{"id":9668,"date":"2019-09-06T00:25:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T06:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9668"},"modified":"2019-09-20T19:03:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T01:03:07","slug":"nfl-star-jumped-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/nfl-star-jumped-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"nfl star josh norman jumped over a bull in pamplona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>as the 2019 nfl season begins, i&#8217;d like to take a look at one of the most amazing stories of the offseason. a couple months ago, on the popular <strong>espn<\/strong> show <strong>pti<\/strong> (pardon the interruption)  <strong>tony kornheiser<\/strong> and <strong>stephen a. smith<\/strong> analyzed the significance of a video of <span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>washington redskins<\/strong><\/span>  cornerback<strong> josh norman<\/strong> jumping over a bull.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephen A. reacts to Josh Norman jumping over a bull | Pardon the Interruption\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIbs0_9RQRM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>kornheiser shows his amazement at :06 in the video when he emphasizes that they were<\/p>\n<h4>real bulls, <em>actual<\/em> bulls. bulls that run wild in the streets of pamplona, spain.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em> emphasizes that they are <em>in fact<\/em> real bulls. <em>actual<\/em> in spanish translates to english as <em>current<\/em>, but <em>actual<\/em> in english has nothing to do with time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9951\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/920x920-2-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"the running of the bulls in pamplona\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/920x920-2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/920x920-2-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/920x920-2.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>the running of the bulls in pamplona (ander gillenea \/ afp \/ getty images)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>kornheiser reports at :24 that<\/p>\n<h4>this was a huge <em>thrill<\/em> for norman who said <em>quote<\/em>, &#8220;i had to face the bull <em>straight on<\/em>. it was fun, it was <em>worth it<\/em>. it was really <em>worth it<\/em>.&#8221; <em>unquote<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p>a <strong><em><\/em><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/thrill-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong>is <em>instantaneous joy or pleasure<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/quote-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quote<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>unquote<\/em><\/strong> are used to <em>mark the beginning and the end of exactly<\/em> what josh norman <em>said<\/em> about the experience. <strong><em>straight on<\/em><\/strong> means <em>directly<\/em>, <em>with nothing between him and the bull<\/em>. <strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/worth-it-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worth it<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>means the <em>thrill<\/em> was greater than the risk involved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9952\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/images-66.jpeg\" alt=\"josh norman jumping a bull\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/images-66.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/images-66-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>josh norman easily jumping a bull<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at :32, kornheiser then asks smith<\/p>\n<h4>stephen, <em>if<\/em> u <em>ran<\/em> the redskins and u <em>woke up<\/em> to this this morning, what <em>would u do<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p>this question is hypothetical. stephen a. is not  running the redskins. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/thus-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thus<\/a> the structure is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nd_conditional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second conditional<\/a><\/strong>&#8211;&gt; <strong>if + past tense + would<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun elt practice <\/a><span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?zoom=1.5&amp;w=940\" alt=\":)\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"><\/a><\/span><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>stephen a. answers at :46 using the <strong>third conditional<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>i&#8217;d a<\/em> <em>picked up<\/em> the phone and <em>i&#8217;d a said<\/em>, &#8220;excuse me. i just gave u $37 million dollars.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>third conditional is hypothetical too, but to talk about the past.  the structure is <strong>would + have + past participle<\/strong>.  <em><strong>i&#8217;d a<\/strong><\/em>  is a reduction of<em> i would have<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pick-up-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pick up<\/a><\/em><\/strong> refers to <em>answering or using the phone<\/em> like the title of this song by <strong>young thug, travis scott<\/strong> and <strong>quavo<\/strong> which is in direct contrast to rule 1 of<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> dua lipa<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;s <\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new rules<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Young Thug, Travis Scott - Pick Up the Phone (Explicit) (Official Music Video) ft. Quavo\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZDinQ92OZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>stephen a. continues to talk from the perspective of redskins owner <strong>daniel snyder<\/strong>. at :59 in the video he says<\/p>\n<h4>did u know <em>if<\/em> i just <em>got rid of<\/em> u right now, i <em>would save<\/em> $11 million? <em>what the hell<\/em> is wrong with u?&#8230;i <em>better never, ever see<\/em> u do that again in life <em>as long as<\/em> you&#8217;re wearing a redskins uniform. u <em>got to be<\/em> crazy.<\/h4>\n<p><em>if i got rid of u right now, i would save $11 million<\/em> is another example of 2nd conditional<em>. <\/em><em><strong><\/strong><\/em> is <em>cut<\/em>, <em>release<\/em>, <em>remove<\/em> from the team. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/closer-millennials-english-vocab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never, ever<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/closer-millennials-english-vocab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><em>emphasizes never<\/em>. in the phrase <em>better never ever see<\/em>, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/better-as-a-modal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">better<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a <strong>modal auxiliary verb<\/strong> that indicates a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/threat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threat<\/a><\/em>. <strong><em>got to be<\/em><\/strong> is a reduction of <em>have got to be<\/em> (the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/have-got-examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have got structure<\/a><\/strong>) which is the same as <em>have to be<\/em>. though the abbreviation of <em><strong>what the hell<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>wth<\/em><\/strong>, is much less common online than <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wtf-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wtf<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (what the fuck)&#8211;they are both used regularly to express <em>frustration<\/em> or <em>disbelief<\/em>&#8211;like the namesake of the super bowl trophy <strong>vince lombardi<\/strong> famously did in this short video clip.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vince Lombardi - What the hell&#039;s going on out here?\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4V0TYIO6yv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at 1:16, kornheiser jokingly suggests another possible reaction to norman jumping the bull, then agrees with smith.<\/p>\n<h4>so wait a second. so u wouldn&#8217;t say to josh norman, &#8220;u got <em>mad hops<\/em> jumping over the bull like that.&#8221; i <em>woulda said<\/em> exactly what <em>u woulda said<\/em>. i <em>woulda said<\/em> you&#8217;ve  <em>underperformed<\/em> for me and now you&#8217;re doing something that could get u killed.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>hops<\/strong><\/em> is<em> jumping ability<\/em>. <em><strong>mad hops<\/strong><\/em> means norman is a really good jumper. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/mad-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mad<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/mad-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong>means <em>crazy<\/em>, or in this usage is a lot. <strong><em>woulda said<\/em><\/strong> is a reduction of <em>would have said<\/em>&#8211;another example of 3rd conditional. <strong><em>underperform<\/em><\/strong> means norman <em>has not met expectations<\/em>. the redskins made him the highest paid cornerback in history in 2016 with a 5-year, $75 million contract. so far, he <em>hasn&#8217;t been worth it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9954\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10034181_H14547877-600x900-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"russell westbrook dunking at the 2015 all-star game\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10034181_H14547877-600x900-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10034181_H14547877-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/thats-what-im-talking-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>russell westbrook<\/em><\/a><em> got <\/em><u><em>mad hops<\/em><\/u> (brad penner | usa today sports)<\/h5>\n<p>stephen a. comments at 1:57<\/p>\n<h4>i like josh norman, but you&#8217;re<em> supposed to know better<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/supposed-to-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supposed to<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means it&#8217;s <em>expected<\/em>. <em><strong>know better<\/strong><\/em> means <em>be smarter, <\/em>know that jumping over a bull was a bad idea. u can hear <em>know better<\/em> as part of the chorus of <strong>rae sremmurd<\/strong>&#8216;s track <strong><em>no flex zone<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rae Sremmurd - No Flex Zone (Explicit) [Official Video]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p2cQSPRTdhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and to kornheiser&#8217;s suggestions for contracts that would prohibit players from bull jumping and other dangerous activities, at 2:22 steven a. replied again from the perspective of an nfl owner&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>come up with<\/em> anything u can think of and plus i would have the right to modify and add <em>stuff<\/em> if it endangers your ability to potentially play football for me.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/come-up-with-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come up with<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is <em>produce<\/em>, <em>create<\/em>, <em>propose<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stuff-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stuff<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>things<\/em>, or specifically here, dangerous activities for football players.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9953\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DsS5233U4AMUT2Y-e1567837990107-300x147.jpeg\" alt=\"josh norman wearing the jersey of the mexican national selection arriving to a redskins game\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DsS5233U4AMUT2Y-e1567837990107-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DsS5233U4AMUT2Y-e1567837990107-768x377.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DsS5233U4AMUT2Y-e1567837990107.jpeg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em> josh norman wears a mexico jersey a lot<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>what do u think? can a boss dictate what their employees do when they are not at work?  what if the boss is paying the employee $75 million? who will win the super bowl this season?  share your views under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>as the 2019 nfl season begins, i&#8217;d like to take a look at one of the most amazing stories of the offseason. a couple months&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[337,53,1414,609,1549,8,9,11,10,302,3957,873,2775,3950,2260,3958,3954,3959,455,264,1141,1024,3952,2535,2906,2537,3951,3960,3953,3488,3956,487,2819,3955],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/images-66.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9668"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9995,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9668\/revisions\/9995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}