I'm not sure about you, but I am sick to death of seeing, hearing and reading about Michael Irvin's Hall Of Fame acceptance speech. Does anyone believe a word of it with the exception of himself and his boys (the young ones from the fruit of his loin, not the posse or the Cowpokes)? I mean really! It all really speaks back to the Paul Zeise piece I did last week. How much press did you see this week about anyone other than 88? None? That's about right. Bruce Matthews and Thurman Thomas played right in my "wheelhouse" of NFL fandom. Both were extremely classy and very professional. Instead of the networks and the NFL pushing these two fine gentlemen on us, we got Irvin and his crocodile tears shoved down our throats. So, much like Mr. Zeise said last week - had Bruce Matthews been with hookers while snorting cocaine among other things - and then made a tearful speech to his family....maybe he would have had more face time. It's disgusting. I know in my bones that Michael Irvin will screw up again. It's in his DNA. He can be lumped in with Lawrence Taylor, Dexter Manley, Doc Gooden and Steve Howe in my book. These guys get caught numerous time and make a plea to be forgiven...saying they made "bad choices"...and within a year they are back in the news for the same transgressions. One final note, when you snort coke and bang hookers, get pulled over for speeding with a crack pipe in the car....whatever.....why do sportscasters interview them with kid gloves on? Why does Chris Collinsworth have to say "Michael, you've made some bad choices.....do your kids forgive you?" Why can't he say "Michael, in the prime of your career you liked to party with Nate Newton, get you some bitches and snort cocaine off of strippers asses......what will you say to your kids when they read that on the Internet in a few years?" I wouldn't treat that smiling preacher freak any different than I'd treat a murderer. And for every guy on a panel who acts all "buddy-buddy" with him..like Deion...who knows him "beyond the persona"....would they allow their 20 year old daughter to go to Irvin's "studio" so he could help her prepare for a job in telecommunications? I think not. Playmaker? Hell yeah if the play is to lie to everyone including himself. He's not sorry for one blessed second of his past "transgressions" and "poor choices". The only thing he's sorry for is that he got caught. Believe that.
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Shut it, moron.
Like no one can ever change?
And even if he hasn't, you're not qualified to make that judgment.
blah blah blah.....blah blah BLAH blah.
what, is he your HERO? you want your kids to grow up to be like him? please. apologists just add to the problem of americans celebrating the famous. send me your email address so i can email you when he's caught next year with mad amounts of something in his trunk. stinking loser cowboy fan.
A tiger don't change his stripes and a dalmatian don't change his spots. And no sir, Michael Irvin, is who he is... great football player and super dumbass all rolled into one.
I don't mind Irvin being in the Hall of Fame. What I don't like is that Art Monk is still not in and he was twice the player Irvin was and is 10 times the human being Irvin is.
And no, I am in no way shape or form a Redskin fan. But I do appreciate great football talent. Monk should be in the Hall if dumbass Irvin is.
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