SWIFT HITTER Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Was Head Coach Jon Gruden trying to send a message to WR Michael Clayton last Sunday by sitting him against the Saints? Was he trying to light a fire under the unproductive receiver from Louisiana? It appears so. The St. Pete Times is reporting Michael Clayton was physically able to play last weekend and his benching had nothing to do with his previous chest injury: "Anytime you have an opportunity taken away from you, it's a blow to your pride,'' Clayton said. "But as a man and a professional, you have to stay positive and put it behind you." - St. Pete TimesClayton was referring to the fact that he was physically able to play in the game. Mike is an unrestricted Free Agent after the season and Clayton eluded to the lack of ability to showcase his assets to potential customers: "If I don't get the opportunity and everything stays the same this year, what more do I have to do?' Clayton said. "I don't mind starting over with a team that would like to let me play." - St. Pete Times :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehatebucs Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 My screen name will tell you how happy I am to hear that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWIFT HITTER Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 My screen name will tell you how happy I am to hear that!! lol ... where are all the Buc fans that was calling Clayton the 2nd coming of Jerry Rice after his first year..where are they now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Gruden is egomaniacal. He either is so full of himself he thinks he can win without putting his best players on the field or so into vendetta that he'd rather chance losing than putting players that he no longer likes in the game. Good luck, Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconMama Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Michael Clayton sucks, my 8 month old son Landon has better hands than him.. On the other hand, there's no telling what he did to get on that "offensive genius" head coach bad side. He seems so darn mean and I bet half of his players hate playing for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Buccaneers will be BuccaneersWe must not forget the Bucanners history of marrying each other, the man to man marriage called "Matelotage". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobkowski Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 ewwwwhhhh That's disgusting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF89 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Buccaneers will be BuccaneersWe must not forget the Bucanners history of marrying each other, the man to man marriage called "Matelatoge".Well alright then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 ewwwwhhhh That's disgusting! Last time I was in the Caribbean I was reading up on the Bucaneers and almost fell out of my seat when I read about the Bucaneers marrying each other and calling it Matelotage!I read how the Governor of Tortuga brought in a bunch of ladies of the night to the Isalnd try and stop the Bucaneer men from marrying each other but to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF89 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Last time I was in the Caribbean I was reading up on the Bucaneers and almost fell out of my seat when I read about the Bucaneers marrying each other and calling it Matelatoge!I read how the Governor of Tortuga brought in a bunch of ladies of the night to the Isalnd try and stop the Bucaneer men from marrying each other but to no avail.nah.... no f'ing way I gotta wiki that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Michael Clayton hasn't been relavent since 2004. He is lazy....and he may get on another team next year, but it won't be for real money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF89 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Holy crap...I'm slow...... I just made a name connection between the Bucs reciver and that increadbly boring George Clooney movie. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Last time I was in the Caribbean I was reading up on the Bucaneers and almost fell out of my seat when I read about the Bucaneers marrying each other and calling it Matelatoge!I read how the Governor of Tortuga brought in a bunch of ladies of the night to the Isalnd try and stop the Bucaneer men from marrying each other but to no avail.Gazoo,At least for this week, you need to bring back that sig of yours that had the definition of "Bucanneers" and "Matelatoge". I swear that one was your best sig ever and it totally shut all of those buccies up. I don't even believe old man Johnnybuc ever addressed it because he could't say anything about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 nah.... no f'ing way I gotta wiki that.I found this: LINKPirates and the original gay marriageThe pirates of the days of yore lived completely beyond the laws of society, and as such, occasionally had the opportunity to create societies of their own with new norms and institutions that shocked more conservative and law-abiding folks. Surviving documents such as pirate constitutions and pirate law codes were often ahead of their time with their emphasis on equalitarianism and basic rights for all.One of the more interesting institutions developed by pirates in the 17th century was the practice of matelotage, a formal, often contractual permanent union between two consenting adult men. These men, known as each other’s matelot, jointly owned land and possessions, fought side by side, and nursed each other when ill. Matelots often drew up contracts stipulating that if one were to die, the other would inherit all his property, but even when contracts were not made, matelotage was such a prevalent practice that the surviving matelot was often awarded the property anyway.In other words, matelotage was just like marriage, only between two men instead of a man and a woman.And gay marriage is a lot older than some people think.Matelotage is well documented in historical sources, and was well-known at the time. Matelotage was especially common on the pirate haven of Tortuga in the Caribbean, where one of the governors was so concerned about the practice that he imported hundreds of female prostitutes to try to lure men away from the arms of other men. But matelotage was also a common practice on several other islands where European women were hard to find, including Hispaniola and Jamaica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveybirdman Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Micheal Clayton wants out? didn't i rent that movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Gazoo,At least for this week, you need to bring back that sig of yours that had the definition of "Bucanneers" and "Matelatoge". I swear that one was your best sig ever and it totally shut all of those buccies up. I don't even believe old man Johnnybuc ever addressed it because he could't say anything about it! I bought that book becuase I had to have proof of what I found, so let me go dig it up and put that definition I found in that book back on my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBurgFalconFan Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 hahaha, the buccaneers are just butt pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Michael Clayton hasn't been relavent since 2004. He is lazy....and he may get on another team next year, but it won't be for real money.They going to pay him with Monopoly money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonhawk Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 hahaha, the buccaneers are just butt pirates.Gives new meaning to the term "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum"......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsuniite Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Gives new meaning to the term "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum"........."Walk the plank" and "Pirate Booty" too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thamill Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I found this: LINKPirates and the original gay marriageThe pirates of the days of yore lived completely beyond the laws of society, and as such, occasionally had the opportunity to create societies of their own with new norms and institutions that shocked more conservative and law-abiding folks. Surviving documents such as pirate constitutions and pirate law codes were often ahead of their time with their emphasis on equalitarianism and basic rights for all.One of the more interesting institutions developed by pirates in the 17th century was the practice of matelotage, a formal, often contractual permanent union between two consenting adult men. These men, known as each other’s matelot, jointly owned land and possessions, fought side by side, and nursed each other when ill. Matelots often drew up contracts stipulating that if one were to die, the other would inherit all his property, but even when contracts were not made, matelotage was such a prevalent practice that the surviving matelot was often awarded the property anyway.In other words, matelotage was just like marriage, only between two men instead of a man and a woman.And gay marriage is a lot older than some people think.Matelotage is well documented in historical sources, and was well-known at the time. Matelotage was especially common on the pirate haven of Tortuga in the Caribbean, where one of the governors was so concerned about the practice that he imported hundreds of female prostitutes to try to lure men away from the arms of other men. But matelotage was also a common practice on several other islands where European women were hard to find, including Hispaniola and Jamaica.Young man, theres a place you can goY...M...C...A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11=team Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Micheal Clayton wants out? didn't i rent that movie?Yep! Chucky kills everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullyDawg61 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Tampa's WR's are still pretty good, I just hope our"young" Corners can slow them down and give our Defensivefront 7 an opportunity to get some shots in on the underly immobile Brian Griese.If the Bucs have a 6 or 7 win season Clayton may not be the only one looking for another gig, Chuckycould be right on his heels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Bucaneers, because someone had to invent ga marriage" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 nah.... no f'ing way I gotta wiki that.Here ya go - guess Garcia found the right team after all...Article on Matelotageedit - oops, I did it again - should have read further down - see Gazoo already posted this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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