Darren Boyle's weekly words of wisdom

No game for me last week, but strong performances from Stanley Co and Pierre last weekend eh? The Buffaloes took care of business against Bennett Co, and the Governors came up short against the defending 11AA champs but stayed in the game throughout and made the game much more competitive that the so called experts east of Salem though it would be. Since I needed to get in the football groove, I was a recliner "pilot" last night and took in the first half of the Broncos vs Bears game. What I was able to determine after a couple of hours of putting up with the ramblings of the totally worthless broadcaster Chris Collingsworth, is that Josh McDaniels (the new coach of the Broncos) is destined to be offensive coordinator of a NFL team next season (as in he wont be the coach of the Broncos) Heres why and part of what is wrong with pro sports in general. McDaniels was hired as head coach because of his percieved "genius" as an offensive coordinator with the New England Patriots. True the Patriots put up some big offensive stats during his tenure but also had some talent there like Tom Brady, Randy Moss, etc. But they also played some of the poorest defensive teams in the AFC over that span like the NY Jets, Miami, and Buffalo twice each season. Nothing like playing teams like that to boost your stats. But lets give him the benefit of the doubt on his offensive schemes for now and talk about the issues that he has had since becoming head coach of the Broncos. First of all he tries to get rid of his QB Jay Cutler, via a behind the scenes trade to get Matt Cassell ,then tries to deny it. Then after the damage is done tries to get his owner Pat Bowlen to clean up the mess. When it is was all over Cutler was a Bear and looked pretty good in last nights game. Now McDaniels has an issue with wide reciever Brandon Marshall. Of course Marshall thinks since the Broncos are going to compete with the Lions for the first pick in the 2010 draft he needs a new contract. He acts like a spoiled brat in practice and was suspended. I am fine with the suspension actually but I dont think the Marshall thing would have ever come up if the Cutler mess wouldnt have happened first. The problem with McDaniels is that he has arrived on the scene with zero head coaching experience expecting to get the same respect as someone like Mike Shanahan, the man he replaced in Denver. That's the kind of thing that irks me about pro sports. Players or coaches that havent really accomplished anything, expect the same treatment given to ones that have coached or played for years and have won titles. When I see someone with the attitude of a Josh McDaniels, or a Brandon Marshall, act like they do. It is no wonder that some young athletes act that way too. Good thing we live, where we live and our kids are raised better and know how to treat people with and earn respect.