King Corn, about face
I picked up Ali from the airport yesterday afternoon. She arrived carrying a bag stuffed with shoo fly pies, a total of 8 that we will dole out to some co-workers, neighbors and friends with a “healthy” amount left over for ourselves.
Shortly after we got home we were out in the garden harvesting our corn crop. The corn plants had started to brown so we figured it was time to grab our bounty. In some cases we waited too long, the corn was already drying out. Those cobs went out to the bird feeders.
In total we harvested 9 cobs of edible corn. Some of them were a bit odd looking but we got a few that looked pretty nice. Ali cooked the corn and then I cut it off the cob to eat later. We tasted the corn as it was prepared, it tasted like normal corn, despite it’s somewhat odd appearance.
Ali and I were both proud to have successfully grown corn to completion, especially during a brutal, hot Florida summer. I am hoping to get a couple more raised beds that we can use to grow more corn in the future.
I did a double take this morning when I saw the headline that Andy Reid pulled a 180 on his quarterback plans. After the game on Sunday he said without question Kolb was back as the starter this week. After all, it certainly wouldn’t be very fair to have Kolb lose his starting job after 1/2 of poor play. I agreed with the decision to put Kolb back in there and let him take his lumps. It’s the only way we will know if we have something or not at QB. Plus, this team isn’t going anywhere. If they made the playoffs they would be a one and done entry at best, they just have too many problems on the offensive line and defense.
Well I was very surprised to see Andy reverse his position and now proclaim Vick as the starter based on his performance. From afar it certainly seems like Reid has buckled to public pressure from “what have you done for me lately” Eagles fans.
Fatso justified his change of heart by pointing to the strong numbers for the 6 quarters Vick played. He tried to walk the fine line of elevating Vick without making it seem like Kolb is a failure. No matter how he paints it he has now created a mess in my opinion.
Sure I think Vick may give you a better chance to win short term. His legs give him more of an opportunity to escape the pressure that has been applied through the Eagles porous offensive line. But to me I think Andy has now thrown out the baby with the bath water. Now Kolb no longer can have any security if and when he gets another chance. How could he feel good about a coach that appointed him as THE starter and then abandons him after one half of game 1? He can’t.
I think this is a mistake, I guess in January we will see if my opinion changes.