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Honestly, it kind of just rolls off your tongue like butter. I think the guy already has star status cuz his name is so freegin' cool.

The second coolest name in the NFL, in my opinion, is Troy Polamalu.

Hey I'll admit it right now: Just :fishing:

 
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Eric Bienemy.  Thats a sweet ####### name.

Alfred Pupunu too.

Man the Chargers rocked in the early-mid 90s
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Natrone Means was pretty nasty as well.
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Marion BUTTS!
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i didn't know you liked butts.* harry colon

alge crumpler

r-kal truluck

obafemi (& brendon) ayanbadejo

madison hedgecock

 
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Mack Strong - wouldn't you want a guy like that leading the way for you as you run towards the line of scrimmage?

 
Also, the Vikings former linebacker Scott Studwell was a darn cool name.

 
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Knute Rockne - best all-time name

Mack Strong - best current player name

Tedi Bruschi - runner up for best current name (only the name, I don't like the player)

Rod "He Hate Me" Smart - best nickname

 
Eric Bienemy. Thats a sweet ####### name.

Alfred Pupunu too.

Man the Chargers rocked in the early-mid 90s
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Natrone Means was pretty nasty as well.
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These guys all had cool Bermanisms too....Eric "Sleeping with" Bienemy

Alfred Pupunu "Platter"

Natrone "Means" Business

Throw in...

Darren "Commisioner" Gordon

Chris Mims "the Word"

 
Honestly, it kind of just rolls off your tongue like butter. I think the guy already has star status cuz his name is so freegin' cool.
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I forget exactly, but I read somewhere that his name was based on a character in a book or movie or something...I am going to have to look that up now...

FOUND IT!

HE's D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON...

Named after the priest in 'The Thorn Birds,' this left tackle is hell-bent on protecting the passer

Monday, April 17, 2006

By Jimmy Smith

Staff writer

He is a walking paradox, albeit a rather large walking paradox.

Virginia left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson, 6 feet 6, 312 pounds, has a degree in religious studies from the University of Virginia, is named after a fictional character in the novel "The Thorn Birds" who was a priest (the Rev. Ralph de Bricassart) and is already a youth minister at his church.

A behemoth role model whose impeccable character, and innate ability to protect a right-handed quarterback's blind side, make him the most sought-after offensive lineman in the upcoming NFL draft.

So how does this gentle giant describe his on-field demeanor?

"I'm a beast," Ferguson said. "I see myself as a bodyguard. I'm personally responsible for the health and welfare of my quarterback, and I'll do anything in my means to protect them."

Words over which any NFL coach, and quarterback, would drool, but harsh considering his non-football demeanor.

Is it too coincidental that the Saints, whose new head coach is named after a priest and whose agent happens to represent Ferguson, might be in the market for a left tackle to protect the back of a newly signed quarterback, who's recovering from surgery to repair a damaged throwing shoulder?

Is it too coincidental that Saints' director of college scouting, Rick Reiprish, who drafted left tackle Tony Boselli when Reiprish was employed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, was absolutely gushing at Virginia's pro day last month about Ferguson's bountiful upside?

"I think Coach (Al) Groh (head man at Virginia) is right," Reiprish told the Charlottesville (Va.) Daily Progress at Virginia's pro day in March. "Left tackles come along every so often and have the physical size for the position you're looking for. Not that he has to be 330 pounds.

"You can play in our league at left tackle at 300, 295 or 290 because you're not going to face 330- or 340-pound players that guards face, and you're not going to face the bigger defensive ends."

Reiprish wasn't finished.

"And, he's one of those guys who can pass block," Reiprish said. "You feel very confident in saying that he's a good pass blocker.

"He had really good practices down at the Senior Bowl. But if you saw him during the year and watched him in games, it wasn't anything that you didn't expect to see. A lot of coaches, general managers and office people were impressed with him (in Mobile, Ala.) because it was the first time they saw him. To me, it was another practice. He practiced exceptionally well, and what he did was pass protect.

"He epitomizes what you're looking for in a college football player. When you bring in kids like him, your program is automatically going to be at a higher level. Looking at him at the next level, it's the same way. We have a lot of players in our league that bring a lot to the community and do other things outside of football, and this guy fits right into that kind of character mold."

Get the feeling the Saints might be interested?

Of course, they're not saying, even though the club traded starting left tackle Wayne Gandy just over a week ago and moved last year's first-round draft choice, Jammal Brown, from right tackle to left.

But the soft-spoken Ferguson apparently has no clue as to who might be interested in him when the draft rolls around the weekend of April 29-30.

He just knows his name will be called early in the proceedings.

"I'm the type of player that puts everything on the line and tries to work hard," he said. "I'll give it my all wherever I go, and whatever I have to offer, I'll do my very best."

Ferguson is a player many scouts and personnel men said is NFL-ready, a player who can play on that weak side of the line against the opposing team's best pass rusher without the aid of a tight end lining up next to him.

It can often be a dangerous spot for a rookie.

A decade ago, for example, when the Saints drafted Jim Dombrowski with the first pick in the 1986 draft, from the same school, Dombrowski wasn't quite ready to go up against San Francisco 49ers pass rush specialist Charles Haley in Game 3 of the regular season.

Haley bull-rushed past Dombrowski and breezed past him to sack Bobby Hebert, breaking a bone in Hebert's foot. Dombrowski later in the game broke his foot as well.

Ferguson said he's ready to accept whatever challenge comes his way as a rookie and won't be complacent in his first season.

"I'm the type of individual that works hard," Ferguson said. "My footwork (is good), and I have had great coaching from (former position coach at Virginia) Ron Prince and Al Groh. I'm technique-oriented, and I try to work on my fundamentals."

What doesn't come naturally to Ferguson, comes through hard work. And, he said, he's not a finished product by any means, despite the fact he could be the first non-skilled position player chosen in this year's draft.

"When I analyze my game, I see flaws in many different areas," Ferguson said. "I constantly want to improve on my fundamentals, whether it be in pass blocking or run blocking, whether it be against a bull rush or inside moves. My overall game could definitely use improvement."
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Blood McNally.

Bronko Nagurski.

Brian Urlacher.

AJ Hawk

Ty Law

Ian Gold

Garth Jax

Lamest name has to be Ashley Lelie

 
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I have always been a big fan of the name Willie Whitehead.

Honorable mention goes to LeCharles Bentley, Caddy (but thats a nickname), and Lorenzo Diamond.

Actually Lorenzo Diamond is a pretty f'n cool name. I picked him up last year just because I liked the name. I wonder if he has any rap skills? With a name like that it would be hard not to go platinum.

 
Brett Favre
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Brett Favre's name is so potent likely because of the way that John Madden repeats it with his man-love saturated mantra. :wub: Also: Jack Youngblood.

 
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**** Butkus - that name just screams "hitter"

Mike Ditka - also fitting

Ray Nietzke - something about those hard consonants just says "violence"

Chris Hanburger - great name for a LB

Jerry Ball - seriously, could a guy his shape have any other name?

Chuck Long - he sucked, but there's never been a better name for a QB

 
A high school football player from my hometown was named Bobby Gridiron. I've always kept some man-love for that name.

 
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