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Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:44 pm EST

Antrel Rolle mocks Falcons with 'dirty bird' celebration

By Chris Chase

After scoring on a fumble return in the third quarter of today's wild card playoff game, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle celebrated by doing the 'dirty bird' dance, because apparently he hopped in the DeLorean and traveled back to 1998 when that might have been insulting. If his goal was to insult Jamal Anderson, mission accomplished.

When you're on the Cardinals, you really shouldn't be mocking anyone. I mean, your team needed a pool supply company to help sell out the stadium for a playoff game. You haven't ever hosted a playoff game in Arizona. And your quarterback, however excellent he may be, wears two gloves while playing indoors. Let's be careful in our glass house, Mr. Rolle.

But, hey, a blast from the past is never a bad thing. If late-90s dance crazes are the new black in terms of NFL touchdown celebrations, I'm looking forward to seeing Reggie Wayne doing the Macarena later tonight.

Rolle's touchdown put the Cards up 21-17 on the Atlanta Falcons early in the third quarter of their wild card playoff game.

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  1. M
    1. Posted by M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    What's next....the Icky Shuffle!
  2. smilieface77
    2. Posted by smilieface77 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    maybe this game will help everyone realize matt ryan isn't as good as everyone thinks
  3. M B
    3. Posted by M B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    how can matt ryan not be that good... they are 11-5.........
  4. Bryan_With_An_I
    4. Posted by Bryan_With_An_I Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:36 pm EDT

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    methinks mr chase is rooting for the falcons..
  5. rampsideman
    5. Posted by rampsideman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    Wow...1 playoff game and the hate is starting already! Well, I guess with all the teams to hate NOT in the playoffs (Cowpies, Patsies and such), Mr(s) Chase has to latch on to another one! And the Cards will take that hate and throw it right back at ya, mister. Oh, final score, CC- arizona Cardinals 30, Atlanta Falcons 24...fly home fly on back home Falcos, hope you enjoyed your trip to the desert, against the team that could not win.
    Let the hating begin
    (You can't see it, but I'm doing the dirty bird myself right now; oooh I feel good, makes me feel 20 years old all over agian!!)
  6. RoyB
    6. Posted by RoyB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:38 pm EDT

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    Is there an athlete in the NFL that has a vocabulary greater than what we expect from an 18 month old infant. And if such a thing does exist,could they at least speak clearly? Doubt it!
  7. paul l
    7. Posted by paul l Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:03 pm EDT

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    we will see them do the the playoff loss dance next week either the giants or panthers will knock that glass jaw of
    warners
  8. Isaac M
    8. Posted by Isaac M Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:48 pm EDT

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    Too bad Cleveland didn't make the playoffs. Then Shaun Rogers could've done the Truffle Shuffle.
  9. Anton
    9. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    post #5 corsaman - you may want to proofread your comments. ".fly home fly on back home Falcos, hope you enjoyed your trip to the desert, against the team that COULD NOT WIN."
    Other than that, it wasn't surprising that they won. This is Kurt Warner's bread and butter here.
  10. scoobysnaks
    10. Posted by scoobysnaks Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    nooooooooo my falcons lost!!!!!! i was at peace with it since we had a rookie QB and a rookie head coach though
  11. mike d
    11. Posted by mike d Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    2008 rookie of the year on sportales.com
  12. Snot Rockets
    12. Posted by Snot Rockets Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:48 pm EDT

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    Good for the Cards, It's 61 Years.
  13. rampsideman
    13. Posted by rampsideman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    ??????????, Mine Emperor, what is my gaff? The Falcos is my moniker for sans team, as is Cowpies for Cowboys, Patsies for Patriots, Gnats for Giants, etc. Missed a comma? Too many commas? Did I miss your class on punctuation in blogs? Whaaassssuuupppp? Oh and by the by, doing the "dirty bird" did not ruin the Cards night, so why the fuss? He did the dance; at least he did not have his dirty middle finger up during it, did he?
  14. rampsideman
    14. Posted by rampsideman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    TO #10 **PINTO**- hey man they had a great year- a rookie QB AND coach- awesome. They played good and did not give up on the road. This team is going to be around for a good long while and is going to make some noise. Not only do I see them hosting a playoff game, but probably nailing down the #1 or 2 seed. Great running game, good D, just need a little more jelling and belief in their selves. Remember, no one saw this happening this year, many have been waiting a long time for this from Cardinals.
  15. Cdub
    15. Posted by Cdub Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT

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    go cardinals...great special teams playing. falcons didn't have great starting positions most of the afternoon. very good tackeling
  16. Cdub
    16. Posted by Cdub Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT

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    cardinals also didn't give up many penalties which they do too often. played smart (for the most part) and had the 3 huge plays didn't hurt anything either
  17. .
    17. Posted by . Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Maybe The Dirty Birds will clean up in Draft...
  18. M B
    18. Posted by M B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    you can't depend on anything happening season to season..... ... falcons are at best 8 - 8 next year....
  19. Anton
    19. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    Spyderman. Uh, I just said read the statement. It sounds like you're happy about the Falcon's loss but you said,
    "Falcons, hope you enjoyed your trip to the desert, against the team (the Cardinals in this case) that could not win."
  20. DewPower
    20. Posted by DewPower Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    If Rolle does a "Dirty Bird" and the Cardinals WON, what dance should he do to win next week? OH, he'd have to score again, which is about as likely as a Cardinals win next week. Considering Rolle scored only once in the 16 game regular season, the likelihood of him scoring again in the playoffs is virtually nil.
  21. Eddie R
    21. Posted by Eddie R Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    For a team picked to go 1-15 by SI, we didn't do too bad. We have a great future. Thank you Mr Blank for bringing professional football back to the ATL.
    As for the Dirty Bird....I had forgotten about it. Has he been waiting all this time to do that?
  22. jr0646@...
    22. Posted by jr0646@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm EDT

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    What part of imparcial officals do I have to say, Colts got no call and San Deigo got every call. It was not a foul it
    Cargers did it, but Colts coundn't do it eveh it it was fair.
  23. dcharper438@...
    23. Posted by dcharper438@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    To the victor goes the spoils
  24. hank130nomore
    24. Posted by hank130nomore Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    thiss poost has 2, i mean,er, ah, 3 porpoises.
    one, too congratulaet teh cardinals.
    2, too console the failcon phans.
    and three, to0 drive awl the OCD bloggers that appearantly reed these blogsses crazy.
  25. rumseyplum48
    25. Posted by rumseyplum48 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    If I was on a team that never has a chance of making the playoffs,I believe I would do a little celebrating myself.Give Rolle a nd the rest of the Cards a break,let them enjoy it while they can.Congratulations to Kurt Warner,who my pathetic Rams kicked out of town.Way to go Kurt--not bad for an old guy.Two-time MVP and better than Manning this year.

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