Dan Quinn: "Embrace the Suck"

We are children of Atlanta sports.

The Suck is our entire existence. The Flames, Bird, Puckett, Hrbek, Gladden, Brett Favre, Eric Rudolph, Leyritz, Jeff George and June Junes, Eric Gregg, Eugene Robinson, The Spirit Group, The Thrashers, Iso Joe, Brooks Conrad, The Packer Game, The Niner Game, The September Collapse, Josh Smith for 3, Kimbrel in the Pen, The Infield Fly, The NYPD, Dellafvckfacedova, Tom Brady

Bring it on. We live for pain.

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You left off Lonnie Smith

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I thought 2 1991 moments were enough

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Well that was the biggest one. They win the world series regardless of Hrbek if Smith doesn't get fooled. At least, I think he could have scored.

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I was allowed to stay up (6 at the time) for the entirety of Games 6 and 7.

The scars formed early.

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I was 6 as well. Born in April 85.

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Oh, well it's not that close, I was born in............April 1985.

If you grew up from 85-92 off of Moores Mill Road we may have an issue here.

nope, in the clear.

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The Unabomber,

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Do you mean Eric Rudolph and the Olympics?

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Do you mean Eric Rudolph and the Olympics?

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I was on a roll and you had to get all technical and stuff

But yes I meant Rudolph

I always juxtapose those 2. Guess it was just being a kid with 2 dastardly domestic bombers running around that fused them together in my brain.

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I heard "Embrace the suck" a thousand times while at Fort Benning. Does Quinn have a military background?

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Off the top of my head, no. But coaches, especially football, will get phrases and motivational tactics from the military all the time. I imagine he's had ex seals or special forces and the like in to talk to his teams over the years.

Yeah I think his first year they had SEALs come to training camp