KD in CA Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 There's no room for debate that this comment wasn't meant as discriminatory. He singles out Dominicans as not being smart individuals insinuating that baseball can't be complex if Dominicans can play it. This is not a matter of someone misconstruing a blanket statement to uphold extreme interpretations of proper political correctness. End of discussion. No, there never is anymore. That seems to be a very popular phrase these days for people who consider themselves 'open minded'.
T master Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Cowherd is a Richard Cranium !! What does he know !! Edited November 11, 2015 by T master
yungmack Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Did you notice that all had great QB's. So, are they great coaches or did they just ride their great QB's into the sunset?I wouldn't call Starr or Bradshaw great QBs. But I take your point. The other side of the argument would be how many potentially great ones never happened because of mediocre coaching. you can add parcells to the list. only arse wipe I can think of with multiple rings is Jimmy Johnson. you're right on both accounts.
bbb Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 He sold a show loosely based on his life. Think Everyone Loves Raymond -- only instead of a newspaper columnist he was a syndicated talk show host. The script(s) were written by actual writers (good ones too), but the idea and concept was all his. ... And it just gets better from there. http://deadspin.com/5759988/we-have-the-awful-pilot-for-colin-cowherds-awful-tv-show/ What an egotistical ass!! LOL
CSBill Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 over Rex wearing the helmet at todays press conference. Bascially said that coaches that try to win the press conference dont win games. He went so far as to wear a helmet on his radio show and did a commerecial while wearing the helmet and spoke about Rex during the commerical as well. Spoke about how coaches Bill Bellicheck, Greg Popovich,Tom Coughlin dont try to win the press conference. I dont agree with that however. They may not try to "win the press conference" but in the case of Bill Bellicheck and Greg Popovich them being jerks in the press conference is also like trying to win the press conference in the opposite way. I just wish Rex would just learn what battles to fight in as opposed to just being outlandish at every turn. Cowherd is exactly right, if Rex was't the Bills coach the board would be lighting him up …. how about if Rex was still with the Jets and pulled the stunt? He is just so annoying. Here's an idea Rex, why don't you try to repair the Defense that has cost this team at least 2, probably 3, games?????
eball Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 The media loves Rex. Without him, they'd have to actually be creative in their broadcasting.
Rob's House Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I am not following. Surely you didn't read the article, right? Political correctness is irrelevant in a discussion about blatant racist statements singling out a particular group of people in such a disrespectful way. Political correctness is used as a pejorative to describe language, actions, or policies intended not to offend or disadvantage any particular group of people in society. Since you didn't read the article I'll quote what Cowherd said. "'Baseballs too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is not been known, in my lifetime, as having, you know, world-class academic abilities." There's no room for debate that this comment wasn't meant as discriminatory. He singles out Dominicans as not being smart individuals insinuating that baseball can't be complex if Dominicans can play it. This is not a matter of someone misconstruing a blanket statement to uphold extreme interpretations of proper political correctness. End of discussion. So you're saying the Dominican Republic is known for having world class academic abilities?
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 The media loves Rex. Without him, they'd have to actually be creative in their broadcasting. NFL Network said similar last night. Rex is entertaining. In this instance for a TNF pregame "hype" Rex didn't fail to entertain.
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Except somehow I manage to never listen to him, and live.
mikemac2001 Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Rather listen to Stephen A Smith then cowherd and that's saying a lot
YoloinOhio Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Rex Ryan is a good coach and understands he is in the entertainment business. When he came out a few years ago with a wig and looked like his brother, I loved it. So funny Lighten up people. We all played this GAME as kids. Its a distraction from life and should be fun i do not think he takes the media very seriously that is there to cover the press conferences. I don't think many people take them seriously. NFL mandated media sessions are typically blander than broth. You can tell which media members he takes seriously and which he doesn't. He's obligated to do the press conferences with the Rodaks and Sullivans of the world but instead of acting like a d*ick and not answering any questions like Marrone and others (who also clearly don't take the media seriously, but parlay that into a terrible relationship with them) he brings a little fun to the table. He showed what he thinks of them by telling them twice now that he knows exactly what their articles will say before they write them. Edited November 11, 2015 by YoloinOhio
bluenews Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Second coming of the fabulous Sports Babe!
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) over Rex wearing the helmet at todays press conference. Bascially said that coaches that try to win the press conference dont win games. He went so far as to wear a helmet on his radio show and did a commerecial while wearing the helmet and spoke about Rex during the commerical as well. Spoke about how coaches Bill Bellicheck, Greg Popovich,Tom Coughlin dont try to win the press conference. I dont agree with that however. They may not try to "win the press conference" but in the case of Bill Bellicheck and Greg Popovich them being jerks in the press conference is also like trying to win the press conference in the opposite way. I just wish Rex would just learn what battles to fight in as opposed to just being outlandish at every turn. I don't listen to Cowherd. I think the underlying point, though, is what does it take to win in the NFL? "All it Takes is All you Got". If your team is winning, everyone asks how you do it. If your team isn't winning, everyone gets to 2nd guess you and one of the fair questions is, does planning little entertainments during the press conference and doing TV shows and so forth take away from giving "All you Got" to coaching and game planning? I suspect that Rex is a naturally charming and engaging guy and that stuff like wearing a helmet during a presser is not a significant "take away" - an idea crosses his mind while he's taking a dump and he texts an assistant "I wanna wear a helmet during Weds presser, measure my hat and get me a helmet" "you got it, Boss". Then Rex wipes, flushes, and goes back to drawing up plays. TV shows and the like may be a more significant distraction. The real question for Rex is whether "all he's got" with regard to game planning and coaching on D, is enough. So far the answer seems to be "enough to beat 'meh' teams, not enough to beat the class of the NFL, and if we have too many injuries, not enough to beat the Jags either. Edited November 11, 2015 by Hopeful
Beef Jerky Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) over Rex wearing the helmet at todays press conference. Bascially said that coaches that try to win the press conference dont win games. He went so far as to wear a helmet on his radio show and did a commerecial while wearing the helmet and spoke about Rex during the commerical as well. Spoke about how coaches Bill Bellicheck, Greg Popovich,Tom Coughlin dont try to win the press conference. I dont agree with that however. They may not try to "win the press conference" but in the case of Bill Bellicheck and Greg Popovich them being jerks in the press conference is also like trying to win the press conference in the opposite way. I just wish Rex would just learn what battles to fight in as opposed to just being outlandish at every turn. Press conference has nothing to do with football. If that was true Rex would be winless in his HC career and never have made it to the AFC championship twice. I wish you would learn something so simple as that. Edited November 11, 2015 by Beef Jerky
eball Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Second coming of the fabulous Sports Babe! Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick, why'd you have to bring up that hag? I thought I had completely erased her from my memory banks. Some of the worst sports radio ever broadcast.
H2o Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I think Colin Cowherd just killed his radio show. His radio show has been dead, no matter who he is affiliated with.
PromoTheRobot Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 One thing for sure...the Bills are relevant. Remember how we used to complain that the Bills were invisible in the NFL? With Rex we are in the news almost daily. Around the Horn, PTI, HQ, NFL Live, First Take, Mike & Mike...They talk Rex and the Bills all the time. Sometimes it's bad stuff, but we are getting our face time.
Luxy312 Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 One thing for sure...the Bills are relevant. Remember how we used to complain that the Bills were invisible in the NFL? With Rex we are in the news almost daily. Around the Horn, PTI, HQ, NFL Live, First Take, Mike & Mike...They talk Rex and the Bills all the time. Sometimes it's bad stuff, but we are getting our face time. Media relevant, no doubt. However, talking of them like they're playoff relevant or competitive with the better teams of the NFL is premature. They've played 3 teams with a winning record so far and have gone 0-3. They lost to a Jacksonville team that had just 1 win before playing them in London. In terms of this thread and Cowherd, I'm not sure I could actually care less what he thinks. Rex wore a Clemson helmet during a presser. 1 - He did it to support his son. He's required to do these press events and let the media stage be his stage to support his son. 2 - It took NOTHING away from his preparation of this team for the game on Thursday. Does anyone believe for a moment that Rex spent any amount of time thinking about doing this? 3 - Rex isn't blathering on about how he's going to beat the Jets or talking smack like he did coming into the New England game. Personally, this is a positive for me. Keep the focus of the game in practice and out of the media.
eball Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 One thing for sure...the Bills are relevant. Remember how we used to complain that the Bills were invisible in the NFL? With Rex we are in the news almost daily. Around the Horn, PTI, HQ, NFL Live, First Take, Mike & Mike...They talk Rex and the Bills all the time. Sometimes it's bad stuff, but we are getting our face time. I'm not so sure I like all of the attention when most of it includes the word "clown" at some point.
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