Shiancoe, Vikings Return the Trash Talk
by Dave Cariello on May 27, 2010 12:56 PM CDT
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PrintIt would seem that Vikings players are not above throwing out a little trash talk themselves, particularly Minnesota tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Judd Zulgad had this to tweet not too long ago...
Vikings' Shiancoe on Sharper's tweet: "Sharper had surgery too. If x marks the spot on Brett, I wonder what marks the spot on Sharper?"
Hmmm...the entire Saints organization was chided for playing dirty and blatantly trying to injure Brett Favre, using Darren Sharper's "X marks the spot" tweet as proof. So shouldn't Saints fans interpret this recent Shiancoe tweet to mean that the Vikings are totally capable of doing the same and plan on doing so?
Tsk, tsk. The Vikings should know better: Two wrongs don't make a right. I would hate to see them stoop to such low levels. Maybe now we can just all agree that football is a physical game and all players and teams are capable of trash talk and/or intentionally targeting players, though they probably don't mean it. And don't give me that childish, "Well, he started it" excuse.
Here are some more tweets about the situation, these all from Star Tribune reporter Chip Scoggins...
Vikings players not happy with Darren Sharper's "X marks the spot" tweet per Favre. Said OG Anthony Herrera: "We'll see Sharp and ...
Herrera cont'd: "we'll handler that when the time comes."
More Shiancoe: "We're not going to take it lightly. I think it was a joke. I know Sharp. That's my boy. We hang out. It's like he said ...
Shiancoe cont'd: "before the NFC Championship game, he told me their whole goal was to aim for my knees. And they didn't do it. "
Bryant McKinnie on Sharper: "I'm waiting for him to get on there again so I can say something and start a little controversy ....
McKinnie: "He's taking a shot so I'm going to take one back. We're going to have a beef on twitter and it will carry over to game day."
Damn this home opener is gonna be fun!
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Put an X on anything purple
I think that is called football.
"We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night." -- Greg Williams
A grudge fest, fun way to open the season
I’m looking forward to this GAME
Let's put the X in sex
and Kiss the obscure rock puns goodbye.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
But if we get rid of the them
I can’t get no satisfaction
I’m an independently wealthy methamphetamine enthusiast with a vivid imagination - Stujo4
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Shiancoe cont’d: "before the NFC Championship game, he told me their whole goal was to aim for my knees. And they didn’t do it. "Predicted reply by coldpizza: “Sharper and Harper both missed”.
"Obviously, we're all oil industry." -MMS Lake Charles District Manager Larry Williamson
The NFL should set up a WWF type press conference
Let the players start swinging chairs at each other, would probably be most watched game of year.
"We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night." -- Greg Williams
I can see it now
someone’s doing their Hulk Hogan impersination “Let me tell you something brother……”
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat - Teddy Roosevelt
by SBookerSaintsFan on May 27, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you smell what the Saints got cookin'?
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on May 27, 2010 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Two-Dat gumbo?
I’m an independently wealthy methamphetamine enthusiast with a vivid imagination - Stujo4
shianco & sharp are good friends..
i recall seeing a piece before the championship game..
this whole thing will escalate to “yo mama” jokes before long..
incidentaly, just caught a mini-interview of all michaels by that fran(?) guy on nfl net.. so he asks him about the opener thu night game.. but of course the core of the question is about favre..coming back or not.. zero-comment on the saints.. i expected a “you think they can repeat?” no such luck.. or maybe al to say “well we didn’t get to see them last year.. looking forward.. bla.. bla..” no sir, don’t worry..
I'm not bothered at all by this.
But that could be because I’m well adjusted in my fanhood. Not like some teams’ fans.
Side-eyes at Minneapolis
Snap, place, kick! And it's good! It's good! It's goo-hoo-hood! Pigs have flown! Hell Has frozen over! The Saints are going to the Superbowl!
by Joseph William Stern on May 27, 2010 2:37 PM CDT reply actions
Checked
The daily Norseman had no mention of it. Or maybe they do now and Dave just scooped them on their own player. Don’t worry guys wasn’t going there to troll. I normally don’t post just read.
by cbkao on May 27, 2010 3:43 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
September 9 will undoubtedly have the atmosphere and feel of a playoff game.
Despite the build-up and hype, which could possibly make this the most anticipated season-opener ever, I’m much more interested in our next post-season meeting. We currently have the ingredients for a classic rivalry, which doesn’t really develop outside division lines without repeated postseason match-ups.
Gawd is it really still MAY?!
The viks vs. the Saints
Was the two best teams last season. Argue and be the fool.
What wonderful little gifts April Fools Day brings.
~D's Pappy
i take it the same way from him as I did from Sharper.
Mind games. I think that every offensive player(especially ppl who handle the ball-QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs) know that defensive players want to hit them as hard as they can. It goes vice verca sorta. Some games our offense wants to “Bring the wood” ala Bush vs the Cardinals. Some games we want to make them miss instead of hitting them. Most defensive players don’t wrap up around your chest but around your waist. Some want to take your legs out from under you. They just want you to go down and hit you hard and love the oppurtunity to cause TOs. Sharper and Favre played with each other at GB and seemed to always be close to me. I’ve listened to the Sound FX on NFLN and heard Favre tell someone “Is that all you got?” after a hit. It’s all apart of the game. I don’t think that players try to intentionally go for injured spots especially ones you would have to go outta the way to get to. They just try to be physical.
Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!
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