There goes Herschel! Here comes Lehcsreh!

[deskslave]

Herschel Walker will apparently detail in a new book his struggle with multiple personality disorder. Apparently a surprise to most who knew him. The Dooley quote is best.

Said his former coach, Vince Dooley: "That's all news to me. All I know is whatever personality he had when he had the football was the one I liked."

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/01/17/walker_0118.html

 

[Football_Bat]

I like the personality that got traded for three Super Bowl rings the best.

 

[MU_was_not_so_hard]

I wonder which personality wanted to kick the **** out of Steve Spurrier during the fall.

 

[dooley_womack1]

The Dooley quote rarely is best.

 

[Moose A. Moose]

1) Does this make the Vikings deal a little more fair?
2) How many of these personalities have never done a push up in their lives?
3) I hope one of the personalities is named "Bob Sled."

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Is this his way of trying to explain away his stint on "Pros vs. Joes"?

 

[Pancamo]

He is trying to explain why he *****-footed through the holes in the NFL. Beast in college. Tap dancer in the NFL.

 

[Pancamo]

He is trying to explain why he *****-footed through the holes in the NFL. Beast in college. Tap dancer in the NFL.

Yeah, he really sucked in the pros. ::)

Two years over 1000 yards. A real dominant force in the league. He overpowered people in college and was a marginal back in the NFL.

Didn't suck but there were plenty of 3rd and 2's that he ran like a *****.

 

[pallister]

Which personality did all those push-ups?

 

[Starving Journalist]

Are people really surprised that a guy that spoke in the 3rd person had multiple personality disorder?

 

[Write-brained]

1) Does this make the Vikings deal a little more fair?
2) How many of these personalities have never done a push up in their lives?
3) I hope one of the personalities is named "Bob Sled."

Nice post, especially No. 1.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

His numbers are very much on the mediocre side.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkHe00.htm

I was shocked at how mediocre they were, for whatever reason. As a rusher, at least. I understand he was quite an all-around weapon in his prime.

(The caveat is that this does not include his apparent dominance in the USFL)

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

He is trying to explain why he *****-footed through the holes in the NFL. Beast in college. Tap dancer in the NFL.

Yeah, he really sucked in the pros. ::)

Two years over 1000 yards. A real dominant force in the league. He overpowered people in college and was a marginal back in the NFL.

Didn't suck but there were plenty of 3rd and 2's that he ran like a *****.

Buddy Ryan said he ran like a hen.

Which he did, with the Vikings and beyond.

I believe the Star-Tribune still bestows ignominious players with a Herschel Award.

All this business is clearly PR for the book. A very odd leak at a suspect time.

 

[pallister]

Didn't he again about 4,700 yards in his first season with the New Jersey Generals?

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Didn't he again about 4,700 yards in his first season with the New Jersey Generals?

http://www.thisistheusfl.com/1sundaysheroes.htm

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Never played for the Vikings.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Herschel will be on Nightline tonight to talk about his book. And Lehcsreh.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Straight-ahead runner. Could run over guys in the colleges, and roll.

In the pros, if he had to cut and alter course, there went 90% of his effectiveness.

 

[Football_Bat]

Man, if I could find that mp3 of the Walker trade announcement, Rosie would banish me to Yawlanew quicker than you can say "Russell Maryland."

 

[Big Chee]

Straight-ahead runner. Could run over guys in the colleges, and roll.

In the pros, if he had to cut and alter course, there went 90% of his effectiveness.

Bingo. Force him to go laterally and he was pretty much useless.

He was so robotic and stiff, and it became apparent after a while that he didn't want to meet up with anyone head on.