Talk about nit picking by Samari Rolle. Like we mentioned earlier, Rolle and a lot of his teammates are very upset that a ref repeatedly called him "boy" during last night's Monday Night Football game. The first thing that of course crosses your mind is "was the ref black or white?". The referee in question, Phil McKinnely is in fact black and not only that, he is a former NFL safety in the 70's and 80's.

Does it cross any of the Raven's minds why Ray Lewis calls them boy or baby for words of encouragement? Would "lets go boy" sound weird to Rolle if his teammates were hollering it at him while he was running down the sideline after catching the game clinching interception last night (hey a Jet fan can dream right)? I doubt it. If Phil McKinnely was white and never played a down or stepped foot in an NFL locker room before, this issue would have some validity to it but it doesn't. The term boy just like the term baby or n**ga has been used as a term of endearment in locker rooms dominated by a majority of black players for years and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm sure the lingo has been so embedded in Phil's mind over the years that it simply came out. Rolle and his Birds need to worry about communication with their coaching staff much less what's being said. TIME OUT?