Bianchi takes credit for Atkins dismissal, then veers into “Bench Leak” fantasyland

Posted 7/8/2006  |  Filed under Urban Meyer, Pundits, Avery Atkins  |  Permalink  

Every time Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike “Sinbad” Bianchi makes a good point, he follows it with a column straight from the Skip Bayless School of Journalism. Bianchi pats himself on the back for Urban Meyer’s dismissal of Avery Atkins:

I’m so glad that Florida Coach Urban Meyer took the media’s advice and finally granted cornerback Avery Atkins his release last week. Hey, it’s kind of fun when a coach actually listens.

Listened to the media? Why? Because he took the time to ascertain exactly what was going on with Atkins before making a decision? I don’t think the journo crowd really had much to do with his deliberations.

Anyhoo, Bianchi veers way into fantasyland the following sentence:

And as long as we ink-stained wretches have your ear, Urbanator, let me give you another little gem of sports writer wisdom regarding your quarterback situation: Just go ahead and bench Chris Leak and start Tim Tebow in the first game. As your boss, Jeremy Foley, likes to say, “What must be done eventually should be done immediately.”

I’m sure that coach will get right on that, Mike.



 
 
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