Most sports journalism is about as exciting as toilet water: box scores, game recaps, a lame quote or three.
At least in England, I can always count on an athlete or manager to say something silly. Today's example is Paul Jewell, manager of Derby County FC, a team that has spent the entire season being thumped in the English Premier League and will get dropped down a division for the next term.
"...you don't have to be a brain surgeon to see we concede too many goals and don't score enough."
I can't recall who it was, but one manager last year took some time to defend the league's referees. Seeing every single foul, he argued, was impossible.
"They'd need eyes in the back of their head, which they haven't got," he pointed out.
Not since Buddy Ryan took the helm of our state's mighty Cardinals franchise and announced "You've got a winner in town" have I heard anything to equal these in American sports.
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