I'm sitting here, hungover as hell, hoping to find something that will take my mind of the fact that I need to barf, when I got word that Gary Kubiak had basically told me to fist myself. No, he didn't say it directly, but what else can I make of this quote:

"Petey's our starter," Kubiak said. "I believe in him. He'll be there starting this weekend. He's going to play good; I believe in the kid. He’s had a few misfortunate plays, which happens in football if you're a corner. That's part of the business. You’ve got to have a short memory."

The head coach hopes Faggins can forget his Atlanta performance and regain the confidence he needs to go against Dolphins wideouts Marty Booker and Chris Chambers.

"If he gets the ball coming his way, his confidence goes way back up and he starts playing well," Kubiak said. "We believe in him, and I’m expecting him to play well."

Look, we've been over this a hundred times, so I'm not even going to rehash the "why he shouldn't be playing" stuff.

What bothers me, though, is the lack of logic (and notable absence of facts) in this decision. Kubes says Petey's "going to play good" because Gary "believe[s] in the kid." Well, you probably believed in him in week 2. And week 3. And week 4 (before you yanked him off the field). He didn't play "good" in any of those. So why in God's name would you suddenly expect that he will?

Kubiak says Faggins has "had a few misfortunate plays." That's one way to put it. Another way would be to say that he's had "QUITE a few misfortunate plays." And yet another way would be to say that he has "managed a couple of plays that you wouldn't call 'misfortunate.'"

Finally, Coach K says that, "[if Petey] gets the ball coming his way, his confidence goes way back up and he starts playing well." Wha? The ball has been coming his way NON-STOP this season. Opposing teams WANT the ball to go his way. I have no idea how you can imply that a lack of chances is why Petey has played like a retarded midget out there.

Gah. You are not helping my headache, Gary. Not one bit.

Labels: 2007 Season, Demarcus Faggins sucks, Gary Kubiak might be high

Posted by matt on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 10:44 AM | Permalink