The Official Barney Fuckdoggle Award Thread

[George Cumby]

Sharpe, I like the guidelines, it provides clarity which was previously lacking. You may not be as heinous of a dictator as I once thought, but the season is young.

However, you say there are exceptions. After being cut twice within six months, several posters thought that merited an exception.

In your criteria, I think we should include a bright line threshold for what delineates eligibility for the Barney FuckDoggle Award. If JJ was drafted in a round that disqualifies him from eligibility, than I accept yourr ruling that he doesn't merit the BFA.

[George Cumby]

Bar isn't very high there - Bears fans need to use their GPS to navigate from the TV to the fridge.

Most Bears fans can't SPELL G-P-S, Rand.

[sharpe1027]

I look at it this way, the fact that JJ was in national headlines is a big negative. Add in that he got a freaking $10M contract recently. Whether we call it a bright line rule or not, does JJ fit into the spirit of the award?

IMO, he is Bruce Wilkerson award material all the way.

[George Cumby]

Fair enough. Perhaps I was square pegging a round hole there. I allowed my fandom to override discernment.

That doesn't obviate the fact that you are a power mad dictator who has come into power by questionable means.

[Smidgeon]

My thought was yes - JJ is not exactly a household name, discarded by two teams, and catches 2 TDs? Tell me Bear fans weren't going 'who the fuck(doggle) was that?

Bears fans know exactly who he is. He was one of many receivers roasting them over the years.

Also, I would like to add that Jones is ineligible for yet another reason: he led the NFL in receiving TDs one year. Everyone knows who he is.

[sharpe1027]

I think we are sticking with:

Week 1: Nate Palmer
Week 2: Jayrone Elliott
Week 3: Joe Thomas

[Smidgeon]

too many rules

That's almost the beauty of this topic. It's living on because people are debating the merits of the rules.

[George Cumby]

I think we are sticking with:

Week 1: Nate Palmer
Week 2: Jayrone Elliott
Week 3: Joe Thomas

Agreed.

And to clarify, we don't force the FuckDoggle?

[sharpe1027]

Agreed.

And to clarify, we don't force the FuckDoggle?

No forcing. There will probably be weeks without a good Fuckdoggle.

[Maxie the Taxi]

That doesn't obviate the fact that you are a power mad dictator who has come into power by questionable means.

Let's be honest. It was an outright fuckdoggle putsch.

[mraynrand]

Simplified version:

Guy should be a virtual unknown prior to the start of the regular season.
Selection based upon quality of play relative to expectations.

Too few rules

[mraynrand]

Let's be honest. It was an outright fuckdoggle putsch.

I am too old and weary to oppose them

[sharpe1027]

Too few rules

Guidelines.

[mraynrand]

Simplified version:

Guy should be a virtual unknown prior to the start of the regular season.
Selection based upon quality of play relative to expectations.

I was just joking. This is pretty good. I liken it to watching other teams. You turn on the Seahawks and you expect Wilson, Graham, Lynch, Sherman, Chancellor to make a bunch of plays. If someguyouneverheardof turns out a great performance, you say "Who the hell is that guy (i.e Barney Fuckdoggle) and how does this team dig up all this talent from nowhere?"

[George Cumby]

No forcing. There will probably be weeks without a good Fuckdoggle.

Come week ten, we will be saying to ourselves, "I could use a good FuckDoggle about now." Or "Man, it's been so long, I don't remember what a FuckDoggle feels like".

By the way, how do the fruits of illgotten spoils taste?