Wait, what ? Richard Sherman just set a flower arrangement on fire at the Walt Whitman festival ? And he started yelling Rocky Horror retorts during a matinee of Koyaanisqatsi *?
No. Actually, Richard Sherman had a brief, manic, adrenaline-fueled rant after a brutal and incredibly important football game in which he made the most crucial defensive play of the contest. And he called Niners wide receiver Michael Crabtree "mediocre" and "sorry".
Everyone in the Fox production truck including the pizza delivery guy knows that Richard Sherman's trademark is yapping like a Wire Fox terrier at a mail carrier's convention. When Erin Andrews approached him with that mic the whole damn network was expecting something that people would be talking about tomorrow, and they got something that people will be talking about for years.
And people started talking about it immediately, and the most popular comment on my seemingly neutral site of a Facebook page was "classless". The same people who loathed pampered little Peyton earlier in the day against Mr. Bundchen and Kraft Football Services were now, within seconds--faster than it would take me to climax in a Crisco Twister game with the Olsen twins-- audibly guzzling the Orange Crush like they were Elway's nephews.
Did you see what happened to Navorro Bowman ? Doesn't that tell you something about what kind of guts and drive and courage and sheer madness that it takes to play professional football at that level?
You're reclining at home with bowls full of snacks, your biggest fear is that the fucking Rent-A-Center truck is gonna show up and repossess the faux leather sofa you just spilled Bud Extra Lite with Pomegranate on, and you're gonna tell me how Richard Sherman should behave a minute after the biggest play of his entire career ? A career that allows him-demands, actually- that he to go to that level about 17 or 18 or 19 days out of the year instead of being a garbage man like his dad?
I heard the word "ignorant" used. Well, he didn't ignorant his way through Stanford. If he had played in the SEC I might not make that claim, but Stanford doesn't just give out diplomas for Nick Saban winking.
Root for Manning all you want. Just remember he's been molded for moments like these both by nature and nurture during his childhood in a mansion in the Garden District of New Orleans. He watched his daddy give interviews when the Saints he quarterbacked couldn't win a dozen beignets at a church raffle. Garbage men in Compton don't give interviews unless they witness a murder, and then they don't give interviews. Get me?
What Fox, and the rest of the sports world got was an unrehearsed outburst from a guy who worked his ass off to be in that position-he didn't even play defensive back his whole collegiate career- and his words weren't filtered through repetition. Was what he said about Crabtree (no damn Eagle Scout himself) the most cerebral thing ever ? No, especially for a guy with a degree in communications. But don't act like it turned you off to a game that leaves some of its veterans wandering around like George Romero is trying to figure out what lens to use, and a game in which most guys are done for good after three years. That's less than fifty games regular season games, so maybe you can excuse a Nautical bird With Attitude from Compton for going out on his limbic system during the NFC Championship game.
In fact, if you're that quick to pass judgement and get outraged from the safety of your own living room, how would you react during split second decisions (involving touchdown passes or microphones) in front of 70, 000 people?
If you live outside Washington or Colorado, you have two weeks to relax and decide who you really want to win the Super Bowl. It might not be as easy to relax legally outside of those states, but I think you can do it. Unless you're mediocre.
*Yes, I did look up the correct spelling of that film, thanks for asking. And I linked it, so now you can watch it and yell "What's your favorite toothpaste?" if Philip Glass ain't your thing.
No. Actually, Richard Sherman had a brief, manic, adrenaline-fueled rant after a brutal and incredibly important football game in which he made the most crucial defensive play of the contest. And he called Niners wide receiver Michael Crabtree "mediocre" and "sorry".
And people started talking about it immediately, and the most popular comment on my seemingly neutral site of a Facebook page was "classless". The same people who loathed pampered little Peyton earlier in the day against Mr. Bundchen and Kraft Football Services were now, within seconds--faster than it would take me to climax in a Crisco Twister game with the Olsen twins-- audibly guzzling the Orange Crush like they were Elway's nephews.
Did you see what happened to Navorro Bowman ? Doesn't that tell you something about what kind of guts and drive and courage and sheer madness that it takes to play professional football at that level?
You're reclining at home with bowls full of snacks, your biggest fear is that the fucking Rent-A-Center truck is gonna show up and repossess the faux leather sofa you just spilled Bud Extra Lite with Pomegranate on, and you're gonna tell me how Richard Sherman should behave a minute after the biggest play of his entire career ? A career that allows him-demands, actually- that he to go to that level about 17 or 18 or 19 days out of the year instead of being a garbage man like his dad?
I heard the word "ignorant" used. Well, he didn't ignorant his way through Stanford. If he had played in the SEC I might not make that claim, but Stanford doesn't just give out diplomas for Nick Saban winking.
Root for Manning all you want. Just remember he's been molded for moments like these both by nature and nurture during his childhood in a mansion in the Garden District of New Orleans. He watched his daddy give interviews when the Saints he quarterbacked couldn't win a dozen beignets at a church raffle. Garbage men in Compton don't give interviews unless they witness a murder, and then they don't give interviews. Get me?
What Fox, and the rest of the sports world got was an unrehearsed outburst from a guy who worked his ass off to be in that position-he didn't even play defensive back his whole collegiate career- and his words weren't filtered through repetition. Was what he said about Crabtree (no damn Eagle Scout himself) the most cerebral thing ever ? No, especially for a guy with a degree in communications. But don't act like it turned you off to a game that leaves some of its veterans wandering around like George Romero is trying to figure out what lens to use, and a game in which most guys are done for good after three years. That's less than fifty games regular season games, so maybe you can excuse a Nautical bird With Attitude from Compton for going out on his limbic system during the NFC Championship game.
In fact, if you're that quick to pass judgement and get outraged from the safety of your own living room, how would you react during split second decisions (involving touchdown passes or microphones) in front of 70, 000 people?
If you live outside Washington or Colorado, you have two weeks to relax and decide who you really want to win the Super Bowl. It might not be as easy to relax legally outside of those states, but I think you can do it. Unless you're mediocre.
*Yes, I did look up the correct spelling of that film, thanks for asking. And I linked it, so now you can watch it and yell "What's your favorite toothpaste?" if Philip Glass ain't your thing.
I didn't watch the game so I had to hit the old google for the vid. I needed to see what all the FB rants were all about. I thought it was funny. Dude was AMPED. Erin was a little scared. Hilarious. I don't give a damn who wins the bright shiny in a couple of weeks but after seeing that I guess it would be cool to see the birds take it.
ReplyDeletePeople are losing their minds over it.I've had elementary school teachers who had worse meltdowns.
ReplyDeleteI don't get the fuss. Dude gets paid to be on a testosterone fuel rage. How is this a shock? Calm down people. The fed is fucking you dry with a sandpaper condom. Get pissed about the right shit.
DeleteI don't get it either. I like the guy. I don't hate Manning. I just wanna see a good football game and win money.
DeletePeyton Manning is a hero to some, but he never meant shit to me.
ReplyDeleteJim P, Chuck D, Pete C, whatever works...
Delete