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September 13, 2010
SportsFilter: The Monday 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.
Bad weekend for Florida State and alum...just ask Alex Barron.
posted by sgtcookzane at 09:00 AM on September 13, 2010
That last Barron hold could have been seen from space.
posted by rcade at 09:08 AM on September 13, 2010
Cher wants to be Troy Polamalu for Halloween.
posted by beaverboard at 09:28 AM on September 13, 2010
If Barron didn't hold him, then Romo would have been sacked or pressured to throw too quickly. The only way Romo was able to do his elude and pass maneuver was because of the hold. Collinsworth seemed to think that the hold was the worst thing ever, but the game would have ended the exact same way without the hold. Romo just would have eaten turf.
posted by bperk at 01:36 PM on September 13, 2010
I think Romo still had a shot without the hold. Like that big ol' kid Brett Favre, he has a flair for the ridiculous.
posted by rcade at 01:46 PM on September 13, 2010
what if Barren didnt hold him? Maybe Baron shouldnt have gotten waxed in the first place. Its ridiculous to give Barron any credit at all. Orakpo kicked his ass all day.
posted by sgtcookzane at 03:13 PM on September 13, 2010
That's the game. Sometimes you are matched on a player better than you. If he was getting beat all day, the coach should have made an adjustment.
posted by bperk at 03:24 PM on September 13, 2010
The NHL today fined the Devils $3 million, and took their 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft as punishment for the original Kovalchuk contract. The Devils also have to surrender their 1st round pick in one of the next four years, though the Devils get to decide which year...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:47 PM on September 13, 2010
bperk, unfortunately, if the Cowboys are forced to play the human pylon that is Alex Barron, I don't think they have any other options. He was awful last season with the Rams and Dallas is still using him.
posted by wfrazerjr at 09:19 PM on September 13, 2010
That's hysterical. He actually ducked.
posted by bperk at 01:49 AM on September 14, 2010
MrB, yuck!!! But also, facemask by one of the offensive linemen.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:58 AM on September 14, 2010
The Jaguars looked good against Tim Tebow's team. I picked the right game to stay home. It was the hottest home game in Jaguars history and a late thunderstorm interrupted the game 30 minutes due to lightning.
They had three sacks after getting only 14 last season. One was by Tyson Alualu, the defensive lineman the Jags took when the entire city wanted them to take Tebow.