Sal Alosi has went from unknown strength and conditioning coach for the New York Jets, to being the most notorious man in the United States of America. We all know the stunt he pulled against Dolphins CB Nolan Carroll. Was it bush league? Absolutely. Alosi made a split-second decision to try and help his team, but wasn't thinking of the backlash he would receive for it. Immediately after the game, a couple Dolphins players had some choice words about the incident, in which they probably should've kept their mouths shut considering who they are. I can't remember an incident where someone did something of this nature, so it certainly surprised me. It also didn't help that the cameras actually caught the incident and the commentators were able to recognize what he was doing.
Of course I expect Alosi to be suspended for the rest of the regular season, since there's only three games left. What Alosi did certainly warrants about a three to four game suspension. The Jets also decided to fine Alosi $25,000, half of his roughly $50,000 yearly salary. There were many who were even calling for his job. Then the Jets did their internal investigation and came across some new information. Alosi ordered a wall on the sideline to deter gunners from using the sidelines for more room. The Jets decided this was serious enough to increase his suspension, so they did. Now he's suspended indefinitely, and his job may be on the line. I wonder if Roger Goodell ordered the Jets to make this move.
C'Mon Man. Isn't it enough that he's suspended for three games and won't be paid for those? How can you justify fining someone $25,000 when they only make $50,000 yearly? That is nonsense. An appropriate punishment for this type of crime would've been suspension for the rest of the season. That's it! The fact that Alosi ordered a wall doesn't even matter because Carroll is OUT OF BOUNDS! It is not his territory to be in. How is it a penalty to run out of bounds and come back in, yet we punish this guy for this? The Jets won't reconsider this decision, but it's going to be costly for him. I hope he's able to recover from this financially. It's unbelievable that we have no sympathy for someone making $50,000 but have all the sympathy in the world for someone making $5 million. What a shame!
When I begin to talk about the Redskins, it's hard to find where to start. During the offseason, they made a splash by trading for QB Donovan McNabb and trading QB Jason Campbell. Campbell has been labeled as the one who was holding back the Redskins' offense. In comes McNabb, and the lofty expectations followed him over. The Redskins also hired Mike Shanahan as their head coach. Shanahan won two titles with the Broncos back in the late 1990s, with Hall-of-Fame QB John Elway. Shanahan has struggled to win playoff games since Elway retired. It would start a very unfortunate season for Redskins fans.
The latest turn of events in this week-to-week dramatic episode was the Redskins loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. Down 17-10, the Redskins, led by McNabb, drove down the field, and scored a touchdown with nine seconds remaining. In comes the part most people never think about; the extra point. The Redskins managed to screw that up. The snap went right through the holder, P Hunter Smith's hands, effectively ending the game in a heartbreaker. That would later culminate in Shanahan announcing he's benching McNabb in favor of QB Rex Grossman, whose years in Chicago has been marred with a lot of inconsistent play.
C'Mon Man. Can it get any worse for Daniel Snyder? Here's a guy who purchased a proud franchise, one that he rooted for growing up. He has clearly shown that he has no football knowledge because he keeps dishing out hefty contracts to players who don't perform up to the contract. It has gotten to a situation where the only way they'll have a shot at the Super Bowl is if Snyder sells the team. As for Smith's mishandling of the snap, it cost him his job. It's unfortunate for him, but he wasn't getting the job done as a punter either. The Redskins shouldn't just cut Smith. They should cut everyone with a hefty contract; DT Albert Haynesworth and CB DeAngelo Hall, in addition to McNabb. The Redskins need to draft a quarterback in this draft. That is a must. Until then, we can all sit back and laugh at what it's looking like in the nation's capital.
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