Posted on 01/21/2007 7:25:56 PM PST by elhombrelibre
Again - I seem to remember Patriots' fans being in a tizzy over LT refusing to shake hands. I'm assuming his actions are A-OK with you, then, right?
If Mangini was offended he could have said so, he could have at least expressed some level of dismay at it. Instead he expressed dismay at the press obsessing on it, that tells you something.
And if he had said something, you would have called him a girly-man for doing so.
A-ha. That explains everything.
Check your meds---no one around here actually cared about that.
Grossman looked shaky in the first half, although he did pull it together in the second. Quite honestly, I think it'll be a blowout by Indy.
Oooh, what an intelligent retort. This exemplifies why should really call yourself "Howard Stern's Ghost."
P.S. Considering that 1) My screen name uses a word that means female, and 2) I had already referred to myself as a woman in this thread, it's clear that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, dearie.
I think Reggie Bush was imitating that Hester guy. Not an excuse, but it's not much different than the Pats doing the mockery of the Merriman steroids dance.
Well I wasn't on that list. My only problem with LT's post game behavior was when he flipped out at the press conference about Pats players throwing Meriman's dance back in the Chargers' faces. I don't give a crap who does and doesn't want to shake hands after a game, it's a stupid thing to get bent out of shape over.
Depends on what he said. Given that he had a history with Bill I would have accepted him feeling slighted, but since he apparently wasn't that tells me he understands Bill's not a PDA kind of guy. Up until that game it's something the press never worried about, everybody knew Bill barely aknowledged as few members of the opposing team as possible, for some reason the press thought that with the opposing coach being a former co-worker he'd vary from his normal behavior. He didn't, and now people are obsessing on his post game behavior, and it's dumb. He is what he is, and what he is is a guy that wants to get off the field after a game, maybe he's gotta pee, I can't make it through an entire half of football without a trip to the can.
When playing teams like New England, kickoffs ought to be placed soundly through the end zone to prevent (*ahem*) 80-yard run backs and such. I kept begging the Colts to do that, but they didn't listen and went for an exciting game instead. Why they don't listen to me I'll never know.
My question is, could they hear you? Were they logged on?
My niece's varsity high school soccer team, for example: at the break-up dinner, each member of the team received an award for something-or-other. Each member of the team. Would a boy's team do something similar? Only if the soccer mom crowd gets its way.
I could care less about the meaning behind your screen name, "dearie." Besides, to me, a Virago is a motorcycle---and an outdated and underpowered one at that.
"Check your meds---no one around here actually cared about that."
Really? You could have fooled me:
http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/2007/01/the_crying_game_2.html
http://www.patspulpit.com/story/2007/1/15/221942/647
Interesting. Because I seem to remember Belichick's snubbing of Mangini as being kind of a big deal in the media this year, and I don't really see very many female sportswriters out there.
And I also seem to remember Clayton Williams losing to Ann Richards for governor because he refused to shake her hand. Many men felt that it wasn't right to treat a lady like that, so they didn't vote for him. But hey, what did they know?
Well the Colts had a kicker who could kick the kickoff into the end zone. They instead went out and got one who could kick it through the uprights when the game was on the line.
I still don't agree with you, but I'll give you props for consistency.
Please elaborate. BTW, I appreciate your take on Bellichick's demeanor.
I can't remember if it was the first or second game the Jets and Pats played this year, but Belichick did his usual blow off (OK maybe a little past the usual blow off, word is there's a bit of anger there because the Jets bid on Branch and apparently the Parcells tree has an unofficial "no bidding on each other's players" policy) after the game. Then the press went wild, obsessing on their relationship and why Bill gave him the cold shoulder and on and on and on. Since then there's been a whole bunch of attention paid to Bill's post game midfield behavior, which is typically rather icey. I thought it all ended in the Wild Card round when Bill just about threw a photographer out his way to hug Mangini (obviously more to shut the press up than anything else), but apparently not. Maybe by the time next season starts people will go back to accepting that Belichick will never be a contender for the Friendliest Guy In The World trophy.
sheesh!
Probably the same folks who'll go to a playoff game or the NFC / AFC championship games in those places.
Okay. I thought the referenced "Mangini Incident" happened years ago and was the historic introduction of postgame kum-ba-yah behavior or perhaps served as an example its opposite, whereafter the standards and methods for post game class were further established.
I see an opportunity for a book here, as well as post game shows hosted by Oprah-types who can interpret such behavior and its implications.
Boy, am I glad that Vince Lombardi didn't believe in those public displays of affection:
http://www.vincelombardi.com/about/gallery/photo11.htm
Same with Tom Landry. He just got off the field after the game, right?
http://www.students.stedwards.edu/drojas/TomLandry.jpg
Next thing you'll tell me, is that Bear Bryant got affection from his players. It's like Brokeback Mountain, I swear!
http://www.classicphotos.com/football/fo-14.jpg
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