Cleveland Browns linebacker Barkevious Mingo is a terrific football player. He also has a terrific name. As soon as I discovered Barkevious Mingo, the football player and the name, while he was playing for LSU, I wanted him on the Minnesota Vikings. It didn't matter that he didn't quite fit the Vikings defensive scheme. I just wanted him in Minnesota so that I could talk about Barkevious Mingo as a matter of routine. Barkevious. Mingo. Barkevious Mingo. Yes!
The name of another has pulled my attention away from Barkevious Mingo. It wasn't an earth-shaking hire when the Detroit Lions announced that Jim Bob Cooter will coach the quarterbacks under new head coach Jim Caldwell. The name of the Lions new quarterback coach grabbed my attention. Come on! Jim Bob Cooter. Fercryinoutloud?!? Is there a better name in football than Jim Bob Cooter? Jim. Bob. Cooter. Jim Bob Cooter. Jim Bob. Cooter. JimBobCooter! Where's this guy been? I had to look it up. He's been an offensive assistant/quality control coach in all of his five years in the NFL. Caldwell gave him his first shot with the Indianapolis Colts from 2009-11. He was with the Kansas Chiefs in 2012 and the Denver Broncos last season. So, he's spent four of his five NFL years with Peyton Manning. That can spoil an offensive coach. Like Manning, Jim Bob Cooter played quarterback at Tennessee. Unlike Manning, he played in only six games at Tennessee, but Jim Bob Cooter was Academic All-SEC four times. Jim Bob Cooter. What a name!
Jim Bob Cooter.
Jim Bob.
Cooter.
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