On the way into work this morning, as per the norm, I was listening to Fox Sports Radio, despite the fact that I've mentioned before that, without Tony Bruno, the "Morning Extravaganza" is a giant load of crap. That being said, a "giant load of crap" is still better than Sporting News Radio's Murray in the Morning program...Seriously, the idiots on THAT show talk about absolutely nothing more than they talk about their own meaningless lives, which is damn near all of the time. It's mind-numbingly pathetic, but back to Van Earl Wright and the other two losers on the Fox radio show...

Well, maybe some background first...

In case you weren't aware, on Monday night, the Bengals ended up beating the Broncos. During the first half of the game, somewhere between Bernie Kukar's alzheimer-induced antics, John Madden droning on about how he did things when HE was coaching, despite the fact that nobody gives a shit, and Al Michaels' self-serving "I love Cincinnati because they love me" bullshit, George Foster (who is a Denver offensive lineman) put a block on Tony Williams (who is a Bengal defensive lineman) that apparently is now "the block felt 'round the world." Foster blocked low, employing what is commonly called a "cut block," in an effort to knock Williams off of his feet and prevent him from pursuing the play. The block happened to break Williams' ankle and end his season. In addition, this particular block began the all-star cavalcade of pathetic whiners and other hindsightful morons who claim that Denver, as a whole, is a dirty team. Two of the whiniest of the whiny assholes on this bandwagon are Van Earl Wright and Andrew Siciliano, who are featured on the same Fox Sports Radio morning show I spoke of earlier...

Van Earl in particular was SO VOCAL about the issue this particular morning, I worried that he might pass out if he didn't SHUT UP to take a breath. He and Siciliano decided that it should be their personal mission NOT TO LET ANYBODY LISTENING FORGET WHAT HORRIBLE CRIMES GEORGE FOSTER HAS COMMITTED AGAINST ALL HUMANITY! NOT NOW, NOT EVER! Christ, they were so angry about it that I wouldn't have been surprised if they started calling George "Osama Bin Foster" and comparing Williams to the World Trade Center. It got close, though when the sickeningly self-righteous Van Earl, who probably strained his vagina because he WAS so angry about the whole thing, decided that George Foster and the (vaunted) Denver Broncos offensive line is now the biggest problem in sports, if not in the whole wide world...

As if this weren't bad enough, other jackasses have crawled out of the proverbial woodwork to pile on as well, including Jeff Fisher, head coach of the Tennessee Titans and Steelers head coach Bill "My players cut block too, but that's not a problem" Cowher. All in all, it's just sad that one block, which IS legal by NFL rules, had to end so unfortunately for both Williams and, now, for Foster...

I should add in here that Foster WAS visibly concerned for Williams after he went down and that he stayed by Williams until he was carted off of the field. I'd venture to guess that Big George never meant to do anything more than knock Williams down, something that is commonplace during run blocking plays. The fact that Williams' ankle is broken and his season is over is unfortunate, but it's nothing more than just a matter of consequence. It's not something to get upset about and it's certainly no reason for an uprising. CALM THE HELL DOWN, MEDIA PEOPLE! NFL players get hurt, sometimes seriously, in every game of the (NFL) season! Just about every team employs the cut block because, newsflash you self-righteous idiots, IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL! Williams wasn't engaged with another player when Foster took him down and he certainly wasn't defenseless...

I seem to remember that, in 2002, when Warren Sapp laid a truly vicious block on Green Bay offensive lineman Chad Clifton, who WAS in a defenseless posture, broadcast types and other assholes crawled out of that aforementioned woodwork to DEFEND Sapp, not to condemn him. One of their main arguments was that, since there was no penalty called on the play, it couldn't have POSSIBLY been DIRTY...Well, geniuses, no penalty was Called on Foster either. Foster employed a legal block on an opposing player during a continuing play which said opposing player COULD have had an effect on. Sapp, on the other hand, went helmet-to-helmet on a player who was not only NOT looking in his direction, who was completely out of the play and had relaxed, thereby rendering himself defenseless. Sapp's hit ended Clifton's season with a hip injury, but Sapp was widely defended afterward. I guess that if George Foster were more of an asshole to the press, or if he talked to the press at all, he wouldn't be being attacked as vehemently as he is now. I don't quite get it...

I guess that, in conclusion of my little tirade towards Van Earl, Andrew and the rest of the contemptable jackasses that see fit to villify George Foster for inadvertantly ending someone's season and, as a whole, would condemn the Broncos' organization as "dirty" and "cheap," I could actually quote Warren Sapp..."If you're so tough, put a jersey on!" Injuries, whether you like it or not, ARE A PART OF FOOTBALL! SO WHAT IF WILLIAMS' SEASON IS OVER? SO WHAT if Denver cut blocks? So what if you feel that it shows a lack of respect? None of that matters! The play, and the block, was, and is, legal...Many teams employ it, many teams will continue to employ it. If YOU feel it's dirty, YOU lobby to change the rules. And, oh by the way, if you don't like it, you are cordially invited to SHUT THE HELL UP about it until the rules ARE changed. Oh, and also, before you accuse the Broncos of being dirty, take a good long look at whatever team YOU support...You might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find...Thanks...

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