Odell Beckham Jr.,: Seatbelts Ruin Lives

[Urban]

The problem with this, IMO, is the media.

Its tired cliche's being repeated over and over again, disguised as Sports Talk.

I agree.

But when you give a "you never know what the future is going to hold" type of answer and you're Odell Beckham Jr, who is highly scrutinized and has been through this before, you have to have some sort of idea what the reaction will be.

 

[AZ_]

I agree.

But when you give a "you never know what the future is going to hold" type of answer and you're Odell Beckham Jr, who is highly scrutinized and has been through this before, you have to have some sort of idea what the reaction will be.

I mean, the guy did get traded by an organization which gave him a huge contract less than a year ago.

Is he wrong? He's not in control of his destiny, so him being honest about it shouldn't really get this much scrutiny IMO.

 

[Urban]

I mean, the guy did get traded by an organization which gave him a huge contract less than a year ago.

Is he wrong? He's not in control of his destiny, so him being honest about it shouldn't really get this much scrutiny IMO.

It shouldn't, but it did. It's naive to think his words/actions won't be heavily scrutinized.

 

[Huber.]

God has a plan. Odell doesn't but God does.

 

[AZ_]

It shouldn't, but it did. It's naive to think his words/actions won't be heavily scrutinized.

I'm not arguing that they won't be scrutinized, I'm arguing that the scrutiny is rooted in ignorance.

 

[buzzdog]

I agree.

But when you give a "you never know what the future is going to hold" type of answer and you're Odell Beckham Jr, who is highly scrutinized and has been through this before, you have to have some sort of idea what the reaction will be.

As opposed to what? Saying he absolutely knows what will happen next year, when the fact is he doesn't control what will happen next year? The last time he publicly said he didn't want to get traded? He got traded. So how exactly is he supposed to answer such questions about a future he does not control?

 

[The Oi]

I agree.

But when you give a "you never know what the future is going to hold" type of answer and you're Odell Beckham Jr, who is highly scrutinized and has been through this before, you have to have some sort of idea what the reaction will be.

Agree. The media and Odell are both guilty parties in this one. There was nothing stopping Odell from saying “nah I’m happy here, can’t control the rest.” in the first place.

That said, it’s not like Odell murdered somebody. It’s a real wgaf in a terrible season.

 

[buzzdog]

It shouldn't, but it did. It's naive to think his words/actions won't be heavily scrutinized.

Then he should either not speak at all? Or should he lie? Those seem to be the next most popular options nowadays.

 

[Urban]

As opposed to what? Saying he absolutely knows what will happen next year, when the fact is he doesn't control what will happen next year? The last time he publicly said he didn't want to get traded? He got traded. So how exactly is he supposed to answer such questions about a future he does not control?

To be clear, we are both talking about his answer to "Do you want to be here?", right?

 

[buzzdog]

Agree. The media and Odell are both guilty parties in this one. There was nothing stopping Odell from saying “nah I’m happy here, can’t control the rest.” in the first place.

That said, it’s not like Odell murdered somebody. It’s a real wgaf in a terrible season.

If you actually listen to the whole interview instead of the cherry picked sound bites, that pretty much what he did say.

 

[buzzdog]

To be clear, we are both talking about his answer to "Do you want to be here?", right?

See the above response to Oi.

 

[The Oi]

If you actually listen to the whole interview instead of the cherry picked sound bites, that pretty much what he did say.

I read all of the quotes in the article.

MOST of it read like that. The post on social media didn’t.

 

[buzzdog]

I listened to the whole interview and also to radio guys discussing it afterwards. And it was pretty much agreed on all sides that everything he said was honest and as appropriate as it could get, but that certain media would take selected excerpts and spin/amplify into a click-bait story about him wanting out.

Which is exactly what is happening. But it only happens because people eat that shit up, and don't really want to understand what is actually said. They'd rather jump to narratives that fit their own pre-conceived notions. Confirmation bias rules.

 

[The Oi]

I listened to the whole interview and also to radio guys discussing it afterwards. And it was pretty much agreed on all sides that everything he said was honest and as appropriate as it could get, but that certain media would take selected excerpts and spin/amplify into a click-bait story about him wanting out.

Which is exactly what is happening. But it only happens because people eat that shit up, and don't really want to understand what is actually said. They'd rather jump to narratives that fit their own pre-conceived notions. Confirmation bias rules.

I agree with this. I also think that posting something that’s unclear on social media instead of “I like it in Cleveland,” also rules the day.

I’m not gonna kick the guy’s dick about it though. The interview was fine. The post made me laugh though. It’s just so easy to interpret stuff like that any possible way.

 

[Urban]

See the above response to Oi.

He was asked if he wants to be here, or if he does not care. The first thing out of his mouth: "I mean, no one knows what the future holds tomorrow. I couldn’t tell you what’s going to happen"

Several sentences later he says "this is where I'm here right now and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else"

Why not lead with that and keep it to that?

Sure, it's an honest and candid answer but he, more than most athletes, should know that media members will make a story out of any thing he says/does