Deion Sanders may have slipped into the Allie LaForce/Mark May Zone over the weekend. When an individual who’s paid very handsomely to be an articulate expert in their field says enough stupid things, the compounded effect renders their credibility gone forever.
With CBS’ LaForce you had the infamous “Milwaukee is 90 miles west of Chicago” plus “OMG! Look at this brand new, cutting edge technology- oxygen tanks on a football team’s sideline! What a time to be alive.” How can you listen to anything she says these days and treat it seriously.
With ESPN’s Mark May, I wouldn’t even know where to begin. His idiocy is boundless. NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders crossed into that zone, with authority, over the weekend. For Sanders, Saturday and Sunday were like the punditry equivalent of the time Michael Jordan shot 2-10 from the field and scored six points for the Washington Wizards against the Indiana Pacers in 2001.
We can start with Deion Sanders going full on Skip Bayless/Stephen A. Smith/Ann Coulter by adopting an illogical, indefensible position, just for the sake of having more people talk about them. Which we’re doing right here, so I guess Neon Deion won in this regard.
The cheap shot Cincinnati Bengals Linebacker Vontaze Burfict delivered in the AFC Wild Card game on Saturday night cost the Bengals their first playoff win since 1990.
The last time Cincinnati won a postseason game, they lost to Bo Jackson and the Los Angeles Raiders the next week. Because of Burfict’s disgusting low blow, the Bengals drought remains, and the linebacker who’s had character red flags his whole career will likely get a suspension next season.
No one is on Burfict’s side here, except for Prime Time.
Yes, Deion Sanders really, actually stood up for Vontaze Burfict's controversial hit. https://t.co/5vPGJQVSgg pic.twitter.com/Vxv0ECCgpz
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 10, 2016
Sanders also did the old “do I say not as I do” routine regarding this situation. Total hypocrisy-
Deion Sanders says Vontaze Burfict "owes the media" answers https://t.co/C4v53tSuHB pic.twitter.com/WFwq0tqMJg
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 10, 2016
.@DeionSanders was often rude, uncooperative with media. Now scolding Burfict 4 not talking. Funny Via @Deadspin:https://t.co/ZESs3IW6B5
— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzATL) January 11, 2016
Then you had Prime doing the hindsight is 20/20 bit with the Green Bay Packers. Take a look at what he said before the Pack hit the field this postseason, and what he said afterward. This is like the sports equivalent of John Kerry’s infamous 2004 Presidential campaign soundbite: “I actually voted for the war, before I voted against it.”
“But when both teams are lackluster, home field advantage really don’t matter. It really doesn’t. And I would be ignorant to really pick against Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs.” – Deion Sanders on Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins
— Nate Burke (@Natedburke) January 11, 2016
London Fletcher is the best NFL pundit out there today. Deion Sanders is probably the worst. Anything Sanders says moving forward, it’s just nearly impossible to take it seriously.
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