A day after Reggie Bush took to his Twitter account to proclaim his fondness for the lockout (more on that in a sec), he has now taken aim at ESPN “analyst” Skip Bayless.
Here’s what Bush said on Monday about the lockout:
Everybody complaining about the lockout! Shoot I’m making the most of it! Vacation, rest, relaxing, appearances here and there! I’m good!
Right about now we would be slaving in 100 degree heat, practicing twice a day, while putting our bodies at risk for nothing.
FYI last tweet was a joke! Relax people damn it’s called sense of humor! Cry me a river why don’t you…
And here’s what he tweeted about Bayless on Tuesday:
Skippy Skipper Skip Bayless said my performance on the field doesn’t give me a right to speak my mind! But his performance does! MY BAD!
I mean what was I thinking! This guy Skipper put it in so much blood, sweat, and heart into this game all behind a desk! You got it boss!
Let me take a step back and bow down to Skippy Bayless! All Hail the great Skipper! He def has my Hall of Fame Vote! Canton here we come!
This is an Official Challenge to 1 on 1 full gear and full contact with Skip Bayless! Plus a full conditioning drill and weight lifting!
If I win he wears a 25 jersey and a dress plus makeup on his show, he wins he gets a full game check! I bet he won’t accept my challenge!!!
It’s hard to tell if Bush was irked by Bayless’ comments or if he merely thinks they’re comical. Not too many people take anything Bayless says to heart, so I would think that Bush is just trying to play up Bayless’ comments by mocking him and making a not-so-subtle point about how the ESPN talking head couldn’t cut it in the NFL.
Personally, I think those types of comments by athletes are a little tired. No, most writers wouldn’t be able to handle one millisecond playing in the NFL. But most political writers don’t have what it takes to run the country either and they still comment on Obama’s decision-making. Athletes are paid to do what they do, while writers are paid to do what they do (i.e. report, facilitate discussion, piss off fans, etc.).
The whole Bush v. Bayless commentary is humorous although I find Reggie’s original tweets about the lockout far more intriguing. He says he was only joking and maybe he was. But it’s pretty ill-advised to be championing the vacation-like benefits of the lockout when his fellow players are claiming that the labor dispute is causing irreparable harm.
Once again, this is an instance where an athlete would have been better served staying off Twitter.
