Does he have a right to complain about free doughnuts?
1. J.J. Watt has asked the public to weigh in on a controversy surrounding him and a teammate, and we are more than happy to help since the issue involves food.
As the future Hall of Famer tells it, Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz told Watt on Thursday that he was going to bring in doughnuts today and asked Watt what kind of doughnuts he prefers.
Watt said he’d like either a “pink” doughnut or a maple glazed.
Now, I’m a huge Watt fan and he’s been good to me over the years during interviews we’ve done, so I hate to criticize, but as an objective reporter I have to be fair: Strawberry should never be your top flavor. You gotta go jelly or chocolate glazed. Maple glazed is a fine choice, though.
O.K., now onto the dilemma. When Ertz brought in the doughnuts Friday, there was no maple glazed and no strawberry.
This did not sit well with Watt, who took to social media to call out his teammate and ask the masses for their opinion.
“I have a question for everybody out there. So, I know I’m pretty much wrong on this one, but that’s why I’m asking the world.”
Watt explained Ertz asked for a doughnuts recommendation and then ignored the request.
“I’m extremely grateful for the free doughnuts, but do I have any ground to stand on to be upset?”
Our ruling: Yes, Watt has every right to be upset. While free doughnuts are a glorious treat, Ertz is guilty of being a tease.
Why did Ertz ask what type of doughnut Watt wanted if he didn’t have any intention of following through? Poor J.J. was probably thinking all night of devouring a strawberry or maple glazed donut, and then Ertz just snatched that away from him.
You can’t say that you will get the requested flavor and then not follow through. That’s just poor form. It’s disrespectful. It’s wrong.
Personally, if I were Ertz, I would’ve just lied to Watt and said the store was out of strawberry and maple glazed.
But as you can see in the video, Ertz stands by his shady actions of just disregarding Watt’s doughnut preferences.
The ruling here: Watt does have ground to stand on, and Ertz was out of line.
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