Quote from Lions DC Gunther Cunningham

WhoDat!656 · 01-06-2012, 12:32 PM

Suh's job against the Saints is particularly crucial as New Orleans often uses a double-tight-end look to help chip against defensive ends. Cunningham said the Saints "basically cheap-shot them with a shoulder. While the end is working on the tackle, all of a sudden he gets blindsided by a guy from the outside. (This) spreads the field and slows down the edge rushers."

Cunningham joked that he might need to make a trip to New York to visit the commissioner with clips of the strategy. He didn't joke, however, when he suggested the technique shouldn't be allowed.

"It's ridiculous," he said.

Return of Louis Delmas, Ndamukong and Suh pumps up Lions defense | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Danno · 01-06-2012, 12:33 PM

Since when is chipping illegal?

73Saint · 01-06-2012, 12:40 PM

Maybe they think whining before they lose will sound less like sour grapes...

Danno · 01-06-2012, 12:42 PM

I wonder if his new "wrinkles" are this brand new tactic called stunts?

SloMotion · 01-06-2012, 12:45 PM

He didn't say "illegal", he said, "ridiculous" and "cheap shot". I don't see a problem with it, I'd like to see us do it, I mean, we have 3 perfectly good TEs in Pettigrew, Scheffler & Heller to do that with . . . it must be the "blind-side" aspect of it he's referring to, you know how the league is getting . . . anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . .

go Lions.

darstep · 01-06-2012, 01:02 PM

I hope we chip our way all the way through Indy.
Graham, Gilmore, Thomas, and Sproles just chip their way to an open spot,
sit down and wait for Brees to call their number.
Frustrate the hell out of the pass rush.

halloween 65 · 01-06-2012, 01:28 PM

I want him to cuss more Saturday than he did in Green Bay.. Mic. him up.

WHO_DAT_CAT · 01-06-2012, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . .

Yeah, funny....

Drew may be 6.? .... but we'll laugh all the way through the playoffs with him.

Maybe at you, tomorrow.

Tobias-Reiper · 01-06-2012, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

He didn't say "illegal", he said, "ridiculous" and "cheap shot". I don't see a problem with it, I'd like to see us do it, I mean, we have 3 perfectly good TEs in Pettigrew, Scheffler & Heller to do that with . . . it must be the "blind-side" aspect of it he's referring to, you know how the league is getting . . . anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . .

go Lions.

Absolutely correct. If there is someone who knows something about cheap shots, it is Cunningham.

SloMotion · 01-06-2012, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

Absolutely correct. If there is someone who knows something about cheap shots, it is Cunningham.

Well, enlighten me, I'm not really aware of his history, was he a cheap shot artist?

go Lions.

"La vida es todo sobre el calendario ... lo inalcanzable se vuelve accesible, disponible las estén disponibles, lo inalcanzable ... alcanzable."

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01-06-2012, 12:45 PM	#5
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	He didn't say "illegal", he said, "ridiculous" and "cheap shot". I don't see a problem with it, I'd like to see us do it, I mean, we have 3 perfectly good TEs in Pettigrew, Scheffler & Heller to do that with . . . it must be the "blind-side" aspect of it he's referring to, you know how the league is getting . . . anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . . go Lions.
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WHO_DAT_CAT 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 386	Originally Posted by SloMotion anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . . Yeah, funny.... Drew may be 6.? .... but we'll laugh all the way through the playoffs with him. Maybe at you, tomorrow.

01-06-2012, 04:55 PM	#9
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Originally Posted by SloMotion He didn't say "illegal", he said, "ridiculous" and "cheap shot". I don't see a problem with it, I'd like to see us do it, I mean, we have 3 perfectly good TEs in Pettigrew, Scheffler & Heller to do that with . . . it must be the "blind-side" aspect of it he's referring to, you know how the league is getting . . . anyway, I like the comment Cunningham made in Wk #13 on Drew Brees . . . something like, "Brees is rostered as 6'0" . . . he's no 6'0", I can put my chin on top of his head" . . . or something like that . . . he's really a funny guy . . . go Lions. Absolutely correct. If there is someone who knows something about cheap shots, it is Cunningham.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	I wonder if his new "wrinkles" are this brand new tactic called stunts?

01-06-2012, 01:02 PM	#6
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	I hope we chip our way all the way through Indy. Graham, Gilmore, Thomas, and Sproles just chip their way to an open spot, sit down and wait for Brees to call their number. Frustrate the hell out of the pass rush.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	I want him to cuss more Saturday than he did in Green Bay.. Mic. him up.

01-06-2012, 05:07 PM	#10
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper Absolutely correct. If there is someone who knows something about cheap shots, it is Cunningham. Well, enlighten me, I'm not really aware of his history, was he a cheap shot artist? go Lions. "La vida es todo sobre el calendario ... lo inalcanzable se vuelve accesible, disponible las estén disponibles, lo inalcanzable ... alcanzable."

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