Desmond

[RashanGary]

So much more time is spent in the meeting rooms and practice field than on the football field. Hawk is a consummate professional. He earns his respect by being a pro's pro. I think him taking a pay cut shows he has a firm grip on reality and isn't off in dream-land. Hawk is a proven, rock solid person and a serviceable player.

Bishop probably isn't the practice player Hawk is. His grip on reality seems a little off compared to Hawk. He's talking about DPOY. It sounds a little like Fin saying he's the best TE in football.

At the end of the day though, football, ultimately, is played on a grass field with an oblong ball and the winner is usually the more violent, high-stakes player. Piggy-backing on Woodbucks "dinner bell" comment, I think there is a certain appreciation for Desmond Bishop that only really shows up on Sundays. When you walk on the field with D Bishop, I think you get the feeling you're with a guy who's going to run first into the fight, and I think it sets a tone. Hawk will provide good cover fire and I think you certainly trust him to do his job, but this defense needs a fearless leader in the middle.

Sunday's scoreboard is determined in the most crude and primitive of fashions. It's determined by blocking, tackling behind the 1st down marker, beating blocks, smashing through a RB in pass pro, running, hitting. . . It comes down to giving up your body, running into danger instead of away from it, standing up for your teammates and for yourself. It comes down to pride, heart, determination, fearlessness, a certain level of stupidity, among other things. Hawk embodies game week, offseason preparation, and professionalism. Bishop embodies "Sunday."

[RashanGary]

I think we just added two other players who bring game-day intensity. Datone Jones and Eddie Lacy are the type of people who run toward danger instead of away from it. When you walk on the football field, the last thing you want to see is players across from you who can't wait to kill you and are willing to destroy their bodies to do it. You want to play against nice guys, regular guys who are out there to earn a paycheck and support their families. You don't want to play against Desmond Bishop, I guarantee that, and I don't think people are going to enjoy playing against Datone Jones either. He's got a junk-yard dog mentality. He's Compton tough.

[rbaloha1]

I think we just added two other players who bring game-day intensity. Datone Jones and Eddie Lacy are the type of people who run toward danger instead of away from it. When you walk on the football field, the last thing you want to see is players across from you who can't wait to kill you and are willing to destroy their bodies to do it. You want to play against nice guys, regular guys who are out there to earn a paycheck and support their families. You don't want to play against Desmond Bishop, I guarantee that, and I don't think people are going to enjoy playing against Datone Jones either. He's got a junk-yard dog mentality. He's Compton tough.

Well said.

[swede]

JH--

At first your posts had me feeling like running through a brick wall for the love of team.

Then I thought of the pretty white towels that John Jefferson and James Lofton used to wear and I got better.

[Guiness]

I remember Bishop saying something like this before, I think it was about halfway through his second year with the team - he was saying all he needed was a chance to get on the field and he'd show them all he belonged and they wouldn't get him off. At the time I thought it was bravado, but it turned out pretty prophetic.