STUPID SPORTS SH!T: PLAYOFF FOOTBALL EDITION

by Chris Richardson, Intentional Foul

Apparently, the freaks come out when playoff football is afoot. Be it overzealous fans (is there such a thing when a trip to the Super Bowl is on the line?) or players that don't know when to shut-up, there's always something that catches the eye... in a stupid shit sort of way.

And wouldn't you know it, we have a lot of fodder for today's post. From silly Boston-based New England fans to beating someone to death because of an argument that took place during the Packers/Seahawks game, we've got something for everyone.

But first, since I mentioned something about freaks coming out, I figured I'd let Whodini get you in the mood:

Are we ready?

Will You Please Shut The F**k Up
First up on today's list is San Diego Charger Igor Olshansky and his loud mouth. As you all know, the Bolts play the Patriots on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game and to celebrate the significance, Olshansky, a defensive end for the Chargers, decided to get the party started early by mouthing off about the undefeated Pats:



Quoting the Guinness guys again here when I say, "Brilliant!!!!" Did we not learn from the Anthony Smith and his Pittsburgh Steelers? Is it so wrong to let sleeping dogs lie and let your play on the field do all the talking for you? Apparently so. Way to go, Igor. I wonder if San Diego fans will throw you under the bus like they did Norv Turner when the season didn't start the way they expected.

Hat-tip to YB and j00fek for the find.

Patriots Fans Have Lots of Jerseys
The guys at Awful Announcing pointed this out after watching the Pats/Jags in the city of Boston. It's goes without saying that Bostonians are quite passionate for their sports teams and considering just how much this region has dominated the sports world as of late, it's easy to see why.

Here are some of the things the AA guys learned:

2. Every single Pats player has a jersey: It's beyond description how many different player names I saw out in the city. Here's the list as I can remember......Brady, Maroney, Moss, Welker, Matt Light, Vince Wilfork, Rodney Harrison, Bruschi, Vrabel, Kevin Faulk, Adalius Thomas, Colvin, Randall Gay, Ben Watson, and Ellis Hobbs

3. The Pats have a ton of Women Fans: I think this is more than likely due to Tom Brady, but every single girl in the city had some sort of Pats' garb on. My personal favorite was a blonde 20-something in a throwback Ted Johnson jersey.

4. Pats Fans cheer for everything: And when I say everything....I mean EVERYTHING. A negative four yard screen to Wes Welker.....WHOOOO! A four yard run on first down by Fred Taylor.....OH YEAH!

I find myself wanting a Kevin Faulk jersey and I'm not even a Patriots fan... Meaning somebody's gotta put a stop to this. Igor, are you down?

T.O. Gets Emotional Over Coors Light
As soon as the Cowboys/Giants game ended on Sunday, you just knew Philly fans everywhere were going to have fun with it and needless to say, The700Level did not disappoint. What we have here is a nifty little ditty of T.O.'s tearful post-game press conference, edited to look like a Coors Light commercial:



Do you think Donovan McNabb feels badly for Owens?

OK, I'm running low on time so I'll leave you one more link related to today's topic. Apparently, it's hazardous to your health to argue about match-ups between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks. Apparently, some top-shelf youths (youts?) decided they didn't like it when an older bartender starts telling them what's what... especially about NFL Football.

After reading the article and looking at the accompanying images, I started to weep for our future.

OK folks, that's it for me today. I hope this post is a good primer for this weekend's games. I also hope the games provide some more fodder for this section... just not in the homicide category. Take care folks and I'll see you next week.