OT: Is my "name 2 offensive lineman" rule fair?

[JDB_219]

Last Monday at work a co-worker points to his new Packers hat and says "how about these guys" and I gave it a :shrug: so he says "at least we made it farther than the Vikings"

Fresh off the way the Vikings lost, I was in no mood for this so I pulled the real fan card.

I said "if you can name 2 offensive lineman, I'll listen to you talk"

100% true story

He says "OK let's see here....AJ Hawk"

I said "Nope. Not hearing you" and left the conversation

He chases me down a couple minutes later and says "Eddie Lacy and Richard Rodgers"



CCS, your thoughts on my 2 offensive lineman rule?

That is a very low bar to entry. If you can't name 40% of any unit you aren't that serious, you are a guy who drinks and naps through the game and repeats the dumb stuff the announcers say.

 

[AussieBear]

a bear fan pulled this on me during the bears colts sb... but it was name their oline or are you just on the bandwagon... so i go ahead and name 53+ players on the roster that year... the guy didnt speak much bear football after that

 

[didshereallysaythat]

That is a very low bar to entry. If you can't name 40% of any unit you aren't that serious, you are a guy who drinks and naps through the game and repeats the dumb stuff the announcers say.

If I was told on spot to list every player I could think of on the Bears roster, with a blank pen and paper, I would probably get in the 40s. But then when I was told the remaining 10 or so, I would go "oh yeah, duh!"

 

[Chinese]

Give him the discount double check.


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[JZsportsfan]

a bear fan pulled this on me during the bears colts sb... but it was name their oline or are you just on the bandwagon... so i go ahead and name 53+ players on the roster that year... the guy didnt speak much bear football after that

Legend

 

[JDB_219]

I would suggest another rule. If a guy sees you in the team's gear on game day and asks " Who are we playing?" then you know you have a casual.

My wife got mad with me because I refused to engage in deeper conversation with some guy who saw me in a USMNT jersey after he asked that question. I already knew we didn't have much to talk about. Maybe if he had lead off with, "I just got out of Jail and I had no newspapers..."

 

[Tall Glass Of Jeffery]

I like it. It's not a sexy position group, so that makes it the perfect group to target.

Now, the person you were talking with obviously didn't know anything haha.

 

[didshereallysaythat]

I would suggest another rule. If a guy sees you in the team's gear on game day and asks " Who are we playing?" then you know you have a casual.

My wife got mad with me because I refused to engage in deeper conversation with some guy who saw me in a USMNT jersey after he asked that question. I already knew we didn't have much to talk about. Maybe if he had lead off with, "I just got out of Jail and I had no newspapers..."

Most people have no clue who the US lost to in the WC.

 

[botfly10]

Great rule. My wife and I are from Dallas and I HATE the Cowboys while she "claims" to be a "die hard" Cowboys fan to everyone we come across. It has always been a pet peeve of mine when girls act like big sports fans. It's one thing if they are doing it to support you, but it's another if they think they are reall big fans. She'll dog me about the Bears a lot so I got annoyed and told her to name 10 players on the team and I got a whopping 6 Cowboys. Needless to say she was embarrassed and pissed lol.

I know right? dumb girls.

 

[botfly10]

I would suggest another rule. If a guy sees you in the team's gear on game day and asks " Who are we playing?" then you know you have a casual.

My wife got mad with me because I refused to engage in deeper conversation with some guy who saw me in a USMNT jersey after he asked that question. I already knew we didn't have much to talk about. Maybe if he had lead off with, "I just got out of Jail and I had no newspapers..."

Or maybe sometimes people are just trying to make conversation and idk, be friendly?

 

[JDB_219]

Most people have no clue who the US lost to in the WC.

Argentina, no... Brazil right?!

Or maybe sometimes people are just trying to make conversation and idk, be friendly?

It was a random guy as I was walking down the street, I said enough to not be rude and kept it moving. If he had actually been a fan I would have happily shot the breeze but I have other ways to waste time with people who don't know anything about my favorite teams.

 

[peanut33tillman]

I know right? dumb girls.

Especially ones of the Cowboys variety *rolls eyes*

 

[BP348]

Great rule. My wife and I are from Dallas and I HATE the Cowboys while she "claims" to be a "die hard" Cowboys fan to everyone we come across. It has always been a pet peeve of mine when girls act like big sports fans. It's one thing if they are doing it to support you, but it's another if they think they are reall big fans. She'll dog me about the Bears a lot so I got annoyed and told her to name 10 players on the team and I got a whopping 6 Cowboys. Needless to say she was embarrassed and pissed lol.

Lucky for me I don't hate the Cowboys nor does my wife "dog me" about the Bears and my wife could easily name 10 players on the Cowboys.