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

N.B. The Tweet Quote plugin is having some issues, so enjoy these gross screen shots instead!!

I watched this on NFL Countdown last night, with Golic actually trying to make some sense of the fines and suspensions (can’t believe I actually wrote that Golic was the sensible one…). I am convinced Schlereth is absolutely insane. I could imagine him screaming at the top of his lungs if this was 1949 about how ridiculous it was that players had to start wearing actual plastic helmets. “Are you joking me? You are turning this game into stock car racing!” We all see beyond your words Schlereth; you are just waiting for the cushy job sitting in that ivory tower at 280 Park Ave.