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The best thing about NFL quarterbacks lies in their combination of intelligence and prowess. But after numerous admonitions about the dangers of riding a cycle without a helmet, Steeler QB Ben Rothlisberger took the risk anyway and predictably got in an accident, It would have to be a head accident, a serious one through a car windshield. The article linked above notes the sad history of star athletes doing stupid things.
And if the Miami Heat didn't stink up the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, just how would an observer describe the way the Heat was outhustled? The Heat defense didn't seem to exist, while Dallas had full-court harassment through the whole game. The Heat just mailed in their performance, not giving Shaq the ball, missing open shots from the circle and missing layups by trying to score all net without using the backboard. Wade was obviously missing a step or two and the Mav defense just didn't let up.
That couldn't be said about the US National Team in Gelsenkirchen, whose defense let up while its offense kept the ball in midfield rather than attack. Occasional camera shots of Coach Arena showed diffidence if not boredom on his countenance. Highly-touted players like Beasley and Conver looked uninspired. Landon Donovan played hard, as did Reyna, but the US Team just looked almost as bad as the Heat.
Soccer is fun to watch between the top teams in the world, but otherwise just turns into tiresome drudgery if a team falls a couple goals behind, like baseball only slower.
And the generation of "soccer moms" a while back seems to have engendered a host of "girlie men" on the pitch. The Czechs were aggressive, crisp, and sharp both defensively and on attack. The US Team waited for something to happen, and it did---the curtain on its 2006 World Cup chances, all on a dozy afternoon in Gelsenkirchen.
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