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NFL Teams Are Desperate To Find The Next Big Quarterback

NFL Teams continue to reach for potential franchise quarterbacks, and bad teams stay bad. At approximately 3:15 central time on Sunday August 11^th, two of ESPN’s top national web stories concern rookie quarterbacks.E.J. Manuel and Geno Smith are currently more relevant than they should or will be again. A good case can be made that it takes time to judge a young quarterback. I’m going to boldly claim, before these hopeful superstars take a regular season snap, that both of these quarterbacks will join the list of disappointments. Yet, when the tomatoes and cabbage come out at the press conference, it won’t be their fault.

You would think that after years of hard evidence, empirical and subjective data, teams would wise up. Do we really need another Tim Couch or Akili Smith to inflate conjecture? You wouldn’t be wrong to contend that this happens every year. What’s new? What’s new is that in the past three years, there’ve been a multitude of absolute reaches. Due to this impossible ignorance, the league deserves to be called out, loudly.

Exhibit A: The 2011 NFL Draft.

In 2011, three quarterbacks were illogically and confoundedly taken high in the draft. Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, and Christian Ponder. Locker hasn’t stayed healthy enough to prove he’s not terrible. Gabbert “leads” an awful team (chicken or the egg?). Sure, Ponder reached the playoffs, but his new bride and Adrian Peterson are both more impressive than his poise. Something outside of the numbers convinced these teams to take big chances on these players. All three had glaring red marks next to their names going into the draft, and yet all of them were off the board before pick #13.

Exhibit B: The 2013 NFL Draft

With decent value, and less risk in the second round, we’ll leave Geno alone for the moment and focus on Manuel. The Bills picked a quarterback at #16 that (much like Ponder) gave little sense of neither vigor, nor relief at Florida State.

There are only two possible answers for these travesties: Potential and need. Teams see a skill set that’s almost there but has yet to materialize. They also see young quarterbacks around the league having unprecedented success (some accidental) and want a piece of the magic.

As I type this response, I almost want to break the keyboard. There should be no excuse or silver lining for this demonstration. I won’t suggest an alternative for teams in need of a franchise QB. All the propositions are available elsewhere (build from within, focus on defense, etc.). I just want the NFL to know how frustrating it is to see the World’s greatest sports organization make the oldest mistake in the book in perpetual ignorance.

While a franchise QB might be hard to find, a quality funny sports t-shirt that wins every time you wear it is just a few clicks away. Since we are talking football, let’s feature the Nashville Bootleggers awesome t-shirt. Bootlegging history and Nashville, Tennessee go hand in hand. I love this logo how the Bootlegger is giving the Heisman to anyone in his way. In place of a football is his favorite barrel of whiskey. You’ll get plenty of compliments when you wear this funny football t-shirt.

 

Thanks as always for reading and supporting Awesome Sports Logos.

Jake Springer
Columnist
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Whiskey Cures Blindness and This Awesome Whiskey T-shirt Will Make People Stare

So trending worldwide right now on Yahoo is a story that had me clicking immediately. Whiskey cures blindness? At that moment I clicked, I swear I could hear glasses clicking together in a toast as people were rifling down their favorite spirit.

Here’s the real story. A man in New Zealand was blinded because of drinking way and we mean WAY too much vodka. He was also on diabetes medication. I’m just guessing that this wasn’t an Ivy League graduate. When doctors found 65 year old Denis Duthie, they realized that he had formaldehyde poisoning from too much methanol. What can stop methanol poisoning? That would be ethanol. Boy I’m really sounding smart right here. My chemistry teacher would be proud. Where is one of the places that ethanol can be found? That would be whiskey. Now bartenders, don’t try to play pharmacist because I have a feeling as this story spreads, so will blurry vision stories across establishments so they can get a free shot of the finest whiskey.  Let’s remember, Mr. Duthie was in this situation in the first place due to too much drinking. My favorite part of this story is that he thought he had lost track of time because it was dark out even thought it was 3:30p. YIKES!!

So what have we learned from this? Whiskey cures blindness. I guess in a pinch. Call poison control or emergency services first before breaking out the Crown Royal or Jack Daniels. Hell Yes! Should we consider Denis Duthie among the great discoverers of our time? Hmm, let me see, Alexander Graham Bell, Marie Curie, Ben Franklin, Denis Duthie. I just don’t see a statue being created Denis, I’m sorry.

Great stories like this give us an absolutely lame excuse to talk about our awesome t-shirts and today it is whiskey related. Here is a t-shirt that will have everyone asking where you got it. It’s the Nashville Bootleggers.   

Bootlegging is a fascinating story with a ton of history in Tennessee. Nashville is one of the coolest cities in the United States. The “Music City” is a must visit to take in an amazing atmosphere. If you love country music, great food and friendly people, I can’t think of a better place. Our logo is of a Bootlegger on the run giving “The Heisman” to anyone that gets in his way. Instead of carrying a football, this bootlegger is carrying a barrel of his favorite whiskey. Here’s a picture of our Nashville Funny T-shirt getting its picture taken with the real Heisman Trophy.

 

Learn from Mr. Duthie and be careful this holiday season. Be careful with your alcohol consumption and don’t drink and drive.

There is still time to get your holiday orders in. Our t-shirts are great white elephant or secret santa gifts. Then again, you’ll be giving up one of our t-shirts for a cheese wheel. Just buy the t-shirt and keep it for yourself!

Thanks for reading!!

Gavin Spittle

Founder, Logo Lover, T-shirt Wearer

www.awesomesportslogos.com

Awesome Sports Logos Random Thanksgiving Thoughts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

And last but not least, The Texas Roadkill. I guess you could mess with this Armadillo since Roadkill tends to be deceased as you pass it on the highway.

 

Awesome Sports Logos T-Shirts & Thanksgiving go Hand in Hand

Some of our Awesome Sports Logos t-shirts and Thanksgiving go hand in hand!

 

So how do our awesome t-shirts relate to Thanksgiving? Read on my friend and you’ll see why.