Sez Me \u2026<\/p>\n
Roll me a keg of prune juice. Justin Herbert is not among the top 10 quarterback vote-getters for the Pro Bowl. Shedeur Sanders is 10th.<\/p>\n
I give up. Test me. I must be on serious drugs.<\/p>\n
Or the voters are.<\/p>\n
Granted, the Pro Bowl is garbage now. They don\u2019t even play a phony game of football anymore. It\u2019s more like a carnival fun zone. You know, can you pop a balloon with the pigskin?<\/p>\n
But, although it no longer has the clout it once did, it remains an honor.<\/p>\n
OK, Herbert, quarterback for the NFL Team That Used To Be Here \u2014 you know, the Judases\/L.A. Lodgers \u2014 more than likely is not going to be the National Football League\u2019s MVP. But let me tell you, all things considered, he should be given serious consideration.<\/p>\n
Not being in the top 10 among Pro Bowl vote-getters\u2014fans, players and coaches \u2014 is a joke worthy of Richard Pryor, complete with the profanities.<\/p>\n
Shedeur Sanders? Shedeur has played in five games, completed 52% of his passes, and wouldn\u2019t be on the field if his coach had a choice.<\/p>\n
The Rams\u2019 Matthew Stafford, the Patriots\u2019 Drake Maye and the Bills\u2019 Josh Allen are the oddsboys\u2019 current MVP frontrunners, but I wonder where they would be if standing in Herbert\u2019s cleats?<\/p>\n
Herbert has the Judases at 10-4, despite\u00a0 playing with 16 different offensive line combinations for the season, and a surgically repaired left hand since Dec. 1. Most important, he has been without his decoprated protectors \u2014 left tackle Rashawn Slater since camp and right tackle Joe Alt \u2014 most of the season. The line ranks 31st in run blocking win rate and 32nd in pass blocking.<\/p>\n
Herbert has been sacked 49 times, tied for most in football. He has been pressured 239 times on 43.9% of his dropbacks (most). And yet, as he heads to Dallas on Sunday, he leads The League in fourth-quarter TD passes on third downs.<\/p>\n
They win with Herbert and defense.<\/p>\n
Here is the ultimate football warrior. This is what an MVP does. \u2026<\/p>\n
And how isn\u2019t Jim Harbaugh in the Coach of the Year conversation? Secular miracles don\u2019t matter anymore? \u2026<\/p>\n
The J\u2019s, 5-0 in prime time, have the best record against AFC teams, 8-2. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Heisman rarely goes to the best college player. It didn\u2019t again. Jeremiah Love was the best player. \u2026<\/p>\n
They\u2019re making a big deal about so many recent Heisman winners playing for multiple schools. Many of San Diego State\u2019s finest QBs were double transfers. Dennis Shaw. Don Horn. Craig Penrose. Dan McGwire. To name a few. \u2026<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not the biggest fan of Judases offensive coordinator Greg Roman. But Herbert hasn\u2019t thrown a fade route \u2014 the worst offensive play in football \u2014 the entire season. And that\u2019s not a bad thing. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Chiefs are going to have serious salary cap trouble. \u2026<\/p>\n
Sob. Chiefs fans are crying foul on the Judases\u2019 defense playing dirty. Mahomes was throwing ambulance balls. He\u2019s not the same QB. \u2026<\/p>\n
Tony Jefferson was ejected from a National Football League game for playing football. But flipping off Chiefs fans was a no-no. \u2026<\/p>\n
What will Micah Parsons be like when he returns from his torn ACL? Shawne Merriman\u2019s game was explosive, and he didn\u2019t have it after he returned from his surgery. So is Micah\u2019s. \u2026<\/p>\n
Without Parsons, who had 64 pressures and 12 \u00bd sacks, the Packers still are going to a Super Bowl \u2026 party. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Eagles beat the Raiders in a Randy Jones Game, 2 hours and 25 minutes \u2014 which is not possible. The Raiders had 75 total yards. Al Davis is spinning like a drunk\u2019s bedroom. \u2026<\/p>\n
When the Raiders got bombed by the Bills 51-3 in the 1990 playoffs, the great Jerry Magee went up to Al in the locker room, and the first thing Davis said, in that semi-Southern\/Brooklyn drawl: \u201cHow\u2019d you like our field goal?\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n
Word is Pete Carroll is one-and-done in Vegas. Crapped out. \u2026<\/p>\n
Mark Davis didn\u2019t inherit the stuff his daddy had. \u2026<\/p>\n
Pete was an all-time college recruiter. Not the best game coach. His approved play calls absolutely cost the Seahawks a Super Bowl, and USC (probably) a national championship in that stupid game vs. Texas\u00a0 in the Rose Bowl. \u2026<\/p>\n
Philip Rivers, a man\u2019s man, will continue to start at quarterback for the Colts. Like they have a choice? \u2026<\/p>\n
Philip doesn\u2019t have the zip he once had, of course (he never had a rocket), but he knows what he\u2019s doing. \u2026<\/p>\n
Arch Manning will forego the draft and return to Texas. A good thing. Despite being the most over-hyped player in history, he has a lot of talent to untap. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Dolphins have benched Tua for Quinn Ewers. Yeah, that\u2019ll do it. \u2026<\/p>\n
Miami will owe Tua more than $200 million in cap money. Stick a harpoon in the Fish. \u2026<\/p>\n
Think. Rivers is a starting NFL quarterback. Tua is not. \u2026<\/p>\n
When GM of the Judases, Tom Telesco thought Tua (who would go one spot in the first round ahead of Herbert) was better. Until he saw Herbert in the Rose Bowl. \u2026<\/p>\n
Since 2020, eight QBs drafted in the first round have been benched. \u2026<\/p>\n
Puka Nakua may have the strongest receiving hands I\u2019ve seen. He\u2019s a joy to watch \u2014 on the field. Great game. Bad week. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Rams had 500-plus total yards, zero turnovers and three takeaways vs. Seattle and still lost. First team to do it. Congratulations. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Rams beat the Seahawks nine times out of 10. \u2026<\/p>\n
Speaking of the Rams, they threw a watch party at SoFi Stadium for the Seattle game. Fewer than 100 attended. Puka, acting presidential, said there were 60,000. \u2026<\/p>\n
When the whistle blows, the play should be over. Zach Charbonnet had no idea he casually was picking up two points. \u2026<\/p>\n
Looking back: San Diego State\u2019s football team beat the hell out of Boise, which went on to beat Vegas in the Mountain West title game. But the Aztecs\u2019 brutal, undisciplined loss at Albuquerque High was too much to overcome. Blew up the computer. \u2026<\/p>\n
Michigan would hire \u201cHurry Up\u201d Yost. But it seems to be in no hurry. \u2026<\/p>\n
RIP, Rob and Michele Reiner. Rob was a genius film director, with a marvelous touch, and Jerry Seinfeld readily admits Rob, as founder of Castle Rock Entertainment,\u00a0 saved his show from early extinction. \u2026<\/p>\n
The NBA probably will expand soon, with Seattle and Vegas the front runners. The Association started with 11 teams. Should have stayed that way. \u2026<\/p>\n
Alabama can\u2019t run the ball. Ciao. \u2026<\/p>\n
It\u2019s OK. I\u2019m awake. Miami-Texas A&M is over. \u2026<\/p>\n
Kickers. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Knicks acted as though they\u2019d just beaten Russia and won a gold medal after taking the NBA Cup. Ah, precious moments. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Padres have re-signed starting pitcher Michael King. One priority achieved. \u2026<\/p>\n
The Dodgers\u2019 $169.3 luxury tax payment is $163 million more than the Padres\u2019 and, according to Bob Nightengale, more than the entire payroll of 12 MLB teams. But MLB is fair. \u2026<\/p>\n
A SDSU committee has recommended a 41% increase to student fees to fund athletics. Football pays the bills. And the Aztecs, with a dull product, don\u2019t draw stick figures to Snapdragon. \u2026<\/p>\n
John F. Kennedy cared about the arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sez Me \u2026 Roll me a keg of prune juice. Justin Herbert is not among the top 10…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[181,74,76,75,127,1326],"class_list":{"0":"post-103041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-latest-headlines","9":"tag-san-diego","10":"tag-san-diego-headlines","11":"tag-san-diego-news","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-columnists"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}