I'm not Aaron's best friend, but you'd be surprised how genuine he is in person. He's not goofy either. Yes, his goofy behavior on the field is annoying. What I would say it is is that he's a quiet, nice guy and that he's under extreme pressure during the game so when he makes a bone headed mistake, he acts goofy as a defense mechanism. It looks like that's just the way he is. I remember when Blake was the QB and Brooks came out in pre-season. Brooks was horrible and rolled around on the ground after busted plays and I remember Haslett looking at McCarthy like, "...and you said this guy was good!?" He has the talent to make the throws. I just don't think he copes well when it's all on him. If he has time, he'll have a very productive season.

Gotcha. Good man.

This is something that has gotten blown way out of proportion over the years. I see this exhibited all the time out of everyday people as well as NFL players. I guarantee that many of the same people criticizing AB for smiling after an onflield mistake have at some point done something moronic in front of a group of people and smiled about it. Not because what you did was plain funny but because it was moronic and you laughed at yourself about it. It is a natural response. I care much less about that than I care about the playing and joking around on the sidelines during losses. That is an outrage.

whoever said a smile was contagious, was'nt lying.............smitty