[Talisker]

The playoffs and superbowl are just another useful opportunity. The intent, however has been declared for at least a year. I don't believe this "interview" was an accident. The sideline babe was told to get Sherman right after the game because he was known to be volitile, and it was known that there was this personal battle going on between him and Crabtree. It was a guaranteed fireball, and the smug little acid-dolly knew it when she stuck the mic in his face - especially given the play he just made, and why they came at him with that play at that time.

Here's the declared intent of the enemy: Chicago Times: "It's time to ban high school football"

[discostu]

Or she was sent to him because he has a history both with Crabtree AND Harbaugh AND had just made the big play to win the game. Sure they knew they were going to get something good out of him, nothing wrong with that. I don’t think there was anything smug about it, she did her job, go to the player that made the most recent big play, a guy with a history of having something to say and ask him his thoughts on the big play. And really it wasn’t even a fireball, he said some rude things about Crabtree, but they weren’t profane, and they were true. Most of the players in the league think the controversy on this is stupid, and if that hadn’t been the second to last football game of the year with nothing for 2 weeks it would have already blown over. But there’s nothing else to talk about, and time must be filled.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and not part of some great conspiracy. He didn’t do anything wrong, Andrews didn’t do anything wrong, and people who think either did need to get their heads checked because they’re adding a lot of content from in their own head.