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[quote=los panda;948279]i have no idea how i would react if i were in those shoes, i really don't.[/quote]

I'd at least sign for the kids. How you can you say no to the kids?!

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[quote=DynamiteRave;948288]I'd at least sign for the kids. [B]How you can you say no to the kids?[/B]![/quote]
^^^^^

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[quote=DynamiteRave;948288]I'd at least sign for the kids. How you can you say no to the kids?![/quote]

If you are a self-absorbed asshole who thinks he is the greatest thing to walk this earth and puts himself and his glory above anything else, it's easy to say no to kids.

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[quote=Lotus;948274]Joe Redskin has refused to give me his autograph. Yet I forgive him.[/quote]

Hey, I trust you with my seal of approval. What more do you want??

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I would never sign autographs for fans. Fans are so hypocritical. One moment they think your the greatest, and then the next.. They want you out of town.

Seen it here on a daily basis.

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[quote=Bucket;948301]I would never sign autographs for fans. Fans are so hypocritical. One moment they think your the greatest, and then the next.. They want you out of town.

Seen it here on a daily basis.[/quote]


That's hypocritical all in itself. Seeing as how they would be paying you.

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[quote=T.O.Killa;948284]I have a friend who married a Redskins cheerleader. He despised Darrell Green. He said he would turn down little kids. Ignore them and was nasty to fans in general.[/quote]

Your lucky you didn't ask Michael Jordan for one!

[YT][ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZQERHL6ow]The Chamillionaire/Michael Jordan Story - YouTube[/ame][/YT]

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[quote=Bucket;948301]I would never sign autographs for fans. Fans are so hypocritical. One moment they think your the greatest, and then the next.. They want you out of town.

Seen it here on a daily basis.[/quote]

Its the least I feel a player/celebrity could do since they're basically funding your paychecks. There's nothing quite like being a celebrity/athlete and an asshole on top of it. If you have a grudge against adults that's fine, but kids did nothing to deserve being shunned in such a way.

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[quote=skinsfan69;948272][B]So Darrell Green turned down my GF for an autograph.[/B] It was at a Wizards game before we were even dating and he said to her..."If I do it for you then I have to do it for everyone else"...so at least you got something. Personally I'm just not into asking another dude for his autograph, and I know it was for someone else but whatever. I wouldn't base my opinion on someone just cause he didn't sign an autograph the way you wanted him to.[/quote]

My nephew had the same experience with DG. He's 19 now, but was 15 when he got "turned down" by Green. My brother and his family are slightly conceited; so they're at Smith and Wolensky's in downtown DC; my brother tells my nephew it's DG and tells him to go over and ask for an autograph. My nephew approaches DG, and DG tells my nephew "Sorry, I'm eating." Kinda rude, but here again my nephew, when he was younger was kind of a spoiled brat. I've never been into adults asking other adults, for their autograph; but for a 15 year old redskin fan?? I lost some respect for DG. Great player kind of a jerk. Alot of kids idolize athletes, and we in part pay their salaries, so to not sign for kids is not right IMO. That said if they don't want to sign an autograph they don't have to. Compared to DG, Sean Taylor, from what I heard was a friendly guy and great at signing autographs for the fans; On the surface you'd think it'd be the opposite.

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[quote=skinsfan69;948272]So Darrell Green turned down my GF for an autograph. It was at a Wizards game before we were even dating and he said to her..."If I do it for you then I have to do it for everyone else"...so at least you got something. Personally I'm just not into asking another dude for his autograph, and I know it was for someone else but whatever. I wouldn't base my opinion on someone just cause he didn't sign an autograph the way you wanted him to.[/quote]

Well, maybe D. Green didn't want to sign an autograph because he was in a public place. I understand the adulation and irritability that would come with chillin' at a basketball game and one person asks for your autograph and then suddenly becoming bombarded by a bunch of people wanting your autograph. But it wasn't like that with McNabb. I saw him in the hotel lobby about to board the team bus. He was just being a straight up bitch about it. I actually threw whatever it was McNabb had scribbled into the trash because it was so meaningless.

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Green is pretty well known as being a prick.

[QUOTE=REDSKINS4ever;947962]Maybe McNabb is just telling it how he sees it. He's an NFL analyst now after all.[/QUOTE]

I ****ing hate him with every inch of my being.

I've met and talked with guys like Sam Bradford, Adrian Peterson etc and I never asked for an autograph

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I was never been turned down for an autograph as a kid, guess i was lucky.

Magic Johnson has to be the coolest guy around. always signs autographs, probably the nicest megastar there is out there. I've asked three separate times and he's signed each time and smiled. I've even had the privilege of getting to meet him on more of a personal level through my dads work. Just a true class act... impossible to dislike him.

Most athletes I've gotten to get autographs from as a kid are really nice guys, or acted like it anyways for me. It really takes a special kind of person to turn down a kid for an autograph in my mind. 5 seconds of writing your name on a paper turns into what will be one of a kids best moments in all of his childhood. I've got a couple other cool autograph stories, but no need to name drop... or write an essay for that matter.

Not really into asking for autographs anymore though, maybe a picture if it's really that big of a deal to me. I just don't hold these guys on the same pedestal i used to as a kid.

[QUOTE=Kindoy;948323]I was never been turned down for an autograph as a kid, guess i was lucky.

Magic Johnson has to be the coolest guy around. always signs autographs, probably the nicest megastar there is out there. I've asked three separate times and he's signed each time and smiled. I've even had the privilege of getting to meet him on more of a personal level through my dads work. Just a true class act... impossible to dislike him.

Most athletes I've gotten to get autographs from as a kid are really nice guys, or acted like it anyways for me. It really takes a special kind of person to turn down a kid for an autograph in my mind. 5 seconds of writing your name on a paper turns into what will be one of a kids best moments in all of his childhood. I've got a couple other cool autograph stories, but no need to name drop... or write an essay for that matter.

Not really into asking for autographs anymore though, maybe a picture if it's really that big of a deal to me. I just don't hold these guys on the same pedestal i used to as a kid.[/QUOTE]

Yeah that's how I am, growing up my idol was favre which is weird because I was a skins fan but it's because he's from my home town, anyways I was able to meet him and got a signed football. I'll say this Brett favre really is a good dude IMO, even as I got older I still remembered him taking the time out for me, then I went to a Dallas raiders game around 15 years old and Jerry rice was a total douche bag so they are all different

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[quote=VegasSkinsFan;948318]I ****ing hate him with every inch of my being.[/quote]

I dont know why I really dont have a problem with McNabb - well except that he had totally lost any ounce of talent he ever had when he came to the skins - but I really cant hate him for that. As far as his person - I dont know he never really rubbed me the wrong way. I hate............
Lane Kiffin
Skip Bayless
Rob Ryan
Tim Tebow

I want them all to fail miserably every time I see them.

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[quote=Mattyk;948317]Green is pretty well known as being a prick.[/quote]

Yeah I mean I think I've said more than a few times about my experiences with Green, both personally and professionally. Something must have changed in him though. Because when I was around 10-11 years old (many moons ago), I met Green for the first time after a Skins game in the RFK parking lot and I was like "I wear no. 28 for my flag football team because I play cornerback and I'm fast like you" And he playfully said you want to race to that tree? And we did (with Todd Bowles and Gary Clark cheering me on) and I beat him (of course he let me) and it was one of the greatest moments of my life!!!! But he doesn't seem to be that way with anyone else anymore.

As for McNabb as a person well I've heard mixed things and I know I've told you a few things I've heard Matty but I've never really personally met him so I won't judge.

There are a lot of athletes who don't sign autographs but they can't be kind about it. I remember being with a player once. And for the life of me I can't remember who it was, I want to say Miles Austin but I don't think that's right. Anyway, someone asked him for his autograph and he said "Thank you but I don't sign autographs. It's a pleasure to meet you and I really thank you for being a fan" And they shook hands and exchanged some small talk and that was that. And it was totally respectful and fine.

So I mean if you don't want to, either be polite about it like Austin or fake interest like London Fletcher.

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[quote=SmootSmack;948328]Because when I was around 10-11 years old (many moons ago), I met Green for the first time after a Skins game in the RFK parking lot and I was like "I wear no. 28 for my flag football team because I play cornerback and I'm fast like you" And he playfully said you want to race to that tree? And we did (with Todd Bowles and Gary Clark cheering me on) and I beat him (of course he let me) and it was one of the greatest moments of my life!!!!

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That is awesome.

I was just going to post that all this news about DG being a prick is new to me. I am actually shocked. I dont live in the DC area, and just never heard that before. Im just going to go on living and forget I ever found out - he is definitely a Skins legend and it is kind of a downer that he is a dick. Oh Well.

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[quote=SmootSmack;948328]Yeah I mean I think I've said more than a few times about my experiences with Green, both personally and professionally. Something must have changed in him though. Because when I was around 10-11 years old (many moons ago), I met Green for the first time after a Skins game in the RFK parking lot and I was like "I wear no. 28 for my flag football team because I play cornerback and I'm fast like you" And he playfully said you want to race to that tree? And we did (with Todd Bowles and Gary Clark cheering me on) and I beat him (of course he let me) and it was one of the greatest moments of my life!!!! But he doesn't seem to be that way with anyone else anymore.

As for McNabb as a person well I've heard mixed things and I know I've told you a few things I've heard Matty but I've never really personally met him so I won't judge.

There are a lot of athletes who don't sign autographs but they can't be kind about it. I remember being with a player once. And for the life of me I can't remember who it was, I want to say Miles Austin but I don't think that's right. Anyway, someone asked him for his autograph and he said "Thank you but I don't sign autographs. It's a pleasure to meet you and I really thank you for being a fan" And they shook hands and exchanged some small talk and that was that. And it was totally respectful and fine.

So I mean if you don't want to, either be polite about it like Austin or fake interest like London Fletcher.[/quote]

I can respect Miles Austin for that. If you're polite. That's cool. And how do you mean fake interest like Fletcher? I think I missed the story on that one.

[QUOTE=SmootSmack;948328]Yeah I mean I think I've said more than a few times about my experiences with Green, both personally and professionally. Something must have changed in him though. Because when I was around 10-11 years old (many moons ago), I met Green for the first time after a Skins game in the RFK parking lot and I was like "I wear no. 28 for my flag football team because I play cornerback and I'm fast like you" And he playfully said you want to race to that tree? And we did (with Todd Bowles and Gary Clark cheering me on) and I beat him (of course he let me) and it was one of the greatest moments of my life!!!! But he doesn't seem to be that way with anyone else anymore.

As for McNabb as a person well I've heard mixed things and I know I've told you a few things I've heard Matty but I've never really personally met him so I won't judge.

There are a lot of athletes who don't sign autographs but they can't be kind about it. I remember being with a player once. And for the life of me I can't remember who it was, I want to say Miles Austin but I don't think that's right. Anyway, someone asked him for his autograph and he said "Thank you but I don't sign autographs. It's a pleasure to meet you and I really thank you for being a fan" And they shook hands and exchanged some small talk and that was that. And it was totally respectful and fine.

So I mean if you don't want to, either be polite about it like Austin or fake interest like London Fletcher.[/QUOTE]

Good story, your lucky

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[quote=punch it in;948331]That is awesome.

I was just going to post that all this news about DG being a prick is new to me. I am actually shocked. I dont live in the DC area, and just never heard that before. Im just going to go on living and forget I ever found out - he is definitely a Skins legend and it is kind of a downer that he is a dick. Oh Well.[/quote]

Yeah it's quite disappointing

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[quote=DynamiteRave;948332]I can respect Miles Austin for that. If you're polite. That's cool. And how do you mean fake interest like Fletcher? I think I missed the story on that one.[/quote]

Fletcher is all about football. And he's all about his teammates. And that's totally fine. But he's not this friendly, gregarious guy really. He's not like say the Shanahans (Mike and Kyle) when it comes to everyone else at Redskins Park-the cleaning staff, the secretaries, the scouts, etc. He's not happily saying good morning, asking them about their families, seeing if they need anything, etc. (He's not the other extreme-Vinny Cerrato-either). He's just I'm here to play football and that's it. He's not into small talk, he hates, hates all the media stuff. It's just not him. But he fakes it well.

Ok so london fletcher is a dick, darrell green is a dick. Is there ANYTHING else you would all like to let me know before i cry myself to sleep?

I have an Art Monk autographed 1980(?) redskins program or team capsule or something From skins training camp when it was in Carlysle PA. My Dad took me. Monk was a rookie so maybe he was still digging the autographs but if anyone tells me he was a dick too im gonna flip out.


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billy cundiff is a small, timid man, nice though - and he gets his hair cut on route 40 in ellicott city

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[quote=los panda;948342]billy cundiff is a small, timid man, nice though - and he gets his hair cut on route 40 in ellicott city[/quote]

Did you happen to catch the close up of him when RG3 was leading the Skins down the field and he knew he was going to have to kick another one? The dude looked like he was going to cry. I mean he looked like he pissed himself and just wanted to cry - he was so nervous. Funny thing is I absolutely had not a doubt in my mind that he was going to make it.

oh and thank you for that very random yet pleasant story about cundiff.

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[quote=punch it in;948344]Did you happen to catch the close up of him when RG3 was leading the Skins down the field and he knew he was going to have to kick another one? The dude looked like he was going to cry. I mean he looked like he pissed himself and just wanted to cry - he was so nervous. Funny thing is I absolutely had not a doubt in my mind that he was going to make it.[/quote]was it when he was warming up or sitting on the bench? i can't remember which one i noticed, but yeah, he looked like a little kid who just got yelled at by his dad or something

*edit like a little kid ^

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[quote=punch it in;948339]Ok so london fletcher is a dick, darrell green is a dick. Is there ANYTHING else you would all like to let me know before i cry myself to sleep?

I have an Art Monk autographed 1980(?) redskins program or team capsule or something From skins training camp when it was in Carlysle PA. My Dad took me. Monk was a rookie so maybe he was still digging the autographs but if anyone tells me he was a dick too im gonna flip out.


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Well you know the story about Art Monk and the limo...

Seriously though, I didn't say Fletcher is a dick. He's not. He's just an all business, no time for anything else but football kind of guy. Doesn't make him a dick. He's not rude to anybody really

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So I won't say much here about Darrell Green, because he is someone whom I would talk to during the school events he would show up to. Once I got to know Darrell I thought he was a real nice guy. He just wants his space. Some athletes will sign autographs all day because they love the attention. Some won't sign any. Some will rarely sign some depending on when or where you catch them. Redskin fans, meet Darrell Green. I have a friend who met Ronnie Lott and asked him for an autograph and Ronnie acted like he wanted him to watch his car for 30 mins like it was such a hassle and a big deal. A lot of it depends on the Athlete and the time and place where you see them.

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[quote=SmootSmack;948346]Well you know the story about Art Monk and the limo...

Seriously though, I didn't say Fletcher is a dick. He's not. He's just an all business, no time for anything else but football kind of guy. Doesn't make him a dick. He's not rude to anybody really[/quote]it just means he's looking for john connor

[QUOTE=los panda;948345]was it when he was warming up or sitting on the bench? i can't remember which one i noticed, but yeah, he looked like a little who just got yelled at by his dad or something[/QUOTE]

When he was warming up - helmet on. I saw him on the bench too - yeah haha he looked like he just got punished.


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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;948346]Well you know the story about Art Monk and the limo...

Seriously though, I didn't say Fletcher is a dick. He's not. He's just an all business, no time for anything else but football kind of guy. Doesn't make him a dick. He's not rude to anybody really[/QUOTE]

The limo thing is a joke rite? If it aint than let me have it. Lay it on me. Lets get it all out.

I hear you about Fletch.


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[QUOTE=CultBrennan59;948347]So I won't say much here about Darrell Green, because he is someone whom I would talk to when during the school events he would show up to. Once I got to know Darrell I thought he was a real nice guy. He just wants his space. Some athletes will sign autographs all day because they love the attention. Some won't sign any. Some will rarely sign some depending on when are where you catch them. Redskin fans, meet Darrell Green. I have a friend who met Ronnie Lott and ask him for an autograph and Ronnie acted like he wanted him to watch his car for 30 mins like it was such a hassle and a big deal. A lot of it depends on the Athlete and the time and place where you see them.[/QUOTE]

Thats cool.
I would like to think there are at least a few who sign because they realize what a priviledge it is in to be in their position and appreciate the fans.


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[quote=punch it in;948351]The limo thing is a joke rite? If it aint than let me have it. Lay it on me. Lets get it all out.

I hear you about Fletch.


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I'm just messin' with ya

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[quote=punch it in;948344]Did you happen to catch the close up of him when RG3 was leading the Skins down the field and he knew he was going to have to kick another one? The dude looked like he was going to cry. I mean he looked like he pissed himself and just wanted to cry - he was so nervous. Funny thing is I absolutely had not a doubt in my mind that he was going to make it.[/quote]

I saw his face - he looked shook. I was concerned by his demeanor because I could tell that he was overwhelmed. My concerns increased as the kick approached that right upright.

It's probably the right thing to keep him on the team since he made the kick but I wouldn't be mad if he were released. I have some doubts about his ability to focus under pressure after this game. As a professional athlete (or any role in life actually) it is very important to be able to [I]use[/I] stress and channel it into focus in clutch situations.

[QUOTE=SmootSmack;948354]I'm just messin' with ya[/QUOTE]

Watch tomorrow on the news:
Redskin great Art Monk found in limo with drugs and a prostitute refuses to sign autograph for the police officer. Lmao.


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[quote=CultBrennan59;948347]So I won't say much here about Darrell Green, because he is someone whom I would talk to when during the school events he would show up to. Once I got to know Darrell I thought he was a real nice guy. He just wants his space. Some athletes will sign autographs all day because they love the attention. Some won't sign any. Some will rarely sign some depending on when are where you catch them. Redskin fans, meet Darrell Green. I have a friend who met Ronnie Lott and ask him for an autograph and Ronnie acted like he wanted him to watch his car for 30 mins like it was such a hassle and a big deal. A lot of it depends on the Athlete and the time and place where you see them.[/quote]

Not a big autograph guy myself but in general my rule is if it isn't an event where they could expect that they'll be asked to sign I don't ask. I don't even like to approach because I know constantly having people coming up to me, even real politely, would drive me bonkers. Golden rule and all...

If the situation seems cool and it doesn't look like I'd be much of a bother I might toss something conversational at them to gauge their willingness.

Wow...we couldn't be more off-track here.

Haha. We sort of got on track again with the cundiff demeanor thing. @ imaskin4life - dont forget about the missed chip shot to put the ravens in the superbowl last year. You KNOW that was going thru his head too.


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[quote=punch it in;948362]Haha. We sort of got on track again with the cundiff demeanor thing. @ imaskin4life - dont forget about the missed chip shot to put the ravens in the superbowl last year. You KNOW that was going thru his head too.


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Judging by what I saw Sunday I would have to guess that it was. Now if I am the Ravens staff, I don't fire him for just missing that kick. But if I see him standing in a puddle of urine with his lip quivering before the kick, he's gone.

Lmao. Thats totally what he looked like. Nice.


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Former/current NFL players I've gotten autographs from:


1. James Thrash
2. N.D. Kalu
3. Charley Taylor
4. Bobby Mitchell
5. Jeremiah Trotter
6. Shawn Alexander
7. Mark Mosley
8. Doug Williams
9. Fred Smoot
10. Shawn Springs
11. Stephen Davis

Former/current players who refused to sign an autograph for me.

1. Donovan McNabb