OT: Congratulations to Paul Allen (and the NFC Champ Seahawks)

I don’t want to turn this into a big debate, but I do find this a really ironic an interesting social aspect of sports in general, and has a few thoughts on this.

We, as fans, are starved for candid, real emotion and insight from players. And when we get it, the idea that some fans would complain about it is laughable to me. We can’t have it both ways.

Can you imagine if Lance Stevenson was talking trash about LeBron being mediocre? And then LeBron has a mic shoved in his face after just dismantling the Pacers and Lance in Eastern Conference Finals in the finals? Now, put LeBron on a football field who, instead of shooting jump shots, smashes guys into the ground at full speed for a living and ask him to tell us how he really feels. Ask him to be honest about how he really feels. People are upset if he says, “Medeocre? Don’t ever disrespect me. I’m the best.”? He’s not wrong. We should be thanking him as fans for showing real emotion, not complaining about “stay classy.”

Durant complains because he’s called the #2 in the NBA and not #1. It’s ok for KD to cry about not being considered #1, even on his team, but not Sherman who IS CLEARLY #1 and doesn’t get nearly the amount of respect from even other players? Because why, KD is more soft spoken and doesn’t play a violent sport?

I looked up Sherman’s stats and he is hands down the best guy at his position in the NFL two years running, his 3rd year in the NFL… out of STANFORD. This season the Seahawks defense forced a turnover every 5 plays, and Sherman had the most interceptions AND the most forced incompletions of any player in the NFL. What do people honestly expect from a guy that doesn’t get even half the respect that Durant does from other players, let alone from the tabloid sports media?

Also ironic, how can anyone be upset with Sherman punking Kapernickle or any 49er (Crabgrass included) who talk smack, when Crapernik punked Cam Newton the week before IN Carolina mocking his superman celebration after the game was out of hand and continuing to be smug about it in his post-game interview? How is it not anything but FAN-tastic as a fan to get to see that play out?

What is all the fuss about? The only answers that make sense to me stem from either: A) ignorance B) your team lost. AmIright?

I just found this whole situation funny, and the aftermath reaction fascinating.

 

Baby steps, 1 football game and at least 58 more basketball games yet to play.

 

Candid != good, smart, or respectable.

I'm not a fan of either team, and Sherman's display was awful and shines poorly on the whole NFL.

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Candid adjective

Truthful and straightforward - frank

Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression - unreservedly straightforward

Not posed or rehearsed

expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way



If you are quite literally never going to offer anything other than to troll my every post, at least be "candid" about it... of course using your made-up definition.

OK fan boy?

 

WOW NO! lmmafo

Graduated from A&M. Gig 'em AGGIES!!!

 

As a Blazer/Niner fan I am viewing all this with mixed emotion.

On the Sherman issue - there is supposedly bad blood between him and Harbaugh. (to the point he almost quit football at Stanford) I imagine the outburst has been building for some time.

 

I agree with you in principle. I never played football, as I was too clumsy and injury prone to trust myself to not get completely physically destroyed. I'm also a pretty passive person, and everyone should know that to be successful in that sport, you have to pretty much LIVE aggression. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if some players convince themselves of made-up smack talk from an opponent just to get the anger flowing. Basketball has far less raw aggression and emotion IMO. So yeah, I agree, as a fan you should be able to expect some more emotional, in your face outbursts in football. If nothing else, it adds to the pre-fight night smack talk discussion.

That being said, I really felt bad for the woman trying to interview him. She got the exact opposite of what she expected, and she was probably afraid for a moment that she was about to be murdered on national television for asking a question.

 

As a woman, I'm saying you shouldn't feel bad. And if you're unsure as a guy how to feel about it, just ask Erin Andrews about it:

(Erin Andrews - reported by USA Today/LAKEN LITMAN)

“He never threatened me, he never cussed at me or the camera and I was never frightened to be honest with you,” she told the Dan Patrick Show Monday.

But she does have a small battle wound from the postgame scrum.

“I cut my way in to grab him because I knew they were going to take the interview,” she said. “He just bear-hugged me because he was so excited and I hit my chin on his pads and I was like, ‘Oh god, am I bleeding?’ So it was just so much raw, candid emotion at once.”

Immediately following the interview and all day Monday, Twitter erupted with negative commentary on how Sherman handled himself, when really he was just riding on adrenaline because he made a career-defining play to help his team go to the Super Bowl. It’s the kind of moment reporters live for.

“Dan, how much have you and I wanted a moment like that where an athlete didn’t say, ‘We’re playing Seahawks ball,’ ‘We’re taking it play-by-play, game-by-game, this is what we wanted,’”Andrews said. “He lost his mind and it was awesome for once, you know?”



Ironically, Sherman was Mic'ed up. He said "good game", because it was literally over after the interception, and went to shake the guy's hand. Crabgrass shoved him away in the face And who really cares? It's real, and it's entertaining ya? I thought it was funny and Crapernick deserves to feel every bit of shame he tried to pile on Cam Newton last week.

Who complains when a hockey fight breaks out over smack talk?

What about when UFC fighters and boxers talk crap about each other for weeks?

It's just silly imo to expect athletes to act how a fan wants them to act when they want them to act. Fans... lol

 

There's that too, in fact, there's a lot I didn't mention or am not aware of. How great is it as fans to get to see that raw emotion and at least one or two of those layers from the athletes many live vicariously through. Or maybe that's the problem, and fans should just step back and enjoy the show. Would we rather they not talk at all?

 

Marc Stein has Portland at #2 in his Power Ranking this week. He spent half his comments talking about the Seahawks. Did Stein not see what Sherman did when he felt disrespected? Keep doggin' the Blazers "Experts". See what happens.

 

Really he celebrated making a game saving play that sent his team to the Superbowl for the second time in their history and he is a thug and full of shenanigans guess what Crabtree is a mediocre receiver and nothing wrong with calling him out on it.

 

#2 is not being disrespected we have the third best record in the league 1.5 games behind Indiana and .5 games behind San Antonio had a much better claim when we were ranked 5th last week behind Golden State.

 

My older brother graduated from A & M as well, back in the 60's

 

http://tracking.si.com/2014/01/20/richard-sherman-michael-crabtree-charity-fight/?eref=sihp

Another twist to the story.

 

I've responded to you about 4 times.

You have a ridiculous amount of worthless posts in a short amount of time, and you've made this forum much less enjoyable.

 

What exactly are you bringing to the discussion by blatantly trolling my posts and adding nothing to the discussion?

If I’m being “candid”, I'd say you respond out of frustration that you don’t understand my posts because you don’t understand the meaning of words (you know... like "candid") and then lash out by flinging poop.

 

Congratulations to Bob Whitsitt for building Seahawks Stadium, renamed Qwest Field, renamed CenturyLink Field.

Whitsitt engineered a special election to approve and fund the stadium. Allen funded the election, held in a different month from the normal election in early November, so that most people (the majority were opposed) wouldn't show up to vote. This clever ruse got it passed. (I voted against it, but I recognize Whitsitt's brilliance in getting it through.)

Bob Whitsitt then oversaw the construction process.

 

It is clear that Paul sold his soul to get a Superbowl, and the Blazers won't win another game for the rest of the season.

Thanks Paul!

 

Thanks, toots. I asked a fucking question; I didn't say it was going to happen.