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October 06, 2009
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Not a bad idea. The best LB since LT may be just what that creampuff team needs to get back to old fashioned smash-mouth football.
posted by pullmyfinger at 09:27 AM on October 06, 2009
"The best LB since LT" ??
Romanowski ?
Clearly Al is not the only person in Raiderland who is a few fries short of a happy meal.
posted by cixelsyd at 10:42 AM on October 06, 2009
OK - just being a tiny bit facetious. However, Super Bowl rings did seem to follow him around.
Perhaps you will agree that he is the "dirtiest" LB since Sam Huff. See, I knew we could agree on something. Perhaps we can also agree that the Raiders could use a bit of Romanowski-like attitude.
posted by pullmyfinger at 11:13 AM on October 06, 2009
Romanowski may be the only person crazy enough to coach for Davis.
posted by Debo270 at 11:30 AM on October 06, 2009
A former player with no coaching experience, a history of disciplinary problems and an infamous temper is exactly what the Raiders need.
posted by rcade at 11:44 AM on October 06, 2009
Raiders could use a little spit and Polish, no?
posted by cixelsyd at 11:45 AM on October 06, 2009
YouTube link: Player scores goal with 39-meter header. (Though I think the length is probably closer to 35.)
posted by rcade at 11:46 AM on October 06, 2009
Romanowski? Isn't he still in jail? Cable's future cellmate?
posted by billsaysthis at 12:04 PM on October 06, 2009
A former player with no coaching experience, a history of disciplinary problems and an infamous temper is exactly what the Raiders need.
As opposed to the success they have had with experienced, disciplined, mild tempered coaches of late?
Baseball once had a manager who had no prior coaching experience, had a history of disciplinary problems and an infamous temper. His name was Billy Martin. Twins, Tigers, Rangers and Yankees all improved significantly under him. The A's, not so much.
posted by pullmyfinger at 12:07 PM on October 06, 2009
This is what happens when an Ohio football team drafts a college player from Michigan. As if the Browns don't have enough trouble in general and specifically with Braylon, his mouth, and his hands-of-stone. Friend of Lebron's or not, I wouldn't have expected such a harsh comment from him - makes me wonder if Edwards is an even bigger jackass than Browns fans even thought.
posted by littleLebowski at 12:18 PM on October 06, 2009
This is what happens when an Ohio football team drafts a college player from Michigan.
What does this have to do with Lebron anyway? He wasn't even there. I'm inclined to think Lebron is the ass. He came to a club in D.C. with Wizards player present and started talking shit about the Wizards. I know it's the Wizards, but still.
posted by bperk at 12:31 PM on October 06, 2009
What does this have to do with Lebron anyway?
The key to the story, as in the article, is that the guy Braylon Edwards supposedly punched is a buddy of Lebron's. Lebron being in the story at all is the point of the post. His comments give the hint that there is more history between the two and makes this otherwise barely-a-news-story into something slightly bigger ... just surprised that one of the biggest stars on the planet goes out of his way to comment on someone from an entirely different sport who's star (whatever was there to begin with) is fading fast.
posted by littleLebowski at 12:47 PM on October 06, 2009
What does this have to do with Lebron anyway?
the guy is lebron's publicist and I guess has gotten more done for Lebron and has not really done the same for Braylon. I guess he has kinda blown Braylon off in the past as small time.
posted by Debo270 at 12:52 PM on October 06, 2009
Rush Limbaugh wants to buy the St. Louis Rams
posted by billsaysthis at 01:44 PM on October 06, 2009
Ben Roethlisberger was on WWE Monday Night Raw last night and looked like they had a blast.
posted by jmd82 at 02:47 PM on October 06, 2009
Am i the only one that saw Champ Bailey grab the Cowboy's receiver around the waist and pull with his right while his left was in front tipping the ball away? Obvious interference if you ask me. I know the Boy's should have already had it in the bag and did not deserve to win, but cheating by Champ? to win the game for Denver. I must say Denver is my least favorite team ever.
posted by kerrycindy at 03:14 PM on October 06, 2009
The Rams going from Georgia Frontiere to Limbaugh - what a five star transition that is.
It's Al Davis' idea. He's tired of being the most admired owner in the league. Time for some new blood.
Too bad Marge Schott and Father Coughlin aren't around to join in the fun.
posted by beaverboard at 03:17 PM on October 06, 2009
Am i the only one that saw Champ Bailey grab the Cowboy's receiver around the waist and pull with his right while his left was in front tipping the ball away? Obvious interference if you ask me. I know the Boy's should have already had it in the bag and did not deserve to win, but cheating by Champ? to win the game for Denver. I must say Denver is my least favorite team ever.
Kind of like holding by the O-Line, that's very common. DBs & WRs grapple, push off, and hold often enough that pass interference on either team could be called every other down. It's a matter of whether the refs call it. So no, it's no cheating.
posted by jmd82 at 04:09 PM on October 06, 2009
I know the Boy's should have already had it in the bag
Glad you think so. I thought their offense stunk, and untimely penalties were once again a factor.
but cheating by Champ? to win the game for Denver.
3 of the last 4 Cowboys offensive plays featured Romo throwing to Sam Hurd who was covered by the best shutdown corner in the league, that being a Mr. Champ Bailey. If that's the best Garret and Romo can do in that situation, we're in for a long season, Cowboys fans.
Not to mention Romo looked like a scared colt the whole 2nd half.
posted by mjkredliner at 05:09 PM on October 06, 2009
but cheating by Champ? to win the game for Denver
That is what I said. When a violation of the rules costs a team the game, the officials need to be reprimanded. It was obvious. It was cheating. And Champ shut down little in that game. If he had not had his arm wrapped around Hurd, the pass would have been caught. Period.
posted by kerrycindy at 05:28 PM on October 06, 2009
Obviously, the officials and myself saw it differently. And to blame the lack of that call for the outcome of that game is closing your eyes to all the other weaknesses Denver exposed. It was a sloppy, ugly game, and the Broncos found a way to win, Dallas did not.
posted by mjkredliner at 05:38 PM on October 06, 2009
Obviously, the officials and myself saw it differently. And to blame the lack of that call for the outcome of that game is closing your eyes to all the other weaknesses Denver exposed. It was a sloppy, ugly game, and the Broncos found a way to win, Dallas did not.
posted by mjkredliner at 05:38 PM on October 06
I must agree with you as far as Denver finding a way to win and the Boy's not. I am a suffering fan who has to look wherever I can to find solace. But really, am I the only one that thought that was interference?
posted by kerrycindy at 05:52 PM on October 06, 2009
How awesome is this baseball game so far?
posted by NoMich at 09:02 PM on October 06, 2009
It's fairly high on the Awesomeness Scale.
posted by tommybiden at 09:19 PM on October 06, 2009
It's murder if your a Tigers fan (or Twins fan, for that matter)...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:20 PM on October 06, 2009
Drat.
posted by NoMich at 10:09 PM on October 06, 2009
LOVE IT!!!!
The dome lives to see another baseball game.
The fans in Minnesota just might explode....too much excitement in 24 hours for those Scandinavians.
NoMich, please thank Raburn for that ill-advised attempt to catch Cuddyer's line drive in the 10th!
posted by dviking at 10:28 PM on October 06, 2009
kerrycindy: Cowboys are one of the most successful franchises of the last 40 years and they made the playoffs last year too so to call yourself suffering makes me want to send you my mp3 of a tiny little violin playing a sad song, m'kay?
Now if you were a Lions fan like YYM....
posted by billsaysthis at 02:08 PM on October 07, 2009
Now if you were a Lions fan like YYM....
As a life-long Lions fan I'd like to say: after you've been kicked in the balls enough, they just go numb. It's a different kind of suffering.
posted by smithnyiu at 03:46 PM on October 07, 2009
Speaking of Champ, yesterday i heard Phil Simms say he is one of the best corners he has ever seen in his life on tape. In his opinion, if he isn't in the hall of fame, then people are crazy.
posted by brainofdtrain at 08:49 AM on October 08, 2009
Al Davis may be the formaldehyde poster boy, but he is not entirely clueless.
Doing nothing and waiting until the authorities come and haul Tom Cable away in chains is much easier than having to reassign or terminate him.
If they arrest Cable during a home game and try to bring him out through the Black Hole, they'll lose him in the crowd, sure as hell.
Once Cable is in the slammer, Davis can bring in his dream coach. The guy who perhaps most closely shares Al's belief that a little depravity goes a long way.
Romanowski.