Memo from Rams fan to Richie Incognito: give us something to cheer about

by VanRam on Nov 20, 2008 3:49 PM CST in 2008 regular season Comment 6 comments

Maybe Rams gaurd Richie Incognito should think about the product he and his teammates have given St. Louis football fans lately. Not much to cheer for.

Of course, I'm referring to his comments to the press today. Here's a sample:

It’s nice to have the other fans here. At least they cheer. Our fans get in their seats, they don’t know how to cheer, when to cheer.

Richie probably forgot, but the fans haven't had much to get excited about the last two seasons. He also probably forgot that ticket sales went up after they beat the Redskins and Cowboys this season, their only two wins of the year. After the Rams last three stinkers, not much to cheer about in those games as I recall, I wonder how many people who bought tickets tried to swap them for a warm beer...

The middle of the line, offensive and defensive, has been terrible. Sure, Incognito's been one of our better linemen, but maybe he should be taking his teammates to task for their less-than-inspired play rather than the fans.

This isn't a defense of fair weather fans, who just show up for the social event. Fans like our little community here at TST have rooted for this team through thick and thin. Still do. But you can only watch your favorite team get their asses handed to them on week-in, week-out basis before deciding maybe it's not worth the couple hundred bucks it costs to take yourself and pal or the family to the game when the results have been preordained. Most fans don't get paid millions of dollars to do a half-assed job. In fact, I'd venture to say that if most of us did our jobs the way some of Incognito's teammates do, well, you know... Hell, it's been hard to watch the second half of the last few games on TV.

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Richie.....

I used the (……) in my subject because I probably would have been banned from the site for vulgar language.

Richie. I’ve been here much longer than you have and I’ll be here much longer than you WILL be here. Don’t tell me how people are supposed to act at a football game. I’ve been to plenty of good football games and knew perfectly well how to act and when to cheer. And from where I’m sitting, Richie is the last person who should give advice about how one is supposed to act at a football game. At least I’ve never gotten a 15 yard misconduct penalty which almost cost my team a game.

Here’s some advice Richie. Drop out of the Kyle Turley School of Football Etiquette.

Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.

And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!

by Tackle Box on Nov 20, 2008 4:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

With his hands on his hips....

He brings his knees in tiiight.
And it’s the whining mouth, that really drives me insaaaaane.

Riiitchie got flagged agaaain.

by mpire on Nov 20, 2008 5:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

These comments

absolutely disgust me. We fans pay a lot of money to watch the Rams go and piss themselves on the field every week, and Incognito is mad that we’re not cheering enough?!

These comments, at this particular juncture, are absolutely mind boggling. How can a player be so detached from reality? Have fans become a scapegoat in the locker room to excuse their pitiful play?

Give us something the cheer about, Richie. Howbout stay competitive for a whole, entire game and not get blown out 7 out the 10 games you’ve played. Maybe then we’ll meet your lofty standards.

by ViperLjs on Nov 20, 2008 6:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Tommy Harris said some similar stuff about Bear fans earlier this week

although it wasn’t necessarily about cheering, it was about criticism. What it boiled down to was he said if you aren’t a player or a coach you have no business criticizing the team because you don’t know what you’re talking about so you should just cheer and put faith in the coaching staff.

Then after getting grilled by reporters he totally stepped in it and said “none of us asked to be here”. He was talking about drafted players and that they don’t have a choice where they play. Which is true but might be about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard and he’s said and done a ton of dumb stuff this season (this is a player who was suspended by the Bears earlier this season for insubordination). But, when a reporter pointed out to him he actually signed an extension to stay with the Bears, he went in to spin mode and you couldn’t tell up from down only that there was about 5 feet of shit on the ground.

So, I guess it’s nice to know that it’s not only Rams players who talk out of their ass and rip their fans.

What was funny though, yesterday Warren Sapp called in to the morning show in Chicago (uninvited) because he was beside himself while watching the Bears/Packers game tape. He blew up the defensive line. And if there’s another guy who understands the Tampa 2 better than Sapp, I’d like to know who it is. Not that he’s the end all be all when it comes to the Tampa 2, but he played in it and kicked major ass in it for a long time. Anyway, after the call the guys on the radio where like “Ok, Tommy, what now? Is it now legit when Sapp calls your ass out? Are the fans still wrong?”

Of course, Harris had nothing to say about it.

by Tackle Box on Nov 20, 2008 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Richie just doesn't get it

but then, he’s most certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I hope he gives us a “Gary Templeton moment” this Sunday, now that’d be sweet.

Steriods is...is bad.

by Handsome Jimmy on Nov 20, 2008 7:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

not a well thought out statement

for a guy who almost cost the Rams their first win of the season for mouthing off to a ref. If the line hadn’t been total shit, they would have cut him after the Redskins game. Idiot.

by VanRam on Nov 20, 2008 10:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs