Thursday, November 30, 2006
On being a man
Among the many ludicrous ideas in Michael Strahan's little locker room rant yesterday: When a man has a problem with another man, they talk about it. Another one: Men know what's "appropriate." And he had the audacity to say this in a LOCKER ROOM. Men in locker rooms tend to check "appropriate" at the door. But to get back to the first point: Very few of us, men or women, talk through our problems. I mean, sure, eventually things can get to the point where you can't avoid dealing with them. That's when you call in your team's ambassador to lay the smack down. That's how men handle their problems.
Strahan, the one-time media darling, has a chip on his shoulder since his divorce got big play in the tabloids. He has a right to be wary after that experience. But he also knows that he screwed up by calling out Plaxico, even if it wasn't in a "negative" way. And he's taking it out on a reporter, acting like a chauvinist in the process. That's not what a man does. If you disagree with me, post a comment -- like a man.
But not in a negative manner, please.
Strahan, the one-time media darling, has a chip on his shoulder since his divorce got big play in the tabloids. He has a right to be wary after that experience. But he also knows that he screwed up by calling out Plaxico, even if it wasn't in a "negative" way. And he's taking it out on a reporter, acting like a chauvinist in the process. That's not what a man does. If you disagree with me, post a comment -- like a man.
But not in a negative manner, please.
# posted by Budds @ 2:45 PM 
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I can't disagree. Strahan clearly violated one of the most ageless policies in all of sports... calling out your teammate in public. However, I think some of this is partly Coughlin's fault. I thought Coughlin was the perfect person for the job last year when he came in and put this team of "veterans" through one of the most grueling preseasons in history, making each whine like the babies that they are. But he's completely lost the respect of the players and control of the locker room by calling out I don't know how many players in the media. The latest was in a press conference this week when he said, "There's no way you can throw an interception in that situation. No way. If you're rolling and you don't like what you see, throw it out of bounds. Throw it away." Way to build up the young quarterback's confidence Tommy.
Mike Greenberg made a good point the other day -- athletes only get mad at reporters when that reporter has a point. If they think the reporter is completely off base, they'll just laught it off.
As to the Giants, somebody needs to shut this team up. First Strahan and all his crap, now Antonio Pierce is "thanking" the media for bringing the team closer together by writing negative stuff. I hate when athletes call out the media, especially when they have a legitimate point. I'd always been a big Chad Pennington fan until he did that a few years back, and I lost all respect for him afterward.
Now the Giants, a team I usually root for in the NFC, have done something I previously thought impossible: I'm rooting for the Cowboys this Sunday.
As to the Giants, somebody needs to shut this team up. First Strahan and all his crap, now Antonio Pierce is "thanking" the media for bringing the team closer together by writing negative stuff. I hate when athletes call out the media, especially when they have a legitimate point. I'd always been a big Chad Pennington fan until he did that a few years back, and I lost all respect for him afterward.
Now the Giants, a team I usually root for in the NFC, have done something I previously thought impossible: I'm rooting for the Cowboys this Sunday.
Now back the train up. I wouldn't go so far as to root for the Cowboys because the Giants are a bunch of morons off the field. If the 'boys went on a 3 game skid, you don't think that TO, Glenn, Vandy (prior to being axed), and Tuna would act the same way?
How about Coughlin saying like 2 weeks ago that the players shouldn't be talking poorly about coaches and players to the media; then he comes out and throws Eli under the bus. Classy.
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How about Coughlin saying like 2 weeks ago that the players shouldn't be talking poorly about coaches and players to the media; then he comes out and throws Eli under the bus. Classy.
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