Did another ESPN commentator screw up?

[Gerk]

On Monday's edition of "NFL Live" on ESPN, analyst Sean Salisbury made what I hope was just a massively unfortunate slip of the tongue when talking about Peyton Manning's 2nd half performance against the Patriots. Here's what actually came out of Salisbury's mouth:

"I saw a calmness about him. We've always known he's a great player, but a calmness that said, 'You know what, no need to panic. We'll nip, we'll tuck, we'll go, we'll crunch, we'll Jew, we'll do it all.' And he nickeled and dimed 'em, and Peyton made the play when it mattered."

ESPN's official position is that Salisbury said "chew," but you can hear the audio here, via Pro Football Talk, and to me, that sounds more like a "J" sound than a "ch" sound.

I'm not entirely sure what it would mean to "Jew" your way down the field (of course, I don't know how you "chew" your way down the field, either), but I hope it's not some kind of NFL locker-room lingo that ties into a stereotype that might also have to do with "nickel and diming."

And it's also entirely possible that it was one of those things where you mean to say one thing, and another comes out, or you're thinking of two different words, and what actually comes out of your mouth is a hybrid of the two. People misspeak all the time, and Salisbury should probably get the benefit of the doubt and a chance to explain himself before he gets labeled an anti-Semite.



This is from the story, this is not my commentary. Personally can't stand Sailsbury myself, but don't know if anyone should be offended or not. Since I'm not Jewish, I will leave it to people who are to debate here

[Ron Mexico]

Not that I care but he did say JEW!!

[skippy]

CHEW your way down the field......a bit at a time.

JEW your way down the field makes no sense.....even if it was used in a negative connotation.

[Will]

Never liked that guy

[Gerk]

Originally Posted by skippy

CHEW your way down the field......a bit at a time.

JEW your way down the field makes no sense.....even if it was used in a negative connotation.

When used with the nickel and diming comment, it makes sense in the negative Jewish stereotyping of being cheap, My opinion is he said Jew and it is probably a locker room kind of comment that may be prevalent around the league

[guzzi]

sally iz fried steak...stupid azz ex vik...loser...

[skippy]

Originally Posted by guzzi

sally iz fried steak...stupid azz ex vik...loser...

He makes good steaks.

Old folks with no teeth loves him.

[Romanowski]

if a businessman is shrewd, clever, and ambituous he is envied

but if he happens to be jewish he just jewed you

[skippy]

Perhaps he meant that Manning is Jewish.

[Keith]

the word "chew" makes absolutely no sense in that context. You chew up clock, you do not chew down the field (unless you are the gopher from Caddyshack). He obviously mean "Jew" if he is talking about nickel and diming. OBVIOUSLY.

If Steve Lyons got fired for his comments about Mexicans (with Lou Piniella), I would think that at least some form of offical response from ESPN (not necessarily firing) is in order.

[revnecro1273]

never liked him either...it is time to not allow crap has beens trying to make a name for themselves as an analyst of a game that they fricking blew at playing...get rid of him and next time they go out and hire someone make sure his resume is worthy of the position

[The Judge]

yawn

[Ron Mexico]

Did you guys know this is the first time two black head coaches have made it to the superbowl????

[Keith]

Originally Posted by The Judge

yawn

because it's a non-issue ? Because it's not offensive ? Just curious here.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

never liked him either...it is time to not allow crap has beens trying to make a name for themselves as an analyst of a game that they fricking blew at playing...get rid of him and next time they go out and hire someone make sure his resume is worthy of the position

Does that mean....if you like the guy, you would view an offensive comment from that person as acceptable??