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Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« on: February 10, 2014, 12:58:10 PM »
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1. would not be shocked at all--if he falls in the draft i hope he falls to the packers

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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2014, 01:20:19 PM »
Interesting situation.

Is this guy a good draft pick?













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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2014, 01:24:58 PM »
Quote from: Dori on February 10, 2014, 01:20:19 PM
Interesting situation.

Is this guy a good draft pick?
Doesn't matter. Announcing he's gay guarantees him a slot on an NFL team. Failure to hire him means the NFL is homophobic.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2014, 01:25:22 PM »
I don't really follow football, just watch the odd game now and then, but from what I hear he is a lot better fit for college ball than pro ball due to size and weight parameters (No puns intended), so he may not be that great a catch for the pro team that gets him.  As also noted by commentators, it's likely the Commish will lean on someone to take him just to forestall any bad press.  I'm sure there will be lots of whining and probably a lawsuit about bullying and homophobia after he gets to whatever team does take him.  It'll probably sell a lot of football tickets to fags, though.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2014, 01:36:33 PM »
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2014, 01:55:00 PM »
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Maybe the cheerleaders will let him shower with them.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2014, 02:13:58 PM »
obama just discovered his new favorite football player.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2014, 02:15:18 PM »
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obama just discovered his new favorite football player.

I'm sure Obama will mention him within the next week or so.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2014, 02:19:21 PM »
Outside of a few teams that are more into marketing then winning he is a damn if you do,damn if you don`t prospect.
Few will want a middle round quality rookie to be a media attraction yet,as said above,if a team is in need for a possible lineman or linebacker and they pass on him accusations will fly.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2014, 02:21:25 PM »
I believe he was the SEC co-defensive player of the year, but is kind of undersized for the NFL.  From the projections I've overheard, he would have been just a run-of-the-mill middle round draft pick.

Also heard that Moochelle made some statement supporting him today.  Some at ESPN & other places are comparing him to Jackie Robinson.  :whatever:
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2014, 02:25:33 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 10, 2014, 01:25:22 PM
...As also noted by commentators, it's likely the Commish will lean on someone to take him just to forestall any bad press.  I'm sure there will be lots of whining and probably a lawsuit about bullying and homophobia after he gets to whatever team does take him.  It'll probably sell a lot of football tickets to fags, though.

Oh the conflicting and ever shifting paradigms of change...  :thatsright:

Here is a representative sampling of the current Superbowl champion Seattle Seahawks.


And this is ONLY a sampling. Of the 53-man active roster for the Seahawks, 21 were drafted after the 4th round or not at all.  Every coach and front office in the league is under pressure to try to emulate the success the Seattle franchise has had with players the other 31 teams turned their noses up at, as dross.

On the other end of the scale, we have this - alleged - poofter and the mediocre kicker that was let go last year holding the threat of "discriminates against gays"  :o labels over the heads of the entire league if the NFL doesn't draft him, draft him far earlier than his skills and performance on the field would warrant and ignore the fact that he's getting a hard-on bigger than Jerry Sandusky's in the damn locker room.

Add to this the fact that most of the kids that get drafted DO NOT wind up playing pro ball beyond that first preseason. So, if the Commish leans on somebody to burn a draft pick on Princess Poopypants, is that team on an express trip for a discrimination lawsuit when Sweet Cheeks' performance proves sub-par and he gets his ass cut from the team? Or, will the Commish then lean on the League refs to "go easy" on the rump ranger, in order to provide an unfair "field leveling" advantage to the team saddled with the poofter?

My how the slope gets slippery quickly when one gets engaged in the practice of identity politics...
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2014, 02:30:54 PM »
Quote from: Carl on February 10, 2014, 02:19:21 PM
Outside of a few teams that are more into marketing then winning he is a damn if you do,damn if you don`t prospect.
Few will want a middle round quality rookie to be a media attraction yet,as said above,if a team is in need for a possible lineman or linebacker and they pass on him accusations will fly.

How long before the NFL establishes an equivalent of the Rooney Rule for teams hiring gays?

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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2014, 02:31:15 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 10, 2014, 02:15:18 PM
I'm sure Obama will mention him within the next week or so.
He'll give a shout-out right before some imporant speech or another.

Classy as always.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2014, 04:00:19 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on February 10, 2014, 02:25:33 PM
we have this - alleged - poofter

There isn't any "Alleged" about it, he came out of the closet to his college team-mates earlier, and now took this public himself. 

Personally I could give a shit less, like I say, I don't really follow pro ball.  I do get tired of people jabbering about how they're homos like it was some kind of achievement, though.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2014, 04:20:33 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 10, 2014, 04:00:19 PM
There isn't any "Alleged" about it, he came out of the closet to his college team-mates earlier, and now took this public himself. 

Personally I could give a shit less, like I say, I don't really follow pro ball.  I do get tired of people jabbering about how they're homos like it was some kind of achievement, though.

I used the term alleged, solely because all we have is his word that this is his preference.  I have no doubt that there are those out there who are not above claiming the ghey card just to attempt to win a preferential treatment they wouldn't otherwise receive. He may be one, and he may not.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2014, 06:15:27 PM »
Like there have NEVER been gay professional athletes...I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you!
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2014, 06:29:41 PM »
This should prove to be interesting. When the drift comes around everyone may that someone else will pick him and by the time they realize no one is going to do it some coach will get a call from Roger Goodell informing him to draft the guy. Because of all the "I thought someone else would do it" attitudes the guy goes late and then then liberal/democratic crap starts up about the NFL being homophobic. Then if they guys just sucks horribly (pardon the pun) will the team that drafts him have the cajones to release him? If they do they'll be accused do doing so because he was gay and not giving him a chance. If the other teams don't pick up him up he sues for discrimination.

At any rate, I see nothing good coming from this unless the guy is just a star right out of the gate then no team will care if he is gay. All the NFL teams care about is winning
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2014, 07:13:59 PM »
Apparently Obama's fondness for gays is widely known.

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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2014, 07:21:22 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on February 10, 2014, 01:24:58 PM
Doesn't matter. Announcing he's gay guarantees him a slot on an NFL team. Failure to hire him means the NFL is homophobic.

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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2014, 07:25:59 PM »
Why do we care if he is gay? There have always been gay athletes.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2014, 07:33:59 PM »
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Why do we care if he is gay? There have always been gay athletes.
Because he is using his perversion to force the NFL to hire him.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2014, 07:45:14 PM »
If ever there was a place for don't-ask-don't-tell, it's an athletic locker room.

This DUmbass thinks the notoriety will make him more money, and it may.

ESPN covers his story every ten minutes, 24 hours a day. He's the greatest athlete since Jim Thorpe, right? If he isn't offered millions, it's sheer bigotry, right?

Apparently his teammates at Missouri discovered he was queer, so he figured the cat was out of the bag.

He wasn't lucky enough to have created an imaginary girlfriend dying of leukemia.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2014, 10:26:11 PM »
Why would whether he was gay matter? Wouldn't it be based on how good of a player he is? Not choosing a great player because they're gay is as stupid as choosing a just mediocre play just because he is gay.

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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2014, 10:55:33 PM »
Quote from: delilahmused on February 10, 2014, 10:26:11 PM
Why would whether he was gay matter? Wouldn't it be based on how good of a player he is? Not choosing a great player because they're gay is as stupid as choosing a just mediocre play just because he is gay.

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Exactly, and his timing to come out is kind of suspicious.  He should have waited a few weeks unless he was being bullied.
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Re: Michael Sam’s NFL Draft Stock Will Drop After Announcing He Is Gay
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2014, 11:49:48 AM »
Breitbart has an interesting story about this.  Kind what I expected.  A little snippet for those interested:

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NFL DISCONNECT: CONFLICTING PUBLIC, PRIVATE REACTIONS TO GAY PLAYER

NFL prospect Michael Sam earned praise from the First Lady of the United States, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith for revealing his homosexuality. But as the All-American defensive end predicted to ESPN, “There will be negativity, negative reactions.”
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