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[QUOTE=firstdown]I was watching that game with a Cowbays fan and said before the game it was Aikmans last game and Lavar would provide the last blow. It happened almost off the sreen and I went wild as my friend looked at me like a freak. Then the camera panned back to Aikman on the ground and he realized why I was going wild. I saw Lavar interviewed and he was very subdued in the interview. It was like he was waiting to make his statment on the field and I very impressed with his demeanor with the press. It just left me with the feeling that I would hate to be on the opposite side of the ball from him.[/QUOTE]

I get the feeling he's got a lot of frustration built up inside, but he's waiting to let it out on the field instead of lashing out at the media.

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[QUOTE] just can't wait to see him start baching some heads. My most memorable moment of any football game was the moment he ended Aikman's career and EVERYONE KNEW IT. He knew it, I knew it, even old Troy knew it. Ending the career of a Cowboy like that, without actually hurting him in any serious long term way, is probably the highlight of the Skins last decade to be honest.[/QUOTE]

I agree Aikman is a good anouncer. He did a skins - dallass game and the play by play guy showed the clip of him getting tagged and Aikman was pretty pretty funny about it.

Kind of like when Thiesman is anouncing and they talk about his punt :)

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I've been waiting since last season to see the TOTAL defense healthy. I am even more excited now. griffin anchors the line, then Arrington and Washington making plays sideline to sideline. Sean Taylor punishing any one who tries to throw it deep. Our corner can cover with a rookie who can make an impact... every game should be at least close if the offense can put up atleast 21 points a game cause our d can limit other teams to 17 a game or less.

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By the way, apparently LA won't start tomorrow but he's expected to play about 30 snaps

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Aikman was a monster he took alot of licks over the years, and demolished the league including us. I know he was a little older, and had taken some beatings but the fact Lavar demobilized his career says something. This big corn fed beast went down to #56 is important. This strikes fear in the hearts of people, Lavar is a scary kind of player, opposing offensive players know he can lay them out. You have to think Bledsoe's slow ass must be thinking he has a big bulls eye on him.

Aikman and Arrington like 99% of the players in this league have handled this like professionals and gentleman. Both with sportsmanship, and a little levity.

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I'm not sure it would have taken much to end Aikman's career at that point. Don't get me wrong, I loved the hit but players have walked away from worse to play another day.

Aikman was battling concusion problems late in his career, a hard sneeze could have ended his career just the same.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I'm not sure it would have taken much to end Aikman's career at that point. Don't get me wrong, I loved the hit but players have walked away from worse to play another day.

Aikman was battling concusion problems late in his career, a hard sneeze could have ended his career just the same.[/QUOTE]You mean you didn't see Lavar sneeze Aikman over.

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LaVar just "blessed him" then

Geshundeit

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Heaping praise on one player for physically ending the carreer of another (even if he's a Cowboy) is not in my mind a fond revelation. We should all hate to see any player get hurt at any time for any team. Everytime I hear someone speak of the LaVar on Aikman hit with fondness, I'm reminded of Jack Tatum and the hit he put on Darryl Stingley that cripled him for life. I was hoping at that time I would never again see anything like it, and can never imagine hearing of it as if it's something good.

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fan, while i'd normally wholeheartedly agree with you, i think Aikman's situation was pretty unique. like it's been stated, Aikman was already at the end of his career, and the 'injury' he received from Lavar was a mere concussion, a "playground" injury, hardly career threatening by itself. in Aikman's particular case it just happened to be the last one of the many he unavoidably received throughout his full length NFL career.

I doubt anyone on this board would be cheering if LaVar was Lawrence Taylor and Aikman was Joe Theismann, where a particularly destructive injury truly ended a career short.

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"A play-ground injury" you're kidding me man!! Concussions have been the end of a lot of football carrers, and I'm sure those who experienced them would not consider them insignificant. To me, it matters less whether one is at the beginning or the end of one's carrer, injuries are not something we gloat about.

In the case of Joe Theisman and LT, no one felt worse about that injury than LT. He certainly didn't mean to break his leg, and I cannot recall a single instance where anyone spoke of it as though something good had been accomplished. Serious injury is something every player risk's while playing the game, there's no getting around that, however when they do occur we as fans IMO should not view them as an accomplishment even if that p[layer happens to be a member of the arch rival.

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I think most redskins fans love it so much cause it was Aikman, Dallas's best QB. the guy that lead them to all those championships, and the head of "americas" team. It was only fitting that a skin take him out. fan I understand where ur comming from but everyone is intitled to their opinion even if it an unmoral way to think

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[QUOTE=Longtimefan]"A play-ground injury" you're kidding me man!! Concussions have been the end of a lot of football carrers, and I'm sure those who experienced them would not consider them insignificant. To me, it matters less whether one is at the beginning or the end of one's carrer, injuries are not something we gloat about.[/QUOTE]

Aikman had suffered a lot of concussions before LaVar's, and though they can get to be serious, as football injuries go, i'd say they are considered pretty minor. minor enough for Aikman to keep playing long after his first one anyway.

[QUOTE=Longtimefan]In the case of Joe Theisman and LT, no one felt worse about that injury than LT. He certainly didn't mean to break his leg, and I cannot recall a single instance where anyone spoke of it as though something good had been accomplished. Serious injury is something every player risk's while playing the game, there's no getting around that, however when they do occur we as fans IMO should not view them as an accomplishment even if that p[layer happens to be a member of the arch rival.[/QUOTE]

that's precisely how and why i brought that situation up. to contrast the very big differences between Theismann, Stingley and Aikman.

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[quote]Yah, that darn unfocused three-time pro bowler.......let's hope we don't have to deal with him again. [/quote]

When he buys into a scheme I'll buy into him as a player. He doesn't give a fuck about the team, he cares about LaVar and LaVar only. Until he proves otherwise that's what I'm going on. Let's use the pro-bowl as an example of playing prowess? I guess Springs, Griffen, Pierce, etc didn't deserve to be there. I mean, Trotter really did out-play Pierce last year.

The pro-bowl is a popularity contest. LaVar is a big name with a big smile. Everyone knows him and he's charismatic. While being an amazing athelete he's far from a great player. We've had this discussion a billion times before. I'll leave it at that.

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[quote]Answer the question LA[/quote]

Ok Ok already...

The Skins will finish 7-9 along with the Jints...The Cowboys go 9-7 and none of the 3 go to the playoffs

Happy Now?