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Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by fropwns:
Punt

Why does Frop come before Wns? The chicken and the egg want to find out.

I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?
[ Edited by jonnydel on Feb 4, 2021 at 3:16 PM ]
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Originally posted by jonnydel:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by fropwns:
Punt

Why does Frop come before Wns? The chicken and the egg want to find out.

I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?

It's actually "frowns" but he typo'ed the p in there and it stuck. (sad face)
Originally posted by fropwns:


Friends! I submit, in the finest of our traditions around these parts, a question. One to tickle your fancy, but not, your pickle. It is, simply, this: "What makes a great 49er Quarterback?" Note, I said great, not good. Jeff Garcia was good. And indeed, though some of you will protest, so, too, at times, was Colin Kaepernick. Jimmy GQ, as the peasants among you prefer to call him, is an enigma. When healthy, he looks the part of a good 49ers Quarterback, and if you consider his performance against the Saints as an harbinger of things to come, perhaps a potentially great one. The thing is, dear friends, he is injured often. Too often for most of our tastes. But, this thread is not about him, solely, it is about what seems to be missing from our ranks: an idea of what we are looking for in our quarterback.

Some of you desire the quick, orgasmic, joy of a bright shiny new signal caller. Aye, the glean of great talent is alluring, but, I wonder, will it work? Will you be fulfilled or left broken and spent? Whether it be a Buckeye, a Tiger, a Cougar, a Gator, great googly-moogly, perhaps you desire a a Bison or a Bulldog, or maybe, even, a member of the Crimson Tide. For that matter you might be eyeing later in the draft a quarterback from that little school in NW Indiana that gets the hell beat out of, consistently, over the past decade in very big games.

Maybe you want an older Lion, a do-over to get an old Patriot, or heck, you might actually want Josh Rosen to start.

Some of you actually want Rosen?



But, I digress. It is time to return to the heart of the matter. "What makes a great 49er Quarterback?" Is it winning Super Bowls? I must confess, I use this standard, along with two others, pedigree and performance under fire, to make my evaluation of the person playing QB1 for your FIVE-f**kING TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS, who have lost the last two Super Bowls they appeared in because, in part, of uninspired and average QB play. But, me, I am a rank amateur. I am no X's and O's man, man.



I can't be bothered with actually learning plays. Pfft. Or whether routes are run correctly or, for that matter, if the QB delivers that s**t on time, where he is supposed to. You want that? Go see Jonnydell. That dude eats, breaths, s**ts, smokes, fries, wet and DRY ages, and more film. I have it on good and reliable authority that he works for NFL Films, but I can neither confirm or deny the accuracy of that information. I just know he does. Shout-out to the conspiracy theorists in the general politics and presidential campaign thread in the parking lot for the tip. It seems reallllllllly credible.

And please, after almost 17 years (my anniversary is coming soon--send money.) posting and serving as a quasi-oracle and vocal heart beat for this place, you should know by now that I am totally full of s**t, like, 90% of the time. So, don't get all sanctimonious and whine that this is just another sack Jimmy thread. Why would I bother writing that when McGlinchey should be doing it.



And I love that big dude, but somebody, please, for the love of god, get him a s**t load of burgers, a weight room, a picture of Joe Staley, and make him nasty again, please. Pretty please with extra Crisco on top?

Anyway, this thread is about you, yes, you, identifying what makes a great 49er Quarterback.

So, I will ask again, "what makes a great 49er Quarterback?" Because currently, I do not see one on this roster.

When Jimmy G. wins the Super Bowl next season, I expect you'll be back, singing his praises and debating how big of a massive contract extension he should be given.
Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by jonnydel:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by fropwns:
Punt

Why does Frop come before Wns? The chicken and the egg want to find out.

I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?

It's actually "frowns" but he typo'ed the p in there and it stuck. (sad face)
Originally posted by jonnydel:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by fropwns:
Punt

Why does Frop come before Wns? The chicken and the egg want to find out.

I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?

DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!
Originally posted by billbird2111:
When Jimmy G. wins the Super Bowl next season, I expect you'll be back, singing his praises and debating how big of a massive contract extension he should be given.

I would be happy as hell to do so. But this thread, ain't about him, solely. It is about greatness at the position he plays. And respectfully to him, he isn't there or has been healthy enough to be there. The latter has always been my most pressing concern about Jimmy GQ.
Originally posted by thl408:
It's actually "frowns" but he typo'ed the p in there and it stuck. (sad face)

But for fun, we could see this is the alternate origin story for my name. Say, it happened when we had D. Erickson as our head ball coach and bam, we got us a story to sell to Marvel.
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Originally posted by jonnydel:
I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?


Originally posted by fropwns:
DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!

so what exactly does Fro own?
Originally posted by fropwns:
Originally posted by jonnydel:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by fropwns:
Punt

Why does Frop come before Wns? The chicken and the egg want to find out.

I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?

DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!
Wait! Did I really get it right?!?
Fro and J-Dell are the 2 Webzone All-pros.
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by jonnydel:
I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?


Originally posted by fropwns:
DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!

so what exactly does Fro own?


Originally posted by jonnydel:
Wait! Did I really get it right?!?
Yes, indeed. My name was born out of the era of gaming dude-speak.
Originally posted by fropwns:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by jonnydel:
I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?


Originally posted by fropwns:
DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!

so what exactly does Fro own?


Originally posted by jonnydel:
Wait! Did I really get it right?!?
Yes, indeed. My name was born out of the era of gaming dude-speak.
I thought you had a fetish for prawns for some reason

Originally posted by fropwns:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by jonnydel:
I think it's fro- pwns, not frop-wns.

As in, a fro, pwns - the gamer term coined during the early counter-strike years when you would chat to all after killing somebody but had to do it super fast in the heat of battle and often misspelled, "owned" as "pwned".

Am I right fropwns?


Originally posted by fropwns:
DING! DING! We got ourselves a winner!

so what exactly does Fro own?


Originally posted by jonnydel:
Wait! Did I really get it right?!?
Yes, indeed. My name was born out of the era of gaming dude-speak.

You have no idea how much I love that. I was in 7th grade when counter-strike came out and we used to marathon that for 20+ hours. It was always about pwning those newbs.
Originally posted by Bellaleo:
Fro and J-Dell are the 2 Webzone All-pros.

I forgot about AB,my bad.
3 webzone All-pros
Here are a few of my requirements.

1. Elite arm. This includes excellent mechanics on normal throws and the ability to make off platform ones
(and don't tell me Joe and Steve didn't have elite arms, cause they did. Just cause they weren't Dan Marino or Brett Favre doesn't mean they didn't have elite arms. Their accuracy was practically unmatched, and there wasn't a throw they couldn't make, at every level and at every patch of grass on the field).

2. Elite field vision/anticipation (the latter depends directly on the former). Not just in seeing the coverage, but the pass rush, too. Movement in the pocket is tied to this.

3. Elite processing speed.

4. Zero fear, including of the pass rush and the moment.

5. Elite football intelligence, including staying in control in moments of chaos.

6. Natural leader.

7. Supreme dedication to the craft.

I think Jimmy hits on Number 6. That's about it.
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