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at least they're forcing a player onto us that's actually good.
NFL Discussion Thread - Hall of Fame Game: August 3rd
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i guess i spoke too soon 
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Who do you guys have winning the first game? Even though the Broncos won't have Von and maybe Champ, I still think they will pull it out at home.
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I really like the guy too, it's like they're trying to create a backlash. We really don't need a new LeBron of football ( from a media perspective)
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they aren't trying to create backlash
he's a media darling. black quarterback that breaks most of the usual stereotypes with his play and personality.
believe what you want, but a lot of older white NFL fans see a lot of players as "thugs" and what not. for reference, see the allen iverson dress code rules in the NBA. they don't think that about rg3 because he comes off as intelligent and well spoken. that's why ESPN is throwing him in your face as much as they can.
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they aren't trying to create backlash
he's a media darling. black quarterback that breaks most of the usual stereotypes with his play and personality.
believe what you want, but a lot of older white NFL fans see a lot of players as "thugs" and what not. for reference, see the allen iverson dress code rules in the NBA. they don't think that about rg3 because he comes off as intelligent and well spoken. that's why ESPN is throwing him in your face as much as they can.
You don't know that's the reason though. ESPN doesn't neccessarily pinpoint their focus based on feel good stories. They go along with the google hits. Brett Favre and Tim Tebow became disliked much more for no good reason other than the "slurpage" of ESPN (and Madden). Favre and Tebow, for that matter, had subsequent downfalls in the eyes of fans by a media-driven perception.
RGIII sells tickets, jersey's and has that flare about him that someone like Vick had when he came into the League. Fans eat it up and by nature, ESPN capatlizes on that. You're probably right, but I think there's more to it than that. Especially when it comes to ESPN.
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agree 651. i didn't mean to just say that was the only reason, just one of them. reading back on my post, i didn't make that clear.
i just wish ESPN knew when enough was enough, but they overkill everything.
i just wish ESPN knew when enough was enough, but they overkill everything.
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No worries. They really do kill everything. It doesn't neccessarily bother me because I don't watch ESPN, but then it's fans or whatever they are, who state claim to everything ESPN highlights and then eventually become jaded with that same superstar while continuing to watch ESPN. They have no clue their minds are being fryed.
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Sounds like Kraft wants to keep Tebow cuz "He's such a great kid". I like Tebow but it's funny as hell how people praise this dude for stuff that has nothing to do with football.
RG3 is getting is a little too much hype right now. Like every week since their season ended its "RG3 says this, RG3 says that". I can't knock him for the commercials, get your money. Dude is just talking too much, saying he doesn't agree with how they're handling him then backtracking. Just chill out and play football.
RG3 is getting is a little too much hype right now. Like every week since their season ended its "RG3 says this, RG3 says that". I can't knock him for the commercials, get your money. Dude is just talking too much, saying he doesn't agree with how they're handling him then backtracking. Just chill out and play football.
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^I agree with that bit about RGIII, but he's just a young guy with lots of money and media attention. I'm sure his will is being tested everyday and I can see why he sways back in forth in his interviews. He's trying to make both sides happy and you can't do that. I really hate the typical media.
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Imagine if criteria for keeping a roster spot was all about having good character and values......................
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Maybe it's a ploy for a one-year repair job given what happened with Hernandez.
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Aaron Curry retires, damn shame
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I remember when he was supposed to be one of the more "safe" picks that year
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Yeah I mean I agree with this completely, they just don't know when enough is enough. They may not do it on purpose, but when there is an inevitable backlash they're not against hopping on that side of it as well.
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Paging GUNNA....I remember when he was supposed to be one of the more "safe" picks that year
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vickerson, wolfe, woodyard, phillips, and irving will step up. i just don't want them to rush champ back. its a long season.
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Torrey gonna have a good day if Flacco gets time to throw that deep ball
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Sigh cot dammit Avril
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Chris Clemons is all in for week 1. Was the rg3 doc worth watching or waste of time?
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I see the backlash... it was pretty much a lead every day when he and Shanahan were disagreeing about playing in the preseason.
They're not trying to make him their posterboy, rather their cash cow. They'll exploit him for any story that has a trail of bad just as they do with the ones that are good.
They're not trying to make him their posterboy, rather their cash cow. They'll exploit him for any story that has a trail of bad just as they do with the ones that are good.
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