The "No Cocky Bastards" Rule...

[jtnc]

I predict a fight between Smith and Shockey.

[monstercat]

I think anybody that comes from Ditka/Ryan Bears is going to be able to deal with some outlandish personalities. I think that's a small asset for the Panthers franchise, because avoiding players who might rock the boat is sacrificing potential talent for peace.

You just got me thinking (yeah I know that's dangerous, but hear me out). The cockiest and most flamboyant player on that 85 Bears team didn't even play on that nasty defense, it was the QB Jim McMahan (sp?). I remember looking forward to what he was gonna do or say next to piss off Pete Roselle. I hated the Bears, but I liked that guy because he was entertaining.

Anyway, I just thought I would put that out there, since there are so many QB debates going on right now.

[countryboi]

I predict a fight between Smith and Shockey.

smith will crack his ass in half

[MattB]

Lets be honest, teams will always put up with a player's off the field nonsense as long as he's productive on it.

[Mr. Scot]

I predict a fight between Smith and Shockey.

I predict Rivera chewing both their asses if it happens.

Some coaches can manage big personalities. Others can't.

I think Fox and Rivera are on opposite sides of that fence.

[Jangler]

Haynesworth come on down

Cocky, not dumbasses.

[frash.exe]

Every good team has players with fire. The Patriots with Tom Brady, the Steelers have Hines Ward and had Joey Porter. We lack players with that kind of mean streak

if you're not into the kind of passionate competitiveness that helps make teams great and prefer benign sportsmanship go watch some golf.

actually, don't watch golf because Tiger Woods is a man *****. Watch a national ping pong tournament.

[blackcatgrowl]

Marvin Harrison wasn't a diva.....now he might shoot you in parking lot....but he wasn't gonna make a big deal over any it.

:lol:

Silent Killer =/= Diva.

In fact, I can't recall him ever giving a national interview. I'm sure he did... but none come to mind.

[CatMan72]

I think Chud vouched for him, which made him an exception to the rule.

[OchoNueve]

There's a difference between being cocky, and being a fuging asshat-tool.

Correct... but Sauerbraun was both.

[blackcatgrowl]

Correct... but Sauerbraun was both.

Yeah, I'd say thats fair enough to say.

:lol:

[cookinbrak]

I predict a fight between Smith and Shockey.

I don't think Shockey can kneel down far enough for Smith to attack. And Steve has never went after someone standing up.....

[csx]

I never heard of this rule or this tendency or preference before.

[rayzor]

Sorry rayzor, this is a generalization. I never heard of Marvin Harrison being a diva. Moose wasn't a diva. I wouldn't call Hines Ward a Diva.

I think there's been a recent trend of receivers with attitudes, but they get away with it, as the media holds them to a different standard. Get a D-Lineman talking trash, like Peppers or Jenkins, and they get handled with disdain by the sports writers and eventually Front Offices.

meh it's a generaliztion in which it is true for the vast majority of WRs and this isn't any recent trend either.

btw...good job finding two of the very few exceptions.