The Finger Wag – Athletes using Twitter and Social Media to their Disadvantage

Schlereth: To upset a large group of people uninvolved in a topic by ridiculing them on national TV.

Who doesn’t love the backlash from a terrible comment made in front of a national television audience?? I could tell you one thing, this guys LOVES it. I can’t get enough of it, it is like gravy. Sure, I’d love some gravy on my turkey! Absolutely top that stuffing with a shit ton of gravy. Pumpkin Pie, screw it glob that gravy on there. Hence why for some odd reason, I only watch news on Thanksgiving. Just tons of live commentary…

As posted earlier, Mark Schlereth had some lovely words to say about helmet to helmet blows in the NFL. Now, I personally love hard hits in the NFL, and I do believe he has a point in how subjective this shit is going to become. Who is to say a ball-carrier didn’t lower his head to basically force a defender into slamming him right in the dome? Let’s just say I will really be upset when the NFL institutes a flag football policy, FUCK THAT NOISE! But I do love one thing: watching the backlash from an insensitive comment and bringing people into a conversation who have nothing to do with a situation…

Lando, LA Galaxy and USMNT:


Jozy, Villarreal and USMNT:

Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution:


And best of all… How does Schlereth respond? By basically implying John Elway wouldn’t have won a Super Bowl without him:

“Go Fuck Yourself, Denver.”
-Mark Schlereth

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