The New York Jets just made D’Brickashaw Ferguson one of the highest paid players in the National Football League. Is he a quarter back? A running back? A wide receiver? A line backer, cornerback, defensive lineman? No, he is an offensive lineman. He is the Jets left tackle and his #1 priority is to protect his [...]
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Protection is Important
Posted in Foundation, Just Gil, Life Lessons, Strategy on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Leadership by Carlisle Cullen
Posted in Just Gil, Life Lessons on July 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jennifer and I went to see Eclipse, the third installment in the Twilight Saga movies series, today. Jennifer is a huge fan of the books, so going to these movies is a big deal for us. To me, Eclipse was by far and away the best movie in the series to date. It had great [...]
My Enduring Coach Bowden Memory
Posted in Just Gil on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
November 13, 1993. The game ended about 15 minutes earlier. I was not happy. Some other guys were visibly upset. Some were cussing. Some were crying. Some appeared as if they wanted to get in a fist fight. Some looked like they were going to throw up. I sat in the visitors locker room at [...]
Overpromotion
Posted in Just Gil on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t know if overpromotion is a word or not, but lets just say it is. I have followed sports the majority of my life and I have noticed that great teams are normally led by great coaches. Great coaches come in many different shapes and forms. Often you will see a team make a [...]
Redistribution of Wealth
Posted in Just Gil on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For my sake, will you forget the politics of the phrase “redistribution of wealth” for a few minutes? I am getting tired of hearing the phrase “redistribution of wealth“ repeated over and over and over and over… Please understand me, I do not want my taxes to go up. When I was a kid growing up [...]
