From Hero To Zero

BAMBINO: The rise to fame is long and takes exruciatingly hard work to get there. The fall from grace is quick, the landing is hard, and the recovery is virtually non-existent. Plaxico Burress did just that with his boneheaded decision to carry an un-licensed loaded pistol into an NYC nightclub and then have it go off accidentally and hit him in the thigh.

I still cannot believe someone can be that stupid, especially after what transpired last season for Burress. He forever put himself into Giants' lore with is game winning catch in SB XLII, then puts himself into Giants' infamy with a variety of issues this season culminating with the gun incident.

Plax has no respect for his coaches, his team, and the fans with his selfish behavior. Now, the Giants placed him on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury List which in essence is a suspension without pay. I hope the Giants legally can void his contract and get his dumb-ass away from the Football Giants.

Lawrence Taylor, who practiced self destructive behavior during his down-time, never came close to this type of stuff. LT was loved by his team mates, coaches, and fans. We loved LT, because when Sunday came, he was ready to play and played with fury and passion despite his partying. Not that I, as a fan, didn't love Plaxico's contributions to last year's title, his laziness and constant bickering with Coach Coughlin, a coach who galvanized this team to a championship, was unacceptable to me.

Well, the Giants are deep at WR and I feel they can win without this cancer. The sooner he's away from Big Blue permanently, the better. Sorry Plax, but you stepped over the line too many times this year. Time to go.