Practically everything in sports is based on silly over determined conclusions. You are essentially rallying against a foundation pillar of sports writing.

I guess you are trying to draw a distinction between “thats fucking lame!” and “criticism” that I am just not seeing. How are those two things mutually exclusive? Personally, I would say calling someone lame is a form of criticism, but that’s just me.

As a writer, how are you taking the position “why should we care if its lame” that Newton pouted after the game when taking positions on things that don’t matter is practically your entire job description?

I’m definitely not mad. I just call it how I see it. Yes, the post-game platitudes and cliches are often inane and pointless, but it’s not like he didn’t know there would be questions after the fucking Super Bowl. A lot of the questions aren’t even “hats off to the other team” type of questions. For example, I would…

Sure, I can agree with that. But most people don’t name their children Chosen and tell people that their newborn is already walking, and tell people they are incomparable to anybody else and blatantly dance around in the faces of people they are trying to disappoint themselves. You’re right, it is okay to do, but it’s…

If this isn’t about maturity, what personality trait is he lacking which would make him think that was okay to do?

Honest question. Would you have written this if the Broncos lost and Peyton Manning sulked?