On Thursday’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith was debating the Buffalo Bills-Baltimore Ravens game with Dan Orlovsky when a controversial phrase came from the lips of Orlovsky that cause Smith to pause and ask for clarification mid-discussion.
“Second straight game of having to play with some of those guys that are injured,” Orlovsky said of the Bills. “You’re starting to say ‘man, we got some chinks in the armor. We’re gonna have to fix this.’ We saw the emotion of last week. I love Buffalo.”
Smith then took a moment to address the phrase directly afterwards seeking clarity on the phrase’s usage and actual terminology.
“Just from a politically correct standpoint, is it chinks or kinks in the armor?” Smith asked. “Which word is appropriate? Which one is it? Is it kinks? Kinks? Or chinks? I don’t know, I’m being very serious. We just want to make sure.”
Orlovsky continued to repeat the word “kinks” in the background, attempting to clarify that he used the wrong term and wanted Smith and viewers to know the word he was attempting to use.
Molly Qerim would add, “I know what you’re trying to say. We avoid that one. We’ll avoid that one for now.”
