One more reason Patrick Willis is THE MAN

by David Fucillo on Feb 8, 2008 10:04 PM PST in San Francisco 49ers News

Courtesy of Game Tap via The Big Lead, Patrick Willis continues to be just a beast of a man.

"I've been a Madden fan since way back, and before that, I was on that Tecmo Bowl. Played as the Raiders all the time. But I've been playing Madden since '98 on Super Nintendo when all you heard was 'Ugh! Ugh!' throughout the game. I'm still a big fan of the ambulance. I just wish they made it more real now," he says. "I want to hit people so hard that they get hurt bad. Every time I play, they sprain their toe. I want them to hurt their neck or break their arm or something more painful. I wish they had something outrageous if you get a good hit stick on someone. You get some good hits now, they might fumble, but I want to hurt them."

Willis deadpanned the whole "hurt people" comment as I gave him the uneasy laugh back, then the 49er continued to play Madden while wearing his shades (inside a club at night can hurt your eyes, you know), hiding all emotion as he tried to bury opponents and bring the hurt (even hinting that he's not above slapping someone's hand during a big play in order to gain an advantage).

Needless to say I'm not surprised at all that Patrick Willis takes Madden so seriously. He brings the hurtin on the football field, so why not do the same in Madden.

(Courtesy of GameTap.com via The Big Lead)

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I reads those comments from Willis and was like "man, that's pretty intense". And then I saw the picture of him sitting there in sunglasses and a sweater vest. HMMM. The picture and the comments seem to be polar opposites. Sort of like casting Shaft as one of the nerds in Revenge of the Nerds.

by illini49er on Feb 9, 2008 8:13 AM PST reply actions

What's with the glasses?

Seriously...

by jaytierney on Feb 9, 2008 4:19 PM PST reply actions

Ummm

Can wearing sunglasses in the dark (club dimness, in this case) really hurt your eyes? Somehow it just doesn't make any sense. I mean, sunglasses would just darken the darkness of the room you're in. If darkness hurt our eyes, we'd always be wearing some kind of opposite of sunglasses type thing whenever it got any kind of dark. We'd be potentially damaging our eyes every time we closed them, and really mucking things up when we went to sleep.

I mean, fashionably wearing sunglasses inside is a bit of a lame, faux pas thing to do, but I'm pretty sure the eyes of those who do it are perfectly safe.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over.

by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2008 5:06 PM PST reply actions

Tsk Tsk

Another missed joke. I believe the writer was saying "inside a club at night can hurt your eyes, you know" in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

Anyways, if Patrick Willis wants to wear sunglasses inside a club, so be it. I mean honestly, who is going to tell him not to? I sure as hell won't, I value my life too much.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Feb 9, 2008 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

Oh

See, even after you explained it, it still took me like a minute to see where the "funny" was coming from.

See people, this is a perfect example of why it's important to understand timing, rhythm, and clarity when telling jokes. This punch line isn't hitting on the right beat and the meaning isn't completely clear. The thing is, just one word would have fixed both problems. My correction would read: (being inside a club at night can hurt your eyes, you know).

It's still not perfect, but it'll get the right reaction this way.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over.

by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2008 7:29 PM PST up reply actions

Agreed

Also important, in my opinion, is the fact that it's not really a funny joke. It's a joke that, if you heard it in person you might sarcastically say, "OHHHHHHH," as in "OHHHHHHH BURN!"

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Feb 9, 2008 7:52 PM PST up reply actions