Friday Commentary: Not So Fast

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A coupla three or more thoughts heading into the weekend …

#1 – They say the best predictor of the future is to look at the past. I believe that’s true in some cases. Last night in Denver it was a rematch of the 1996 Stanley Cup Final: Florida Panthers at the Colorado Avalanche. Oldtimers will recall the Avs swept that series, and it was an easy pick to make last night too.

Colorado smoked the Cats 6-2 but there was far more to it than history. The Panthers were playing on back-to-back nights and had back-up Daniil Tarasov in goal. Either way, it wasn’t much of a game.

#2 – I whiffed on the Thursday Night Football game. Tampa Bay was hosting Atlanta in virtually a must-win game, the Falcons had nothing to play for, and the Bucs welcomed back all their alumni for a 50-year franchise reunion. Usually players on the current team get stirred when hanging around the franchise greats for a few days.

All signs pointed to a Buccaneers win, right?

Not so fast my friend. Kirk Cousins led the Falcons to a 29-28 upset victory, dealing Tampa a blow to their hopes of winning the NFC South.

That ticket went up in smoke.

And #3 – When Jim Barker was named to the personnel staff of the Toronto Argonauts last week, so many RP Show viewers lamented the loss of our top Football Friday analyst. But I didn’t count my chickens.

As it turns out, Jim Barker is returning to the airwaves this week and for the foreseeable future. Again, not so fast my friend!

We’ve got a great relationship with Jim, with the Toronto Argonauts, and clearly the powers-that-be felt his Friday appearances on our show are great for the CFL. Somebody called Jim the Tom Brady of the CFL (being allowed to be part a team, and also appear on national TV at the same time).

I call it, common sense.

That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.

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