Crappy Honker Award
by H.F. Salisbury
In the great tradition of recognizing “Cactus” Jack Wells and the Happy Honker Award given out on C-Job radio here in Winnipeg, I present for you yet another instalment of the Happyfantastic
However, as with the previous edition, this was a tough one to award again. You see, when you loose as bad as the Bombers did against Montreal. There are a lot of nominations.
My initial thought was give it to Bishop. He was brutal in the game going 8 for 21. Then I thought of the dropped passes but thought hey, they were probably shocked that Bishop hit their number and not row 27 of the stands. What about that run game… it was putrid. Note to Reid – if you are going to guarantee winning the rushing title, you will need to average a bit more than 3.36 yards on 11 carries. Guess it’s hard to run with your jaw wagging.
Could I award it to the entire offence???? What did we have two first downs going into the half?!?!?!? What about the dynamic defensive duo arguing on the sidelines on national television? Sure this team has bonded, Swaggerville… what a joke. Awarding to a large group like that would be a copout. What was an Angry Bomber Fan to do? Then Mike Kelly opens his mouth.
Guess what, I’m not even shocked he said BS live on the air. In a way I kind of agreed with his point but that lack of professionalism caused listeners to focus on the words not the message.
What Coach Kelly really gets this award for is his half assed apology. You don’t lay down rules to those you are apologizing to. You are supposed to be humble. We get it… defending your players is good. We are not allowed to question their “effort or focus.” I have one question Coach… can I question your professionalism?
Congratulations Coach Kelly, your unforgettable (and perhaps unforgivable) performance has earned this week’s Crappy Honker Award,
PS I hope the CLF doesn’t fine me $2,000 for saying half assed (whoops did it again). If I’ve offended anybody, I apologize. It won’t happen again. See Coach, it’s not that hard to apologize.
