Shonn Greene Is Our Kind Of Winner: Dominant, Moderately Dickish
by Adam Jacobi on Jan 17, 2010 8:42 PM CST
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Hey, you put that celebration away! That doesn't belong to you!
That's Shonn Greene, scoring the last 7 of the Jets' points in their 17-14 victory at San Diego today. The celebration--especially as an overt F.U. to an opposing fan base, as so--isn't indicative of Greene's usual behavior when he's in the end zone. He doesn't showboat very often. But, for real, he's allowed some measure of hot doggery after ripping off a play like this:
Final line: 23 rushes, 128 yards, and that 53-yard touchdown. Oh, and--just like he learned at Iowa!--one very trucked safety. Now, if only Rex Ryan had let Greene put the game away on 4th and 1 instead of Thomas Jones. Greene earned that play more than Jones! Thomas Jones wasn't the only guy who could have converted that play. Hell, Thomas Paine could have made it, and he's white.
All in all, well done, Mr. Greene. It's safe to say he was every bit as criminally underrated as the 63rd pick as we suspected. Now do try to avoid pulling off the Marvin Harrison impression should you score at Indianapolis. Please.
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I would argue that Greene
would ONLY do this showboating to San Diego—the trash talkingest underachieving football team in the last 25 years of the NFL. Even Rivers talks smack. Also, living here in NY I can tell you that talk radio is all over the fact that Tom Jones (as we call him) is a better one yard back than Greene. So they put him in there for that reason, he rarely fumbles and Greene has fumbled several times here lately and Tom Jones is small and more shifty should there have been a defensive line push, he would have been more able to improvise.
NYC sports stations/radio are going nuts right now.
Of course, this whole game I was thinking to myself that had Greene decided to stay for his senior year and if he stayed healthy, Iowa might very well have played for the National Championship.
"Last year we just self-destructed ... We had possessions [this game]. We just couldn’t get anything going." Paul Johnson on Georgia Tech's loss to Iowa in the Orange Bowl.
Oh, and poor Nick Kaeding
I feel really bad. I don’t know what his deal is in these big playoff spots.
"Last year we just self-destructed ... We had possessions [this game]. We just couldn’t get anything going." Paul Johnson on Georgia Tech's loss to Iowa in the Orange Bowl.
He seemed to have gotten over it the last couple years
Then out of nowhere he was just a mess today. The 58 yarder isn’t a big deal, but he should have had those other two. Not sure what his deal is. I think he’ll be alright but kicker is a really weird position. Guys can go from one of the best in the league to shit just like that. I don’t think it’ll be a problem for him long-term, but I still feel bad for the guy.
THE best in league history.
Accuracy wise, anyway.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Yeah I know
So was Mike Vanderjagt at one point too though.
I bet you Nate will bounce right back next year.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 17, 2010 10:50 PM CST up reply actions
As long as...
Greene keeps rushing for 100+ yards and a big TD each game off the bench, I’m fine with him as the second man. Let Jones take the beatings, then Shonn will be fresh when he inks a contract to become a starter for some other team, or takes the job in NY.
Kaeding is possibly going to be one of the most consistent (and possibly one of the best) kickers in NFL regular season history by the end of his career. However, with as many fruitloops as they have in that organization (players, front office), you really don’t want to be known as the reason your team couldn’t win in the playoffs. Right now, Nate is 8 of 15 in career playoff FGs. That is not quite 54%. I’m sure many have been in tough spots. Yet, it seems like we would all want a bit higher of a percentage.
Right now, that blame still falls on the San Diego offense in the Kaeding era so far (Chargers have scored 14, 24, 12, 21, and 17 points respectively in their playoff losses back to 2004). However, if Nate has one or two more bad showings in the playoffs, that blame may shift.
Another thing that has helped Nate (and hopefully will continue to do so) is that he usually plays in good weather in San Diego (yes, sometimes rain, but usually not a lot of cold or wind). If he doesn’t do well in the playoffs, and the Chargers send him packing, he might end up having to play for some outdoor team that plays in cold weather. And that would hurt his stats.
Today, I thought the San Diego turf was coming up quite a bit. It wasn’t CapOne bad, or Kinnick versus ISU two years ago bad, but it was definitely a factor. I noticed it on his first kick and his last kick, and a friend of mine said “it looked like he knew he was going to have poor footing.”
Let’s all hope the Chargers make the playoffs next year, Nate hits 4 50+ yard FGs, and the Chargers lose because some stupid SD defensive player started a fight and got half the team thrown out.
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by WaterlooChazz on Jan 17, 2010 11:53 PM CST up reply actions
Over under on how many times he heard:
“Welcome to the playoffs!” at the bottom of those piles? I’d say 30.
Plus, the bump he got in the endzone before the finger roll makes it even better.
Werd
Raise your hand if you’re sad to see Phillip Rivers lose. Ever.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Because he seems more than moderately dickish?
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Yep...that lack of speed that dropped him in draft status
Really showed up on that play! Congrat’s to Shonny and the Jets…yes, I know that was terrible
Thank you Jets!
NOw those retards in SD can shut the hell up
by SilverNBlackZach! on Jan 17, 2010 9:03 PM CST reply actions
As a southern cal resident and kind of a Chargers fan I can only say
Go Jets. Lets get Greene to the Super Bowl!
He should have done the complete LT dance...
this youtube clip is hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA2B47_l9kg
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
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by WaterlooChazz on Jan 17, 2010 11:56 PM CST up reply actions
Is it too creepy
to be kind of disappointed that Bob Sanders is hurt? What a collision of former Hawkeyes if Greene breaks into the secondary. Of course, if Minnesota get to the Super Bowl, it will be former Hawkeyes in key positions on both teams.
Who wins this meeting? Greenway v. Clark over the middle/Greene up the middle?
Not creepy
Pretty sure a Sanders/Greene collision would destroy the universe.
by hawkseyeview on Jan 17, 2010 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
the collision would be known as...
The Ultimate Destiny
Has a nice ring to it, no?
Is this your homework? We know this is your homework.
by the_ole_1_2 on Jan 17, 2010 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
The ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny?
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The only thing comparable to...
the Sanders/Greene collision might be HockeyBear dropping a missile into a volcano and destroying the earth.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Jan 18, 2010 12:11 AM CST up reply actions
OMG HOCKEYBEAR REFERENCE! JIZZUM!!!!
Keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either, Dude.
by AcrimoniousAngerererer on Jan 18, 2010 8:15 AM CST up reply actions
My GF says I'm ignoring her while reading this
But I’ve gotta post.
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by Leftcoast Hawk on Jan 19, 2010 8:50 PM CST up reply actions
I raised the question last year during a liveblogthread
of an Iowa game: Could you imagine the collisions in practice if Greene and the Sandman were on the same Iowa team and the coaches let them go live? Of course, I am far too lazy to go find where this conversation happened, and far too inattentive to remember the rest of the conversation, but it happened. At the time, I hadn’t even considered the NFL, let alone the AFC Championship, as venues that this epic collision could take place, and I agree it’s a shame we don’t get to see it next week.
by shada's revenge on Jan 18, 2010 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
I really hope LT had another post game shit-fit about mocked celebrations.
I hope other people remember this. Whenever any player routinely performs a personalized celebration, especially after sacks while losing in the 4th quarter or 1 yard touchdown runs while leading late (which I’ve seen both Shawne Merriman and Tomlinson do), they absolutely deserve to be mocked. Excessive, meaningless celebration is an epidemic in the NFL today, and I would argue it’s just as disrespectful to the game as LT thinks mocking Merriman’s absurd, steroid fueled dance is to his teammates.
In short, I love this.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 17, 2010 10:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Am I the only one who has heard Rivers mockingly called Marmalard? I think it’s a Kissing Suzy Kolber thing. Anyway, I root openly for Kaeding, but otherwise I don’t like those fuckers. Merriman is a poseur, but what do I know?
Yeah, Marmalard is a KSK thing, I think.
I was happy the Bolts lost, but I was sad that it was in large part because of Kaeding’s chokejob. That was really painful.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
T-Rodge! Trash talk! West Coast-style!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 17, 2010 11:08 PM CST reply actions
Thank you.
I like to think of it as funny and accurate.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 17, 2010 11:47 PM CST up reply actions
As a Jets fan
thank you for making this guy so good. Almost balances out you crushing our dreams at Penn State. But if we win the superbowl, I can overlook that.
Fuck Daniel Murray, but God bless Shonn Greene.
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Awesome.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Adam Jacobi on Jan 18, 2010 12:40 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Did these people even watch the game?
“He ran through the middle untouched”… I mean, Weddle’s feeble attempt at taking on Greene amounted to not being touched, but Shonn fought through the middle and stayed as small as possible for the first 10 yards very well.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 18, 2010 1:42 AM CST up reply actions
Best part of that thread
The comments by someone named “IAHawkeyes” who claims he never liked Greene when he was at Iowa because he wasn’t a true Hawkeye and was a selfish braggart. Which makes me wonder if he’s ever actually watched an Iowa game.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
and that Ferentz expressed disappointment? What the fucking hell? Color me stupid, but I’ll go out on a limb and suggest that didn’t happen.
The Google machine says it didn't
So that means it NEVER happened!!! Seriously, though, running a google news search of “Ferentz Shonn Greene” for stories in the past 24 hours turned up no results.
Kills me though the San Diego fans acting as if Greene murdered someone because he mocked the LT touchdown move. Granted, I wish Greene hadn’t done it, but the Chargers talk more trash, starting with Rivers, than just about anyone else and now their panties are in a bunch? Grow the fuck up.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Yep...
For the Chargers, it is all fun and games until your target talks smack back at you. Then, you must treat them like Tila Tequila.
Or, just lose the playoff game.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Jan 18, 2010 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
Why do you wish he never did it?
Football is a fucking game. It’s supposed to be fun. He was celebrating and having fun. Good for him.
When did Tomlinson turn into Mother Teresa?
OH NOES, SOMEONE DARED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN AT LADANIAN’S EXPENSE! GASP! HOW HORRIBLE!
At least a few of them seemed to recognize how hypocritical it was for them to get their panties in a bunch over it when they have shit-talkers like Merriman and Rivers on their team.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
What a bunch
of fucking crybabies. Not all of them, there are a few handling it in a mature manner.
And that IAHawkeyes guy seems to just make shit up. He said something about Greene being dead to all true Hawkeye fans? WTF. Speak for yourself, jackass.
I’m not sure who I’m rooting for next week. I’ve liked the Colts for years, but the Peyton worship is getting a little out of hand. Plus, the Jets have that underdog thing going and Dallas already has a ring…..
In 100 years, we'll all be dead.
Iowa sends such slow players to the pros
I mean, Greene just got lucky.
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I was watching this game today
I go to school in South Dakota meaning an obnoxious number of vikings fans. Fair weather at that. that means they don’t pay attention to football a whole lot except when the the vikings are good. that being said I was predicting a jets win. of course since the chargers were favored everyone thought i was a dumbass. right before the play, i was excited Greene was in. Much like his days at iowa, i could tell he was gonna do something. I said, watch this, it’s gonna be awesome. After he scored,everyone was like wow. I said, count on an Iowa running back to show Minnesota fans how it’s done. everyone being peterson lovers freaked out. Good job Shonn, you have made it. Did make me sad seeing one of my all time favorite hawkeyes struggle though.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 18, 2010 1:25 AM CST reply actions
PSU grad, and Jets fan.
And the 2008 season was my senior year. So Greene is still on my shit list…. but I’ve got my eraser hovering right over that if he can get the Jets to the Superbowl in a week.
Daniel Murray, however…. that man can eat a dick. Sorry.
Thanks for making Greene a monster though. Seriously. I think he may have eaten Weddle’s family as well after that run as a snack.
We are gonna shock them with 5,000 mega watts of raw ROO POWER.
Cromartie is fast as hell.
http://ballhype.com/video/antonio_cromartie_109_75_yard_return_of_attempted_fg/
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
It's too bad he's really really bad at covering receivers
Which is sort of his job.
Did I also see Shonn do a quick bit of the "lights out" dance at around :25?
Or was he just thumping his chest?
I live in NYC and there is a Chargers bar right on the corner of my block
where I watched some of the games. When Shonn ripped off that run and they were all crying in their beer I got in three good rounds of I-O-W-A. It was excellent.
Kaeding at the end of the game
had a look on his face like he was going to get an atomic wedgie in the locker room.
He just looked straight-up terrible yesterday. His technique was definitely off. He kept leaning and was off-balance when kicking the ball.
It doesn’t help when Marty S. and Norv Turner are your coaches, but the Chargers have done the least with the most talent the last several years.
Awesome article on Marvin Harrison
Damn, took my non-speed-reading eyes a minute to peep it all, but ….damn! In 1998 I thought I wanted to move to Philly to be closer to my high school boys, quit my job and took a room in a row house on Girard, real close to 28th. Turns out North Philly wasn’t for me, I had a hottie I had left behind in DC anyway, so I moved back within two months. Can really picture this neighborhood.
Fagone did unbelievable reporting and put together a great article. Loved the line about how Harrison’s presence there warped the physics of that space. Did you read the Tebow article it says he did at the end of this one? Worth a read in its own right?
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Tebow article
Link for it is here. Haven’t read it yet but looks interesting. Of course, I’ve been reading Dan Shanoff’s Tim Teblog recently (because I hate myself?) so anything that isn’t the same type of creepy, obsessive drooling over everything Tebow looks good by comparison.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
ESPN interviewed Shonn today and asked him about the celebration.
Shonn made it clear that he didn’t do it out of disrespect and that it was all in good fun. Of course, Chargers fans won’t care, but at least he’s responded to the question. Interview can be found on ESPN’s NFL page
Seeing the highlights this morning
I noticed that the only reason Sanchez has time to get outside and make the TD pass is brcause Greene did an excellent job of picking up and staying with his block on the incoming defender.
I "rewound" and made my girlfriend watch it at the time.
LOOK HOW AWESOME HE IS! COULD ROY HELU DO THAT?!?!?*
We’re in Nebraska and she’s a Husker fan.*
**Which is okay because I went to school there, and I’d probably consider them my second-favorite team.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Pretty sure Greene said on Sportscenter that it was a tribute to LT
And that Hawkeye fan on that Chargers site has no idea WTF he is talking about. SG was one of the most selfless and humble players ever to step foot in Kinnick. What a tool.
Please. Stop. Trolling.
I’m sure you have more important things to do with your time. Like giving Jim Rome’s grundel a tongue bath.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Thank You
for banning trodge. Can I pretend I had something to do with it? I did make the motion to do so.
In 100 years, we'll all be dead.
Question:
Did you ever call him the Shonnmower?
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