By Zack Cimini
notjustagame23@gmail.com

We officially can say the twitter world has gone to another extreme. Already media outlets are using twitter as a direct source for inside information. This past Sunday it went to another level by affecting one of the NFL’s best wide receivers.

Larry Fitzgerald’s younger brother, Marcus, tweeted several times during the Cardinals and Jaguars game. Some of the comments were just plain stupid remarks a general fan would make during a game, but why post it on a nationwide account? Some of those remarks included bashing Kurt Warner for not throwing the football downfield (his age), and ultimately limiting the looks to his older brother Larry. What got the media buzzing was his tweet that Larry was pissed off that he wasn’t getting any balls thrown his way. This is where things could get interesting. Larry of course already has the Madden hex floating around his name (Troy Polamalu already is down and out).

Chances are he did mention in some fashion his frustration towards his brother. As an elite athlete especially at wide receiver, catching the ball is your main goal. Fitzgerald had a very frustrating week one where he was held to one catch against the 49ers until after half time. As a team offensively it is evident the Cardinals are going through some growing pains adjusting to life without former offensive coordinator and current Chiefs head coach, Todd Haley. Fitz and Marcus’s brother obviously don’t see it that way.

From Larry’s perspective this was a personal comment to a family member that should have been able to keep his mouth shut. Kurt Warner is a professional and will shake it off, but if catches don’t get to Larry how will this play out? Can you believe this is a topic with Warner breaking a passing record for completions and the Cardinals gaining a win? Unbelievable, but a lot of things did go the Cardinals way in the game, defensively and special teams wise. Truthfully the offense is going to have to open up a bit, and get back to the aggressive air attack. We believe they will and everything will just be fine out in Arizona.

As for Marcus, he needs to know better as a collegiate graduate of Marshall who is prepping for his UFL debut with the San Francisco franchise. Some things are just meant to be private, and maybe the NFL needs to take a clue from this and make more athletes aware about using social network sites. There have already been hot topics before over twitter and other social sites. Athletes need to be more private about what they’re doing and where they’re going to be at for the day.

Fantasy owners don’t worry, Larry will get his touches, and hey, at least he has found the end zone and still grabbed you 10 points or more.