Fan4life Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I give him props for being upfront. He says that everyone should stop the judgement on ST past. Talking about Wilbon now...he's not supporting that either. good man! :notworthy GO DAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddhan625 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 He's talking about how the media should not jump to conclusions. He also called out Michael Wilbon on his article. He's talking about how Sean Taylor was in the right place at the wrong time. In his house with his gf and daughter sleeping. Listen now. Upper right hand corner at the following link: http://www.sportstalk980.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=JohnThompson.xml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 WOW, i used to not be a big fan of D.Patrick but if he is calling heads out then thats awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFGA Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Since he's not connected to ESPN anymore he can say it like it is. Before, he might not have been so candid. At least we're seeing the real Dan Patrick. I applaud you! I think someone like Scott Van Pelt, who grew up a Redskin fan, would probably call out Wilbon as well, but since he works for ESPN, he is restrained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinzFan007 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 impressive. ive actually always liked dan patrick. this just makes me like him even more. hopefully later someone can post a recap that i can listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 And Dan Patrick is now my new favorite person in the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan4life Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 he has been fair on his reporting and a great sense of humor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dan Patrick is REALLY KILLING it right now. He's making all the points SOME of us have been making. "When Paul Pierce got stabbed, what did you think? Oh what's he doing at nightclub?" Is that fair? Damn right it ain't. Just notice all the athletes he named are black men. And Patrick at least admitted that he thought the same thing about them that he did about Taylor. What this all brings to mind to me is that there are plenty of people more than willing to make assumptions about someone because they're young and black. Is it based on the fact we've seen these assumptions verified? Certainly, that does happen. But why has it now entered our mind that someone can't be targeted for who they are and that maybe you don't hear about anyone doing the same to Tom Brady or the like because these same criminals are deathly afraid the police will come down MUCH harder on them for that than for robbing/killing a black athlete. Plus, these same criminals may have enough tangential connection to the black athletes that they can gain intelligence on their movements and figure out places they might be, whereas white athletes simply aren't often in that milieu or have any shared background or associations. Doesn't make the black athlete less of a victim. When Asian gangs home invade Asian families, I really hope people don't think the family deserves to get robbed or murdered simply because they come from the same community or ethnicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Man, I hope Wilbon's turd-looking-head is listening. Wilbon is pushing this angle of "surprise" way too much. Say it once or twice, and let's focus on Sean Taylor right now. We can talk about this **** later on, Wilbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hell yeah Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Fakeman Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'm not touching this conversation...with a 20 ft pole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Since he's not connected to ESPN anymore he can say it like it is. Before, he might not have been so candid. At least we're seeing the real Dan Patrick. I applaud you! Patrick's not with ESPN anymore? Didn't know that. Shows you what getting NFL on Sirius will do! I've disliked him for a long time - quit listening years ago. He and Olbermann's love fests gave me the dry heaves. I do give him props for this, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dan Patrick is REALLY KILLING it right now.He's making all the points SOME of us have been making. "When Paul Pierce got stabbed, what did you think? Oh what's he doing at nightclub?" Is that fair? Damn right it ain't. Just notice all the athletes he named are black men. And Patrick at least admitted that he thought the same thing about them that he did about Taylor. What this all brings to mind to me is that there are plenty of people more than willing to make assumptions about someone because they're young and black. Is it based on the fact we've seen these assumptions verified? Certainly, that does happen. But why has it now entered our mind that someone can't be targeted for who they are and that maybe you don't hear about anyone doing the same to Tom Brady or the like because these same criminals are deathly afraid the police will come down MUCH harder on them for that than for robbing/killing a black athlete. Plus, these same criminals may have enough tangential connection to the black athletes that they can gain intelligence on their movements and figure out places they might be, whereas white athletes simply aren't often in that milieu or have any shared background or associations. Doesn't make the black athlete less of a victim. When Asian gangs home invade Asian families, I really hope people don't think the family deserves to get robbed or murdered simply because they come from the same community or ethnicity. yeah, i'm glad you were honest enough to make that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 yeah, i'm glad you were honest enough to make that point. On these issues, I've never shied away from observations of that sort, no matter who is offended. I'm glad Dan Patrick was honest enough to admit what he felt in those other circumstances. It just adds legitimacy to our points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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