John Mclain,hall Of Fame Voter,discusses Art Monk

I keep seeing this title and thinking it's about Senator John McCain's thoughts on Monk.

I KEEP seeing this title and keep thinking: Yipee-kai-yay mother ****er.

I think he lost some credibility with this statement:

"I learned at an early age what Redskins fans were really like: the worst of the worst. Good for absolutely nothing. They can't be trusted. They were so ignorant they couldn't spell "class" if you spotted them the "c-l-a-s." The class and dignity that Cowboys fans always showed was foreign to Redskins fans. I mean, Richard Nixon was a Redskins fans."

"Worst of the worst"?! As if there is such a thing in pro sports fandom. Each team has as many obnoxious fans as every other one. To say that fans who follow a particular team are worse than others is absurd. Too bad for him, he had a good blog going until that. :(


That sort of unsubstantiated, subjective vitriol is pathetic coming from a reporter, especially one trusted to vote for the Hall of Fame. He sounds like child, and an ignorant one at that. That kind of centric understanding of reality, that "our fans our the best, and there's are the worst" attitude is utterly ridiculous, and the fact that he would propagate it in a discussion about a player's legacy is almost unfathomable. It really irks me when journalists rise to the ranks of austerity, not through integrity, insight and skill, but through contentious and obnoxious reporting for the sole purpose of raising ire and causing emotion. It's far too prevalent in sports reporting, and has in fact come to dominate it. If you can't defend your local team like a local idiot, it's pretty hard to make a name for yourself. Well, Mclain hasn't had a problem doing that.

Incidently (and I could be wrong here) but was Nixon really a Skins fan? Granted, he called a play in SB VII, but didn't he have season tix for the Giants?

"IF Monk goes into the NFL Hall of Fame, he will go in for the same reason Moon, Fouts, and Namath went in. "STATS" and nothing more. He was no leader like Irvin, nor did he work and practice as hard. Even the voter from N.Y. said that he voted for Irvin because of his work ethic and leadership he provided the Dallas Cowboys. He went in because his stats were secondary to the value to his team. Monk rightfully should go in AFTER the great Michael Irvin!!!!!!!!"

Is this guy a f*cking crack whore?!

Mclain didnt write that,that was an emailer named cowboy,and if its who I think it is,he's the most obnoxiuos cowboy fan ever

Didn't McClain beat 3 different terrorist groups?

Insults and name calling aren't going to help Monk's cause at all:

For all you others, I imagine a first-class act like Monk would be rather embarrassed of third-class acts like you trying to gain votes for him.

Excellent point. Moreover, most HoF voters voted for Monk, so there's no use in abusing guys who already support Monk's candidacy.

That said, I think that a well-reasoned, articulate, and thoughtful letter to sports reporters about Monk's credentials is perfectly fine. I doubt that many of the voters read such emails, but there's no harm in trying to persuade people in a reasonable and collected fashion.

Mclain didnt write that,that was an emailer named cowboy,and if its who I think it is,he's the most obnoxiuos cowboy fan ever

Who do you think it is?

hes a local guy, "Cowboy" Bill Lamza, president of the Dallas Cowboys Fan Club

I thought the article was all in good fun....and there's nothing he says with which I disagree

While he is right about one thing, that no one should be attacking him. Beyond that the entire post was garbage. Who cares if his wife is a Redskins fan? What was that b.s. about Cowboys fans and class? Everything that he described can be used to describe a portion of every team's fan base. He can't escape the Cowboy bias that burns deep inside, that is obvious. The way he structured the article made it sound like the majority of Redskins fans act that way which is untrue.

As far as the comment about the fans that can read. If he knew anything about demographics he would know that this area is one of the most educated in the country, but then he wouldn't be able to attack us and stereotype us as the "worst of the worst".

He is still pissed about the '82 Championship game and if I were a Cowboys fan, I would be too.

He looks like the guy from Office Space that invented the "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You know, that lucky bastard that doesn't have to work anymore.