Make That Runyan...
So we get the true story of the Westbrook play:
"I just want to help this team win - and I got a stern talking-to by Jon Runyan right before that play," Westbrook said.
"He said, 'Listen, if you get down to the 1, take a knee.' I was like, 'Ahhh . . . ' He said, 'Take a knee, Westbrook, take a knee.' "
Then, during the play, Westbrook said: "I looked back and I saw all 6-7 or 6-8 of him running toward me saying, 'Get down.' So I got down . . . Runyan, he's our offensive leader out there. He's a coach. So he helped me out a little bit there."
UPDATE: If you watch the video below, you can see Runyan waving his arms telling Westbrook to get down. Awesome.
I'm going to miss the big guy when he eventually calls it quits. Not many people in the league has as much heart as he does.
Wouldn't mind seeing him on the sideline as a coach though :)
Posted by: Paul | December 17, 2007 at 09:46 AM
I wouldn't mind seeing him take a helmet to Roy Williams' knee.
Best free agent signing of the Reid era. Is there even an argument?
Posted by: BrianS | December 17, 2007 at 09:56 AM
That's spectacular. Excellent work catching Runyan in the video.
Posted by: Gabe from BountyBowl | December 17, 2007 at 11:35 AM
In his PC after the second Washington game, Westbrook said that he ought to have stopped at the one when the Skins let him score. He also said that, "as an offensive player, you score."
Runyan's pretty awesome in that video.
Posted by: McTumms | December 17, 2007 at 04:51 PM