The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Earlier today, I wrote a blog concerning how current Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has received some scrutiny (and unfairly) in light of his former tight end Aaron Hernandez being arrested on a murder charge. While I rolled my eyes at that sad excuse of reporting, it was nowhere near the eye-rolling that would take place as I read Ashley Fox's article concerning the former New England Patriots' tight end. Her article is titled, "No clean break from Aaron Hernandez," where she writes the following bits: "But it isn't that simple and can't be that neat. New England has acted wisely and admirably in the immediate aftermath of this heinous story, but it can't be forgotten that New England was the organization that employed Hernandez. The Patriots chose Hernandez. Not once. Twice. They were the team that decided, since Hernandez had fallen into the fourth round of the 2010 draft, that the value of taking Hernandez trumped the risk of selecting a pl...

I was just about to celebrate Tim Tebow not playing in the NFL this upcoming season, so I didn't have to hear ESPN talk about him each and every day. However, I'm sad to report that the New England Patriots have apparently signed the former New York Jets' back-up quarterback, so count on ESPN to be talking about nothing but Tebow over the next day or so. ESPN's own Ashley Fox has kicked things off very nicely on that front with an article she released today, entitled, "Tim Tebow is the ultimate challenge - If Belichick makes this work, it will be among his greatest success stories." Here are some gems from that article: - "If Belichick makes Tebow into something of a quarterback, if he takes a player with flawed mechanics and faulty footwork and an awkward throwing motion, and actually teaches him the nuances of the passing offense, it will go down as perhaps Belichick's most impressive accomplishment." - "And this could actually work....