Good Bad Stupid

July 14, 2011 at 12:53 pm 1 comment

Good Being a Steeler.
Bad Being a Raven.
Just Plain Stupid A Steeler mouthing off in a way that makes Ray Lewis seem lucid and polite.

Good The Second Amendment.
Bad Glorifying violence.
Just Plain Stupid Posing half-naked with guns on a magazine cover while calling yourself a hit man, when others in your industry and from the very town you live in have died tragically and recently by gunfire.

Good Being a supportive teammate.
Bad Being mean to your friends.
Just Plain Stupid Ripping on Rashard Mendenhall for something other than his tweets.

Good Being a great linebacker.
Bad Being a great disappointment.
Just Plain Stupid Being a great big ass.

Good Having fans who are so loyal and sport savvy that they will pay your fine in a way that is both supportive and funny.
Bad “Egregious and elevated hits that violate rules.”
Just Plain Stupid Slamming teammates.

Good Playing football for a living.
Bad Being on strike.
Just Plain Stupid Not being able to find something constructive to do with all of your money and free time.

Good Looking both ways before crossing the street.
Bad Peeing in public.
Funny but Just Plain Stupid Saying, to a reporter, that you wouldn’t cross the street to pee on Goddell if he were on fire.

Good Not sucking up to an unqualified commissioner.
Bad Calling said commissioner names in public.
Just Plain Stupid Talking like an insensitive, uninformed school boy when you’re supposed to be a professional.

Good Being fair minded.
Bad Being overly critical of someone who makes a mistake.
Just Plain Stupid Saying “It’s just James being James.” as if that makes it acceptable to be astonishingly mean, preposterously self-centered, a stinky teammate, and an embarrassment to the entire city.

Good Being candid.
Bad Lying and blaming others when you’ve made a mistake.
Just Plain Stupid Telling everyone a reporter twisted your words when you know damn well the dude was recording it.

Good How a fan feels about cheering for a team with respected ownership, a proud legacy, a lot of talent, and a belief that their heroes are the good guys.
Bad How a lot of Steeler fans feel right now.
Just Plain Stupid James Harrison.