Michael Clayton Has Become A Punchline
April 2nd, 2010
While reading what seems to be a steady flow of gooey stories lately about what a hard worker Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman is — newsflash: plumbers work hard, too — Joe came across an eye-opening paragraph from Tampa Tribune scribe Joe Henderson.
As Joe has noted several times, Henderson is the Tampa Bay area’s voice of reason within the sports media community. The great Phil Mushnick or Norman Chad he is not, meaning Henderson is significantly more substance than style and Stephen Wright or Jerry Seinfeld one-liners are not his schtick… well, really, Henderson doesn’t have schtick.
So Joe did a double-take while reading a laudatory column on Freeman to see Henderson take aim at blocking icon Michael Clayton.
Everybody works hard in the NFL – or is supposed to – and dedication alone doesn’t guarantee that Michael Clayton will catch even the best-thrown pass.
Oooohhh!
But this is what Clayton has become. His career has not just spiraled downward to become, in some people’s eyes, a joke. Clayton’s career has plummeted to such a depth that a columnist not known for jabs can’t even resist zinging the three-touchdowns-caught-in-five-years starting receiver.
April 2nd, 2010 at 2:18 pm
CUT CLAYTON!!!
April 2nd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Ryan says the Buccaneers in general are becoming a punch line. Don`t get me wrong I love the Bucs and will always love them through the good times and bad, but man come on guys.
April 2nd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
But he’s a great blocker …..
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
. . . and domnick and morris committed 24 million w/ 10.5 million guaranteed for four years. and you idiots have confidence that these two can evaluate and develop talent to “rebuild.”
wake up people!
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Why don’t the people that made the comments above me wake up and learn to leave some good comments.
It’s either the same ol thing, pointing the finger at someone or just a waste of 3 seconds reading that crap.
We are rebuilding and are not going to the super bowl next year….get over it!
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Joe, your just now posted that? You are running late today. Sent that to you early this morn.
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
The irony is that had Clayton been cut two years ago, like any franchise with more than a few worthless pro personnel people (see: Dominik, Mark) then there would be comparisons to Reidel and Quezzie.
But since he wasn’t cut and has managed to continue to last in the NFL despite being one of the worst WR’s in the league, most reasonable people agree his past 5 years have been worse than any name WR in Bucs history. Yes, even Alvin Harper managed 3 TD’s and 900 yards in two seasons. It’s taken this scrub five years to accomplish that. When it takes you five freaking years to accomplish what Alvin Harper did for the Bucs in TWO, you royally suck beyond words.
April 2nd, 2010 at 7:56 pm
The only reason Clayton is still on the roster is because he has already been paid money by the Glazers that they cant get back. They are not going to let him walk with their money and then have to spend more money to replace him. His being on the team has absolutely nothing to do with his football ability, performance or whether he deserves to be there. In my opinion it is strictly a financial decision by an organization with a lousy ass owner.
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
How appropriate that Clayton is a punchline for a team that is a joke!
April 3rd, 2010 at 10:05 am
@ Thomas that is a good point should we trust managment to have a good draft if they resinging the blocking Icon