Re: Monty, I do wonder if Sweeney told him to STFU and that he'd handle the officiating. Focus on getting the team ready and focused on the next game, I'll handle it and take the fine.
That's precisely my assumption, as well. No other way to spin Uncle Monty's obeisant non-tirade.Re: Monty, I do wonder if Sweeney told him to STFU and that he'd handle the officiating. Focus on getting the team ready and focused on the next game, I'll handle it and take the fine.
Anyone have a link to a stream? I'll share my popcorn with you.I think I saw 12:15ish.
With how slow he's been, I really hope it's not an extension.Only reason for Maroon to be there is an extension or he’s hanging it up.
Gotta be the latter.
It's inconceivable to me that they would hold a press conference in the middle of a playoff series to announce that the team's 11th forward, in his 3rd month with the team, is going to retire. (That said, he plays, and especially talks, like someone who *should* retire)With how slow he's been, I really hope it's not an extension.
I can't imagine that's going to be part of this PC. Would be just a bizarre time to announce either.Only reason for Maroon to be there is an extension or he’s hanging it up.
Gotta be the latter.
NBC Sports Boston.where is this broadcast?
I don’t know if I’m more disappointed or shocked at how dickless the response has been to the numerous officiating fubar calls there have been. If they don’t have the balls to stick up for the team how can they expect fans to respect them?
gee I wonder
And we’re only talking like a $50,000 fine at worse. He’s just being a coward.That was a joke and completely pointless. Stand up for your coach and your players. What the hell was that? Jacobs should be happy to pay a fine in this instance if you really want to have the team’s back. Spineless and gutless.
Not watching, but did they really call a press availability to publicly announce that gutlessness is organizational philosophy and policy? Like Dad had to come and tell the mean press to stop asking his coach questions that every other team in the league gets? Is there at least even a hint of passive-aggressiveness—toward the league, not the media—about it?My god. That's it? Really? "We can't criticize the officials, so we won't."
No wonder this team plays scared, and is coached scared. It starts at the top.
97% towards the media, 3% towards the league. If I squint really hard I can see that he was trying to say “You need to be able to ask the league these questions and you can’t and it’s a problem” but he didn’t do that. And you really have to work to get there. It was bad.Not watching, but did they really call a press availability to publicly announce that gutlessness is organizational philosophy and policy? Like Dad had to come and tell the mean press to stop asking his coach questions that every other team in the league gets? Is there at least even a hint of passive-aggressiveness—toward the league, not the media—about it?
It fell flat with the fans, but to the league Sweeney’s message was clear: You forbid us from talking about the officiating, the officiating is inconsistent and haphazard, so YOU get out here and explain these calls to the fans.They went for the "league needs to be held accountable" angle and it fell flat and they probably made it worse.
He shouldn’t have relied on “we’ll get fined.”It fell flat with the fans, but to the league Sweeney’s message was clear: You forbid us from talking about the officiating, the officiating is inconsistent and haphazard, so YOU get out here and explain these calls to the fans.
He went to fucking Harvard! Mark Antony’s funeral oration is sitting right fucking there. You want to facially avoid the fines, fucking use that.97% towards the media, 3% towards the league. If I squint really hard I can see that he was trying to say “You need to be able to ask the league these questions and you can’t and it’s a problem” but he didn’t do that. And you really have to work to get there. It was bad.