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Brandon London - The next J.T.?

Okay, so we all like Brandon London, so much so that he has his own Phinsider Phan Club....

So before I get cries of "hater" from the Brandwagoners, let me point out that I was one of the very first (possibly THE first) to post about his potential to be a real #1 WR, and expressed my excitement that we had snagged him off of the G-Men's PS.

And now, 7 months later, I am still of the same opinion.  He has gotten in a couple of games and showed some good things.  While everyone talks about his 7 catches, I was far more impressed with his blocking, and the fact that you would see him in plays down the field.  But before I anoint him the next Brandon Marshall (a number of comparisons to which I have already seen), I'd like to see more.

 

Well, when I said I'd like to see more, I didn't mean this!

Now, I would not have been watching this except that I read about it elsewhere and wanted to see for myself, but guess who appears towards the end, at the 2:45 left mark?  Yep, Mr. London himself, strolling down the runway on "Rip the Runway".  And it got me thinking, I remember another Dolphin that started out doing some modeling... calendars wasn't it?  Now I'm not complaining, mind you, but I think it shows an aspect to our young WR that we haven't so far seen.  Do you think he has "Hollywood" aspirations?

More importantly, do you think there is a little bit of "diva" in him?  And do you think this might actually be a component of "elite" WRs that comes with the total package?

=)

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We need to put a stop to this right away

I’ll get in touch with David Lee and have him tell Henne to bounce a fastball off London’s nose ala the Brady Bunch. A crooked nose should be enough to derail his modeling career and force him to focus on football because now he’s ugly.

Either that, or just let him be, and hope his movie star career aspirations lead him to score more touchdowns so he gets on camera.

lol personally, I don’t care what the guy does with his spare time, as long as when it’s time for business, he’s all business. Get in the weight room, put in the work, be at camp, be in the film room, and perform on the field. If you want to bounce down a runway on an off-day, go for it. Rather him doing that than making it rain in a club, or getting blitzed and driving 100mph into somebody elses car, or shooting himself or others, or fighting dogs, or beating the shit outta women, or getting high and getting caught, or (ok that’s enough).

"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
~Co-Pilot of the Draft Alex Mack Bandwagon~

by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

you would think

a guy on the bubble would be working extremely hard during the off season, but maybe even the wantabees make too damn much money. Or maybe he doesnt make enough and the runway gig makes mo money.

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by Phintastic on Mar 9, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

ehh

if he busts ass monday to friday and then models on saturday, is that really a bad thing? You can’t spend every hour of every day in a weight room or a film room, you burn yourself out.

lol that’s funny about the “side job” lol.

"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
~Co-Pilot of the Draft Alex Mack Bandwagon~

by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

That same article mentioned a bunch of players were in that show...

but the fact that he might do an ENTIRE reality show about his mantastic looks pains me.

when the chinstraps strap on he will be focused on football…because he has had .000005% the career Jasoon had. He cant afford to loose focus on football…he isnt that great at it yet

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions  

oh cmon

like you wouldn’t watch “Brandon London: Mantastic the Series”

I know I would….

"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
~Co-Pilot of the Draft Alex Mack Bandwagon~

by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

i do more than watch it (bottle of KY slips out of hand)...

oh sorry i thought this was a CKC…moving on

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cool with me....

The big difference between him and JT is that JT decided to pursue things other than football during OTA’s and training camp. Brandon knows what is at stake and he will be a beast this season

by scbrandon on Mar 9, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions  

On the plus side

From the limited amount that I know about modeling, it seems that the dudes are pretty fit, in an athletic with speed sort of way. It would be a helluva lot worst if he had modeling aspirations like David Boston and came to camp with arms to big to properly hold a football.

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by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 9, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Also...

I’m sure he meets lots of hot women. more power to him

by scbrandon on Mar 9, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Contract incentive

I’ve got an idea. Let’s have a clause added into his contract which states that for every instance within the public domain of a reporter positively comparing London to Mark Bavaro results in a monetary escalator to his base salary. This will be coupled with an additional clause which states that for every instance within the public domain of a reporter commenting on his appearance, modeling or acting skills without also including a positive mention of his on field performance results in a monetary subtraction from his base salary.
Problem solved! LOL

Creator of the 'Draft Clay Matthews Jr.' bandwagon.
"The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent." - John Maynard Keynes

by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 9, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Get off the I hate JT bandwagon for a sec,

dont compare a HOF with a late round rookie with 7 catches in a team full of no names at WR. JT had acomplished everything a DE individually could by the time he started with this nonesense, Brandon hasnt even started a game. I do see potential in him but I think we are getting way ahead of ourselves here, our opinion about him has shy rocketed from lets see what this guy can do with more playing time to this is the next Brandon Marshall without having played a game between the two. Not one game. This is what the off season does to you I suppose. We shall wait and see

by MauMontaV5 on Mar 9, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions  

i can't tell if you are agreeing with me

disagreeing with me, or completely missing the point. =)

I said I am not ready to anoint him an elite WR with only 7 catches, so in that it looks like we agree. But neither was I on the “hate JT bandwagon” OR comparing him to JT in terms of performance. The point was the off season activities which ARE similar to what JT was doing.

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was a practice squad pickup a few months ago-

dude needs a backup plan in case it doesn’t work out- can’t blame a man for trying to eat. Every damn person on this blog would be a male model if they could and you know it ;).

Thinking about it- he probably has about as easy a time picking up girls as anyone on the planet.

Girl: “So what do you do?”
London: “I’m an NFL player and professional model.”
Girl:*drops pants*

"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
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by GatorPhan on Mar 9, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions  

lol.......I hate him now

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by HuskerDolphin on Mar 9, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

So do I Husk. . . so do I. . .

"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.

by GatorPhan on Mar 9, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

wait....

only women do that? now i feel stupid for pulling out my junk during his workout video….

sorry for that visual….guy has great hands…its true

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

its not CKC, I know.......this is simply to wash away his visual.

He has great hands? Rzayobud…….sigh…..

: )

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by HuskerDolphin on Mar 9, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

RZ- you are either the straightest bastard to walk the earth – or the gayest. Nobody else could possibly be so secure in their sexuality. Props either way- lol.

"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.

by GatorPhan on Mar 9, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea.....def the str8'est

i like making others uncomfortable…i like to watch them squirm while trying not to laugh…gay humor is rught up my A-lley. : )

im so str8 its not even funny….the most ill do is high 5 a dude…even shaking hands is gay hahahaha…..at church…when i have to hold a guys hand for like 10 sec….those are the damn longest 10 sec of my life. Onetime I punched a guy in middle school cuz he thought it would be funny to pull me away from the toilet….he totally saw my shit…..it had to be done so the gay moment would go away…

though i will say gay ppl dont bother me…i actually think they are hilarious….and they are great members of society…think about it…when the eff was the last time u heard about a gay guy stealing a car….or a gay guy robbing a bank??? naw they do makeup and run florist shops..

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

chuckle..... quickwhat'syourgirlfriend'sname?

AHA! you paused!

…. go with your “300” self!

Larry Little and I both wore 66 in our football careers. I think that means something.

I, Tunaflipper, am the creator of the "Draft DJ Moore Bandwagon"

by Tunaflipper on Mar 9, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

ROFLMAO!!!

Last man standing for the record breaking "CKC Luncheon aka This Place is Ridiculous 2 days ago by Little Nicky 21"---1073 latest 2 days ago by uncle finster

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by uncle finster on Mar 9, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

i forget...

i just know her as “Tunaflippers Mom”…..and lasst night i found out why they call u “tuna”…it was a nickname given at birth

DONT MESS W/THE RZ…SLAPPPPPPP

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 10, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

straight up foul

lulzzzz

"check that...the 29th of Feb. this year.....why is that the record day for hits? Did Matty have the Kim Kardashian sex tape or something?"
-Treat
"yes he did. and Jersquall recut it to look like Marino was boning her."
-Treasure

by chrislucas on Mar 10, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

That was YOU??!!

If I wasn’t locked in the closet, I’da swum out!

And I’m only called Tuna when I don’t brush my teeth..!

Larry Little and I both wore 66 in our football careers. I think that means something.

I, Tunaflipper, am the creator of the "Draft DJ Moore Bandwagon"

by Tunaflipper on Mar 10, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Muffdiver

"check that...the 29th of Feb. this year.....why is that the record day for hits? Did Matty have the Kim Kardashian sex tape or something?"
-Treat
"yes he did. and Jersquall recut it to look like Marino was boning her."
-Treasure

by chrislucas on Mar 10, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

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