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Steve Breaston gets poetic about the NFL Lockout

One of the interesting parts of the lockout is that it's allowed players the chance to share some of their other talents and interests with the public. Not everyone is as extreme as Chad Ochocinco with his forays into soccer and bull riding, but there are guys out there who have more talents than running, catching and tackling.

Take Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston. Under the moniker "S15Phantom", Breaston has released a series of YouTube videos featuring his Def Jam-style poetry. His latest centers on his frustration with the lockout and how it's possibly being perceived by fans. In it he talks about his dream "to be a Barry or Larry" (presumably referring to Barry Sanders and his current teammate Larry Fitzgerald) and remarks "how ironic it is I've told a kid to 'Play 60' but we might not play a minute."

For all of the rhetoric and legal wrangling that's happened on both sides, it's refreshing to be reminded that there are plenty of guys out there just wanting to play as much as the rest of us want to watch them.

Is Playing For Arizona In The Cards For McNabb?

When you do this job, it is very easy to over analyze a situation once you hear about it. Then there are times when you call it like you see it or as my Mother would say, "You call a spade a spade."

In this instance not sure how it read into the reports from the Arizona Republic that Donavon McNabb is working out with Cardinal players during this time in the lockout. This is the same McNabb that is not welcomed back to the Redskins organization, the same McNabb that was benched by Mike Shanahan in favor of Rex Grossman. Yes, that Rex Grossman who is not with the Redskins at this point in time either. Can you really fathom that John Beck of the BYU Cougars Becks, looks like he will be the starter and not McNabb.

Has McNabb really fallen off that much that he can't shake a QB that was not wanted by the Dolphins who themselves have QB issues. I think that McNabb can work for the Cardinals, the only problem is that he will have to learn a different system that is not the West Coast Offense. He will have to accept some coaching for a change and not be stubborn when it comes to his delivery. Maybe that is why Donovan is working out with Arizona players so when there is EVER football to be played he is ready to go.

I just hope that McNabb doesn't have any immigrants as family because the laws have not changed as of yet and didn't B-Hop say that he was not Black. Sounds like a recipe for disaster! Tongue and Cheek.