Who’s to blame now Dre Bly?
There was at least one person in Detroit who still loves Joey
Joey Harrington returned to Detroit today for the first time since being traded earlier this year. During his 4 years with Detroit, Joey went from the saviour of the franchise to the scapegoat of the team’s problems. The best example of this was after last year’s Thanksgiving game when Steve Mariucci was fired after an embarassing loss to the Falcons. Dre Bly came out in the media and called out Harrington, accusing him of being the reason that Mariucci lost his job. Well, today Joey earned his retribution against his former team.
Joey’s reaction after throwing his first of three TDs
In what was the most important game of his 5 year career, Joey led the Miami Dolphins to a 27-10 victory, lighting the Lions up for 3 TD passes. In the beginning, it was like Joey had never left Detroit as he came out on to the field to a chorus of boos from the crowd. However, the boos were quickly silenced due to Harrington’s fantastic play. The joy on Joey’s face as it became clear that the Dolphins were going to get the victory was fantastic. What was even better was the the possibility that people in Detroit will actually start to see that it wasn’t Joey that was the problem with the team. He proved today that with an adequate team around him, he could have led the Lions to victories. He was never given that chance.
This may be the only hardware he wins during his pro career, but all things considered I know he’ll take it!
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