Bostickler Trophy

[Cobra Kai]

I've seen other talented special teamers make much worse errors. Does that mean Janis is really smart?

That's quite a conclusion to reach on a single incident that was nearly a perfect play (only reversed on replay).

He might get it one day but right now he has a million dollar body with a 10 cent head... And it shows...

[Cheesehead Craig]

Janis is clearly no Jarrett Bush

[sharpe1027]

He might get it one day but right now he has a million dollar body with a 10 cent head... And it shows...

I have no inside knowledge on his intelligence, so I can't really confirm or deny based on a single play.

[mraynrand]

I've seen other talented special teamers make much worse errors. Does that mean Janis is really smart?

That's quite a conclusion to reach on a single incident that was nearly a perfect play (only reversed on replay).

It looked like a bad move on replay. I dunno if he just lost perspective, but it was clear the ball was bouncing back to the five. Just leave the damn thing alone and it's a great play. Janis gets my vote because his error is very much like Bostick's - trying to do too much, and forgetting the basics.

BTW, that is one horrid fotochop, Harlan. I can see every pixel, and it looks like his forearms were eaten by MRSA.

[mraynrand]

I nominate Harlan for the award because of his terrible fotochopping. It was an unnecessary mistake, an unforced error in an attempt for transient and mundane glory.

[swede]

I nominate Harlan for the award because of his terrible fotochopping. It was an unnecessary mistake, an unforced error in an attempt for transient and mundane glory.

I get the braille edition of packerrats, so I can't see how it could be worse than my five minute hackups.

[mraynrand]

I get the braille edition of packerrats, so I can't see how it could be worse than my five minute hackups.

Just like the braille edition of playboy, eh? Got a touchy-feely screen, perhaps?

[sharpe1027]

It looked like a bad move on replay. I dunno if he just lost perspective, but it was clear the ball was bouncing back to the five. Just leave the damn thing alone and it's a great play. Janis gets my vote because his error is very much like Bostick's - trying to do too much, and forgetting the basics.

BTW, that is one horrid fotochop, Harlan. I can see every pixel, and it looks like his forearms were eaten by MRSA.

Sure, you slow the thing down and rehash it and you can say it was coming back. I am not disagreeing that it would have been better to leave it alone. I disagree that he made a mistake that even comes close to Bostick. Downing the ball was Janis' job and he almost did so on the 1 yard line (only reversed on review). Bostick was assigned to block and specifically told not to touch the ball.

Have you ever tried to predict where a football will bounce? It's not like a basketball or soccer ball, the damn thing can go anywhere. Also, it is not like he swung at the ball, it just grazed his outstretched hand and had barely enough momentum to be in danger of crossing the line. The refs did not even see the initial touch based upon the spot they gave.

I just don't see the correlation to a Bostick level mistake. But, since I am the only one that thinks that way, it probably just means I am wrong.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Janis gets my vote because his error is very much like Bostick's - trying to do too much, and forgetting the basics.

Well said. My heart tells me that Janis has captured the very essence that the Bostickler was founded upon, he deserves to be the inaugural winner. DickRod's plays were more in the nature of generic, untimely, costly back-to-back fuckups. Yet like the trophy's decomposing forearms, my spine is not as stiff as it used to be. I'm caving to the DickRod enthusiasts - if there isn't a Bostick moment every week, well maybe some weeks there can be two.

Rich and Jeff shall share the first trophy in harmony.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I just don't see the correlation to a Bostick level mistake. But, since I am the only one that thinks that way, it probably just means I am wrong.

I agree with close to 100% of all you said. And no, Janis's error was not that colossal, it certainly doesn't damn all his football intelligence. Lots of players mess-up a goal-line downing. But it was so close, such a DOH! moment where you have to laugh to keep from crying.

I want to see Janis or Abby get on the field for some WR snaps to see what they can do. It may take another injury to get there, unfortunately.

[mraynrand]

I disagree that he made a mistake that even comes close to Bostick.

Nothing comes close to Bostick, really. Janis' very minor flub is like confusing the salad and dessert fork.

[red]

to me the jaris play was a lot like the leon lett play

if both men do nothing its a great play for their team

instead both men come flying and just have to be the guy to down the ball, and ended up plowing into the ball at full speed

to make matters worse, 2 or 3 other packers were at the scene, stopped, and ready to down the ball. but janis had to be the one to get to it, at full speed

giant moron play

[TravisWilliams23]

The Lett play and Bostick play both led to their teams losing the game. It just doesn't get any worse than that.
Janis f-up was a touchback, ball at 20 yard line instead of 5. He does community service for his transgression but
Bostick and Lett will live in infamy for directly having a brain fart that cost their teams a victory.

[smuggler]

Bostick's fuckup was not in decisionmaking. It was in execution. The entire Seahawks collapse began because the team got passive at the end of the game. Bostick being passive in that situation would ha e actually led to a Packer victory. But the ball is headed right to him. Why be passive? Catch that shit and head home. Instead he shits the bed. He shit it with his nerves, not his logical brain.

I was screaming for players to be more agressive during that game. I'm glad Bostick tried to win the game instead of just being there and hoping not to lose. Sucks it didn't work.

[Fritz]

to me the jaris play was a lot like the leon lett play

if both men do nothing its a great play for their team

instead both men come flying and just have to be the guy to down the ball, and ended up plowing into the ball at full speed

to make matters worse, 2 or 3 other packers were at the scene, stopped, and ready to down the ball. but janis had to be the one to get to it, at full speed

giant moron play

This is why Janis deserves the Bostickler. The ball was clearly sitting there, silent, unmoving, but Jeffy had to go flying into it. If he, like Leon Lett and Brandon Bostick, had left the ball alone, it would've worked out just fine.