Which, by any objective standard, is the least they could have done.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
How about we drop all the pretentious “Think of the children!”
bullshit about respect for the game and core values.
This whole thing could’ve been reduced to just “Duh!”
followed by this photo:
But whatever.
The NFL is gonna NFL.
Not to mention, Al-Shaair is a team captain.
So that “That is not representative of us” nonsense is literally untrue.
But to the best of my knowledge, no one in the Texans media room thought to ask it.
On some level, you have to respect Ryans for defending his guy.
“A lot of the onus is on the defender” is of course true.
Because they’re the ones dishing out the hits.
I suppose if I’m on the Houston Texans, I’m loving this.
I’m playing for a coach who’ll defend me no matter what.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s focus on Mr. Lawrence’s actions in all this.
And all those eyewitnesses who grabbed the defendant were in on it!”
The latest update is that Al-Shaair is appealing the suspension.
And if he’s smart, he’ll hire Ryans to represent him.
