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08-01-2003, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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"Take a shotgun and shoot him in the head"
Friday, August 1
Chiefs believe tackle by Jones was dirty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESPN.com news services RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Dick Vermeil was angry after a Vikings rookie injured one of his wide receivers during a intersquad scrimmage. Given current news headlines coming out of Baylor University, perhaps the Chiefs coach should have expressed himself in a different way. After Kansas City backup receiver Dameane Douglas appeared to severely injure his lower leg on a hit by Vikings rookie free-agent cornerback Rushen Jones during a passing scrimmage, Vermeil, in front of assembled reporters, yelled to the Minnesota trainer that the Vikings should take a shotgun and "shoot (Jones) in the head," the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported on Friday. The extent of Douglas' injury was not immediately known, but Vermeil told the paper "it was not good." According to the paper, Jones tackled Douglas as Douglas caught a 15-yard pass. Douglas' knees immediately buckled. The paper reported that Douglas and his teammates immediately began to scream at Jones after the play. Douglas looked at Jones and Vikings cornerback Carey Scott and said, "Which one of you (expletive) are going to pay my bills?" according to the Pioneer Press. Several neutral observers thought Jones' play was aggressive but not malicious. Scott, who was near the play, told the Pioneer Press that the hit was not dirty. Jones, a rookie from Vanderbilt, was unavailable for comment. Vermeil and Tice did not talk about the play after the scrimmage, according to the paper. The teams play an exhibition game Aug. 16 in Kansas City and a regular-season game Dec. 20 in Minnesota. Well, these two teams will probably never practice together again, though their preseason game will be rather interesting to say the least. Last edited by mckerney : 08-01-2003 at 04:03 PM. |
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08-01-2003, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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Give me a break, accidents happen! Of course the guy is going to be agressive, he's trying to win himself a job!
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08-01-2003, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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[cue for joke]Well, this is the first time the Vikings have shut down an opposing reciever in a while[/cue for joke]
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08-01-2003, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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I give Vermeil an A for creative phrase turning on the spot.
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08-01-2003, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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The Vikings can go out and get a shotgun, but if draft day is any indication they'll probably have trouble pulling the trigger.
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08-01-2003, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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'put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my brains'
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08-01-2003, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Here's the funny thing: the Vikings and the other "neutral" observers (I'm assuming Vikings beat writers) said the hit was "aggressive" but not "dirty."
It was a non-contact drill. When you tackle someone not wearing pads and drive them to the ground in a non-contact drill, isn't that the very definition of dirty? |
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08-01-2003, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Uh Huh!
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