Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Donovan Darius is a cheap-ass bitch and so is Jack Del Lie-o

Jack Del Rio is a known liar, ...lying to the press and the public about his QB's injuries earlier in the year. So, we knew he wasn't gonna be on Santa's "Good" list, but just how far down the "Bad" list will he go?

After being caught on camera laughing while Fergie lay injured on the field, unable to feel his own legs, you'd think captain Jack would try to 'say all the right things' in the post-game press conference.

But no, he decided to play dumb instead of taking the tough and honest road of admitting that his player blatantly and violently made an illegal hit against a defenseless receiver, running the risk of paralyzing him or ending his life. Amazingly, Del Rio said after the game that he had not seen the play because he was "watching the pass rush."

Ahem.

The pass rush ends when the ball is thrown.

So, he was looking at a bunch of linemen standing around scratching their asses instead of watching the play develop downfield in the final minutes of a must-win game with a hall of fame QB guiding him team into position to steal the game?

Also, somehow Del Rio managed to miss the replay of the hit as it appeared on the jumbo-tron again and again.

So, a day later what does Del Rio say?

"It was a nasty shot but I don't believe his intent was to headhunt the guy."

Despite overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary.

"He plays a physical brand of football, but he plays within the rules. He did not go helmet to helmet. He did not project himself or launch himself into the guy. He attempted to club at the football and ended up clubbing the guy in the head. It should be flagged and it was. I'm sure it will be fined and it should be."

Nice try asshole. Helmet-to-helmet is not the sole qualification of an illegal hit, so that part is just irrelevant.

Furthermore, the rest of his statement does not make sense given the visual evidence. Darius stuck his left arm out straight, crooked his arm at the elbow, and swung his arm parallel to the ground through Fergie's head. That's a clothesline.

At no time was his arm in position to hit the ball. At no time was his arm moving in a direction (up or down) that would dislodge a ball.

This was a savage, evil hit, and Del Rio's only concern seems to be that his player is not suspended, giving him a better chance of reaching the post season.

What's so hard about admitting the obvious? What's so hard about calling out your bitch of player? What's so hard about showing some integrity?

We've now seen what he's made of as a man. And it ain't much.

He's a pile of shit. Not much better than his lying bitch of a safety, Donovan Darius.