Depends upon who you talk to. Some New York Giants fans say the latter and are convinced the team's losing streak has a lot to do with pretty boy safety Will Demps and his underwear modeling and music video appearances. At the Giants message board, an ongoing discussion charmingly entitled "Will Demps: Am I Pretty or What?" has careened from deconstructing Demps' tackling ability into debating his skin care regimen because, in the words of one fan, "the pretty ones tend to not be focused 100% on football."
First, the haterz...
"Maybe the reason Will Demps is having a rotten season and can't tackle anyone is because he's afraid he may mess up his pretty boy looks."
"He had better get some black tar and put it under the eyes and start playing hard nose Giant defense football. I cant stand that jerk off right now, still fueling from that cowgirl game. He cant cover his own a**, not to mention a WR or TE. Please drop his butt of at the covergirl shop next Sunday, because we don't and wont need him.">
Ouch. Now to Will's defenders ...
"Metrophobes!!! I once saw Demps at an abstract jazz concert. Do not judge a man who not afraid to embrace his feminine side. He takes care of himself, pampers himself, and is not ashamed of getting facials, buying grooming products and shopping."
"Don't hate the man because he looks better than you ever will. This is about football, not his fine face, his fine body, his pretty teeth, his nice skin, his abs of steel, his great lips...you get the point."
Several fans speculated upon Demps sexuality—one critic responded to the last comment, "Is that you Will?", but, that argument is just totally ridiculous because it assumes heterosexual athletes cannot be articulate, multi-lingual or in great shape. (Look here, here, here or especially here and here.) Ironically, at least two of the gay-baiters are familiar with this weblog because they linked to recent posts about Will at Rod 2.0. Sorry, boys. That's say a lot more about you than him.
Will Demps: "Am I Pretty or What?" (NY Giants)
Defense Failed on Two Big Stops (Newsday)
Will Demps on MTV Cribs (You Tube)
Will Demps in Letoya Luckett's "Torn" (You Tube)
More Will Demps:
Eye Black is the New Black (Rod 2.0) Will Demps on Gays (Rod 2.0) Happy Birthday Will! (Rod 2.0) In the Kitchen (Rod 2.0)
Interesting conversation, there also has been debate about Plaxico Burress. About his lack of aggressive play and cute(in a boy from around the way manner).
Posted by: hood2big | 07 December 2006 at 13:24
iouncare what they say! You 'aint got to win, but you betta' come DIRECTLY home after the game!
How much is a bus ticket to NY (From Cairo)?
DAYYYYAM!!
Posted by: posterchild | 07 December 2006 at 14:20
As a lifelong fan of the New York football Giants, the tackling abilities of the handsome Mr. Demps is just one of many problems on that team.
New York-based athletes always enjoy a wider range of off field commercial opportunities, and Demps is getting his share, but I don't know to what extent that is a distraction from his play. Needless to say, the more success he achieves on the field, the more endorsements will flow his way off it.
And as for good looking Giants, I'm rather partial to Plaxico and Frank Walker myself.
Posted by: Bernie | 07 December 2006 at 15:07
damn this man is pretty. damn.
Posted by: DFS | 07 December 2006 at 15:21
underwear modeling? where are the pics?
Posted by: DFS | 07 December 2006 at 15:23
It's funny that when teams go through drama like this, they pick on the sexy one. When the Knicks where going through, they came after phyne as wyne STEPHON MARBURY and now they are after WILL DEMPS. I hope they are getting PAID AS THE ENTIRE TEAM, since people want to put all the weight on them!
WILL DEMPS is sexy and he'd be STUPID in this age of rapper as Label President (JAY-Z/DEF JAM) and Cover Girl Model (QUEEN LATIFAH) and Restaurant Owner (PIDDY) and Jeans Maker (NELLY/APPLE BOTTOMS) and others who are DIVERSIFYING THEIR CAREERS, that brotha BETTER be prepared to do the next thing, because football is ONE INJURY AWAY from out of the game!
SO, KUDOS WILL DEMPS! DO YOUR THING!
THANKS ROD, FOR SHINING THE LIGHT ON THIS SEXY BROTHA!!! GLAD TO SEE HIM JOIN THE RANKS OF DWYANE WADE, TYSON AND ROCKMOND DUNBAR!!!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 07 December 2006 at 15:31
Got me watching football!!
Posted by: C. Baptiste-Williams | 08 December 2006 at 13:24
Will is not the only reason the giants been losing their games. Look at Peyton Manning, he been messin up from the start and he always put his head down when he do something wrong. You don't do that, you keep your head up and fix your mistakes. Anyways, leave Will alone.
Posted by: Courtney | 09 December 2006 at 17:44
Peyton plays for Indianapolis. Eli plays for the Giants.
Posted by: Bernie | 09 December 2006 at 21:53
First of all, a player's skills should be a separate issue from his looks. Secondly, football is a team sport, so everyone should share responsibility for the ups and downs. Thirdly, what the heck? I went through the MTV Cribs clip and saw a Mariah "Glitter" poster! That's like the most obvious sign of....bad taste!
Posted by: Kevin | 11 December 2006 at 20:18
Will Demps has a lot of great pics at http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&sfld=C&logsrch=1&s=will%20demps...but I need a paid account to enlarge them. =( Great post, by the way.
Posted by: Lisa | 27 December 2006 at 23:02
why ya'll hating on him. He doin him. I don't see nan one of ya'll out there.
Posted by: Ms.J08 | 09 August 2007 at 15:43
he pretty damn hot 2 me:):):):):):)
Posted by: Ms.J08 | 09 August 2007 at 15:44