Ooo-ver-raaaa-ted..!

My So Cal friend CStrom, also known as strom09, left a comment on my last post and emailed me about football teams/quarterbacks/divisions that are overrated. I do enjoy the chant/cheer "ooo-verrr-raaa-ted!" almost as much as "buulll-shiit!", but that's a topic for another day. The idea of having a nice big complain about things I find overrated appeals to me, so I'm gonna run with that. Please feel free to chime in.

The NFC East - Going with the football lead, I was certainly not the only person thinking that "The East Would Rise Again" this year. With flashes of brilliance from the Redskins and Dallas, some good play from the Eagles, and knowing that the Giants were already insulted by the "experts" not picking them to return to the Super Bowl, the East seemed poised to kick some ass. Only the Giants have heeded the call. Sigh.

Donovan McNabb - I didn't want to say it cause I knew everyone would jump on me, but 5 has not been the same since the Super Bowl. I can't say if his skills have diminished to the point of his career being over, but his time in Philly is over. I think it's just time for a new coach/gameplan. I partially blame him and partially blame Coach Reid for the laughing stock the Eagles have become.

Don Nelson - Basketball coach Don Nelson is a media darling (at least here in the Bay Area) who accomplishes not a whole hell of a lot. He does some cute things playing a small lineup and says charming things to the talkshow hosts, but he ruined Run TMC and I doubt he'd know what to do with a roster of marquee players if he had them. Take your overpaid ass back to your house in Hawai'i. Not a fan.

Experts - It doesn't even matter what field. The older I get, the more it is apparent that experts are people with enough ego to get paid for their interpretation of events. No more, no less. See age old adage regarding opinions and assholes.

The 80's - Look, don't get me wrong. I lived it. I was there. I remember Haysi Fantayzee. I had blue fingernail polish and spikey hair. I remember feeling superior for knowing who U2 and the B-52's were before they got on commercial radio. I even remember when Phil Collins played the drums. But for God's sake people, it was one decade! Not that different from the 70's or the 90's. The 80's had embarassing fashions, classic music, bad dancing, guilty-pleasure music and lame movies just like the 70's. Why the instant nostalgia that hit in the late 90's? Oh yeah, cause the 90's were truly awful.

Downhill Skiing - I know what you're thinking... you're thinking "Of course she thinks skiing is overrated. She's black!" That is a legitimate conclusion, I'll admit. My brother would rather be drawn and quartered than be cold for any length of time. But notice that I specifically said "downhill". Cross-country is totally fine. Exhausting, but fine. Downhill, however, bites. Being run down by reckless yahoos while trying to figure out how to keep your legs from going in opposite directions is NOT FUN. WTF people?! Maybe snowboarding is better.