[dabigv13]

I think anybody who has grown up in America, certainly anybody who ever played a team sport, has been taught that sports not only build, but also reveal character. We've all by now heard about how Michelle Obama's brother (OSU coach) vetted Barack by playing basketball against him. There's the quote (misattributed to Plato, but I think the widespread usage of it points to its roots in our culture anyway) about how you can learn more about a person in an hour of play than a year of conversation. This code of sportsmanship is what Sherman broke, and has been breaking.

"Class" is an overused concept in sports, but certainly Sherman has made many public comments that are disrespectful at best, going back a long time. I don't see how the thread title is ugly.

Does it really matter if Sherman is or isn't the best cornerback in the league? Don't plenty of other players (who have overcome adversity, who are the best at their position) still find a way to not be an asshole in postgame comments?

Really been rolling my eyes lately about all the opinion pieces about how Sherman is some sort of mirror to see the racism below the surface in America. Yeah, there are a lot of racist people saying dumb bullshit, but criticizing Sherman from the comfort of our couches for being a poor sport is a separate matter.

I like Sherman, and I bet he's a good person, but this is a character flaw of his that I hope he works on. From his later comments, he seems to realize this to an extent.

[dabigv13]

I think anybody who has grown up in America, certainly anybody who ever played a team sport, has been taught that sports not only build, but also reveal character. We've all by now heard about how Michelle Obama's brother (OSU coach) vetted Barack by playing basketball against him. There's the quote (misattributed to Plato, but I think the widespread usage of it points to its roots in our culture anyway) about how you can learn more about a person in an hour of play than a year of conversation. This code of sportsmanship is what Sherman broke, and has been breaking.

"Class" is an overused concept in sports, but certainly Sherman has made many public comments that are disrespectful at best, going back a long time. I don't see how the thread title is ugly.

Does it really matter if Sherman is or isn't the best cornerback in the league? Don't plenty of other players (who have overcome adversity, who are the best at their position) still find a way to not be an asshole in postgame comments?

Really been rolling my eyes lately about all the opinion pieces about how Sherman is some sort of mirror to see the racism below the surface in America. Yeah, there are a lot of racist people saying dumb bullshit, but criticizing Sherman from the comfort of our couches for being a poor sport is a separate matter.

I like Sherman, and I bet he's a good person, but this is a character flaw of his that I hope he works on. From his later comments, he seems to realize this to an extent.