More idle thoughts

He prattles on about them enough. I wish somebody would give Scott Van Pelt a "bad beat". Or at least make him tap out on the air. Just once. Old peanut head is WAY overdue for a serious go-round in the woodshed.

There's that stupid commercial again hawking a certain brand of cars. "These are real people, not actors", it claims. What a bunch of hooey. By reading from a script written by others, that MAKES them actors. And they're "real people" as opposed to what? Klingons? Cocker spaniels? Potted plants? Please.

Is Bryce Harper nuts? How else to explain anybody turning down a 10-year deal worth $300,000,000? Guaranteed money at that. The only thing yours truly can figure is he must want out of Washington D.C. -- BAD. Could he get even more from another team? Maybe. Maybe not. Still, the dude hit .250 this last season. Since when is that worth mega-bucks?

Or maybe it's the Nationals that have gone plum loco. Harper's now 26  years old. The next 4-5 seasons should theoretically be his "peak" years. But who's to say he won't get seriously hurt, perhaps as early as next year? He could blow out a knee, get beaned at the plate, any number of things, and never be the same. Ya never know. Yet the Nats are betting big bucks he'll still be a super-star all the way through age 35. And he's not even that status now. Just a good looking dude that hits maybe 20 homers and drives in 75 runs a year. Good, but hardly great. .250? What are they thinking?

Don't look now but Dez Bryant, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, just fell into a proverbial rose garden, without the thorns. After Big D cast the former receiver supreme into purgatory (and this has Jerry Jones written all over it), Dez woke up in New Orleans with the Saints. And now will have Drew Brees (arguably the best passing QB ever ) throwing to him. If he fits in, and Sean Payton is a no-nonsense type of head coach, the Saints just went from very good to formidable. Definitely Super Bowl contenders.

Didn't they just knock off the LA Rams, who many think are the class of the NFC? Although one is left to wonder just how, pray tell, they managed to lose their opener, at home no less, to the lowly Tampa Bay Bucs. But look out for these guys now if everybody stays healthy.

Cam Newton. This guy's quite the piece of work. He can be sensational on the field. Or stink it up to hog heaven. But at this writing the Carolina Panthers are sailing right along at 6-2.

The thing about Cam is --- his wardrobe. Many say he's quite the dapper dresser. A regular fashion plate.

Yet others could easily claim some of those outfits he's been seen wearing evince a totally different persona. We've all heard of Playboy and Playgirl magazines. Is there one out there called Playpimp? If so, Cam would fit right in as a cover boy for such a rag. GQ? If it stands for Gangstas Quarterly, Mr. Newton is their guy when it comes to off the field attire. Some of that stuff is blinding.

I keep seeing this internet article about what to do if your dog eats grass. That's one thing. But it's REALLY time to worry if you catch the pooch smoking it.

Uh oh. The Panthers/Steelers game is on. Two good teams. Gotta go.....