If you polled informed fans of the NFL and asked who the best Wide Receiver is, there will likely be a split decision right down the middle between the Texans' Andre Johnson and the Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald. I can't argue that point. If you added the qualification of who is the highest character Wide Receiver in the NFL into the poll, you would probably get the same results. What a breath of fresh air that is. In the sea of "look-at-me" personalities at that position, Andre and Larry are leading the way in stats and character! As a football fan, I have a feeling that this Sunday's game is building up to a gigantic showdown of two athletes who say little, but speak volumes with their on-field performances and all-around character.

Two weekends ago, the Cardinals were having a tough game against the undefeated Colts team and afterward, Larry's brother Marcus put out a Tweet in which he called QB Kurt Warner an "old ass man." Larry, and to Kurt's credit also, handled it with class and the incident was quickly reduced to a non-event. Stirring the pot is just not what Larry Fitzgerald is about. Leaping and making unbelievable TD catches and then handing the ball to the referee IS what he is about.

This past week, Andre Johnson only had two receptions in the Texans' 29-6 domination of the Raiders. Afterward a story appeared in which Coach Kubiak apologized to Andre after the game for only targeting him for those couple of passes and concentrating on trying to get film on the run game. I tried to find the quote, but was unable. But, I'm sure you all saw Andre's response. It went something like this, "I don't care about that coach. I'm just happy for the team getting the win!" Whew! Does this stuff give you chills? Either that, or we are in Kansas, Toto...

Long story short...this Sunday, in the late game, I am prepared to sit down in front of an HD wide screen somewhere to watch these two professional athletes put on a show. I expect both of these players to be playing at top speed and giving us a performance to remember! Whatever happens, they will both be at the top of the list!

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