Jay Feely didn’t wait too long to stomp on Chris Henry’s grave. Some people, no matter what the timing, just love saying “I told you so.”
Jets kicker Jay Feely has post-football political aspirations; he makes no attempt to conceal them. But his comments regarding the late Chris Henry fail to demonstrate a high degree of political savvy.
Feely, with whom we’ve interacted in the past and who seems like a well-intentioned man and without question is a skilled kicker, had this to say on his Twitter page regarding Henry’s death: “Chris Henry seemed to have turned his life around. But, you can’t live on the brink of destruction without inevitably falling off the ledge.”
Later, Feely realized that he probably shouldn’t have said what he said.
“Maybe I did a poor job of expressing my sympathy while trying to look at the bigger picture of why this happened and how to avoid in future,” Feely explained in a subsequent tweet.
Well, that’s a “holier than thou” statement if I’ve ever seen one. At least Feely could have waited a couple of days before bashing Henry’s lifestyle. Once again, an athlete puts his foot in his mouth by using Twitter. And once again, I’ll say that it’s a great idea for team owners to ban the use of Twitter for their players. Nothing good can come of it, and 90% of these guys are too stupid to be trusted with a service that beams their opinions to the world.
But here’s the thing…as poor as the timing was, does anybody really think that Feely is right? When someone dies, we talk about how great they were and what a saint they were and avoid any negative comments about them whatsoever. I get it, but it’s kind of disingenuous. I’m not saying we should have a character assassination on Chris Henry, but let’s not pretend that he was working in soup kitchens every weekend, and let’s not pretend that Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was the fucking pope, and let’s not pretend that Michael Jackson wasn’t gobbling little boys’ penises four times a week.
Ban Twitter. Just do it already. Please.
To say that an entity, such as the Fiesta Bowl, is involved in a political scandal sounds weird… But alas, that’s what’s going on in Arizona.
Current and former employees of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl said they were encouraged to donate money to specific political candidates and were reimbursed by the bowl through bonus payments, an allegation the bowl game’s CEO denies, The Arizona Republic reported.
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
These are the stories of college football you never hear about. Apparently the Fiesta Bowl is shaking in their boots over the Cotton Bowl’s move to the new Cowboys stadium. The Cotton Bowl is older and therefore has more history. It’s not too far fetched to think that the Fiesta Bowl could potentially be dropped as one of the four major bowls that rotate the national championship game in favor of the Cotton Bowl. Continue Reading »
We’re well aware of the fact that news has accumulated all over the country over the death of Bengals receiver Chris Henry. We’re not trying to showcase an article on his death or anything like that. The bigger media outlets certainly have the coverage more than handled.
However, it’s always sad when a player in any sport, professional or amateur dies of an untimely accident or circumstand. Our thoughts go out to Henry’s family and loved ones. Also to the Bengal organization.
It’s tragic especially given that Henry was trying to his best to get back to being a great receiver, which at one point in his career, he was.
Hopefully the Bengals will take this and motivate this team to win a championship in the honor of Henry. It would be at least one positive in the light of a saddened year for the Henry family.
I can see why other countries hate America so much.
A Queens softball player is suing the city, claiming she busted her ankle because her high school coach never taught her how to slide.
Alina Cerda, 15, says she’s been sidelined for seven months and wants the city Education Department and Francis Lewis High School coach Bryan Brown to pay.
The suit filed in Queens Supreme Court says Alina needed six screws and a metal plate to fuse the ankle she broke while sliding on a muddy base path during a May practice.
Man oh man. So this girl and her mom think the city’s Education Department should have to pay because she’s a big clumsy oaf who doesn’t know how to slide. I can tell you right now that this is not a frivolous lawsuit, which is probably why it sickens me so much – this has become the norm and a good example of a lawsuit that will clog up our dockets.
But really – this girl didn’t know how to slide? And when she tried and ended up messing up her ankle, it’s the city’s fault? It’s one thing if someone does something to you (like in the McDonald’s coffee case, which, by the way, people claim is a horrible decision but actually have no fucking clue what they’re talking about), but this is a case of the girl herself performing an action and then blaming everyone but herself when she fails.
I’m really curious as to what her demand for damages will be. She’s just a student, so she likely doesn’t work and doesn’t support anyone. And I’m sure our tax dollars pay for her medical care. Realistically, I think that if the city is found liable, it should have to pay $14.00 in damages. Maybe throw in a new hat that doesn’t look so stupid if punitive damages are found.
Stemming from a tough loss last night Mike D’Antoni may have let his nerves get to him just a tad…
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, D’Antoni — who took himself out of the running for the Bulls coaching job that eventually went to Vinny Del Negro — said helming an NBA team is tougher than it looks.
“I don’t care who you got or what team you have, it’s very precarious and it’s a fine line,” D’Antoni said. “To perform well in this league, there’s a lot of psychological stuff that a coach has control [over] and doesn’t have control [over].”
Essentially D’Antoni admitted that being a coach in this league is not an easy job. I think all of us kind of knew that but there are many people out there that say they could easily coach an NBA team. Sorry folks, managing a bunch of 25 year old millionaires is not that easy, nor will it ever be.
But some jobs are certainly easier than others. Using certain criteria like quality of the team, demands of the owner/management/city, and “intangibles” I’ve come up with a list of the 5 easiest and toughest coaching jobs in the NBA.
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I probably heard “rule #76″ a billion times while in college… Yes, a billion.
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This guy’s belly is unreal! And P.S. you can’t mess with that Okoye Jersey.
“I live in the 90s! I live in the 90s”
You know what I love about these kinds of fights? Do the players give a shit about us? No. And they never will. Man I can’t get over this guy’s stomach. Guy hasn’t gotten laid in at least 5 years, if not more. He also gives us a little treat at the end.
Darko ain’t going to be around the NBA much longer:
CHICAGO — Fed-up Knicks center Darko Milicic told The Post he has decided to play in Europe next season.
“Whatever happens, I’m going back next year,” the 7-foot-1 Milicic said after yesterday’s Knicks practice at Moody Bible Institute. “It’s 100-percent certain. I have to be real and not lie. I’m not going to get it done in the NBA. I’m not going to get another opportunity and there’s nothing wrong with going back to Europe. I don’t want to create a bad atmosphere here, but it’s not working in the NBA.”
So, Darko turned out to be an OK draft pick, right? I mean, he’s about the same level of player as Lebron, Wade, Melo, and Bosh, right? The NBA is really going to miss him.
He does have one of the coolest names I’ve ever heard, though, so he’s got that going for him. Which is nice.
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