Comments on: Fisher apologizes for wearing Colts jersey

By: cdh3626

cdh3626 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:10:21 +0000

Why in the hell would anyone be offended by him wearing a Colts jersey? Does anyone remember that Dungy was the Colts coach for many years and it was just to show some respect to Dungy and all that he had done for that organization? Who the hell really cares? Will it make the secondary play any worse? Nope! Will it make Jeff lose his job? Nope! I think everyone needs to take a step back and realize he did it out of respect for Dungy and was having a good time. Get over people! There are much worse things in the world to be pissed about!

By: Frank Burns

Frank Burns — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:03:13 +0000

From top seed to totally falling apart… that’ll teach these chumps to disrespect the Terrible Towel!

By: Bostonrocks

Bostonrocks — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:32:46 +0000

Jeff Fisher coached the Titans through the “Dead Man Walking Phase” in Houston as the Oilers. The “Land of the Lost” phase when the team was in Memphis. And then he built a competitive team in Nashville. He is incredible with his community service. He can coach my football team anytime and wear any shirt he wants at a charity event. I wonder how much the people who are criticizing him do in the community or if their deeds even compare to what he has done? To those upset, get a life. He’s a great coach and an even better person. If he ever gets fired by the Titans he will be out of work for all of five minutes.

By: SmackMyVickUp

SmackMyVickUp — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:43:21 +0000

If he wore it to practice as a way to fire his team up it might be different.
He wore it out to a public event and called his organization losers. Joke or not there is a time and place to do that and he chose the wrong one.

By: myfistyourface

myfistyourface — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:59:58 +0000

You never wear the colors of another foe, family or band. You wear yours proudly.
This isnt a fashion show for all you couch potatoes out there.
This is a game of pride and passion.
Do you think its all right for the military to wear the uniform of the opposing force?
Or maybe we should take down our flag and string up another countries?
Fisher gets paid millions to be a leader of an elite fighting team. The charity event had a formal dress code. Fisher start acting respectful and dignified and maybe your team might follow.

By: LighTsouT

LighTsouT — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:58:38 +0000

@Chapnasty
Rams are 0-6. Titans are 0-6. Last season means NOTHING, idiot. Example: Panthers.
last season was last season. this season is this season. 0-7 is impossible since last season doesnt count. have a good day, moron.

By: LighTsouT

LighTsouT — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:57:05 +0000

@Chapnasty
Rams are 0-6. Last season means NOTHING, idiot. Example: Panthers.

By: Twiz

Twiz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:47:01 +0000

@NinerNation
“I think it was unprofessional for someone being paid as much as he is, whose job is to build, maintain, and represent a billion dollar franchise, to basically call his team a bunch of losers.”
You are kinda right IMO. It was done for charity, it was done for laughs. If he had gone out to dinner with his family for example, it would be 100% unprofessional.
As for calling his team a bunch of losers, they are. Maybe that will motivate them to at least win a freaking game so their own coach will wear a Titans jersey to call himself a winner!
If Tennessee wants to get rid of him, as I said earlier, there are a ton of teams that would happily part ways with their current coach, pay him to go away and hire Fisher for their team. Hell, it wouldn’t surprise me if my team, the Vikings made a run for him and dumped Childress!

By: NinerNation

NinerNation — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:34 +0000

First off, I laughed when I saw that. Then again, I’m a Niners fan, I’m not a fan, employee, or owner of the Titans. If I were involved with the Titans in any way, I might not think it’s that funny.
I think it was unprofessional for someone being paid as much as he is, whose job is to build, maintain, and represent a billion dollar franchise, to basically call his team a bunch of losers.
If I was Bud Adams, besides kicking myself for getting Vince Young, I’d be sending feelers out to Shannahan, Holmgren, Gruden, and Cower to gauge their interest in the team. I would not be laughing if I was paying a guy that much to publicly step up and ridicule my franchise…whether it was in jest, or not. I’d also be asking him what I’m paying him for if he has time to go off to a charity instead of figuring out what’s wrong with the team, and how to fix it.
I personally think Fisher has done all he can in Tennessee, and his time will be up at the end of the season.

By: Sportnman

Sportnman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:57:56 +0000

Do you know what “Funnys” first cousin’s name is? “Not Funny”! There is a fine line between humor, motivation and insult. He was doing all three. And judging by the reaction, it was humrous. It also probably insulted his team (remember you clowns….the rest of us JUST WATCH), wheich would in turn motivate them!!!

By: tfprop

tfprop — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:47:32 +0000

Fisher never apologized. An apology goes like this:
“I’m sorry for what I did. It was wrong. I should not have done it. I take full responsibility for my selfish and thoughtless actions. I apologize to everyone that I offended. It was my fault and I am sorry”.
All Jeff did was say, I apolgize to anyone he”might have” offended, but he’d do it again. He isn’t sorry for anything. And it is dissapointing that Gregg Rosenthall even titlted this article, “Fisher apologizes for wearing Colts jersey.”
Fisher did no such thing. I would have a lot more respect for both Fisher and Rosenthal if Fisher would have just come out and said, I did it – get over it, and Rosenthal titled the article something like Fisher defiant about wearing opponent’s jersey

By: J_Dean

J_Dean — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:31 +0000

I agree with you 2000TJ – Too many freaking drama queens here. It was a JOKE you morons.
# 2000TJ says: October 21, 2009 2:43 PM
Good for you Jeff. This society has become too concerned with “offending” people. It was funny, relevant and maybe will light some fire under your lackluster team.

By: GB3Pack4

GB3Pack4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:09:22 +0000

Why would he have to do it again – he didn’t have to do it the first time -
That being said, he shouldn’t have done it at all, not because it’s so huge it’s going to stop the earth from orbiting, just because it isn’t done, i.e., it isn’t something people like to see. And in view of the team’s record this year, he should certainly have been sensitive to the ramifications of his action -& should not have then dismissed people’s objections.
He did it to give Tony a laugh, but in doing that, he left many others out of the equation. That’s the part that was wrong.
I like Jeff Fisher, he’s always been classy with the media and how he handles things. I have great respect for his coaching, but it sounds to me as if he needs a change, badly. I don’t know what huge issues are causing this great team’s collapse, but when significant problems emerge in the first couple games, and nothing at all is improved over the next four, maybe it’s time to Suck It Up and Hunker Down – work on improvement for this season, for the sake of the players, fans, coaching staff and owner, and at the end of this season, not before, make plans to move on …

By: Twiz

Twiz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:04:45 +0000

OMG! People need to learn how to take a joke. If the Titans owner has such a problem with it, then by all means, fire the man. I mean really, he has had what? 15 winning seasons, came within a yard taking one of the most hard fought super bowls to overtime?
I’m sure there are at LEAST 25 other teams out there that would give their left nut to have him as their coach and let him wear ANY jersey for a charity event he wants.
No apology necessary IMO.

By: DowninCtown

DowninCtown — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:38:21 +0000

I think everyone is focusing on the wrong bruised egos. It’s more important to Jeff’s career at Tenn. how funny Bud Adams thinks it was. Or how funny his players find it. It will be interesting to see how much effort they put into their next game. (Then again, after the Pats game how would you know if they are refusing to play?)

By: east96street

east96street — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:16 +0000

So, Gregg, let’s assume that NBC just released their worse ratings ever, was having a miserable quarter, and GE’s stock price was in toilet (even more than it is!). You are under the impression that Florio could make an appearance at a well attended NFL charity dinner (lots of media around taking pictures!) with a CBS Sports shirt, go up to the podium and say, “I wanted to feel like a winner.” and NBC would be fine with that, right? Run that scenario by Florio. See what he thinks NBC’s reaction would be.

By: cfuska

cfuska — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:55 +0000

ignoringthehaters says:
October 21, 2009 2:55 PM
1st off the turrible towel is turribly stupid. No one cares you moronic squealer fans wave bath towels, you all look like idiots.
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First off, you should do what your screenname implies and ignore yourself. The “terrible” towel is a tradition, and one that we are very proud of. To say that we look stupid waving it just shows how you stupid you really are. So is someone stupid for waving the American flag around as well? You shouldn’t down on something especially after you team is cursed for disrespecting it. Some people will never learn.

By: PatricktheDookie

PatricktheDookie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:18 +0000

Really, after this bizarre, inexplicable season for the Titans, what else is left but for Jeff Fisher to laugh about it.
Sometimes teams just fall apart.

By: Youngone

Youngone — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:56:23 +0000

Some people

By: CYGNUS X-1

CYGNUS X-1 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:44:17 +0000

If I were him I would not have bothered to apoligise but glad he said he would have done it again. he did nothing wrong and I for 1 am sick of people saying something 1 day and changing thier mind the next day because someone is offended.it’s called free speech people not pc free speech which means you can say what you want or in this case where what you want without asking permission.hell I am going to buy a couple of yhose illegal alien costumes just because they have offended people and I don’t have kids!if you are here illegaly you don’t have the right to be offended!

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:43:24 +0000

* he could have done the charity without wearing a manning jersey.
* he could have introduced dungy without saying he wondered what it felt like to be a winner.
that was the beef – not that he was doing it for charity. his team was a winner last year. he could have just as easily worn a titans jersey, or no jersey at all.
i am not offended by it at all, but i can see why titans fans would be. poor decision, but i wouldn’t castrate him for it.

By: Roboto

Roboto — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:42:54 +0000

The Terrible Towel Stomp has destroyed this organization. Ha! But, Fisher had always been a bottom-feeder. So, who cares?

By: mike

mike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:38:06 +0000

I just wish he would have stomped on that Steelers towel too.
I hear truckers carry them for when they have to go while on the road and they’re out of toilet paper.

By: TheDPR

TheDPR — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:31:57 +0000

I don’t see Fisher apologizing for wearing the Colts jersey. He apologized for offending anyone and then explained that those who were offended were the ones with a problem, that it was not the wearing of the jersey that was wrong.

By: PDXNinerfan

PDXNinerfan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:31:09 +0000

Funny and light hearted – yes, no question.
Inappropriate – in this case moreso.
If he was dwelling in the middle of the pack (think Bears, Cardinals, etc.) it would have been funny. But to wear the other jersey after utterly failing at what his job calls for – to be competitive – is an insult to his fans. C’mon it was 59-0!! There could be no worse case of bad timing…and that clearly calls for a Plan B.

By: sand0

sand0 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:27:41 +0000

This reminds me of the time Bush had the video of him “searching” for WMD’s in the White House or whatever. Meant as a joke but some where offended. Really it is the same type of situation except that in this case it is entirely meaningless because it is about a game played for entertainment purposes.

By: chapnasty

chapnasty — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:27:12 +0000

@LighTsouT
its definately 0-7 since because they lost the playoff game immediately following. If you are going to call someone a loser at least have you facts straight before you look like an idiot.

By: JCD

JCD — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:27:11 +0000

Ya’ll aren’t getting me at all, for Fisher to say he did it for charity is disengenuous at best, it wasn’t a requirement for him to wear that jersey at this event, it’s something he chose to do. Don’t try to make it seem like everyone who thinks it was in poor taste is against charity for heaven’s sake. I’m not angry in the least, I just think it was really bad judgment for him to do that, but if I was an actual Titan fan I do believe I’d be pretty angry.

By: HappyBunny

HappyBunny — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:23:53 +0000

How can you apologize for something and then say you would do it again? Come on, Jeff, just pick one side and stick with it. It would be more respectable, no matter which side you chose.

By: Tomb

Tomb — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:14:54 +0000

I’m offended that PFT isn’t offended over the offensive things that…wait, what were we supposed to be offended about? I forgot. I hope that doesn’t offend anybody.