Can Someone Please Explain The Sherman Thing To Me
Why it was a big deal, that is, and at all surprising or shocking.
Ed Morrissey tweet:
@EdMorrissey Nope RT @DLoesch: Am I the only one who thinks Sherman's rant wasn't a big deal?
My tweetbacks:
@amyalkon
@EdMorrissey @DLoesch I couldn't really understand what he said on the tape but also couldn't understand the big deal.@amyalkon
@EdMorrissey @DLoesch Seemed a big like complaining that the Kardashians aren't (sorry!)...klassy!@amyalkon
@EdMorrissey @DLoesch It wasn't like he farted at tea.
Ed blogged this:
Yes, this wasn't the classiest sideline interview, but there's more to this story than just this interview. San Francisco's receivers do a lot of trash talking during the game; Anquan Boldin got so bad about it during the Panthers game last week that the commentators were practically begging the refs to toss a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct before Boldin touched off a brawl. Sherman had just gotten a flag for giving some of it back, and was clearly sore over that, too. Still not a good reason to go off like this on camera, but there is some more context to it, too.But ... isn't this why networks go on the sidelines and get these interviews in the first place? They want to catch the players at their most emotional in order to get something other than a series of cliches about "it's all about team," give credit to [other team] for playing a tough game," and so on. Usually players are smarter or have enough experience to avoid falling into those traps, but Sherman ... not so much.
Well, he DID give 110% in his rant, so there's that. But I agree, it's so not newsworthy. The criticism of Erin Andrews is equally pathetic. Frankly, I was too busy enjoying her pulled-back-hair look. I'm a man, she's pretty, she says blah-blah-blah, was there something else I'm supposed to notice here? Just doin' my job.
Aaron Dyer at January 21, 2014 12:32 PM
Tempest in a teapot.
Cousin Dave at January 21, 2014 12:42 PM
Flynne's link on the other blo post was fascinating.
More after lunch. I'm still pissed off at Grey Ghost.
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at January 21, 2014 12:56 PM
Please read Flynne's link above... That's a sophisticated apology from a football star who knows a lot about entertaining people, about giving them what they want. He knows more than his coach knows, and he knows more than his league knows.
Lessons about integrity and fellowship and courtesy in victory and defeat are entirely appropriate for grade-school settings... When learning how to get along with others, and to compete in teams and in individual contests, sportsmanship is a genuine and important consideration.
The guys in the National Football League are playing for money. They've ravaged the finances of dozens of host cities, raped our colleges and universities, and broken the bodies and will of hundreds of thousands of inner-city children.
The NFL isn't about sports, it's about entertainment and finance. Sherman understands that, and nonetheless struggles to be an outstanding quarterback.
What's not to like?
One of my favorite internet snot artists has chosen to be sanctimonious about Sherman.
She ought to know better…
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at January 21, 2014 6:22 PM
…I used to think she did.
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at January 21, 2014 6:23 PM
Cornerback, I meant. Sorry.
(It's a safe bet that no one on this blog will care.)
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at January 21, 2014 6:27 PM
All I know is this is one of the funniest NFL sideline vids I've ever seen.
Whoever posted it, bless you.
Finger time!
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at January 21, 2014 8:03 PM
(It's a safe bet that no one on this blog will care.)
The hell you say! I was gonna correct you but then you corrected yourself. Kudos!
Flynne at January 22, 2014 5:18 AM
Finger time!
"get me a fur at a fancy pawn shop..."
OMG! Gog, that was hysterical!! Thanks for sharing!
("You got a peanut? For me? I accept you.")
Flynne at January 22, 2014 5:23 AM
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