Summary of today's Jim Rome Show
Jim began, "...Live once againg from Radio Row...Today will be as good or better than yesterday...except that we won't have a Heisman Trophy winner own Kyle Brandt the way Sam Bradford did yesterday. But, I will have three Hall of Fame quarterbacks on today..."
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Jim said there were only two stories surrounding the Super Bowl this week: Dwight Freeney's ankle and whether or not Peyton Manning has to have this game. Jim, "..and if he does get this game, is he going to be the greatest quarterback ever?...There's nothing else that anybody's talking about...it's been the most bizarre, and by bizarre I mean boring Super Bowl week ever. There's nothing happening...except for the idiots outside my room every single night playing whatever they're playing...If it's not a marching band, it's a cover band..."
Interviews
Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers)
Antonio talked about the disappointing loss to the Jets after having home field advantage. He feels they were equipped to win but made too many uncharacteristic mistakes. These included a consistent kicker missing 3 field goals and a costly unsportmanlike conduct penalty. He mentioned it all being a part of the fact that they are human.
Joe Montana and Dwight Clark
The Hall of Fame QB and his 49er teammate reminisced about "the catch" in the Super Bowl. Joe said he wasn't throwing it away, but had been instructed to throw it high so only Dwight could catch it or have it go out of bounds. They also talked about how they used to rib each other and teammates in those days.
Jim Kelly (Hall of Fame QB)
Jim talked about his relationship with his brothers, mentioning hunting with them and his high school coach.
He also said it takes a strong and special person to play quarterback in Buffalo.
Bill Romanowski (Retired NFLer)
Bill came on and was quite candid. He first said he was not proud of all the things he did as a player. Jim Rome asked him, "Were you a dirty player?" Bill said he pushed the limits, and at times was (dirty). He admitted steroid use and said he was not proud of that. He also recounted the incident where he and a Raider teammate got into a fight, which ended in injury to the other player. He regretted that too.
It was a very candid interview that Jim Rome liked a lot.
Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)
They talked about his rookie year and the game against the Browns where Matt got hit hard and had to come off the field only to return to throw the game winning TD pass.
Randy Cross (NFL analyst)
He talked about his time with the 49ers and of the greatness of Joe Montana.
The topic of players today saying they don't get respect came up. Randy said, "...You make $10 million a year..people need to blow more smoke up you butt about how good you are and how good your team is?"
Troy Aikman (Retired Dallas Cowboy)
Jim brought up a statement Troy made before about Tony Romo not knowing all that it takes to be the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Troy now feels that Tony has come a long way and had a great year. They also talked about Jerry Jones and coach Wade Phillips.
Thomas Dimitroff (Atlanta Falcons GM)
Thomas told Jim that the Falcons would make sound fiscal decisions this off season. He did say they would look at Julius Peppers. Of QB Matt Ryan, Thomas said he needs to eliminate some of the interceptions at critical times...and, "...needs to realize that sometimes it's best to take a sack.." He does like Ryan's fire, passion, and work ethic.
LaMarr Woodley (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jim bought up that LaMarr had a better 2nd half of the season statistically. LaMarr felt he pressured the QB just as well in the first half but just didn't get the stats. LaMarr also mentioned talking to Ray Lewis at the Pro Bowl. He told us that Ray is very willing to help young players and offer his knowlege.
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