# NFL and sportsmanship **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-sportsmanship/219624 "2003-12-17T21:51:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-sportsmanship/219624/41 "2003-12-19T19:27:05Z")
Yeah, you’re probably right. Still, I can’t help thinking about the reactions of his players who would surely hear about it. Bottom line, he can’t let a player diss him, but he could have found a better way to respond. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-sportsmanship/219624/42 "2003-12-19T19:37:14Z")
Ah, I dunno. I don’t think the players would have cared much. He wasn’t out there to antagonize anyone; he was ostensibly out there to offer congratulations. Millen’s problem is that he thinks like a player instead of an executive. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-sportsmanship/219624/43 "2003-12-19T19:47:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*. . . Millen’s problem is that he thinks like a player instead of an executive. \*\* You sure got that right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-and-sportsmanship/219624.md?page=2)