Your RBR Word of the Day: latitudinarian

was a winner of the highest order, before the big wigs put so many of the rules in the offense’s favor that skill players became pampered daisies. I’d take the Punky QB as my triggerman any day of the week, regardless of his irreverent attitude (can anyone really blame him though, since most people in authority, as he routinely pointed out, are a little ridiculous and football in particular is full of hyperbolically macho a**holes who say and do cheesy things…who wouldn’t want to get under the skin?)

McMahon found ways to win and he took a beating. He was a great teammate, too.

Jim McMahon was the same in high school, then into college and on into the pros. He was “crazy”, but he was a winner. He reminds me of the way Joe Namath was at times on the Capstone and as a Jet, he was outrageous and over the top, but we all loved him and still do. I think the game needs these kind of players just as it needs John Hannahs and the like. We want winners and that was what Jim McMahon was. He talked trash but he was a team guy, not like to many players of today (ie: Terrell Owens and Keyshawn Johnson). Sorry guys, but you were off here.

Remember that pre-Super Bowl rap video that da’ Bears did way back when? That’s it, that’s it- the Super Bowl Shuffle. Wanna see it, here it is:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1840979259

McMahon, if anything- has got a great sense of humor. Because you know he was prolly a Ramones, Stones, Robert Palmer, Foreigner, Journey, Pat Benatar fan. What’s he doing throwin’ down like he’s Grandmaster Flash or Curtis Blow? Call him MC Mc ????

I dig McMahon’s show. He was a gamer for sure. (it kinda helped that he had Singletary, Payton, Gault, the Fridge, et, al as team mates. And Ryan as his DC? That team was bananas!)

really won me over as a member of the Eagles in 1991. Randall Cunningham went down with an injury and he became their starter, playing with a lot of guts. He did the same thing later with the Minnesota Vikings. I wanted Mike Holmgren to put him in Packers’ Super Bowl win over the Patriots in 1997 (‘96 Season), and it was hilarious when he wore his Chicago Bears jersey to the White House to meet the president.

what I meant was I don’t believe the word was used in the right context. I don’t always make my point very well, but I understand what he was trying to say. Not many people wanted to take a chance on McMahon ( a Mormon school least of all) but they did. My point is that a religious school was the best place for a character like him because it gave him structure. Though he was a wild spirit I don’t recall him ever being suspended at one of the most rule laden schools ever. ( ie: no caffeine, sex, nicotene, etc) But all in all, I got your point. Thanks for the heads up.