Rex who had fallen victim to a fanbase that was too ignorant to understand that a QB even

Rex, who had fallen victim to a fanbase that was too ignorant to understand that a QB, even the greatest QBs are nothing without a good surrounding environment.He saw a blind fan base point the finger at the person who was probably the least of the problems at the time and at that moment. Lovie promised himself that he would do everything he could to make sure he would never see that sight again….fast forward, seven months later – April 26th, 2008, the NFL Draft.Roger Goodell approached the microphone with a 4 x 6 card with the 14th overall selection in the draft. It didn’t read a QB like some ill-knowledged fans vowed it would It didn’t read a running back, at least not at that point. It read a name that Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton would smile at when voiced aloud:”Chris Williams, Offensive Left Tackle…”Ah… music to my ears.Don’t complain those of you who still for some reason think that adding another QB will somehow make the team better It doesn’t matter without an offensive line. It’s like buying a carriage before the horse.This move will help in reestablishing an aged offensive line by placing Williams at the left tackle and moving John Tait back to the right side where he can be more effective.

And the addition of running back Matt Forte, whom the Bears selected later on, will help to perhaps motivate Benson to up his performance a little more, and provide a formidable two-back system which was key in the Bears run to the Super Bowl in 2006.But more importantly, in a key year for Rex Grossman, it will finally give him a fighting chance to show what he can do with at least decent protection, which Grossman has never really had here. Even in 2006, when he posted some of his best performances, the offensive line still ranked toward the bottom of the league in terms of sacks allowed and per attempts.The new running back in town will also help take some pressure off Grossman, who literally had nothing in terms of a running game to work with in 2007, particularly before his benching when Benson was the bottom ranked RB in the league.Here’s hoping Rex…here’s hoping that the new line will give you time to deliver the ball, that your new receivers don’t once again lead the league in drops, that your running game doesn’t once again fall to the bottom of the NFC, and that the fans give you longer than one pass attempt to show them what you can do.Here’s hoping.. To the referees of last season's Rangers-Buffalo series, I apologize for all the names and expletives I used to describe you last year. I stand absolutely corrected because today, for the second straight game a referee's decision has cost the Rangers the game or to be more mild, a chance at overtime redemption.The referees weren't so bad throughout the game until the last few minutes. With the Rangers on a power play, Fleury made the save but did not have the puck covered In fact, it was clearly visible. With Martin Straka of the Rangers poking away at the puck furiously, the puck started to slide towards the goal line. There it went, inching closer…closer…but then instead of a red light or a goal celebration, there was a whistle just as the puck crossed the goal line.The goal was disallowed because the whistle clearly blew before the puck crossed line, but why was the whistle even blown? The puck was not covered.

The Penguins would go on to kill the penalty, score an empty-net goal and win the game 2-0.The Rangers did not have many chances; Fleury only had to make one difficult save. When the Rangers had one chance, the referees wiped it out.As a side note: I'm impressed with Sidney Crosby's maturation overnight. He only embellished once and is getting closer to becoming a real hockey player.. * Q1 EPS ex-items 86 cents beats Wall St view 84 cents Stocks  |  Global Markets  |  Media  |  China  |  France * Q1 revenue $118.6 million beats view $115.9 million * Shares up 4.5 percent after hours (Adds analyst comments, updates stock) SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 (Reuters) – Chinese Internet searchleader Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) outpaced Wall Street’s profitexpectations in the first quarter and forecasthigher-than-expected sales in the current quarter, sending itsshares up 4.5 percent in after-hours trading. While Baidu’s sales growth has slowed from its historicalpace, Pali Research analyst Tian Hou said the companynonetheless outperformed the low bar it had set for itself. Earlier this year, Baidu said its growth would moderate inthe first quarter because of the weak Chinese economy and adecision to remove paid listings of unlicensed medicalcompanies from its site. According to Hou, China’s economy hasimproved in March and April “If you look at China’s market there’s a rebound.