Around The NFL - 2007

[MadMarchHare]

Childress signs Neckbeard

Oh.My.God.  And I thought challenging the call to begin the second half of the Vikes-Eagles game was the outer limit of stupidity.  Well, at least the Reid disciples are dumber than the Master.

[ice grillin you]

nfl fan value experience

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/11/01/fvi.intro/index.html?eref=T1

eagles #6

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/29/fvi.eagles/

racists #28

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/29/fvi.taterskins/

[rjs246]

Some great quotes in both of those links.

[Cerevant]

Do "you" mean that "every other" word in the "story" is in "quotes"?

[Sgt PSN]

I "was" kind of wond"ering" what that "was" all about"?" 

[QB Eagles]

I love the photo of FedEx... no one's in it.

[Sgt PSN]

I also like how there's the lightning bolt coming down from the sky too.  It's sexy. 

[BigEd76]

Mike & Mike show:

Greenberg: You were a player in the National Football League for nine years...
Golic: Yep.
Greenberg: And you were clean. You didn't use steroids....
Golic: No, no. I did try steroids. For about six weeks in an offseason. Yeah. When I had blown my shoulder out. I actually didn't do it for six weeks. I did it for a few weeks and stopped because it had kind of a bad effect as I was lifting.
Greenberg: Okay. Let's say for the sake of this discussion you did not....

oops

[Munson]

It wouldn't surprise me if 100% of injured players in the NFL used them to get over their injuries...

[ice grillin you]

looks like childress learned well from banner

what a farging travesty of a move

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3100835


The Minnesota Vikings have docked wide receiver Troy Williamson one game check for missing last Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers to attend the Monday funeral of his maternal grandmother.

Based on his 2007 salary of $435,000, the action by the Vikings will cost the three-year veteran $25,588. Williamson has 45 days to appeal Minnesota's decision to withhold his pay, and NFL Players Association sources said he will do so.

Coach Brad Childress told Twin Cities-area media following Thursday's practice that the decision was on a "business principle" of the Vikings organization.

"He had a family obligation that he had to see to," Childress said. "We sat down and talked on it before he left. ... He had to do what he had to do. Everybody handles that differently. [Williamson] had to do what his family situation called for."

[rjs246]

Holy shtein that's despicable. The NFLPA is going to go ape shtein over that.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Rusty scrap metal standard?

[phattymatty]

at least williamson caught something. 

[rjs246]

Just saw this and it made me laugh a little...

[Feva]

looks like childress learned well from banner

what a farging travesty of a move

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3100835


The Minnesota Vikings have docked wide receiver Troy Williamson one game check for missing last Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers to attend the Monday funeral of his maternal grandmother.

Based on his 2007 salary of $435,000, the action by the Vikings will cost the three-year veteran $25,588. Williamson has 45 days to appeal Minnesota's decision to withhold his pay, and NFL Players Association sources said he will do so.

Coach Brad Childress told Twin Cities-area media following Thursday's practice that the decision was on a "business principle" of the Vikings organization.

"He had a family obligation that he had to see to," Childress said. "We sat down and talked on it before he left. ... He had to do what he had to do. Everybody handles that differently. [Williamson] had to do what his family situation called for."

That's farged up.  No way they'll get to keep Williamson's money.