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[Angus]

How Cheerleaders Ruined The Bachelor's Career

October 4, 2007 11:20 AM

I'm not sure how former Giants quarterback Jesse "The Bachelor" Palmer's weekly column slipped under the Hashmarks radar.

In the delightful "Third Down" portion of Palmer's column, he gives his take on the league's recent crackdown on cheerleaders stretching in plain sight of players as they prepare for games.

He then tells one of best stories I've heard in a while (thanks to Ralph Vacchiano):

"While starting for the New York Giants in Week 16 versus the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 (actually 2003), I found out just how distracting cheerleaders can be. In that game we started several drives inside our own 20-yard line, with each drive following a TV timeout. With my back to the end zone in the huddle, I became frustrated because I couldn't make eye contact with any of my 10 teammates as I was trying to call our plays; they were all staring right at the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders who were performing in the end zone.

I remember our offensive linemen shaking their heads in utter amazement, but the classic line came from our tight end, Visanthe Shiancoe, who interrupted me in the middle of a play call and said, "Jesse you really need to turn around and see this..."

Strong work, Jesse.

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[FCBarca]

Gives a new meaning to 'Professional' athletes eh?

 

[tunahelper]

Pro athletes love to ball.....

 

[Rack]

That's some funny stuff.

Shiancoe is alright by me.

 

[eduncan22]

I wonder how many close games they won for us.

 

[Mavs Man]

Now we know the real reason the Cowboys and Lakers have been so successful since the 1970s.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

tHAT is pretty funny right dare

 

[dogberry]

I'm so out of it. I thought the purpose of the cheerleaders was to get the crowd to make noise. I felt they were actually a distraction for the crowd. Didn't think about the teams.

 

[5Stars]

Per BrianPaint, I finally watched "The Replacements" last night in high def TV...and I was cracking UP!

But, I must confess...the many time that I've gone to Texas Stadium to see the Cowboys, my binoculars were trained on the cheerleaders for quite sometime...mostely between plays...but I was definetly gazing...and longing...and wishing...and wondering...and drooling...and, well you get the picture, because I sure did!!

 

[Rack]

Per BrianPaint, I finally watched "The Replacements" last night in high def TV...and I was cracking UP!

But, I must confess...the many time that I've gone to Texas Stadium to see the Cowboys, my binoculars were trained on the cheerleaders for quite sometime...mostely between plays...but I was definetly gazing...and longing...and wishing...and wondering...and drooling...and, well you get the picture, because I sure did!!

By any chance did your doctor put on you "Happy" pills?

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Now we know the real reason the Cowboys and Lakers have been so successful since the 1970s.

Beats the heck out of video taping the other coaches!

 

[5Stars]

By any chance did your doctor put on you "Happy" pills?

No happy pills for me!

But the Cowboys won the game...so that was good!

 

[Boyzmamacita]

This was a few years back, but still. To think that Giants players were looking at the DCC during a game is unbelievable and funny. Either it was a blowout or those guys are unprofessional.

Jesse Palmer has his excuse

October 4th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE NFL

When, in perhaps his greatest show of authoritarian strength yet, Roger Goodell decided to prevent NFL cheerleaders from warming up in front of opposing teams, I scoffed. Surely, in a league that values intensity and toughness above all else, players wouldn’t fall prey to temptations of the flesh that easily, would they?


Oh, right. They would:

While starting for the New York Giants in Week 16 versus the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 (actually 2003), I found out just how distracting cheerleaders can be. In that game we started several drives inside our own 20-yard line, with each drive following a TV timeout. With my back to the end zone in the huddle, I became frustrated because I couldn’t make eye contact with any of my 10 teammates as I was trying to call our plays; they were all staring right at the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders who were performing in the end zone.​

I remember our offensive linemen shaking their heads in utter amazement, but the classic line came from our tight end, Visanthe Shiancoe, who interrupted me in the middle of a play call and said, “Jesse you really need to turn around and see this…”​

It’s not as if Jesse Palmer would have been a good quarterback even if he and his mates would have shared a telepathic connection, but still: this rule might require some legacy revision. Who knows what Palmer — and Akili Smith, and now Rex Grossman — could have accomplished without their incessantly burning loins?

Tags: Jesse Palmer, Rex Grossman

 

[ajk23az]

:repost:

 

[THUMPER]

Now we know the real reason the Cowboys and Lakers have been so successful since the 1970s.

Damn straight brother!