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Originally Posted by Chief Northman
I was at that game. I was a handful of rows directly behind the Chiefs bench. The high majority of fans had genuine concern for Cassel's injury. Sadly, there was a vocal minority who voiced their seeming pleasure at his injury. It was disturbing and disgusting. A guy right in front of me started fist pumping and cheering "Yes! he's hurt...."
Literally about 15 or 20 people surrounding this guy, me included, were calling him out and basically asking "what the **** is that about?"
I felt dirty as a Chiefs fan leaving the stadium that day after witnessing that shit show. |
I was there as well.
And the cheer was because Cassel had been laying piles on the field all day and Quinn came running onto the field.
I genuinely don't think most people realized Cassel was hurt until after the initial burst of applause. It didn't look this this bone shattering hit; it just looked like the coaching staff had finally had enough. If my memory serves, the pass was actually completed and maybe even got a first, so there was a little cheer there and then in came Quinn to more applause. When eyes panned over to Cassel and he was on the ground, things calmed down a lot. It was pretty much completely quiet once once the training staff got out there; people suddenly realized that he wasn't getting up and yes, the stadium quieted down substantially.
As for Winston - **** that grandstanding tool in the face. He's holding court there. I've seen it a hundred times; guys know when they're puffing up and trying to make a scene and that's exactly the posture and charged rhetoric you use. That's the kind of shit you see from politicians looking to score cheap points or attorneys in closing arguments. That panning the crowd and where he put beats in his speech.
Seriously, **** him. I don't think he cared any more about Cassel than any of the crowd did. I've seen genuine concern and it ain't that. That's simply a polished public speaker trying to pat himself on the back for the cameras.