This is one of the saddest days of my life. I grew up listening to John on Sundays and then Mondays. Love him or hate him, no one loves the game more than he does. The man is a football institution. Let's remember some of the best Maddenisms:
"You never want to go backwards in the endzone."
“When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.”
"He would have scored a touchdown if he hadn't been tackled right there."
"The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner."
"What they want to do is score a touchdown here."
"Now this next play they're either gonna run the ball or pass the ball."...on 1st and 10
Al: "John, what do the Vikings need to do to get back into this game? "
John: "Well Al, to get back into this game...Daunte Culpepper and the Vikings have to get back into this game. "
"To get more yards, it's best to move the ball from the line of scrimmage down the field."
"If the quarterback throws the ball in the endzone and it is caught, that's gonna be a touchdown."
And let's not forget his man-crush on his beloved Brett Favre...
"I always said that if you were going to make a monument to the NFL it would be the Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field. I think that changed to, “Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers.”
You're an icon John, we'll miss you.
0 comments:
Post a Comment