"HEY BOY!"….
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by LastRow
Get your ass over here! Now more times than not we would say that to a little ankle biter…Either our own, or one of our siblings. It has a way of getting their attention…If that doesn’t work, just beat the shit out of them! Only kidding…No need to call 1-800-ABUSE-ME! Although what happens when grown men get called that? We’ve all have used the phrase around our hommies…However, when an NFL official uses the phrase, well little yellow penalty flags seem to go flying into the stands. Which I have to tell you, was some of the funniest shit I’ve seen on a football field!! "What, you call me "boy" Mr. Official you can go get your damn flag…I think it just landed in row 12 seat 17, BOY!"
And so now we apparently know why Bart Scott went bonkers as he was showing off his arm…It wasn’t because he felt like he was a better quarterback than Kyle Boller and wanted to prove it to Brian Billick. Although there might be something to that, but rather he was so enraged that he was flagged for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties was that he heard head linesman Phil McKinnely insult Samari Rolle. According to Rolle it went down like this… "He called [me] "boy"". "He did it five times," Rolle said of the official. "You don't call a grown man with a wife and three kids 'boy.' ... If he put on a helmet, he wouldn't say that to me."
There’s no reason to doubt Rolle here…It’s not like he had thoughts of conjugating up a "Hey Boy!" story before the game now. And Rolle’s right about that fact that if he put on a helmet, he wouldn't say that to me…It would probably be that times ten! However, this is where the line is drawn…The guys who sport the helmets can let all their stink ass breath out! Chatter about mamas being doorknobs…Sisters thinking a quarterback is a refund, etc. and so forth. Simply because football players are one big fraternity! The fact remains, officials, who aren’t part of that fraternity need to address players respectfully, and not call grown men "boys." Of course, you know how this all went down, don’t you? Samari most likely said something that McKinnely didn’t really take to kindly to and wanted to spit back at Rolle. Why not just take a page from the Brian Billick, "Blow Kisses in the Wind to Rodney Harrison" love novel? That was almost on the same "pissed your pants because you’re laughing so hard" level as watching a yellow hankie get javelined! Do I hear Bart Scott, Gold Medallist javelin dude in Beijing?
A couple of things worth noting here… Phil McKinnely, AKA the official in question, is black, as are Scott and Rolle in case anybody forgot or is colored blind. So that’s a relief! Because I have to tell you, I don’t know if I could deal with anymore "race cards" being played…At least for this year anyway! So we’re in the clear on that one! And to Rolle’s, "if he put on a helmet, he wouldn't say that to me." Well, apparently S & R forgot to read McKinnely’s bio, if he would he would’ve known that Phil actually played in the NFL for seven seasons, mostly as an offensive tackle with the Falcons, so McKinnely is one of the few NFL officials who might be willing to put on a helmet and say something to a player. HAHA…So take that "BOY!"
Rolle says he will discuss the issue with Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, and that he hopes the Ravens organization will take the matter up with the league. Hell, why not? If NFL players are held accountable for every action they make…League officials should be held accountable for their actions as well! It’s all part of the same organization, right?
For more of the lowdown on the "HEY BOY GATE" check out Edward Lee of the Baltimore Sun.
