16-33-218 yards. That’s a bit better. On the other hand, exclude the gadget play to Coles and he was 13-30-106 yards. Even against a good defense…ugh.
* Hope you all have a happy Turkey day (especially if the reason is another strong Jets performance). I’ll be back with detailed thoughts this week as (for only the third time this year) they are broadcasting the Jets game live over here.
’til then, then…
7 Responses to Bent’s Thoughts from Across the Pond – Week Eleven
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Ilan says:
Haven’t heard the Radiohead album, but the old man is my favorite character in the Family Guy series. “Haven’t got my paper in a while”
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jetsgrumbler says:
I missed the game. Can anyone elaborate on Ellis’ play at DE? It sounds promising in a bizzare, situational kind of way. Also, Pouha seemed to have played a lot–from the looks of the stat sheet, at least–did he play at the same time as D-Rob?
Bent: I would argue that D-Rob’s streak shows exactly how streaky a player he is. Streaky players are not the foundation of a strong team.
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jetfan78 says:
I’m not sure women and pools of blood is in good comedic taste, Bent, as Elam was kicked out of Notre Dame over rape charges. He said the acts were consensual, the woman said no.
Believe who you want, but a few things you don’t joke about are AIDS, cancer and rape. I know you didn’t mean it this way, but still.
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Bent says:
I was aware of the history and obviously would never joke about any of those things. I made a slight change to the text to reflect this. Thanks, 78.
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JOHN says:
LIGHTEN UP FELLAS!
Pool of blood? That’s pure comedic gold!!