Re: Scapegoats - Bulldog Players Past/Present who copped that tag
Originally Posted by
ErnieSigley
I thought a scapegoat was a player thats not too bad but is blamed for the team's performances.
Naming a dud thats player 1 or 2 games doesn't seem right.
Eg Dooley, Picken, B Murphy, etc
'Scape goat' is a ancient Jewish tradition. They'd confess thir sins over the goat and then let the goat (e)'scape' into the wild with all their sins attached.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.