tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post8649403196750255408..comments2007-04-07T10:05:59.942-05:00Enoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-45510457077020545672007-04-07T10:05:59.942-05:002007-04-07T10:05:59.942-05:00Tatum was in schock after it happened and didn't know how to approach Stingley. It was an accident. Blaming Tatum would be as ludicrous as blaming Steve Grogan for leading Stingley too much on the pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-56429643105281812802007-04-07T00:56:57.978-05:002007-04-07T00:56:57.978-05:00Pete, the word is spelled <I>vilified</I>. Shouldn't a deceased NFL Commisioner have spellcheck on his computer?Um, Pete?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-68737542151434381122007-04-07T00:54:45.202-05:002007-04-07T00:54:45.202-05:00Get off Tatum. He obviously didn't mean to do it. It's been 30 years. Leave the guy alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-15359956262234874702007-04-06T23:44:23.391-05:002007-04-06T23:44:23.391-05:00Way to go girls. You've reduced football to a question of "Who called who?"<BR/><BR/>I heard Tatum also refused to share his recipe for tollhouse cookies, too. Cad.Pleasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-78729875727186565622007-04-06T21:03:21.566-05:002007-04-06T21:03:21.566-05:00Tatum's hit was legal and he wasn't required to call Stingley. However, if your neighbor accidently ran over your kid wouldn't you be upset if they didn't call to check on the kid or express regret at the tragedy? Common decency says that Tatum should have called Stingley. These guys are football players, but they are also human beings. It's sad to see these Raider lovers lose touch with humanity.<BR/><BR/>Voice of reasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-25283758151014896672007-04-06T20:58:00.820-05:002007-04-06T20:58:00.820-05:00Yeah, that LT was a saint. Who's head is up who's butt? You amuse me, Pete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-63136291456297773292007-04-06T20:54:06.502-05:002007-04-06T20:54:06.502-05:00Anyone with knowledge of the game knows that Jack Tatum was a dirty player. Perhaps it's time to get your head out of Tatum's butt and have a reality check. When LT broke Theismann's leg he was frantically waving for help from the sidelines. He also made numerous calls and visits to check on Theismann. LT and Lott hit hard, but they didn't stand over fallen players to taunt them like Tatum was prone to do.<BR/><BR/>I guess you haven't watched much football over the years. Of course it's hard to watch games with your head stuck up a thugs butt.<BR/><BR/>PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-18511647130478075072007-04-06T20:48:37.953-05:002007-04-06T20:48:37.953-05:00Whoever made that post gave away his stupidity by calling himself Pete Rozelle. Rozelle was so blinded by Raider-hate he couldn't see straight.<BR/><BR/>This guy sounds like just another Raider-Hater. Jealousy will do that.<BR/><BR/>Al DavisAl Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-41759782726230291942007-04-06T20:45:05.067-05:002007-04-06T20:45:05.067-05:00Wow Pete, don't drink the mainstream media Kool-Aid. Tatum was merely playing the game as directed. You can talk about other Tatum cheap shots (and I admit there were some) but the Stingley hit wasn't one of them. Stingley didn't become paralyzed because Tatum layed out Lynn Swann a few times (something I greatly enjoyed): Stingley was paralyzed on a clean hit. Tatum's other exploits have no bearing on this issue.<BR/><BR/>Don't follow the mainstream media and rewrite history just because something bad happened. It wasn't anyone (save possibly the NFL's) fault.Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328998879416258710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-74541457577508284352007-04-06T20:41:59.422-05:002007-04-06T20:41:59.422-05:00Pete,<BR/> What a load of crap. Tatum's hits were just like anyone else's, especially Ronnie Lott's. Tatum was under no obligation to call Stingley. Your LT comments show you have no idea what class is about, unless you think snorting cocaine at gametime is classy.<BR/> Jim Tressell still gives out a "Jack Tatum Hit of the Week" award at Ohio State, Jack's alma mater. History hasn't branded Tatum as a two-bit thug; only small-minded people who know precious little about football have.Pete Rozelle is an Idiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576096.post-72248583698697757172007-04-06T20:36:59.950-05:002007-04-06T20:36:59.950-05:00Tatum deserves to be villified. Forget about the apology. He never even took the time to call Stingley to extend sympathy or regret at his "unfortunate" turn of events. Tatum has no class. Never had it, never will. The other great hitters in the NFL (Lawrence Taylor, Ronnie Lott, etc.) played hard but with class. Tatum's hit on Stingley was legal, but NFL films is filled with a vast array of Tatum cheapshots. History has correctly labeled Jack Tatum as a two-bit thug.<BR/><BR/>Pete RozelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com