State of the Team - in Dog Terms

The NFL is, beyond doubt, the premier sports league in the United States. Because of the sport’s popularity, the teams’ owners are treated to ridiculous obsequiesness. The pompastic use of “Mr. Lurie” or “Mr. Rooney” in reference to the owner is the biggest case in point. And so, too is the presumptuousness of a “State of the Team” address. Please.

Worse is Lurie’s revisionist history during his address the other day. In regards to Michael Vick’s dog fighting charges, Lurie noted how in recent years Thomas Hamner and Damon Moore were found guilty of animal abuse and quickly discharged from the team. If that it were so.

Damon Moore was the starting strong safety in the 2001 NFC Championship game vs. the Rams. The only reason the team released him was cause he blew out his knee late in that game and was never the same. Message? Not that the Eagles abhor animal cruelty, but that if you can play, they will look the other way….until you can’t play anymore.