It's not his story, that's the point. The story should be about gay athletes and why they don't feel safe coming out of the closet. If Preifer said this stuff, great, get it out there. Report that story like a reporter would, with sources on and off the team, talk more about why coaches are the reason NFL players… Read more
Jesse Farrar
jessefarrar
Suggesting that I claimed that it was ALL about his revenge is just your unsupported opinion, since I pointed out in my comment that I feel sure his claims have merit. More to the point, it's quite plain that I'm not taking him at face value with respect to his explanation of his motivations, or else obviously I would… Read more
Cool. Let me know when you get done reading the post where I show you that Kluwe said he thought his beliefs were the reason he got cut despite your adamant protests that he did not say that, then you can come back and piss on me. Read more
Thanks, moron. I know. Read more
Yeah I'm definitely the guy missing the point here. Thanks for the Tebow analysis. Read more
That's mealy-mouthed nonsense. I'm sure it's a great read on what he's thinking. Because, um, he wrote it. Read more
God, you're thickheaded. Read more
Maybe that's true, but it would at least not be less convincing than this. Read more
No, you're still not there yet. His perspective is fine, but making the story about his termination muddies it unnecessarily. "I heard this, here is the proof" or "I heard this, and I'm still on the team" are still told from his perspective but both are better stories. Read more
Replying to point out that I don't agree with this in the least, but it is conveniently the exact argument I knew Chris would get, and which is already being made in the comments section here a hundred times over. Read more
I didn't say it didn't. Read more
I don't care. It is as easy to say that Tebow was exiled for being a Christian as it is to say Kluwe was cut for being for gay marriage. People will do that because Kluwe did not do a good job removing himself from the issue. That is what I am trying to say and probably what I will try to say for the next several… Read more
No, bLECHee, you are not clear. At all. Read more
He points out several times that he fears his openness is what cost him his job and, indeed, that's the entire point of the tale. Mike Priefer is not a bigot because he didn't want to spend $850k on a punter. Read more
If Kluwe being the greatest punter in Vikings history is important, then so are a quarterback's playoff wins. Tebow is demonstrably at least as good as Blaine Gabbert or Matt Cassel or whoever, and maybe far better if you squint the right way. Those things are fungible. The book on Tebow is that he's either bad or… Read more
There is no doubt in my mind that football coaches, even at the pro level, remain some of the most backwards and blockheaded people of the mentoring world, or that the undeniably mediocre Leslie Frazier and his staff have made many bad decisions for many bad reasons. But you'll have to excuse me if I am a little… Read more
Agreed. Might be the best player putting up a 6.3 PER of all time. Read more
Oh, cool. I think you can probably attest, then, that most people who aren't business owners or tax experts such as yourself really understand the importance of deductions, especially commercially. Read more