Sports Illustrated Embarrasses Itself, Again

Once again, I am dumbfounded by the ludicrous assertions made by national sports writers. As I was reading a story in a recent Sports Illustrated article on the NFC East’s revival, I couldn’t believe it when Damon Hack nonsensically wrote this: “In Dallas, Tony Romo and Terrell Owens are reviving memories of Aikman-to-Irvin.” At that five-game point in the season, Owens had 331 yards for a lousy 6.62-yard average per game. Hack and Sports Illustrated really believe that a less-than-70-yard average is so great that it brings back Aikman-to-Irvin memories? Oh, Owens hadn't, and still hasn’t, broken 100 yards receiving. Oh, Owens had a pitiful two-catch, 17-yard game against Green Bay. Oh, Owens can’t get off the line against less-than-stellar cornerbacks. Oh, the truth is that Owens can't even break through contact at the line in single coverage with no-name cornerbacks . Oh, with 19 catches through five games, Owens’ 3.8-yard average ... (link)