KRISTEN'S BOARD
Congratulations to 2024 Pervert of the Year Shiela_M and 2024 Author of the Year Writers Bloque!

News:

Michael Sam To Sign With Cowboys

joan1984 · 1394

« previous next »
Pages: 1   Go Down

0 Members and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline joan1984

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 11,270
    • Woos/Boos: +616/-270
    • Gender: Female
  • Co-POY 2011
on: September 03, 2014, 07:19:55 AM
  Provided Michael Sam passes his physical, he will be signed to the Practice Squad with the Dallas Cowboys, per NFL.com tonight.

  Michael Sam will bring his talent, and his unique status with him, and is sure to be valued on his new team. After all, he may well be the only NFL player in Dallas without an arrest record. Indeed he is unique!

  Go Michael!

Some people are like the 'slinky'. Not really good for much,
but they bring a smile to your face as they fall down stairs.

Offline MissBarbara

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,194
    • Woos/Boos: +3193/-41
    • Gender: Female
Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 03:11:59 PM
Quote from: joan1984 on September 03, 2014, 07:19:55 AM

  Provided Michael Sam passes his physical, he will be signed to the Practice Squad with the Dallas Cowboys, per NFL.com tonight.

  Michael Sam will bring his talent, and his unique status with him, and is sure to be valued on his new team. After all, he may well be the only NFL player in Dallas without an arrest record. Indeed he is unique!

  Go Michael!


I cannot, out of ignorance, comment on the football aspects. I know very little about professional football (except for "Go Bears!"), and I've never even heard of a practice squad.

But I feel very comfortable asserting that never before in the history of the NFL has one of the last players chosen in the draft received so much attention. In fact, other than Johnny Manziel (and I had to look that up), Michael Sam has received more attention than all other 2014 draftees combined.

The reason, of course, is obvious. But an impossibly heavy burden has been placed on Michael Sam's shoulders, and I truly feel for the guy. The media (both sports and mainstream media), the general sports fan-base, and GLBTW advocates have put him in a near impossible position. I can only imagine how much stress he's under right now.

Here's the point: True equality will never exist until everyone stops viewing players -- and actors, and musicians, and anyone else for that matter -- in terms of their sexual orientation, and starts viewing them exclusively as people. Celebrating Michael Sam's sexuality makes about as much sense as celebrating Peyton Manning's sexuality.




"Sometimes the best things in life are a hot girl and a cold beer."


Offline joan1984

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 11,270
    • Woos/Boos: +616/-270
    • Gender: Female
  • Co-POY 2011
Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 03:27:32 PM
GLBTW ?  Has been a busy summer, did I miss this one?


http://sexandtheisland.wordpress.com/tag/not-exactly-dirty/
« Last Edit: September 03, 2014, 03:31:24 PM by joan1984 »

Some people are like the 'slinky'. Not really good for much,
but they bring a smile to your face as they fall down stairs.

Offline watcher1

  • POY 2010
  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,989
    • Woos/Boos: +1721/-57
    • Gender: Male
  • Gentleman Pervert
Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014, 03:40:07 PM
Players know when a coach chooses another player to play over a better talented player. In their eyes, their faith in that coach diminishes.  Sam was cut from the Rams because he was not as talented as other linemen at his position.  The Cowboys are weak on defense so maybe they think Sam can help them. 

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

Offline MissBarbara

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,194
    • Woos/Boos: +3193/-41
    • Gender: Female
Reply #4 on: September 03, 2014, 04:28:18 PM
Quote from: joan1984 on September 03, 2014, 03:27:32 PM

GLBTW ?  Has been a busy summer, did I miss this one?


"Whatever."

My distaste for labels includes a distaste for the proliferation of subsets and subsets of subsets of non-heterosexuality.





"Sometimes the best things in life are a hot girl and a cold beer."


Offline joan1984

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 11,270
    • Woos/Boos: +616/-270
    • Gender: Female
  • Co-POY 2011
Reply #5 on: September 03, 2014, 05:07:54 PM
Thank you.

Quote from: MissBarbara on September 03, 2014, 04:28:18 PM
Quote from: joan1984 on September 03, 2014, 03:27:32 PM

GLBTW ?  Has been a busy summer, did I miss this one?


"Whatever."

My distaste for labels includes a distaste for the proliferation of subsets and subsets of subsets of non-heterosexuality.





Some people are like the 'slinky'. Not really good for much,
but they bring a smile to your face as they fall down stairs.

joe_and_michelle

  • Guest
Reply #6 on: September 04, 2014, 02:57:36 AM
Quote from: watcher1 on September 03, 2014, 03:40:07 PM
  The Cowboys are weak on defense so maybe they think Sam can help them. 

The cowboys picked him up for one of two reasons.... (1) As Watcher mentions, the Cowboys D needs help, or (2) Jerry Jones is an attention seeking whore.   Probably a bit of each was factored in.   I hope the kid can prove he belongs under all the pressure. 


Offline watcher1

  • POY 2010
  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,989
    • Woos/Boos: +1721/-57
    • Gender: Male
  • Gentleman Pervert
Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
Quote from: joe_and_michelle on September 04, 2014, 02:57:36 AM
Quote from: watcher1 on September 03, 2014, 03:40:07 PM
  The Cowboys are weak on defense so maybe they think Sam can help them. 

The cowboys picked him up for one of two reasons.... (1) As Watcher mentions, the Cowboys D needs help, or (2) Jerry Jones is an attention seeking whore.   Probably a bit of each was factored in.   I hope the kid can prove he belongs under all the pressure. 

Joe, I was going to add what you said about Jones but figured most who follow American football already knew this.  Heard he is still fuming about not being able to get Johnny Manziel for QB, but was talked out of it by his son after they resigned Romo to a long term and expensive contract.

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

Offline WarEagle66

  • New Pervert
  • *
    • Posts: 15
    • Woos/Boos: +2/-0
Reply #8 on: October 22, 2014, 04:35:07 AM
He was released today.


Offline watcher1

  • POY 2010
  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,989
    • Woos/Boos: +1721/-57
    • Gender: Male
  • Gentleman Pervert
Reply #9 on: October 22, 2014, 06:34:43 PM
Quote from: WarEagle66 on October 22, 2014, 04:35:07 AM
He was released today.

Yes, after spending his time with Dallas on the practice squad.  Shame that he was not thought of as just a so-so football player rather then a gay football player. 

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

coacheric

  • Guest
Reply #10 on: October 22, 2014, 06:56:37 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on October 22, 2014, 06:34:43 PM
Quote from: WarEagle66 on October 22, 2014, 04:35:07 AM
He was released today.

Yes, after spending his time with Dallas on the practice squad.  Shame that he was not thought of as just a so-so football player rather then a gay football player. 

I really haven't followed this story. Did Dallas think of him as a gay football player or just a so-so player? 


Offline watcher1

  • POY 2010
  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,989
    • Woos/Boos: +1721/-57
    • Gender: Male
  • Gentleman Pervert
Reply #11 on: October 24, 2014, 01:55:47 AM
Quote from: coacheric on October 22, 2014, 06:56:37 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on October 22, 2014, 06:34:43 PM
Quote from: WarEagle66 on October 22, 2014, 04:35:07 AM
He was released today.

Yes, after spending his time with Dallas on the practice squad.  Shame that he was not thought of as just a so-so football player rather then a gay football player. 

I really haven't followed this story. Did Dallas think of him as a gay football player or just a so-so player? 

Don't know.  Jerry Jones might have signed him to make points but since the NFL is a big business, I would think they signed him in hopes he could improve their team. 

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

Pages: 1   Go Up
« previous next »