There's a funny line, not intended to be as funny as it is, in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated. In a feature story about Penn State's 82 year old football coach, Joe Paterno, he shows he's not as out-of-touch with modern technology ("What's that thing called, Facemask?") as most people think he is. The story is told that during the off-season, he called his coaches together and the first thing he told them was, "Gentlemen, we need to start Twittering."
What's funny, at least to me, about that line is that one of JoPa's coaches is Larry Johnson, Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs running back, Larry Johnson. After yesterday's 37- 7 loss to their rival, the San Diego Chargers, KC stands 1-6 and is one of the worst teams in the NFL. Larry Johnson, who has never been a team player, took the opportunity to blast his head coach, Todd Haley, using, of all things, his Twitter account. He pointed out that Haley and some of the other coaches had never played in the NFL (Which NFL team did Bill Belichek play for?) and their lack of experience is the cause of the Chiefs' troubles.
JoPa also is quoted in the article saying, "Times have not changed that much. I think kids today, they are confused. They long for some kind of discipline." Too bad LJ, who played for JoPa, learned how to twitter, but failed to learn JoPa's lesson about discipline.
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Update: On Monday, the Chiefs severed their relationship with Larry Johnson. Good riddance.
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