Chris Cooley Blog Update - Poker night, whiskey, cigars, and Bon Jovi

[Schneed10]

I'd be upset if he was drinking heavily during the season, and especially upset if he were doing it the night before games. But in the offseason he should get time to himself to do whatever.

I remember hearing that Riggins used to show up hung over as all get out on Sunday, and then roll out there and kill the other team. If you can perform well in that state, then I guess I can't find a whole lot of fault, except in the back of my head I'll always wonder if you could be performing even better.

But until I hear Cooley isn't taking care of his body during the season, I got no beef.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'd be upset if he was drinking heavily during the season, and especially upset if he were doing it the night before games. But in the offseason he should get time to himself to do whatever.

I remember hearing that Riggins used to show up hung over as all get out on Sunday, and then roll out there and kill the other team. If you can perform well in that state, then I guess I can't find a whole lot of fault, except in the back of my head I'll always wonder if you could be performing even better.

But until I hear Cooley isn't taking care of his body during the season, I got no beef.

Theres some clip where Portis is talking about how he got sh*tcanned during his rookie season, before a game that turned out to be his best game (I belive to date) as a pro.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

Theres some clip where Portis is talking about how he got sh*tcanned during his rookie season, before a game that turned out to be his best game (I belive to date) as a pro.

Yeah, like I said, if you are hungover and you still perform great, it's kind of hard to have a problem with it, because the bottom line is performance.

Of course, keep in mind Portis was 21 in his rookie season. I remember when I was 21 I drank 14 beers the night before a swim meet and went out and blew Old Dominion's sprinters out of the water the next day. When you're 21 it's a lot easier to recover than when you're 28 (my current age)!

But hey, as long as the Skins are winning, these guys can do whatever they want. And even if they're losing every game, they can still booze as much as they want in the offseason, as far as I'm concerned.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

Theres some clip where Portis is talking about how he got sh*tcanned during his rookie season, before a game that turned out to be his best game (I belive to date) as a pro.

I remember seeing that too. Something to do with a rookie hazing I think.

[rscalder]

I don't think this is wrong at all. I don't see him using a beer bong with a bunch of teenage girls.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by rscalder

I don't think this is wrong at all. I don't see him using a beer bong with a bunch of teenage girls.

Yeah I don't think anyone here thinks he's "wrong." My only concern is that the media is gonna end up ripping him for it. I can just hear Jim Rome "burning" him about late night drinking/poker parties.

Fortunately since he's such a likable dude, never gets in any trouble, and performs at a high level, they'll let him have his fun.

His latest "Cooley Zone" blog on yahoo sports was pretty good this week (it comes out every Wed.)

The Cooley Zone: Dropping Randy Savage elbows in practice - Shutdown Corner... - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

Theres some clip where Portis is talking about how he got sh*tcanned during his rookie season, before a game that turned out to be his best game (I belive to date) as a pro.

I never quite got how athletes could/would do that before a game.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I never quite got how athletes could/would do that before a game.

Kills the pain of getting hit.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'd be upset if he was drinking heavily during the season, and especially upset if he were doing it the night before games. But in the offseason he should get time to himself to do whatever.

I remember hearing that Riggins used to show up hung over as all get out on Sunday, and then roll out there and kill the other team. If you can perform well in that state, then I guess I can't find a whole lot of fault, except in the back of my head I'll always wonder if you could be performing even better.

But until I hear Cooley isn't taking care of his body during the season, I got no beef.

Exactly. It's the offseason. These guys are allowed to have lives and as we can see they're not much different than your average joe, they just have more money to gamble with.