Greenway, Reisner, Ballard, and Olsen

[okeefe4prez]

1. You are a *******. Not just from this comment.

2.Players that get paid bank to play ball can wave at a Hawk fan. Its part of the job and not a very hard part.

1. I know you are but what am I?

2. No, it's not part of the job. These guys can't take a leak without getting accosted. Sometimes folks just want to be left alone.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

Reisner had a similar catch to the one described in the OP in the 2008 game against Wisconsin. Went for a touchdown to boot.

 

[olddude]

An NFL player's contract with the team is to show up at mini camps, training sessions, team meetings, practices, pressers, other team activities, 4 or 5 preseason games, 16 regular season games and postseason games. It does not involve kissing fans' butts after a grueling practice session, at the mall, at the movies, at Wendy's, etc. If it did, teams would claim breach left and right and get out of their payment obligations for every player who sucks.

I sat at a table right next to Z at Ditka's after a typical Cub loss not long ago. I didn't even notice until a line of proles formed around him. The number of absolutely pathetic creepy proles who wouldn't leave the guy alone for 10 minutes to eat his supper was astonishing. The guy ain't your boy, he doesn't give a crap that you were at the game in 2008 where he struck out Pujols 3 times or the game he pitched at that day, he doesn't want to sign an autograph while his steak is getting cold, he doesn't care that you're from his neighborhood in wherever the hell he's from. My guess is Mr. Greenway is the same. He ain't your boy. He doesn't care that you are a Hawk fan. He doesn't know your name and he doesn't care about you or your Iowa hat one bit. He just wants to get the hell away from you. You're a creepy old guy who thinks you have something in common with a guy who made it big. You don't. You wanted to talk to him, he didn't want to talk to you. If you want his autograph, line up at Vikings day at the mall with the 10,000 other creepy proles and then you will get to tell him that you are a Hawk fan.

Ya know I almost have to agree with you. I have ran into some people in my day and never not once did I ask anything from them. I understand his point, but in the end they are ball players, actors, or what have you. The stress of life is bad enough, not to mention if people were concerned when you took a crap.

 

[DTF]

ok4p is obviously doing his thing this thread, anyhow...

I don't know much about Greenway, but that sounds pretty lame. I know he's a grown man and all that, but a simple nod or quick wave isn't too much effort. Try him before practice maybe, that would be a good comparison. Maybe tone down the stalkerish aspect though haha.

 

[DTF]

An NFL player's contract with the team is to show up at mini camps, training sessions, team meetings, practices, pressers, other team activities, 4 or 5 preseason games, 16 regular season games and postseason games. It does not involve kissing fans' butts after a grueling practice session, at the mall, at the movies, at Wendy's, etc. If it did, teams would claim breach left and right and get out of their payment obligations for every player who sucks.

I sat at a table right next to Z at Ditka's after a typical Cub loss not long ago. I didn't even notice until a line of proles formed around him. The number of absolutely pathetic creepy proles who wouldn't leave the guy alone for 10 minutes to eat his supper was astonishing. The guy ain't your boy, he doesn't give a crap that you were at the game in 2008 where he struck out Pujols 3 times or the game he pitched at that day, he doesn't want to sign an autograph while his steak is getting cold, he doesn't care that you're from his neighborhood in wherever the hell he's from. My guess is Mr. Greenway is the same. He ain't your boy. He doesn't care that you are a Hawk fan. He doesn't know your name and he doesn't care about you or your Iowa hat one bit. He just wants to get the hell away from you. You're a creepy old guy who thinks you have something in common with a guy who made it big. You don't. You wanted to talk to him, he didn't want to talk to you. If you want his autograph, line up at Vikings day at the mall with the 10,000 other creepy proles and then you will get to tell him that you are a Hawk fan.

That's a good point, but the purpose of open/free practices is FOR THE FANS. A player's personal time eating dinner, shopping, driving, or whatever is different. It's not out of line for a fan to try to get a player's attention at a fan oriented event. He didn't ask to be bro's with the guy or to hang out.

Again, replying to this seems quite pointless...

 

[CGHawk]

An NFL player's contract with the team is to show up at mini camps, training sessions, team meetings, practices, pressers, other team activities, 4 or 5 preseason games, 16 regular season games and postseason games. It does not involve kissing fans' butts after a grueling practice session, at the mall, at the movies, at Wendy's, etc. If it did, teams would claim breach left and right and get out of their payment obligations for every player who sucks.

I sat at a table right next to Z at Ditka's after a typical Cub loss not long ago. I didn't even notice until a line of proles formed around him. The number of absolutely pathetic creepy proles who wouldn't leave the guy alone for 10 minutes to eat his supper was astonishing. The guy ain't your boy, he doesn't give a crap that you were at the game in 2008 where he struck out Pujols 3 times or the game he pitched at that day, he doesn't want to sign an autograph while his steak is getting cold, he doesn't care that you're from his neighborhood in wherever the hell he's from. My guess is Mr. Greenway is the same. He ain't your boy. He doesn't care that you are a Hawk fan. He doesn't know your name and he doesn't care about you or your Iowa hat one bit. He just wants to get the hell away from you. You're a creepy old guy who thinks you have something in common with a guy who made it big. You don't. You wanted to talk to him, he didn't want to talk to you. If you want his autograph, line up at Vikings day at the mall with the 10,000 other creepy proles and then you will get to tell him that you are a Hawk fan.

Seriously, your reading comprehension is worse than most 10 year olds. I'm beginning to wonder if you even read the posts when you log on. Do you seriously just get on and say the same s*** over and over again?

"DEY AR PROLES!" (repeatx10)

Troll fail #2 for OK4P in this thread.

Once again, and this time i'll try to simplify it for you...

I did not ask Greenway for anything.

I hoped for autograph but did not ask for said autograph.

I hoped for wave, and waved, but did not ask for a wave in return.

Simple enough for OK4P most likely

 

[dyerhawk]

Reisner had a similar catch to the one described in the OP in the 2008 game against Wisconsin. Went for a touchdown to boot.

also brandon myers threw one hell of a block on that play, laying that guy out so Reisner could walk into the endzone. Great Play

 

[okeefe4prez]

Seriously, your reading comprehension is worse than most 10 year olds. I'm beginning to wonder if you even read the posts when you log on. Do you seriously just get on and say the same s*** over and over again?

"DEY AR PROLES!" (repeatx10)

Troll fail #2 for OK4P in this thread.

Once again, and this time i'll try to simplify it for you...

I did not ask Greenway for anything.

I hoped for autograph but did not ask for said autograph.

I hoped for wave, and waved, but did not ask for a wave in return.

Simple enough for OK4P most likely

"So I went to the Vikings Training camp today, rocking my Iowa Hawkeye attire, because honestly, I was only there to see and maybe get an autograph or two from the former Hawkeyes, mainly Greenway."

"I really hoped he would walk over and give me an autograph or say hi"

Your feelings are hurt because you put on your purty Iowa gear hoping to be the apple of a grown man's eye and get an autograph. It is really as simple as that no matter how much you try to rephrase it. And after getting all dolled up with the specific intent of catching the attention of that grown man, and failing miserably, you (a) call out the guy after he has likely exhausted more energy in an hour than you'll exert in a month and (b) call into question the sexuality of a well respected poster, gohawkz, in an utterly disgusting manner. And then you call me a troll. You're the troll, pal. You have to be.

"On 4 separate occasions throughout the day Greenway looked at me and my friends(whom I borrowed some Iowa Jersey's to) and then walked away without a wave/smile/anything."

There is no way you aren't a troll. "whom I borrowed some Iowa Jersey's to" - is that even English, man? This has to be some Duffman alter ego.

 

[CGHawk]

I think Reisner has great potential. I feel like the coaching staff at Iowa does a great job of preparing their TE's for the pros. I wouldn't exactly say Clark and Moeaki are superb blockers... but they are almost like a Kevin Durant of football per say.. They are too fast for most LBs to cover them effectively play after play and they are too big for CBs to cover. I believe I read that an NFL coach said that about Clark? or maybe I read it somewhere on here... but either way it is a great point. They are very difficult to defend when used correctly. Hopefully all three of them can stay healthy and have great, long careers in the pros.

 

[CGHawk]

Your feelings are hurt because you put on your purty Iowa gear hoping to be the apple of a grown man's eye and get an autograph. It is really as simple as that no matter how much you try to rephrase it. And after getting all dolled up with the specific intent of catching the attention of that grown man, and failing miserably, you (a) call out the guy after he has likely exhausted more energy in an hour than you'll exert in a month and (b) call into question the sexuality of a well respected poster, gohawkz, in an utterly disgusting manner. And then you call me a troll. You're the troll, pal. You have to be.



There is no way you aren't a troll. "whom I borrowed some Iowa Jersey's to" - is that even English, man? This has to be some Duffman alter ego.

And look who got OK4P to get all defensive.

And that, OK4P, is how you troll.

Now be good or be good at it.

 

[okeefe4prez]

And look who got OK4P to get all defensive.

And that, OK4P, is how you troll.

Now be good or be good at it.

My guess is that a guy who dresses up in a special way to catch the attention of a grown man and then makes baseless accusations about the sexuality of another man knows a thing or two about defense mechanisms, not that there's anything wrong with that. Nice job trying to tone the creepiness down by claiming to troll, but the fact remains, a grown man who acts in the way you act is PedoBear level creepy unless you retract your entire first post.

 

[CGHawk]

My guess is that a guy who dresses up in a special way to catch the attention of a grown man and then makes baseless accusations about the sexuality of another man knows a thing or two about defense mechanisms, not that there's anything wrong with that. Nice job trying to tone the creepiness down by claiming to troll, but the fact remains, a grown man who acts in the way you act is PedoBear level creepy unless you retract your entire first post.

I wasn't sure if I should quote this post or your other post, because I'm pretty sure they said the same exact s***.

I didn't mean to hurt your internet ego, big guy. Maybe you should try again tomorrow when you aren't quite so upset.

 

[dyerhawk]

[ame]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0P5hS6DHo[/ame]

 

[CGHawk]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0P5hS6DHo

I see what you did there. Touche.

 

[DuffMan]

Sooo... you are acting all butthurt because you waved at Chad Greenway when he was at work and he didn't wave back.... Are you ******* serious?

 

[big10fan]

wow, we really need football to start. people like OK4P and duff are just going nuts and jumping all over posters.

take a break from the board boys and watch some preseason football coming up soon. maybe that will help settle the nerves.

 

[DuffMan]

That's a good point, but the purpose of open/free practices is FOR THE FANS. A player's personal time eating dinner, shopping, driving, or whatever is different. It's not out of line for a fan to try to get a player's attention at a fan oriented event. He didn't ask to be bro's with the guy or to hang out.

Again, replying to this seems quite pointless...

Are you ******* smoking crack? Open practice isn't open FOR THE FANS. Open practice is open because owners realized pathetic overweight NFL superfans, or even more pathetic, fans from players college teams would show up, stand around for 4 hours to watch the team practice, then go buy a bunch of team gear and stuff.

Just because it's not uncommon for a 40 year old man (man is used loosely) wearing ex college stuff to jump around yelling "GREENWAY, GREENWAY, GREENWAY!" until he looks over and waves (causing the "man" to giggle like a little school girl) doesn't mean it isn't pathetic.

 

[okeefe4prez]

wow, we really need football to start. people like OK4P and duff are just going nuts and jumping all over posters.

I have been pretty uniform in my assertion that a grown man seeking autographs from pro athletes is creepy and I think that is generally accepted across at least 3/4ths of the populace. Add to that the fact that this guy dressed in a certain way to attempt to garner attention and loitered, by his own admission, 8 freaking hours in the heat on a random Wednesday with his buddies while the 90% of working age 'Merikans with jobs were at work, with the hopes of getting an autograph, and you have restraining order creepy. If you proles don't see that, well, nevermind.

Whatever respect Greenway lost in this troglodyte's eyes, he gained in mine. Helluva job Greenway.

 

[irishhawkeye]

Maybe it wasn't Greenway....just a thought.

 

[CGHawk]

OK4P... You took my advice, went to bed and tried again this morning and you still failed. Try harder and maybe Duffman will get a hardon for you again.