When owners say racist things: Texans at Seattle

Question

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21185499/houston-texans-players-considered-walkout-bob-mcnair-comment

Remember what happened to the Clippers when Sterling said what he said? That next playoff game in GS was a dumpster fire. I wrongly assumed the Clippers would rally on that day but they folded instead. I expect the Texans to do the same as this is a huge distraction for them now.

Seattle -6.5

begginerboy · Answer

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21185499/houston-texans-players-considered-walkout-bob-mcnair-comment

Remember what happened to the Clippers when Sterling said what he said? That next playoff game in GS was a dumpster fire. I wrongly assumed the Clippers would rally on that day but they folded instead. I expect the Texans to do the same as this is a huge distraction for them now.

Seattle -6.5

Polar_Bear · Answer

Unfortunately for the big dummy he probably meant to say we can&#x27;t have the inmates running the asylum which is an old saying and probably would have been fine but he said prison instead, but he screwed it up so he will have to deal with it.

TRAIN69 · Answer

Why is it racist? First, its simply a figure of speech. Second, he said inmates. Lots of non blacks in jail.These dudes nees some tampons. Buncha pu$$ies.....

Windy8899 · Answer

I don&#x27;t see that is racist at all. These clowns just made matters worse. There are lots of white criminals in prison, not just black.

Polar_Bear · Answer

The Left has gone absolutely insane and this thread title is a good example of that

PatsRoll5 · Answer

Imagine if their was ever a military draft today&#x27;s NFL would become the CFL! They would all run to Canada then what?

Carpinteria · Answer

This OP is so stupid I don&#x27;t even know where to begin. Heaven forbid an owner use a figure of speech about the guys who are alienating half the fan base, and to compare it to what Sterling said is just so ridiculous, ignorant, and dishonestTotal clown show, but then again that&#x27;s all beginnertwat is. Amazing how stupid this guy is

Rowdie22 · Answer

An old saying like that isn&#x27;t racist.  He did say it wrong however.  Sick of these leftist aszholes on ESPN making it worse.

begginerboy · Answer

You people are ridiculous. I don&#x27;t give a rats behind if the comments were actually racist (even though they were). This is an angle on the game you dummies. Just trying to tell you what I learned when the players revolted against Sterling for one game after his comments. It will be hard for the Texans to focus on the game this week.

Ballafran3 · Answer

Yes agree, all ridiculous. I am all over seahawks this sunday at century link. icing on the cake pete carrol is 7-1 against rookie qbs at home. And the comment is def racist, plus bob mcnair who im shocked alowed them to have a black qb this season, is a pretty racist old white dude just like most of the rest of them. he did misspeak, but i live in houston and he does alot of that at his old age.

CajunWF · Answer

This entire threadAre you going to tell me, with a straight face, that Michael Bennett isn&#x27;t racist?  Newsflash - Black people can be racist and White People have the right to be offended as well, but most of us aren&#x27;t because being offended at trivial ch1t like this is beneath us.

erjaq · Answer

This is a waste of time, only thing we should be trying to figure out in this forum is if it will affect the game on the field. And I don&#x27;t think it will.

NickyEyes · Answer

I don&#x27;t know why some of you are trying to downplay this. It was clearly a big deal to a lot of people - including the best player on the Texans, DeAndre Hopkins.

BallingLikeNE · Answer

The ppl who are bashing this thread have peanut size brains? Of course it has a direct impact on the game! If your boss or manager made a comment you felt was racist (bc it doesn&#x2019;t matter what anyone else thinks) would continue to be as motivated or work as hard for him or her? How is that so hard to comprend?

BallingLikeNE · Answer

Maybe the players stink up the joint on Sunday to prove a point or maybe they just half a$$ it. Who knows. But to say with 100% certainty that it has zero impact on the game is idiotic.

cropduster · Answer

It does have a perceived impact that may turn into an actual impact on the game. But, why should the game be affected at all. It wouldn&#x27;t be affected at all if the inmates weren&#x27;t running the asylum.

begginerboy · Answer

Instead of focusing on preparing for the game and talking about the game plan this is what these guys are doing:

A Texans offensive starter told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the team will meet Saturday night "to discuss a demonstration tomorrow." The player also said that he expects everyone on the team to travel Saturday to Seattle.

When it happened, there's a thousand emotions going through your mind," left tackle Duane Brown said Friday. "Obviously, one of the emotions is to leave the building immediately. [But] we decided to go to work. The situation's not over. It's something that we'll reconvene and talk about again, but we had practice today."

begginerboy · Answer

Come on, Train, you are smarter than that. The figure of speech is "inmates running the asylum" not "inmates running the prison." It was obviously a Freudian slip (because he associates his players with black prisoners) which I am certain you know the meaning of.

Hugh_Jorgan · Answer

First of all, even you got the expression wrong ... it is not "inmates running the asylum, it is either "inmates running the prison" or "lunatics running the asylum" If you misquoted it, why isn&#x27;t McNair allowed to?For you to state that it was a Freudian slip because he associates his players with black prisoners is so far out there that i&#x27;m not even sure how to respond.How the heck do you know what his intent was?How do you know that he is a racist?How dare you determine what his intent was when YOU ALSO MISQUOTED the phrase???When you said "inmates running the asylum" were you insulting crazy people?I think you were. It was a Freudian slip on your part, you just disparaged the deranged people of the world.I think they should all take a knee before they get their meds tomorrow morning!!!

Toothfairy1 · Answer

Hey BB, this is another racist analysis by you that I know of! I disagree with that and the NFL players who take the knee! It’s disrespectful and very wrong for me as an American!

keep protesting outside of the work field, imagine if it all happened where we all work?

Is there no white guys on the Texans team? Pathetic!

GO DODGERS!!

begginerboy · Answer

I am sure you are right and I am wrong. LOLDuane Brown recalls other quotes from Bob McNair that caused concern Posted by Mike Florio on October 28, 2017, 2:29 PM EDT&#x9;&#x9;&#x9; &#x9; Texans tackle Duane Brown was upset when he saw owner Bob McNair&#x2019;s remark that &#x201C;[w]e can&#x2019;t have the inmates running the prison.&#x201D; But Brown wasn&#x2019;t surprised, because it wasn&#x2019;t the first time Brown believed he had witnessed McNair making curious word choices on matters of significant sensitivity and potential controversy.During a Saturday morning phone interview with PFT (which preceded the meeting between McNair and the team), Brown recalled an occasion during his rookie year of 2008, when Barack Obama was elected the nation&#x2019;s first African-American president.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9; &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#x201C;He came to talk to the team,&#x201D; Brown said regarding the owner. &#x201C;He was visibly upset about it. He said, &#x2018;I know a lot of y&#x2019;all are happy right now, but it&#x2019;s not the outcome that some of us were looking for.&#x2019; That was very shocking to me.&#x201D;Brown added that McNair also addressed the team after the scandal that forced Donald Sterling to sell the L.A. Clippers, when racist remarks Sterling made in private became very public.&#x201C;The message was more to be careful who you have private conversations with, because things that you think are confidential can spread like wildfire,&#x201D; Brown said. &#x201C;In my mind, it would probably have been better if he said &#x2018;don&#x2019;t be a racist&#x2019; instead of &#x2018;be a racist in private and make sure it doesn&#x2019;t get out.&#x27;&#x201D;Brown&#x2019;s reference to Sterling comes at a time when some league insiders are wondering whether McNair ultimately may have to sell the Texans. I asked Brown if he thinks it would ever come to that.

CanadaCup · Answer

Political correctness gone mad PB!  And the OP should know better. There&#x27;s no need for this nonsense in the NFL forum. Toss this race bating thread into the Covers penalty box where it belongs.

begginerboy · Answer

No one is race bating. I am trying to help people win money. The point of the thread is that some of the players perceived what the owner said to be racist and this will impact their performance. I happen to think it was racist but that is besides the point. You may disagree with me on that but do you agree that it will have an adverse effect on the Texans? That is the real question (i.e., how this perceived racism will impact the Texan team) and the point of the thread. But others have chosen to make it about race and I have responded accordingly.

Hugh_Jorgan · Answer

I could pick apart post #22, but what&#x27;s the sense.People believe what they want.I do agree with post #24, and your point is well taken that your intent was nothing more than looking for a gambling edge

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