In many NFL locker rooms, players kill time by playing dominoes. In Miami, they won’t be any longer.
Coach Tony Sparano has pulled the plug on the low-tech pastime.
But Sparano says that he hasn’t specifically adopted a “no dominoes” rule. “The only thing I’ve asked them to do is I want the conversation around
here to be more about football,” Sparano said, per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “It’s OK
to talk about football. I talk football all the time with my wife.”
(And suddenly we realize why the wives of NFL coaches don’t complain more loudly about the fact that their husbands are never around.)
We’re not surprised by the move. Indeed, we’re only surprised that Sparano didn’t issue his non-decree decree sooner than 24 regular-season games into his head-coaching career.
Or that V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells didn’t do it for him. When the Tuna arrived in Dallas, he quickly implemented measures like dramatically reducing the ambient temperature in the players’ lounge at team headquarters via the addition of industrial strength air conditioners.
Maybe the right way to handle the situation in South Florida is to add a couple of furnaces.
“Guys, I’m not banning dominoes, but if you are playing dominoes before or after we lose a football game, you are probably going to be replaced.”
It is widely known (thanks to ESPN) that no Super Bowl championship teams have ever allowed dominoes to be widely played. The great Don Shula was famous for believing that domino playing interfered with football talk. Besides, dominoes is a sissy game. I guarantee you that Mike Tomlin doesn’t tolerate it.
Hopefully the conversations are something like the following:
“Coach Sparano knows jack sqat about coaching football.”
“What the f*%$ was coach thinking when he threw the challenge flag?”
“I wish I was playing football for an organization that knew what they were doing.”
(And suddenly we realize why the wives of NFL coaches don’t complain more loudly about the fact that their husbands are never around.)
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Of course the million dollar salaries would not have anything to do with that.
Pool boys and gardeners are not cheap you know…
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but don’t NFL coaches have an insanely high divorce rate….like 90% or something ?
“Someone correct me if I am wrong, but don’t NFL coaches have an insanely high divorce rate….like 90% or something ?”
Maybe they shoulds spend more time at home with their wives …. playing dominoes.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but don’t NFL coaches have an insanely high divorce rate….like 90% or something ?
…… or get rid of the pool boys and gardeners
And playing dominoes is detrimental to team success how?
You can gauge a man’s stature by what he finds significant. Draw your own conclusions on Tony Sparano.
Can they play paper football?
I mean, it’s kind of dangerous because someone may lose an eye.
I always preferred quarter hockey….but man those penalty shots really ate up the knuckles.
Oh, Patsfan1776. That’s so cute.
That’s like something your QB would say. Not really funny… just a little charming for the ladies. I can see why you’re such a fan of that team.
Do you get your material from repeatedly watching that SNL skit where Brady is walking around in his tighty whiteys? You must think he’s such a dreamboat.
Sparano coaches in a moo-moo……if your gonna ban something ban that.
In other news, Raiders owner Al Davis has banned the playing of Clue, Battleship and Stratego on Raiders property.
If dominoes are outlawed, then only outlaws will play dominoes.
OK GUYS, but the dominos, ipods, iphones, buzzers, chickers, tinkers, clunkers, bonkers, honkers and other toys in the TEACHERS DRAW!!!
Go back to class!
Somone trying to explain dominoes to me would probably get the same blank stare I get from my wife when I try to explain football to her.
She just likes to know when Tom Brady is on.
“It’s OK to talk about football. I talk football all the time with my wife.”
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lol, awesome.