To be fair, they're in a lose-lose situation.
If they don't take him off the call, and the meme of "Robert Lee Calling a UVA Game" blows up, they get criticized for not being proactive, and get crushed for repeating their *mistake* like with the "Auction Draft" segment. The auction draft shouldn't have been an issue, but it was, and they caught heat... so the argument would be that they should've learned from it, and nipped this issue in the bud.
On the flip-side, now that they HAVE taken him off the call, the OTHER side of the spectrum is up in arms, talking about how ridiculous it is, triggered snowflakes, 'wouldn't have made the connection if there weren't attention drawn to it,' blah blah blah.
Either way, ESPN was gonna catch a lot of heat. It was a lose-lose (but they kind of deserve it).
His career wasn't damaged. He wasn't "removed" from Week 1 coverage, he was reassigned to a different game. Major difference.There are over 11,000 people named Robert Lee in the USA should they change their names so their careers won't be damaged by spineless companies pandering to anarchists?
Discrimination by hononymphobics is not acceptable. The world didn't end because we had an Attorney General named Lynch, a word which has a heinous alternate meaning and is apparently a trigger to millions?
Let's see how ESPN reacts to this.
Ryan Russillo Arrested
https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/08/23/ryen-russillo-espn-radio-arrested-wyoming
From what I read, it looked like he was just hammered, stumbled into someone's cabin and passed out... Not sure what the layout if like but could be an honest mistake if u r renting a cabin and multiple cabins look the same... He pretty much got arrested for trespassing which really isn't that "big" of a deal. community service
Off topic from Russilo, but I'm about to boil over w/ this #I'mWithKaep garbage.
Reasons why CK doesn't have a job:
-He's just not good. WaPo published an article claiming he's statistically better than 15 other backups currently in the League. I say, "So..." That means he's worse than the other 17 BACKUPS.
-Another article from BR (I think) claimed that 50 talent evaluators said CK is better than 6 current NFL starters. News flash, Osweiler and Kessler are not starters and the others are basically on their last chances. Not to mention...
-Teams have to re-shape their offense for CK because he's not a good pro style QB.
-He's a giant distraction from the Team First mentality that every organization tries to uphold along with causing potential riffs/division in the locker room.
-Off the field, it's a circus and just more distraction than it's worth.
NOT a Reason CK is unemployed in the NFL:
-Racism.
Where the hell was the outrage from the far Left when Tim Tebow got cut and couldn't find a job in the NFL because *see reasons above*? Was it bigoted/prejudice/racist then? Of course not.
Seriously, I can't handle this stuff anymore. It's all so hypocritical, divisive, and ignorant. Enough already.
Lastly, no, the NFL and Fantasy Football don't promote slave labor, etc. Stop with that bullshit too.
/rant.
Let's see how ESPN reacts to this.
Ryan Russillo Arrested
https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/08/23/ryen-russillo-espn-radio-arrested-wyoming
He doesn't have a job, because teams don't want to deal with the side circus that comes along with him. Teams just want to play football.
Off topic from Russilo, but I'm about to boil over w/ this #I'mWithKaep garbage.
Reasons why CK doesn't have a job:
-He's just not good. WaPo published an article claiming he's statistically better than 15 other backups currently in the League. I say, "So..." That means he's worse than the other 17 BACKUPS.
-Another article from BR (I think) claimed that 50 talent evaluators said CK is better than 6 current NFL starters. News flash, Osweiler and Kessler are not starters and the others are basically on their last chances. Not to mention...
-Teams have to re-shape their offense for CK because he's not a good pro style QB.
-He's a giant distraction from the Team First mentality that every organization tries to uphold along with causing potential riffs/division in the locker room.
-Off the field, it's a circus and just more distraction than it's worth.
NOT a Reason CK is unemployed in the NFL:
-Racism.
Where the hell was the outrage from the far Left when Tim Tebow got cut and couldn't find a job in the NFL because *see reasons above*? Was it bigoted/prejudice/racist then? Of course not.
Seriously, I can't handle this stuff anymore. It's all so hypocritical, divisive, and ignorant. Enough already.
Lastly, no, the NFL and Fantasy Football don't promote slave labor, etc. Stop with that bullshit too.
/rant.
Let's see how ESPN reacts to this.
Ryan Russillo Arrested
https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/08/23/ryen-russillo-espn-radio-arrested-wyoming
From what I read, it looked like he was just hammered, stumbled into someone's cabin and passed out... Not sure what the layout if like but could be an honest mistake if u r renting a cabin and multiple cabins look the same... He pretty much got arrested for trespassing which really isn't that "big" of a deal. community service
Off topic from Russilo, but I'm about to boil over w/ this #I'mWithKaep garbage.
Reasons why CK doesn't have a job:
-He's just not good. WaPo published an article claiming he's statistically better than 15 other backups currently in the League. I say, "So..." That means he's worse than the other 17 BACKUPS.
-Another article from BR (I think) claimed that 50 talent evaluators said CK is better than 6 current NFL starters. News flash, Osweiler and Kessler are not starters and the others are basically on their last chances. Not to mention...
-Teams have to re-shape their offense for CK because he's not a good pro style QB.
-He's a giant distraction from the Team First mentality that every organization tries to uphold along with causing potential riffs/division in the locker room.
-Off the field, it's a circus and just more distraction than it's worth.
NOT a Reason CK is unemployed in the NFL:
-Racism.
Where the hell was the outrage from the far Left when Tim Tebow got cut and couldn't find a job in the NFL because *see reasons above*? Was it bigoted/prejudice/racist then? Of course not.
Seriously, I can't handle this stuff anymore. It's all so hypocritical, divisive, and ignorant. Enough already.
Lastly, no, the NFL and Fantasy Football don't promote slave labor, etc. Stop with that bullshit too.
/rant.
I mentioned that.
“This is a lot going on with this whole Kaepernick situation. In this country you can believe what you want," McCoy told The Buffalo News. "Freedom of speech. If guys want to stand, they can stand. I think maybe they can choose a better platform to state their beliefs. One thing I learned about just here in America is that people, they’re followers. There’s some that you may ask about these different topics, but they’ll say what they heard, not what actually know, even with the Kaepernick situation."