OT: 2019 Football Thread: Part IV – More like the "Football Thread", amirite?

[Hunter Gathers]

Continue here, all ye who dare to continue watching this garbage.

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[Hunter Gathers]

This year has been entertaining in a sense, at least.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28285061/giants-janoris-jenkins-says-using-r-word-hood-thing

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

nauseous thinking about how badly the Jets are going to get embarrassed tonight. Wish the Rangers weren't playing so late so I could watch that instead.

 

[17futurecap]

nauseous thinking about how badly the Jets are going to get embarrassed tonight. Wish the Rangers weren't playing so late so I could watch that instead.

Better getting it over with on Thursday, don't let it ruin your Sunday.

 

[Barnaby]

Jets pull close in the 2nd quarter on some great plays by Darnold and give you some hope... then get outscored 24-3 the rest of the way.

 

[nyr2k2]

I need Lamar to kill my boys tonight, but I also need Bell to do something. I'm not even sure I want to play Bell; I could stick Marquise Brown in that spot, or Slayton, or even hope Chark makes an amazing recovery. I just see too many scenarios where Bell does nothing tonight.

 

[I Eat Crow]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28285061/giants-janoris-jenkins-says-using-r-word-hood-thing

Yeah, f*** him.

 

[Bob Richards]

Yeah, **** him.

It was a dumb and needless thing to say and amazingly his block headed 'apology' that has come since has been worse.

 

[nyr2k2]

It was a dumb and needless thing to say and amazingly his block headed 'apology' that has come since has been worse.

His apology was sad, to me. It just displayed a disturbing level of ignorance. But I've seen that ignorance in inner-cities, small-town America, among the "elites", and everywhere else. There's just so much ignorance. And when people are called out, they don't even want to learn, or issue a real apology, they just want to shift the focus or the blame. It's all sad. Reflects poorly on us all.

 

[Barnaby]

This year has been entertaining in a sense, at least.

This season has been entertaining like a public execution is entertaining.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28285061/giants-janoris-jenkins-says-using-r-word-hood-thing

There are a lot of "hood things" that are things that if someone from outside the hood said people would be up in arms.

 

[Barnaby]

I need Lamar to kill my boys tonight, but I also need Bell to do something. I'm not even sure I want to play Bell; I could stick Marquise Brown in that spot, or Slayton, or even hope Chark makes an amazing recovery. I just see too many scenarios where Bell does nothing tonight.

Best bet is him getting check down catches or draw plays when the Jets inevitably have to throw every down.

 

[Barnaby]

There are a lot of "hood things" that are things that if someone from outside the hood said people would be up in arms.

What else is new? It’s pervasive in politics and culture these days. Sad truth.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

What else is new? It’s pervasive in politics and culture these days. Sad truth.

I do think that the "r word" being taboo is well meaning but largely arbitrary. Another debilitating mental illness, Schizophrenia is made light of all the time and no one cares.

 

[17futurecap]

Not just a pass on 4th and 1, but lets roll him out and take away half the field, what a guru.

 

[Crease]

Still not sure how I feel about Darnold as an NFL quarterback.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Darnold loves the back breaking turnover. Always on that “we need a score here to get back in this” drive where he tries to do too much. Now it’s a blowout. Happens way too often.

 

[sbjnyc]

Jenkins waived. Odds of this happening if the Giants were in the playoff hunt is 0.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Jenkins waived. Odds of this happening if the Giants were in the playoff hunt is 0.

Agreed. Idk how good he is, but waiving for this particular dumb tweet seems a little harsh.

 

[ponzu4u]

Pathetic apology.

But this is the kind of thing that starts happening when a franchise is so consistently inept and directionless for so long.

Reminds me of the GD Knicks....

 

[klingsor]

Okay, I can see why the word "Pejorative Slur" can be offensive, but how come the Washington team is still called the "Redskins"?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Janoris just seems like such a prick, even before this twitter controversy , just the worst kind of locker room guy. Its too bad because he's a good DB which the Jets could use but I would not want him on my team.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Honestly, what he said is really not grounds for getting released, IMO. It's way worse because it was against a fan. But whatever he had no future on this team anyway.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Good, f*** him.

He made an insensitive retort at a fan and essentially doubled down with a bullshit apology.

Is it ok if I tell someone to go f*** themselves but then say "Oh it's ok to say that where I'm from"?

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.