When Sports Comedy Isn't Funny... (aka Drew Soicher, Colin Daniels, etc...)

I have spent few days reading a lot about three stories that have been the talk in Denver sports radio:

• Michael Sam's sexuality/Tony Dungy comments
• Pat Bowlen's Alzheimer's
• Ray Rice Suspension

I am guilty of trying to make light of situations with comedy and have learned many times that it isn't always appropriate to add comedy to something.  Typically it's my wife reminding me I take things too far and at times, she is very right.  I have learned a lot from her (and others) telling me this more than once in my life.  I can tell you after reading people's thoughts on all three of these items, I completely get when something has been taken too far.  Unfortunately people like Colin Daniels and Drew Soicher have taken it too far. 


Local Denver sports blogger and wannabe expert Colin Daniels, co-founder of South Stands Denver, made light of the Broncos Super Bowl loss by stating "Hopefully Pat can't remember that Super Bowl".  He also correlated Tony Dungy's takes on Michael Sam being a distraction he wouldn't have wanted as a coach to Dungy's son's suicide years ago and "Maybe Tony Dungy's son was gay".  Daniel's website and twitter page has regularly called out local sports media for the things they have said that are insensitive but his play at humor and bad jokes needs to be questioned as well.  He regularly has been on 94.1 FM Mile High Sports and even had a fantasy football show during last season and is a fill-in and regular on Thursday's on the very talented Renaud Notaro's 6-7 p.m. show, but he should be held to the same standards he holds his "colleagues" of the Denver radio/print/TV sports media.


This all ties into the main culprit that has drawn Denver football fan and people who have dealt with Alzheimers, Drew Soicher.  Soicher has spent 14 years having to record his sports segments and bits.  His awful Drew's Clues, Bobbleheads and pre-recorded stories show his lack of sports knowledge and the circus 9News has allowed him to make Denver Sports.  Well , that and the joke it has made of it as evident by his 9 News Bio and "sports" segments.  His comments during last nights newscast may be the last straw for Denver Broncos Country when he said "So much talk about Alzheimers at Broncos training camp that I keep checking mye roster to see if that's a new player on the team." Video Courtesy of Shawn Drotar  Denver's 9 News is the Home of the Broncos and it's started to raise a ton of ire from this comment.

Ray Rice's suspension brought up the regular fire it had previously but it was then tied into and compared to marijuana/alcohol/drug suspensions that Justin Blackmon and Josh Gordon face.  These are two totally different issues with the NFL.  I believe anything that harms or could potentially harm another/other people over ones self should be penalized far greater.  Unfortunately the NFL's law, aka Roger Goodell's reasoning, is clear as mud for domestic abuse, violence, weapons charges, etc. while having a set action against drugs.  It also doesn't separate a recreational drug/alcohol from sports enhancing drugs.  Goodell and the players association need to modify this in the collective bargaining agreements.  Instead of shunning a player and banishing them from their team, get them treatment for drugs.  In the case of violence and other issues not in the CBA, spell it out so players know there is more emphasis put on criminal activities, even ones that don't go through the court of law.  If there is evidence and facts, spell it out.  But I digress and read media members and others take this suspension and make humor of it saying, "thank goodness Rice didn't kill her, he would have got 3 games." or  "Beat up your woman-2 games, smoke pot-indefinite suspension guess it's better to beat your wife than it is to smoke pot or drink."  I also hear Stephen A. Smith tell women Don't Do Anything to Provoke wrong actions.  This sounds like a bad Dr. Dre song to me.  We all have heated arguments/discussion or been "provoked" in life and instead of taking it to physical abuse; we walk/drive away, calm ourselves down, back up a bit and keep arguing but calm things down.  We don't snap and assault someone because we've been provoked as Rice and his girlfriend tried to play it off as. 


So what do we take from all this?!  Well, think about something before you say it, tweet it or send it out to the world and realize that sometimes bringing something so negative in life to humor isn't necessary.  Maybe it's time to show some respect for people by just shutting up and focusing on the story rather than focusing on adding to the comment section that shows how judgmental and our lack of compassion that is seen in society.  I have been saying this to myself at times, maybe others should-Don't cross the line, don't take it too far and show your fellow mankind some respect instead of using their situation to try to get a laugh. Not everything has to be so damn funny!