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transcendent josh norman quote sounds like it belongs in a screenplay with jack nicholson

PhillyB

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they write the scripts tho

 

INT. DESK SURROUNDED BY CURLING CIGAR SMOKE AND 19TH CENTURY NAVIGATIONAL AESTHETIC

FADE IN:

Josh Norman leans forward in chair.

JOSH

(quietly)

When Odell and I went at one another last year, people got mad. Imagine that. People who watch this sport every Sunday and say they love it actually pretended to be offended. They don’t see the beauty in it. They don’t see the truth.

Josh takes puff of cigar, exhales slowly.

CAMERA TRACKING FORWARD, SLOW ZOOM TOWARDS JOSH'S FACE

JOSH

The guy lining up across from me, he knows the truth. There are a lot of people who watch this game, or who are paid to commentate on it, who might not understand the true reality. They might get offended.

(pausing)

They might think we're animals.

MACRO SHOT OF CIGAR FROM THE SIDE, EMBERS GLOWING AS JOSH INHALES, DETAIL SMOKE EXHALE. SHOT FOLLOWS SMOKE WAFT AS JOSH CONTINUES:

JOSH

(contemplatively)

But Odell and I, we know the truth. Anybody who makes it to this level knows it. The truth is that on the football field...

BACK TO JOSH'S FACE, ZOOMED IN FULLY.

JOSH

(Morgan Freeman smile)

...He’s trying to steal my bologna, and I’m trying to steal his.

CUT TO:

INT. GETTLEMAN JACKING HIS MEAT.

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http://www.theplayerstribune.com/josh-norman-redskins-panthers/

 

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I showed up for the 2012 NFL draft in New York City thinking I was a Day 1 or 2 pick. I had agents telling me I was projected for Day 3, and I just couldn’t believe it. I’m sitting in the green room, and the second round goes by. Then the third round. And nobody called my name. ...................

When Day 3 of the draft started, I was at Red Robin with my whole family all packed in. They had the draft on the TV and I couldn’t even stand to watch it. The fifth round started and I was so sick that I walked outside to be by myself.

Eventually, my phone rang. Carolina number. It was Steve Wilks, the DB coach of the Panthers.

He said, “Hey, anybody else call you yet?”

I said, “No, sir. You guys are the first ones.”

He’s like, “O.K., well, don’t talk to anybody else because we’re taking you right here with this pick.”

All I could think to say was, “What took y’all guys so long?”

Coach started laughing.

 

 

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There are really only nine routes a receiver can run. For all the complexity and terminology, the heart of my position is still the same as it was in Pop Warner. Whether the receiver is 6′ 4″ or 5′ 10″, there are still only nine routes he can run.

Hitch. Speed out. Slant. Inside curl. Outside curl. Post corner. Post. Go. Fade.

That’s it. It’s so simple. The beauty is everything in between. The battle between a wide receiver and a corner is mental warfare. 

 

 

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18 hours ago, PhillyB said:

they write the scripts tho

 

INT. DESK SURROUNDED BY CURLING CIGAR SMOKE AND 19TH CENTURY NAVIGATIONAL AESTHETIC

FADE IN:

Josh Norman leans forward in chair.

JOSH

(quietly)

When Odell and I went at one another last year, people got mad. Imagine that. People who watch this sport every Sunday and say they love it actually pretended to be offended. They don’t see the beauty in it. They don’t see the truth.

Josh takes puff of cigar, exhales slowly.

CAMERA TRACKING FORWARD, SLOW ZOOM TOWARDS JOSH'S FACE

JOSH

The guy lining up across from me, he knows the truth. There are a lot of people who watch this game, or who are paid to commentate on it, who might not understand the true reality. They might get offended.

(pausing)

They might think we're animals.

MACRO SHOT OF CIGAR FROM THE SIDE, EMBERS GLOWING AS JOSH INHALES, DETAIL SMOKE EXHALE. SHOT FOLLOWS SMOKE WAFT AS JOSH CONTINUES:

JOSH

(contemplatively)

But Odell and I, we know the truth. Anybody who makes it to this level knows it. The truth is that on the football field...

BACK TO JOSH'S FACE, ZOOMED IN FULLY.

JOSH

(Morgan Freeman smile)

...He’s trying to steal my bologna, and I’m trying to steal his.

CUT TO:

INT. GETTLEMAN JACKING HIS MEAT.

That has a very Django Unchained feel to it. All that's missing is a broken glass and a dinner table.

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