Nicknames

[Kosar_For_President]

@thaak said:

kinda like Gerald "The Ice Cube" McNeil or "MDP"?

Remember the Michael Dean Perry burger. Basically a Whopper with no Mayo and 2 seperate containers to keep the Hot Side Hot and the Cold Side Cold.

[Kosar_For_President]

Robert "Battle" Royal

Kamerion "I don't play tennis at" Wimbley

Hank Fraley "And the Comets"

[SoCalBrownsFan]

Jamal "Ballet Shoes" Lewis

[Solon16]

I like Jamal "tippytoe 2 yard' lewis

[Sez.EJ]

I think you have to DO SOMETHING before you get a nickname..

[OconRecon]

@kosar_for_president said:

Robert "Battle" Royal

Best one so far. Could also go Robert "Casino" Royal.

[The Gipper]

@legacy-fan said:

Isn't the motive behind a nickname laziness? Quick, easy and memorable. This is the modern NFL, not the Navy (no offense to the Navy, or its members, just meant the Hollywood idea of the WWII era Navy).

I disagree that the motive behind a nickname is laziness. If it is just laziness then any diminutive name could apply.

No, I believe the purpose of a nick name is to incite endearment to a person based on some personality trait or other attribute..

Calling someone The Round Mound of Rebound is certainly harder than just calling him Chuck. So no, I don't think laziness should be the criteria for a good nickname, though I agree it often happens like A-Rod or MoMass. Why not just call these guys Al or Moe.

[The Gipper]

@oconrecon said:

James "Thunder" Davis

But, it doesn't seem to be sticking here in Cleveland.

Yes, James Davis is a name that definitely cries out for a nickname. Though "Thunder" is a bit too cliche.

[The Gipper]

@oconrecon said:

Best one so far. Could also go Robert "Casino" Royal.

Or you could go for Robert Royal Flush

[The Gipper]

Of course there could be the semi-cliche Brady "The Mighty" Quinn.

Or, if DA is going to stay around, call him "The Prosecutor". I kinda like that one....if DA would do his business right.

(FYI, in Ohio we don't use the nomenclature "District Attorneys", we have "Prosecutors")

Also, if Kameron Wimbley would get and keep his motor running he could be "Keeps on Ticking".

(For those of you old enough to remember, it was an actor named John Cameron Sweazy that was famous for I believe the Timex Commercials where he said, "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking".

[OconRecon]

@the-gipper said:

Also, if Kameron Wimbley would get and keep his motor running he could be "Keeps on Ticking".

(For those of you old enough to remember, it was an actor named John Cameron Sweazy that was famous for I believe the Timex Commercials where he said, "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking".

Kam "BamBam" Wibley

(I still don't think we've bested "PorkChop")

[AdaM]

@oconrecon said:

Best one so far. Could also go Robert "Casino" Royal.

No you cant, it makes absolutely no sense!

[Mr. T]

@the-gipper said:

Yes, James Davis is a name that definitely cries out for a nickname. Though "Thunder" is a bit too cliche.

Its better than, Vinnie Johnson's nickname aka “The Microwave”

[AdaM]

@inspecta said:

Well Shaun Rogers nickname is "Big Baby" not sure where that one came from....

Maybe because he looks like a giant infant? just like glen davis... ? lol

giant infant 1

giant infant 2

[ClevelandFanForLife]

braylon "i hope those aren't footsteps i hear" edwards

[BrownIndian]

Expanding,

How about Michael "Bow Wow" Vick ?

or Brett " Unretired" Favre ?

or Eli " Im richer than my brother" Manning ?

or Plaxico " Thank god it missed my Balls" Burress ?

[LCDawgFan13]

Can we say Jamal "Dancing with the Stars" Lewis? I see that happening in the future. Twinkle toes may have a career in dance after he retires from the NFL!

[The Gipper]

AdaM said:

No you cant, it makes absolutely no sense!

It makes sense as a play on "Casino Royale" the James Bond movie. Plus, you could suggest that this guy is a big gamble.

[The Gipper]

@mr.-t said:

Its better than, Vinnie Johnson's nickname aka “The Microwave”

No way, The Microwave was perfect for him because when he came into a game he "heated things up in a hurry".

[The Gipper]

Mike Furrey could be named after a particularly successful Rolling Stones album: Sticky Fingers.

I doubt that any of our corners could earn the nickname "the Bedspread" for the way they cover.