[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Really good article.

Agreed. Particularly this:

It's {the media} all a big, stupid cycle. But you know that. Seeing RG3 coopted into it is what's kind of jarring. The player who was pretty much impossible to root against — literally one of the only things all football fans could agree on — is, I guess, going to be someone we can all argue about for the next few years. Somewhere along the line he's become this polarizing force, where trolls now realize that any imaginary controversy involving RG3 will get people angry and keep people engaged on all sides.

And:

It's one thing when guys like Tim Tebow or 40-year-old Brett Favre get co-opted into the stupidity cycle; they almost work better as sideshows. But RG3 is so much better than all that. He was probably the most exciting player in football last year. If the RedZone Channel had an MVP award, he would've had it sewn up by Week 8. He's stupidly impressive off the field, and on the field, he took a franchise that had been dead and hopeless for the better part of 20 years and turned things around in the span of three months. Superstars like that are the ones who end up transcending games, and teams, and even seasons. Or, to put it differently: Guys like RG3 are the athletes that we remember forever.
Now it's year two. Everything will get more complicated, and probably a little unbearable. It's inevitable. So as far as RG3's concerned, just try to enjoy what happens on the field and tune out the rest. And remember the most important lesson for any fan in 2013: Don't let sports media ruin sports for you.


Clearly SS has a lot to answer for.