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Ray Lewis scares the hell out of me
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After watching Ray Lewis deliver his latest fire-up speech to his Ravens teammates last night, I caught myself dreaming again -- but not until I was safely curled up in the corner of my closet sucking my thumb and cuddling my blankie. Lewis has that effect on people, or so I've heard.
I dreamed about what it would be like to have a defense with an attitude. It's been a while since we had one here -- arguably since 1993.
I dreamed about what it would be like to have a defense that put fear into opponents' eyes or force snot bubbles to come out of their noses instead of stimulating salivary drool like some sort of modern-day Pavlov experiment or breakfast buffet.
Wouldn't it be nice to hear "let's get off the field right now!" and have it happen when it counts?
But alas, I was shaken back to reality as I heard the oohs and ahhs of the MNF crew in background as the Ravens and Steelers pounded each other into dust at nuevo Three Rivers last night.
Having intimidating players like Lewis, Bart Scott and others on your defense doesn't guarantee victory, as it was proven last night, but it does guarantee that your opponent won't take you too lightly.
A lot of people don't like Lewis for his off-field issues. I happen to think he's one of the best middle linebackers I've seen in my lifetime and I've been watching this game for a long time. Lewis is intimidating and walks the talk better than most. His attitude rubs off on his teammates and carries with it an intangible that can mean the difference in football games.
And for a team like the Texans whose offense is based on finesse, and whose defense is based on dark matter, you have to seek out, find, and deploy those difference makers, whatever they may be. It may not be a player like Ray Lewis - those only come along so often.
It may be a game plan. It may be a scheme. It may be talent. It may be a speech. It may be a new defensive coordinator. It may be a coach listening to his players. It may be a player putting his hand through a white board during a team meeting (just be careful and don't break it ... the hand I mean).
Whatever it is, Texans, please find "it" and use it next Sunday against Peyton Manning. Let him know you mean business from the opening whistle to the last snap. It's time for an attitude adjustment on this team and it starts with Richard Smith.
Speaking of...what happened to the "hit the beach" guy we used to know and semi-like? Yes it was silly and gimmicky and backfired more often than not, but we could sure use some of that attitude right about now.
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