Bengals/Raiders Fight: Cincinnati Linemen Compare Protecting Andy Dalton to Protecting Their Wives and Moms

All, NFL, Video Jason McIntyre November 26th. 2012, 3:16pm

“A lot of us think of Andy, I do personally, as like my mom. Just imagine somebody taking a free shot on your mom after the whistle is blown a few times. We just take it to heart and we’re not going to stand for that.”

- Andre Smith, offensive lineman, Cincinnati Bengals

Andrew Whitworth, the first lineman on the scene after Dalton was tackled after the whistle, had this to say: “I’ve got two contracts in my life. One, with my wife because we’re married. And, two, I’ve got a contract to protect Andy Dalton. I’ll do both of those to the best of my ability.” [Enquirer]

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80 Responses to “Bengals/Raiders Fight: Cincinnati Linemen Compare Protecting Andy Dalton to Protecting Their Wives and Moms”

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Rodney King's Pool Cleaners Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Andy Dalton = redheaded Colt McCoy. Eventually, you Bengals fans will figure this out.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:20 PM
regardless of the analogy, the conclusion is the same: both of these guys have seen Andy Dalton’s vag.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:20 PM
I had been thinking about bringing some whistle play into the bedroom with Mrs. Dick, so this is a very interesting post to me.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
if Roethlisberger can’t go this weekend, Cincinnati might make the playoffs for the second straight year.
I don’t have much positive to say about Dalton, but he sure has a lot of dudes to throw the ball to.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
this offseason, we’ll be one surprise retirement away from Marvin Lewis being the longest tenured NFL coach.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:25 PM
One, with my wife because we’re married. And, two, I’ve got a contract to protect Andy Dalton.
Unsurprisingly, the Bengals’ run blocking has been poor this year.
if Roethlisberger can’t go this weekend, Cincinnati might make the playoffs for the second straight year.
Someone didn’t see my earlier comment about Brian Hoyer.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Someone didn’t see my earlier comment about Brian Hoyer.
if I ever see you, I’m going to write the name Brian Hoyer on a piece of paper, and then I’m going to rub your nose in it.
That guy is so good, nobody wants him. A team that lost Byron Leftwich had to sign him. But they don’t want him.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
if Roethlisberger can’t go this weekend, Cincinnati might make the playoffs for the second straight year.
Dennis Dixon has to feel pretty good sitting on the Ravens roster watching Pitt QB’s throw up all over themselves.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Unsurprisingly, the Bengals’ run blocking has been poor this year.
I think they’re on their 3rd center. If you believe people who give linemen grades and then tweet incessantly about it, Zeitler is a great draft choice for them.
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MP III Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Dalton was groomed at the gold standard for HS football, so his success is not shocking.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Dennis Dixon has to feel pretty good sitting on the Ravens roster watching Pitt QB’s throw up all over themselves.
he’s on their practice squad. If Pittsburgh wanted him, they could take a run at him. Maybe they did, and he didn’t want to go.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
That guy is so good, nobody wants him. A team that lost Byron Leftwich had to sign him. But they don’t want him.
If he can’t break through after Batch’s performance, and gets cut three or four more times, I’m gonna start thinking he might not be a future NFL starter.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
if troy smith wasn’t a solid 260 right now, perhaps he’d get a sniff from a QB desperate team.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
If Pittsburgh wanted him, they could take a run at him. Maybe they did, and he didn’t want to go.
Is that true? Can you just sign anyone off anyone else’s practice squad that you want? What are the rules there?
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St. Bear Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
he’s on their practice squad. If Pittsburgh wanted him, they could take a run at him. Maybe they did, and he didn’t want to go.
Being on a practice squad is a pretty sweet gig, isn’t it? You make 6 figures and get all the perks of being on the team.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Is that true? Can you just sign anyone off anyone else’s practice squad that you want? What are the rules there?
yes. There was a packer receiver last year who said thanks but no thanks to somebody else, and stayed on the PS.
You can’t sign a guy off of the PS of the team you are playing this week, and if you sign a guy from another team’s PS, he has to be on your 53 for at least 3 weeks.
No compensation for doing it, nothing like that. That’s all the rules I know.
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ButtersBC Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Being on a practice squad is a pretty sweet gig, isn’t it? You make 6 figures and get all the perks of being on the team
My dream job is still to be a bullpen catcher
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
You can sign a player off the practice squad of another team if you add him to the 53 man right away, and guarantee him three weeks salary apparently.
Also… some players are given fairly lucrative PS salaries (count against salary cap) in order to keep them from jumping ship for a few weeks bump.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Being on a practice squad is a pretty sweet gig, isn’t it? You make 6 figures and get all the perks of being on the team.
you don’t necessarily make six figures. I think it’s like 2700 a week, or some low number like that for the weekly salary (excluding signing bonuses). And you get to practice, but not play. And you’re everybody’s bitch.
But yeah, it’s probably awesome. You’re on the team.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
From what I see… teams don’t have to keep him on roster 3 week, just pay him 3 weeks salary (which requires the cap space, obvs)
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Being on a practice squad is a pretty sweet gig, isn’t it? You make 6 figures and get all the perks of being on the team.
not so much…
Practice squad players practice alongside regular roster players during the week, but they are not allowed to play in actual games. They can be paid considerably less than active squad players: The minimum salary from 2008 to 2010 is $5,200 per week (2008-2010)[1] for 17 weeks, or $88,400 per season, in comparison to the NFL minimum rookie salary of $285,000. Some practice squad players are paid considerably more, however. In 2006, the New England Patriots paid third-year player Billy Yates the full $425,000 he would have earned on the active roster.
plus, you can only be on the practice squad so long.
and yea, you can just sign anyone off another practice squad.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
I’m really not happy about the Ravens closing the season at Cincy. That has blowout written all over it.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
My dream job is still to be a bullpen catcher
I believe your dream job is catcher, but I think you’re lying about the venue.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
$5700/week minimum, and all the QBs leftovers your cock can handle. Sweet gig.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
he’s on their practice squad. If Pittsburgh wanted him, they could take a run at him. Maybe they did, and he didn’t want to go.
Dixon said he’d rather be on the Ravens practice squad than leave and play for Pittsburgh. Cray.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
I also found a few articles suggesting that the Pats love to overpay their practice squad.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
$5700/week minimum, and all the QBs leftovers your cock can handle. Sweet gig.
the backups on the active roster get the QB leftovers…not the guys anonymously getting the shit beat out of them all week only to get the honor of wearing sweats during the games.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Dixon said he’d rather be on the Ravens practice squad than leave and play for Pittsburgh. Cray.
He must have seen Flacco play the last few weeks, and realized that job is opening up pretty soon.
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s1rweeze Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
I would trade 10 entire drafts* to get AJ Green on the Vikings.
*slight exaggeration
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ButtersBC Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
I also found a few articles suggesting that the Pats love to overpay their practice squad
That’s so those guys don’t snitch about the team illegally letting injured players practice with the team
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St. Bear Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
not so much…
Well, I’m not trying to say it’s better than making the active roster. But for a marginal player, it’s a sweet gig. Make 6 figures for a few years, and you get the whole off season to line up your real career for when football is done.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Dixon said he’d rather be on the Ravens practice squad than leave and play for Pittsburgh. Cray.
you think the Ravens would take him back if he went over there? PLus, he’s got a shot to beat out Flacco, because Flacco is terrible. He’s not beating out Ben unless ben dies, or gets incarcerated for raping his wife
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
i cant really think of a job in the NFL i’d call “sweet.” a lotta crazy long hours that borders on psychopathic behavior for a payoff that doesn’t seem all that great.
now pro golf? THAT’S a sweet gig. no injury, no micromanaging bosses, make your own schedule…no downside.
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ButtersBC Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
i cant really think of a job in the NFL i’d call “sweet.”
Long snapper since if you’re good at it can hold a job for 15 years and I would assume the wear and tear isn’t much relatively speaking
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knifeyspoony Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
now pro golf? THAT’S a sweet gig. no injury, no micromanaging bosses, make your own schedule…no downside.
is there a steady paycheck in golf, or is it reliant on making the cut in major tournaments?
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Babar 2.0 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Whitworth didn’t even see what happened…he overreacted like he had seen his lover (/not confirmed by me) sodomized.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Well, I’m not trying to say it’s better than making the active roster. But for a marginal player, it’s a sweet gig. Make 6 figures for a few years, and you get the whole off season to line up your real career for when football is done.
six figures for a few years? im not sure that practice squad players exactly have the longest life span on the roster…think this is kinda being generous.
and getting my ass kicked four days a week for five months is worth more than $225k.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
i cant really think of a job in the NFL i’d call “sweet.”
Doug “clipboard” Pederson disagree.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
But for a marginal player, it’s a sweet gig. Make 6 figures for a few years, and you get the whole off season to line up your real career for when football is done.
the only downside is being a marginal player and getting blown up every practice play because you’re the only guy anybody can hit.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
i cant really think of a job in the NFL i’d call “sweet.” a lotta crazy long hours that borders on psychopathic behavior for a payoff that doesn’t seem all that great.
Sebastian Janikowski gets hammered every morning and the Raiders season always ends early.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
is there a steady paycheck in golf, or is it reliant on making the cut in major tournaments?
reliant on winnings, but endorsements help float the boat at the elite level. the developmental tours are a GRIND tho…nothing glamorous about that.
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knifeyspoony Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
if we’re talking about dream sports jobs, I’d love to be the 15th guy on an NBA roster. earn a sweet check just for wearing a suit on a bench.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Plus, he’s got no shot to beat out Flacco, because Flacco is elite.
Accuracied
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Babar 2.0 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
and getting my ass kicked four days a week for five months is worth more than $225k.
You’d do it for $50k and access to that NFL kush.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:48 PM
now pro golf? THAT’S a sweet gig. no injury
Tiger Woods would like a word.
/2008 US Open
//legendary
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Babar 2.0 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Sebastian Janikowski gets hammered every morning and the Raiders season always ends early.
Shane Lechler takes 4-5 punts per practice…and then plays catch when needed.
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St. Bear Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
and getting my ass kicked four days a week for five months is worth more than $225k.
Not me. I’d take the cash and get my post-graduate degree in the offseason. And in the meantime you have the best job interview ice breaker.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
You’d do it for $50k and access to that NFL kush.
i really wouldnt. not football.
but i would slave on the minitours into my 40′s never having more than $50 in personal money available to me. that actually sounds like my dream life.
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ButtersBC Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:50 PM
if we’re talking about dream sports jobs, I’d love to be the 15th guy on an NBA roster. earn a sweet check just for wearing a suit on a bench.
Jack Haley deserves his own 30 for 30…made $2.7 million for 3,288 minutes of play and can tell stories about trolling for pussy with Rodman and Jordan on road trips
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:51 PM
And in the meantime you have the best job interview ice breaker.
“i was a navy SEAL…it’s like an anonymous NFL practice squad player only i got to kill shit and wear night vision goggles.”
/knows a guy who was on the bills practice squad
//he’s a gym teacher
///ice breaker!
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
no injury(1), no micromanaging bosses(2), make your own schedule(3)…no downside(4).
(1) tell that to Tiger.
(2) tell that to DLIII’s caddy in those commercials for that company I can’t think of right now
(3) the Masters just ask Tiger and Phil when they’d like to hold the tournament each year? ninja, please.
(4) tell that to Sergio*
*have no idea what this means, but I assure you it can’t be good.
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ms621 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Shane Lechler takes 4-5 punts per practice…and then plays catch when needed.
Highest paid punter in the league too, if I’m not mistaken.
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St. Bear Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:52 PM
/knows a guy who was on the bills practice squad
//he’s a gym teacher
///ice breaker!
Well, he got the job, didn’t he?
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
responses to miz…
1. he hurt himself jogging
2. shut up
3. they don’t have to go to the masters, you know
4. got me there
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sousedbergin Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
The Polish Cannon has made about $360,416 a month for the last 12 years.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Well, he got the job, didn’t he?
you win this round, slut.
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knifeyspoony Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
reliant on winnings, but endorsements help float the boat at the elite level. the developmental tours are a GRIND tho…nothing glamorous about that.
that’s what I’d be concerned about…although I guess if you make the cut at one tournament and then vanish you can at least be an instructor or something.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
/knows a guy who was on the bills practice squad
//he’s a gym teacher
///ice breaker!
Westbound and Up?
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
is there a steady paycheck in golf, or is it reliant on making the cut in major tournaments?
trick question…pro golfers are all trust fund babies and don’t even need the paycheck.
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knifeyspoony Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Jack Haley deserves his own 30 for 30…made $2.7 million for 3,288 minutes of play and can tell stories about trolling for pussy with Rodman and Jordan on road trips
wasn’t he on that Bulls team solely because he was the only guy who could calm Rodman down, or something like that? I would love to hear more about that story.
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sousedbergin Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
The Polish Cannon has made about $360,416 a month for the last 12 years.
$5 billion dollars? May have fucked that up.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
that’s what I’d be concerned about…although I guess if you make the cut at one tournament and then vanish you can at least be an instructor or something.
fuck that…you can swindle rich guys out of their money who think they can hang with a Tour “reject.”
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Sebastian Janikowski gets hammered every morning and the Raiders season always ends early.
Long live SEA BASS!
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St. Bear Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:59 PM
$5 billion dollars? May have fucked that up.
What’s the conversion into Zlotys?
/yes, I had to Google that
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 3:59 PM
god this is beautiful…steelers drive chart against the browns.
1. Fumble
2. Punt
3. Punt
4. Fumble
5. Punt
6 Fumble
7. Touchdown
8. Punt
9. Interception
10. Punt
11. Interception
12. Punt
13. Interception
14. Fumble
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arkbadger Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:02 PM
if troy smith wasn’t a solid 260 right now, perhaps he’d get a sniff from a QB desperate team.
he’s busy keeping D-Mac’s Heisman clean
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sousedbergin Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
What’s the conversion into Zlotys?
zł 114411748.81 over 12 year career give or take.
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arkbadger Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Long snapper since if you’re good at it can hold a job for 15 years and I would assume the wear and tear isn’t much relatively speaking
Brett Goode, Arkansas legend.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:07 PM
he’s busy keeping D-Mac’s Heisman clean
please…d-mac was in a backfield that all got to the NFL. troy smith was working with ted ginn and that cuban kid who got all the concussions.
plus, dude, ohio state is CFB royalty, not the drunk asshole with the mcmansion and loud motorcycle.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:11 PM
god this is beautiful…steelers drive chart against the browns.
My facebook feed after that loss was the highest of comedy. I didn’t even feel that awful about the game after reading it, and that I thought the Browns would win anyways.
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:13 PM
My facebook feed after that loss was the highest of comedy. I didn’t even feel that awful about the game after reading it, and that I thought the Browns would win anyways.
it’s always a momentous occasion because it’s so rare, but im calling bullshit on the bolded section.
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WheresWallace Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
“If Mark Sanchez had the weapons Andy Dalton he would be a top 5 NFL QB.”
- no one.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:15 PM
it’s always a momentous occasion because it’s so rare, but im calling bullshit on the bolded section.
Maybe I should have requoted it as I thought there was a good chance they would win. Half of the starters/players who have replaced the starters were out during the game. The Steelers are Mr. Glass this season.
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arkbadger Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
please…d-mac was in a backfield that all got to the NFL. troy smith was working with ted ginn and that cuban kid who got all the concussions.
shit, Arkansas was coached by Houston Nutt and had a dude named Casey Dick at QB. at least y’all had a Cuban guy.
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mmonast Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Maybe I should have requoted it as I thought there was a good chance they would win
after 8 turnovers the browns could only win by 6…that’s Shurmurball for ya
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:23 PM
after 8 turnovers the browns could only win by 6…that’s Shurmurball for ya
i like how he let the steelers get multiple chances at the end too. he’s such a good coach!
and yet, i feel he outcoached tomlin, who i only saw waving his hands and staring blankly at fumbly RB’s.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:27 PM
if troy smith wasn’t a solid 260 right now, perhaps he’d get a sniff from a QB desperate team.
Irony or coincidence that the Steelers cut him (int the spring?) so he could catch on with a team with QB needs?
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mmonast Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:27 PM
i like how he let the steelers get multiple chances at the end too. he’s such a good coach!
the press conference where they announce his firing is going to be a wonderful day
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spencer096 Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:27 PM
the press conference where they announce his firing is going to be a wonderful day
i might skip work to attend.
Irony or coincidence that the Steelers cut him (int the spring?) so he could catch on with a team with QB needs?
i like to think it’s karma.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
November 26th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
i like to think it’s karma.
I hope this is the signature win that keeps Schurmur coaching the Browns for a couple more seasons. At least until Weedon retires in 2015.