ToughJ.Riggins
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The Pathological Liar News:
Sporting News is probably the most caste football magazine out there today. Let's take a look at how differently they treat white players. I found several outright lies in the two pre-season issues (one was fantasy football)
First let's start with the Pre-season preview:
1. Quote : "Veteran Joe Jurevicius was miscast as the No. 2 wideout in 2007, but now that Stallworth has been added, he can slide to his ideal role as a No. 3."
My take: What? What evidence leads them to the for done conclusion that Jurevicius can't play #2 WR. He fits that mold perfectly. #3 is often the slot WR and many teams are going smaller for their number 3. Jurevicius played brilliantly in Seattle and even last year played solid while battling injury.
2. "The Colts may have gotten the bargain of the draft in RB Mike Hart. He will be a highly productive No.2 back who makes plays whenever he has the ball in his hands, though Hart lacks size and explosiveness to become a feature back."
My take: Hmmm, a small 5'9 195 lb. RB who runs a 4.67 and even lacks ideal burst will surly become a highly productive backup? If Hart were white, he would have been mini-camp fodder. And he surely would never have started at Michigan. To the sporting News lack of speed only matters if you are white. If black, you can be slow AND small.
3. "Breakout Candidate Eric Weddle" ... but notice all the backhanded compliment caste-speak in the synopsis. "Weddle played nickel, free safety and strong safety at times in 2007 and now becomes the starter at free. The Chargers gave up a lot to get him, and no one knows yet just how good he might be. They'll find out now. THE WAY HE PLAYS ALMOST DEFIES PHYSICS. WEDDLE IS NOT BIG OR TERRIBLY FAST. HE IS SIMPLY ALWAYS WHERE THE BALL IS, LOVES TO HIT AND KNOWS THE GAME."
My Take: Wow, a player that ran the same 40 time as 2 CBs drafted in the first round this year and has the second fastest 10 yard dash time in the last 10 years at the NFL combine and held Calvin Johnson to one catch while matched up against him at CB, is just an overachiever to them?
Now to their Fantasy Football Preview:
On Brian Leonard:
"Leonard was largely unimpressive in Steven Jackson's absence last year, which explains why the Rams are asking him to bulk up and play fullback."
Now here is what these caste bigots have to say about 4th round draft pick Antonio Pittman cut by the Saints.
"Pittman unseated Brian Leonard last season to become Steven Jackson's top backup."
My take: Leonard was put in an impossible predicament last season. Leonard started 3 games with 3 and then 4 starting offensive linemen out. QB Marc Bulger was injured as well and WR Issac Bruce missed at least 2 of Brian Leonard's 3 games started. Leonard finished the season with these pretty unimpressive, but not so shabby rushing numbers for a rookie considering the situation:
86-303-3.5-0 TDS; and respectable receiving numbers 30-183-0 TDs.
However looking at the early season when the Ram's were less decimated by injuries Leonard was matching Steven Jackson with 3.9 yards per carry.
Pittman actually had more of his handoffs than Leonard over the season in better situations with Bulger back in the lineup and the WRs healthy to open up the offense. So how much better did Pittman do with his carries than Leonard to "unseat" him? Here are his final stats
38-139-3.7-0 Tds.
Pittman is also clearly much less suited than Leonard to be a receiving option. Pittman finished the season with 3 catches for 15 yards.
How about their biased dismissal of Jacob Hester as told by their favoring of Marcus Thomas.
"LaDainian Tomlinson has proven to be very durable over the years, and Darren Sproles will battle Thomas and Jacob Hester for the backup job....Thomas isn't interesting unless he wins that backup job."
My Take: So what is the problem with this write up I may ask...Well, they don't even have a player capsule on Jacob Hester in the RB section, casting him off like one of the scrubs that aren't worth mentioning. Yet they find room for not only veteran Sproles, but 5th round pick Marcus Thomas as well...Something is clearly fishy here. Marcus Thomas was a 5th round pick. They traded up in the first round to get Hester giving up a lot. Hester had equal stats to Thomas and better overall measurements at the NFL Combine and played against a tougher schedule than Thomas as the main RB on the NCAA champion team...Hmmm so what is really going on here?
On Jordy Nelson:
"Nelson started his career on defense before moving to receiver at Kansas State. He had122 receptions and 11 TDs while earning All-America honors last season. NELSON IS AN OVERACHIEVER who will have value in the return game....Nelson has a lot to prove on a team loaded at WR."
My Take: How the hell is the former 100 meter Kansas state champ who burned Aqib Talib on that famous play who also consistently played like a Biletnikoff finalist an overachiever? Jordy ran a 4.49 40 yard dash at the NFL combine without speed school training for the event. That is "at least equal" to your average "starting" WR in the NFL. Plus Jordy Nelson was in the top 5 agile WRs in last years draft class in a 6'3 215 lbs body.
Now listen to what they say about Kevin Walter and I'm not kidding:
"Fantasy Source Spin: A very poor -man's version of Wes Welker, with value in points leagues."
My take: WTF, do they have to compare every white player to a white player. This has got to be the most caste whorish PC football publication out there. They just can't be creative with their comparisons, plus Welker and Walter are not very similar anyway.
Now listen to how they have already made their minds up that Troy Williamson is a better WR than Matt Jones.
"The Vikings traded Williamson to the Jaguars after three uninspiring seasons. He'll catch an occasional deep ball, and his career might get a jolt from working with David Gerrard...(but) Williamson stays on the waiver wire."
Ok, so what do they say in their write-up of Matt Jones, who has in fact been more productive than Williamson so far, despite being drafted a little later and learning an entirely new position, dealing with injuries and more QB switches than Williamson?
"Jones hasn't even reached 1,500 receiving yards in 3 years' worth of work. He is a chronic disappointment for owners. The Jags have been trying to unload him for more than a year. Fantasy Source Spin: You won't have that problem if you don't draft Jones.
My take: Geez, it sounds as if they are being much harder on Matt Jones underachieving, but maybe that is because Matt Jones is an anomaly to them. Any other WR that is even in the league is a huge "overachiever."
Caste-footballers, please do not support this magazine and speak out against it. Only buy it for research as evidence against the caste system. We cannot support caste-whore journalists and these guys are the extreme of the extreme.
Edited by: ToughJ.Riggins
Sporting News is probably the most caste football magazine out there today. Let's take a look at how differently they treat white players. I found several outright lies in the two pre-season issues (one was fantasy football)
First let's start with the Pre-season preview:
1. Quote : "Veteran Joe Jurevicius was miscast as the No. 2 wideout in 2007, but now that Stallworth has been added, he can slide to his ideal role as a No. 3."
My take: What? What evidence leads them to the for done conclusion that Jurevicius can't play #2 WR. He fits that mold perfectly. #3 is often the slot WR and many teams are going smaller for their number 3. Jurevicius played brilliantly in Seattle and even last year played solid while battling injury.
2. "The Colts may have gotten the bargain of the draft in RB Mike Hart. He will be a highly productive No.2 back who makes plays whenever he has the ball in his hands, though Hart lacks size and explosiveness to become a feature back."
My take: Hmmm, a small 5'9 195 lb. RB who runs a 4.67 and even lacks ideal burst will surly become a highly productive backup? If Hart were white, he would have been mini-camp fodder. And he surely would never have started at Michigan. To the sporting News lack of speed only matters if you are white. If black, you can be slow AND small.
3. "Breakout Candidate Eric Weddle" ... but notice all the backhanded compliment caste-speak in the synopsis. "Weddle played nickel, free safety and strong safety at times in 2007 and now becomes the starter at free. The Chargers gave up a lot to get him, and no one knows yet just how good he might be. They'll find out now. THE WAY HE PLAYS ALMOST DEFIES PHYSICS. WEDDLE IS NOT BIG OR TERRIBLY FAST. HE IS SIMPLY ALWAYS WHERE THE BALL IS, LOVES TO HIT AND KNOWS THE GAME."
My Take: Wow, a player that ran the same 40 time as 2 CBs drafted in the first round this year and has the second fastest 10 yard dash time in the last 10 years at the NFL combine and held Calvin Johnson to one catch while matched up against him at CB, is just an overachiever to them?
Now to their Fantasy Football Preview:
On Brian Leonard:
"Leonard was largely unimpressive in Steven Jackson's absence last year, which explains why the Rams are asking him to bulk up and play fullback."
Now here is what these caste bigots have to say about 4th round draft pick Antonio Pittman cut by the Saints.
"Pittman unseated Brian Leonard last season to become Steven Jackson's top backup."
My take: Leonard was put in an impossible predicament last season. Leonard started 3 games with 3 and then 4 starting offensive linemen out. QB Marc Bulger was injured as well and WR Issac Bruce missed at least 2 of Brian Leonard's 3 games started. Leonard finished the season with these pretty unimpressive, but not so shabby rushing numbers for a rookie considering the situation:
86-303-3.5-0 TDS; and respectable receiving numbers 30-183-0 TDs.
However looking at the early season when the Ram's were less decimated by injuries Leonard was matching Steven Jackson with 3.9 yards per carry.
Pittman actually had more of his handoffs than Leonard over the season in better situations with Bulger back in the lineup and the WRs healthy to open up the offense. So how much better did Pittman do with his carries than Leonard to "unseat" him? Here are his final stats
38-139-3.7-0 Tds.
Pittman is also clearly much less suited than Leonard to be a receiving option. Pittman finished the season with 3 catches for 15 yards.
How about their biased dismissal of Jacob Hester as told by their favoring of Marcus Thomas.
"LaDainian Tomlinson has proven to be very durable over the years, and Darren Sproles will battle Thomas and Jacob Hester for the backup job....Thomas isn't interesting unless he wins that backup job."
My Take: So what is the problem with this write up I may ask...Well, they don't even have a player capsule on Jacob Hester in the RB section, casting him off like one of the scrubs that aren't worth mentioning. Yet they find room for not only veteran Sproles, but 5th round pick Marcus Thomas as well...Something is clearly fishy here. Marcus Thomas was a 5th round pick. They traded up in the first round to get Hester giving up a lot. Hester had equal stats to Thomas and better overall measurements at the NFL Combine and played against a tougher schedule than Thomas as the main RB on the NCAA champion team...Hmmm so what is really going on here?
On Jordy Nelson:
"Nelson started his career on defense before moving to receiver at Kansas State. He had122 receptions and 11 TDs while earning All-America honors last season. NELSON IS AN OVERACHIEVER who will have value in the return game....Nelson has a lot to prove on a team loaded at WR."
My Take: How the hell is the former 100 meter Kansas state champ who burned Aqib Talib on that famous play who also consistently played like a Biletnikoff finalist an overachiever? Jordy ran a 4.49 40 yard dash at the NFL combine without speed school training for the event. That is "at least equal" to your average "starting" WR in the NFL. Plus Jordy Nelson was in the top 5 agile WRs in last years draft class in a 6'3 215 lbs body.
Now listen to what they say about Kevin Walter and I'm not kidding:
"Fantasy Source Spin: A very poor -man's version of Wes Welker, with value in points leagues."
My take: WTF, do they have to compare every white player to a white player. This has got to be the most caste whorish PC football publication out there. They just can't be creative with their comparisons, plus Welker and Walter are not very similar anyway.
Now listen to how they have already made their minds up that Troy Williamson is a better WR than Matt Jones.
"The Vikings traded Williamson to the Jaguars after three uninspiring seasons. He'll catch an occasional deep ball, and his career might get a jolt from working with David Gerrard...(but) Williamson stays on the waiver wire."
Ok, so what do they say in their write-up of Matt Jones, who has in fact been more productive than Williamson so far, despite being drafted a little later and learning an entirely new position, dealing with injuries and more QB switches than Williamson?
"Jones hasn't even reached 1,500 receiving yards in 3 years' worth of work. He is a chronic disappointment for owners. The Jags have been trying to unload him for more than a year. Fantasy Source Spin: You won't have that problem if you don't draft Jones.
My take: Geez, it sounds as if they are being much harder on Matt Jones underachieving, but maybe that is because Matt Jones is an anomaly to them. Any other WR that is even in the league is a huge "overachiever."
Caste-footballers, please do not support this magazine and speak out against it. Only buy it for research as evidence against the caste system. We cannot support caste-whore journalists and these guys are the extreme of the extreme.
