Tice Smarter than Brian "The Genius" Billick?

As the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, the suspension rules have been relaxed this year, permitting guys like Onterrio Smith to work with players and coaches as long as they do not participate in practice.

The Genius didn't know about this new rule when running back Jamal Lewis received his two-game suspension. As The Genius told David Ginsburg of the AP last month: "We can talk to him, but he's not allowed to be in the building, which I really think has to be revisited during the offseason. When you have an athlete in this position, this is when he needs the organization most. He needs to be around the counseling and the mentoring we have here.

"To totally isolate a guy from the team, I don't think is in the best interest of the team, it's not in the best interest of the athlete, it's not in the best interest of the league."

This is a major screw-up by the Ravens, if they coulda/woulda/shoulda had Lewis in the building during his suspension -- and someone within the organization needs to be answering some tough questions about how it came to be that they didn't know that the changes The Genius is advocating already have been implemented.

Tice 1, The Genius 0

Why Not Us?

The Cowboys are going to get a new stadium with a minimum of teeth-gnashing.

The Dallas Cowboys won voter approval for taxpayers to fund half the cost of a new $650 million domed football stadium in Arlington, Texas, to replace the 33-year-old Texas Stadium in Irving. Voters in Arlington, 10 miles west of Dallas, approved the proposal with support of 55.2 percent of voters to 44.8 percent opposed with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

So, what's our problem? I have previously posted a blog on my stadium thoughts. You can also review the Greet Machine's Voter's Guide to see which side of the fence your legislator is standing on.

Posted by maasx003 at November 4, 2004 08:01 AM