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Confusion over a Sal Sunseri quote...

  • It's "someone will". "so I'm gonna" doesn't even make sense in the context of what he was saying.

    He probably won't call another play for Tennessee. Such a shame that one bad hire could cost Dooley his job but that's the nature of the business and that's why it isn't a good idea to hire people with little or no experience as DC

    volfan28

  • I think I heard him say Gruden would call the defense stir

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  • How does "So I'm gonna call the defenses" not make sense? He literally says, "My role won't change it all." Then goes on to say the sentence on trial here. It makes sense....

    Voldog69

  • Kfrey18 said...

    I heard "someone will call...," but it is impossible to know for sure from the audio.

    In the context of the sentence "so" would not make any sense. To illustrate this point, insert the definition of the conjunction "so" into the sentence: To say "my role won't change at all 'and for this reason' I will call the defenses" is nonsense. If he was trying to communicate that he is making the calls, he would have simply said "my role won't change at all; I will call the defenses."

    It is far more likely that he anticipated this question and came prepared to give a mumbled ambiguous answer. I am a lawyer (in the northeast no less) and see people do that crap all the time. If he had been asked "are you doing the calls," he couldn't have wiggled out of a direct answer, but the wording of the question allowed him to skirt the issue. His meaningless follow up comment of "and that will get us going" further illustrates his intent to avoid the issue as best he could.

    I think you are on point with this observation. I have done a lot of negotiations over the years and one tactic, as you point out, is to mumble or do something that distracts while speaking. You also have to take his normal speaking pattern and ask why he would mumble in that situation. If he were making the calls he would have spoken loud and clear like normal, especially given all the speculation about him having a diminished role in the D calls.

    tnbear66

  • Voldog69 said...

    How does "So I'm gonna call the defenses" not make sense? He literally says, "My role won't change it all." Then goes on to say the sentence on trial here. It makes sense....

    "so" doesn't fit, IMO, given the "know what I'm saying?" immediately before that comment

    This post has been edited 3 times, most recently by volfan28 on 11/9/2012 at 8:49 AM

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  • Kfrey18 said...

    In the context of the sentence "so" would not make any sense. To illustrate this point, insert the definition of the conjunction "so" into the sentence: To say "my role won't change at all 'and for this reason' I will call the defenses" is nonsense. If he was trying to communicate that he is making the calls, he would have simply said "my role won't change at all; I will call the defenses."

    It is far more likely that he anticipated this question and came prepared to give a mumbled ambiguous answer. I am a lawyer (in the northeast no less) and see people do that crap all the time. If he had been asked "are you doing the calls," he couldn't have wiggled out of a direct answer, but the wording of the question allowed him to skirt the issue. His meaningless follow up comment of "and that will get us going" further illustrates his intent to avoid the issue as best he could.

    Didn't see this before I posted. Much better explanation than mine

    volfan28

  • Anyone else find it odd how he talks about his family at the beginning of the interview?

    volfan28

  • yeah, it's pretty sad. he's circling the wagons and knows this little venture hasn't worked out like he or anyone else planned. I hate it for the guy, leaving one of his sons at Bama for this. You can tell he's a family guy and that's awesome. Probably won't keep his job here though. I think he said "someone" BTW

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  • Wes Rucker said...

    The king of the castle woke up with no issues this morning and still had dinner cooked for him this evening.

    Yes, Ralph, but did Alice add some Castor Oil or ex-lax. Y'know Alice only let Ralph say that he was king of the castle. He threatened her with "bang zoom to the moon", but he never dared to try.
    As Mr. Guthrie wrote and Mr. Bragg sang "women are equal to and might be ahead of the men."

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  • Yeah, so I'm in the "Someone" camp, 89% probability..... just to be as accurate as is possible...

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