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Dec 11, 1997: -- Buckley Name AFC Player of the Week --
Terrell Buckley was named the AFC's defensive player of the
week for his 2 interception performance against the Detroit Lions on
Sunday night. For T-Buck, it is the second time he has been named the
player of the week, the first coming in 1995 for his performance
against the Rams in week 15. Both of Buckley's player of the week
honors came with the Dolphins.
On Sunday, Buckley had 8 tackles and 2 interceptions, plus a
third interception that was nullified by a penalty.
In other news, the Dolphins have re-signed wide receiver
Jasper Strong to the practice squad. Strong was acquired as a free
agent and spent time with the Dolphins during training camp for a
while and also spent most the fall on the practice squad before being
cut last month.
The signing of cornerback Denorse Mosley to the regular team
from the practice squad left the Dolphins with an open spot that has
now been filled by Strong.
My Comments:
I love to see Buckley get credit for his accomplishments. I
think that the guy got a bad reputation in Green Bay for his attitude
and that that has unfairly prejudiced fans against him so that he
takes more than his share of heat when he makes a mistake.
It's sort of the reverse of Dan Marino. When Marino makes a
mistake, some fans line up to defend him regardless of how bad the
mistake was. When T-Buck plays well, some fans line up to bash him,
no matter how well he plays.
Personally, I'm in favor of giving credit where credit is due
and of placing responsibility for mistakes where it is due -
regardless of the person involved.
Still, being a fan is not about logic. It's about emotional
involvement with the team and sometimes our emotions get the best of
us.
So, in the spirit of being a fan, I have something to say to
all you Buckley-Bashers out there -
Phhhhhpppppptttttttttt!!!!!!
( For those without text-to-sound translation, the above
comment should be interpreted as the sound of a very big raspberry ;-)
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Curt Fennell,
curt@phins.com, DOLFAN in New Rochelle (almost)
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