The Official Barney Fuckdoggle Award Thread

[sharpe1027]

All valid points being made. It's really just a matter of where to set the bar. Set it too low and the award is somewhat cheapened. Set it too high, they'll be less winners and less to talk about each week.

This week there are two candidates, neither of them is a particularly strong candidate. Is it enough?

[esoxx]

To Fuckdoggle or not to Fuckdoggle.

That is the question.

[esoxx]

Exactly. The FuckDoggle is about defying expectations. A fourth round linebacker out of OSU is supposed to produce. A FuckDoggle needs to come out of nowhere.

Donald Driver would be a candidate for a lifetime achievement FuckDoggle.

Ann Arbor is on line 1. They would like a word.

[pbmax]

Ann Arbor is on line 1. They would like a word.

You tell Harbaugh to hitch up his chinos and hold his horses. We got work to do.

[mraynrand]

Exactly. The FuckDoggle is about defying expectations. A fourth round linebacker ... is supposed to produce. A FuckDoggle needs to come out of nowhere.

Donald Driver would be a candidate for a lifetime achievement FuckDoggle.

I see your point, but a fourth rounder can still come out of nowhere. Do you know all the fourth rounders from the 2015 draft among Packer opponents? What if one made a huge play off the bench to seal a game. Wouldn't you be saying "Where the hell did that guy come from?"

[Harlan Huckleby]

Regardless of whether he played well or didn't play well, he was put in because he was EXPECTED to be better than the guy he replaced.

Nothing was expected. It was hope and desperation.

BTW, since when are 4th round rookies expected to be starters?

[Harlan Huckleby]

A fourth round linebacker out of OSU is supposed to produce.

On special teams as a rookie.


All the weeping and gnashing of teeth over the cheapening of the prestigious fuckdoggle award needs to stop. Ryan represents hope. Ryan's Hope. And a great white hope to boot.

Remember: "It is better to curse a single candle than to darken a light."

[George Cumby]

I see your point, but a fourth rounder can still come out of nowhere. Do you know all the fourth rounders from the 2015 draft among Packer opponents? What if one made a huge play off the bench to seal a game. Wouldn't you be saying "Where the hell did that guy come from?"

True, but Ryan didn't seal the game.

[George Cumby]

On special teams as a rookie.


All the weeping and gnashing of teeth over the cheapening of the prestigious fuckdoggle award needs to stop. Ryan represents hope. Ryan's Hope. And a great white hope to boot.

Remember: "It is better to curse a single candle than to darken a light."

[Patler]

Nothing was expected. It was hope and desperation.

BTW, since when are 4th round rookies expected to be starters?

I don't believe I said they are expected to be starters as rookies, but it isn't a shock if they are. Play and contribute, sure. Eventually become a starter? Sure. Why? Because it is rare when one doesn't make the team (remember Cory Rodgers?) With 32 teams having roughly 1800 players, probably nearly half with 5 years or less experience, why shouldn't each draft supply 150 or more of those? Rounds 1- 4 are only the most promising 130, so why shouldn't you expect a 4th rounder to be one? Of course, all won't be contributors, but it isn't surprising when one is.

Ryan hasn't started yet.

Why was Ryan in the game? Because they expected, thought, hoped he would be better than Palmer was.

[esoxx]

I fear that by watering down the award, the Fuckdoggle will be cosigned to the ash heap of history.

Much like the Bostickler.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I fear that by watering down the award, the Fuckdoggle will be cosigned to the ash heap of history.

Much like the Bostickler.

pffffff. The Bostickler Trophy remains a premier honor precisely because it is rarely awarded. It is similar to the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[George Cumby]

I fear that by watering down the award, the Fuckdoggle will be cosigned to the ash heap of history.

Much like the Bostickler.

The what?

[mraynrand]

pffffff. The Bostickler Trophy remains a premier honor precisely because it is rarely awarded. It is similar to the Congressional Medal of disHonor.

FIFY - if there were such a thing

[sharpe1027]

I fear that by watering down the award, the Fuckdoggle will be cosigned to the ash heap of history.

Much like the Bostickler.

Not having candidates for the weekly award could also temper enthusiasm. It is a careful balancing act.

The Fuckdoggle may die, but it will never be forgotten!