I think that was an excellent article by the Cold Hard Football Facts (
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...Z_loses_his_license_to_practice_pigskin.html). Dr. Z got called out every step of the way. Even without the added commentary, if you just read Dr. Z's article alone you would soon realize that it is a sad exercise in rationalization and mental fallacy. The Cold, Hard, Football facts article just highlights how bad Z's thinking and writing were in that sham of an article.
When in the world did a 6 interception performance leading to a LOSS, give rise to a lovefest of praise and worship for the losing QB? That is just ******ed and Dr. Z should be ashamed of what he wrote. If he isn't, he has obviously gone senile. If he was drunk when he wrote it, and admits it, then at least he has a partial excuse. If he turned in that article while sober, my estimation for his abilities as a writer and critical thinker has just gone down the tubes.
Here is a choice excerpt in which Dr. Z directly contradicts himself and CHFF calls him out on it:
"A quarterback who stands tall in the pocket, facing a minimal rush, throwing to an all star cast of receivers is a pretty picture, but there's nothing about it that reaches me on an emotional level."
[Well, we guess Dr. Z never cared for Manning before ... because that single sentence pretty much describes Manning’s entire career ... "standing tall in the pocket ... minimal rush ... all-star cast of receivers." Do they teach irony at the Third-World medical school where Dr. Z studied the pigskin sciences?]
That sentence alone really, really BOGGLES my mind. Does Dr. Z not realize that Manning has been exactly that QB for the past several years, especially during his 49 TD year? His offensive line protected him so well that he was barely touched, and he had all pro receivers around him in the persons of Wayne, Harrison, [Stokely before 2007], and Clark. The defenses were afraid to blitz him because they didn't want those dangerous Colt receivers left in one on one coverage. Dr. Z crapped the bed with this article. He should print a retraction and an apology to the readers that used to take him seriously. IMO Dr. Z has slipped off the deep end with this sad effort at so called sports jounalism.