Cummings Goes Both Ways

I was reading this article in Sporting News by what appeared to be just another general NFL hack making his way through the league with vague and pointless prognostications of each team, none of which he really knows anything about. These lines are particularly funny. And by funny, I mean infuriating.

In Tampa Bay, the Jon Gruden era has enjoyed the consistency of a seesaw. Every time the team makes its way up, it drops right back down.

If that trend continues following last season's NFC South title -- and there's reason to believe it could -- 2008 will be another downer for the Buccaneers.

Ok, so he thinks 2008 will be bad, right?

Brooks and Barber, in particular, continue to lead one of the league's stingiest defenses. If the offense can keep pace, the Bucs could become the first team in the division's seven-year history to claim back-to-back crowns.

Oh, wait, 2008 will be good. I guess. It didn't really surprise me that someone who is just trying to fill space would walk the fence like this, but then I read that it was a Roy Cummings article and was actually shocked. Cummings is a biased assclown with an irrational hate of all things Allen and Gruden, but I at least thought he knew stuff. Ugh.

Bottom line

The Bucs have the talent to become the first repeat champion in the NFC South, but too many key players such as Garcia, Galloway and Brooks have their best years behind them.

So, then, do they have the talent or don't they? It reads like he has an opinion that he's scared to share, which is kind of unusual for him since he normally only spreads on enough positive stuff to keep the Bucs from banning him from press conferences. At least he normally picks a side, but not this time. And he still got paid to write an article about the upcoming Bucs season. Next to being a porn star with a natural immunity to AIDS, he has got to have the best job in the world.