"I will smash ur face in!" Cromartie and Hasselbeck in twitter battle

Who cares what Cromartie says? That's why I hate ESPN. All they do is manafacture fake controverseys to increase their ratings and web traffic. What Cromartie said is the same thing being uttered by players behind closed doors. Especially by those players who are now free agents.

Everyone knows that Cromartie isn't the brightest bulb on the tree, so who cares what unarticulate comment he foolilshly made. I'm just sick and tired of ESPN exacerbating these petty issues, they're the TMZ of sports journalism.

They're doing their job and if they don't then someone else will; several other outlets reported on it as well. There are 24 hours of sports coverage per day on the network and that time has got to be filled with something. Things like Twitter help us get into the psyche of professional athletes, something that many of us have daydreamed about what goes through their minds, and how they actually feel about league issues.

I'd like to know who you think does a BETTER job than ESPN while maintaining round-the-clock coverage.

Who cares what Cromartie says? That's why I hate ESPN. All they do is manafacture fake controverseys to increase their ratings and web traffic. What Cromartie said is the same thing being uttered by players behind closed doors. Especially by those players who are now free agents.

Everyone knows that Cromartie isn't the brightest bulb on the tree, so who cares what unarticulate comment he foolilshly made. I'm just sick and tired of ESPN exacerbating these petty issues, they're the TMZ of sports journalism.

I know I can get a bit defensive in these situations. But no one is manufacturing any fake controversy. They simply repeated and summarized what they tweeted. Nothing more, nothing less

Also, what about these guys?

Report: Antonio Cromartie says to Matt Hasselbeck: I'll 'smash' your face - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Jets-CB-Antonio-Cromartie-says-to-Seahawks-QB-Matt-Hasselbeck-he-will-smash-his-face-012711)

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!! - CBSSports.com (http://nfl-facts-and-rumors.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/27275724)

Seahawks | Matt Hasselbeck, Antonio Cromartie take shots via Twitter | Seattle Times Newspaper (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2014059542_hawk28.html)

Matt Hasselbeck, Antonio Cromartie engage in Twitter war over labor talks - NFL - Sporting News (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2010-09/nfl-labor-talks/story/matt-hasselbeck-antonio-cromartie-engage-in-twitter-war-over-labor-talks)

Cromartie and Hasselbeck engage in Twitter war - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=pfw-20110127_cromartie_and_hasselbeck_engage_in_twitte r_war)

And I could go on.

Anyone else getting a little tired of hearing from AC lately?

Hasselbeck comes off a bit of a puss. Cromartie is an ass to begin to with...on the Steve Czaban show driving into to work this morning said Cromartie thinks CBA stand for Condom Breaks Always, lololol.

I know I can get a bit defensive in these situations. But no one is manufacturing any fake controversy. They simply repeated and summarized what they tweeted. Nothing more, nothing less

Also, what about these guys?

Report: Antonio Cromartie says to Matt Hasselbeck: I'll 'smash' your face - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Jets-CB-Antonio-Cromartie-says-to-Seahawks-QB-Matt-Hasselbeck-he-will-smash-his-face-012711)

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!! - CBSSports.com (http://nfl-facts-and-rumors.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/27275724)

Seahawks | Matt Hasselbeck, Antonio Cromartie take shots via Twitter | Seattle Times Newspaper (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2014059542_hawk28.html)

Matt Hasselbeck, Antonio Cromartie engage in Twitter war over labor talks - NFL - Sporting News (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2010-09/nfl-labor-talks/story/matt-hasselbeck-antonio-cromartie-engage-in-twitter-war-over-labor-talks)

Cromartie and Hasselbeck engage in Twitter war - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=pfw-20110127_cromartie_and_hasselbeck_engage_in_twitte r_war)

And I could go on.

agreed, and obviously most of us continue to read this info.

I just read this link, good journalism - there's a lot more to it than just some harsh words between two guys. I give props to Lewis & Dockett, they obviously grasp the situation & don't want one ignorant player's words to somehow become the public voice of the players. This could actually turn out to be something we look back at as the CBA negotiations unfold, or fold?

Who cares what Cromartie says? That's why I hate ESPN. All they do is manafacture fake controverseys to increase their ratings and web traffic. What Cromartie said is the same thing being uttered by players behind closed doors. Especially by those players who are now free agents.

Everyone knows that Cromartie isn't the brightest bulb on the tree, so who cares what unarticulate comment he foolilshly made. I'm just sick and tired of ESPN exacerbating these petty issues, they're the TMZ of sports journalism.

Pro Football Talk holds that title

I just read this link, good journalism - there's a lot more to it than just some harsh words between two guys. I give props to Lewis & Dockett, they obviously grasp the situation & don't want one ignorant player's words to somehow become the public voice of the players. This could actually turn out to be something we look back at as the CBA negotiations unfold, or fold?

Well that's ultimately why there's a difference between saying it behind closed doors and saying it for all to hear. If they're going to be a union they need to have one voice in this.

But it would probably be a bigger deal if a more respected peer had made these comments. I mean I know Peyton has made some comments in the past, but those I don't think have garnered as much reaction

Pro Football Talk holds that title

spot on....Florio is just garbage reporting IMO.

Well that's ultimately why there's a difference between saying it behind closed doors and saying it for all to hear. If they're going to be a union they need to have one voice in this.

But it would probably be a bigger deal if a more respected peer had made these comments. I mean I know Peyton has made some comments in the past, but those I don't think have garnered as much reaction

Very true, but AC may represent the ignorant/ambivalent player & a lot of guys may actually support his general point. I'm not saying this twitter incident is going to spark class warfare between the players, but I think it shows how much of a divide there could be between the players. There will be guys that see the big picture & are willing to be patient, while there are guys like AC that are just demanding that it be resolved asap. If there's a work stoppage, those differences will come to the surface again. And like you said, there's a big difference when they speak publicly!