DMN Blog: Gerald Sensabaugh delivers message to Brett Favre

[Concord]

"This Team, has never lost a playoff game."

And they're not going to lose to the Vikings.

 

[Draegerman]

And what i'm saying to you is that i don't agree with your perspective.

Linguists, who actually study this stuff, don't consider non-standard English as 'bad habits'.

And you would be wrong on both counts.

 

[Draegerman]

I'm a grammar **** myself but if you have a 46 inch vertical you can talk/spell however you want.

My son has a 46" vertical and you can believe that I will NOT allow this to happen.

 

[ethiostar]

And you would be wrong on both counts.

Ok,.....

thanks for that.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Am I the only one who is noticing the double standard here? We grill the opposing teams for saying they are going to win and call it "bulletin board material" but when one of our own says basically the same thing we call it confidence and use it as proof that we are going to win.

I'm not saying I don't agree with Sensy (because I do) but can we at least be consistent?

If anyone said this on any other team, I would not call it bulletin board material.

DeSean Jackson saying he's gonna "sting they ***" is. Sense saying that they cant beat us unless we beat ourselves is emitting confidence.

Big difference IMO

 

[ElPanadero]

Well...this thread certainly was different then the other 100+ threads I've read about on the COWBOYS this past week. It was actually quite ammusing and entertaining.

Thanks for the read.

 

[the truth of it all]

:bang2: Gerald needs to shut the *heck* up seriously. Gerald, you havent accomplished anything yet. Keep your mouth shut and study the vikings before you get your "rear end" torched. Yeah theres a good chance you could be doing a defeat interview too.
Someone send him back to school .

man that really irks me dudes seriously you guys won a wildcard playoff game shut up shut up shut up he's not exactly playing at an all pro level wow. SHUT UP

 

[Draegerman]

12:20 PM Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Brett Favre said Wednesday he'd be shocked if the Vikings lose. Cowboys safety Gerald Sensabaugh countered on Thursday.

``We'd have to beat ourselves to lose,'' Sensabaugh said. ``The way we're playing right now, I don't think we can be beat.''

Favre told reporters that he expects to be doing his usual news conference next week, and envisions questions about preparing for the Saints or Cardinals. ``If that doesn't happen, to me that will be a shock.''

Sensabaugh said with a smile: ``He might can do a news conference, but he might be on the losing end. They have their confidence, we have our confidence. It will be a good game. I can't way to play them.''

Sensabaugh said he's not surprised that Favre is playing so well at age 40.

``He's going to be in the Hall of Fame one day,'' Sensabaugh said. ``I guess when the league takes him out he's not going to play anymore. He's a competitor, his love for the game is crazy. I see why he keeps coming back. He's winning so why wouldn't he?''

I actually have more of a problem with this portion of the interview (in bold) than I do with Sensabaugh's improper use of grammar. The journalist is getting off way too easy here.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Read the first two pages of this thread. Is the whole thing about the English
language?

 

[jterrell]

Why not? Good Lord...these are professional athletes who have (mostly) either graduated with a bachelors degree, or at least spent a few years in college. You would think Sensabaugh "might could" put together a sentence without blatant abuses to the English language.

I'm a HUGE fan of Sensabaugh and I was one of his biggest proponents when I heard he was signed as a free agent. I originally pointed out the grammar mistake because it was funny, but if I'm actually being challenged as to why I pointed it out, then that's not saying much for our expectations of how people should speak, is it? Regardless of whether or not this is English class...I'm simply saying, it's bad form. Are you actually going to argue that?

your username is 7footer... it irks me that you didn't use seven-footer.

this isn't the forum for language ***** or any other kind.

everyone under the age of 30 seems to text in alien code so the language purists are going to be doing a lot of rolling over in graves.

 

[Draegerman]

Read the first two pages of this thread. Is the whole thing about the English
language?

For the most part.

And it would be more apropos to call it American.




Hater of the English.

 

[jterrell]

And you would be wrong on both counts.

No, he isn't. Linguists study how language evolves and English has a long history that hasn't even begun to slow down.

8th grade English teachers may hate how we ruin the "King's/Queen's language" but linguists do not. Tho is every bit as proper as though. I know because I wrote my paper in linguistics over just such a topic.

 

[Rampage]

this interview is on DC.com if anybody wants to take a break from English class.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

For the most part.

And it would be more apropos to call it American.




Hater of the English.

Patato/Potato I speaks perfect english when I cuss.

 

[DallasEast]

Read the first two pages of this thread. Is the whole thing about the English language?

Of course not! How the heck did you miss the kid, the chimp and the ninja???

 

[ethiostar]

this interview is on DC.com if anybody wants to take a break from English class.

It is recess already?

 

[Draegerman]

your username is 7footer... it irks me that you didn't use seven-footer.

this isn't the forum for language ***** or any other kind.

everyone under the age of 30 seems to text in alien code so the language purists are going to be doing a lot of rolling over in graves.

Especially if you have no problem coming off as an idiot when you post here using improper grammar. Your point(s) will also have less credibility for the same reason, too.

 

[Phrozen Phil]

I thought I was the Grammar Cop in this place. Apparently, there's competition for the job. Just as a matter of note, I will advise you all that you "speak funny" with your cute little American accents. Please feel free to call me or any other Canuck if you need an interpreter.

 

[gmb85]

Gerald seems a tad overconfident. Hopefully he'll do his job well on Sunday.

 

[Doomsday101]

Gerald seems a tad overconfident. Hopefully he'll do his job well on Sunday.

Right now both teams are confident; Dallas does not need to go into the game with any doubt