Fatman Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I just can't believe what a dream world this guy is living in. You got beat, you were completely irrelevent in the game, and you barely had any impact during the regular season. Give it up http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writ...mmqb/index.html Wrong said Fred Mitchell didn't learn his lesson Super Bowl week Posted: Monday February 14, 2005 12:48AM; Updated: Monday February 14, 2005 10:34AM Freddie Mitchell hasn't met a microphone he didn't like, and that could mean his ticket out of Philadelphia. Scott Halleran/Getty Images Two topics of interest on this Valentine's Day: 1. Freddie Mitchell, that old New England fan favorite, tells me, "The Patriots aren't all that good." 2. If you want New England cornerback Ty Law, you're going to have to pay for him. I thought those would get your attention. Mitchell first. I phoned him after the heat of the moment had died down to find out what he thought of the Patriots and what it was like in the huddle in those last, ill-fated six minutes. He got himself well-hated by the Patriots for saying he didn't know the New England cornerbacks, and that he would "have something'' for safety Rodney Harrison during Super Bowl XXXIX. He had something all right: one catch for 11 yards. But that didn't stop him from opining harshly about the victors. "If you played this Patriot team 10 times, how many times do you figure the Eagles would win?'' I asked. "Eight times,'' he said. "To me, the Patriots are not that good. We turn it over four times, and still they only beat us by three. We're the better team. But we turned it over too much. A good team crushes that Patriot team. I'm telling you, they're not that good. T.O. was hurt, and he still scorched them for over 100 yards.'' He called the Patriots a "well, well-coached team. But we'll see how good a coach Bill Belichick is after he loses those two coordinators. That Charlie Weis is a friggin' mastermind." Speaking of Belichick, I told him Sports Illustrated had quoted Belichick this week as calling Mitchell "terrible ... We loved when he was in the game." "Oh,'' Mitchell said. You could feel the steam over the phone. "I see. It takes a big man to talk after the game. Why didn't he say anything before the game? That shows what kind of guy he is.'' I asked him his opinion about Tom Brady. "He's like Ben Roethlisberger to me,'' Mitchell said. "They don't put him position to make mistakes. They limit his ability to make mistakes. He's sort of like a robot.'' Ben Roethlisberger had quarterbacked 15 NFL games. Tom Brady is 57-14 in his five seasons. I could think of a lot of comparisons for Brady, but Roethlisberger wouldn't be atop the list. Troy Aikman might. Joe Montana might. Now for the final six minutes. Mitchell said he didn't think there was much difference between the McNabb in that huddle and the McNabb he'd seen during other games. "Dry-heaving is pretty normal for Donovan,'' Mitchell said. "He's pretty much done it all four years I've been with him.'' On two or three plays, Mitchell said, McNabb was struggling to speak because of the dry-heaves and exhaustion, so he gave hand-signals, and Mitchell would call the formation that went along with the play. "I just filled in the gaps,'' Mitchell said. "The way we approached that long drive,'' he said, "the sense of urgency wasn't there. Maybe, if anything, Donovan should have run off and let [backup quarterback] Koy Detmer come in.'' Those comments won't make McNabb very happy. But you get the feeling Mitchell might not be around the Eagles next year anyway. He's not happy with his limited pass-catching role, and Andy Reid's not a very big fan of anyone speaking his mind the way Mitchell does -- especially when he's not producing on the field enough to justify all the opinions. If you ask me, Freddie Mitchell is this year's John Welbourn -- the guy who talked his way out of Philly. Welbourn, too opinionated for Reid, was dealt to Kansas City. Maybe 10 minutes after I hung up the phone, FredEx called back. "What exactly did Belichick say? I mean, exactly.'' I repeated the quote, the best I could remember from SI. "I'd really like to get in touch with him,'' he said. "That really pisses me off." Well, a lot of Patriots fans, and Patriots, will feel the same way after reading those few paragraphs, Freddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 That is some funny stuff. I think we need to get Freddy his own reality show - or in his case, his 'not anywhere near reality' show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 What a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I hope he enjoyed his 1 game in the spot light. Back to the old Mitchell and Stinkson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trrhyne Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 They only won because they scored more points. We were the better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 he's realized that if he keeps yapping, people will actually pay attention to him and know who he is. as this thread demonstrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 :doah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebartender Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 My problem with Freddie is he has had 4 years to prove what he can do. He complains that he doesn't get opportunities but he has to make some of his own opportunity by getting open more. If he was any good he would have beat out Thrash or Pinkston for a starting job. Now he realizes with T.O. here in Philly there is no room for him to move up past the #3 WR and with the emergence of Greg Lewis being #3 might be tough for Freddie. I actually used to like him but now he is just being a jackass. Hopefully he is somewhere else next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hopefully he is somewhere else next year. 697898[/snapback] Trust me, he will be somewhere else...on the Surreal Life 5, bunking with former American Idol finalist Josh Gracin and Robbie "Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch" Rist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hopefully he is somewhere else next year. 697898[/snapback] Yeah, like at the counter of McDonald's. "Do you want fries with that....I could call that in for ya!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 The guy will be broke in five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenom Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 This cracked me up from Bill Simmons on ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/050215 If the Doug Christie jersey is the perfect gift for that one buddy who's a little too whipped, shouldn't the Freddie Mitchell jersey be the perfect gift for that annoying co-worker who talks too much and doesn't pull his weight? Freddie needs to enter our everyday language, as in, "Yeah, we finally fired him, he had a little too much Freddie Mitchell in him." Or, "Don't take him seriously; he's the Freddie Mitchell of our office." This will only work in your office if you have people who really follow sports though. If you try and say this and someone says, "Hey....who is Freddie Mitchell?" will just kill the mood........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 This cracked me up from Bill Simmons on ESPNhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/050215 This will only work in your office if you have people who really follow sports though. If you try and say this and someone says, "Hey....who is Freddie Mitchell?" will just kill the mood........... 700112[/snapback] His line about oogling video game cheerleaders is classic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 We were the better team. 697054[/snapback] What position you play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Check this out: http://tradefreddie.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Check this out: http://tradefreddie.com/ 700255[/snapback] I think Vikes fans might want to start sporting the shirts...they're going to need a big time receiver after Moss is traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Check this out: http://tradefreddie.com/ 700255[/snapback] His own people have turned on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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