Gay football

[Nameless Range]

His place in the draft is a direct result of his poor measurables. Which NFL teams buy in to time and time again, even though history shows that as a metric they are not very good predictors in determining the value of a player down the road. Sure, there are certainly some cases where the best atheletes prosper, but perhaps more important are decision making and body control, not oxygenated 40 speed.

Jerry Rice ran a 4.6, the same as 300 pound Defensive End Reggie White.
Larry Fitzgerald ran a 4.63.


You certainly have to be in the realm of those you'll be competing against, and I would say Michael Sam is. He ran a 4.73 40 on his pro day, and the NFL average for LBs is around 4.65. We'll see how his college skills translate.

The absolute crapshoot that is the NFL draft historically shows that NFL teams haven't a clue what they are doing. That's why every year we see late rounders and undrafted FAs killing it on the field.

 

[roadhunter]

I don't care what he likes stuck in his butt...I care whether or not he can play football

He chose to tell everybody what he likes to stick in his butt and now want to broadcast it on Oprahs network so everyone can see. If he wanted us to judge him based on his football skills he would not be making such a big deal about his personal beliefs. He is an attention whore like Kim Kardashian plain and simple. He should have handled it more like Jason Collins has and I think people would have respected his privacy and beliefs. He chose to take a much different approach and will deal with the good and bad that come from it. You can't run around telling everyone about your sexuality, making out with your boyfriend on national TV, and have Oprah following you around broadcasting every piece of your life and not expect some backlash. Obviously he is more concerned with people knowing he is gay then he is about playing NFL football since every piece of news about him has to do with his TV show or being gay and little to nothing is discussed about his football skills. I doubt we will ever know whether he can play football because no NFL team is going to put up with the headache of having him on their roster because he is more concerned with broadcasting his personal life to the world than playing football.

 

[Beartooth83]

I come to this forum to get away from the garbage that everyone else in America is talking about. I'm here to talk and share topics related to hunting and fishing. Noted - I'll avoid the politicians sitting by the "fireside" from now on.

 

[WV Hunter]

I come to this forum to get away from the garbage that everyone else in America is talking about. I'm here to talk and share topics related to hunting and fishing. Noted - I'll avoid the politicians sitting by the "fireside" from now on.

You can chose not to click on a thread and certainly refrain from commenting as well.

However, I would predict you would miss out on epic train wrecks like this may possibly turn out to be. Must of the multi page threads here are gay anyways, just take a look at the 2014 Hunt Talk Hunt thread with Dustin and Cush

 

[tjones]

Welcome to 24 hour.

 

[MN Public Hunter]

Someday they will figure out that it's not really news if someone is gay or not….

 

[Frenchy]

Someday they will figure out that nobody cares if you "approve" of someone being gay or not.

 

[Frenchy]

Someday they will figure out that the phrase "in their butt" doesn't need to be brought up everytime the word "gay" is mentioned.

Someday....

 

[bjtc_brian]

Curious as to why this thread was started and there wasn't one about Tim Tebow making a spectacle of the fact he was a virgin and saving himself for marriage. Which got just as much media attention as this. He also kissed his significant other on draft day.... I'm amazed that people feel the need to care about someones sexual habits. Just about every religion ever made has "rules" about treating others with respect, but seem to fly right out the window when its something they don't like. Instead we wind up with threads like this on the internet....

 

[JohnCushman]

You can chose not to click on a thread and certainly refrain from commenting as well.

However, I would predict you would miss out on epic train wrecks like this may possibly turn out to be. Must of the multi page threads here are gay anyways, just take a look at the 2014 Hunt Talk Hunt thread with Dustin and Cush

What happens at bear camp stays at bear camp Just wait till antelope camp HA!!

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

There is pretty slick solution to problems like this. Pick up your tv remote and turn it off. The only reason the kid is making this spectacle is because it makes a lot of people all worked up. Ignore him, it will go away!

Case in point: I was blissfully unaware of any of this, as I have spent my week cleaning rifles and gear, scrubbing bear blood out of my Longbow, and shooting my bow to get ready for this fall. I love football, but have found that almost all off season coverage of any sport is basically reality TV, and it is completely foolish to worry the antics of an attention starved athlete, team, or league. You might as well be watching the Kardashians.

We far to often live our lives vicariously through some athlete/team/celebrity/whatever. Spend time with your family, get outside, do something other than worry about how someone else is living their life. I read somewhere, "thou shalt not judge", I took that to mean I was excused of worrying about how everyone else lived their life, and was free to ENJOY my own.

 

[Big Fin]

I'll save everyone from wasting what is valuable .....time.

A good thread to lock.