The Absurdity of the 2009 Season has begun
by Tkopa on Aug 3, 2009 9:13 PM EDT
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Part of Big Cat Country's mission is to call out the absurd moments in football, Jaguar related or not. Here is what I have spotted as classic moments thus far in a season sure to be filled with classic absurdity.
1) Michael Crabtree considers the NFL stupid for not selecting him in the top five and now believes they should be even more stupid and pay him as if he was selected in the top five. Somehow Mike Singletary as his coach seems to be about what I would wish for Mr. Crabtree.
2) The Cincinnati Bengal fans who have formed an underground group called the WhoDeyRevolution. Here is the beginning of the WhoDey Manifesto:
• Preamble
IN THIS TIME of perpetual Cincinnati Bengals incompetence and futility, with zero playoff wins in the eighteen seasons since the WhoDeyRevolution Godfather, Paul Brown, passed away in 1991 and handed the team to his fortunate son, the Despot, Mike Brown;
Introduction
WE, the members of the Who Dey Revolution, in our fervent dedication to the Cincinnati Bengals and fanatical desire to transform our hometown team into perpetual Super Bowl contenders, call for a popular revolution.
They have a web site and collect funds to operate Project Mayhem, the staging of outlandish stunts to draw attention to their cause. The latest being a plane with a banner flying over the Bengal practice facility:
Since the Bengals are featured on "Hard Knocks", they are not amused. Of course, neither are their long suffering fans. Thankfully we got Gene Smith in place before it came to this.
3) The reader to Ask Vic that proposed Michael Vick is best placed in Cleveland with the Browns. The reason? He would have to face the Dawg Pound every home game. I've been in the Dawg Pound, Michael Vick would need rescued.
4) Al Davis in a big "screw you all" gesture overpays Darrius-Heyward-Bey by adding 20% to the outlandish contract given Sedrick Ellis last year. I'm sure Al Davis thought, as he signed the check, "call me crazy, now deal with this". The end result is no one above selection #13 can get their draft choices signed. Maybe the old man isn't crazy after all. The last I checked, the Raiders were making good money.
I am sure this is just the start, but we will be here to report on all of it.
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I completely agree with them. That the Bengals have the brass to charge $15 for training camp is absurd. I’m sure the Steelers, Ravens, and Browns have plenty of scouts at camp.
As for Crabtree, well, I’m starting to think getting the NCAA 10 cover will be his crowning achievement in life.
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by Jonathan Loesche on Aug 3, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
Let's donate to the cause WhoDeyRevolution fights on!
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Crabtree is a baby Terrel Owens
It gets better and better…..I love the people at Who Dey Revolution, besides the laughs i get and of course the kicks :P The Bengals need to get in the game.
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LOL
they wanted us to draft Crabtree, LOL that is awesome as it is the jags don’t need Monroe in camp atm, they aren’t handcuffed to him as long as Tra Thomas can hold up so take thier time let the player break for a change.
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This is great stuff!!! EOM
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John Henderson's trade bait just increased...
The panthers’ starting DT tore his achilles tendon. They have nobody at that position. Gene is probably on the phone right now… “give us a 2 and you got him”
That would be a steal!
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Uhhhhmmmmm... and what would we do for a DT
Invite people to run up the middle?
Collin – you are stuck on this Trade John mentality.
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If we can ditch Big Hen, It would make my offseason. He has been garbage the last few years, and I don’t want Terrence Knighton learning from Hen… His sub-par work ethic doesn’t excite me. If Gene is pleased with some of the DT’s we signed… I woudln’t doubt that Hen gets traded…
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I would rather a have a sub-par Henderson taking double teams than seeing teams run up the middle every play
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by Jonathan Loesche on Aug 4, 2009 6:19 AM EDT up reply actions
What exactly happened last season?
Hen underperformed for a second year in a row, and missed practices for a second year in a row… Why would you think or expect anything else this year out of him.
It’s like the people who are already penciling in Walker as our number 2, and saying he’ll catch 60 + balls… WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT (That was to all of you, hence I shouted) ;)
This disconnect from reality has got to stop. People… everyone… you should be surprised if John or M. Walker have breakout years… SHOCKED… WHy? Because they haven’t had productive years the last two seasons… I’m not saying they won’t do well, or that I don’t want them to do well, but I am saying that to expect a drastic change when they have underperformed is called “being a homer”. I choose to view things realistically. We are gonna have close to 15 or more rookies this season… STOP ALL THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS!!! Everyone be realistic. please… lets be real
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You mean --- actually judge players by their actual performance in actual games ..hhhmmmm
the hell you say. You are a RADICAL!!!! :-)
by OGN on Aug 4, 2009 7:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Instead of closing Gitmo
You should have a dorm there :P. I’d visit
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
Also... would you rather have a sub-par henderson and no second round pick next season...
Cuz we won’t get squat for him if he has another year like the last two. We’ll be lucky to get a 5 or a 6. If we can trade him now for a 2 or a 3 and a 5, do it!
Also, is Hen’s work ethic what you want to see in Knighton? cuz that’s where knighton is gonna learn from.
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I'm With You On This One Bro
Trade Hen and start Landri and Knighton. I know Terrance is a rookie, but sometimes players become better from getting thrown into the fire their rookie season. Just keep a steady rotation going as well, with all the DTs getting an even amount of snaps.
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Well we have Elison, Knighton, Rob Meier, Landri
It’d be a stop gap measure but he :P I’m all for the 2nd round pick.
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As Much as it is
If we can get a 2 for big John do it do it and do it as fast as you can. he is drawing 4 mil a year and he is on the downside of his career. Let Knightion and Landri do the work and if we need to pick one up of the wire
by jesusjagfan2009 on Aug 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions
Singletary was a holdout
Crabtree’s agent did his homework. Singletary himself was a holdout for exactly the same reason when he came in. He thought he should have been drafted higher so he held out for better money, too.
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