Friday, October 24, 2008

Suggs for President '08

Terrell Suggs would be an incredibly stereotypical presidential candidate.
In a recent "Two Live Stews" interview, he made several note-worthy comments, including the statement that the Ravens had a "bounty" on Rashard Mendenhall that caused his shoulder injury.
He also said that he and his fellow defenders had a hit out for Hines Ward because he's a dirty player, and Troy Smith will and should start over Joe Flacco.
When the NFL began investigating the "bounty" comments, Suggs pulled a Kerry-esque flip-flop and said, in effect,
"What I meant to say was we were worried about that mean ol' Hines Ward. Look, he broke a guy's jaw last week. Brrr...Scary!"
He also completely changed his opinion on the Flacco-Smith debate, saying that he meant they should platoon so the team can get some diverse packaging options.
All we're missing is a "Senator McCain is right," and Suggs could be a great Democratic party candidate.
Suggs may have a point on the quarterback issue, considering Flacco's inconsistencies, but that doesn't really matter.
I think the real issue is that someone should show Terrell Suggs his own business card, if he has one. His title is not "Offensive Coordinator," "Head Coach," or even "Anyone with a tangible connection to offensive personnel decisions."
His title is simply "Linebacker."
The idea that a linebacker even has a publicist is ludicrous, but maybe Terrell's publicist pointed to that particular line on Suggs' imaginary business card and suggested a change in stance.
Regardless, Suggs' flip-flop is one of the most pronounced I've ever seen in the sports world, so I think he should run for president with those kind of statement-bending capabilities.
Heck, it's guaranteed nearly half the country would vote for him.

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