Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 15:08     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:I am so sick and tired of reading about how Cam Newton was rude, disrespectful, whatever, in his post-game comments. He wore a sweatshirt and gave short, to the point answers. Completely fine and understandable. A white head coach can do the same thing and it's somehow endearing. I have no explanation other than racism and I am so sick of the double standard applied against African American quarterbacks.


Please read or reread The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

You lose credibility fast when you attribute everything to oh yeah it's racism!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 14:37     Subject: Re:Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hope all you knee jerkers have since learned that Cam's presser was so near a Bronco's presser that Cam could hear all the insults from the Broncos player. Cam did his duty and left without making a scene. Who wants to stay around and be insulted?



Agree, and the reporters sound like they were writing for a HS paper. I mean, really. Come up with something original.

*asks totally inane question*

*interviewee responds flatly "no."*

*what a jerk!*


This is the explanation for Belichick's behavior at most press conferences. He has no tolerance for questions he considers inane, and he is not afraid to show his disdain. He also makes it a point to reveal as little information as possible about his team. This means he is not particularly likable. He is not a sore loser, though. He has exactly the same demeanor in victory as he does in defeat.

Cam Newton is exuberant when he wins (and why shouldn't he be?), so the contrast was particularly striking when he was so terse in defeat. I think he should have handled the situation more graciously - other Super Bowl losers manage it every year - but it doesn't strike me as a particularly big deal. Most of us probably would not want to be judged in moments of great disappointment. He'll learn from this and do better next time.

I do think there is some latent racism in the NFL, as in most other aspects of American life. I'm not sure that this is a good example of it, though.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2016 11:43     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Expectations are different for egomaniacal showboats.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 15:02     Subject: Re:Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:Hope all you knee jerkers have since learned that Cam's presser was so near a Bronco's presser that Cam could hear all the insults from the Broncos player. Cam did his duty and left without making a scene. Who wants to stay around and be insulted?



Agree, and the reporters sound like they were writing for a HS paper. I mean, really. Come up with something original.

*asks totally inane question*

*interviewee responds flatly "no."*

*what a jerk!*
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 14:59     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:I'm whiter than a blank page and can't speak for everyone like myself but he could have done a better job. See Russell Wilson after blowing it against Patriots in last year's SB. However, judging someone after that kind of letdown is silly. The guy is human and had a bad reaction to a severe disappointment. It doesn't matter how much money we make etc. Cut the kid a break for crying out loud. The hoodie up there in his Foxboro Lab does this even when he wins.


It's not just after the SB. He's been acting like a jerk all season.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 14:18     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
I'm whiter than a blank page and can't speak for everyone like myself but he could have done a better job. See Russell Wilson after blowing it against Patriots in last year's SB. However, judging someone after that kind of letdown is silly. The guy is human and had a bad reaction to a severe disappointment. It doesn't matter how much money we make etc. Cut the kid a break for crying out loud. The hoodie up there in his Foxboro Lab does this even when he wins.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 13:49     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:If I were him, I would have walked out of the interviews as well. How many different ways can he answer the same questions. He gave an acceptable answer on how the Broncos played a better game (no kidding) but he had an awful game and he had no reason to sit there and take a beating. [i][u]Go home, Cam. And he did.


Sure he had reason to sit there. He's a professional athlete. He is paid millions not just to play football, but to do everything else that comes with being a professional athlete - and that certainly includes press conferences.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 08:17     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
There is no racism. If you're going to dab or wear a superman shirt that is absolutely your right. But you don't get to have it both ways. You cant rub it in someone else's face when you win and then pout and run away when you lose.

Manning as much as I hate him doesn't taunt anyone on the field. He was given a pass because most of the time he is a class act and takes the criticism even if he wants to go home.

Load the box, force y’all to throw the ball. Can you throw the football?” Harris is heard saying from his press conference. “That was the game plan.”

That wasn't an insult and it wasn't hurled at him. It was overheard from an adjacent interview. And seriously, that's going to make you get up and run away ? Man up, Superman
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 07:51     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He was unsportsmanlike. He needs to grow up.


Does Peyton also need to grow up? Because he ran off the field without shaking anyone's hand after losing to the Saints.[/quote]

Funny how everyone seems to have forgotten that!
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2016 07:47     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He was unsportsmanlike. He needs to grow up.


Does Peyton also need to grow up? Because he ran off the field without shaking anyone's hand after losing to the Saints.

+100000000
And Cam walked off after standing there listening to Chris Harris hurl insults at him.
He did not react, he walked away!
You callCam am immature jerk, but you cannot even take someone's comment on an anonymous Internet forum.
Miss me with the bs.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 23:15     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:The problem is that he acted like an ass when winning (dabbing, superman, selfies on sideline with game still going on) and then acted like a sore loser when he lost.

I have no sympathy for him and he acted like a petty little kid when he got grilled on his poor performance. Man up.


The whole crackdown on celebrations was, in my view, perilously close to being racist.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 22:51     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:I hate this guy as much as I hate Manziel. Both are jerks!


The NFL, as well as other pro sports, has a long list of jerks. Both black and white.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 22:22     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
I hate this guy as much as I hate Manziel. Both are jerks!
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 22:20     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
The problem is that he acted like an ass when winning (dabbing, superman, selfies on sideline with game still going on) and then acted like a sore loser when he lost.

I have no sympathy for him and he acted like a petty little kid when he got grilled on his poor performance. Man up.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2016 22:14     Subject: Super Bowl Racism
Anonymous wrote:He was unsportsmanlike. He needs to grow up.


Does Peyton also need to grow up? Because he ran off the field without shaking anyone's hand after losing to the Saints.