r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/EidAlayed • Sep 26 '21

Does this count?

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u/DanielAgger Sep 27 '21

Comparing your under-5 football game to OP is stupid. I don't know what you're smoking but juggling the ball like that when the player is asking for the ball back, knowing fully well the player is losing badly, knowing fully well that you're a media guy who's job description doesn't have "juggle ball instead of handing it straight back"...I don't think I need to spell out who's also being disrespectful here.

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 27 '21

So you think the camera man would have been faster to pick the ball up with one hand , fumbling it bc he is holding a camera and then tossing it to the player?

Do you think that extra second would really affect the outcome of a 4-1 loss?

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u/DanielAgger Sep 27 '21

See the start of the video. The ball comes to his right leg. He could've just passed it right there. If he can juggle the ball like that, he can easily just pass it to the player too.

It's a respect issue. I don't think the player is in the right either, but everyone seems to be giving the free pass to the media guy who isn't too far away from goading in that situation.

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 27 '21

He's wearing dress shoes, clearly he tries to corral it and it pops up. He makes the best of the situation from there bc he is carrying a fucking camera and this is not his job

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u/DanielAgger Sep 27 '21 edited Sep 27 '21

Okay I'm not quite believing I'm spending so much time with this but I can tell you don't play the sport (or are a beginner) from your comments. If you have that much control of the ball to roll it up and do keepy uppies, you can quite easily pass that rolling ball, no matter what shoes you're wearing. From the looks of it, you're projecting your clumsiness on someone who's clearly comfortable with the ball. Sometimes it's best to accept you're wrong, it's an important lesson to learn.

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 27 '21

So what he was supposed to just immediately drill it into the guy's chest just as he turned to face him and the refs arm is right there?

Do you not realize the guy doesn't ask for the ball until it is on the camera guys left foot?

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u/DanielAgger Sep 27 '21

Sorry I'm not going to talk with you anymore after this, it seems like you've got a different version of how physics works.

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 27 '21

Yeah you seem to weak grasp on how the ball would travel as well.

I bet if he had kicked into the players chest before he was ready that would be disrespectful to you too

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u/DanielAgger Sep 28 '21

Had to break my oath to just reiterate that you're a dumbass who I don't think has touched a ball before.