NFL Week 3

It's disappointing to see the Redskins lose yet another close game to the Cowboys. Particularly as my boss is a Cowboys fan, and I'm not hearing the end of it anytime soon.

On the other hand, it was sort of nostalgic to see Dallas fullback Richie Anderson throw for a touchdown on a half-back option play.

Richie Anderson is a graduate of Sherwood High School, in Sandy Spring, Maryland. My high school. Richie's actually a few years older than me, but I certainly remember watching him when he was the star running back. And when the school had the big assembly when he signed with Penn State. Richie was also the best QB on the team, so when Al Michael's asked if anyone knew Richie was a lefty... yeah. I did. That was a Bob Stroup play. Richie right. Richie left. Richie to pass. It's not like we were buds, although I knew his cousin. It's just cool to see a local guy do good.

BTW, did anybody see the Sunday night, Raiders-Buccaneers game? Rich Gannon suffered a broken vertebra on a hit from Derek Brooks. For all the talk about the injury and about how good Gannon's backup Kerry Collings looked, nobody seemed to be talking about the hit itself. Looked like a classic helmet-to-helmet spearing case. As far as I know, Brooks has been a clean player throughout his career. But that might well be a career-ending injury for Gannon, and it looked like an illegal (though not dirty) hit to me. Hits like that should be illegal. I'll be curious to see if there's a fine or suspension.

NFL Week 3

It's disappointing to see the Redskins lose yet another close game to the Cowboys. Particularly as my boss is a Cowboys fan, and I'm not hearing the end of it anytime soon.

On the other hand, it was sort of nostalgic to see Dallas fullback Richie Anderson throw for a touchdown on a half-back option play.

Richie Anderson is a graduate of Sherwood High School, in Sandy Spring, Maryland. My high school. Richie's actually a few years older than me, but I certainly remember watching him when he was the star running back. And when the school had the big assembly when he signed with Penn State. Richie was also the best QB on the team, so when Al Michael's asked if anyone knew Richie was a lefty... yeah. I did. That was a Bob Stroup play. Richie right. Richie left. Richie to pass. It's not like we were buds, although I knew his cousin. It's just cool to see a local guy do good.

BTW, did anybody see the Sunday night, Raiders-Buccaneers game? Rich Gannon suffered a broken vertebra on a hit from Derek Brooks. For all the talk about the injury and about how good Gannon's backup Kerry Collings looked, nobody seemed to be talking about the hit itself. Looked like a classic helmet-to-helmet spearing case. As far as I know, Brooks has been a clean player throughout his career. But that might well be a career-ending injury for Gannon, and it looked like an illegal (though not dirty) hit to me. Hits like that should be illegal. I'll be curious to see if there's a fine or suspension.