Posts Tagged ‘honorable mention’

The 49ers Top 5 Strange Personalities In History: Characters Welcome

March 10th, 2010
The 49ers have certainly seen their fair share of unique and interesting personalities over the years. Whether fans loved them, or hated them, nobody was ambivalent. While this phenomenon has spanned the entire timeline of franchise history, I have limited my consideration here to players only, starting from the Super Bowl era forward. I would love to hear input on what I messed up, who I left out, or how I got the order wrong. We begin with honorable mention: Deion “Primetime” Sanders From his “Neon” days with the Falcons, up through his “Primetime” days with the 49ers and that team from Dallas, Deion was never short on personality and the ability to draw attention. He was known for a variety of quirks, such as laying out his entire uniform, from his cleats up to his trademark red bandana on the locker room floor like a crime scene chalk outline prior to getting dressed for games. His play on the field was equally flamboyant, with his high-stepping interception returns and end zone dances. While these on-the-field performances drew scorn from many, he was with few exceptions a cult favorite to fans and teammates on any team he played for. Deion actually would have ranked much higher on the list, were it not for the fact that I have an admitted bias for loyalty, years served, and Super Bowls won.

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NFL Draft 2010: With the 221st Pick the Chicago Bears Select…

February 23rd, 2010

...Reggie Stephens, Guard, Iowa State.

Let's be honest, in the seventh round, you're just hoping to get lucky.

And since the Bears need a lot of help on the offensive line, why not try and get lucky with an offensive lineman?

He's a big guy, standing at 6'3" and weighing a svelte 338 pounds.

He was an honorable mention to the All-Big 12 team in 2009, which is saying something considering the talent in the Big 12.

He has experience starting at both left and right guard and has also started at center.  That kind of flexibility is  very useful for an offensive line that struggled at all positions last season.

Heck, maybe he could even learn to play tackle, and be a great replacement player for any injured teammates. 

Or, perhaps the Bears get lucky and strike gold with him, and he turns out to be a Pro Bowl lineman.

Likely? No. But, definitely worth a shot.

He is somewhat nimble and quick for a man his size, running a 5.2 40-yard dash. That's faster than me, and I'm 5'10", 170 lbs., and in decent shape.

The Bears have their backs against the wall with this draft. 

With no picks in the first two rounds, it is going to be tough to find good talent.  Hopefully, they can get lucky with a few late round picks, or perhaps dupe a team into giving them a first or second round pick for lackluster talent and a later round draft pick. 

Is Al Davis still alive?

Top 10 UFC Light-Heavyweight Fighters

February 22nd, 2010
Here we are, folks. Part four of my five part series. In part four, we will be going over the light-heavyweight division, or the 205 pounders, if you prefer. The 205 pound weight class is easily the deepest, most talent rich division the UFC has to offer, with lightweights coming in a close second. This is the first division I've gone over so far where the current champion isn't number one. He is actually number two, even though this weight class is more like 1A and 1B. WORTH HONORABLE MENTION: Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Krzysztof Soszynski, Keith Jardine, Brandon Vera, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Now, on to the main event.

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Do Da Dirty Bird: The Atlanta Falcons’ Worst Five Draft Picks of the Decade

February 20th, 2010
If you saw last week's column, you knew this was coming. I mean, it only flows naturally from looking at our best five to peek our worst five. But something happened along the way to me having a gratuitous number of moles to whack with this slideshow. Maybe I'm just a softie, maybe I let my Falcon fandom sway me too much, but I really had a hard time picking out these guys. They wore the red and black! They stalked the Dome! They were my boys, for however brief a time. But the fact of the matter remains: Getting drafted comes with some level of expectation. And getting drafted in the fourth round or higher, as all the men on this list did, comes with a considerable responsibility to at least contribute as a teammate and perhaps a rotational player. (Dis)honorable mention goes to the man pictured here... Too soon? You make the call.

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The Five Most Overrated Players in the NBA

February 14th, 2010
This list of course should be bigger than just five players, as there are many, many, players that can be considered very overrated, but these are just my personal opinions. Honorable mention: Danny Granger Granger is a good player, but he is nowhere near the superstar that some analysts think he is, and this is coming from a life-long Pacers fan. Maybe for that reason, I see what others don't: the incredible lack of defense, leadership, rebounding, and post game.

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