You love the straw man don't you?

Oh, ok, I'll definitely change it for you. Let's say that that Klansman isn't passing out literature, but being interviewed on local TV, and when he's asked his opinion about black folks he says something to the effect of "those monkeys should go back to Africa." Now, would it be "intolerant" to tell this gentleman…

Where did I apologize for him?

If there were one chicken-shit concept I could remove from any and all sports pundits repertoire on pain of catapult, it would definitely be the boogeyman of "distractions."

Serious question: would you consider it "intolerant" for someone to tell a Klansman passing out pictures of a lynching victim to go fuck himself?

Im confused

Jebus, is there anything more tiresome than somebody thinking the "you're intolerant if you criticize my bigotry" rabbit hole of self-pity is anything other than stupid?

Your "context" is a distinction without a difference that doesn't change the fact that Dungy said that he wouldn't want Michael Sam on his team, and the reason he wouldn't want him on his team is because he is openly gay. That's a shitty thing for someone who is held out to be the nice face of the NFL (and has made a…

Let me ask you a serious question: why are you spending so much time and heroic effort trying desperately to rationalize someone who doesn't like gay people saying he wouldn't want a gay player on his team? You're trying so hard to explain away a pretty shitty comment by a person who has a moral problem with gay…

Take a look at Dungy's advocacy for Vick and tell me if you find anything resembling the mealy-mouthed "I wouldn't take him but I hope he gets a chance" bullshit with Sam. http://www.allprodad.com/dungy/the-othe…

Sam's play is NOT going to change the conversation.

I have no idea about how this distraction imacts anybody at all.

Ok, I'm confused. What is the "that" in "He would be a full-fledged hypocrite in the Vick matter if he actually thought or said that?"

He would be a full-fledged hypocrite in the Vick matter if he actually thought or said that.

So your answer is...it has no effect on Sam or his teammate's ability to play football?

I said the only reason to avoid a comparison is to excuse behavior in the NFL that would not, and should not, be tolerated in the rest of society. You disagreed based on the "one-way nature of the draft vs. the two-way nature of a business interview." I don't understand how the nature of the draft excuses…

Whether you agree with the NFL labor policies or not, your analogy was completely facile due to the one-way nature of the draft vs. the two-way nature of a business interview.

If you could explain how three Deadspin articles, or three hundred Deadspin articles, lessen either Michael Sam's ability or the ability of his teammates to play football, I'd be much obliged.

What I'm hearing from Dungy's critics is that NFL front offices are somehow obligated to draft Sam because of his orientation.

Tony Dungy is to blame for his opinion