[PrinceLightfoot]

I certainly get what you're saying, and if the title was Richard Sherman = evil person, or Richard Sherman = worse than the lowest of the low murdering/drunk driving NFL scum, I would agree with you wholeheartedly.

But my point is that Sherman's outburst seems to be symptomatic of a character flaw of his. This isn't a lone incident. Sherman is (probably, I doubt many people on this board have truly had enough personal interaction with him to know) a good guy who did a bad thing, and has done similar bad things often.

And I don't think discussing that is ugly, or racist, or out of bounds.

Please, do not misunderstand my point. The title itself summarily passes judgment before discussion and opposing views were even heard - had the title said "Richard Sherman's Interview" followed immediately by a post why one would consider it classless within the spectrum of our everyday society, then I wouldn't have had such a passionate response. Thank you, CJ90, for understanding so well.

Many here have noted this pattern of "classlessness" without noting the context of that event. If you have ever been an athlete competing at a high level, you assume a character much like a musician assumes a character before taking the stage or an actor taking a scene. Do you dislike the actor because he is the antagonist in a movie (or for that matter the protagonist if you are a Seahawk fan)? During one of my high school  football games in Texas, I remember telling a chippy nose tackle that I was going to "Take his mother out to dinner, eat her dinner, then have her for dessert!" during a flag discussion by the refs. Anyone who knows me personally knows that is not me in everyday society. I am not direct or confrontational; easy-going but passionate would probably be the description. I was also a performing musician and a singer - while on stage I had to be outgoing and entertaining and sometimes fake to accommodate those who hired me for a performance! (I loved music but did not always feel like snapping to my feet to perform for others...that made it feel more like work than joy especially when asked to play the same song five times a day every weekend). My point is that he assumes that character during games or during personal attacks on him which he has never initiated.

This explanation may provide insight, but to others it may just sound like an excuse. In the context of everyday society, I did not like what was said. In the context of heavy competition, saying something like "No one is better than me. NOBODY!" is expected and understandable. He will learn to turn off that switch as he matures. Beyond that, it would be best to take a moment and learn more concerning Sherman instead of just sampling what is shoved to the forefront of the media as they feast on the ratings on what everyday society considers outlandish.

[PrinceLightfoot]

I certainly get what you're saying, and if the title was Richard Sherman = evil person, or Richard Sherman = worse than the lowest of the low murdering/drunk driving NFL scum, I would agree with you wholeheartedly.

But my point is that Sherman's outburst seems to be symptomatic of a character flaw of his. This isn't a lone incident. Sherman is (probably, I doubt many people on this board have truly had enough personal interaction with him to know) a good guy who did a bad thing, and has done similar bad things often.

And I don't think discussing that is ugly, or racist, or out of bounds.

Please, do not misunderstand my point. The title itself summarily passes judgment before discussion and opposing views were even heard - had the title said "Richard Sherman's Interview" followed immediately by a post why one would consider it classless within the spectrum of our everyday society, then I wouldn't have had such a passionate response. Thank you, CJ90, for understanding so well.

Many here have noted this pattern of "classlessness" without noting the context of that event. If you have ever been an athlete competing at a high level, you assume a character much like a musician assumes a character before taking the stage or an actor taking a scene. Do you dislike the actor because he is the antagonist in a movie (or for that matter the protagonist if you are a Seahawk fan)? During one of my high school  football games in Texas, I remember telling a chippy nose tackle that I was going to "Take his mother out to dinner, eat her dinner, then have her for dessert!" during a flag discussion by the refs. Anyone who knows me personally knows that is not me in everyday society. I am not direct or confrontational; easy-going but passionate would probably be the description. I was also a performing musician and a singer - while on stage I had to be outgoing and entertaining and sometimes fake to accommodate those who hired me for a performance! (I loved music but did not always feel like snapping to my feet to perform for others...that made it feel more like work than joy especially when asked to play the same song five times a day every weekend). My point is that he assumes that character during games or during personal attacks on him which he has never initiated.

This explanation may provide insight, but to others it may just sound like an excuse. In the context of everyday society, I did not like what was said. In the context of heavy competition, saying something like "No one is better than me. NOBODY!" is expected and understandable. He will learn to turn off that switch as he matures. Beyond that, it would be best to take a moment and learn more concerning Sherman instead of just sampling what is shoved to the forefront of the media as they feast on the ratings on what everyday society considers outlandish.