After writing about a Denver Broncos quarterback yesterday, another Broncos quarterback was making news at the same time. Because it is 2016 and pretty much everything done by anyone with some sort of notoriety can become public, we saw video of Brock Osweiler involved in a minor confrontation outside a pizzeria in Scottsdale. Depending upon who you ask, this could be a huge deal, or it could be no deal at all. And if you ask me, I will admit that it isn't the greatest look for Osweiler, but if I had to choose one side, I would choose the side that classified it as no deal at all.
Despite a limited sample size of games, Brock Osweiler is about to be handed a check for more money than most of us could ever imagine. Because of a number of reasons, Osweiler has simply found himself in the right place at the right time. Peyton Manning has retired, so the Broncos obviously need a quarterback. The market at the position is so devoid of capable bodies right now, that whoever signs Osweiler is going to have to pay him a ton of money. The quarterback position is so important to winning in the NFL, that when you get any sort of player who has the ability to play it at a high level, you need to do whatever you can to keep him. Combine all of these, and that is why Osweiler, despite a limited sample size of work, is still going to be paid a lot of money very soon by some team, with the most likely one being the Denver Broncos.
If you watch the video and have no idea who Osweiler is, then you are likely to make a bigger deal of it than football fans will. It is pretty obvious that Osweiler is drunk, and he shoves a woman before walking away into a taxi. When you find out that the woman is trying to confront Osweiler's wife, then your thought process should change at least somewhat. At face value, that is not exactly a good look for him. However, let's look at this case a little more closely.
Osweiler is a 25 year old, already successful young athlete. Should he be careful how he acts in public? Absolutely. However, does he have the right to defend his wife if she is being confronted by another person? Absolutely. I am not married, but if I were and my wife was being confronted by another person, male or female, I would have a problem with it. I don't care if it is physical or verbal confrontation. A man should defend his wife, and that is exactly what Osweiler did. The heckling woman was the aggressor, and Osweiler shoved her back to protect his wife. Any man faced with the same situation would do the same thing.
I listened to people today talk about, "What if the lady had fallen and hit her head? That would be terrible." Really? Anyone who thinks that way has blinders on and is living in a fantasy world. Those people should also watch the part of the video when another man shoves Osweiler from behind into the taxi cab and Osweiler refuses to reciprocate. Instead, he gets his wife and friends into the cab as the heckling man and woman continue to yell and scream. In my opinion, not only did Osweiler show incredible restraint in not going back at the man, but he also showed love and respect for his wife as well.
As the NFL has been dealing with all sorts of domestic violence issues in the past few years, I think what happened with Osweiler the other night is not a cause for concern. We have seen video of Ray Rice punching his wife in the face. Ray McDonald and Greg Hardy have been guilty of assaulting females. Major League Baseball just suspended Aroldis Chapman for domestic violence. What Osweiler did is nothing compared to Rice, Hardy, Chapman, or McDonald.
I actually feel stupid having to write about this video, but I couldn't help it because of what the people who criticized Osweiler were saying. What if the lady had fallen and hit her head? Really? What if she had some class in her and didn't act like a fool? Maybe that is a more important question. Sure, Osweiler was not in the right place at the right time, but because of his status as a growing celebrity, he can't help it if more idiots out there try to get their fifteen seconds of fame at his expense.
Brock Osweiler is about to get paid a lot of money. That lady and her fellow male heckler in Scottsdale are not going to have that luxury. If they can't accept that fact then, well, I'm sorry for them. If they can, I'll buy them dinner. I live in New York too, so how about pizza? I might not know either of them personally, but one thing I do know is that the pizza in Scottsdale is nothing compared to the pizza here. Osweiler is probably going to make a lot of money. But the pizza here is definitely better than the pizza in Arizona, and that isn't my opinion. That is a fact.
Daily Giants Update: The team just re-signed Jason Pierre-Paul to a one year deal. He is going to undergo surgery this offseason to try to make his hand more...like a hand I guess...and hopefully that means him not having to wear that club that he used last year and made him pretty much unable to wrap up and tackle. He was just as explosive as ever when he returned last season, but his handicap was obvious on countless occasions. I like the one year deal because it means he will have to prove himself next year with no guarantees for the future. That means he will be giving it all on every snap. I still think the team is paying him too much money, but I like the fact that what this deal does is basically make him have no choice but to prove his worth each and every play next year.
Daily Diamondbacks Update: Welington Castillo had a big day at the plate yesterday, and while he has been a backup throughout his career up until joining the Diamondbacks, I really like what I have seen from him since he joined the club. We still need a serviceable backup, but I feel far better going into 2016 behind the plate than I did in 2015 when Tuffy Gosewisch was the top choice.
Daily Rangers Update: Coming off a bad loss to the Islanders, the Rangers go to Buffalo tonight to face a struggling Sabres team. I have continued to say it, and I stick by it. The Rangers are not playing well enough right now to win a Stanley Cup. That is all.
Daily NBA Update: Ok, for anyone saying that the Raptors are a threat to win the Eastern Conference, I say this: Let me see that team win a playoff series before I consider them as a true title contender. Until that happens, get out of here with those title aspirations.
In the west, the Warriors got back on track last night to go to 56-6, while the Spurs stumbled, and will play tonight without Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and head coach Gregg Popovich. Ouch. People are talking about Golden State like the last two games have written the blueprint on how to beat them. Stop them from making three point shots and force them to turn the ball over. With that team, I think hoping for both of those to happen over the course of a seven game series in the playoffs is still extremely wishful thinking. They are still on track to win 73 games, and with a long stretch of games coming up at home, it makes each and every night in the NBA worth watching.
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