Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/They are who we thought they were

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The result was Redirect to Dennis Green. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-05 10:41Z

They are who we thought they were[edit]

Article is extremely unsourced - There's only one source, which is only a recap; while the speech was rather notable in the Chicago, it may not be very familiar in other places. Even today, not many people actually remember that speech, in contrast to Jim Mora's ’Playoffs??" rant, which appeared in a Coors Beer Commercial. Additionally, there’s no proof to back up the speech was actually called, “They are who we thought they were”, as many other Chicagoans call it the “Crown their Ass” rant. The Speech is already mentioned in the 2006 Chicago Bears article - However, the NFL Lore entry committee, dubbed the game to be mundane, and did not consider worthy of mention in that article. ShadowJester07 ►Talk 01:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Should be redirected again to Dennis Green, as it had in the first place. How, exactly, would you source a speech, though? 1ne 01:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - See WP:CITE and WP:CITET -- ShadowJester07 ►Talk 01:58, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Dennis Green and condense it a bit in the process. I wouldn't object to turning this into a redirect. Realkyhick 05:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Dennis Green. Definitely does not warrant its own article. —Ocatecir ^Talk 11:02, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I'm tremendously unconvinced that this is a popular "meme" or "saying," and so a redirect isn't needed. As a stand alone, it's just a day's fad. It's not Knute Rockney. Utgard Loki 13:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Dennis Green already includes everything that could possibly be merged from this article. ObtuseAngle 16:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is absolutely a popular meme in the sports world, and it absolutely does not deserve an article. I can only hope that Dennis Green doesn't soon have a section called "They are who they we thought the were in popular culture."Djrobgordon 23:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, thanks for drawing my attention to NFL Lore, as it's an OR mess. --Djrobgordon 04:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.