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DDNYjets · 08-02-2012, 01:03 PM

Michael Irvin wants to add Belichick’s name to the Lombardi Trophy

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...mbardi-trophy/

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Posted by Michael David Smith on August 2, 2012, 9:38 AM EDT

Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin knows how hard it is to win three Super Bowls, because he’s done it. And he says he’s so impressed with Patriots coach Bill Belichick winning three Super Bowls that the NFL should rename the trophy that goes to the Super Bowl winner and put Belichick’s name on it.

Irvin told the Boston Herald that if he had his way, he’d change the name of the Vince Lombardi Trophy to recognize Belichick as well.

“I think the world of Belichick,” Irvin said. “I told him this, ‘Man, if it was up to me, that trophy would be called the Lombardi/Belichick.’ I don’t care what they think. It would be called the Lombardi/Belichick. That’s how good he is to do what he’s doing in this day and age, what the league is now. I would call it the Lombardi/Belichick.”

The trophy given to the Super Bowl winners was just referred to as the “world championship trophy” for the first four years of its existence, but when Vince Lombardi — who led the Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II — died in 1970, the name was changed to the Vince Lombardi Trophy, starting with Super Bowl V. Honoring Lombardi wasn’t just about recognizing his multiple titles, it was also about his role as one of the towering figures in the NFL during the era when the Super Bowl became America’s biggest annual sporting event.

If we’re going to add Belichick’s name, why not also add the name of four-time Super Bowl-winning coach Chuck Noll? Or three-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Bill Walsh and Joe Gibbs? Or two-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Jimmy Johnson, Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan, Tom Landry and Don Shula? Maybe we should call it the Lombardi/Belichick/ Noll/Walsh/ Gibbs/Johnson/ Coughlin/Shanahan/ Landry/Shula Trophy.

Actually, I think Vince Lombardi Trophy sounds better.

Untouchable · 08-02-2012, 01:09 PM

LOL

Irvin must be back on the pipe.

PatsFanTX · 08-02-2012, 01:11 PM

Belichick > Lombardi

JStokes · 08-02-2012, 01:12 PM

Maybe he can credit for "Best Film Editing" or some such honor?

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palmetto defender · 08-02-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFanTX

Belichick > Lombardi

Championships - NO

Winning % - NO

Quality as a person - NO

boxman · 08-02-2012, 01:22 PM

Dude's on crack again.

carlito1171 · 08-02-2012, 01:24 PM

And the NE/Belicheat fellating continues

TheOne · 08-02-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by palmetto defender

Championships - NO

Winning % - NO

Quality as a person - NO

Cheating - YES

fixed

AceBoy · 08-02-2012, 01:44 PM

How about redesigning the trophy while you're at it Michael? Make it look like a spycam or something.

Jetworks · 08-02-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DDNYjets

Michael Irvin wants to add Belichick’s name to the Lombardi Trophy

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...mbardi-trophy/

JStokes · 08-02-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AceBoy

How about redesigning the trophy while you're at it Michael? Make it look like a spycam or something.

Or a giant-sized dickhead.

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fidelioion · 08-02-2012, 01:56 PM

Is Irvin broke?

Is he looking for a job?

Ray Ray19 · 08-02-2012, 01:56 PM

ROFLMAO

Jet Nut · 08-02-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFanTX

Belichick > Lombardi

Wrong

PatsFanTX · 08-02-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jet Nut

Wrong

How many Lombardi's did Lombardi win in the Free Agency era?

He had the exact same team together for 12 friggn' years.

Jet Nut · 08-02-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by palmetto defender

Championships - NO

Winning % - NO

Quality as a person - NO

Is Bellichick even better than Coughlin?

One more championship, none without cheating, with the best QB in football but also factor in 2 losses head to head with Coughlin. Both as the favorite. Both with the better team.

AceBoy · 08-02-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Ray19

ROFLMAO

Nice!

JStokes · 08-02-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFanTX

How many Lombardi's did Lombardi win in the Free Agency era?

He had the exact same team together for 12 friggn' years.

Dead Men Tell No Lies.

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EternalChampion · 08-02-2012, 02:00 PM

Belichick isn't even in the top 10 coaches coaching right now, he's just the only one lucky enough to have gotten Brady in the 6th round and then maximized his luck by cheating.

Better current coaches than Belichick:
Rex
Both Harbaughs
Reid
Tomlin
Kubiak
Coughlin
Shanahan
Schwartz
McCarthy
Payton
Fisher

child please · 08-02-2012, 02:01 PM

I'd add him to the Chinese badminton coaching staff, that's about it.

He's a tainted scumbag. Take Brady away and he'd be out of football, biggest fraud in sports history.

08-02-2012, 01:09 PM	#2
Untouchable Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,404	LOL Irvin must be back on the pipe.

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PatsFanTX JI Resident Troll Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 52,068	Belichick > Lombardi

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JStokes Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 20,126	Maybe he can credit for "Best Film Editing" or some such honor? _

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boxman GENO! Rookie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 856	Dude's on crack again.

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carlito1171 The Dawn of the John Idzik Era All League Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,856	And the NE/Belicheat fellating continues

08-02-2012, 01:44 PM	#9
AceBoy Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,181	How about redesigning the trophy while you're at it Michael? Make it look like a spycam or something.

08-02-2012, 01:56 PM	#12
fidelioion alright Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,493	Is Irvin broke? Is he looking for a job?

08-02-2012, 01:56 PM	#13
Ray Ray19 Not a SOJF Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 13,838	ROFLMAO

08-02-2012, 02:00 PM	#19
EternalChampion In talks to purchase JetsInsider Practice Squad Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 381	Belichick isn't even in the top 10 coaches coaching right now, he's just the only one lucky enough to have gotten Brady in the 6th round and then maximized his luck by cheating. Better current coaches than Belichick: Rex Both Harbaughs Reid Tomlin Kubiak Coughlin Shanahan Schwartz McCarthy Payton Fisher

08-02-2012, 02:01 PM	#20
child please Rookie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 919	I'd add him to the Chinese badminton coaching staff, that's about it. He's a tainted scumbag. Take Brady away and he'd be out of football, biggest fraud in sports history.