Larry Johnson’s nickname might be Iron Man, but he’s no real-life super hero. (he’s not a bad dude, though, despite what the haters say)
Chad Johnson may bust out some post-TD CPR, but I doubt he can save actual lives under pressure.
Jared Allen might be a recovering alcoholic, and a badass, but he’s still no Hancock.
Yet, Tony Gonzalez might just be a certified effing super hero. As if Tony G wasn’t hero enough 16 Sundays a year (maybe 17 if we’re lucky), he’s now saving lives, too. From The Kansas City Star:
It all happened fast, and Martin doesn’t remember all the details. She just remembers Tony Gonzalez running over, performing the Heimlich maneuver on the choking man, and Gonzalez rejoining his family at their table.
“We were scared, definitely,” said Martin, who has worked four years as a server at Capone’s Italian Restaurante in Huntington Beach. “He was so thankful that Tony was behind him. We wouldn’t have been able to help him the way Tony did.”
In what Martin estimated was a 10-second ordeal, Gonzalez added a new line to his astonishing resume. All-Pro tight end for the Chiefs. Actor. Reality-show judge.
Now, Gonzalez is a lifesaver.
Eat your heart out, Jason Witten. Either Tony G is a God or he’s pulling a Phil Connors (“then put your little hand in mine…”) and living the same day over and over again, because nobody’s this good. We’ve had quite a few Chiefs win NFL Man of the Year (Derrick Thomas, Will Shields) and it looks like Gonzo isn’t taking no for an answer when it comes to joining that pantheon.
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My name is Double D and I have been addicted to the Chiefs for more than 40 years. I ride the bipolar rollercoaster of Chiefs wins and losses.
Now comes the part where everybody says “Hi Double D!”
Seriously CurtMerzFan is right; we definitely don’t want this degenerate into kansascity.com. If I kid around with somebody, it’s just that and you can pretty much assume I don’t mean it personally (especially if you see a
at the end of my comment). I enjoy watching just about any football game and respect the talent of other teams and their players but I’m only a fan of the Chiefs. All I can say to those who don’t understand the level of my commitment (which hopefully comes with a padded cell) is that everyday I’ll do my best to be a little less thick-skulled if you do your best to be a little less thin-skinned. My 12 step program requires me to say that. 
SeanBCool, I am the furthest thing from a dick, and obviously you did not read what I said at all. AT ALL…
After reading that, you came away with this?
I’m sorry even my imagination isn’t wild enough to concoct Brodie Croyle carrying a team to the Super Bowl in 2009. For the last time, I like Brodie, he’s a good kid with some talent. I just honestly don’t think he has what it takes to succeed at the QB position at this level. There’s no baseless hate in that, just honesty.
Second, I appreciate you visiting the site, and your enthusiasm on this topic, it shows a lot. Some of us disagree on this topic, and that’s fine. The debate even got pretty heated. But there’s a difference between implying that somebody is a fairweather fan and calling someone a dick or an imbecile.
Namecalling and personal attacks will not be tolerated, folks. Repeated offenses will result in banishment of the guilty party.
This site was built on its honest opinions and the spirited debates that followed. Everybody enjoys that about A.A. Let’s all stay respectful.
Amen CurtMerz
I think maybe there should be a character limit on these comments so we don’t get these titbaby diatribes no one cares about.
This isn’t a courtroom or a debate contest where every little opinion should be picked apart and taken personally!!! Grow up, take a joke, make one back of your own but don’t resort to name calling.
Busch League…
So much for us getting Matt Jones btw…got caught doing blow in the back of a 4 runner in Arkansas.
At least Koren Robinson’s drinking problem was something that is legal…..
That says a lot about what’s been wrong with Jones.
Bryman, great link to that Simmons article. I actually tend to love Simmmons stuff most of the times, so…
I remember that article quite well, and agree with a lot of it. I’m actually going to link that in an upcoming piece. Thanks for the find!
Oh, we’re also thinking of doing an Addict’s Code, the rules of Arrowhead Addicthood. I’ll definitely have to bounce that one off the readers.
Addicts Code of Conduct:
1. I faithfully promise to log-in at LEAST once
every four hours during the off-season, and every
90 minutes during the preseason. During the
season of course we will all just stay logged in!
Adam:
- It’s unfortunate that you take such offense in a simple name called, and as such I apologize for the harsh nature of my language. However, I feel that you directly insulting my character and the affection and commitment I hold for my sports team — something you should know, as a Chiefs fan, is sacred and sensitive for a man — is far more offensive. If “personal attacks will not be tolerated”, then it seems like attacks on my fandom should fall into that category.
That is all.
Sean -
You said “However, I feel that you directly insulting my character and the affection and commitment I hold for my sports team”
Don’t you mean “team(s)”?
I wish that was “all”, but I’m afraid there will be more.
if you can root for players on your ff team then why cant you have a passing interest in other teams as well?
i have TERRIBLE WEEKS when the chiefs lose i feel as though i live and die with each game but i can still be happy for other teams to win or lose it doesnt make me feel any better about my chiefs, but ive got other teams that i like(not love like the chiefs) also. i think that rooting for any charger, donkey, or raider is evil and i wouldnt pick one of them even if it was gonna win a ff league for me, thats 10000000000Times WORSE than having a passing interest in other teams
I THINK THAT IT IS ALL ABOUT A LOVE FOR THE GAME
I have more than a passing interest in all the other teams. In fact I’m very interested in watching the Chiefs kick their collective asses not just with passing, but also with running, blocking, tackling, sacking, intercepting, etc.
I love that you’re a
one-woman, er, one-team man, Double D. I guess we’re just old fashioned like that!‘Til Death Do Us Part!
Crane, remember when you said you were no longer going to direct comments at me? Let’s keep it that way. I liked it.
Just trying to clarify if it was a typo or a mistake Seannie Boy.
Oh yeah, I’m sure you were.
Jeez, this is still going on? Just like whatever team/player you want. Doesn’t make you any less of a hardcore Chiefs fan if you like seeing Troy Polamalu, Kevin Williams, Peyton Manning, etc etc, play. Don’t call out our fandom when you yourselves have acknowledged both Sean and I as passionate Chiefs fans, even naming us in a thread. Just because we LIKE other teams makes us bad/somehow incomplete fans? That kind of close-mindedness is the same sort of thing Hitler used to fire up his Nazi regime. Only those with PURE BLOOD! (one team!) may belong in this great nation! (Chiefs’ Nation!) and we will drive out all of the half-breeds (people with more than a passing interest in any other of the 31 teams in the NFL, any CFL team, AFL team, or hell, for kicks, let’s also throw in the XFL, when they were still going on!) If you are a man/woman of unpure blood, (see, above) begone!
The thing you don’t seem to realize, is that we are probably just as much, if not more, of a fan of the Chief’s than any single one person here. We live and die with the Chiefs. For you to call that out is plain retarded. There are only a few people that comment regularly that are even in the same ball-park as Sean, IMO. I’ve disagree’d with him plenty, but he always provides facts, opinions, and makes a statement no matter what. Ask not what more you can say against a fellow Chiefs fan, ask what more you can do for Arrowhead Addict.
WOW Nazis in this now. I am closing these comments as they are just getting out of hand. Lets get back to football….