According to ProFootballTalk.com, Aqib Talib has been involved in a physical altercation during this year's Rookie Symposium in California.
PFT states that Talib - the Bucs' first round pick this year - "had been jawing at each other for a while" before things spilled over into genuine, bonafide fisticuffs. The other combatant? Talib's fellow Buccaneeer Cory Boyd, a 7th round Running back out of South Carolina.
Talib was (in our opinion) lucky to get picked up in the first round after admitting to lying to teams regarding his failed drugs tests whilst in college at Kansas.
More on this one as and when the league makes a statement. Apparently this was supposed to be hushed up, and not to leave the symposium - something that suggests that the league may try to avoid making a big issue out of it.
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Thursday, 3 July 2008
Monday, 23 June 2008
Jumping to conclusions
The guys at Profootballtalk are what could be described as 'sound'. There's generally always something readable on the site, and we have very little gripes with the way things are written. It's one of the sites that we casually browse every so often in the never ending quest for something interesting to write about.
There is one problem though, that we think they need to work on.
Today Mike Florio posted the following article regarding disgraced Radio presenter Don Imus. Imus was the fool who referred to the Rutgers' womens basketball team as 'Nappy-headed Ho's', and subsequently lost his CBS radio gig as a result. It was a stupid remark to make, and it's not easy to have sympathy with someone who is stupid enough to make such a comment.
Unfortunately, PFT have jumped to the conclusion that Imus is 'at it again'. The audio clip that we heard seemed to not reveal Imus as a big daft racist, but as someone who was making a point that African-Americans are much more likely to be stopped. If PFT are so certain of the racial connotations, they should ask themselves this: Why did Imus set up the question by asking the host what colour Adam Jones is? In our view, only a member of the KKK would have set up a comment like that live on the radio. Imus has only ever apologised for his Rutgers comments, and perhaps it's the British sense of irony and sarcasm that lets us take things at other than face value.
Even if your website is run by a lawyer, you should be careful of who you categorise as 'overtly and blatantly racist'
Apart from that, good job guys.
UPDATE
If you enjoy a good laugh, how about the article's comments section.
Still having a hard time deciding which is the funniest thing about this story: PFT not grasping sarcasm when it hears it, or people being 'overtly and blatantly racist' in the comments section.
There is one problem though, that we think they need to work on.
Today Mike Florio posted the following article regarding disgraced Radio presenter Don Imus. Imus was the fool who referred to the Rutgers' womens basketball team as 'Nappy-headed Ho's', and subsequently lost his CBS radio gig as a result. It was a stupid remark to make, and it's not easy to have sympathy with someone who is stupid enough to make such a comment.
Unfortunately, PFT have jumped to the conclusion that Imus is 'at it again'. The audio clip that we heard seemed to not reveal Imus as a big daft racist, but as someone who was making a point that African-Americans are much more likely to be stopped. If PFT are so certain of the racial connotations, they should ask themselves this: Why did Imus set up the question by asking the host what colour Adam Jones is? In our view, only a member of the KKK would have set up a comment like that live on the radio. Imus has only ever apologised for his Rutgers comments, and perhaps it's the British sense of irony and sarcasm that lets us take things at other than face value.
Even if your website is run by a lawyer, you should be careful of who you categorise as 'overtly and blatantly racist'
Apart from that, good job guys.
UPDATE
If you enjoy a good laugh, how about the article's comments section.
Still having a hard time deciding which is the funniest thing about this story: PFT not grasping sarcasm when it hears it, or people being 'overtly and blatantly racist' in the comments section.
Charger set to benefit from Parker's release.
The news that the San Diego Superchargers (as they shalt forever be known on this site henceforth) has got PFT worked up.
One factor in all of this that seems to have flown under most people's radar, is backup WR Kassim Osgood. Osgood has been named to two straight pro-bowls as a special teams player, but was unhappy this offseason regarding the Chargers' plans for him as part of the offence.
- Kassim Osgood, March 2008
Osgood has a modest 32 receptions, but a 19.7yd average over his career. He was also quoted in 2006 as saying he would '...be a great receiver - just probably not in San Diego' The fifth year veteran has certainly shown a willingness to throw his body on the line as part of his special teams role, but has never seriously had a shot at competing for a job on offence. With Parker out of the mix, Chris Chambers, Vincent Jackson, and Craig Davis all figure to be ahead of Osgood on the depth chart. If he can edge out Malcolm Floyd and newly signed return man Mark Jones, Osgood might finally have a chance to get some serious playing time.
In the meantime, he can concentrate on that acting career.
One factor in all of this that seems to have flown under most people's radar, is backup WR Kassim Osgood. Osgood has been named to two straight pro-bowls as a special teams player, but was unhappy this offseason regarding the Chargers' plans for him as part of the offence.
“There is no reason to come to the (offseason coaching sessions) and run routes all day and run my body down and not be a receiver”
- Kassim Osgood, March 2008
Osgood has a modest 32 receptions, but a 19.7yd average over his career. He was also quoted in 2006 as saying he would '...be a great receiver - just probably not in San Diego' The fifth year veteran has certainly shown a willingness to throw his body on the line as part of his special teams role, but has never seriously had a shot at competing for a job on offence. With Parker out of the mix, Chris Chambers, Vincent Jackson, and Craig Davis all figure to be ahead of Osgood on the depth chart. If he can edge out Malcolm Floyd and newly signed return man Mark Jones, Osgood might finally have a chance to get some serious playing time.
In the meantime, he can concentrate on that acting career.
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