Abraham was speculating/assuming that VY was drunk and claimed that his behavior was irresponsible and one reason why he will never be an elite quarterback, like Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and others (because they would never be caught behaving this way).
First of all, it's a little bit funny and ironic that he mentioned Brett Favre, who has a very specific history of drug and alcohol abuse. Hello, hypocrisy. Secondly, this sort of crap is a good example of why Abraham was annihilated by the Sports Zone the last time he was on during drive time. He just doesn't understand Nashville. He literally sounds like hundreds of other shock jocks all across the nation, who spend their time on the air trying to say or do something controversial, just looking for something to complain about.
It's the angry white man syndrome. Talk radio is filled with it--white guys behind the mic screaming and yelling to mostly white guy listeners about how angry they are about the unbelievable things some non-white athlete has done. And often times it's something as harmless as dancing in the streets or embracing a rapper or something similar.
There's a reason why George Plaster's Sports Zone has completely blown out every other sports show that has ever competed in their time slot. They know and understand Nashville. And they don't bring the typical sports talk radio bullshit that you have to put up with on nearly every other show out there. If a controversial topic comes up they address it. They argue, they discuss, they lament. But they don't give angry monologues, they don't muck up good talk about sports with a lot of b.s. in a pathetic attempt to grab attention.
I understand that the Sports Zone isn't for everyone. Some consider them boring--God knows they can be cheesy. And yes, Thom Abraham is filling a (small?) void out there. There are people who like the typical sports talk crap. Its not that I haven't tried it. I've listened to a lot of the big ones before--like J.T. the Brick and Colin Cowherd--they spend as much time stroking their egos as they do on actual sports talk.
I once listened to a long conversation on a national sports talk show on whether a man can carry an umbrella when rain is in the forecast and still be a man---or if it makes him girlie. See, when I tune into sports talk, I like to hear discussion on sports related topics, not a pathetic diatribe on someone's thinly veiled sexual insecurities. But it's surprising how often some shows are reduced to just that.
It's not that I think that Thom Abraham is bad. He seems like a nice, genuine guy. In fact I think he's probably better than most of the typical sports talk crap out there. And the times that I have tuned in, he hasn't usually been doing this angry white guy crap. But I still don't think he understands Nashville very well. If he's still complaining about how the fools in New York or wherever else would be throwing a fit about a non-story, just to have something to complain about, then I would expect he will continue to trail far behind the Sports Zone.
Nashville is more laid back than a lot of big cities out there. There isn't such an obsession over athletes and celebrities--their every move isn't tracked compulsively. I think, for the most part, they are allowed to live fairly normal lives here, compared to many other places. I think that is a refreshing change from many other markets. And that's one way in which I hope Nashville doesn't change.
I definitely think there is room for two successful drive time sports talk radio shows in a sports-obsessed town like Nashville. But as it is now, I think we only have one. With good reason.
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I definitely think there is room for two successful drive time sports talk radio shows in a sports-obsessed town like Nashville. But as it is now, I think we only have one. With good reason.
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