Posted on 10/02/2007 9:27:07 AM PDT by rintense
This is what passes for a wild postgame party at Jon Kitna's house.
As midnight nears, Detroit's quarterback sits at his kitchen table picking at a container of leftover pasta salad. The kids are asleep. Worn out after an emotional overtime game at Ford Field, they stayed awake just long enough to wash off the crosses painted on their cheeks. Everyone else is still up, wired and giddy from Kitna's self-proclaimed "miracle" comeback against Minnesota.
After missing half of Detroit's Sept. 16 game with a mild concussion, Kitna returned in the fourth quarter to gut out a 20-17 win. Then he fell to his knees on top of the Lions' midfield logo and linked hands with teammates and foes in a postgame prayer circle. Now, inside the Kitnas' massive cut-stone home in suburban Detroit, wife Jennifer eats homemade ice cream while Jon's mom, Fay, celebrates with a bowl of cornflakes.
Meanwhile, the QB monitors his two-way pager as it vibrates with incoming messages like "Miracles do exist" and "You and the Lions are so very blessed." Kitna and a visitor then begin a loud, verse-quoting joust about the Bible's stance on men with long hair. It's easy to predict Kitna's position: Whenever he bows his head to pray, he also rubs concentric circles into the buzz cut atop his head with his left hand, almost subconsciously.
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Taken out of context, this sounds like reverse Roman Colosseum
Jon got a raw deal with the Seahawks: Holmgren has been infatuated with Hasselbeck since his Green Bay days.
Glad it all worked out: they’re both great players and great men.
He'll need it as long as Matt Millen is General Manager.
When you struggle mightily to beat one of the worst teams like the Dolphins and you have to pick up a guy like Keenan McCardell off waivers and it's 2007 (as opposed to 1997), you're pretty suspect.
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I haven't followed football in years, and even when I did I was a Vikings fan, but I really want to have a non-economic implosion ping. And it's a very nice read.
Ditto on all of the above, grellis, and thanks for your hard work on the MI Ping List.
Taken out of context, this sounds like reverse Roman Colosseum
LOL
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