Jerry Jones questions Marion Barber's toughness
I can't say I can recall an instance - at least not off the top of my head - of an owner essentially calling one of his star players a wus.
But that's exactly what Jerry Jones has done in calling out Marion Barber for missing yesterday's game against the Stillers in Pittsburgh because of a dislocated right pinkie toe.
Wow.
Barber has been known for his bruising running style, and it helped earn him a megabucks contract in the off-season. But now that the man paying that salary is questioning Barber's toughness (that's manhood, in NFL parlance), it will be very interesting to see how the kid reacts.
My hunch is that Barber will be out there next Sunday night when the Cowboys host the Giants.
Should be an interesting conversation when Al Michaels and John Madden talk about Jones' comment on the nationally televised game.
(A Glauber Nation gold star to anyone who can guess the significance of the picture.)
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Wimpy wimpy wimpy.
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a cheeseburger today!
Oh, Tony. You're so young. "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a HAMburger today!"
:)
Yeah and this stupid picture has cheese on it. And looks Like a Big M.
Out of touch with Americana Ivy League effetism rears it's ugly head once again.
C'mon Mantz.....a Big Mac?
You gotta be kidding me.
Big Mac's have no leafy lettuce like what's on Wimpy's burger.
Strictly shredded.
No tomatoes on a Big Mac either.
Three pieces of bread contain a Big Mac...not the two here.
Sliced onion? Not on a Big Mac
That picture has Whopper with Cheese written all over it.
Glauber, if your gonna use pictures of food here, I suggest that you restrict them to caviar and brie shots so our Ivy League contributors don't wig out.
Well, in this case (and in this case alone), I'll have to come to Mantz' defense.
For some reason, we had thought Mantz a Princeton guy, but he only LIVES in the area, and didn't attend school inside those ivy walls.
But I'm sure, my good man 505, there are other ways to suggest to Mantz that his aggressive tone - which all began when we started giving him FREE ADVERTISING FOR HIS BLOG - is getting a tad ... um ... oh, whatever.
At least he posts stuff from our blog on his blog, even if he's hyper sensitive about getting called out on his occasionally whacko power rankings.
505 - I see it now. Whopper. Hat tip. I also see copyright infringement.
Thank you.
I did my part, Mantz, and set the record straight.
Now, if you want to have at 505 on a continuous basis, you're on your own. I would suggest you respect the power that is his. But that is your decision.
Let's just put it this way: Islander505 is to words as Clark Gillies is to fighting.
Mantz and 505 walk into a Burger King........
...and 505 says, "I told you there was a Burger King on Princeton's campus."
and Mantz say, "Well, now you can honestly say that I went to Princeton... for lunch!"
So they walk up to the counter, and are greeted by Billy Paultz, who says....."Wlecome to Burger King. Would either of you like to Have it Your Way today?"
505 says....
"I'll take a whopper with cheese, a levern tart and a small melchionni".
Mantz says, "I'll be right back"...and runs to the boys room.
He comes back a few minutes later and says....
"Uh, you've got a problem in the bathroom...there are manny leaks in there".
Mantz starts to order, and 505 says "I'll buy".
Mantz says "By George, Lehmann brothers just laid me off, very nice of you 505".
He says to Billy Paultz, who is very proud of his home, "I'll have a Big Mac and a large Dr. J".
Billy says "Anything for desert Mr. Mantz?"
"Listen Sonny, Dove bars are my favorite and you don't have 'em, so I'll pass on desert.
...oh...and one more thing Paultz......in the John? Roches.."
okay, I'll stop now...
no, no ... keep going.
I need a Sojourner cuz I'm just not Kenon it anymore......I am running out of Cluess.
It's snowing out here in 505land today.....Somerset weeks ago.
Significance of the picture:
You keep making so many TV appearances, that you're been watching your diet so you dont become puffy, and you're really craving a burger.
Sorry, cheeseburger.