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Put me down in the category of the story is worth twice as much as the jerseys.
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Put me down in the category of the story is worth twice as much as the jerseys.
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I don't know quite what to make of the autograph thing anymore. My 8 year old son got Drews the other day as we just happened to be standing where Drew walked up. But we weren't there to even try and get it. We were literally attacked by a swarm of kids pushing my son up into the barrier until I said something to them and they back off abit. Just before that another kid pushed a helmet up to a player and the player (not going to name him as no need) said hey I got that yesterday. My point is these players sign all of this stuff each day and I would say 90% of the people they sign for don't have a clue who they are unless they see their name on their jersey. So, due to that I think it has become a joke to the players. And I don't blame them. Sure they are getting paid a ton of money to play a game but the autograph thing has to be one of the worst things they are expected to do. Sucks for your friend but I also see why the players may do some of the things they do.
I think its funny. I'd laugh with them, while thinking of a way to get Coleman back. Like hacking into a prominent Twitter account and tweeting breaking news that Coleman was just cut. Or whatever else I could come up with that I would most likely be the only one to find funny.
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He could just tell Brees, Watson or somebody like that about it and ask that they prank Coleman in the locker room somehow. That's what I would do.
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A joke is only funny if everyone laughs. This may not be the case but I wasn't there. Tell your friend to keep the autograph. You never now, it could be worth something one day to an autograph seeker. Case in point: I was attending a baseball game back in 1990 at the Rangers Stadium in Texas and it happened to be hat day. I got the manager Bobby Valentine to sign it along with the owner of the Rangers who was there. The owner of Rangers at the time was George Bush Jr. who later became a US president. Again, never throw an autograph away..
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Collecting football cards growing up, an error card was worth so much more than regular cards. A wrongly signed jersey would be a nice gem.
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It's not about "fan points" or whatever you're trying to say about that. It's an awesome memento of when you actually met a player.
I just don't understand why you're implying that seeking an autograph from a player is childish. You kept mentioning "grown ups" as if autographs are only for children.
Seems condescending. But whatever, it's the Internet. People are condescending all the time lol. Nothing new
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Coleman, not Cooks.
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I didn't mean to come off as condescending, but if I'm being honest, I absolutely think it's childish. When a kid shows off his autographs to his friends he's cool, if an adult shows off his autographs to his friends he seems, well, desperate. It just doesn't make sense to me. It's just a strange ritual to ask someone for proof of meeting them. Maybe I'm just not sentimental in regards to things like that.
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Meanwhile back at the ranch...
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Is that the point of getting autographs? Is to show them off? I guess I'm doing it wrong lol.
I like having autographs because it feels like a connection with the actual player.
Sorry if that makes me sound desperate or whatever other insults you'd care to say. But to me, autographs are about the memory of actually meeting a player, not to try and showboat for friends or whatever. I guess maybe I'm different from most that collect autographs.
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Well maybe if your friend knew what Colston looked like and didn't think all black people looked alike.... 
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I hear what you're saying OP, I'm kinda anal about things and would be a little peeved that the autograph didn't match the jersey. But it is kinda funny. It's not like you ordered it online and it's not Colstons sig, now its not only not Colton's sig, but it's a good personal story. He could also make lemonade out of the situation and just get a bunch of players' signatures on the jersey.
jkI hear what you're saying OP, I'm kinda anal about things and would be a little peeved that the autograph didn't match the jersey. But it is kinda funny. It's not like you ordered it online and it's not Colstons sig, now its not only not Colton's sig, but it's a good personal story. He could also make lemonade out of the situation and just get a bunch of players' signatures on the jersey.
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getting an autograph and meeting a player are not the same thing...
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I get the joke, I really do but not at the expense of your fans, and if so you should be willing to make it right. I bet the Saints have a Facebook site.(never thought to look) if so post a memo about what happened and see if they can get all of the guys who was in on it (or laughing) to sign it especially Colston. I bet with the type man he is if you told him what happened with his helmet he would make it right himself. Now that's a story. Oh and if it was a knockoff jersey, your friend might want to drop the issue?
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I can understand you might be upset, but this is a really cool story that is more valuable than one of the thousands of Colston jerseys with his name on it. I think it'd be a jerk move to call attention to oneself as if an injustice had been suffered.
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