What Fans Say to Players....

[SkinsNoles21]

After spending the weekend at the Beach Blitz and being surrounded by players and fans...I heard a lot of different things being said to players...but the number one conversation that stood out to me was between #75 Calvin Armstrong and a fan...

Calvin was signing auto's for fans after a bunch of the o-linemen were doing drills for everyone...

It went a little something like this...

Fan-Who's gonna be the starting quarterback this year!?

Armstrong-Ummm...Jason Campbell.

Fan-(in a sarcastic tone) Thank you, Thank you! I thought Campbell should have started last season...

Armstrong- Me too, but I get paid to block not make decisions...

Typed out this doesnt seem so bad...but in person, this conversation sounded completely ridiculous to me for three reasons...

1)This is Calvin Armstrong, a guy just looking to nab a roster spot, why are you asking him who the starting qb will be...

2)Campbell didnt start from the beginning, but he did start, and how the hell do you not know that Campbell is the starter this year. Seems to me if you are gonna shell out 15 bucks to go down to the Beach Blitz, you'd know who the starting QB is going to be.

3)The Beach Blitz is neither the time nor the place for this, and...sorry dude, but...you are a moron. Not only did he sound like he didnt know what he was talking about...but he sounded like a dick. I'm sure Mr. Armstrong was thinking the same thing.

I also heard a guy congratulate Gary Clark on the Hall of Fame...

I know other people have stories like this too...what have you guys heard fans say to players, that has caused you to shed a burgundy and gold tear?

[Santana_Fan]

Yea man, that was a crazy thing to ask. To answer your question though, I havent heard a fan say anything bad (yet) to a player personally. But there is alot of things said on this board that I cant believe.

[SkinsNoles21]

Yea man, that was a crazy thing to ask. To answer your question though, I havent heard a fan say anything bad (yet) to a player personally. But there is alot of things said on this board that I cant believe.


very true...but this is a message board, where its ok to say the craziest of things(if you are up to the task of getting reamed by your fellow fans.)

[Teller]

I also heard a guy congratulate Gary Clark on the Hall of Fame...

Seriously? Damn. He must've thought he was talking to Art Monk. ;)

[TD Riggo]

Jim Morrison said it best: "People are strange .."

Only in THIS day and age, I would add "(a lot of) People are stupid .."

[skinpride1]

:laugh: :laugh: I can relate to this because my job deals with the public and there are some real morons out there!!! I often wonder how they even tie there shoe laces in the morning.

[Juniorbandit]

Damn, I wish I could go to beach blitz

I hate being an outsourced fan...

[Reic]

Pez was talking about some fan asking really stupid questions at the Skills challenge, it was not the some conversation though.

I saw a bunch of fans acting stupid this weekend if that counts?

[skindogger47]

I talked to a bunch of people there that weren't even Redskin fans--they just come for autographs. Gary Clark is a cool dude.

[stwasm]

It only takes one idiot to ruin it for everybody else! :doh:

[Sweet Sassy Molassy]

Pez was talking about some fan asking really stupid questions at the Skills challenge, it was not the some conversation though.

I saw a bunch of fans acting stupid this weekend if that counts?
Yeah, that guy was an *******. He was also wearing a Patriots jersey, with a Redskins hat.

[Taylorfan2179]

I cringe whenever I see people ask one star to sign another star's jersey

[desioreo87]

I don't care if im 19, it has been my experience that the general public is fairly stupid. And therefore when you get a mass of people in one area there shall be many fairly stupid people asking fairly stupid questions and saying fairly stupid things. Also acting well, fairly stupid.

I'm sure there are more stories about other people saying stupid things at Blitz and i would like to hear them so i can laugh at just how stupid people can be.

[RammsteinSkins]

Yeah, that guy was an *******. He was also wearing a Patriots jersey, with a Redskins hat.he said he was whering the pats ty law jersey because they won alot of super bowls so if he wore beoth the skins would win a superbowl how dumb of an idea

[sk1nzHEAD]

just one of those things you have to put up with..there's a lot of stupid people in the world..

[Huly]

Pez was talking about some fan asking really stupid questions at the Skills challenge, it was not the some conversation though.

I saw a bunch of fans acting stupid this weekend if that counts?


Yeah, that guy was an *******. He was also wearing a Patriots jersey, with a Redskins hat.


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes that guy was an idiot.

There were a few things I saw and heard that made me laugh.

I just want to know why people show up with cowgirl etc crap on.

[pjfootballer]

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. PEOPLE ARE STUPID!!!!!

[dent19]

Most people that havent been around "Stars", or "Sports Figures" and when they get the chance the just want to say something and when they open their mouths normally the foot gets inserted in the empty space.......

[curlinga]

I saw a kid today at the Football Challenge wearing a Michael Vick jersey.

:whoknows:


Amy

[Washington53fan]

You probably heard me talk to Gary Clark about the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame...I work there and we inducted him in late April...I don't think any fan would think he was in actual football hall of fame

[Reic]

Most people that havent been around "Stars", or "Sports Figures" and when they get the chance the just want to say something and when they open their mouths normally the foot gets inserted in the empty space.......

I asked Jason Fabini if the players had to drive themselves down to the beach or if it was a coordinated event with a bus or something :silly:. I had wondered this for years though when it came to out of town events.


They drive themselves :)

[Washington53fan]

As far as talking to players goes, I usually just say good luck this year, I'm a big fan. Something along those lines. Someone like Cartwright that I've been following for years I may say a little bit more, like mention one of his best plays/games or something. I also ask rookies/undrafted rookies how their chances look for making the roster.

[JohnnyUtah]

Damn, I wish I could go to beach blitz

I hate being an outsourced fan...


:laugh: Haha...I know what you mean. I just haven't seen anyone put it better than being an "outsourced fan"...classic

[LoudMouth12thMan]

Not as crazy as the man that said, "My mother's in a wheelchair Clinton..." as he asked Portis to sign something. As if that matters. I mean, it's sad that his mom is in a wheelchair but come on guy...price of eggs in China? The other one was funny----Dad tells son, "don't worry about the picture (as the kid is trying to get a shot of Portis signing autographs with his camera phone)...get the signature!" That was friggin' hilarious :)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g47/LoudMouth12thMan/IMG_1306.jpg

[DirtySkin21]

man, i'd smack the **** out of someone if i saw them wearing a pats jersey and redskins hat. seriously, i would get pretty pissed off. Unles you are a little kid,mentally handicap, you have no right to go and be stupid and disrespect my team like that.

It's kinda like the othe day I ehard a guy tell me he liked the redskins and the cowboys...

I looked at him in disgust and just walked away. I don't want to hear 1 mo ewod out of anyone's mouth who is that ****ing stupid

[Mackdaddydean]

What we have here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach....so you get what we had here last week...which is the way he wants, so.. he gets it! I don't like it...anymore than you men.

[SkinsNoles21]

Not as crazy as the man that said, "My mother's in a wheelchair Clinton..." as he asked Portis to sign something. As if that matters. I mean, it's sad that his mom is in a wheelchair but come on guy...price of eggs in China? The other one was funny----Dad tells son, "don't worry about the picture (as the kid is trying to get a shot of Portis signing autographs with his camera phone)...get the signature!" That was friggin' hilarious :)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g47/LoudMouth12thMan/IMG_1306.jpg


hahahaha yes I was there for that one too. I was standing literally right beside the dude and I was thinking to myself, unbelievable.

I however, was able to land Portis's signature.

[Hokieskins1]

what was driving me crazy was when cooley was at the convention center he came on the mic, and said he had ten minutes to sign autographs. he had kids all around him and some grown man is sitting there saying " COOLEY, COOLEY, TURN AROUND DUDE, TURN AROUND, SIGN THIS!" do you really think that he is going to want to turn around and sign that for you?

then there was this other guy with one of those cardboard tickets that is like 5' tall holding it up over everyone trying to get him to sign it, and when chris did look up to sign it, the guy starts tapping him on the head with it.

he was there longer than ten minutes signing and then when he left a woman that didnt get his autograph said "he is a jack a$!"

[ttr77]

what was driving me crazy was when cooley was at the convention center he came on the mic, and said he had ten minutes to sign autographs. he had kids all around him and some grown man is sitting there saying " COOLEY, COOLEY, TURN AROUND DUDE, TURN AROUND, SIGN THIS!" do you really think that he is going to want to turn around and sign that for you?


I don't think anyone over 16 should be asking for autographs. I bet most of the older people just put the crap on eBay anyway.

But that's just my opinion...

[RedBeast]

One of my favorite quotes from "The Sixth Sense"

Cole Sear: I see stupid people.

Malcolm Crowe: In your dreams?
[Cole shakes his head no]

Malcolm Crowe: While you're awake?
[Cole nods]

Malcolm Crowe: Stupid people like, at tailgates? At games?

Cole Sear: Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're stupid.

Malcolm Crowe: How often do you see them?

Cole Sear: All the time. They're everywhere.

[stwasm]

I don't think anyone over 16 should be asking for autographs. I bet most of the older people just put the crap on eBay anyway.

But that's just my opinion...

It's funny you say that. Pictures mean more to me than autographs. As a kid, I was a real autograph hound. But, photography has become a really cool hobby of mine and I get more pleasure having pictures of/with players than having them sign something.

[ttr77]

It's funny you say that. Pictures mean more to me than autographs. As a kid, I was a real autograph hound. But, photography has become a really cool hobby of mine and I get more pleasure having pictures of/with players than having them sign something.

Look! It's a bar napkin that proves that I was in the same bar as John Riggins! I think that bar napkin ended up under my next drink. The football I once had with all the autographs on it was soon being tossed around my backyard. :)

And I agree, photographs are cooler...and MUCH more personal.

[GOSKN5]

yeah i saw some stupid thing fans too..... a couple of things that have always bothered me... some guys were obviously drunk and bothering samuels while he was eating and just wouldnt leave.... he finally said alright I said just one questions.. then when they walked away he rolled his eyes and just went wow.....

I also saw one guy ask sellars for his autograph on a football and sellars said you got it already right there.... it was already on the ball.... obviously this guy had no idea who sellars was.....

[Petey_Crack]

Jim Morrison said it best: "People are strange .."

Only in THIS day and age, I would add "(a lot of) People are stupid .."

Especially cowboys fans

:2cents:

[RedskinsSuperBowl21]

Yeah, that guy was an *******. He was also wearing a Patriots jersey, with a Redskins hat.

Sounds like a no talent ass clown, was he wearing a fanny pack? :doh:

[RedskinsSuperBowl21]

I don't think anyone over 16 should be asking for autographs. I bet most of the older people just put the crap on eBay anyway.

But that's just my opinion...

I agree, but I believe jerseys are the exception.

[Reic]

My ultimate is just seeing the players that close and maybe shaking their hand or asking how they are doing.

The best experience I took home was being there with my girlfriend and showing her the players. Even though she is a Steelers fan she still enjoyed it.

I am upset the Steelers don't have events like this because that would score me major brownie points :)



Stwasm, I didn't see you at beach blitz :(

I'll catch you at the Steeler's tailgate, brother.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

just one of those things you have to put up with..there's a lot of stupid people in the world..

Well...any adult who would ask another adult for an autograph is probably in that category. (Unless you own a restaurant...then it is probably ok).

[ttr77]

I am upset the Steelers don't have events like this because that would score me major brownie points :)


I was under the impression that the Steelers' training camp was VERY fan-friendly and the players were very accessible. I have friends that go there every year for it.

Hey, we all need brownie points...

[GhostofAlvinWalton]

What we have here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach....so you get what we had here last week...which is the way he wants, so.. he gets it! I don't like it...anymore than you men.

"My Lord, whatever I done, don't strike me blind for another couple of minutes."


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[ldysknzfn1]

I cringe whenever I see people ask one star to sign another star's jersey

There was alot of this at the Blitz. I remember thinking to myself...I wonder how Dexter Manley feels signing a Clinton Portis jersey? And then I laughed to myself and shook my head. But I guess if that's all you have to get autos on..what the heck right?:whoknows: Beats the heck outta me on this one.

[AllAboutSkins08]

Yeah, that guy was an *******. He was also wearing a Patriots jersey, with a Redskins hat.

:puke:

[JStone2126]

After the Skins/Cowboy game at Fedex in '05, I had a picture of Matt Bowen, while he was signing it, for some reason I said "Damn, you look good in uniform." He gave me the strangest look. After about a few minutes, I realized that what i said sounded a little gay.

[pez]

All I know is Huly should no longer allow me to talk to redskins in social environments after a few too many drinks...

Particularly after telling Cooley how good my ass looked compared to the girl he was talking to :doh: