Amani Toomer Bashes Rich Rodriguez

What's interesting is that I don't recall the last time Toomer has had anything good to say in general about UM. It has always been my feeling that he has held some sort of resentment against UM (obviously not directed at RR, more likely Bo, Gary, or Lloyd), and this is just more of the same from Amani.

This.

MEME: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture And I'm with you ... its spreading a little TOO quickly

While fan overreaction can be annoying, this pre-emptive "our fanbase sucks" business is equally grating.

"NFL-wideout turns your brains into shit" card. Seriously -- what is it about NFL wide recievers? Is there something in the NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement that requires them to be lobotomized within their first five years in the league? Andre Rison, Chad Ocho Cinco, Plaxico Burress, Santonio Holmes, Marvin Harrison, Brandon Marshall, Donte' Stallworth, Anquan Boldin... the list goes on and on and on of millionaire miscreants at the wide reciever position. By comparison, Braylon Edwards and Amani Toomer might be seen as a model citizins, so bad is the accustomed behavior by their colleagues. And yet with both Edwards and Toomer, we see the same I-am-diva self-absorption, from two guys who probably know next to nothing about what Rich Rodriguez is doing at Michigan. Objectively, what Braylon said and did was stoopider than Toomer's comments. Braylon rapidly backpedaled and apologized. Because what Toomer said was marginally less dumb and slightly more measured than what Braylon's Monday Night Football weirdness, maybe Toomer's apology will be likewise slower and more measured. Whatever. Memo to Amani: If Rich Rodriguez wins bunches of Big Ten championships and NEVER puts another player into the NFL, I will be thrilled beyond words.

If he were a little more recent, I think it'd hit 150+, I will say it'll hit 100 mark pending any controversial comments. (Blazefire, looking at you.)

"I bet this thread gets around 84 comments though." Well, you called that one.

that Mr. Toomer is a young fogey?

Matt Williamson has been scouting football players at different levels for six years. Before joining ESPN and Scouts Inc. in 2005, he was both an NFL and college scout for the Cleveland Browns. Before that, he spent three seasons as assistant recruiting coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh and followed J.D. Brookhart from Pitt to the University of Akron, where Williamson was the director of football operations. He got his start at Metro Index Scouting Service, where he scouted high school players in the Pittsburgh area and also spent time with Duquesne University's football program. He knows something about football I guess, based on his steady employment record. However, he certainly isnt a journalist or good at interviewing someone.

was thinking the same thing.

Good observation, so...Amani Toomer wasn't he the guy that makes upscale suits/clothing for men?

I remember Amani bashing Lloyd not to long ago. Saying how he had no relationship with Carr and that he hadn't been back to Michigan since leaving. Since a vast majority of colleges are now running the spread where is the NFL going to get players? Wasn't last year's NFL offensive rookie of the year Percy Harvin?

Ding ding ding, winnar. The rest is pretty meh.

Bit of a misanthrope, as I recall. He's the guy who said he really didn't maintain contact with the school, the team, his coaches after he left.

and I like your avatar

reporting what NFL player evaluator told him, not Amani saying he can't evaluate a spread O-lineman.