Namely, that coaches and athletes try to disqualify journalists from having opinions because they never “played” a particular sport.

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That’s exactly what happened when Warriors star Draymond Green faced off on Twitter with ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter over the Broncos wild 30-27 overtime loss to the Chiefs Sunday night. 

It started when Schefter tweeted that the Broncos could have avoided overtime if Bennie Fowler had taken a knee at near the end zone instead of scoring.

The outspoken Green then dismissed Schefter’s opinion.

But Schefter didn’t back down, showing a heads-up play by former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook that illustrated his point.

That’s when Green played the “You Never Played the Game” card.

Oof.

Here we are more than 30 years after Cosell wrote about the “Jockocracy” getting all the sports TV jobs, and we’re still having the same tired argument. Notice coaches and athletes never hesitate to lecture journalists about how they should do their jobs.

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Take Alabama coach Nick Saban. He was at it again this week, berating a media that has “all the answers.” Via Business Insider:

Here’s video of the imperious Saban going off on what the media should, and shouldn’t, ask him about.

Speaking of football, Green once played tight end for Michigan State in a spring football game. It didn’t go well.

“It’s never as easy as it looks,” Green said at the time. “I thought I knew what I was doing, until I got jammed at the line of scrimmage. It’s not easy. It’s like basketball. It looks easy, but it’s not.”

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It’s safe to say Schefter has forgotten more about the NFL and football than Green ever learned.

Maybe Green should stick to what he knows best.

Like basketball and the NBA.

Or kicking opposing players in the nuts.

Or blowing a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

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I give the decision on this Twitter spat to Schefter. He made an accurate point, then followed with a strong reply to Green.

But can players/coaches and sports journalists finally agree that both sides are allowed to have opinions?

Cosell would approve.