Mike Sellers is a bad, bad man

[Spence]

“Nah,” he said. “What am I gonna say to him, ‘Sorry for running you over’?”Don't make him hurt you -- go read it all. (http://www.hailredskins.com/?p=215)

[dj_stouty]

The best part of that hit is where it took place.

Most "truck hits" are near or around the LOS; usually a RB who catches a LB flat footed and trucks him.

Sellers laid the wood on Kennedy over 20 yards down the field~! You don't see that very often.

[Meatsnack]

Mike Sellers epitomizes what Redskins football used to be, and hopefully will be again. Those of us who remember the 80's NFC-E play when it was sending a team to the Super Bowl every year understand that win, lose, or draw, people were going to be in the whirlpool after they played the Washington Redskins. The more "finesse" teams (and football is a very physical game regardless so this is a matter of degrees here) feared coming in to play us because they knew they were going to get hit - hard - repeatedly. If Butz, Dexter, Grant, or Mann didn't get you, then Wilbur or Alvin or Neil would come and knock your rear-end out.

Mike Sellers is a guy capable of reigniting that fire in everyone on the team and making the play around him more physical. Sellers said on the CSN Post Game that "after the second series you could see in their eyes they were done." He very nicely attributed it to the heat but the heat didn't steamroller their behinds for 22+ minutes of time of possession in the first half. Paris Lenon, you're done, son. Kenoy Kennedy, let The Man go through. Next?

Who among the Lions vaunted wideouts was flinging his body up and sideways to make catches in front of our safeties? Where were Sean Rogers and Cory Redding? Under one of our interior linemen is where they were. Great Googley-Moogley I love seeing this style of play! And Mike Sellers is bringing it all game every game, awwwwww yeeahhh.

[Meatsnack]

The best part of that hit is where it took place.

Most "truck hits" are near or around the LOS; usually a RB who catches a LB flat footed and trucks him.

Sellers laid the wood on Kennedy over 20 yards down the field~! You don't see that very often.

Mike did a very similar job on Dawkins not too long ago. Wasn't that a screen pass when he knocked Dawkins out? In any case, the Packers' young safety tandem better get their heads up on swivel. Big Mike might be coming to get them next. Don't turn out the lights....Boo!:boo:

[Edit] Can I just add, I cannot wait to hear what Doc Walker has to say about that hit on Kennedy.

[Biggie]

Mike Sellers - Windshield.

[shally]

Don't make him hurt you -- go read it all. (http://www.hailredskins.com/?p=215)


funny.. the bug or the windshield.. great expression

i was just thinking earlier today about the time that deion sanders made his one major tackle.. of course it was against us when he was a ****** cowboy. it was on the very first series when we had stephen davis at his peak. we were going to show the cowboys how we could just run the ball down their throats all game.. they foolishly ran a play wide and davis let sanders come up and get into his wheels for about a 7 yard loss. the game plan went right out the window, and of course we lost.. all because of that play by deion.

i was just thinking how much i would have enjoyed watching deion try to do that to sellers.. that might have been the game that later deion got flattened on a punt return (was that sellers back then ??)but came back to return one against us for a td...

we have had some big time hitters over the years (wonsley, cronin, hamel,
branch) but not sure anyone is quite in sellers league

[FanFromArizona]

Loved that quote so much that I changed my sig just for it.

Man, I see so many parallels with Sellers and Riggins in their bulldozing, truck-exploding style of play. It embodies what I remember Redskin running back in the day I became a fan.

[shally]

Mike did a very similar job on Dawkins not too long ago. Wasn't that a screen pass when he knocked Dawkins out? In any case, the Packers' young safety tandem better get their heads up on swivel. Big Mike might be coming to get them next. Don't turn out the lights....Boo!:boo:

[Edit] Can I just add, I cannot wait to hear what Doc Walker has to say about that hit on Kennedy.

the hit on dawkins was even more impressive because, sellers kept running and ran into another eagle for more yardage... and because NOBODY does that to dawkins

ditka is the last player i saw run like that... and also, the great jim brown he used to love collisions like that

[FanFromArizona]

the hit on dawkins was even more impressive because, sellers kept running and ran into another eagle for more yardage... and because NOBODY does that to dawkins

ditka is the last player i saw run like that... and also, the great jim brown he used to love collisions like that

I'd add Riggins to that style as well. He was called "The Diesel" for a reason!

[shally]

Loved that quote so much that I changed my sig just for it.

Man, I see so many parallels with Sellers and Riggins in their bulldozing, truck-exploding style of play. It embodies what I remember Redskin running back in the day I became a fan.

difference being that in the open field riggins became the sprinter he once was at kansas.. he could flat out fly.. sellers doesnt possess enough speed to run away from anyone

[shally]

I'd add Riggins to that style as well. He was called "The Diesel" for a reason!


william andrews was like that for the falcons before he got hurt..

[FanFromArizona]

william andrews was like that for the falcons before he got hurt..

sorry, can't say I know anything about this fellow......enlighten me on him.

[bergiemoore]

the hit on dawkins was even more impressive because, sellers kept running and ran into another eagle for more yardage... and because NOBODY does that to dawkins


I disagree. I know it's just the angle that Kennedy took, but he was absolutely decleated! There is just too much fun watching a man like that go air born.

[Meatsnack]

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we have had some big time hitters over the years (wonsley, cronin, hamel,
branch) but not sure anyone is quite in sellers league

Alvin Walton and Wilbur Marshall would happily relieve you of consciousness. Walton was a one-trick pony but it was one heck of a trick.

[Edit] Come to that, I remember Ken Houston as producing a few Woo!-hits as well.

[CarMike]

Watch at the end of the play. Kennedy could have been penalized for tripping. That's how Sellers was tackled. That would have too funny. You get jacked up and then adding salt to the wound, you get penailzed 15 yards for tripping. :D

[shally]

Watch at the end of the play. Kennedy could have been penalized for tripping. That's how Sellers was tackled. That would have too funny. You get jacked up and then adding salt to the wound, you get penailzed 15 yards for tripping. :D

no question, kennedy leg whipped sellers and got him down.. that was a heck of a play to have any level of conciousness left to be able to do that.. most people would be temporarily bereft of any willful movement and incontinent of waste products ( ie.. peed and pooped his pants..)

[shally]

sorry, can't say I know anything about this fellow......enlighten me on him.


william andrews...#31.. arguably the greatest runner to ever wear a falcon uniform. came out of auburn as one of the many great runners they produced.
played in the same backfield with joe cribbs and james brooks, but andrews was the horse.
came to the nfl in 1979 and was the total package. he could run with power, with speed and had amazing hands for a big man. he had the rare combination of 2 2000 yard combined rushing and receiving years for the falcons. in 6 years he had 7 fumbles totally.

in 1984 he suffered about as bad a knee injury as a person can have. included every major ligament plus nerve damage. he spent 1 1/2 years trying to rehab and came back in 1986 to play one last mediocre season. then he retired.

interesting in that even while they had andrews the falcons drafted gerald riggs with a number 1 pick.. he replaced andrews in 2004 and beyond

i saw him play live against the saints quite a few times.. he had it all.

[The_Sonny_Of_Sammy]

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I'm hot, and when I'm not
I'm cold as ice
Get out of my way
Just Step aside
Or pay the price.
Bon Scott

[skinsfan36]

id like to see sellers run over aj hawk this week

[redskin_rich]

the hit on dawkins was even more impressive because, sellers kept running and ran into another eagle for more yardage... and because NOBODY does that to dawkins

ditka is the last player i saw run like that... and also, the great jim brown he used to love collisions like that

Walter Payton wasn't as big but he was a punishing runner as well, though he could just as easily run around or make a tackler whiff. Earl Campbell was a load too and he also had speed. Christian Okoye and Gerald Riggs also should get mention.

[shally]

Walter Payton wasn't as big but he was a punishing runner as well, though he could just as easily run around or make a tackler whiff. Earl Campbell was a load too and he also had speed. Christian Okoye and Gerald Riggs also should get mention.

yes indeed.. you can add ironhead hayward also

[Charlz]

The best part of that hit is where it took place.

Most "truck hits" are near or around the LOS; usually a RB who catches a LB flat footed and trucks him.

Sellers laid the wood on Kennedy over 20 yards down the field~! You don't see that very often.

KK is a class act and in his weekly diary gave due respect to the Redskins;

“Coach Gibbs and his crew do a great job of managing the game as far as pounding the ball, pounding the run, time of possession – they did a great job of doing that. They came out and they proved not to be any different when they played us; taking care of the ball, taking shots as far as a deep ball every now and again but not doing anything to get themselves beat. That’s what they did."

http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=460654

[RedskinRyan]

Watch at the end of the play. Kennedy could have been penalized for tripping. That's how Sellers was tackled. That would have too funny. You get jacked up and then adding salt to the wound, you get penailzed 15 yards for tripping. :D

whenever i saw the replay, i always wondered why tripping wasnt called.

[PGiddy18]

whenever i saw the replay, i always wondered why tripping wasnt called.


because he made contact with him first. Had he not touched sellers at all, then it would have been a penalty.

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

i truly love the fact that he sought out kennedy in order run him over. he could've easily tried to take it outside and give him a stiff arm but thats not his mentality. he was looking to be the windshield, lol. i really like that analogy.

[CarMike]

From here on out Sellers should be nicknamed "The windshield". lol

[Spence]

If you have to ask who the bug is, the bug is you.

http://www.sanjoseglassrepair.com/images/G572%20windshield.jpg

[skinsfan45]

i think that between my avatar and part of my sig u know how i feel about Mike -- FINALLY the coaches are using him the way i've been screaming for them to do!1656 now i'll have to guard my custom jersey even closer:D:D

[smoak]

Watch at the end of the play. Kennedy could have been penalized for tripping. That's how Sellers was tackled. That would have too funny. You get jacked up and then adding salt to the wound, you get penailzed 15 yards for tripping. :D

That should have been called BTW. I think the refs were too busy laughing.

[shally]

That should have been called BTW. I think the refs were too busy laughing.

or worried that kennedy might be missing a few body parts... in skiing there is a type of wipe out that is called a "yard sale" because you find equipment strewn over the slope... that collision had the makings of a fine one...amazing that shoes, helmet and jock were not lying on the turf
afterwards...

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

whenever i saw the replay, i always wondered why tripping wasnt called.
Because that wasn't tripping, that was jujitsu!