OK, so I would have listened to downloads of the show this afternoon (I still have two-thirds of Thursday and all of Friday to get to), but the Patriots game was on. Sure, Bill Belichick was found guilty in SpyGate, but it really is something to watch such a good football team in action. Pretty sloppy second half, however.
And in spite of what Cris Carter said on the show a week or so ago (and I think DP agreed with him) — that Wes Welker was not a 100 catches-a-year-guy — Welker caught his 100th and 101st passes. Yes, Randy Moss opens a lot for the other Patriot receivers and he’s probably a Hall-of-Famer while Welker is not. But why do you have to hate on one guy in order to demonstrate your love for another?
This Man Crush thing is confusing ….
So is the ire directed at Jessica Simpson. OK, I know I poked fun at her, too. But in watching parts of three football games today, what’s sillier than seeing very unathletic-looking men and women wearing the jerseys of their favorite players? (Not to mention face paint, outrageous outfits, etc.) Some of them are fat, some are scrawny, and most look like they’d never be able to run a 100-yard dash without having a heart-attack. But wearing the jersey of a pro athlete helps them identify with their team and their guy. Well, if they can do that, why can’t Jessica?
For certain she should wear team colors. The white jersey with the shimmery pink #9 was silly. (I’m not much for sports team apparel done in pink, but I know they do it to appeal to the female fan.) But maybe Tony gave it to her, and if she hadn’t worn it then he would have played worse.
And his poor play is really his fault, not hers. If he can’t compartmentalize his life and remain focussed on his job when his girlfriend is in the stands, then he’s not much of a professional. Derek Fisher played through the NBA playoffs last season while his infant daughter underwent treatment for retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer. One of Brett Favre’s greatest games came the day after his father died.
Geez, Tony. It’s just your girlfriend …. Man up, dude.
And at least Jessica shows up for games. I recall DP saying that Gisele Bundchen waited at the hotel when Tom Brady and the Patriots played at Miami earlier in the season. Maybe Gisele is just in it for the Trophy Boyfriend; maybe she hates football. Give Jessica props for attending Cowboys games.
Green Bay lost today, so Dallas clinched home-field advantage for the playoffs. But Tony would have really known that Jessica was serious if she sat through a Cowboys-Packers game at Lambeau. In the stands, not in a luxury box.
Now that would be True Love.
