It’s not exactly a secret that Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Germain Ifedi was a turnstile this past year. Therefore it was hardly surprising when he was ranked No. 42 out of 49 by Bleacher Report’s NFL1000 team.
Well, it wasn’t surprising to anyone but Ifedi himself, we should say. The offensive tackle took to Twitter to question one of the analysts, and it ended up turning into an interesting Twitter spat, if I do say so myself.
https://twitter.com/GermainX1/status/959871443881414657
Not surprisingly, the analyst responded. And he was actually very cordial about it. Though, Ifedi didn’t exactly play along in response.
https://twitter.com/GermainX1/status/959872579321454593
Ifedi dug himself an even deeper hole next, writing, “I’m not tryna be an ass just want to help you be better at what you are attempting to do as a career. You lose credibility putting bulls*** out there.”
“Attempting.” Got it, Ifedi.
Of course, some folks who saw this exchange had no problem chiming in, including former NFL lineman Geof Schwartz, who now plies his trade as an analyst.
Maybe if you spent more time trying to improve your craft instead of commenting on where you got ranked for your play you wouldn’t be so low on the list. 🐸☕️ https://t.co/X2IqT9A889
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) February 3, 2018
Some of these young OL guys would rather ppl think they are good and cool, rather than the film stand for itself. Thats why they flame out, and slow footed, not athletic enough, plays too high … has legit film.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) February 3, 2018
And, of course, Ifedi had something to say to Schwartz, too.
@geoffschwartz this is what you get for not minding your business. pic.twitter.com/w4iZdxIdH2
— JB 🖤 ☠ (@Carrmageddon4) February 3, 2018
Lol you think him calling me a "below replacement level" player bothers me? 😂😂😂. I saw that tweet 30 mins ago and didn't even bother to answer cuz it's not worth my time. https://t.co/ycFu4oPStT
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) February 3, 2018
Sufficed to say, this did not go well for Ifedi, who would have been well advised to bench his phone, rather than throw a fit for the world to see. Let this be a lesson to us all: Know when to log off Twitter.