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Kickoff

Jun 6, 2008 Andre Johnson, Athletes who don't stab people, Colvin, Cool dudes with cool cars, Kickoff, Secondary issues are primary, Super Mario, The Fred, Wal-Mart kills babies

Cars Go Vroom: Remember that Lamborghini video from last year that showed Mario Williams driving roughly 600 MPH?  Yeah, totally understandable…because Mario has an addiction.  To cars.  No, seriously.  ”At age 21, Williams actually entered the league with a list of expensive vehicles he planned to purchase after being drafted.”

Overstating The Obvious: From the AP’s Kristie Rieken: “With [Dunta] Robinson likely out until midseason with an injury, [Fred] Bennett knows it’s now up to him to lead the group until his mentor returns.”  Tomorrow: Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Cowboys fans are insufferable.

Our bad: As first reported at BRB, Wal-Mart pulled a total dick move and refused to give underprivileged kids ice and water when Andre Johnson “only” purchased 677 bikes (at full retail) instead of the 750 he ordered (and they failed to provide). Well, apparently Wal-Mart realized that this was potentially bad PR, so they donated 400 free bikes to the cause, as well as food, water, and ice.

Daily Colvin Story: Not only did Rosy visit the Texans (and Colts), he underwent physicals for both teams and, according to Rotoworld, passed both.  As an aside, Rotoworld also speculates that the Texans are primarily interested in him as a SLB, which I am totally in favor of.

Note: I am leaving for Gulf Shores around lunchtime, so this is it for me today most likely.

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7 Responses to “Kickoff”

  1. Vega
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:14 am

    One quick thing I’d like to point out is this Kubiak quote from the Day 11 OTA quotes from houstontexans.com:
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    “I think the young player (Antwaun Molden) is further ahead right now than Fred (Bennett) was last year, and that’s encouraging, just because he’s got a lot of reps.”
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    That just made my day.


  2. Matt
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Fuckin’ A, Vegaman….fuckin’ A.
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    (Molden is going to be fantastic. I have this feeling–like “wow, he was a total steal in the draft…that kid’s a mutant!” level fantastic.


  3. stacy
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:28 am

    matt..love the new daily posts. keep up the great work.


  4. grungedave
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:45 am

    News Flash: Wal-Mart still evil. But with 400 less kids’ bikes at its disposal.


  5. Matt
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    Agreed. I fucking LOATHE that company. And, hell, they probably had the 400 bikes assembled by crippled Taiwanese children.


  6. Foomey
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    June 6th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    @Matt. Now, now…let’s not discriminate against Wal-Mart. I’m sure they also obtain slave labor from Bangladesh, China, Japan, and somewhere in the lower Sudan.


  7. Elliott
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    June 6th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Hey matt I hope you enjoy gulf shoys, when I was little I fucking loved that place. Also, great idea with anything newsworthy on the texans.