NFL Cut Down Day On College Football Opening Weekend

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

What was more entertaining Saturday?

Watching the scores of Major Routs in college football or the NFL Cuts pertaining to former big name collegiate quarterbacks?

I'll let you be the judge of that.

Here is a list of the routs and then I'll talk about the quarterbacks.

1. Ohio State manhandles Buffalo 40-20.
2. Oregon blasted Nicholls State 66-3.
3. Texas A&M routs Rice 52-31.
4. Notre Dame trounces Temple 28-6.
5. Oklahoma crushes LA-Monroe 34-0.
6. Wisconsin massacres Massachusetts 45-0.
7. UCLA pounds Nevada 58-20.
8. Washington waxes Boise State 38-6.
9. Michigan clobbers Central Michigan 59-9.
10. Texas tramples New Mexico State 56-7.
11. Florida drills Toledo 24-6.
12. Alabama mauls Virginia Tech 35-10.

Just because you've won a National Championship or are a former Heisman Trophy Winner doesn't mean you'll be a great quarterback. There were other big name quarterbacks that also got pink slips on Saturday.

Some have found new jobs either on the active roster or on the practice squad. Some teams have opted to keep just two signal callers and figure that these quarterbacks will be available if there is a major injury.

1. Tim Tebow, 26, won a National Championship and a Heisman Trophy. He is now a free agent after the New England Patriots released him. I see an outside shot that he returns to New England if there is an injury. His only hope is Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels.


2. Rusty Smith, who is pictured, is the best QB in FAU History. He was cut by the Tennessee Titans but was re-signed and will be on the team's practice squad.

3. Vince Young was released by Green Bay and is a free agent. Once a National Championship QB for the Texas Longhorns now that's a distant memory as he struggles to find a home in the pros after being released by the Tennessee Titans in 2010.

4. Matt Leinart won a National Championship and a Heisman Trophy with the USC Trojans. He is a free agent and was recently cut by the Buffalo Bills.

5. Jimmy Clausen was a heralded signal caller at Notre Dame and was expected to be a starter for the Carolina Panthers. That was before Cam Newton arrived in Charlotte. Now he's available to all 32 teams.

6. Greg McElroy won a National Championship at Alabama. He leaped ahead of Tebow on the depth chart to start a couple games last season. His criticism of the Jets locker room and conflicts with Coach Rex Ryan along with an ankle injury has him looking for work.

7. Jordan Palmer is the younger brother of Carson Palmer. He was cut Saturday by the Chicago Bears and I'll be curious to see where he lands. His brother Carson plays for the Arizona Cardinals.

8. Trent Edwards was also cut by the Chicago Bears Saturday. Since his departure from the Buffalo Bills in 2010, he's been with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2010), Oakland Raiders (2011), Philadelphia Eagles (2012) and the Bears. With the Bills lacking an experienced backup signal caller, I'm surprised that they don't call him. He could make a phone call to his former Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh. Age 29 isn't too old to land a spot.

9. Dennis Dixon signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 14, 2013 to be reunited with his collegiate Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly. Despite the Oregon connection, Dixon didn't make the Eagles final roster and is a free agent.

10. Brady Quinn had a fine career at Notre Dame but he's bounced around the NFL. When Seattle released him on August 31, the New York Jets wasted no time adding him to their roster as a back-up to rookie Geno Smith, when they inked him on September 2, 2012. New York released Graham Harrell on September 2, 2013 after signing with the Jets on August 28, 2013. No time for Harrell, the former Texas Tech standout, to get a cup of coffee and bagel in Manhattan.

11. David Carr was the No.1 pick for the first-year Houston Texans in 2002 and was the first player ever selected by the franchise. He collected a Super Bowl Ring as the backup signal caller behind Eli Manning with the New York Giants. At age 34, I have a feeling that he'll get another job if an injury occurs. Right now, he's just a victim of the two QB's numbers game.

12. Seneca Wallace deserves frequent flyer miles this year. After Seattle Coach Mike Holmgren drafted him as a fourth round draft choice out of Iowa State in 2003, he's had an interesting journey to his current spot. He followed Holmgren to Cleveland in 2010 and stayed until 2012. In 2013, Wallace has been with the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49'ers this off-season. On September 2, 2013, he signed with the Green Bay Packers to backup Aaron Rodgers. There is no doubt that the Packers figure to use his knowledge in their opener against the 49'ers.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.

Mission Accomplished!!!

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

When I approached former Deerfield Beach Observer Editor Ric Green about the possibility of joining his staff in 2007, I couldn't have been happier that he created the FAU Football beat. 

Being reunited with Howard Schnellenberger, the former Miami Hurricanes football coach who led UM to the National Championship in 1983; now watching him build this program from scratch was special.

While I enjoyed our time during the championship season, this was a different feeling.

Despite the early stages of back problems that led to surgery two years later, I enjoyed that first training camp and watching practices in the sweltering South Florida heat. Thanks to physical therapy, I held up fine that season.

It was neat when Public Relations Assistant Dawn Elston reunited me with Schnellenberger again after 25 years at the conclusion of that first practice.

Things worked out well that season and Green awarded me by allowing us to expand the coverage into all sports.

I enjoyed the associations with former Baseball Coach Kevin Cooney and current Basketball Coach Mike Jarvis.

I also enjoyed the Christmas Party at the end of the year and the editorial staff did an outstanding editing job on the stories.

Green usually had me write as many as five stories a month, but a minimum of four. During the latter part of his tenure, due to declining advertising, it dropped to three. Green resigned from the Observer and became the CEO of the Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.

His successor David Volz did a good job continuing covering FAU Sports. Once Volz was removed as Editor, he was replaced by Diane Emeott-Korzen.

During the past couple years, it's no secret that advertising in print media has declined drastically. The Observer has been around for 50 years which is rare especially for a weekly publication. Many newspapers have gone out of business or have merged with their competitors. 

Emeott-Korzen was limited financially as my contribution maxed out at two stories but the majority of the time was limited to one.

Gone are those full page previews with three stories and a couple photos that I took at training camp at the end of August.

On August 29, 2013, this years Observer Sports Section was limited to a few youth sports stories and the paper was 20 pages.

This will be a different football season for me. It will be my first without FAU Football as a writer for the Deerfield Beach Observer.

Due to their declining advertising and decision to cover their local teams, there was no reason to have a writer assigned to a major university in their backyard. It would be easier to publish press releases, use the FAU website or hire an intern and pay nothing, therefore eliminating concerns that payroll would be met on time.

When I began covering FAU, I had the following goals:

1. Stay on until Howard Schnellenberger retired.

2. Cover the first game at the New FAU Stadium.

3. Watch FAU compete in its first bowl game. I saw their first two and the Owls won the New Orleans and Motor City Bowls.

4. Seeing QB Rusty Smith become the first FAU player drafted by the Tennessee Titans.

5. Being at their last game in the Sun Belt Conference as they are now a member of Conference USA.
6. Former FAU running back Alfred Morris rushed for 1,613 yards in his rookie season of 2012 and was named Second-team All Pro.

Mission Accomplished!!!

Towards the end, FAU Football was limited to monthly updates. 

Gone were the weekly conference calls as space size declined and I wasn't contacted anymore. 

Those conference calls were great as Schnellenberger would open up to myself, Marcus Nelson, Ted Hutton and Tom Ryan about the good, bad and the ugly. We learned a lot about the team, and a lot about football. 

When Carl Pelini took over as football coach, media access after Schnellenberger's departure was tremendously reduced.

While my tenure of covering FAU Sports is over with the Deerfield Beach Observer, This Website and the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association (DSBA) will provide this upstart university with some National Exposure.

My projected FAU slate is 2-3 games and I'll be watching closely as to how well the university competes in their new conference.

I still look forward to working with Katrina McCormack and Justin Johnson.

Last year, I didn't see Hutton at Football games as he went to Nursing School. Ted saw the newspaper business declining as he left the South Florida Sun Sentinel to find a new career.

I once told Green that when things aren't fun anymore, it's time to stop doing them. It was fun working with former FAU President Frank T Borgan, former FAU Athletic Director Craig Angelos and Arkansas State Athletic Director Terry Mohajir.

Ironically, Angelos landed a job at My alma-mater the University of South Florida. I have a feeling that our paths will cross again. 

It was fun while it lasted and a new chapter begins.

Mission Accomplished!!!

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com. 

Summer Story Lines

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

With the debut of Fox Sports 1 on Saturday, August 17 at 6 AM, it was neat seeing the birth of a new channel.

I'll never forget the time that I saw the beginning of ESPN back in 1979 when I took a trip to see my friend's Jeff Ryeson and the late Gregory Nicholas as I stayed in their apartment in East Lansing while they were attending Michigan State.

I remember for a few days watching Sports Center and the anchors were Chris Berman, Bob Ley, Lou Palmer and the late Tom Mees.

It was great watching an all sports channel because I couldn't stomach watching the local news. All I heard about was murders, drug busts, etc... thus it became depressing.

Lets turn the clock to 2013. We have ESPN, The NBC and CBS Sports Network. Now Fox Sports 1 and guess what, these same murder and all the arrests stories are all prime topics. There is social media, Twitter, Facebook, etc.., along with online newspapers.

There is no way to avoid it. Oh Well. I guess I can't run away this time.

So what I'm going to do with this story is compile a list of the most interesting story lines and provide an opinion as to what I think of the good, bad and the ugly.

1. Aaron Hernandez murders Odin Lloyd. If this guy is found guilty of committing this murder and is linked to others, the solution is to give him the death penalty. Lets send a message to these millionaire athletes that you can't buy your way out of the Electric Chair. Hernandez is very fortunate that Massachusetts doesn't have the death penalty. The death penalty would catch the athletes attention. I'm glad the New England Patriots gave their fans an opportunity to swap his jersey to get another players, and got rid of him plus not paying out any more money on his contract.

2. Tim Tebow is a guy that I'm rooting hard to make the Patriots roster. I know his Owner Robert Kraft is hoping that he makes the team. How do you not root for a guy that's a model citizen, addresses his boss by calling them sir? If he can't play quarterback, I'm sure that New England can use him as a tight end or emergency signal caller. Bill Belichick is smart and I hope the coach that drafted him in Denver Josh McDaniels can eventually turn him into a solid quarterback. I'll send McDaniels  a genius cap if he pulls this off. So will the rest of the Patriots fans. Character has to mean something these days.

3. Alex Rodriguez should have received a suspension larger than 211 games. Commissioner Bud Selig should have used his "Best Interests In Baseball Clause" to force him to sit out immediately. But to the commissioners credit, he figures that out of respect that he's gained with the MLB Players Union, and Michael Weiner, who is terminally ill, they've developed a good enough relationship that this will ultimately work itself out. Selig is correct. Even if Rodriguez does sit out next season, the Yankees could save salary next year, release him, then run him out of baseball. No team will sign him just like they blackballed Barry "All-Time Fraud" Bonds. Need I say more. For every hit, homer and whatever offensive statistics Rodriguez pads, nobody is going to take his statistics seriously. These numbers that deserve asterisks are only for the back of the baseball cards and media guides. Rodriguez is headed to the Hall of Shame. I do believe that the players will hammer out stiffer penalties for cheaters in an effort to protect their reputation as well as not allow cheaters to succeed off of them illegally.

4. Ryan Braun released a statement about his involvement with performance enhancing drugs. While he's made a lot of mistakes and has a long ways to go and restore his credibility, to his credit, the guy took his 65-game suspension like a man. He's getting it over with and he's locked into a long term contract. The biggest thing Braun has going for him is that he's in a small city with less media and good fans. The Brewers have taken the high road and left his jersey's on sale as they'll let the fans decide if they want to purchase them. Braun is lucky that ownership will give him time to hope that he can rehabilitate his image. Since the Brewers are having a losing season, this is the perfect time to see their young talent and what they have to look for in the future. My advice to Ryan is you're the luckiest guy on the planet, but there is no more margin of error. You need to get it right this time. These drugs can kill you. Just ask former NFL player, the late Lyle Alzado who died on May 14, 1992 at the age of 43, who had a brain tumor!!

5. Nelson Cruz and Jhonny Peralta decided to serve their 50-game suspensions in the Biogenesis Scandal while their teams were in pennant races. I give the Texas Rangers credit for acquiring Alex Rios from the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers landing Jose Iglesias by the trade deadline to fit their needs. I know the Tigers hated to trade prize prospect Avisail Garcia away especially to division rival the White Sox. Peralta was on his way out as a free agent, so the Tigers got insurance now and a cornerstone later. I just hope that the Rangers and Tigers never bring these two players back when their suspensions are over. I understand they would have taken a hit in the wallet as free agents. But the chance to win a World Series wasn't enough motivation to wait and serve them next year. My gut feeling is Texas and Detroit will leave these guys off their post-season rosters and wash their hands of them, if they haven't already.

6. I'm glad that the Chicago Cubs traded Alphonso Soriano back to the New York Yankees where he's in a position to help a team that definitely needed some offensive help. Soriano had 18 RBI's in a four-game stretch and reached his milestone 2000 hit this past week. There will be plenty of more hits to come for Soriano and if the Yankees get real hot, possibly a chance to reach the playoffs. It's amazing that Soriano was the player New York traded for Rodriguez. Now their teammates, at least until the end of the season.

7. Tigers Manager Jim Leyland did a masterful job leading the American League to a win thus ensuring the AL home field advantage in the World Series. Leyland paid respect to future Yankees Hall of Fame Closer Mariano Rivera by inserting him in the eighth inning which was a brilliant tribute to guy that's meant so much to baseball through the years. Everybody in baseball appreciated this move. But there would be no mercy on Rivera when Miguel Cabrera hit a pair of homers off him at Yankee Stadium a few weeks later. There is a lot of respect between Leyland, Yankees Manager Joe Girardi as well as the rivalry between the Tigers and Yankees. In my opinion, Girardi deserves consideration for Manager of the Year with all the injuries and distractions he's faced all year.

8. Welcome to the American League Houston Astros.  They're currently 44-87 and 32.5 games back of AL West leading Texas. They are the worst team in baseball and were active at the trading deadline sending all of their key players to contenders. But the good news about the Astros being in the American League is we get to see interleague play all season with each league having 15 teams. The old interleague format of games in May and June didn't work for me.

9. It was weird not seeing any new living members inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. If there was ever a year that former Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris should have made it to Cooperstown, NY, this was it. The guy led the Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays to World Series titles. He won four championships, was 254-186 with a 3.90 ERA and 2,478 strikeouts. But he played his entire career in the American League. Cut the guy some slack.

10. Thanks to the antics of Texas A&M Quarterback Johnny Manziel, whether the punk is signing autographs for cash, making ridiculous tweets, getting kicked out of cross state rivals fraternity houses, I don't like the future odds of freshman winning the Heisman Trophy. His immaturity will turn off future voters since he's set a bad example. What's worse is that with all the attention this punk is getting, whether he knows it or not, this kid has now placed a Bulls Eye on himself and the team. The SEC has won seven straight national titles. Every lineman will be looking to knock this kid out of games. Ultimately, because he signed a letter of intent, he's not allowed to receive cash on scholarship, the NCAA will knock him out soon enough. If he gets to the NFL, these players will destroy this punk. Johnny better grow up real quick or he'll get hurt in the pocket book, lose eligibility and get hammered on the field. This is Texas A&M's second year in the conference, these teams watch video and figure you out. My prediction is that the Aggies will finish 7-5 or 8-4 at best.

This should do it for these story lines but there will be more as football season approaches.

This will be a very different college football season which I will explain in a future blog.

Good luck to my friend Ryan Field, who used to work at Fox Sports Detroit landing a job at Fox Sports 1. Have fun with the LA traffic buddy. I look forward to seeing you, My longtime buddy Chip Namias and taking My sweetheart Candy to see California for the first time.

One other note, according to the LA Times, Vin Scully is coming back for his 65th year with the Dodgers in 2014. In my opinion, the 85-year old is the greatest broadcaster ever.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.

Back To The Past

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

I don't know where I'll be by the end of the 2014 NFL Season, but I have an idea where the St. Louis Rams won't be.

The organization that runs the Edward Jones Dome said the facility will not get a public funded $700 million upgrade that the St. Louis Rams requested.

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission President Kathleen Ratcliffe informed the Rams of that decision recently.

The decision allows the Rams to break their lease with the dome after the 2014 season, creating the possibility that they could leave St. Louis.

To me, there is one possible destination.

That's Los Angeles.

The Rams played in Southern California from 1946-1994 starting out with the LA Coliseum then moving to Anaheim.

Some great players that played for the LA Rams include Rosey Grier, the late Merlin Olsen, late Deacon Jones, Roman Gabriel, Jack Snow, Jack Youngblood, and Pat Haden. Joe Namath finished his career in Los Angeles however, bad knees limited him to one season.

Other players include Vince Ferragamo, Wendell Tyler, Jackie Slater, Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds and Eric Dickerson.

Coaches that had successful runs in LA include George Allen (1966-1970), and Chuck Knox (1973-1977, 1992-1994).

Knox and Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula were former Lions assistants who went on to have stellar careers as head coaches with other teams. The Lions had another chance to land Knox later but decided to hire Monte Clark instead. Knox was a Lions assistant from 1967-72.

Should the Rams return home and create the scenario "Back To The Past," I have a strong feeling there will be very little objection from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

To land the No.2 TV Market will be a no-brainer.

If St. Louis loses the Rams, which won Super Bowl XXXIV 23-16 on January 30, 2000 over the Tennessee Titans, then it would be the second NFL team that this Missouri city has lost when the Cardinals departed for Arizona in 1987. The Cardinals were in Missouri from 1960-1987.

One thing is certain, if St. Louis loses this franchise, the No. 21 TV Market won't get a third team.

I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Rams could have company in LA if the San Diego Chargers lease doesn't get straightened out. San Diego's TV Market is 28th and the NFL could have a team in the AFC and NFC.

Diehard Chargers fans could take the trip up the freeway to see their team play in LA.

In 1984, San Diego lost the Clippers to LA. How many people really cared? How many of today's baby boomers remember the San Diego Clippers? The San Diego Clippers existed from 1978-1984.

Should the Rams return to LA, they have unfinished business.

In 1979, Ferragamo led the 9-7 Rams to Super Bowl XIV but lost 31-19 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 20, 1980 in front of 103,985 at the Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena, CA.

As I watch pre-season football, I wonder how much longer we'll be talking about the St. Louis Rams. Stay tuned. I have a feeling this story is far from over.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.

Three Most Recent Champions

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

I've heard the saying that when things happen, they happen in threes.

In the past 11 days, there have been Three Champions Crowned.

The UCLA Bruins Athletic Department had 108 championships then defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the College Baseball World Series to win their first on the diamond to increase the total to 109 on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. They won the series 2-0, including an 8-0 rout in the finale.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they fell two games short of winning their first title in any sport. It's unbelievable for a university that was established in 1878, to have never won a championship in any sport.

As for UCLA, the majority of their titles have come in Men's Basketball with 11. The Wizard of Westwood John Wooden is responsible for 10 championships.

The Miami Heat just concluded their latest title run by defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win the series 4-3 on Thursday, June 20, 2013. This was the Heat's second straight championship and the team has three in their 25-year history.

Pat Riley has gone on record that the team is going to keep the core together so look for Miami to make a run at a three-peat and fourth in team history. It would be hard to bet against a team that has LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh leading the way.

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated Original Six Rival, the Boston Bruins 3-2 Monday, June 24, 2013, to win their second title in four years and fifth in their 87-year history dating back to 1926. They won the best of seven series 4-2.

With chief rival the Detroit Red Wings moving to the Eastern Conference next season, the road to another Stanley Cup got a little easier for the Blackhawks.

The Red Wings always give the Blackhawks a battle and if they see each other again, they'll be playing for the Stanley Cup.

What makes the Three Most Recent Champions interesting is there were some Major Media Markets getting ready to host parades. Los Angeles is No.2, Chicago is No.3 while Miami-Ft.Lauderdale is No.16. If Boston had beaten Chicago, then the Bruins would be celebrating in the No. 7 market.

Speaking of the nickname Bruins, we have the UCLA Bruins and Boston Bruins.

This is pretty neat to see this nickname reach championship status.

With all of these large markets, you can rest assure that TV Ratings had to be good and that the networks are counting their profits for airtime.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.

I Need Stronger Glasses

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

When the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium last week, there was a strange face in the visitors dugout.

His name was Don Mattingly and he manages the Dodgers. During his playing days, Mattingly only wore one uniform. From 1982-1995, his attire consisted of the Yankees pinstripes, then he was a coach from 2004-2007.

Mattingly had a lifetime batting average of .307, 222 home runs, 1,099 RBI, he was a six-time All-Star, won nine Gold Gloves at first base, won a batting title and was the team captain from 1991-1995.

The 52-year-old native of Evansville, Indiana., had his No. 23 retired in 1997. Mattingly is honored at Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.


I have a hydro stone statue of Mattingly at home that I purchased when I visited the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown, New York., several years ago.

Although Mattingly's numbers may never get him into Baseball's Hall Of Fame, it still seems weird watching him manage a team that once played in Brooklyn, New York. These two franchises have been involved in some Classic World Series Showdowns with their Subway Series and with the Dodgers in Southern California.

It seems like yesterday that late Yankees Manager Billy Martin faced legendary Dodgers Skipper Tom Lasorda.

If it weren't for the vision of Commissioner Bud Selig to have inter-league play, we wouldn't see this series in the regular season.

For that matter, we wouldn't see rivalries like the New York Yankees VS NY Mets, Dodgers, and the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs VS Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's VS SF Giants, Detroit Tigers VS St. Louis Cardinals, plus the Boston Red Sox VS Atlanta Braves to name a few.

The Dodgers and Yankees rivalry did bring out many great memories which were nice to see with Mattingly becoming the ironic story line.

I Need Stronger Glasses because I thought Mattingly was wearing the wrong uniform.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.

The Shield VS Courtroom

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

My late Grandmother Sophie Morganroth used to tell me that there is a time and a place to say or do something---take action.

But she never would imagine the recent actions taken by former NFL Wide Receiver Chad Johnson.

Johnson found out that Broward County Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh is much different than NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

When Johnson celebrated after scoring touchdowns, the only discipline he'd receive would be small fines which are a mere slap on the wrist.

But Johnson took the slap to a different level in downtown Fort Lauderdale as he slapped his attorney on the butt in court and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. What appeared to be a harmless act where his plea deal was accepted and he was happy with his lawyer's performance, turned out to be quite the opposite outcome.

The courtroom erupted in laughter, but McHugh wasn't laughing. She was extremely angry, rejected the plea deal, and thought Johnson's actions were disrespectful and dropped the hammer.

Wearing a tan jumpsuit with his hands shackled at the waist, Johnson apologized to the judge and served seven days. He had plenty of time to evaluate his flamboyant behavior, plus realize his domestic violence case is nothing to take lightly.

Whether Johnson gets another NFL job remains to be seen.

But McHugh did something Goodell hasn't been able to do and force Johnson to eat Humble Pie.

She took away his freedom which is much worse than any discipline he'd receive in the NFL. Johnson's white flag had more impact than the yellow flag officials use during the game.

Hopefully, this will make Johnson a better person.

He definitely knows the difference between the gridiron and a courtroom. McHugh's responsibility is to protect the integrity of the legal system "Courtroom" while Goodell's job is to protect "The Shield." (The NFL Logo).

If he needs some advice as to how bad things can get behind bars, Johnson should contact Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick, who turned his life around after being locked up for animal cruelty for dog fighting. Vick spent 548 days in jail.

Scott Morganroth can be reached at scottsports33@aol.com.