This is the Statt Mann Baby!!  Time to Scatt a little bit.

I was watching Tampa quarterback Jeff Garcia this morning against Dallas.  Man, he’s got a gladiator’s heart.  It’s in his DNA.  It’s who he is.

He’s not the classic modern quarterback.  You know, the book says they have to be 6-foot-4-plus with a rifle arm like Oakland’s Jamarcus Russell or Ryan Leaf where ever he is now.  Who’d you rather have on your team, Russell, Ryan or Garcia?

Archie Griffin, the only man to win the Heisman twice, used to say it’s not the size of the dog in the fight it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Like the size of the fight in a dog like Jimmie Johnson.  All he does is win.  He’s won two straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championships and the third straight is his to lose.

But all anyone can talk about is Dale Jr. or Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards or Jimmie’s boss Jeff Gordon, the guys Johnson usually beats.

Johnson doesn’t make waves.  He doesn’t brawl for the cameras.  He doesn’t swill beer and make it rain late night.  There’s no posse.  Just championships.

Give me a Jimmie Johnson and I’ll give you a guy who will be the last dog standing.

So, bring a bone, boys.  Jimmie Johnson isn’t running from any fight the next three weeks.

Peace.