OT: Jason Avant beaned in the head gifs

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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MikeCohodes
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OT: Jason Avant beaned in the head gifs

So I know we saw Ace's gif of Avant's insane one-handed catch in the run-up to the NW game last week on here, but today on SBNation they reminded us he is in fact mortal in this gif, where he slipped on his turn and wasn't ready for the ball when it came his way.

 

From the opposite angle:

Tough break for Avant.  Aside from this though I'm glad to see he's still mostly doing well in the NFL.  I'll always remember him for that NW grab.

Link to the whole series (worst NFL plays of the week gifs) click here

PS - Sorry I don't know how to make the gifs stop and start on a click like Ace does.

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:32 PM | If I was an NFL player I'd (Score:5 Normal)
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If I was an NFL player I'd have iPads on the walls like picture frames showing GIFs. One wall of my trophy room would be all the good play, the other disastors like this. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

November 13th, 2012 at 1:02 PM | Disastor would be an awesome (Score:5 Normal)
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Disastor would be an awesome name for a comic book or video game villain.

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November 13th, 2012 at 2:11 PM | It would also serve as a (Score:3 Normal)
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It would also serve as a metal band name.

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:32 PM | Ha (Score:-1 Flamebait)
November 13th, 2012 at 12:39 PM | Don't a lot of players say (Score:2)
jasgoblue
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Don't a lot of players say their high school's name instead of college? The one that bothered me was the "Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan". I forget who said that.

November 13th, 2012 at 12:44 PM | Yeah, many do (Score:1 Normal)
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and it's really not that big of a deal - but for some reason, when it comes to them and every other player on the team says their college - I get really butthurt when they don't say "Michigan".

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:46 PM | Get over it. It really isn't (Score:3 Normal)
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Get over it. It really isn't a big deal at all. Heck, it isn't even a little deal. The guy just likes his high school.

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:59 PM | Now that you said (Score:5 Normal)
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it, I will. Thank you David from Wyoming for your insightful comment. Your contributions to this blog are invaluable.

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November 13th, 2012 at 1:48 PM | Says that guy that suggests (Score:-1 Flamebait)
November 13th, 2012 at 2:19 PM | Wrong sir, wrong (Score:3 Normal)
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I wasn't referring to the injury at all, rather the content of the gif itself.

Way to make assumptions.

Edit: to take a page out of your book, I'll make sure to specify for you next time. (EYEROLL)

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November 13th, 2012 at 2:39 PM | It is (Score:2 Normal)
ijohnb
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not a big deal, or even a little deal, but I love when NFL players say "Michigan" when they are introducing themselves, so of course it kind of sucks when they say their high school instead.  And it seems like there are a lot of Michigan players that say their high school and I don't understand why that number is so high with Michigan in particular.  And it was Braylon who said "Lloyd Carr's University of Michigan."  Yeah Braylon, nice grab against SC man. 

November 13th, 2012 at 12:49 PM | It was Braylon, which should surprise basically nobody. (Score:2 Normal)
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And yeah, here's a Tiger Droppings thread about who they've seen announce non-college teams.

FWIW I think it's a pretty cool thing to do. M has 2-3 NFL guys at any given game (and anything the announcers say about previous teams will be about their college), while the recognition might help for a high school or a youth program or whatever.

Go Blue!

November 13th, 2012 at 12:53 PM | 4-5 guys a game might be (Score:1)
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4-5 guys a game might be generous, plus you have to take into account them being starters. This isn't 10 years ago when we were producing talent left and right. Alot of those guys were from the 97-2003 teams and most have retired since. I counted only about 13 guys that are starters that went to Michigan. Need those shoutouts when we can get them.

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:56 PM | You got me before the edit. (Score:1)
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I checked it out and it looks like ~30 total at the moment. Still, I don't see the harm in giving a shoutout to a high school or pee-wee club a few times.

Edit: Even for those thirteen you counted, I don't think anyone is going to discover that Tom Brady went to Michigan because he says it in an intro. They're going to know it because it's brought up quite a lot without him saying anything, through the announcers, player profiles on ESPN.com, whatever.

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November 13th, 2012 at 1:00 PM | You are correct (Score:1)
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There's only 27 in the NFL currently, and not all are starters.  Several teams have more than one alum though so when they play each other it comes up a lot (Seattle, Philly, Pittsburgh, San Diego, New England, Tennessee, NY Giants each have at least 2 Wolverines).

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November 13th, 2012 at 3:02 PM | DELETE THIS PLEASE! (Score:1)
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November 13th, 2012 at 12:38 PM | For the record (Score:5 Normal)
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Avant came up limping out of that break and thus wasn't ready for the ball that hit him in the head. He then went back into the locker room and I dunno how hurt he was.

Also for the record, Brandon Graham got a LOT of run in this game. He played more than I'd seen him play in any game (not that I watch the Eagles often).

Also Also: http://www.sbnation.com/2012/11/12/3638822/jason-avant-mario-brothers-gif

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November 13th, 2012 at 12:52 PM | I didn't know he was hurt (Score:1)
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I just saw him slip on the break, I thought that it was just bad footing.  I hope he's OK. 

And that Mario gif is awesome!

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November 13th, 2012 at 1:02 PM | According to the Eagles' (Score:2)
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According to the Eagles' website, it "sounds like he could miss Sunday with a hamstring injury." Also, ESPN's fantasy news says that he "will struggle" to play Sunday (though they cite the Eagles' website on that, and I didn't see that quote).

November 13th, 2012 at 1:07 PM | This is so rad (Score:1)
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+453,657 cocktails for posting this. 

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November 13th, 2012 at 1:33 PM | Probably the best follow on twitter (Score:3 Normal)
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November 13th, 2012 at 1:01 PM | How embarassing (Score:3 Normal)
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Jason Avant was probably the toughest receiver I've seen at Michigan.  A classic ball-control receiver who was fearless in catching the ball in any situation.  I saw him take some really nasty hits and get up like it was nothing.  I'm kind of hoping Darboh ends up being a faster clone of Avant.  

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November 13th, 2012 at 2:09 PM | Anytime it was 3rd and 7, I'd (Score:2)
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Anytime it was 3rd and 7, I'd look for Avant on the field because it seemed inevitable that he would open, Henne would find him, and he'd make a catch.

November 13th, 2012 at 2:33 PM | Except for when Tacopants (Score:2 Normal)
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Except for when Tacopants would show up and be a ball hog.

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.

November 13th, 2012 at 2:02 PM | Slippage happens. (Score:1)
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November 13th, 2012 at 3:36 PM | oh dear lord (Score:3 Normal)
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that SBNation link was the one of the funniest things i've seen/read in a while.  Thank you for linking!!!

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