He apparently doesn’t like the movie:
“I’m not trying to prove anything,’’ Oher said. “People look at me, and they take things away from me because of a movie. They don’t really see the skills and the kind of player I am. That’s why I get downgraded so much, because of something off the field.
“This stuff, calling me a bust, people saying if I can play or not ... that has nothing to do with football. It’s something else off the field. That’s why I don’t like that movie.’’
What is he complaining about? The movie portrayed him as a superb athlete. I don’t understand how anyone who saw the movie would call him a “bust.”
He — like all athletes — is getting older. He is not as consistently quick as he used to be. That’s why he’s criticized, not because of some long ago movie.
Baltimorean here, and I would say yes, the movie created expectations he could never live up to.
He was good here in B’more, but was never great, here’s to hoping he gets another ring tomorrow.