Merriman pic was Shopped

[superpunk]

Didn't want to bury this in the existing thread....buzzkill.........






POSTED 9:21 p.m. EST, November 19, 2007

MERRIMAN PHOTO WAS DOCTORED . . . BY THE CHARGERS?

We think we've finally figured out the mystery of the Merriman photo.

It was doctored. But not by us. Or by anyone looking to discredit Merriman. Instead, it was doctored by the Chargers, or by the league.

Merriman, as you might recall, stayed away from the Chargers' offseason workouts and minicamps in 2005, supposedly because he didn't like the terms of the team's injury guarantee.

But a headshot was needed, and it appears that Merriman's head and neck were grafted onto the body of the headshot generated by defensive tackle Jamal Williams.

So why was Williams wearing No. 97? Our understanding is that the team typically leaves several jerseys in the room where the pictures are taken, and that one of them in 2005 was No. 97.

None of this changes the fact that Merriman's face and neck are noticeably smaller than they were whenever the photo was taken, or that Merriman is smaller in his 2007 photo than he is in 2006.

Regardless, the apparently doctored image was used as Merriman's official headshot for 2005. Here it is on NFL.com. And also on the Getty Images site. We posted below a copy of the page from the 2005 media guide.

We hope that this finally closes the case.

 

[cowboyz]

profootballtalk is such a joke

the only useful stuff is when they break insider info. all their commentary/opinion/speculation pieces are complete BS.

 

[Hostile]

In the other picture are the numbers cropped out?

 

[smarta5150]

we got sucked

 

[MapleLeaf]

...to be wary on any image that goes out on the net.

Unless it's an official government passport photo treat it with skepticism.

 

[Hypnotoad]

I originally thought his first picture they put a big puffy jersey with shoulder pads to make him look bigger. Like those high school tuxedo pictures where they put a fake velcro suit on you. Anyway, it looked like someone took out all the air in his puffy suit in the 2007 picture and gave him acne (I believe an after sign of steroids use).

The neck and head size could have been made larger then they actually are due to an attempt to impose his head on a fake body. PFT is ridiculous with their journalism. This is what the 5th mistake/rumor they have made and later apologized for. They spend more time mocking Emmitt and slurping the Patriots then they do actual breaking news.

 

[smarta5150]

...to be wary on any image that goes out on the net.

Unless it's an official government passport photo treat it with skepticism.

People like SP and there "photoshop hax0r skills" or whatever they call it have too much time on their hands

 

[SuspectCorner]

Merriman was a nanosecond from busting out in a big boohoo during yesterday's postgame interview.

Either that or going Ryan Leaf on us....

 

[WoodysGirl]

I don't buy it...

 

[ajk23az]

I don't buy it...

Look at the wrinkles on the jerseys, they are the same.

 

[SuspectCorner]

I don't buy it...

And rightly so because Jamal Williams doesn't HAVE a neck... he goes straight from the shoulders - to the head.

 

[smarta5150]

I don't buy it...

I think Punk put Williams' face on Merriman's body.

 

[Vintage]

This is Roy Williams's fault.

 

[sacowboysfan513]

This is Roy Williams's fault.

:laugh2:

 

[Faerluna]

I thought something looked fishy from the get go because on the Merriman pic the jersey collar is funny looking.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Look at the wrinkles on the jerseys, they are the same.

And rightly so because Jamal Williams doesn't HAVE a neck... he goes straight from the shoulders - to the head.

This makes sense to me.

None of this changes the fact that Merriman's face and neck are noticeably smaller than they were whenever the photo was taken, or that Merriman is smaller in his 2007 photo than he is in 2006.

I think Punk put Williams' face on Merriman's body.

Nah, unless he submitted it to PFT, it wasn't him.

 

[superpunk]

I don't buy it...

Can't believe I didn't notice it before, but look at the 9 on Merriman's jersey.

Pretty odd for a guy who wears 56. (original was cropped.)

 

[NoDak Cowboy]

So, did they photoshop the receding cro-magnon forehead and neck size too?

http://i15.***BLOCKED***/albums/a379/PhantomTigger/Sports/ThreeShawnes.jpg

 

[Big Dakota]

Didn't want to bury this in the existing thread....buzzkill.........






POSTED 9:21 p.m. EST, November 19, 2007

MERRIMAN PHOTO WAS DOCTORED . . . BY THE CHARGERS?

We think we've finally figured out the mystery of the Merriman photo.

It was doctored. But not by us. Or by anyone looking to discredit Merriman. Instead, it was doctored by the Chargers, or by the league.

Merriman, as you might recall, stayed away from the Chargers' offseason workouts and minicamps in 2005, supposedly because he didn't like the terms of the team's injury guarantee.

But a headshot was needed, and it appears that Merriman's head and neck were grafted onto the body of the headshot generated by defensive tackle Jamal Williams.

So why was Williams wearing No. 97? Our understanding is that the team typically leaves several jerseys in the room where the pictures are taken, and that one of them in 2005 was No. 97.

None of this changes the fact that Merriman's face and neck are noticeably smaller than they were whenever the photo was taken, or that Merriman is smaller in his 2007 photo than he is in 2006.

Regardless, the apparently doctored image was used as Merriman's official headshot for 2005. Here it is on NFL.com. And also on the Getty Images site. We posted below a copy of the page from the 2005 media guide.

We hope that this finally closes the case.

I knew all along that was a pic of you SP

 

[theogt]

Look at the wrinkles on the jerseys, they are the same.

No, they're not. Look at the NFL logo. They're different photos. It's the same guy, but they're different photos. And it's clear that he was photoshopped in. Just look at where his neck meets the jersey.