"Shoelace" - Shoes Untied?
I haven't seen this anywhere else, but did anyone else notice in the freep gallery from the first day of practice that Denard's shoe laces appear to be untied in the picture of him?
Could this be where the nickname came from? Does anyone have any insight into this?
Looks like despite not wearing pads the first day of practice, everyone else had their shoes tied. Weird.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:46 PM ^
Really? You care about this?
August 12th, 2009 at 5:35 PM ^
I thought it was interesting and that maybe it would have something to do with the nickname?
I do think it is a little strange that he was the only guy without his shoes tied during the first day of official drills.
August 24th, 2009 at 2:32 PM ^
RichRod was on WTKA this morning and talked about it. He said that Denard laces his shoes up in such a way that he never actually ties the laces, and always has done it that way. RObinson's shoes apparently dont come off his feet and God knows it doesn't hurt his speed. You probably can getthe full explanation on the www.wtka.com and click on today's podcast.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:56 PM ^
I know that we're pretty observant on this board but I'm frankly amazed that you noticed that. I don't know whether I should say "bravo" or "creepy". Brapy?
August 12th, 2009 at 6:18 PM ^
Breepy.
August 12th, 2009 at 5:01 PM ^
Cool?
August 12th, 2009 at 5:49 PM ^
Nope .. can't say i noticed that
August 12th, 2009 at 5:44 PM ^
I never even realize my laces aren't tied until I step on them
August 12th, 2009 at 5:49 PM ^
I read so much that I'm not sure where I read this. But yes, that is where he got his nickname. In one of the profiles on Denard (maybe a local paper), it mentioned that in middle school he still couldn't (wouldn't?) tie his shoelaces. The nickname stuck. My thought when I read it was 'he couldn't tie his shoelaces in middle school?'
August 12th, 2009 at 6:47 PM ^
Exactly why I posted the thread. Thanks for the update!
Yes, I know it is marginally creepy (or crevo or breepy or whatever it was termed earlier in the thread), but its fun to know the background!
August 12th, 2009 at 8:50 PM ^
It is a little known fact that Denard is the younger brother of "Tyrone" Shoelaces.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:04 PM ^
I sure as hell didn't notice it. However, I do need to figure out how to steal that picture for my avatar. I need a more recent picture of Shoelace in action. Suggestions?
August 14th, 2009 at 10:10 PM ^
They just confirmed this (origin of the nickname) on the BTN.