Shawne Merriman on Priest Holmes (1 Viewer)

[Joe Bryant]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

 

[Liquid Tension]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

Once the roids move through his system he might be a little bit mellower.As for disrespect; I think it was NOT classy. Do I care much, no as most of the players in the NFL are not guys who have been to etiquette school.

 

[mad sweeney]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

So players shouldn't be proud of their hits? If he was saying that for a cheap shot then I say boo him. But he's not bragging about knocking a player out of the game. He put a big hit on a superstar. is he not allowed to proud of hits that cause injury? If it hurts someone then is he no longer allowed to talk about that hit or apply his nickname to it? Taylor, Butkus, Singletary, all these men revelled in hurting others, yet they are revered and in the Hall of Fame. It is a violent game and anyone can at times sound classless when talking about their play. Merriman has his faults obviously, but to me players like those above were of a much meaner disposition even than Merriamn. And if the Pats want to take exception to someone who hits to hurt or takes roids they have only to look at their own ranks in Harrison and Sauerbrun. I like Rodney, but he is a cheap shot, and for all Merriman's ferocity I don't believe Shawn is.And the mocking of Merriman wasn't the only issue with the Pats, the game wasn't over and they were doing it on the logo. That's a dig at the whole team and in a way the fans, not just Merriman.

 

[-OZ-]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

this doesn't give us anything we didn't already know.

 

[Loomba]

No, because I'll bet most of the Patriot players did not read the article nor know/think/believe he is out to deliberately hurt players. They just picked up on the "dance" of one of San Diego's most visible/celebratory players. Fun for some. Disrespectful for others.

 

[Slinger]

During the Eagles/Patriots Superbowl they-Thugs on the Patriots team- kept flapping their wings like Terrell Owens. Just play the game punks.

 

[billyjoe]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

this doesn't give us anything we didn't already know.

People can be more of an ###-clown then originally thought. So if Merriman molested little boys, that's "nothing new", we knew he was shady? Um, no.You never relish ending someone's career, not to mention it was a neck injury. If Holmes couldn't walk, would he be so happy about it? The guy is a jerk.Which brings this back to Js point, when people mock TO (i.e. ward) people applaud it. But mocking Merriman was seen as "classless". TO was never caught cheating. Yet he's the devil.Merriman is clearly an ###-hat, and this furthers that opinion.

 

[David Yudkin]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

 

[billyjoe]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

You missing some key parts.It was after the game.It was on their logo.Teams rarely start doing a TD/Sack dance at the end of the game. It's rude. It shows a lack of respect.During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

You missing some key parts.It was after the game.It was on their logo.Teams rarely start doing a TD/Sack dance at the end of the game. It's rude. It shows a lack of respect.During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face.

 

[FTRWRTR]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

So players shouldn't be proud of their hits? If he was saying that for a cheap shot then I say boo him. But he's not bragging about knocking a player out of the game. He put a big hit on a superstar. is he not allowed to proud of hits that cause injury? If it hurts someone then is he no longer allowed to talk about that hit or apply his nickname to it? Taylor, Butkus, Singletary, all these men revelled in hurting others, yet they are revered and in the Hall of Fame. It is a violent game and anyone can at times sound classless when talking about their play.

here's a difference between being proud of a hit and being proud of ending someone's careerAs far as the pats doing the lights out dance, taunting/talking trash is part of the game. Others have done it to the pats and the pats have done it to others. If LT hadn't made a big deal out of it and then the media making an even bigger deal out of it because of LT's comments this would have been a non story

 

[dudaman]

During the Eagles/Patriots Superbowl they-Thugs on the Patriots team- kept flapping their wings like Terrell Owens. Just play the game punks.

Thugs....LOL......I can remember on at least three occasions that season where other teams did the same exact thing against the Eagles and people shrugged it off. I KNOW for a fact that the Skins and G-Men both did it, the third slips my mind. It's funny - mimic the punks and make them look as stupid as they lookLet's give this all a rest.....

 

[Koya]

Perhaps we should just let Karma take care of this. Maybe with some help from a block below the waist.

 

[billyjoe]

Perhaps we should just let Karma take care of this. Maybe with some help from a block below the waist.

I know just the team. And luckily they're in the same division!

 

[DanFouts]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

So players shouldn't be proud of their hits? If he was saying that for a cheap shot then I say boo him. But he's not bragging about knocking a player out of the game. He put a big hit on a superstar. is he not allowed to proud of hits that cause injury? If it hurts someone then is he no longer allowed to talk about that hit or apply his nickname to it? Taylor, Butkus, Singletary, all these men revelled in hurting others, yet they are revered and in the Hall of Fame. It is a violent game and anyone can at times sound classless when talking about their play. Merriman has his faults obviously, but to me players like those above were of a much meaner disposition even than Merriamn. And if the Pats want to take exception to someone who hits to hurt or takes roids they have only to look at their own ranks in Harrison and Sauerbrun. I like Rodney, but he is a cheap shot, and for all Merriman's ferocity I don't believe Shawn is.And the mocking of Merriman wasn't the only issue with the Pats, the game wasn't over and they were doing it on the logo. That's a dig at the whole team and in a way the fans, not just Merriman.

All players are proud of their hits.....that's football. We are not talking about cheap shots here. He is making legit hits that are overpowering. If this is thug football then get rid of all the hard hitters.....Harrison, Urlacher, LT, Atwater.....and don't watch them on the highlight reel since it is offensive.In terms of mocking Merriman, it's not just that they mocked the dance. It was at midfield, with choking signs. But karma came back around in the form of the Colts.....

 

[BigJim®]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

 

[Pat Patriot]

During the Eagles/Patriots Superbowl they-Thugs on the Patriots team- kept flapping their wings like Terrell Owens. Just play the game punks.

Nothing else to add, just

 

[Why Me?]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

You missing some key parts.It was after the game.It was on their logo.Teams rarely start doing a TD/Sack dance at the end of the game. It's rude. It shows a lack of respect.During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face.

Personally, I think it's more disrespectful DURING the game.edit to add: rehearsed, choreographed dances during the game are emotional outbursts?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

It doesn't affect my view of the Patriots at all.Also, I agree with Merriman that "You never want to end another player's career," even if the GQ writer chooses to characterize his smile as wicked.I've never seen Merriman cheap-shot anybody.

 

[UCLAGIE]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

This really is a stupid post. If he is trying to take people out by playing hard hitting football then I have no problem with it whatsoever. I would hope every defensive player on my favorite team was trying to hit and tackle as hard as possible. Priest Holmes isnt on the Patriots and has no ties to the Patriots. Within the quote he says he didnt want to end his career, yet people will find something to critize him about anyway. Merriman isnt a cheap shot artist, he doesnt molest little boys and every team in the league would love to have a player of his caliber on their team. The lights out celebration is nothing more than a marketing gimick to sell himself to the american public. Its not mocking or taunting a fallen QB. He sells T-shirts and hats with the lights out logo on it and gets more airtime and in the future more money for a being a more well known player by doing so.

 

[dagogrease]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

 

[Kit Fisto]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

But it's acceptable to show up a QB and his fans by doing a sack dance? That's about as big of a double-standard as it gets.Hey, don't want to be mimicked or made fun of? Don't do anthing worthy of such imitation. Don't remember anyone ever mimicking the Barry Sanders dance.

From BillyJoe...

"During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face."

No, after the game is when you can talk smack; not before or during.

 

[Kit Fisto]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

the

 

[UCLAGIE]

Perhaps we should just let Karma take care of this. Maybe with some help from a block below the waist.

Yeah like what happened to a true New England Patriot and cheap shot artist Rodney Harrison

 

[pinda]

honestly, I'm just giddy waiting for the 1 year suspension.

Once the roids are out of his system and he can't lift as much, or hit as hard, or run as fast, or have man #### in the mirror; this guy is dumb enough to start cranking again.

 

[UCLAGIE]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

 

[Kit Fisto]

Perhaps we should just let Karma take care of this. Maybe with some help from a block below the waist.

Yeah like what happened to a true New England Patriot, long-time and well-loved former Charger, and cheap shot artist Rodney Harrison.

Fixed. How's that glass house you're living in?I find it absolutely hysterical that even though the Patriots have been defeated and are out, people STILL want to take shots at them and their fans.

That right there speaks volumes to me about this board.

 

[dagogrease]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

I say...C) All of the above

 

[UCLAGIE]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

But it's acceptable to show up a QB and his fans by doing a sack dance? That's about as big of a double-standard as it gets.Hey, don't want to be mimicked or made fun of? Don't do anthing worthy of such imitation. Don't remember anyone ever mimicking the Barry Sanders dance.

From BillyJoe...

"During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face."

No, after the game is when you can talk smack; not before or during.

A lot of players celebrate after getting a sack. Merriman just happens to get a lot more sacks than anyone else in the league. Its not mocking a QB, its a marketing gimick.

 

[Kit Fisto]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

I'd safely say Hobbs was mocking Merriman and Merriman alone; not the city of San Diego, the Chargers, or their fans.Want to be treated like a jerk; act like a jerk.

 

[PatsWillWin]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

You missing some key parts.It was after the game.It was on their logo.Teams rarely start doing a TD/Sack dance at the end of the game. It's rude. It shows a lack of respect.During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face.

Personally, I think it's more disrespectful DURING the game.edit to add: rehearsed, choreographed dances during the game are emotional outbursts?

No - doing the sack dance DURING the game is rude and disrespectful. Mimmicking the dance might be rude too, but at least you've DONE something - you won the game. The idea that during the game there is emotion and immediately following the game there is not is laughable.If you're going to celebrate and look like a jackass at least do it when you've ACCOMPLISHED something - like you know, WINNING the game. But no - it's more CLASSY to celebrate individual plays and career-ending hits.

 

[PatsWillWin]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

But it's acceptable to show up a QB and his fans by doing a sack dance? That's about as big of a double-standard as it gets.Hey, don't want to be mimicked or made fun of? Don't do anthing worthy of such imitation. Don't remember anyone ever mimicking the Barry Sanders dance.

From BillyJoe...

"During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face."

No, after the game is when you can talk smack; not before or during.

A lot of players celebrate after getting a sack. Merriman just happens to get a lot more sacks than anyone else in the league. Its not mocking a QB, its a marketing gimick.

classic.

 

[UCLAGIE]

Perhaps we should just let Karma take care of this. Maybe with some help from a block below the waist.

Yeah like what happened to a true New England Patriot, long-time and well-loved former Charger, and cheap shot artist Rodney Harrison.

Fixed. How's that glass house you're living in?I find it absolutely hysterical that even though the Patriots have been defeated and are out, people STILL want to take shots at them and their fans.

That right there speaks volumes to me about this board.

LOLThe thread was started as a jab at Merriman and if anything in defense of the Patriots. If you only want to hear from Patriots fans go to a Patriots board.

 

[Kit Fisto]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

But it's acceptable to show up a QB and his fans by doing a sack dance? That's about as big of a double-standard as it gets.Hey, don't want to be mimicked or made fun of? Don't do anthing worthy of such imitation. Don't remember anyone ever mimicking the Barry Sanders dance.

From BillyJoe...

"During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face."

No, after the game is when you can talk smack; not before or during.

A lot of players celebrate after getting a sack. Merriman just happens to get a lot more sacks than anyone else in the league. Its not mocking a QB, its a marketing gimick.

Maybe Merriman should concentrate on showing up for playoff games before working on his marketing strategies. Just sayin'...

 

[dagogrease]

No. I don't think its appropriate to show up an entire team, and its fans, by mocking an individual player.

But it's acceptable to show up a QB and his fans by doing a sack dance? That's about as big of a double-standard as it gets.Hey, don't want to be mimicked or made fun of? Don't do anthing worthy of such imitation. Don't remember anyone ever mimicking the Barry Sanders dance.

From BillyJoe...

"During the game, it's emotions. Once the game is over, you're trying to rub it in their face."

No, after the game is when you can talk smack; not before or during.

A lot of players celebrate after getting a sack. Merriman just happens to get a lot more sacks than anyone else in the league. Its not mocking a QB, its a marketing gimick.

I don't think you can put rules around "showing up" another team. If you do it, or allow your players to do it, you should expect the other team to feel the need to out-shine you. Seems the Patriots did that and the Chargers didn't like it.

 

[UCLAGIE]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

I'd safely say Hobbs was mocking Merriman and Merriman alone; not the city of San Diego, the Chargers, or their fans.Want to be treated like a jerk; act like a jerk.

That's fine just dont do it on the team logo as the players are meeting in the center of the field to shake hands.

 

[-OZ-]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

this doesn't give us anything we didn't already know.

People can be more of an ###-clown then originally thought. So if Merriman molested little boys, that's "nothing new", we knew he was shady? Um, no.You never relish ending someone's career, not to mention it was a neck injury. If Holmes couldn't walk, would he be so happy about it? The guy is a jerk.Which brings this back to Js point, when people mock TO (i.e. ward) people applaud it. But mocking Merriman was seen as "classless". TO was never caught cheating. Yet he's the devil.Merriman is clearly an ###-hat, and this furthers that opinion.

Really, you're going to compare a tackle (albeit a hard one) with molesting little boys? We already knew he was a thug. So no, this isn't new.FWIW, I really didn't care about "mocking Merriman", LT was overly sensitive after a loss, the incident was blown out of proportion. I suppose if I cared about Shawn's feelings this interview may have changed that, but I didn't.

 

[Banger]

I was wondering how many posts it was going to take to rehash the same exact argument from a couple weeks back. This should be a 3 pager by the morning.

 

[PatsWillWin]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.

The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them.

Pretty simple.

The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.

At least they're consistent.

 

[UCLAGIE]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Haha kind of like how the the logic of the Patriots players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and intercepted away their spot in the Super Bowl playing like a bunch of choking idiots.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

In a perfect world, the target of mockery or disrepect shouldn't matter; it's wrong on its own grounds.

There are few things that annoy me more than people whining about it though. You don't want someone disrespecting you? Take it out on the field by winning. Win with class and lose with class, don't worry about what everyone else is doing.

 

[dagogrease]

In a perfect world, the target of mockery or disrepect shouldn't matter; it's worng on its own grounds. There are few things that annoy me more than people whining about it though. You don't want someone disrespecting you? Take it out on the field by winning. Win with class and lose with class, don't worry about what everyone else is doing.

NICE!!!!

 

[PatsWillWin]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. :( Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Haha kind of like how the the logic of the Patriots players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and intercepted away their spot in the Super Bowl playing like a bunch of choking idiots.

Makes you wonder what a much more talented Charger team could've done against the Colts were they not so moronic the week prior, no?Anyway, I'm glad you caught the game. Maybe in the next post you can start bragging because the Chargers have a better draft pick next season. GL.

 

[David Yudkin]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

My comments were meant at players' actions in general, not only in this specific case. But since we're on the subject, what is fair game for a victory celebration?If the Pats had simply celebrated on the Chargers' logo, is that ok? Is doing the sack dance on the sideline ok (just not on the logo)? Should teammates only be allowed to shake hands but not jump up and down? Where is the line in the sand for what's ok and what's not?

 

[PatsWillWin]

I've never figured out how a player doing a dance is ok, but someone MOCKING AND TAUNTING A TEAM ON THEIR TEAM LOGO by MIMICKING the dance is being disrespectful.

Fixed your post

My comments were meant at players' actions in general, not only in this specific case. But since we're on the subject, what is fair game for a victory celebration?If the Pats had simply celebrated on the Chargers' logo, is that ok? Is doing the sack dance on the sideline ok (just not on the logo)? Should teammates only be allowed to shake hands but not jump up and down? Where is the line in the sand for what's ok and what's not?

DY - the rule is that if you're on the Chargers you can cheer and dance whenever and wherever you want. If you're on any other team, doing that means you have no class.

 

[UCLAGIE]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Haha kind of like how the the logic of the Patriots players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and intercepted away their spot in the Super Bowl playing like a bunch of choking idiots.

Makes you wonder what a much more talented Charger team could've done against the Colts were they not so moronic the week prior, no?Anyway, I'm glad you caught the game. Maybe in the next post you can start bragging because the Chargers have a better draft pick next season. GL.

The Patriots and Chargers are both losers and both choked. If you are going to bring up the Chargers blowing a lead against the Patriots then you should expect to hear about the Patriots blowing the biggest lead in the AFC Championship game history.

 

[jonessed]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Exactly. Dropping balls and fumbling is directly linked to steroid use. Your logic is astounding.LT didn't like the dancing on the Charger symbol after the game and Belichick is such a sore loser he can't even shake a man's hand or actually speak his name when discussing the game.I really wouldn't want my LB saying that he does his best not to hit people so hard as to cause them injury. There isn't anything here that most hard-hitting players wouldn't believe. I don't believe Merriman has ever had a personal foul. Given the number of times he hits QBs and the tight rules around that contact he obviously isn't going out of his way to hurt people.

 

[aposulli]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Haha kind of like how the the logic of the Patriots players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and intercepted away their spot in the Super Bowl playing like a bunch of choking idiots.

First time I've felt this is very appropriate. :11:

 

[Sinrman]

From this month's GQ article on Merriman:

"People in the NFL don't understand what's going on in that man's head," says Merriman's high school coach J.C. Pinkney. "If they did, the wouldn't play with him. He's looking to put people out for real. It's not a joke."

"You never want to end another player's career," Merriman says of his hit on Priest Holmes. "But it's a violent game." And then he smiles wickedly: "What can I say? Lights out."

This make you feel any different about the Patriots "disrespecting" Merriman with the dance at midfield?J

Merriman is right that it's a violent game. You don't want to end someone's career. But it was wrong of him for his snide comment of "lights out."As for the Pats, a different situation, yeah, I think it was a bit disrespecting...

 

[jonessed]

It's amazing that people still get fired up about this. It's incredibly simple.The Chargers have no problem dishing it out, but then whine like #####es to the media when someone tries to give it back to them. Pretty simple.The logic of the Chargers players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and fumbled away their spot in the AFC Championship game playing like a bunch of roid-raging idiots.At least they're consistent.

Haha kind of like how the the logic of the Patriots players and their defenders is on par with the intelligence they displayed then they personal-fouled, stone-handed, and intercepted away their spot in the Super Bowl playing like a bunch of choking idiots.

Makes you wonder what a much more talented Charger team could've done against the Colts were they not so moronic the week prior, no?Anyway, I'm glad you caught the game. Maybe in the next post you can start bragging because the Chargers have a better draft pick next season. GL.

They don't actually have a better draft pick. We'll leave that up to the Pats fans once they figure it out.