Lame Lito

More and more I understand why liTO and TO were such great friends:

Sheppard was asked yesterday whether his contract-trade-playing time situation had affected his play.

"Yes," he said, with extra emphasis. "There's just a lot that goes on . . . Not to make any excuses - you are what you put on the film - but there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that affects players individually."

Sheppard said he thought the focus should be on the team right now, not on his dissatisfaction.

"That's the goal; play hard, do your best for this team, the guys that are fighting hard alongside you," he said.

Not to make excuses, but here are all my excuses.

At this point, I'm not sure I'd trust Sheppard to cover the quarterback when an opponent goes to the Wildcat.  What a waste.