BRIAN URLACHER BEING CODDLED?

Okay Bears fans! I'm watching Sports Page on CLTV, and they started discussing Brian Urlacher and his contract dispute. Mike North from The Score thinks that Urlacher (note: he has hated him for years) is being coddled by the Chicago media. Scoop Jackson from ESPN agreed with him and said that it's a race issue because the media ripped Lance Briggs apart last year. They both feel that since Urlacher is white, he is given more "slack" by the Chicago media.

First off, I don't see how Urlacher is being coddled by the media. Everytime I read the paper, it seems like they are calling him a selfish crybaby. In fact, I seem to remember more people in the media brushing aside the Lamborghini incident than what Urlacher has gone through with the contract stuff. 

What do you guys think of this?   

Brian Urlacher and Peyton Manning are two of the key "faces" of the NFL.

Urlacher and his contract is BS, but at the same time if i could demand a raise and i knew that the owner would either pay or another shop woul, i would go in tomorrow and ask for one.

Lance Briggs did a lot that was really BS.  I havent heard Urlacher demand a trade or say anything about never playing with the Bears ever again. 

Lance wrecked and ditched a Lambo and scoffed at the law by finding a way around getting a DUI and getting a suspension.

Many players are unhappy with their contracts but you never hear of them.   Urlacher could have handled his situation behind closed doors, the way that he did it just puts some more pressure on the Bears brass.

Well as an African-American myself I would say it has nothing to do with race in this situation. I grow weary of that card being played. It's becoming a crutch for my people way too often (Hey Al Sharpton...I'm looking at you). But without diving into that type of conversation these two instances are different.

The truth of the matter Brian Urlacher has kept this under wraps. Only the media truly brought it to the light. Urlacher hasn't used the media to voice his disputes in regards to his contract to the level Lance Briggs did when he spoke poorly of the organization and vowed to never play for them again. Urlacher has went the complete opposite direction saying he will never want to go anywhere else and he doesn't think the organization wants him too neither, etc.

It looks like you subtly answered the question here, but I'll ask again anyway. Do you, nolovie, think Brian Urlacher is coddled by the media because he is white? That is what both Scoop Jackson and Mike "dumba$$" North said on Sports Page tonight. It should be noted that North has hated Urlacher since he got drafted. I think he just hates him because Dan McNeil (ESPN 1000) is a big fan of him, and they both had a big falling out.

No, i dont think he is "coddled" by the media because he is white.

I also dont think that he is "coddled" at all.

I dont think that Peyton Manning is "coddled" either.

In fact, even though these two are "faces" of the NFL the media is extra hard on them.  They know that if they dog either of them, it will get a rise from fans and sell papers.  Peyton used to get dogged on constantly about choking in the Playoffs and his career will always have a "Yeah, but" after it.

I can remember Urlacher making every sports writers (it seemed like it) most over rated players list.   They would say that he didnt even lead the NFL in tackles and blah blah blah.  Yet when you look at how the Bears did a few years ago without him while he was injured, well, they win with him and sucked without him.

The writers will make you think he is over rated.  Listen to his teammates and they say that he is the guy that runs down plays and if it werent for him instead of it being a TD it was a 20 yard gain. 

These idiots say what they think will sell papers or get listeners.  Like Howard Stern or Mancow.  If you dont have anything intelligent to talk about, start some controversy.