PLAY OF THE GAME
Todd Collins, with all the protection he needs, throws the ball into a crowd of white and silver jerseys, with not a Bill receiver in sight. Deon Sanders steps in front of the ball and races untouched 77 yards for the touchdown. Once he reaches the endzone, he spins the ball on end and starts his prance dance. Prime Time slides to his left, then to his right, bobbing his head to an imagined beat. Suddenly, he does a somersault and leaps over the cross-bar, continuing his dance moves.
ROOKIE ON THE SPOT
Todd Collins is thrust into the starting quarterback role against the World Champion Cowboys when Jim Kelly goes down during practice by tripping on a seam in the astroturf. As fate would have it, Collins hits Eric Molds on his very first pass in a regular season game. However, things go down quickly after that. With an onslaught of blitzing Cowboy linebackers and safeties, poor Todd really has his baptism under fire. Leon Lett charges through the line and leaps on Collins, knocking all the hot air out of the rookie. Van Pelt replaces him and does a little better.
MARV'S MAXIMS:
After the humiliating loss to the Cowboys, Marv walks up to the podium and immediately goes on the defensive. One reporter asked Marv how did his meeting go with Ralph Wilson this week. Marv replied,"That's between me, my offensive coaches and Ralph." A reporter really ignited Marv's fire when he asked the wise old coach if Jim Kelly were faking his hamstring injury due to the negative press he received after his terrible showing on Monday night. "How dare you idiots even conjure up such an asinine thought! Jimbo has been the heart and soul of this team ever since he came here! What you just said was absolute blaspheme! And don't even question my second string quarterback rotation. Both Van Pelt and Collins are very capable of starting in Jim's place! When asked if he was going to finally scrap the No-huddle offense, Marv clears his throat and starts singing: "I'm your Captain, listen to me and return me my ship! Looks like I've got mutiny on my hands! All these players mouthing off about our offensive strategy. I said it before, and I'll say it again: It was the no huddle K-Gun that got us to 4 Super Bowls. It works and I'm not going to scrap it just because we're scoring less than one touchdown per game. Reed can cry all he wants - he'll really cry when he rides the bench! We are engulfed in a storm at sea; we just have to buckle down and ride it out. I'm your captain, listen to me. I set the game plan, everyone will follow it! All disobedient crew members will walk the plank! We're getting closer to home! We're getting closer to the Super Bowl! I'm your Captain, listen to me."
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