http://www.80sucks.com Seriously, Michael Clayton Sucks! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en See ya, wouldn't want to be ya. http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/bye-mike/ [caption id="attachment_237" align="alignleft" width="145" caption="We think #80 should use some of the 5 million we're giving him to buy some Thanksgiving dinner for the needy!"][/caption] This is the last game before Thanksgiving so it's a good time to take a look and see what we are thankful for this season.  It's ... http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/game-day-lets-give-thanks/ We read an amazing quote today that, frankly, we're finding a little hard to deal with.  Here it is, it comes from Owen Gleiberman: "Michael Clayton was better than good . . . just about restores your faith". Our first thought was, what the F was Owen Gleiberman watching, because Michael Clayton was only ... http://www.80sucks.com/quotes/michael-clayton-was-better-than-good/ [caption id="attachment_228" align="alignleft" width="110" caption="Wait a sec, is this the T.O. pic or the Kanye pic?"][/caption] In an article by Charles Robinson for Yahoo! Sports, the author quotes an unnamed league General Manager as saying: “I hear that he’s one of the greatest of all time, but I don’t buy it ... http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/is-michael-clayton-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time/ We now have 6 weeks worth of statistics in the books, so we thought we'd check back in to take a quick look at how Michael Clayton stacks up against the receivers in the NFL. Receptions - Claytons 11 receptions ties him at #141 in the league.  Among the list of recievers he's tied with ... http://www.80sucks.com/stats/clayton-vs-nfl-receivers-week-6/ [caption id="attachment_219" align="alignleft" width="109" caption="I don't know who these guys are, but I'd take any one of them over Clayton"][/caption] How bad is Michael Clayton? We decided that we needed a more concrete answer to this question than just "he sucks".  How bad is he really?  So to answer the question, we did a ... http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/15-guys-youve-never-heard-of-that-are-better-than-michael-clayton/ 10) You're ranked 131st the league in receptions, 97th in yards, and 129th in touchdowns.  Think about that.  There are only 64 starting wide receivers in the leagues.  Granted, the rankings include running backs and tight ends, but when you are ranked 131st and 129th in catches and touchdowns, respectively, ... http://www.80sucks.com/games/game-day-top-10-reasons-michael-clayton-sucks/ [caption id="attachment_209" align="alignleft" width="99" caption="Do other GMs see the warning signs like we do?"][/caption] In the wake of the Gaines Adams trade there has been speculation, notably from ProFootballTalk.com and JoeBucsFan.com, that Michael Clayton could be next. And while we would LOVE to see #80 leave, consider this. If you were ... http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/would-you-trade-for-this/ We've just posted an instructional video for Michael Clayton courtesy of BigPaizan at WhatTheBuc.net.  Check it out and let us know what you think.  Click Here http://www.80sucks.com/video/instructional-video-for-michael-clayton/ [caption id="attachment_181" align="alignleft" width="96" caption="One bad one will spoil the bunch"][/caption] As fans and coaches start looking for answers to the Bucs poor start to the season, and amid Jimmy Wilkerson's warning that another loss could cause serious rifts in the locker room, it would be reassuring if someone could definitively say, "This is ... http://www.80sucks.com/uncategorized/michael-clayton-is-the-reason-the-bucs-are-0-5/