Top 10 things to do before entering a NFL locker room.

6 11 2008

by John Schlupf

The Top 10 things to do before entering a NFL locker room.

Number 10: Watch the movie Airplane. Joey, “you ever seen a grown man naked”? NFL players are big. Towels are small. Put a belt around your torso next time you come out of the shower. Look in the mirror. That’s what you are going to see.

Number 9: Practice nodding. Are you really going to disagree with what an NFL player says as he stands before you? “Umm, sorry Antonio, you didn’t block him at all, he pancaked you”. Yea, right.

Number 8: Keep in mind it is not your house. Even a beautifully carpeted state-of-the-art locker room can look like Pigpen’s bedroom in a manner of a few short minutes. Be prepared to step over and ignore dirty, sweaty socks, jock straps, tee shirts, doo rags, bandanas, and anything Under Armor. Read the rest of this entry »


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Intervention needed. In a hurry!

24 09 2008

by John Schlupf

 

Several NFL teams have gotten off to brutal starts and have fans wondering how can this be?

For those 0-3 franchises (and 1-2 near misses), their faithful followers are thinking that the team brain trusts have had all off-season, pre-season, and this is the result?

Queen City fans may have it the worst. An off-season of shame, bizarro name changes, and a desperation rehire all have the fans and players reeling. Cero and dieciséis is more like a phrase the Bengals ought to get used to, versus Ocho Cinco. Palmer and company almost stole one from the defending Super Bowl champions Sunday, but collapsed and allowed a Giant drive similar to the one that ruined the Patriots perfect season. With top-notch players at skill positions, the striped ones must be lacking strength on the line of scrimmage. Head coach Marvin Lewis is on the hottest seat there is and surprisingly Cleveland’s Romeo Crennel is not far from the flames. Read the rest of this entry »


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