grammer_police Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Can someone please tell me the origin of the phrase "Lil Donte"? Is it just because he sucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Antoine Winfield was a midget CB who was drafted in the 1st round from Ohio State. Though he was solid in run support, he was vastly overrated by most of the fanbase. Some wise sage dubbed him Lil Antoine, since he was height-challenged, mediocre in pass coverage, and never made any game changing plays while on the Bills. Donte Whitner is a midget S, also drafted in the 1st round from Ohio State. Though he is fairly solid at times in run support, he was (for awhile) vastly overrated by most of the fanbase. Since he is height-challenged, mediocre in pass coverage, never made any game changing plays, and came from Ohio State just like Lil Antoine, it was only natural that people would begin to call him Lil Donte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Antoine Winfield was a midget CB who was drafted in the 1st round from Ohio State. Though he was solid in run support, he was vastly overrated by most of the fanbase. Some wise sage dubbed him Lil Antoine, since he was height-challenged, mediocre in pass coverage, and never made any game changing plays while on the Bills. Donte Whitner is a midget S, also drafted in the 1st round from Ohio State. Though he is fairly solid at times in run support, he was (for awhile) vastly overrated by most of the fanbase. Since he is height-challenged, mediocre in pass coverage, never made any game changing plays, and came from Ohio State just like Lil Antoine, it was only natural that people would begin to call him Lil Donte. That assesment on Winfield have proven to be very wrong. He is far from a midget and is a very strong tackler. He plays the run better than most CBs in the league and is known as a shut down corner. I will give you he does not get many picks but he does not give up many plays either. Lots of people in the NFL agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 That assesment on Winfield have proven to be very wrong. He is far from a midget and is a very strong tackler. He plays the run better than most CBs in the league and is known as a shut down corner. I will give you he does not get many picks but he does not give up many plays either. Lots of people in the NFL agree. He is most certainly not a shutdown corner. I love his game but he has a tendency to let people get on top of him and can be beaten down the field with alarming ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 He is most certainly not a shutdown corner. I love his game but he has a tendency to let people get on top of him and can be beaten down the field with alarming ease. All this and a mega salary? Go get him Ralph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Antoine Winfield was named to the All Decade team by Peter King and some others I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Antoine Winfield was named to the All Decade team by Peter King and some others I saw. Pretty standard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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