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VINCE YOUNG DISAPPEARING ACT?

trillali — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:46:57 +0000

After Vince Young left Sunday’s game after a knee injury has he gone AWOL? According to WKRN-TV, the Titans are concerned about the “mental state” of their field general after suffering a knee sprain against the Jags, that may keep him out for up to four weeks. I am sure Vince is upset over suffering an injury in the first game of the season, but that is no reason for Jeff Fisher to call the police. Young apparently left his cell phone at home when he left his house on Monday. When Fisher was unable to reach Young, he decided the best plan of action was to call the “po-po”. The story goes on to mention that Young had an unloaded handgun in his car (Tennessee law permits unloaded handgun in a vehicle as long as no ammunition is present). Why would they allow you to carry a weapon with no ammunition…what’s the purpose? I digress. Anyway…the way this incident was reported, you would think that Vince Young was trying to kill himself over a knee injury. Just because a team can’t get in touch with their star player, doesn’t constitue them getting the law involved to find him. Fisher, should have just called Young’s agent instead of the police. According to Vince’s agent, he was doing what most men in America were doing Monday night, watching football and eating wings.

SOURCE: espn.com

Young was scheduled to have an MRI on his knee Monday, but it has been rescheduled for today. Why does it seem the Titans treat their QB’s so poorly? This incident brings back memories of how they treated Steve McNair before he went to play for the Ravens. McNair was still on the Titans roster, yet the team denied him any access to practice or use of the training facility. That was the ultimate slap in the face for a guy that led the franchise to within a few inches of a SuperBowl title. The Titans P.R. department really dropped the ball on this one. They should have never let this story out into the hands of the media. They have made Young appear to be mentally unstable and possibly more suicidal than Sean Kingston. Young has every right to be upset with his franchise. First of all, they have not done anything to enhance the offense since Young has been the QB. The Titans have not one legitmate WR on their depth chart capable of getting anywhere near 70 receptions or 1000 yards. Now, they are making Young seem like he has lost his mind. Vince, if you are reading this, remember how they treated McNair, and don’t rush back from your injury until the Titans can get you some receivers that can actually catch the ball.

YO VINCE, LET ME GET THAT BRACELET, HOMIE!

Vince…I am not your agent, but I advise you to do the following: Stay out as long as possible, demand a trade to a team with good receivers, and make sure you add a clause to your contract which states, “When I leave my celly at home, the Police are never to be contacted to find me.”

KIMBO SLICE “ALMOST FAMOUS”…ALMOST.

trillali — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:21:17 +0000

REAL FIGHTERS DON'T NEED LIPS......IS KIMBO GOING HOLLYWOOD?

Kimbo Slice, the real-life version of “Debo”, was scheduled to co-star in a children’s movie “Kung Fu U” with Hulk Hogan. The film is being produced by Stereo Vision Entertainment, Inc. The film production company issued a press release stating that Kimbo Slice was set to co-star in the movie on July 30th.

Stereo Vision’s Chairman, “Baywatch” creator Doug Schwartz, stated, “We’re very happy to have Kimbo Slice co-starring in ‘Kung Fu U.’ He has an enormous media presence, and he’ll fit right in with our star Hulk Hogan, and the other cast members in our made for kids 3D movie. We hope to have ‘Kung Fu U’ in 3D in theatres by the fall of ‘09.”

When I first read this I thought this would be a great move for Kimbo to reach a broader audience. Also it would also be nice for him to live the pampered life of an actor for a few weeks, as opposed to beating the ish out of people for a living. Only a few days later, August 8th to be exact, I read that Kimbo was no longer involved with the film.

Aug 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —-Stereo Vision Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB: SVSN ), a film production company focused exclusively on developing high quality, low cost, polarized 3D feature films, announced today that due to a misunderstanding among the agents involved with the Kimbo Slice deal, Stereo Vision is retracting the press release announcing that Kimbo Slice was to co-star in Stereo Vision’s Kung Fu U 3D movie. Stereo Vision will therefore be seeking a suitable replacement for that role.

With Kimbo’s growing popularity this kids movie would have done huge numbers at the box office. Everything that Kimbo is involved in gets crazy high ratings, just look at how many hits he has on youtube. So I wonder what the real reason was as to why Kimbo is no longer part of the movie. In the press release from he film company they claim it was a “misunderstanding” among the agents involved in the deal. I am willing to guess they were trying to underpay Slice so they could reap more profits at the box offices and with merchandise (you know they already had plans for the Kimbo Slice action-figure).

MY TOP 3 REASONS KIMBO SLICE IS NO LONGER INVOLVED WITH “KUNG FU U”

1. The More Cake Theory: Kimbo makes a ton of money making appearances and fighting on the MMA circuit with a undefeated record (3-0). I am sure his agent fought for Kimbo to get a slice of the merchandising and DVD sales of the movie, but co-starring with the infamous Hulk Hogan the film producers know where their bread is buttered and probably told Kimbo’s agent to kick rocks. Besides, the Hulkster probably has Andre The Giant sized legal fees to pay after his son nearly killed his homie who was riding shotgun as the young Hogan totaled his car while racing on the highway in Florida.

2. Buffoonery Theory: You know Hollywood will never change. They probably looked at the stature of Kimbo and probably wanted to make him perform some buffoonish acts on the silver screen. You know how they like to make the big black guys do dumb shit, like dress up as a woman (Ving Rhames, Tyler Perry, Tim Crews) or play the “big dumb” black guy role (Michael Clarke Duncan “The Green Mile”, “Planet of the Apes”) Although Kimbo is an initmidating figure, I don’t believe he is stupid, just look how he promoted him self from street fighting in the MI-yayo to being a world reknowned figure in the hottest sport in the country.

3. Mr. T: By playing in a comedy flick for kids this could ruin his credibility to play a believable version of B.A. Barrakus in the A-Team movie. For example remember Lorenz Tate? He played the uber thug ‘O-dog’ in MENACE II SOCIETY. After that he played a punk ass coming of age teen in the INKWELL, and then he played the drug addicted role of Frankie Lymon in WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE. But, it was a wrap for him after that. Playing those ’soft’ roles, he will never be beleivable a tough guy again, and I don’t want to see Kimbo trying go LOVE JONES on us by doing romantic spoken word poetry in a film…ever! The 80’s are hot right now, you know they will be coming out with an A-Team movie. Even though Kimbo rocks the braids on the side of his bald dome (somebody needs to tell him to cut it off, but I ain’t that brave) with the right stylist he could pull off the perfect Mr. T. When he is casted as Mr. T, he will get major cake and become even more popular. And remember…you heard it here first.

My last two cents on Kimbo…I know he is a beast, but why is he shaving his chest hair? Maybe the fame is getting to his head or maybe he is on some L.L. Cool J pretty boy ish. Check out his picture below…He has a line up on his chest…WTF? Part of his intimidation is his menacing look, but shaving his chest hair is very metrosexual. Kimbo please…no more pectoral shaves. Keep the chest naps a.k.a. taco meat, and continue dominating in the ring. Maybe he can start shaving his chest hair after he gets a couple of movies under his belt. With the way Hollywood promotes metrosexuals, Kimbo (minus the ‘taco meat’) will blend right in.

Sapp Joins Showtime

trillali — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:56:39 +0000

Sapp makes a smooth transition from player to analyst

Former NFL All-Pro player Warren Sapp is joining the cast of INSIDE THE NFL on SHOWTIME. Sapp will join the team with Phil Simms, Cris Collinsworth, and James Brown on the Emmy award winning show.

“This is a dream job,” said Sapp, who has served as a guest analyst on CBS Sports’ NFL pre-game show, THE NFL TODAY. “It’s the job I’ve always talked about wanting after my playing career. INSIDE THE NFL has been a staple of television for a long time. The show digs deeper into the games and the issues surrounding the league more than any other football show out there. I think this new approach will be fresh. For my part, I just came off the field and I’ve got 13 years of experience in the trenches to bring to the table.”

With Sapp’s long tenure in the NFL, he should be a key contributor to the show. I just can’t wait for him to engage in verbal battles with the arrogant and pompous Cris Collinsworth. Knowing Sapp, he won’t back down from the misguided Collinsworth. I never really cared much for INSIDE THE NFL when it was on HBO, but now that they have Sapp I will be looking forward to watching it this season. But who the hell has Showtime anyway? If anyone out there has Showtime and, some extra space on the couch, holla at ya boy.

INSIDE THE NFL on SHOWTIME will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 10 (9:00 PM, ET/PT).