Official Andrew Quarless Thread

[twoseven]

i hadn't actually seen the tattoo in question until now. wow, that's going to take some serious removal or cover up work to get around should he decide to change things one day. at least it's on the back of his arms so people will see it when he's running away from them with the ball, i hope. he's going to look pretty f-ing stupid if he is laid out on his face with those tags showing.

Isn't it at least possible that he meant his arms, or the skill they represent, are god's gift to him?

I've heard of and/or seen enough tattoos that were unintentionally stupid/benign depending on the interpretation.

good point, dude. hadn't thought of that. does that mean you have a 'God's Gift' tattoo on your manhandle then? i have a 'God's Cruel Joke' tattoo on what used to be my hairline.

Actually it reads "God's Hammer."

Your penis is Mjolnir?

so, Thor is swinging Skinbasket's dick? where does Loki fit in with all this shit?

[twoseven]

does that mean you have a 'God's Gift' tattoo on your manhandle then?

Actually it reads "God's Hammer."

Mine says:

"Shorties All Night Truck-Stop and Diner Chattanooga Tennessee"

:P

i don't have that much room for a welcome to Jamaica type message. i make up for with a shirt that says 'Mustache Rides' like Gar (Sam Elliot) had in Mask.

[Patler]

Insight into the "GODS" "GIFTS" tattoos:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/92563389.html

[Fritz]

Too much is being made of this tattoo thing. Lots of those players are tattooed all over, and I'm guessing most of the tattooes with words don't say things like "Gosh I'm just glad to be here" or anything.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Fair enough. Move along: nothing to see here!

[retailguy]

Too much is being made of this tattoo thing. Lots of those players are tattooed all over, and I'm guessing most of the tattooes with words don't say things like "Gosh I'm just glad to be here" or anything.

If I get you a locker room pass, will you check into this and let us know?

If it is as you suspect, we can convince Harlan to get the Government involved. This sounds like something they need to fix.

[mission]

Quarless was asked about the tats and he says they refer to his faith and that he has other religious-related ones... not that he's god's gift (to women/football for example).

[MadScientist]

The tats are a minor thing. I wouldn't mind a concreted player who could back it up. This quote bothers me more:

Asked if he was an alcoholic, Quarless said, "Well, I actually had to go to an AA meeting, so I guess so. And when I first sat down with the counselors I told them, 'I haven't had a drink in over a year. I don't think I have a problem.'

"And she said, 'Just the fact it happened.' If I was 21, both of those situations might have been different because of where my (alcohol) levels were. I was never lying over in the middle of the street."

It just gives me the feeling that he doesn't think he has a problem, and now that he's over 21 and had the toast to break the ice, I just don't have a good feeling about it.

[Fritz]

I will enlist one of the Packer ladies to check the tattoos out, Retail.

As for Quarless' statements about the alcohol, they do make me uneasy.

[mission]

I will enlist one of the Packer ladies to check the tattoos out, Retail.

As for Quarless' statements about the alcohol, they do make me uneasy.

Definitely not how someone who's overcame an addiction/problem speaks.

[Brandon494]

The tats are a minor thing. I wouldn't mind a concreted player who could back it up. This quote bothers me more:

Asked if he was an alcoholic, Quarless said, "Well, I actually had to go to an AA meeting, so I guess so. And when I first sat down with the counselors I told them, 'I haven't had a drink in over a year. I don't think I have a problem.'

"And she said, 'Just the fact it happened.' If I was 21, both of those situations might have been different because of where my (alcohol) levels were. I was never lying over in the middle of the street."

It just gives me the feeling that he doesn't think he has a problem, and now that he's over 21 and had the toast to break the ice, I just don't have a good feeling about it.

Umm you think any 20 year old college kid think they have a problem with drinking?

[MadScientist]

The tats are a minor thing. I wouldn't mind a concreted player who could back it up. This quote bothers me more:

Asked if he was an alcoholic, Quarless said, "Well, I actually had to go to an AA meeting, so I guess so. And when I first sat down with the counselors I told them, 'I haven't had a drink in over a year. I don't think I have a problem.'

"And she said, 'Just the fact it happened.' If I was 21, both of those situations might have been different because of where my (alcohol) levels were. I was never lying over in the middle of the street."

It just gives me the feeling that he doesn't think he has a problem, and now that he's over 21 and had the toast to break the ice, I just don't have a good feeling about it.

Umm you think any 20 year old college kid think they have a problem with drinking?

Well given that it almost cost him his career, he should at least take the possibility more seriously than the statements indicate. It strikes me like he stopped drinking while he was under the gun (would have been kicked off the team), and now feels like he is home free.

[Patler]

The tats are a minor thing. I wouldn't mind a concreted player who could back it up. This quote bothers me more:

Asked if he was an alcoholic, Quarless said, "Well, I actually had to go to an AA meeting, so I guess so. And when I first sat down with the counselors I told them, 'I haven't had a drink in over a year. I don't think I have a problem.'

"And she said, 'Just the fact it happened.' If I was 21, both of those situations might have been different because of where my (alcohol) levels were. I was never lying over in the middle of the street."

It just gives me the feeling that he doesn't think he has a problem, and now that he's over 21 and had the toast to break the ice, I just don't have a good feeling about it.

Umm you think any 20 year old college kid think they have a problem with drinking?

Well given that it almost cost him his career, he should at least take the possibility more seriously than the statements indicate. It strikes me like he stopped drinking while he was under the gun (would have been kicked off the team), and now feels like he is home free.

I found that comment troubling too, and inconsistent with some of his earlier statements that he had quit drinking. Now he quit drinking...except for....

With two drinking related situations he needs to find out if he has a problem or not. Ambivalence won't cut it.

[Tarlam!]

OK, the DUI thingy was shitty. Bur come on! If any of you had grown up in Australia, you'd think nothing of this. The DUI aside.

[Patler]

OK, the DUI thingy was shitty. Bur come on! If any of you had grown up in Australia, you'd think nothing of this. The DUI aside.

Growing up in Wisconsin isn't much different, I suspect