NIGHT STALKER Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Mike Ditka sounds off on Jeff Ireland's question to Dez Bryant Posted by Mike Florio on April 28, 2010 1:14 PM ET Could it be that the man known as "Iron Mike" has gone soft in his advancing age? Consider Coach Ditka's recent comments to Dan Le Batard of 790 The Ticket in Miami, regarding the controversial question posed by Dolphins G.M. Jeff Ireland to receiver Dez Bryant. "I think the individual who asked that question, somebody ought to whack him in the head," Ditka said, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "You don't ask that question. If you think you know it, you know. What are you going to confront a young man with that situation for? He probably loves his mother no matter what she is or who she is. Why would somebody do that? I don't understand things like that. Maybe I'm naive or I'm old. I don't understand that. Why? What do you get from asking that question? What's it all about? Every bit of information has to be spread out on the table now? Is that it? Everybody's dirty linen has to be out? I disagree with that. I'm sorry." So what is it that Ditka wants to know about a player? "I want to know what kind of character that individual has," Ditka told Le Batard. "That's what I want to know. I want to know if he is a stand up guy. Will he get in the foxhole with me and stay in that foxhole until the battle's over. That's what I want to know. Is he going to give me everything he has. That's all I care about. If he has other social problems, I can't really worry about that. But if he's a good teammate, he's a good team player, he's a guy who is going to give me everything he's got, that's all I want to know." We agree with Ditka, but we also understand why a team would want to throw a player off guard. All of the top prospects use consultants now; it's hard to get to the truth about a player in the limited exposure provided during pre-draft interviews. And then if someone gets under a guy's skin on a key drive late in a playoff game and the guy swings a fist, the game -- and the season -- could be lost. Still, there's got to be a better way to move past the exterior. And we continue to hope that the NFL counsels the Dolphins and others that there are limits on the questions that should be posed to a potential draft pick. That said, we're surprised that Ditka, who was never known to be soft on a player, would come out so strongly against the question. And it makes us wonder whether Ditka simply wants to twist the tail of Ireland's boss, Bill Parcells, who once was a Ditka rival during the mid-1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 waiting to give HJ's and ZJ's I know I'm still a virgin, but I've read alot about sex. What is a ZJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 What is a ZJ? If you gotta ask big man, you can't afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I know I'm still a virgin, but I've read alot about sex. What is a ZJ? It involves these... Use your imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Has anyone considered if maybe Dez Bryant's mom is actually a real prostitute? it is the world's oldest profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardKoreXXX Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 It was a dumbass question, plain and simple. I've been saying so on the Dolphins boards all day, and getting lambasted for it. However, A LOT of Dolphins fans think this was a dick move by Ireland. There was no reason to ask it. Period. There was nothing to gain from Dez's answer or reaction. I don't like Ireland or Parcells, never have. They way they've handled guys leaving (not letting them go, just the way they've let them go) has been pretty classless. Of course all is forgiven when you win and most are happy with the direction of the team. However, if the Dolphins don't start going deep into the playoffs in the next couple years, the fans will turn on them quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 It was a dumbass question, plain and simple. I've been saying so on the Dolphins boards all day, and getting lambasted for it. However, A LOT of Dolphins fans think this was a dick move by Ireland. There was no reason to ask it. Period. There was nothing to gain from Dez's answer or reaction. I don't like Ireland or Parcells, never have. They way they've handled guys leaving (not letting them go, just the way they've let them go) has been pretty classless. Of course all is forgiven when you win and most are happy with the direction of the team. However, if the Dolphins don't start going deep into the playoffs in the next couple years, the fans will turn on them quickly. Question XXX, any Miami fans unhappy about the aquisition of Marshall? How about that one dude (Gish, maybe) that practically wanted to blow Ted Ginn. Did he kill himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardKoreXXX Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Question XXX, any Miami fans unhappy about the aquisition of Marshall? How about that one dude (Gish, maybe) that practically wanted to blow Ted Ginn. Did he kill himself? I haven't seen a single fan unhappy with the BM acquisition. If they are, they haven't said so. Some are concerned about his past, as they should be, but we haven't had a receiver this good in a Phins uniform maybe since Clayton or Duper (or maybe never). A LOT of people were happy to see Ginn go. Personally, I would've liked to see him play one year next to Marshall, but I wasn't sad to see him leave. Gish still has a man-crush on Ginn, but is already sporting a BM avy. So I think he'll live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I haven't seen a single fan unhappy with the BM acquisition. If they are, they haven't said so. Some are concerned about his past, as they should be, but we haven't had a receiver this good in a Phins uniform maybe since Clayton or Duper (or maybe never). A LOT of people were happy to see Ginn go. Personally, I would've liked to see him play one year next to Marshall, but I wasn't sad to see him leave. Gish still has a man-crush on Ginn, but is already sporting a BM avy. So I think he'll live. Hm. Interesting. Glad to hear he didn't go insane, he is a talented artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 In other non-related fish news, the price of Mackerel is expected to go up .40 cents an ounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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