Free Tim Ryan

It was a dumb thing to say, if factually accurate on the most basic level. It was also already a forgotten statement two days later when he was suspended, so seems like an overreaction by HR to me, but they would rather overreact now than risk (as minimal as that risk is) a bigger incident down the road where it looked like they covered up/ignored minor moments like this one.

Decent odds this is something a 49er player (possibly a player of color) on defense told Tim Ryan when he asked them about the challenge of playing against Jackson. Most of what Ryan will relate has origins in the locker room with him rephrasing.

EDIT: Fixed some aspects of time frame, and added second paragraph.

Originally posted by captveg:

It was a dumb thing to say, if factually accurate on the most basic level. It was also already a forgotten statement three days later when he was suspended, so seems like an overreaction by HR to me, but they would rather overreact now than risk (as minimal as that risk is) a bigger incident down the road where it looked like they covered up/ignored minor moments like this one.

I actually wonder if they made a bigger deal about it by suspending him and announcing it publicly.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by Heed49er:
Time to make the ball day-glo orange

Then Trump joins the Broncos and we are right back where we started.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by captveg:
It was a dumb thing to say, if factually accurate on the most basic level. It was also already a forgotten statement three days later when he was suspended, so seems like an overreaction by HR to me, but they would rather overreact now than risk (as minimal as that risk is) a bigger incident down the road where it looked like they covered up/ignored minor moments like this one.

I actually wonder if they made a bigger deal about it by suspending him and announcing it publicly.

Absolutely...zero doubt.

Originally posted by captveg:

It was a dumb thing to say, if factually accurate on the most basic level. It was also already a forgotten statement three days later when he was suspended, so seems like an overreaction by HR to me, but they would rather overreact now than risk (as minimal as that risk is) a bigger incident down the road where it looked like they covered up/ignored minor moments like this one.

I think they had to suspend Ryan to show that they treat the issue with seriousness. Not that they overreacted. It's not enough to only put out a statement these days. It would akin to just talks.

Wtf was this asshat thinking. YOU DO NOT SAY THAT CRAP..

Originally posted by NCommand:

Now that is racist. LOL

No, it's a fact. See the combine.

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Now that is racist. LOL

No, it's a fact. See the combine.

So was Tim Ryan's comment.

lol the comment is forgivable.

I actually like Tim Ryan, he sounds like a genuine Niner fan during broadcasts. He was even jabbing with the Ravens fans heckling him in the stands.

Originally posted by NCommand:

So was Tim Ryan's comment.

That brown hands hide a football better? I'm not sure about that either way but I know it's a point you shouldn't try to make.

Originally posted by Kyzen:

Originally posted by smithgdwg:

Our defenders should of tackled Lamar regardless if they thought he had the ball or not.

This 100%

Every time they touched him the refs threw a flag...

Originally posted by D0PEMAN:

lol the comment is forgivable.

I actually like Tim Ryan, he sounds like a genuine Niner fan during broadcasts. He was even jabbing with the Ravens fans heckling him in the stands.

That's why I love him...through and through a true diehard. He can't even hide it.

I feel for Jackson. MVP year and now he will have to answer questions for the rest of the year about Ryan's comments and how much his skin tone is a factor in his success (vs qb ability).

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

I feel for Jackson. MVP year and now he will have to answer questions for the rest of the year about Ryan's comments and how much his skin tone is a factor in his success (vs qb ability).

Nah. This will blow over in a day. It's just too dumb of a topic.

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

I feel for Jackson. MVP year and now he will have to answer questions for the rest of the year about Ryan's comments and how much his skin tone is a factor in his success (vs qb ability).

No he wont.