The NFL recently put up banners around the city of Denver promoting the season opener on September 5th. The game will be played at Sports Authority Field in Denver between the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos. The banners were of the main players that will be in that game, one of which, being a large banner of Joe Flacco on the stadium. There were also mini-banners a few other places in the city with Joe Flacco's face on it.
Denver Broncos fans did not enjoy that the NFL put up these banners "promoting the Ravens," since the game is in Denver and not Baltimore. Obviously, the NFL wanted to promote the game in an unbiased manner, but Broncos fans did not like that one bit.
Later on Thursday, the banners of Joe Flacco were seen getting vandalized, mainly by one guy in particular: Vic Lombardi. Lombardi is a sportscaster for CBS4, the local CBS station in Denver. Lombardi did not just vandalize the banners. He also talked bad about the city of Baltimore, the NFL, Ravens fans, etc. in tweets. Here are main ones, in order of when they were tweeted:
I honor and respect all police officers. But at 2pm today, on the Mall of 16th street, I beseech you - I implore you - to look the other way
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
For those rioting with me at 2pm, I need some type of Broncos poster. Bring a poster. Oh, and a chainsaw.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
RT @BrendenSchacher: maybe we should not worry about ads and focus on cheering for our team.---- maybe you should become a cheerleader
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
We are here! http://t.co/ONzzV3MWXc
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Defacing Flacco http://t.co/CHQo61EDEu
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
We don't need no stink in' Flacco! http://t.co/jOCahms6zF
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Not in my city! http://t.co/QFBqVUz9x4
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Not in our house! http://t.co/SawwjY0M0U
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Perhaps the greatest lesson leaned today is that Denver's finest did in fact look the other way. Some things more important than the law.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
We started a revolution!!! Flacco banners getting punished all over town. News at 5. #westSide
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
@lindseyyok I understand your frustration. You're forced to live in Baltimore. Don't worry, we'll get you out of there.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
RT @lindseyyok: you wish --->>> I wish? I wish what?? That I live in Baltimore? I'd rather live in an oil well.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Calm down, Ravens fans. Just having fun. I didn't stab the real Joe Flacco. This isn't Baltimore.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 27, 2013
Of course, it started as a thing between two football fan bases, but quickly escalated into Lombardi speaking about crime in the city of Baltimore, and making jokes about it.
Glenn Clark of WNST decided to have him on his show after the entire city of Baltimore was enraged about this man. Clark didn't take it easy on him. Take a listen here.
Overall, the acts and comments of Vic Lombardi were not classy, immature, and unnecessary.
How do you guys feel about the entire situation?