Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bitter Brady?

In a recent article in GQ Magazine, Brady Quinn, the Broncos second string Quarterback, was one of the people interviewed by Michael Silver, who was asked to comment on the recent Broncos season and Tebow-mania.

What he said doesn't exactly sound like he was happy about it.

In an audio interview, people can hear for themselves the way you speak, giving them cues to how you are emotionally.  Your tone plays an important part in determining this.  In a print interview however, there is none of that, and the audience is free to interpret your words in ways you may not have wanted them too.

That's exactly what happened for Brady Quinn.

In print, the things he said about Tebow weren't exactly flattering, but the most glaring quote is Quinn's comment on Tebow's faith.  He said the way Tebow expresses his faith, "doesn't seem very humble to me."

Of course, the world blew up about this, because when people have a problem and are put in the position he's in, its one thing to talk about it with your friends, but to publicly come out and admit it is usually not the most tactful thing to do.  Brady though is a stand-up guy, and he tried to apologize quickly to clear things up.

Quinn's comments may a little bit spiteful, but one should give him credit for being honest.  A majority of the population think that the fans had something to do with Tebow's leapfrog over Quinn against the Chargers.  I still think its the wrong way to go about things when you bash a teammate like that in public. It doesn't do any good for the team, the locker room, and it makes you look like an idiot.  Quinn should have been a bit smarter about this.

Maybe Tebow and Mark Sanchez should start up a support group?  "QB's who've been bashed by their teammates?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/22/brady-quinn-ripped-tim-tebow-gq-sorry-comments_n_1293073.html

1 comment:

  1. Interesting post, Rich. I actually missed this. I had seen the article in GQ, started it but ultimately moved on because it didn't grab me. But Brady Quinn's comments, the fallout and your take are all interesting. Nice work.

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