Around the NFL 2012-2013

[kiji]

Did we try to make a claim on Babin?

[Nw220]

Did we try to make a claim on Babin?

Thats what im wondering, does anyone know where you can find out who put in a claim on him???

[boxxer]

No we did not, per Ulrich, Cabot and Adkins

[Doc Shakalou]

Ridiculously stupid article about how QBs shouldn't have tattoos.

San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick is going to be a big-time NFL quarterback. That must make the guys in San Quentin happy.

Approximately 98.7 percent of the inmates at California’s state prison have tattoos. I don’t know that as fact, but I’ve watched enough “Lockup” to know it’s close to accurate.

I’m also pretty sure less than 1.3 percent of NFL quarterbacks have tattoos. There’s a reason for that.

NFL quarterback is the ultimate position of influence and responsibility. He is the CEO of a high-profile organization, and you don’t want your CEO to look like he just got paroled.

Now along comes Kaepernick. Since taking over for Alex Smith two games ago, he has convinced everybody in the Bay area that he’s the second coming of Steve Young.

Smith is coming back from a concussion, ushering in the attendant QB controversy. But he is looking like Wally Pipp and Kaepernick is Lou Gehrig. All I can do is look in the mirror and sigh.

Forgive me, but I suffer from tattoo-ism. I sport no ink, and I don’t want any. I know that attitude qualifies me for an AARP card, and I’ve tried to get with it.

I realize tattoos are ways to pay homage to your religion, children and motorcycle gang. I’m cool with LeBron James looking like an Etch A Sketch.

I still cringe when I go to the gym and see middle-aged women with barbed wire circling their biceps. They have bigger arms than I, so I never make fun. But I can’t shake the notion that a person’s body is a temple, and you don’t cover temples in graffiti.

For dinosaurs like me, NFL quarterbacks were our little Dutch boys. The original hero stuck his finger in the dyke to save Holland. Pro QBs were the last line of defense against the raging sea of ink. When our kids said they wanted a tattoo, we could always point to the Manning brothers.

My guess is Archie would have made Peyton throw an extra 1,000 passes before dinner if he’d come home with a tattoo. The old man knew QBs are different.

Did Sammy Baugh, Johnny Unitas, Doug Williams or Joe Montana have arms covered in ink? Do Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers? The world will end when Tim Tebow shows up a tattoo parlor.

It’s not just a white thing, I hope. When the Panthers interviewed Cam Newton, owner Jerry Richardson popped the question.

“Do you have any tattoos?” he asked.

“No, sir,” Newton said. “I don’t have any.”

“We want to keep it that way,” Richardson said.

He was OK with body art on other players, including the human canvas that is Jeremy Shockey. But Newton would be the face, arms and legs of the franchise. The boss didn’t want them covered in ink lines.

“Let’s keep it that way,” he told Newton.

I realize not all NFL quarterbacks are pristine. Ben Roethlisberger has a “COURAGE” tattoo on the right side of his upper body. Smith has one honoring his Serbian heritage. They can’t be seen when the players put on their uniforms.

Then there are Michael Vick and Terrelle Pryor. Neither exactly fit the CEO image, unless your CEO has done a stretch in Leavenworth or has gotten Ohio State on probation over free tattoos.

That’s what makes Kaepernick a threat to the stereotype. By all accounts, he’s polite, hard working, humble and has never been to prison. He sounds more like a Tebow who can throw.

Not to get too far ahead of ourselves here, but it’s not hard to envision him leading the 49ers into the playoffs. If not this season, in the years to come.

His ink-covered arms will one day raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Imagine the impact that could have.

For one thing, Jerry Richardson would clutch his chest in horror. At the next Pro Bowl, you might spot Peyton by the pool with a Papa John’s logo on his ankle.

Sigh again.

I still think tattoo removal is going to be huge industry in the coming years. But for now, I might as well accept that Holland is probably doomed.

If you can’t draw the tattoo line at NFL quarterback, you can’t draw them anywhere.

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[theshad]

As I was reading that I expected the link to be to bleacher report.

[Doc Shakalou]

As I was reading that I expected the link to be to bleacher report.

I actually checked before I posted it just to make sure it wasn't.

[Rob]

If the Eagles waive Aso I hope the Browns put in a claim

[Stephen]

If the Eagles waive Aso I hope the Browns put in a claim

You are the only person on earth who would continue to pay Asomugha like that.

[warddj86]

This is how I think the 2012 season will end.







AFC

Pittsburgh over New England
Denver over Indianapolis
Pittsburgh over Houston
Denver over Baltimore
Denver over Pittsburgh

NFC

San Francisco over Washington
New York Giants over Chicago
Green Bay over New York Giants
San Francisco over Atlanta
Green Bay over San Francisco

Super Bowl XLVII

Green Bay Packers 32, Denver Broncos 26

[JMcCurry08]

Scary situation going on in Kansas City

Per @jayglazer, a Chiefs player and another person have been found shot at the team's facility wp.me/p14QSB-6zUy

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 1, 2012

Our news partner ch. 5 reporting #Chiefs player apparently killed his girlfriend and then himself this morning. Details to come...

— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) December 1, 2012

[Casualties14]

Unconfirmed reports are that it was Jovan Belcher.

[JMcCurry08]

Chief LB Jovian Belcher was involved in a shooting involving at least one other person outside the team's facility today, source said...

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) December 1, 2012

[JMcCurry08]

im trying to find the tweet but I read that Belcher killed himself in front of Crennel and Pioli

Edit: found the tweet, it just says coaches

The player apparently was confronted with #Chiefs coaches in the parking lot before he put the gun to his head and committed suicide.

— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) December 1, 2012

[RappSoda]

Crazy. I wonder if they even play on Sunday.

[kiji]

Calvin Johnson is worth every nickle.

Surprisingly, the Chiefs are playing very inspired today. Even BQ has been good.