GrohMustGo

* Virginia coach Al Groh continues to exhibit why he failed as a one-year coach of the New York Jets and shouldn't ever think about going back to the NFL. Yesterday, the Wahoos blew a 20-0 lead and lost to a marginal-at-best Maryland team, 28-26. Trailing 28-20 and facing a fourth-and-4 from the Terrapins' 15, Groh's offensive coordinator - his son, Mike - called for a low-percentage pass to the end zone by redshirt freshman quarterback Jameel Sewell. The pass fell incomplete and wasn't really close. After the game, ol' Albert was asked about the play call and the matchup. "We don't make the throws. If you ask about the matchup, the quarterback makes the throws. But I don't have any problem with the play." Right there, Groh ran the chance of losing his team forever. He threw his young quarterback under the bus so he could defend his son. Blood is obviously thicker than water, but Gibbs would NEVER call a player out like that. Sure, it doesn't make for good copy, but it's why the players respect Gibbs. They know he has their back. If I'm Sewell, I have lost all trust that my head coach will defend me when times get tough (and they don't get tougher for the Cavs right now - they're 2-5; at least they get to play North Carolina on Thursday night). And Mike Groh wasn't around to explain the decision. Ol' Albert doesn't make his assistants available to the media except for a short spell during the preseason.

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