Is There A New Rett In Town?
Do you think we could get these for less than $25 million?
There might be a new Rett in town, but this one isn't former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Errict Rhett.
A new thread posted on PewterReport.com was asking what people thought was the real reason for Michael Clayton's lack of production. The Gang @ 80Sucks.com did some digging, and we think we might have uncovered the truth.
Does Michael Clayton suffer from Rett Syndrome?
Rett Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is marked by "loss of purposeful use of the hands". Sound like anyone you know???
While Clayton doesn't fit the exact profile of this very serious medical condition, the fact the he displays several symptoms (general lack of interest, balance and coordination problems, spasmodic movements of hands, etc.) suggests it is a potential medical issue that he and/or the Buccaneers should consider diagnosis/treatment for.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Don’t Be A Clayton…Like We Almost Were
Unlike Michael Clayton we're not going to make excuses or blame other people. You see, we have snips all over this site preaching to you guys "Don't be a Clayton - Don't drop the ball". And what did we do? We almost pulled a Clayton.
We almost dropped the ball on #80's big day, his birthday. Happy Birthday Mike! (wait, what did you think his "big day" was? Sunday?)
Sorry Mike, we couldn't fit 80 candles on this thing
Unlike Michael Clayton, we never give up. We have to continually work harder than everybody else to try and make our voice heard. So we don't get to rest, we're constantly workin'. Which is why we flipped over to Clayton's Twitter page tonight only to find information that is already on our own site (See: the Clayton Bio button above). Here's what it says:
"Aite tworld its my bday im bout to go out relax and have a nice get away time wit the fam yall hold it down thanks" (this is his grammar by the way, not ours, in case you couldn't tell our writing styles apart)
OK Mike, we will hold it down. You're welcome. You've been working so hard lately you deserve to go out and relax and unwind. Tell you what, why don't you take some of that $10 million guaranteed we gave you and go buy yourself something nice. You know, on us.
We'll still just be here workin'.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Clayton’s Apology: “Sorry, It Was A Bad Day At Work”
Mike apologized, do you feel better now?
Apparently Michael Clayton "dropped" his dictionary on his way to Hooters for the interview with JP Peterson today. Because our definition of an apology seems a lot different than his.
He started the interview by saying that he hoped you understand what a $5 million per year receiver "goes through" and he apologized if you took what he said "out of context". Along the way he blamed everything from his emotions, to the Bucs record, to his expectations, to the media for putting him in a mindset that allowed him to say something that could be taken out of context.
Here are a few quotes from Clayton's interview concerning his apology, his drops, and what he and the team are going to do to get better (have you ever noticed how Clayton refers to himself as "We" alot: as in We need more opportunities, We need to make plays, We need to get better)
- "It was a bad day at work" (seriously, is that all you got?)
- "I can't make any excuses" (after making repeated excuses)
- "I personally feel it's not difficult" (exactly what we were thinking)
- "It's gonna get better" (we've heard that a few times before)
- "We'll continue to stay the course" (why? the course sucks too)
Well Mike, thanks for that great apology. Here is a quote for you, and feel free to twist this and put it in whatever context you want: YOU SUCK!
That "Apology" left me feeling as empty as Michael Claytons hands after a football has been thrown right to them.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Clayton To Appear On The Radio Tonight @ 4:15
We've been informed that Michael Clayton will appear on Happy Hour with JP on 1010 AM - CBS Sports Radio around 4:15 pm tonight. He wants to apologize for his comment “I mean, regardless of what they say, the check is in the bank. That's not changing” and talk about Sunday’s drops and moving forward.
This one should be a classic, make sure you tune in. Who knows, he might even "drop" an F-bomb.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Michael Clayton Leads The NFL . . . In Dropped Passes
With all that money you'd think Clayton could buy some hands
Your very own Michael Clayton of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers leads the NFL in a critical statistical category . . . dropped passes.
According to the lastest statistics published on the Washington Post website, Clayton sits atop the NFL Receiving Leaders Dropped Passes category tied with Santonio Holmes and Robert Royal with 5 Drops each.
Although they list it as a tie, we still consider Michael Clayton the undisputed leader. Why? Well, Santonio Holmes has more than twice as many catches and receiving yards this season as Clayton does and he's on pace for a 1000 yard season. Robert Royal (yes we checked, this is a real player) has two things that Michael Clayton does not have this season, a touchdown and a win. Plus, Royal hasn't had a season without a touchdown in 6 years, Clayton is working on his third scoreless season in the past 5 years.
Plus, Santonio Holmes is averaging about $1.6 million per year and Robert Royal about $2.5 million per year compared to Clayton's $5 million per year. So "dollar for dollar" we feel safe in saying Clayton has the worst hands in the league.
Note: Even though the Washington Post lists Clayton at 5 drops, we think we are being pretty generous to list him on our site with only 7 drops (also many other sites use 7 drops as his total). Just in case you found an inconsistency between our graphic at the right and what the Washington Post reports, we think we're right and they're wrong.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Clayton Vs. NFL Receivers
Clayton has lots of this
With 5 weeks worth of statistics almost in the books, we ought to be able to start making some projections and comparisons. So let's take a quick look at how Michael Clayton stacks up against the receivers in the NFL.
- Receptions - Claytons 10 receptions ties him at #131 in the league. Among the list of recievers he's tied with is teamate Sammie Stroughter. That's not a slam on Stroughter, we think he is doing a decent job considering he's a rookie. He also makes about $4.5 million less per year than Clayton.
- Yards - Claytons 145 yards ties him at #97 in the league. The receiver he's tied with here is none other than New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman. Now, we know what you're thinking: Who the F is Julian Edelman? He's a rookie out of Kent State. Oh, by the way, he played Quarterback at Kent State. So yeah, Clayton is tied with a QB out of Kent State in receiving yards. And that's not a slam on Edelman, we think he's having a pretty good year considering all the other targets Tom Brady has and the fact he is learning a new position. And he makes about $3 million less per year than Clayton.
- Touchdowns - Claytons zero touchdown catches (which is completely not a surprise) ties him at #129. He's tied with a bunch of people here, a group that includes, among others, me. And that's not a slam on me, we think I'm doing a pretty good job considering I have the same amount of TD's as a $5 million/year NFL wide receiver but 7 fewer drops. Plus, I make roughly $5 million per year less than Clayton (give or take a few thousand).
Frankly, we're not surprised by the numbers Clayton is putting up; they are pretty average for him based on his career numbers. We're just having a hard time figuring out why he's getting paid so much more than Sammie Stroughter, Julian Edelman, and me. Especially considering our production is virtually the same.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Who Knew Michael Clayton Sucked This Bad?
Since launching this site just a few days ago there has been a ton of publicity for it and a bunch of talk about it around the various Bucs related message boards and websites. And not surprisingly, virtually everything we've seen has thanked us for putting the site together and offered positive feedback.
However, a few posts on the messages boards have said essentially, "Hey, this is nothing new, Clayton has sucked for years, why didn't you say something before?". We apologize. You're right, we should have done something sooner. And while we can't go back in time and launch this site in 2005, we can work our tail off to make sure we bring you the finest Clayton Hatin' content going forward.
Like this: In case you missed it, Niko Houllis of BucEm.com was working hard over the summer to ring the Clayton warning bell, click here to watch his compelling video "Michael Clayton: Friend or Foe". It's only about 4 minutes long and it is awesome.
So who knew Michael Clayton sucked this bad? Niko Houllis did. We did. And so did all of you. Unfortunately, none of us signs contracts for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Unless the Glazers or Mark Dominick are reading this, in which case we'd love to hear your response)
Stay tuned, we're working on some great content following the Eagles game, where Michael Clayton distanced himself as the run away leader in dropped passes. But we're going to provide a different take on the game, so stay tuned.
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
Why Is Michael Clayton On The Bucs – Part 1
Don't worry Coach, we'll help you figure this out
Raheem Morris issued his infamous challenge after the week 1 loss to Dallas in which he dared someone to write an article about why Michael Clayton is on the team. Here is our response to that challenge (Part 1).
Why is Michael Clayton on this team?
We will actually go out and find the hard stats on this stuff in the upcoming week, but by our account, Michael Clayton was thrown to today 12 times.
Of the 12 throws that came his way, he dropped 3 of them. That's three drops in one game. Even by Clayton's horrible standards that is impressive. Coming into the game he was averaging 1 drop per game, so he outdid himself today. We've heard reports that the Bucs had four drops on the day, so if that's accurate, Michael Clayton accounted for 75% of the teams drops.
Of the 12 throws that came his way, he caught 3 of them. Josh Johnson completed passes to 8 different targets today and Clayton caught more than only Tight Ends John Gilmore and Jerramy Stevens and Offensive Lineman Donald Penn. Actually, in the first half Clayton and Donald Penn had the same number of receptions but Penn had more yards, NO DROPS and he wasn't even technically thrown to. (Note: their receiving stats for the New York and Washington games were identical) But regardless of how much better Donald Penn's hands are, a #2 receiver needs to catch more than 33% of the passes coming his way.
Of the 12 throws that came his way, 5 were incompletions. By far the highest number of any of the targets Josh Johnson was throwing to. In fact, Clayton accounted for only 11.5% of Josh Johnsons completions but 20.8% of his incompletions. Something doesn't add up there.
Of the 12 throws that came his way, 1 was intercepted. He was there, he could have laid out for it, but he didn't. He just quit on the play. And as a result, Josh Johnson's pass got intercepted, the drive ended, and Philadelphia took control of the ball.
So let's summarize why Michael Clayton should not be on this team.
- Drops - after this week I'm sure Clayton will be the league leader in this category (and for those keeping score, that is not a category you want to be a leader in). Maybe Clayton should stop complaining about his "opportunities" when they are bouncing off his hands at this alarming rate. If the ball hits your hands you should catch it, no excuses. And when the drops happen on critical 4th down situations you are costing your team the chance to continue drives and score points.
- Reception percentage - Josh Johnson completed over 50% of his passes but Clayton only caught 33% of the ones that came his way. So who is the problem? Obviously someone is catching these passes, so let's keep sending "opportunities" their way.
- Quitting on plays - from the opening play when he tried to "one hand" a Josh Johnson bomb to the final interception that he stopped short on, Clayton repeatedly costs this team with his lack of effort. Josh Johnson needs receivers that are going to bust their butts so his passes will be caught, his rythm will improve, his confidence will build, and his stats will look better.
Coach Morris, you wonder why people ask why Michael Clayton is on this team? How about this. If Clayton stayed at home today, Josh Johnson would have been 23-0f-38 (60.5% vs. 52%) for 215 yards with 2 Touchdowns and 2 Interceptions (1 less turnover).
Without Clayton, your team would be better. That's why we wonder why he's on the team. We all want the Bucs to be better, but Clayton is holding you back.
The Gang @80Sucks.com
Game Day – Should We Start #80 In Our Fantasy League
Breaston has better hands, Clayton has a better beard. Hmmm . . .
Fantasy Help, Please
Okay, here’s the deal. We need help figuring out who to start at wide receive this week in our fantasy league. We're trying to decide between Steve Breaston and Michael Clayton.
Normal scoring rules apply, except that we get 1 point for each dropped pass (two if the receiver drops the pass in the endzone) and .5 point for each monster block. (Unfortunately, we do not get any points if our players are angry and ripped).
Clayton is good for a couple of drops each game (if he’s in the endzone, the 2 points are automatic), and of course, he is a blocking machine. My concern is that Josh Johnson—for some unknown reason—has been reluctant to throw him the ball. So I’m afraid he’s not going to get a chance to show what he can do. Any thoughts?
The Gang @ 80Sucks.com
P.S. Our league is a keeper league….we can’t believe Clayton dropped to us at the bottom of the first round.
Rick Stroud Is A Hack!
For the record, this is not our photo, we "borrowed" it from thecaptainsdeck.net
Rick Stroud, Bucs writer for the St. Pete Times, is a hack. More on that in a moment.
We unofficially (accidentally) launched this site Friday and the response so far has been overwhelming. And we'd like to thank the following folks for being gracious enough to let their followers know we're out here.
Justin Pawlowski - host of "The Blitz with Justin Pawlowski" which airs from 12-3 pm each Saturday on AM 620 WDAE. Click here to visit his site.
Scott Reynolds - of Pewter Report, which offers the most complete Bucs coverage in print. Click here to subscribe, it's only $10 for a year (we don't make any money on this, it's just a great publication at a great price).
And the following sites which gave us mentions:
There is lots of great content about the Bucs on all of these sites and we would encourage you to visit these sites often.
Now, on to Rick Stroud.
We don't claim to have a monopoly on the "Clayton Hatin'" business, but we were the first to use the term "Coach Morris Challenge" in which he dared someone to write an article on why Michael Clayton was on this team.
In our first post on this site we "Officially" accepted his challenge.
Today in the St. Pete Times we see Rick Stroud has written a piece called "Good To The Last Drop" in which he says "You may have heard about Raheem Morris' challenge" (for the record, Raheem said "Dare", we called it a "Challenge").
We became immediately excited, thinking we were about to see our fledgling site written about in the St. Pete Times. We fully expected to be putting him into the above list with Justin Pawlowski and Scott Reynolds.
But then this:
He goes on to say "After the past three weeks there will be no shortage of takers".
Actually Rick, there has been 1 taker so far, 80sucks.com.
Well, we know that Rick Stroud knows about this site, we know that he got this idea from reading our site, and we know that he failed to give credit when he could easily have done so.
Bottom line, Rick Stroud is a HACK.
Hey readers, does anyone know how to copyright the term Clayton Hatin', we don't want Rick Stroud to rip that off too.
The Gang @ 80sucks.com
P.S. Rick, we will gladly issue a retraction if you give us the credit we deserve.
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