04/19/24
December 12, 2010
SportsFilter: The Sunday 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.
hincandenza: they need snow to go.
Ho ho ho.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 06:30 PM on December 12, 2010
..and the Pats become the first NFL team to clinch a playoff slot.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 08:27 PM on December 12, 2010
They're getting back their old pre-2007 reputation of being a tough, hard-nosed, cold weather team. The offense is almost robotic in its precision. The defense is more opportunistic than good, but that is very likely due to good coaching and film study.
posted by Howard_T at 09:53 PM on December 12, 2010
Anyone else see a Cowboy player (#23, not going to look it up) getting his game glove signed by Michael Vick just after the Eagles defeated the Cowboys tonight?
I can't imagine that's going to sit well in the Dallas locker room.
posted by wfrazerjr at 11:43 PM on December 12, 2010
Tashard Choice. There are many rumblings about it on Twitter already, including a response from the man himself, saying that the glove is for his three year old nephew.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:26 AM on December 13, 2010
In his own words:
Has nothing to do with how I play on da feel. Y'all are a trip foreal
posted by justgary at 03:07 AM on December 13, 2010
I don't really have any beef with Choice getting the autograph, aside from the fact that he's actually supporting his three-year-old nephew being a fan of a guy who tortures animals for fun.
I'm more concerned with what sort of education Tashard got at Georgia Tech. Do they not have English courses there?
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:58 AM on December 13, 2010
I can't believe that people are making a big deal about the autograph. The guys act like best friends, hug, chit chat, and joke around, but somehow an autograph is out of bounds.
posted by bperk at 05:13 PM on December 13, 2010
WWJJD. (What would Jimmy Johnson do?) I still remember him going off on Everson Walls for chatting with opposing players after a loss.
posted by graymatters at 06:34 PM on December 13, 2010
It strikes me as easy morality to pile on Choice. They competed. Game over.
But the timing... the timing...
I think the truth is that we expect these guys to think about these things the way that we as fans do. And they just don't. Stop asking.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:41 PM on December 13, 2010
Good lord the Pats are absolute beasts now. They're putting up offensive numbers like their '07-08 season, but with defense to match.