Tom Joyner compares Mike Shanahan to Calvin Candie (from Django Unchained)

[phillycavsfan]

Tom Joyner on RGIII, Mike Shanahan and ‘Django’

If you thought we were going to make it through the first 24 hours after Robert Griffin III’s playoff injury without someone saying something potentially explosive that you wish you hadn’t really heard, well, you were wrong.

As several readers pointed out, Tom Joyner brought up the Redskins game on his popular syndicated radio program Monday morning. I’m not a regular listener, so I can’t swear that this wasn’t some sort of a gimmick, but it seemed awfully sensitive ground.

“I’m just gonna say it, I think Mike Shanahan — the coach of the Washington Redskins — could be compared to the character that DiCaprio plays in Django,” Joyner said.

That character, of course, is a slave owner, who has some of his slaves fight for entertainment.

“You’re absolutely right,” comedian J.A. Brown said. “Keep fighting, Negros.”

“Keep fighting,” Joyner echoed. “Keep fighting. RGIII had no business playing.”
“At all,” Brown agreed.

“The team’s doctor says that he was not cleared to play,” Joyner continued, slightly confusing the story. (According to USA Today, Dr. James Andrews had not examined RGIII before he re-entered last month’s game against the Ravens. There have been no indications that doctors wanted RGIII out against the Seahawks.)

“Mike Shanahan put him in there anyway,” Joyner went on. “If you saw the movie, just like DiCaprio had the Mandingos fighting in the room. That’s what he did. That’s what he did to RGIII.”

“Kirk Cousins did a good job when he came in there man, he really did,” Brown said.

“Now, did RGIII play any part in that, in saying he was good to go?” asked Sybil Wilkes.

“He probably did,” Joyner allowed.

“So, there’s culpability on both sides?” Wilkes suggested.

“Yeah, he wants to win,” Joyner said. “He wants the team to win at all costs. But somebody is responsible — and that should be Mike Shanahan — for saying, Okay son, I know you want to go in, the doctors say you’re not cleared,” Joyner went on. “That’s Mike Shanahan. He’s gonna get the boy killed. And you don’t know how bad the injury is. He’s re-injured it. Will he be able to come back like Adrian Peterson? Not likely.”

“He’s as bad as the white man in Django?” asked Brown, still sounding uncertain.

“He’s as bad as the mean white man in Django,” Joyner said. “Talk to me. Do you agree or not?”

Again, I don’t know. Maybe this whole thing was a put-on. But it didn’t really sound like it. And even if it was hyperbole for sport, you can’t really compare
Mike Shanahan to an evil fictional slave owner without raising some eyebrows.

It has begun.

 

[3Rivers]

Could have swore I saw someone on this board make that same comparison yesterday

 

[phillycavsfan]

Could have swore I saw someone on this board make that same comparison yesterday

Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[AVXL]

Ridiculous nonsense from Tom Joyner. RG3 WANTED back in the game. Shanahan is a task master, but if your QB says he's good to go YOU play him. Why is this getting debated so heavily...it's not like this was a concussion

 

[Reverend Jesse Jackson]

IMO this is worse than Rob Parker's "cornball" comment.

 

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[frush11]

Nope this is all on RG and this dumb ass insecure I don't wanna seem soft mentality that exist within football.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I hate Shanahan but that's just beyond the pale. RG3 wanted to play.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

This is like a old black writers wet dream. Expect plenty of articles from the Rob Parkers,Wilbons,Whitlocks of the world, they finna good this week.

 

[HendriX]

leo got swag tho

 

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[calh45]

Jesus H. Christ.

These same cats would've been climbing all over Shanny if he didn't play RG3 and RG3 claimed he was fine.

He was just as gimpy against the Cowboys, but no one was claiming "HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN OUT THERE"

 

[ThaBronxBully]

I Mean If It Was Done Obviously Joking Then Whatever, But If There Was Serious Tone There That's Pretty Ridiculous.

Why Is Race The 1st Thing That Comes To Peoples Mind When Talking About RG III?

Am I Missing Something?

 

[Tony D'Amato]

He comparing RG3 to slaves, RG3 dont wanna be compared to ...

 

[Da King]

Could have swore I saw someone on this board make that same comparison yesterday

It was me, said he would be worse then Leo in Django