Favre to Dolphins? (with poll); trade hurts Marlins; TV dumps Marino; A-Rod's divorce; Isle of Capri and more

     A brand new mess o' miscellania, just for you...

     [By the way, thanks to all who contributed to the "You. This Blog. Two Questions" post. Keep those thoughts coming. I'll respond in a separate post in a day or two. Thanks also to those who joined today in our live online chat. We do it every Monday from 1-2 p.m.]

      FAVRE TO DOLPHINS?: Hey don't blame me. I didn't start this. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel did, with a column speculating Miami among logical landing spots for Favre if he un-retires as now seems quite possible. Read the latest out of Packtown here. Sure sounds like Favre has the itch to play. And sure seems like Brett would be a huge upgrade over Josh McCown as a one-year stopgap while kiddie QBs John Beck and Chad Henne develop. Click on Favrelous for my column on this, online now and shipping to Tuesday's paper. Meantime, your thoughts are invited. Partake of The Daily Poll and expound with a comment.

     By the way, just finished reading a predictably contrary opinion on the Favre matter in another of my paper's blogs. A bit snipey, yes? So I would volley a tweak in return by noting the same writer broadcast his Dolphins expertise last August by predicting a playoff year for the team that would go 1-15. You could look it up! :) 

Opinion Polls & Market Research

     [Note: Congrats once again. Because of you, the above is our 24th blog poll to surpass 1,000 votes within the first 24 hours. Keep 'em coming. Pretty close battle].

     NIGHTLIFE SIGHTINGS: On the same recent night at the Riverfront in downtown Fort Lauderdale: Kimbo Slice and his 'Team 305'-shirt-clad posse in the VIP room upstairs at Art Bar ... and Dolphins rookie Jake Long with four other rookies nearby at Automatic Slims. Do I need to tell you who drew the most attention by far? Starts with a K.

     A-ROD'S DIVORCE: The wife of Miami's own Alex Rodriguez has hired filed for divorce, citing extramarital affairs, and A-Rod in turn has hired Shaquille O'Neal's divorce lawyer, Ira Elegant. Read the latest gossip here. Sad for them both, with two young kids involved. He's filthy rich and she'll get a huge chunk, but money doesn't heal all.

     SABATHIA DEAL BAD FOR MARLINS: Cleveland trading pitcher C.C. Sabathia to Milwaukee deals a blow to the Marlins' playoff hopes. If Florida can't beat Philly to win the NL East, the Brewers and Cardinals are the teams the Fish must catch in the wild-card chase. And Milwaukee just got a good bit harder to catch.

      DEAR GREG...: ... Your blog's OK, but would be much better if occasionally you would show a photo of a 2000-pound block of cheddar cheese depicting the signing of the Declaration of Indepedence. Thanks.

     MARINO SACKED: USA Today reporting today that Inside the NFL, in its move from HBO to Showtime, has dumped Dan Marino in favor of Phil Simms.

      THE ISLE OF CAPRI (PANTS): People are buzzing about Rafael Nadal's five-set Wimbledon win over Roger Federer yesterday. Great match. And now a great rivalry, something that golf and women's tennis lacks. Nadal seems like a nice kid as well as a terrific player. One suggestion, though: Check into some sleeves. Hide the guns, and while you're at it, Rafa, try men's pants. 

     YOUTUBE FIND DU JOUR: Click here for a somewhat amazing jam featuring Little Richard, Ray Charles, B.B. King, James Brown, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and possibly other luminaries who escaped my eye.

      GRATUITOUS SEXIST PHOTO DU JOUR: Tennis player Ana Ivanovic (left) appearing provocatively in the August FHM magazine. Which reminds me: Lilly, a Dolphins cheerleader, is appearing in Maxim's NFL preview issue. Click here for her photo shoot. Not that I condone this sort of thing!

     A PERSONAL FAREWELL: An outstanding editor named Bill Van Smith just retired from The Herald after some 40 years, and I think the newspaper will miss him almost as much as I do. In my long tenure at the paper, only Sir Edwin Pope himself has been a greater presence in our department. Farewell, BVS, and keep 'em in the fairway!

     Check back. Might be adding more stuff here later.

Comments

[the shadow knows]

gents,

kabbalah (the fake stuff) breaks up alex rodriguez's marriage; i never knew the path to spirituality traversed madonna's vaginal tract!!!

[the shadow knows]

Mr Cote,

when chuck knox took over the floundering rams in the early 70s, he acquired an aged john hadl for a year+ before handing the job to james harris whileron jaworski and pat haden were in the developmental stages. wouldn't bug me- except it would make #13 at best the second greatest QB to play for miami, which wouldn't sit well with the danny lovers!!

[the shadow knows]

Mr Cote,

nice find from youtube!! only 50'sicon missing was chuck berry

[Tom]

Last thing we need to do is delay resolving our QB situation another year or two. I say pass...on Favre or any old veteran QB. Let's get on with the future, NOW!

[Hagar The Horrible]

Tom
Could not agree with you more, let's take a shot and see what we really have. I also believe that if we are not going to get 100% from JT, he needs to go. If nothing else we should have an interesting season this year and it will be fun watching these new Dolphins come together.

[David Tucker]

On Favre - I say that pickup would be exactly what this team needs. A great QB in his twilight to be sure but last year was his best ever statistically. We have a couple young guns that could use a couple seasons to prepare to take over. We'd have the situation we SHOULD have had with Marino if they hadn't been in such a rush to dump him.

On Wimbledon - Seriously, wow, what a final. Two players who I expect will likely end up rated among the best the game has ever had to offer both playing at the height of their abilities. Even when they were deep in the 5th set, neither one would give up. After the 2nd set, both men held serve until it 7-7 in set 5. Rafa and Fed both made insane shots.

And then both showed such respect for each other after it was over. Men's tennis is really lucky that after a decade of Sampras - Agassi...we get this as an encore.

[OC Dolphin]

shadow, ouch to that #13 comment.

[OC Dolphin]

Greg, no rivalry in golf? What of Anthony Kim and Fredrik Jacobson?

[OC Dolphin]

On a tangent note; Why would Nicole Kidman name her new baby "Sunday" when she just gave birth to her on Monday? Just three hours into the world and the child is already confused.

[naplesjackpatsfan]

Tom- have to agree with you on Favre. Enough with this Favre bullshit, develope what you have, he is not the dolphins future.
shadow- Have to agree with you on marino becoming #2 all time dolphin qb. if they sign favre. Another reason this will not happen.

[naplesjackpatsfan]

Hey Cote- Who gives a shit about A-Rods divorce, or the nightlife around Miami? If I want to read this shit, I read page6, in the New York post!!

[SAVE_US.Y2J]

FAVRE??? No, no, no, no, no, a thousand times NO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kevin]

Wow! Favre is sitting there a winner but no we don't need winners on this team. We need learners. What are we retarded?
Won super bowls and plays hard and tough. I don't care how old he is, he played well in the past few years. And if the Danny lovers don't like him coming in too bad for them. Nice looking forehand on that tennis player. BTW

[Kevin]

Wow! Favre is sitting there a winner but no we don't need winners on this team. We need learners. What are we retarded?
Won super bowls and plays hard and tough. I don't care how old he is, he played well in the past few years. And if the Danny lovers don't like him coming in too bad for them. Nice looking forehand on that tennis player. BTW

[Kevin]

Wow! Favre is sitting there a winner but no we don't need winners on this team. We need learners. What are we retarded?
Won super bowls and plays hard and tough. I don't care how old he is, he played well in the past few years. And if the Danny lovers don't like him coming in too bad for them. Nice looking forehand on that tennis player. BTW

[the bostonian]

shadow,

It's not about "gotcha," it's about the simple fact that if you can't spell the name of the town I one has to doubt that the individual was ever associated with it. If you can't understand that, shadow, then go drill yourself hard in the poop shoot!

[SAVE_US.Y2J]

Cote, I can't believe that you wrote a column about Brett Favre and the Miami Dolphins. Is news really THAT slow? Is there really NOTHING else to talk about? Good lord, why do you always get all giddy over every big-time free agent? A lot of times the free agents you suggest for the Dolphins don't make any damn sense. Lousy column, simply lousy.

[Brian]

Only Cote would go after another washed up QB - We should have gotten Brady Quinn when we had the chance...whats with the Dolphins constantly getting end of career QB's?

[tony]

Favre? Why? A 1-15 team is surely more than a Brett Favre away from inching into playoff contention. It doesn't make sense. On the other hand, Baltimore makes a lot of sense.

[Flipper72]

Shadow,

I like that "Fake Kabbalah"...!!!

LMAO!!! Classic..!!

Madonna is a twit and jumps on the bandwagon just to get publicity. The whole Guy Ritchie affair was to give her a taste of the high roller Euro lifestyle that she never experienced as an American Pop Icon.

A-Rod is screwed and his wife is going to take him to the cleaners. This whole ordeal is one big cheatin' party!! Where is that PI Guy from that show "Cheaters" when you need him?? I think Belichik should have been invited to the shindig, it's up his alley!! LOL!!

So let me get this straight, Lenny Kravitz banged A-Rod's wife.

A-Rod bangs Madonna.

So who the hell is Guy Ritchie bangin'??

Maybe Beckham's braud??

What a tangled web of BS...!!!

I'm glad I'm not married anymore- I don't have to deal with any of this infidelity shit...!!!

If Madonna really did study the Kabbalah, she would never get farther than Malkhut.
There is no way that she could ever reach DA'AT and it is humanly impossible to reach Keter. Another celebrity wannabe. If she really was studying it, she would not be engaging in questionable behavior.

[Flipper72]

Tom,

Don't worry Favre is not coming to South Florida. It's all wishful thinking on Cote's part. Favre is a riverboat gambler and his days are over and done with. The only reason he played one more year to begin with was to break Dan's records.
That is the God honest truth but he will never admit to that.

I agree Tom, it's time to bring in the youth movement and get these young pups to produce the good old fashioned way- blood, sweat and tears with lots of balls and determination, focus, smarts, heart and a fierce tenacity and intensity that never gives up...!!!

That is the formula that we need to build a winner and I think Tuna and company are on the right track.

[Tom]

Cote

Last year you were writing that Cam should play Beck rather than Lemon because Beck was the future. Now you're writing that we should bring in Favre and let our young QBs wait another year to get needed experience. Why? What has changed from last year? Will having Favre here one year make Beck or Henne better? Why was game experience important last year but not this year? I'm certain your judgment is being clouded by your romantic notion of having a HOF QB like Favre to write about each week. The problem is Favre may get us to 8-8 or even a wild card spot this year, though I doubt it, but what happens in 2009 when he leaves for good? Who do we put in then? In 2009 we'll have more of the pieces in place for a winning team, yet our QB situation will still be unsettled because we will have wasted a year with Favre. And worse than that, it will be a year wasted when we have absolutely no chance of winning a SB.

Sorry Cote, but Favre is not the answer. In fact, in the long run he will diminish our chances of winning. We need to know now if we have the goods at QB. If Beck and Henne are not the answer then we have to find the answer, but we will never know if we bring in yet another aged QB for a one to two year song and dance.

One more thing, I had a good chuckle when I read this line in your article, "From Favre's perspective, there also is some logic. This is a team that spent its past two No. 1 picks on a receiver and a blocker." A wide receiver? Ted Ginn? Are you kidding me? If we're really interested in Favre, our lack of NFL caliber WRs, and that includes Ginn, will no doubt be a good reason why Favre will look elsewhere.

I, for one, pass on Favre even if he comes to us at no cost and hope The Tuna will do the same.

[Dave in VA]

The only positive I can see by picking up Farve is leadership. We have a very young team with no veteran leadership (assuming Taylor doesn't come back).

By the way, Lilly just became my favorite Dolphin. Holy sh*t!!!

[Tom]

I agree Dave. Lilly has quite a set of lungs.

[santa jesus]

Cote licks dick!

[blue]

I say absolutely not on bringing Farve. Not because he isn't (wasn't) great or his accomplishments aren't significant, but its time for this Fins team to blaze their own trail. Bringing Farve in won't put the Fins in the Superbowl and won't have them in the playoffs next year. This would be yet another attempt to satisfy the Wannstadtadian philosophy of "we're only one player away." Let's hope the new Fins management goes the way of the future instead of always reaching into the past to make things happen. Fact is reaching into the past hasn't worked for a decade and will continue to fail in the future.

[OC Dolphin]

Certainly looks as if Favre will be playing once again, but not for the Packers or the Dolphins. Favre finds himself in a quandary. His old team doesn't want him back, and all other teams challenging for a championship, already have a QB capable of taking them there.

After a 1-15 season, the Dolphins offer little attraction. That is of course, unless in Favre's mind, he truly believes he can take a rebuilding team deep into the playoffs, thus forging his legacy even further.

I'll pass on the Beck/Henne/experience argument. Rather, I see it like this guy sees it:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?id=3475850&sportCat=nfl

Favre can step into any team this coming season and continue to be the third best QB in the league. That's better than 30 other guys! Why on earth would you not want to have that? Sure, there's the future to build for, groom for, obtain experience for......So what? Is the future so fickle that it can't wait one year? One potentially magical year? And what of Taylor's desire under THAT scenario?

[Noel]

I'll put my faith in what Parcells wants to do as far as Favre is concerned.

[the shadow knows]

Flipper72,

that "stuff" that they peddled to madonna and the other jerks is horrific; and you are right about the levels reaching to that of da'at!! malchut is difficult enough for the non-geniuses.

[the shadow knows]

the bostonian,

misspell a word, leave one out, hey it happens; always great to get a personalized response from you.

[the shadow knows]

OC Dolphin,

this is my 3rd attempt to state that no matter what favre might do for the dolphins, he will never replace #13 in the hearts of miami's fans; same deal as joe montana never replacing lenny dawson as greatest for the chieves (sic).

[kenny dolfancane]

I AM SO TIRED OF THE MARLINS BEING DISRESPECTED! They are called the fish by espn ! i Can't stand that network! god they are crap and bias as heck for new york and boston area teams! they so want to annoint the tamp bay rays as world champs! hey the marlins have won two titles and you dont hear baseball tonight talking about how hard it is for a young franchise to win one let alone 2.look at the rockies last year couldnt win one.the marlins also only team to win a world series as a wild card team and the did that twice as well. they get brushed off.
the marlins were not bought either. i know marlins sold their teams and have the second lowest attendance in baseball right now but hey they are stiil in 2nd place in the nl east.let's see if the rays can stay at the top the secxond half as well. marlins might just suprise if they can get healthy. we are getting a new stadium and have great young talent. go marlins!

so tired of espn showing the same teams over and over as their sunday,monday and wednesday baseball night games! let's show some other teams please!

[dean]

glad to be back to the civilized world after a week of sitting in a lawn chair on the side of the road in daytona. drive fast & turn left. gitrdone!

- world celebrity kickass kimbo slice over four twentysomething pimply football jocks? no contest.

- granted, favre is not the sharpest knife in the drawer... but, wouldn't contending or closer to home teams (chicago, carolina, houston, tampa) be a better fit than sad-sack miami? a team on a five year rebuilding schedule doesn't seem to fit brett's ticking clock.

- can't figure out that crazy a-rod kid. madonna???? he could have any chick for god's sake. must like mopping up after dennis rodman and jose canseco. somehow a 50 year old, herpes infested cum bucket doesn't seem to be a good fit. no pun intended.

- all 29 marlins' fans must be very upset w/ the brewers new acquisition.

- simms over marino? a championship over personal stats seems to be a good choice.

[naplesjackpatsfan]

Kenny dolfancane - I agree with you about espn. That dump is clown college usa. As far as the marlins go, espn will not show a team like that. Its all about rateings, thats why they show red sox, yankees, so much. Teams with a national following, mean big numbers to them. they dont want to show a game with 11,000 people in the stands.

[Favre fan!]

What the hell!
Marino played 17 years. Favre played 17 years, but his first year in Atlanta he did NOT play, therefore, he really played 16 years.
He broke Marino's records fair & square!

[Favre fan!]

It'll be killer to see Favre add to his distance from Marino while playing in Miami!
Cheers!

[Favre fan!]

The fact that Tom & Flopper don't want Favre makes me want him more.
The truth is that they don't want him because of their man-crush on Marino.
Not only will Favre have Danny's records, he'll be adding to it on Danny's team. The kicker would be winning a SB with the Dolphins. Oh, that would be sooooo cool.
By the way, I'm not "the bostonian."

[Favre fan]

Flopper crap,

Just one question: why is it so important for you to prove to "the bostonian" and the rest that you really did live in California?
Why does it matter so much?

[Favre fan]

Hey, Flopper crap!

Did you Google Map to get all that info about the McDonald's on the corner of whatever and what have you?
You sad mother effer! You really are rattled by "the bostonian," aren't you?

[Favre fan (aka, the bostonian, heh heh)]

Flopper,

That bull crap you wrote goes into over-the-top detail. Anyone who reads that and knows your sorry ass can tell that you NEVER lived in Cali. All that crap is you, a map, google, and your deranged mind. You are one crazy LOSER!

[Favre fan (aka, the bostonian, heh heh)]

So, Bruce ...
basically, you're a dipshit. You were born in the Buffalo area and condemn the fans for being "fair weathered," but your sorry ass jumped on their rivals bandwagon. Now you live in PITTS, but you can't root for the team your cum hole roots for?
Heh, heh!

[Favre fan (aka, the bostonian, heh heh)]

Flopper,
Get the Google Map out and tell us more about the highways and location of McDonald's in the Cali area. Oh, and solve a few more murder mysteries for us, Colombo.

[the condor]

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/hashmarks/0-8-58/NFL-coaches-prefer-Brady-over-Manning.html

[Flipper72]

It's "Columbo" twinkle toes, three dollar bill, fruit cake...!!!

OH wait a minute, did the backward ass trailer park loser from Boston misspell a word? By George, I think he most definitely has. LMAO!!

Well self righteous, holier than thou- frog turd Prince of the Lilly Pad, I guess it's my turn to irritate the hell out of you now, isn't it???

Colombo is not "Columbo" and will never equal Peter Falk- dumb ass...!!!

Get it right dickless wonder, it's
"COLUMBO".....one more time..."COLUMBO"..!!

Now lets spell it for you,

C...O...L...U...M...B...O...!!!

This proves how much of a loser you are Patty Puke Face Punk...!!!

Don't pop off if you can't spell the TV show correctly. Moronic-excrement breath!!

See little Obama yes boy, it can happen to anyone and it has now happened to YOU. I am not going to let you forget it either!!

COLOMBO....LOL!!! LMAO!!!

heh...heh...heh...!!!

How does it feel to look like a major jack ass after trying to make me feel bad for misspelling the name of a city that I despised??

You got bit in the balls by your own karmic wave of justice. See how it works?

Your words will always come back to haunt you Patty- keep it up...!!!

[Flipper72]

Patty Slop,

I can care less about what you think regarding what I shared with my fellow Fin Fans. It was for them and Cote- not your ignorant, loser, low life self...!!!

I liked it better when your dysfunctional reject self was working at Walmart in the toilet accessory department and had no time to disturb us with your lame ass words.

Find a purpose besides being an irritable shithead and dive in head first. Now hitting the shallow end of the pool head first sounds more like it Patty Pork...!!!

heh...heh...heh...!!!

[the bostonian]

Wrong again, Flopper!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Colombo

[the bostonian]

Look at this ... you celebrated and once again you prove yourself an ignorant Flopper!

Admit it Flopper! You NEVER lived in California!
The description gave came from Google Maps!

[Lt Columbo]

bosturdian you are wrong again shit-for-brains. My name is spelled C O L U M B O!

Look at this ... you celebrated and once again you prove yourself an ignorant bosturdian!

Admit it bosturdian! You NEVER lived in Boston!
The description gave came from Google Maps!

[the bostonian]

You are correct, I never lived in Boston. But, I never gave a description. Heh, heh!
Here's the difference,
I don't care. Everything I post here are whimsical lies. I'm comfy with that.
You, however, seem to believe these are your pals ... you want to be part of the gang.
Heh, heh.
So,
you make up lies about California living!
Heh, heh!
Gotta love it!

[the bostonian]

You are correct, I never lived in Boston. But, I never gave a description. Heh, heh!
Here's the difference,
I don't care. Everything I post here are whimsical lies. I'm comfy with that.
You, however, seem to believe these are your pals ... you want to be part of the gang.
Heh, heh.
So,
you make up lies about California living!
Heh, heh!
Gotta love it!