"Wait...YOU'RE my brother too?"
In a move that will certainly affect the lives of children around the world, Travis "Big Baby Daddy" Henry was released by the Broncos today. Mike Shanahan's quote regarding BBD:
"Although Travis has the ability to be one of the top running backs in the NFL, we have to make decisions that are in the best interests of our organization and its goal of winning a Super Bowl, we did not feel his commitment to the Broncos was enough to warrant a spot on this football team."
These words coming from Shanahan mean a lot to us. After all, this is a guy who's on his third D coordinator in three years, who switched from a veteran QB with a winning record to an untested rookie during a crucial playoff stretch, and who approved Henry in the first place despite massive red flags against his character--even though Shanahan supposedly has a system that can work for almost any back. Why sign a highly potential problem child to the one position you've been able to stick pretty much anyone into for ten years running with good-to-great results?
While we don't excuse BBD for his flake-out, we don't necessarily blame him in the big picture. After the Brian Griese era fizzled out, the Broncos went from an organization that prides itself on a roster full of character to employing a roster full of characters. With the exodus of Todd Sauerbraun, Javon Walker, and now BBD, perhaps they are making a long-awaited step back into the right direction--but Brandon Marshall had better shape up quick.
Farewell, BBD...we're sure you'll end up on some NFL roster. Too bad the Raiders are now stacked at RB; you'd have fit in perfectly. Find a job quick, though--you got some mouths to feed and no man except Karl Malone can ignore that responsibility and get away with it. Good luck, Travis.
(Speaking of basketball--Lakers vs. Celtics? Holy crap, we're ten years old again. Time to grab some Fun Dip and Green Slime Hi-C and settle in!)
