Seth Vigdor
The head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, Bruce Arians, has found himself in some hot water with Moms across America over some comments that he made on Friday, and it wasn’t the first time. Arians was speaking to a group of high school coaches at a clinic sponsored by the Cardinals when he made the following comments, via Yahoo! Sports.
This is our sport, it’s being attacked. We have to stop it at the grassroots. It’s the best game that’s ever been [bleeping] invented, and we have to make sure that moms get the message, because that’s who’s afraid of our game right now. It’s not dads, it’s moms. Our job is to make sure the game is safe at all levels. The head really has no business being in the game. There’s a lot of different teachers, but when I was taught how to tackle and how to block, it was on a two-man sled. You did it with your shoulder pads. That’s still the best way to do it.”
Way to go, big guy. I’m sure that no mom – or normal human being – took offense to those comments. Cue up the internet reactions.
Don't tell Bruce Arians, but my husband doesn't want our kids playing football either.
— Melissa Jacobs 💙 (@thefootballgirl) April 10, 2016
Dear bruce arians. You're a good coach. respected. so shut, up.
— Ryan (@Ry_OfLocksley) April 11, 2016
@BruceArians Why not just say parents? I know way more about football than many men. I know fathers who won't let their sons play football.
— Ann B (@wildannie1969) April 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/TJsMonsters/status/719312950868115456
Jackass Arians tried to clean up the manure from his mouth on Sunday when he released this statement.
Just to [be] clear about kids playing football, my point is that moms are often the ones making those decisions in a family. We have to make sure that they’re getting the message about everything being done to make the game as safe as possible. They’re the ones we have to influence. It’s a great game and it’s even greater when it’s played, coached and taught the right way. Everybody involved with the sport has a responsibility to make that happen.”
Might as well have just said women don’t know anything about football and guys are too stupid to make decisions in their own family.
Just shut up, Arians. You’re a dick.