Hey now, that's not factually accurate. Natural gas isn't nearly as disgusting

No, I'm suggesting there is something inherently negative about making someone's race a focal point of a discussion in which it is entirely irrelevant.

You do understand the concept that "technically factually accurate" and "offensive" are not mutually exclusive, right?

Jordan Staal out indefinitely huh? Sounds to me like what the Hurricanes could really use right now is a slightly used Kris Versteeg...

Uhm, yes you do. NFL preseason games are (rightly) called exhibition games regularly

The problem with releasing a guy like Adrian Peterson or Ray Rice without an accompanying suspension from the league is that there's going to be at least one team out there desperate enough and with few enough scruples that will sign that guy in a heartbeat and put him out on the field.

I think that Radisson's suspension of their limited sponsorship was a bigger factor. Anheuser-Busch put out a statement detailing their disappointment with the NFL, but they didn't pull their sponsorship dollars nor did they even threaten to. Sure it might have gotten there, and it still might depending on what…

I'm a Bears fan, so I've got a pretty good idea what Bucs fans are in store for with Lovie at the helm. The defense is going to be rock solid. Say what you will about the boring and soul-crushing aspects of watching it, when it's executed as well as Lovie teaches his players to execute it it's fucking effective. A…

You are more or less correct. He entered a plea deal that allowed him to go to counseling for first time offenders in lieu of jail or probation time.

People said that to Tony a lot of times in reference to his being black. It's why he had to switch positions from QB to CB. It's why it took him years longer than it should have to land a head coaching gig. Which is what makes the fact that he's saying it in reference to Micheal Sam that much more disgusting and…

Why won't he say that? That's the whole fucking point - treat the man like you'd treat anyone else, regardless of his sexual orientation. If the reason that Tony Dungy wouldn't draft Sam is due to his talent level then all he has to do is say that and that's the end of it. There's no dissecting of his words or…

Again, I agree with your sentiment wholeheartedly. And I'm certainly not saying that black people who lived through Jim Crow should have some sort of obligation above and beyond the rest of us to save the world. What I am saying though is that people who have first hand experience being discriminated against should,…

I completely agree with you that everybody should know better, but there is a valid point being made. It's not so much that homophobia is somehow more galling coming from a black man as it is that a black man who has made a very fine living as an NFL player, an NFL coach, and a sports media personality is employing…

Tony Dungy never said that he would not take Michael Sam due to his being gay because Tony Dungy is not a complete fucking idiot and knows exactly how much of a shit storm saying that verbatim would cause. He's talking about "distractions" because it's a convenient way to say that he doesn't want a gay man in the NFL…

Tebow is a fucking terrible comparison that people need to stop trying to make. All of his supporters - who love him for his faith, not his football abilities - like to claim that he was discriminated against for his beliefs or that teams didn't want him because of "the distraction" despite all of the evidence to the…

Also, if they did move Hossa, nobody would be fucked by the cap recapture penalty more than the 'Hawks if he retires before his contract expires.

The current CBA doesn't just discourage the kind of front-loaded deals that have been given out in the past, it completely outlaws them. There are 2 ways in which the CBA outlaws them entirely:

There is literally no chance of the 'Hawks ever trading Marian Hossa, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the idea that another team wouldn't want to take on his contract. Anyone who thinks otherwise simply does not understand how the cap recapture penalty included in the new CBA works.

And it mostly came in low because the league didn't want to factor in the massive new Canadian TV rights deal that kicks in next year.

Had not even heard of Snowpiercer before right now. Just watched the trailer in the link you provided, looks so much more interesting than Tammy or Transformers 11 or the other bullshit that Hollywood keeps cranking out.