We have an RB who is flirting with Smart's Dawghouse.

[Shootist Comitatus]

As many coaches have preached, of all the abilities to be a fine football player, more so than speed ability, or strength ability, or quickness ability, or mental ability, is the all-important: AVAILABILITY.

I started playing serious football in the 6th grade. A helmet hit my right thigh a few inches above my knee. Good Lord, did it hurt. I limped for a week. I whined, and my mom took me to the doctor. He said it was a subcutaneous hematoma that was dangerous. He said don't play for two weeks; return for another exam, and maybe I could play then.

My coach ridiculed me, hit me in the head with his class ring from FSU, and cursed me daily. The Doc wrote him a letter that my mom hand-delivered.

I just could not deal with the pain and fear. So I quit the team. I was blasted by my ex-teammates, ex-girlfriends, and some teachers.

The coach was not recontracted. I rejoined the squad in the 7th grade. I started as a freshman on the 9th-grade high school varsity. Maybe I became tougher or luckier.

But I had to play through a lot of pain and fear.

Maybe our wounded RB will toughen up, Buttercup, as I was taunted to do. Millions are at stake for him.

[FeralDawg]

As many coaches have preached, of all the abilities to be a fine football player, more so than speed ability, or strength ability, or quickness ability, or mental ability, is the all-important: AVAILABILITY.

I started playing serious football in the 6th grade. A helmet hit my right thigh a few inches above my knee. Good Lord, did it hurt. I limped for a week. I whined, and my mom took me to the doctor. He said it was a subcutaneous hematoma that was dangerous. He said don't play for two weeks; return for another exam, and maybe I could play then.

My coach ridiculed me, hit me in the head with his class ring from FSU, and cursed me daily. The Doc wrote him a letter that my mom hand-delivered.

I just could not deal with the pain and fear. So I quit the team. I was blasted by my ex-teammates, ex-girlfriends, and some teachers.

The coach was not recontracted. I rejoined the squad in the 7th grade. I started as a freshman on the 9th-grade high school varsity. Maybe I became tougher or luckier.

But I had to play through a lot of pain and fear.

Maybe our wounded RB will toughen up, Buttercup, as I was taunted to do. Millions are at stake for him.

I really hope this was posted as some attempt at humor.

[kdsdawg]

yes, let's send our RB out with a rib injury and have him get popped and be out even longer with Bama and FLA coming up within the month.