The Philadelphia Heat vs. The Buffalo Williams

So, as a Philadelphia fan, I have grown sick and tired of watching Andy "The Walrus" Reid get no blame for losing games that are largely his fault. I went from my current home in Syracuse, New York, halfway across the state to watch The Walrus screw up another game, and after the Heat lost 31-24, I was a little upset. Not because The Walrus screwed up, though. No, I was upset because he didn't screw up. He didn't call a pass wacky offense when leading by 20 in the second half, he called a pass wacky offense when down 21 in the second half. He was able to save all of his time outs for the defense in the second half, stopping Buffalo short on third down for what should have been a punting situation. He had a game plan that averaged 2.9 yards more per play than Buffalo. He had a patchwork offensive line working incredibly well on most plays. The Heat scored 2 touchdowns and a field goal in the redzone, and now is when the players need to take the blame. The Walrus was 2 for 7 in the redzone last week. The only time this week the Heat failed to score a touchdown in the redzone was when they did; but backup Danny "Firefighter" Watkins had an illegal hands to the face penalty on the play, nullifying the touchdown. He was a backup, only playing because of an injury. It was apparently a good decision not to start him then by The Walrus. At least The Walrus didn't start King "Louis XVI" Dunlap, he would probably hold the next play. Problem is, there was an injury. And Louis XVI went in. And he held. This knocked the Eagles out of Alex "Oh" Henery's field goal range, so The Walrus played it conservative and made it a one possession game. Good call. The Walrus couldn't prevent the 5 turnovers from happening either. I only credit Michael "Pick" Vick with 3 interceptions. The fourth was ripped directly out of Jason "You can't always get what you" Avant's hands in field goal range late in the game. Pick Vick makes up for this before half. Buffalo holding a 21-7 advantage, Oh Henery is in field goal range. Pick Vick scrambles. Nearly goes out of bounds, cuts up field and keeps the clock running. Spike. 8 Seconds left, he takes the snap. The receivers just run to the back of the end zone, the Walrus clearly playing for a field goal. And Pick Vick waits. And waits. And waits. He throws the ball out of bounds, the clock at 0:00, the Heat do not score. Pick Vick threw 3 interceptions before this. 2 in scoring position. The third returned for a touchdown. But what Pick Vick did after the game was his biggest error. On fourth and inches, the Williams appeared to be ready to go for it. First down, Buffalo wins. No conversion, Heat ball at midfield. I think "They won't do it, they just want to draw Philly offsides." My Dad leans to me and says "I think they just want to draw Philly offsides." My brother says "This is too big a risk, they'll call a timeout if Philly doesn't jump offsides." The guy in front of me and back left say the same thing. So at a minimum, 5 of the 9 people adjacent to me knew not to jump offsides. So was it a surprise that Juqua "Start and" Parker jumped offsides? Not for me. But here is where Pick Vick comes in. "I think guys are just trying so hard to make a play," Pick Vick said. "We know what we're capable of, and guys all want to be the one who makes the play, want to be the game-changer. And I understand that. We're desperate for a win. So I can't fault guys for trying too hard." Really, Michael? Really? If you had the opportunity, not to get the ball back, but to get out of prison 1 month early, and someone on your legal team, like your lawyer, just had to avoid doing something stupid, like wearing a banana hammock to court, and you would have had 30 less days in jail, would it have been OK for him to wear that banana hammock? Just because he's working hard to win a case? Come on, man. Step up and be a leader for your team. A mistake took away a possession from the offense, and you dismiss it like that? Like one possession in a 7 point game isn't a big deal to give up on a stupid penalty? That is what upsets me. Does The Walrus need to go? Probably. Does the team need a leader. Yes. And Michael "Pick" Vick is by no stretch of the imagination a leader.