Even after throwing and catching a TD, he thinks he had a terrible game. Pretty obvious he is talking about the onsides kick.
"I called him after the game and I was like, ‘bro, I feel like I had a terrible game, there’s things I could’ve done here, but you made my day. That made my day to see you just catch a touchdown.’ It was a good feeling. "
from the presser today - talking about Russell Shepard calling him after the game.
A: I think you got to watch your body language on any plays, but yeah more specifically, I don’t want to give it away like I’m about to do something tricky, so anytime you see me catch a reverse, it’s all eyes like – and they covered him up and I just remember seeing (Russell) Shep running down the field and I was like something’s just – this can’t be real. We looked at each other and it was like, this is my guy. I went to college with him. He helped become the man I am today. He was always there for me and to be able to throw it to him of all people. I called him after the game and I was like, ‘bro, I feel like I had a terrible game, there’s things I could’ve done here, but you made my day. That made my day to see you just catch a touchdown.’ It was a good feeling.
Just another example of someone feeling the need to prove what a great guy OBJ. is.
I don’t really understand why some feel the need to defend him.
He is what he is. He s doesn’t always seem to be in control of his emotions and sometimes creates a media frenzy with his words and or actions
His comments about wanting to play in New York after signing his huge contract being one such example.
He s a very exciting player, I root hard for him an will continue to do so as long as he is in a Giants uniform.
But if he were in a different uniform most here would believe he s a selfish diva. Who cares. Right now he s a Giant and we root for him, what difference does it make if some don’t like his act.
Just another example of someone feeling the need to prove what a great guy OBJ. is.
I don’t really understand why some feel the need to defend him.
He is what he is. He s doesn’t always seem to be in control of his emotions and sometimes creates a media frenzy with his words and or actions
His comments about wanting to play in New York after signing his huge contract being one such example.
He s a very exciting player, I root hard for him an will continue to do so as long as he is in a Giants uniform.
But if he were in a different uniform most here would believe he s a selfish diva. Who cares. Right now he s a Giant and we root for him, what difference does it make if some don’t like his act.
Maybe we get articles like this to disprove the perception that he's "a selfish diva". He wears his emotions on his sleeve, but there's little in his career to suggest he's "selfish" or cares more about his stats than winning or not loved by his teammates.
Actually, I think the guys in the front are supposed to block so the hand guys in the back can get the ball easily. But, he also did not do that.
You are correct that I shouldn't care what you think about OBJ, I just don't understand how people after weighting all the positives, negatives and quirks aren't really excited that he is on our team.
I just don’t feel the need to claim he s not what he is. A special talent that sometimes creates distractions.
Yes he seems to be a good teammate. Is he selfish, most wide receivers are.
I don’t ever remember people questioning his accountability, I don’t.
I just don’t care about how he s perceived. Sports is my distraction from real life drama, it s fun, if he helps the Giants win, that s what I care about.
Other than the athlete being a danger to society I don’t care about their personal lives.
He also seems to be something of a target. Fox will replay him 100 times if hes yelling or doing something that could be seen as "distracting", but they won't bother highlighting him doing the little things actual selfish players dont do.
There was a minor uproar over his comments after the eagles game even though everybody agreed that Shurmur shit the bed with his play calling / game plan
what i want to mention isn't his route running or his pass catching or his TD throwing. Its his blocking. And not just down field. I've seen him on more than one occasion 'crash down' (not sure if thats the right term) on the end of the OL and either block or help block the DE or LB after Eli has pointed to him pre-snap to do so. And he's done it with conviction. For a WR and not a very big one, I think he should be proud of the way he blocks. F, make him a TE and move Engram to WR cause ODB is a better blocker than him. I cant remember a receiver willing and able to block in some unconventional areas. Add that to his list of talents.
Sometimes I think about all the grief this guy has taken and all of the hand-wringing and arguments over him... and it's just hard to believe. You'd think a player this good who is this committed to his craft and this committed to his teammates and winning football games would be almost impossible to criticize. Yet, not only does he get plenty of shit from the outside - he also gets it from fans of the team he plays for.
Just enjoy the fucking guy. He's an incredible talent and he busts his butt to be as good as he can be. He's not resting on his laurels now that he's been paid. We should all want 50 more Odell Beckham's.
Sometimes I think about all the grief this guy has taken and all of the hand-wringing and arguments over him... and it's just hard to believe. You'd think a player this good who is this committed to his craft and this committed to his teammates and winning football games would be almost impossible to criticize. Yet, not only does he get plenty of shit from the outside - he also gets it from fans of the team he plays for.
Just enjoy the fucking guy. He's an incredible talent and he busts his butt to be as good as he can be. He's not resting on his laurels now that he's been paid. We should all want 50 more Odell Beckham's.
I know this is going into tin foil hat territory, and this is likely to be interpreted as a stronger stance then I intend it to. but I feel like there may be some underlying homophobia behind people's reaction to him. He doesn't fit their definition of what a football player should be and it bothers them. Just be clear, I'm not saying OBJ is gay. I have no idea or opinion on his sexuality.
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Supposedly he also spends 300k per offseason on his body and taking care of himself.
Sometimes I think about all the grief this guy has taken and all of the hand-wringing and arguments over him... and it's just hard to believe. You'd think a player this good who is this committed to his craft and this committed to his teammates and winning football games would be almost impossible to criticize. Yet, not only does he get plenty of shit from the outside - he also gets it from fans of the team he plays for.
Just enjoy the fucking guy. He's an incredible talent and he busts his butt to be as good as he can be. He's not resting on his laurels now that he's been paid. We should all want 50 more Odell Beckham's.
I know this is going into tin foil hat territory, and this is likely to be interpreted as a stronger stance then I intend it to. but I feel like there may be some underlying homophobia behind people's reaction to him. He doesn't fit their definition of what a football player should be and it bothers them. Just be clear, I'm not saying OBJ is gay. I have no idea or opinion on his sexuality.
It's definitely aspects of his persona that bug certain people. Whether it's that or whatever else - I don't know. There have been minor reasons to be miffed in the past.. the bad day he had with Norman 3 years ago, some of the comments made in public, etc.. but in the grand scheme of things, the amount of hand-wringing over this guy relative to his actual transgressions just don't seem to match up.
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Supposedly he also spends 300k per offseason on his body and taking care of himself.
Sometimes I think about all the grief this guy has taken and all of the hand-wringing and arguments over him... and it's just hard to believe. You'd think a player this good who is this committed to his craft and this committed to his teammates and winning football games would be almost impossible to criticize. Yet, not only does he get plenty of shit from the outside - he also gets it from fans of the team he plays for.
Just enjoy the fucking guy. He's an incredible talent and he busts his butt to be as good as he can be. He's not resting on his laurels now that he's been paid. We should all want 50 more Odell Beckham's.
I know this is going into tin foil hat territory, and this is likely to be interpreted as a stronger stance then I intend it to. but I feel like there may be some underlying homophobia behind people's reaction to him. He doesn't fit their definition of what a football player should be and it bothers them. Just be clear, I'm not saying OBJ is gay. I have no idea or opinion on his sexuality.
I think that is a bit of a reach. There are certain players who are very polarizing. He just gets a lot more scrutiny because he is high profile, he puts everything he does on social media and he's had some big blow ups caught on camera. Some of his blow ups cost us in penalties or fines.