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Man, this board is sure growing up. Proud of you guys. Not one comment about the irony of Sam and the team that drafted him.

Oh, wait.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Man, this board is sure growing up. Proud of you guys. Not one comment about the irony of Sam and the team that drafted him.

Oh, wait.
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And no mention of his number being 96 instead of 69.

Maturity FTW!
 
Sam has already started filming a reality show on Oprah's network. Hopefully he makes the team. A 7th round pick with his own reality show. He just wants to be treated like everybody else!

Just a dumb move, IMO. It will be tough enough for him to make the roster without these distractions.
 
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And then this idiot went and signed on for a reality show.

Maybe focus on making the damn team
 
Mediocre Man said:
And then this idiot went and signed on for a reality show.

Maybe focus on making the damn team
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He had signed for the show prior to being drafted. The film crew was there for The Kiss. Likely it was scripted. Turns out his agent didn't tell the Rams about the reality show prior to the draft. The Rams basically threw away a draft pick on a guy who is more interested in being a celebrity than an NFL player. Telling a future employer that a TV crew is going to be following you around all summer probably would have been a good idea.
 
PapaG said:
He had signed for the show prior to being drafted. The film crew was there for The Kiss. Likely it was scripted. Turns out his agent didn't tell the Rams about the reality show prior to the draft. The Rams basically threw away a draft pick on a guy who is more interested in being a celebrity than an NFL player. Telling a future employer that a TV crew is going to be following you around all summer probably would have been a good idea.
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Ah. I just read the ESPN article on it. Sucks he didn't tell the Rams before they drafted him. That's not cool
 
Well, I sure am glad to read Papa G and Mediocre Man's insights into the real thoughts and motivations of a man they do not know. I'm quite sure they have absolute expertise on the matter.

The simple fact is, if Michael Sam never plays a down in the NFL he is a winner.

Look it up.

His parents are drug abusers, his father in and out of his life, rejected him for being gay. Three of his siblings are dead, two in prison. Many of the people with whom he grew up are dead, on drugs, in jail. None of his family were at his draft party. He is the only one in his family to go to college. And he set an example of honesty and courage by being an openly gay, not simply athlete (as in swimmer or skier or skater) but football player. The epitome of machismo.

I mean, if this dude were a 100% hetero coming from that background I'd root for him and so would all of you detractors.
 
crandc said:
Well, I sure am glad to read Papa G and Mediocre Man's insights into the real thoughts and motivations of a man they do not know. I'm quite sure they have absolute expertise on the matter.

The simple fact is, if Michael Sam never plays a down in the NFL he is a winner.

Look it up.

His parents are drug abusers, his father in and out of his life, rejected him for being gay. Three of his siblings are dead, two in prison. Many of the people with whom he grew up are dead, on drugs, in jail. None of his family were at his draft party. He is the only one in his family to go to college. And he set an example of honesty and courage by being an openly gay, not simply athlete (as in swimmer or skier or skater) but football player. The epitome of machismo.

I mean, if this dude were a 100% hetero coming from that background I'd root for him and so would all of you detractors.
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Of course he is a winner, and as a capitalist, I'm proud of him for trying to make as much money as possible. The guy was a great college player who likely has no shot of being a great NFL player. He may as well cash in and sell his brand. That's what America is all about! You can come from nothing, be both a racial and sexual preference minority, and make a lot of money as early as age 23, in Mike Sam's case.



Bravo, I say!
 
crandc said:
Well, I sure am glad to read Papa G and Mediocre Man's insights into the real thoughts and motivations of a man they do not know. I'm quite sure they have absolute expertise on the matter.

The simple fact is, if Michael Sam never plays a down in the NFL he is a winner.

Look it up.

His parents are drug abusers, his father in and out of his life, rejected him for being gay. Three of his siblings are dead, two in prison. Many of the people with whom he grew up are dead, on drugs, in jail. None of his family were at his draft party. He is the only one in his family to go to college. And he set an example of honesty and courage by being an openly gay, not simply athlete (as in swimmer or skier or skater) but football player. The epitome of machismo.

I mean, if this dude were a 100% hetero coming from that background I'd root for him and so would all of you detractors.
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If his goal is to fit in to a locker room and make an NFL roster, having a reality show probably isn't the best idea......not to mention he nor his agent bothering to tell the team he was before they drafted him.

What is wrong with that commentary? I'm certainly not rooting against him, but 'm also not rooting for him simply because he is gay
 
Apparently The OWN network has postponed the Michael Sam reality show. Best news for Michael Sam. IMO
 
Good news for Michael Sam. He made the decision after discussion with the team to postpone so he can concentrate on football. Also, he probably realized, wisely, that too much attention focused on him could be off-putting to his potential teammates. Glad someone advised him well.

Some years ago I applied for a job and was told they'd hired a woman who did not work out. No doubt they'd hired a lot of men who did not work out, but they were seen as individuals who did not work out while the one woman became a template for all women. Fair or not, and it's not, how Sam behaves will be a template for gay men. You know, we drafted a gay guy and he was more about his own fame than team, so we don't want to draft another - although plenty of straight men are the same way.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Apparently The OWN network has postponed the Michael Sam reality show. Best news for Michael Sam. IMO
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Yep. I wonder if the poster who singled us out for being critical of the show will now single us out for being the voices of reason. It was obvious to anyone who has tried to make a team at any level that excess attention and distractions are never a good idea.

I also wonder if part of it is due to the reports that Sam didn't look like an NFL player at the Rams rookie camp.
 
PapaG said:
Yep. I wonder if the poster who singled us out for being critical of the show will now single us out for being the voices of reason. It was obvious to anyone who has tried to make a team at any level that excess attention and distractions are never a good idea.

I also wonder if part of it is due to the reports that Sam didn't look like an NFL player at the Rams rookie camp.
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The show was a really really really bad idea. Why would he want to turn it into a spectacle? His goal should have been to blend in. To be just like any other football player. Why the hell would he want to draw attention to the fact that he's different? I think the team sat him down and told him they would cut him if he didn't cancel the show.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The show was a really really really bad idea. Why would he want to turn it into a spectacle? His goal should have been to blend in. To be just like any other football player. Why the hell would he want to draw attention to the fact that he's different? I think the team sat him down and told him they would cut him if he didn't cancel the show.
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Bigot.

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EL PRESIDENTE said:
Asian males are at the bottom of the totem pole in modern america. They get discriminated against. Its normal to make fun of the small tiny cocks, the nerd demeanor, all they do is study and be uncool, etc. Instead of being celebrated, Asian Males are discriminated against institutionally through affirmative action and by everyone else.
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As my brother-in-law reminds all the time . . . nerds rule the world these days (and he is right) He is an asian male

He co-founded tripwire, worked his nerd ass to build it up, sold it, and now travels the world while getting paid a nice fee to be a speaker around the US

Although what I hear is kids from India are the new Asians . . . overachieving kids in school with little social skills. :)
 
BlazerWookee said:
I've been a Rams fan my entire life. You stuck with the Blazers through all the recent rough patches, that should be some pretty good practice for rooting for the Rams, lol. Welcome to the bandwagon, Eric! Glad to have you aboard!
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Vince Ferragamo baby!
 
Cut today. His jersey will have hoopster cred I guess
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Cut today. His jersey will have hoopster cred I guess
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They want to bring him back on the practice squad if nobody picks him up, but from what I've heard, he could very possibly get picked up by another team.
 
Sam had a strong preseason. I think he has a pretty solid chance of hooking on with some team or else ending up on a practice squad.
 
It was a long shot for him to make the rams, the Rams also cut their sixth round pick and their other 3 seventh rounders.
He will make a practice squad somewhere and will be an injury away from making a team.
He will never shine in the NFL, he is can really only rush the QB but I think he will float around the league for 4-5 years
 
What do michael Sam and Jason Collins have in common?

They are both pretty bad at their sport, comparatively...
 
Sam is a brave young man.. Not brave because he came out, brave because he tried to make an NFL roster with one move as a DE
Hopefully he makes the practice squad, however, there are about 30-40 players with equal or better skill sets at the DE position that were also cut....so who knows. Either way, I'll pray for him
 
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Rams are pretty deep at DE. He would have had a better chance at making a team if he was drafted elsewhere.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Sam is a brave young man.. Not brave because he came out, brave because he tried to make an NFL roster with one move as a DE
Hopefully he makes the practice squad, however, there are about 30-40 players with equal or better skill sets at the DE position that were also cut....so who knows. Either way, I'll pray for him
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He'll make a roster. The guy is a merchandise gold mine. He has the sixth most popular jersey on NFL.com. That's higher than Brady, Aaron Rodgers, or Adrian Peterson. Why wouldn't a team want to keep him on their roster? They've got people like Kingspeed, who never watch football, going out and buying his jersey. Someone will pick him up, and someone will keep him on their roster. He generates too much revenue.
 
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