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Around SBN: Tom Brady And The Confusing Pantheon Of QB Greatness

LB Keith Bulluck uses a sabermetric analogy to explain the Titans' quarterback situation.

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Maybe the Royal's could pick him up to manage.

Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

by Jeff Zimmerman on Oct 30, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions  

He's articulate and he seems like a smart guy.

"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus

by hazel on Oct 30, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Chris Rock soapbox

Don’t call African-Americans articulate. I’m not at all saying you meant it this way, but it comes off as if you’re surprised.

godfather of futureredbirds.net

by erik on Oct 30, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it's more

About the fact that he’s an athlete, rather than he is black.

by vivaelpujols on Oct 31, 2009 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

gotcha

and after all, he is a football player at that.

I kid.

Sorta.

godfather of futureredbirds.net

by erik on Nov 1, 2009 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

On a more serious note,

I think we’ve all read about the various kinds of moronic stereotyping (racist or otherwise) that athletes are subject to, ala BJ Upton is lazy, Jose Reyes is the most exciting player in baseball, only short white guys are gritty, dog fighting and steroids are huge moral failings but beating your wife is part of your personal life, etc.

"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus

by hazel on Nov 1, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions  

That latter point, especially...

is really hard for me. Domestic violence and rape statistics are so off-the-charts absurd.

by jwiscarson on Nov 2, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions  

As someone whose favorite player is a 21 year-old from alabama who interviews like Napoleon Dynamite,

this guy is articulate as hell.

"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus

by hazel on Oct 31, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I swung away

because I frickin’ felt like it. Gosh!

godfather of futureredbirds.net

by erik on Nov 1, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EMrpDvj5cc

Literally physically painful.

"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus

by hazel on Nov 1, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions  

the dirty stache makes it worse

but overall, the was gut wrenching

Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson

by gore51 on Nov 1, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions  

that mustache

wow. I’m speechless.

godfather of futureredbirds.net

by erik on Nov 1, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions  

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