Clark Judge says something really stupid

by BigBlueShoe on Dec 17, 2007 4:50 PM EST in Bad Journalism Comment 12 comments

CBS' Clark Judge, normally a good columnist, is pretty stupid right here:

CBS analyst Dan Marino said that Indianapolis or Jacksonville can go into New England and beat the Patriots. I disagree. The Colts suffer from Dome Syndrome, which tells us that no dome teams have gone to the Super Bowl by playing outdoors. Yeah, Jacksonville can run the ball, but what's the Jags' weakness? Uh-huh, pass defense. Good luck against Tom Brady.

Hmmmm. I seem to recall, and maybe you do too, that the Colts beat the Ravens in Baltimore last year in the Divisional Round. That game was outside. I have no problem with people thinking the Pats can hold their own at home, but to use the same old (and untrue) cliche that no "dome team" can get to a Super Bowl by playing outside is just bad journalism. Check your facts next time, Clark.

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hahah

What a knob. Everyone said that shit last year but yet the Colts stomped a team known for it's outdoor experience in the SUPER BOWL. That guy can go screw himself.

Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Dec 17, 2007 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think he meant in the Championship game

not the divisional playoffs.

by Terry on Dec 17, 2007 10:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe....

Maybe Terry.... but we are never given much chance when we play outside in the playoffs.

Regardless, this Colts team is too veteran of a team now to go into Gillete with a little fear.

Say, should Jessica Simpson and her master....err I mean father, still attend Cowboys games?

by Levante on Dec 18, 2007 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

why not?

they've attended many other games this season.

by Terry on Dec 18, 2007 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Simpson

Yeah that guy is a scary dude. He is to the right of Genghis Khan! : )

by MasterRWayne on Dec 18, 2007 3:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Outdoor practice

This is BS. It's arguably a problem for teams with no chance to prepare for bad weather (ie: SD or Dallas), but for teams from the Midwest?

Even though the Colts are a dome team, do they have an outdoor practice field to prepare for bad/cold weather games? The Pats have a covered practice field but will venture outside prior to a crappy weather matchup.

by MaPatsFan on Dec 18, 2007 8:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

judge is an idiot

I have no clue how anyone could think clark judge is a good journalist because he continually says stupid shit that goes against any ounce of logic.

This latest thing amuses me for so many reasons:

-as stated, they beat baltimore on the road

-they won a SB in the worst weather for a SB and pretty bad weather for ANY game...and did it vs a team that plays outdoors. Also, they became the first dome team to win a SB so how does that not trump getting there?

-a past trend is just that- a past trend. One would think a human being could grasp this but hey, I guess not.

-the 2007 Colts are not the dome teams of the past that lost outdoors in AFC finals.

-I love those who act like NE is some magical team and can do well in poor weather like the past Pats teams. One would think recent games have shown they lick balls in less than ideal weather but apparently media morons like Judge have ignored that. The Baltimore game, the Jets game...how do these not point to the obvious fact that NE is at a disadvantage if the weather is poor? Brady got outplayed in both those games and Maroney sucks. The only reason they won both is because both the jets and ravens suck. Does anyone truly think that if they play a team that is actually good that they'll win in poor weather? The Jags would probably destroy NE if the weather was poor since they'd run it down their throats. Almost every other afc playoff team should easily run wild on NE if the weather calls for that gameplan.

-Judge acts like the dome disadvantage is partly because of the surface when as we know the Pats now have FieldTurf so there is no diff there. I have this in my back/front yard. The weather means jackshit to it.

by Rob L on Dec 18, 2007 10:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

um...

The Colts aren't the first dome team to win a Super Bowl. Rams won it before them, and you can also toss the Cowboys in there too because their stadium is practically a dome.

Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Dec 18, 2007 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs