At Training Camp - Joke or Not Funny At All [THREAD CLOSED]

[El Caliente]

I remember being at TC back in 06 and speaking with Ben Archibald (the friend I went with was a mutual friend), somebody came up to him and asked if he could have Reggie Bush sign his jersey, and Ben was like, "Sorry, I can't,but I can give you mine." And he took the guys jersey and put his autograph on it. Some might think that that was a **** move for a player to do, but I thought it was even more dbaggery somebody came asking him to do his work for him.

 

[Igordão]

Oh my, but my feelings. Please, be gentle. I don't want to get my panties bundled.

It seems like you got offended by my comments.

If that was a football player saying this to you I suppose you would have a smile on your face and say thanks, am I right?

 

[kcirdor]

It seems like you got offended by my comments.

If that was a football player saying this to you I suppose you would have a smile on your face and say thanks, am I right?

Jokes on you, bro.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

If he got offended, so what? Just because you would let football players do anything they want to you and be happy with it, everybody else doesn't have to be that way.

K, so aside from Jersey signing we've added car vandalism and...(What could "anything they want" really mean? Could it mean prison rape? Could it mean puppy kicking? Poster didn't specify so sure, it could be all of those things)

#keepdigging

 

[klewis33]

A lot of upset folks in here about a random guy's signature. I love the Saints also, but dang, it's just a bunch of dudes in their 20s and 30s who are athletic. Colston has been awesome, but still, why would someone older than 12 care about him signing something? That has to suck standing out there signing a bunch of signatures everyday.

 

[stevend]

2 things:

1. Your best Friend should print and frame Coleman's tweet. It really adds to the story.

2. I don't think this is very cool, but I doubt someone 23 years old truly understands why it would upset a fan. He apologized on twitter and that does say a lot.

 

[BoxerJoe]

I like how handing someone covering their face something to sign without actually talking to or greeting them is the same thing as someone randomly vandalizing your vehicle. Got it. Now I'm so offended. I must cry about it. Who shall hold me?

It's not the exact same but the point is there for you to see when you decide to stop being so offended over people arguing that what Coleman did was wrong.

The guy was ASKING A FAVOR
The next time he should bring a megaphone and announce "i am giving marques colston AND ONLY MARQUES COLSTON permission to sign my shirt"

Some of y'all are tripping like a blonde in a horror movie

Just because someone asks a favor, that does not give you the right to do what was not asked and ruin that person's property. Don't act as though Coleman did not know what he was doing. He was dressed as Colston and someone handed him a Colston jersey to sign. Are you seriously going to argue that Coleman should not have known that the fan handed the jersey to him under permission that he would be getting Colston's authentic signature on it? If it were just generic items like footballs and such, then it wouldn't have been such a big deal; but to put your signature on another player's jersey knowing that wasn't what the fan wanted?

It astounds me that some people are so incapable of realizing why the fan was upset.

 

[stevend]

A lot of upset folks in here about a random guy's signature. I love the Saints also, but dang, it's just a bunch of dudes in their 20s and 30s who are athletic. Colston has been awesome, but still, why would someone older than 12 care about him signing something? That has to suck standing out there signing a bunch of signatures everyday.

Look I'm not a big fan of autographs either. But:

Why would someone over 12 buy a player's jersey?

or pay $300 a seat to watch a game they can see on TV for free?

or spend hours talking about a game on an internet forum?

or spend hours watching youtube clips hoping we might learn something about a player our favorite team might draft?


I don't think we need to draw lines, all of us are on here because we are somewhat obsessed with the Saints right?

 

[schuetter]

I can't believe this story even grew roots. If Colston is your friend's "second favorite player behind Drew," he should know what he looks like. Poor guy -- he got an NFL player's autograph. Had Coleman not signed the jersey, he probably wouldn't have gotten an autograph on it at all. Sheesh...

 

[parlorcitysaint]

the only way that's funny, is if Coleman turns out more like Colston, les not so much like Toon.

 

[andrew76021]

I have an almost new Colston Jersey with no signatures I will swap out for the Cooks signed/Colston Jersey. The story alone, makes that jersey worth more than anyone you can buy.

 

[choozer]

It's not the exact same but the point is there for you to see when you decide to stop being so offended over people arguing that what Coleman did was wrong.



Just because someone asks a favor, that does not give you the right to do what was not asked and ruin that person's property. Don't act as though Coleman did not know what he was doing. He was dressed as Colston and someone handed him a Colston jersey to sign. Are you seriously going to argue that Coleman should not have known that the fan handed the jersey to him with the permission that he would be getting Colston's authentic signature on it? If it were just generic items like footballs and such, then it wouldn't have been such a big deal. But to put your signature on another player's jersey knowing that wasn't what the fan wanted?

It astounds me that some people are so incapable of realizing why the fan was upset.

I think many here realize why the fan might have been upset, but perhaps they just don't agree the fan should have been so upset. And some fans might even be astounded that others seem unable to find at least a small measure of joy in getting to play a memorable role in a little practical joke that proved players can be human and amuse themselves without doing something illegal or obscene.

 

[klewis33]

Look I'm not a big fan of autographs either. But:

Why would someone over 12 buy a player's jersey?

or pay $300 a seat to watch a game they can see on TV for free?

or spend hours talking about a game on an internet forum?

or spend hours watching youtube clips hoping we might learn something about a player our favorite team might draft?


I don't think we need to draw lines, all of us are on here because we are somewhat obsessed with the Saints right?

Good points, just seems it has to be annoying signing signatures all day and pretending you enjoy it. I love watching and talking about Saints football, just couldn't imagine getting mad over a signature.

 

[number1saints]

Good points, just seems it has to be annoying signing signatures all day and pretending you enjoy it. I love watching and talking about Saints football, just couldn't imagine getting mad over a signature.

I'll never understand grown men asking football players for autographs. That's just me I guess.