Word to the NFL wise:  If you play for Bill Parcells, you do not  want to get hurt in training camp.  And if you do  get hurt, you’d best be on Parcells’ good side at the time.
Two who weren’t  got hurt within the past 10 days – second-year tackle (and high 2004 draft choice) Jacob Rogers and fourth-year kicker Billy Cundiff.  Both are now gone.
Cundiff was never one of this reporter’s favorites, because he never engendered that kind of confidence that he’d win a game that happened to be on the line – something which did, believe it or not, happen from time to time with this team.  Rogers, on the other hand, never got onto the field to prove he could make the play in the first place.  He seemed to be extremely fragile, going from one injury to the next, which snarked Parcells off severely.
Maybe someone else can do something with ’em.  Parcells simply ran out of patience.
On to this week’s PFW.  My Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets begin their season by visiting the Azle Hornets tomorrow night at 7:30.  Azle beat the Jackets last year, so I’m a little uneasy about it, but we’ll see.
The Dallas Cowboys return home to take on the Houston Tampons Texans Saturday at 7:00.  Houston’ll probably win, but it would do my heart good to see a Cowboy squash – particularly since I’m going to this one, courtesy of free tix from the Sibling Unit™. (No, I haven’t forgotten about 19-10.  Why do you ask?)
In other games, Michael Vick (the Second Greatest Quarterback Ever In The History Of Ever, Ever™) and the Atlanta Falcons travel to Jacksonville this evening to take on the Jaguars.  No, I don’t care who wins – but it’s football, remember? (grin)
Friday night, the Ben Rothelisberger Odyssey™, otherwise known as the Pittsburgh Steelers, will travel to Washington to play the Redskins (ESAD, PC-fucktards).  I think that’s on TV, I’m not sure.
Monday, the St. Louis Rams will travel to Detroit to face Joey Harrington and the Lions.  I will now take wagers on any of Harrington’s receivers suffering a season-ending injury in the game (seeing as it always seems to happen right about now).
TCU, LSU and Oklahoma are off until next week, when PFWs start counting for real. (Side note:  Next week is guaranteed not to be a PFW – and I’ll explain why next Friday.  Stay tuned.)
(UPDATE:  Second side note:  Given that Heights’ season actually starts tomorrow night, I guess these start counting for real now, don’t they?  Hmmmmmm…)
Back Monday or Tuesday for the recap.
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