Coach Lombardi was insistent that we pay attention to every detail. He worried about the lights in the film room and the food at the training table. The paper used to print up the play books. The size and type of towels in the locker room.
But most of all he was concerned about the balls.
Not his balls of course. The balls we used to play the game with on the field. You see depending on how the ball was inflated it could do different things. If it was inflated to the max when you kicked it would go really far. If it was deflated then it was easier for Bart Starr to grip and for the receivers to catch in the freezing cold tundra of Lambeau field. Of course you couldn't deflate them too much because of Hornung. You see he like to put them in his mouth. He was funny that way.
Coach Lombardi was super strict about all of the equipment. The tackling sleds. The whirlpool. And of course the tackling dummies. He always tested them every training camp. He wanted to make sure they were big enough and hard enough. That is why he would sit on them and feel them between his cheeks.
At least that is what he said. Hey. He's the Coach.
(Instant Replay- The Unedited Edition, Jerry Kramer & Dick Schaap Random House 1968)
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I'll say it here as well, Instant Replay is my favorite series.
I don't understand why righties don't uniformly love Bill Belichick, the only public figure who's willing to tell the media just how fucking stupid they are, while kicking that no-talent, son-of-a-NY-leftist-politician douchebag of a commissioner squarely in the nuts.
Totally badass performance yesterday.
Only you could see that picture and write that.
Well done.
Chip, The sports media is as far left as news media. Belichick is under constant assault by the left media he despises. But, he is not a likeable guy and he is a convicted cheater. Not someone I would hitch my wagon to.
Wazaup Trooper?
I admire Belicheat for trying to win.
I hope he loses on Sunday.
Nick, this'll sound absurdly pompous--apologies in advance--but the only thing I hitch my wagon to (or try to, at least) is logic and evidence.
I really don't give a shit about the NFL, but it bothers me when people let themselves be jerked around by the mediots. I truly think that this got hyped originally b/c the morons at espn actually thought the NE balls were two pounds lighter than the 13 lb. regulation weight. (Imagine playing w/ a football that weighed as much as a bowling ball!) Rather than admit they were morons, they dug in and doubled down, leaving Goodell w/ no idea how to get out of this mess.
This whole case has been fascinating, as libs I know who are Pats fans are astonished to discover that Bill Nye is a dipshit and Neil Tyson is a bit of a fraud.
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