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November 12, 2003
Wednesday, November 12, 2003.
Wednesday, November 12, 2003. Tuned OutMy Tuesday blog was, too long. I'd better be careful, or the two or three people who read it won't come back. Even my wife won't read long blogs.
Deion Sanders wants to be the Atlanta Falcon's coach, because he claims he can do a better job the current coach, the venerable Dan Reeves, who has a poor record of 2-7 in the NFL so far this year. What I'm angry about is not that Deion made such a stupid statement--if anyone has listened to Deion over the years, they know he's stupid, self-absorbed, and outrageous. What got me is that Dan Reeves, by all accounts a nice gentleman and a good coach, responded. Reeves said in an interview that, "Deion certainly doesn't understand what coaching is all about. I'll guarantee you Deion Sanders cannot walk in and start coaching the Atlanta Falcons anywhere close to the way I can."
Why did you dignify that smug jerk with a response, Dan? The only reason Deion Sanders made that statement is call attention to himself. Everyone in the world, even my beautiful 7-month old grandaughter knows that you can coach better than Deion. Why dignify his bluster by taking him seriously and responding? Responding to such a stupid remark might be the best indication that you're not a very smart coach.
What's going on here? Why did ESPN hire that hate-monger Rush Limbaugh to comment on NFL football? ESPN should have known he was going to say something that would repulse any thinking person. Why did CBS hire Deion Sanders as a football analyst? Didn't the show producers see "Forrest Gump"? "Stupid is as stupid does." Forrest wouldn't have put Deion on the air, wouldn't have given him a national forum to call attention to himself. Now CBS can't fire Deion without him screaming "racism!"
Television is losing viewers, especially 18-34 male viewers, and the networks are desperate to put anything controversial, anything exciting, anything that will keep viewers coming back on the air. Did it ever occur to these people to hire someone who had something intelligent to say?
Shame on you, Dan, for responding, shame on CBS for hiring Deion, shame on the sports media for playing up the story, and shame on viewers for watching the CBS NFL football studio show (at least ESPN fired Rush). Bring back Phyllis George, she's smarter than Deion Sanders and can probably hit a major curve ball as well, certainly no worse.
Posted by Charles Warner at November 12, 2003 1:20 AM
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