For nearly a decade, from Cole's first international swap-meet with Cristiano Ronaldo, whose shuffling feet briefly forgot how to dance when Portugal faced England at Euro 2004, he has hung an invisible "thou shalt not pass" sign around his neck.
Another idea which is probably not allowed in most states is to hang a sign off an over-pass "bridge" over a heavy traffic area; make the sort of signs that people use to wish "Happy Birthday" and "Will You Marry Me?" when they want a lot of people to read them.
When Patriots receiver Wes Welker failed to hang on to a pass from Brady on second-and-11 from the Giants' 44 with about four minutes remaining, at least one of the game officials appreciated the significance.
If it all seemed a little unbelievable, then it was no more unlikely that the 35-year-old offensive tackle Jumbo Elliott would juggle and then hang on to a pass from the 36-year-old Testaverde for a touchdown with 42 seconds remaining, tying the score at 37-37 and sending the game to overtime.
Passing over Indian Creek, I hang a right, park my Civic, step onto the bank and take in the stagnant slime and moss.
