Comments on: EMMITT HAS ADVICE FOR PACMAN http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/ The Best Pro Football Scoop on the Internet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Bradybunch http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24636 Bradybunch Tue, 06 May 2008 00:32:48 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24636 EMMITT HAS ADVICE FOR PACMAN "Don't worriez. When yous done playn' ESPNZ will hire ya anyhows." EMMITT HAS ADVICE FOR PACMAN
“Don’t worriez. When yous done playn’ ESPNZ will hire ya anyhows.”

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]]> By: spanky07 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24288 spanky07 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:14:45 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24288 Kidekk, a Cheerleader, says: "This is going a bit overboard. If he commits any of the crimes that you mentioned and is caught, he will go to jail. " I would argue that it's very presumptuous to assume any NFL player goes to jail for ANY crime (think OJ)...like it or not, this is a sign of our times.... Kidekk, a Cheerleader, says: “This is going a bit overboard. If he commits any of the crimes that you mentioned and is caught, he will go to jail. ”

I would argue that it’s very presumptuous to assume any NFL player goes to jail for ANY crime (think OJ)…like it or not, this is a sign of our times….

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]]> By: brian_21 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24230 brian_21 Mon, 05 May 2008 03:40:41 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24230 Yup, East Bay Ray, it is an opinion. I believe a well founded one, though. Not that stats and empirical data mean everything or anything like that, but with more around him, Emmit Smith averaged 4.2 yards per carry to Barry Sanders' 5.0 (with his size!). And Jim Brown averaged 5.2 yards per carry, which is ridiculous. Of course, that might be comparable to Wilt Chamberlain's statistics ... meaning, take NOTHING away from those two, but those were literally physical specimens that were well ahead of their era and that could have played now, with their same size, and still have am immense impact. I think just about anyone, though clearly not everyone (i.e. you), would agree that Walter Payton was a better football player than Emmitt Smith. Just as a pure football player, and yeah, that 4.4 average yards per carry compared to Emmit's 4.2. Yup, East Bay Ray, it is an opinion. I believe a well founded one, though. Not that stats and empirical data mean everything or anything like that, but with more around him, Emmit Smith averaged 4.2 yards per carry to Barry Sanders’ 5.0 (with his size!). And Jim Brown averaged 5.2 yards per carry, which is ridiculous. Of course, that might be comparable to Wilt Chamberlain’s statistics … meaning, take NOTHING away from those two, but those were literally physical specimens that were well ahead of their era and that could have played now, with their same size, and still have am immense impact.

I think just about anyone, though clearly not everyone (i.e. you), would agree that Walter Payton was a better football player than Emmitt Smith. Just as a pure football player, and yeah, that 4.4 average yards per carry compared to Emmit’s 4.2.

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]]> By: ProfNozesall http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24203 ProfNozesall Mon, 05 May 2008 01:21:11 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24203 "So . . . rape, DUI, drug possession/use/sale, bank robbery, burglary, domestic assault, random assault, dog fighting, gambling, providing alcohol to minors, insider trading, and any other crime that falls short of “killing anybody, getting anybody shot at and going to jail” is fine and dandy with Emmitt." Consider the source. Emmitt's bud Michael Irvin copped to most of these "minor" offenses, without getting debacled out of his monstrously high-paying pro football career - and without which his career prospects would have topped out at or near minimum wage. Pacman, he is no diff, right? So Emmitt is saying (loosely translated, of necessity), hey, help a brutha out - he ain't got no quarrel with bruthas doin' fun stuff that is banned by them oppressive uptight-whitey-type laws - 'ceptin' in Dallas, where them laws don't get much applied if you got a star on your helmet - "as long as you’re out here on the practice field performing like you’re supposed to...." Can't agree with Emmitt, and I don't think the Commish does either, but you can't say he's being inconsistent. “So . . . rape, DUI, drug possession/use/sale, bank robbery, burglary, domestic assault, random assault, dog fighting, gambling, providing alcohol to minors, insider trading, and any other crime that falls short of “killing anybody, getting anybody shot at and going to jail” is fine and dandy with Emmitt.”

Consider the source. Emmitt’s bud Michael Irvin copped to most of these “minor” offenses, without getting debacled out of his monstrously high-paying pro football career - and without which his career prospects would have topped out at or near minimum wage.

Pacman, he is no diff, right? So Emmitt is saying (loosely translated, of necessity), hey, help a brutha out - he ain’t got no quarrel with bruthas doin’ fun stuff that is banned by them oppressive uptight-whitey-type laws - ‘ceptin’ in Dallas, where them laws don’t get much applied if you got a star on your helmet - “as long as you’re out here on the practice field performing like you’re supposed to….”

Can’t agree with Emmitt, and I don’t think the Commish does either, but you can’t say he’s being inconsistent.

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]]> By: Tim http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24173 Tim Sun, 04 May 2008 22:41:42 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24173 Someone get Vox a ball of cotton and a string because he might start bleeding soon. I just hope he doesn't watch Beaches today. That would make him extra emotional. Someone get Vox a ball of cotton and a string because he might start bleeding soon.

I just hope he doesn’t watch Beaches today. That would make him extra emotional.

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]]> By: East Bay Ray http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24156 East Bay Ray Sun, 04 May 2008 20:35:32 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24156 Brian_21, to quote "The Dude", Jeffrey Lebowski, that's just, like, your opinion, man. Brian_21, to quote “The Dude”, Jeffrey Lebowski, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

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]]> By: brian_21 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24154 brian_21 Sun, 04 May 2008 20:20:06 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24154 East Bay Ray, you ask, "Is Emmitt the best RB ever?" No, he is not. Barry Sanders. Jim Brown. Walter Payton. These running backs are all better than Emmitt Smith. Emmit is still great and deserves all of his accomplishments -- but he is not the greatest. Or second greatest. Or third greatest. East Bay Ray, you ask, “Is Emmitt the best RB ever?”

No, he is not.

Barry Sanders. Jim Brown. Walter Payton. These running backs are all better than Emmitt Smith.

Emmit is still great and deserves all of his accomplishments — but he is not the greatest. Or second greatest. Or third greatest.

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]]> By: ronry http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24140 ronry Sun, 04 May 2008 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24140 Emmit, It's better to let people think you're a total moron, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Emmit,

It’s better to let people think you’re a total moron, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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]]> By: How do you spell retard http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24118 How do you spell retard Sun, 04 May 2008 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24118 "So . . . rape, DUI, drug possession/use/sale, bank robbery, burglary, domestic assault, random assault, dog fighting..." You don't go to jail for rape or drugs anymore? I must have overslept longer than I thought. “So . . . rape, DUI, drug possession/use/sale, bank robbery, burglary, domestic assault, random assault, dog fighting…”
You don’t go to jail for rape or drugs anymore? I must have overslept longer than I thought.

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]]> By: FlorioPhillyFan http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24106 FlorioPhillyFan Sun, 04 May 2008 17:22:56 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24106 STOP GETTIN HANDCUFFTED!!! STOP GETTIN HANDCUFFTED!!!

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]]> By: East Bay Ray http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24081 East Bay Ray Sun, 04 May 2008 16:46:33 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24081 Vox, you are correct that Emmitt is "one of the good guys". But, he is being paid to speak on television and is comically awful at it. This makes him fair game. Where Florio is really wrong about Emmitt is in not placing him in the conversation of the top handful of RBs ever. Is Emmitt the best RB ever? I don't know. It's tough to compare guys from different eras and teams. But I do know this: with 3 Super Bowl rings, the most rushing yards and rushing TDs in history, a league MVP and Super Bowl MVP, he is the most accomplished RB ever, and isn't that what counts? Vox, you are correct that Emmitt is “one of the good guys”. But, he is being paid to speak on television and is comically awful at it. This makes him fair game.

Where Florio is really wrong about Emmitt is in not placing him in the conversation of the top handful of RBs ever. Is Emmitt the best RB ever? I don’t know. It’s tough to compare guys from different eras and teams. But I do know this: with 3 Super Bowl rings, the most rushing yards and rushing TDs in history, a league MVP and Super Bowl MVP, he is the most accomplished RB ever, and isn’t that what counts?

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]]> By: Kidekk http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24049 Kidekk Sun, 04 May 2008 14:45:54 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24049 This is going a bit overboard. If he commits any of the crimes that you mentioned and is caught, he will go to jail. Unless he said, "If you are going to do something, make sure you're not caught and there are no witnesses present or left standing," then it would be all right to pick on him. Let's be honest, we have to throw semantics out the window when listening to some athletes speak. This is going a bit overboard. If he commits any of the crimes that you mentioned and is caught, he will go to jail. Unless he said, “If you are going to do something, make sure you’re not caught and there are no witnesses present or left standing,” then it would be all right to pick on him. Let’s be honest, we have to throw semantics out the window when listening to some athletes speak.

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]]> By: Vox Veritas http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24046 Vox Veritas Sun, 04 May 2008 14:41:45 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24046 Oh yes, please, let's continue picking on one of the true good guys of the NFL because of the way he talks and the fact that the "world leader" gave him a job in spite of it. Yes, let's take his words out of context and do our best to tear him down by making it seem that he said something that he really didn't, because only in America can that be considered an honorable profession and only in America can a supposedly highly educated two-bit hack of a writer make a buck off of something like that. You rag on Emmitt's speech patterns more than you rag on Pacman's exploits. Oh yes, please, let’s continue picking on one of the true good guys of the NFL because of the way he talks and the fact that the “world leader” gave him a job in spite of it. Yes, let’s take his words out of context and do our best to tear him down by making it seem that he said something that he really didn’t, because only in America can that be considered an honorable profession and only in America can a supposedly highly educated two-bit hack of a writer make a buck off of something like that. You rag on Emmitt’s speech patterns more than you rag on Pacman’s exploits.

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]]> By: JoeSixPack http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24026 JoeSixPack Sun, 04 May 2008 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24026 I think Emmitt's best advice to Pacman is that there is no "Me" in "Team" ;) I think Emmitt’s best advice to Pacman is that there is no “Me” in “Team” ;)

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]]> By: Piemaster http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24017 Piemaster Sun, 04 May 2008 11:26:58 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24017 I can't believe you've lumped gambling in with all those other crimes. What the hell is wrong with gambling if you are an adult of sound mind? I can’t believe you’ve lumped gambling in with all those other crimes. What the hell is wrong with gambling if you are an adult of sound mind?

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]]> By: GradyJacksonsBelly http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24010 GradyJacksonsBelly Sun, 04 May 2008 09:45:23 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/04/emmitt-has-advice-for-pacman/#comment-24010 Well, didn't Pacman "get someone shot at?" Emmitt rules. What a debacled. Well, didn’t Pacman “get someone shot at?” Emmitt rules. What a debacled.

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