Well, I guess as a well rounded individual I must show a few other facets of my personality.
My condolences go out to the Ohio State Buckeyes after a stunning defeat in the NCAA Basketball Tournament to the Kentucky Wildcats. The only game I have actually been looking forward to. My bracket was busted a while ago and this is the only matchup that was still in place. Fortunately, Kentucky won to make my bracket still alive and considering I picked them to win the tournament I guess I still have a chance.
I find myself looking forward to the upcoming NFL Draft, however, I find myself wondering if the draft picks will even be on the field this season. Or any players for that matter. The overpaid whiners are complaining because they cannot see the financial books of the incredibly rich owners of the franchises they play for. Because they want even more money. I cannot be the only person that believes this to be rediculous. I have worked for many employers in my lifetime and I have only on rare occasion seen their full financial books and that was only after the companies closed. If I could look at an employers books to decide my salary I would have been ecstatic. I have lost an incredible amount of respect for the NFL in that idea of the people they keep allowing to be in their league. A group of convicted felons, a group of wife abusers and rapists, a group of people that think they are entitled to anything they want just because they can run, throw, catch, and/or tackle. Athletes today have been given the free pass so many times they do things because they have no limits placed on them. I blame parents, coaches, society, and anyone else that has made it clear they can do whatever they want without consequences (yes police and judges are to blame too). I recall many of the athletes from my past have had certain liberties that the general populace could not have with regard to booze, drugs, and partying. I also understand the shortness of the average career of an athlete. But does that really mean they should have the right to rape women, be involved in nightclub gun charges and shootings, or be allowed to finance and head dog fighting groups. NO! Until the league steps up and shows these whining fools they must take responsibility for their actions they never will at any level. The next Adam "Pacman" Jones, Michael Vick, and Ben Rothlesberger are in grade schools all over the country stand up and show the role models they are not able to get away with thiese things just because they have all of their lives. Thugs and drug users don't belong in high profile jobs. Neither do animal abusers, wife beaters, or rapists. NFL clean up your own backyard for the sake of the future.
Michael Vick has done his time and I understand that. However, when was the last time any felon was given millions of dollars to be able to restart his criminal empire in a quieter and less structured legal community. The boy needs to grow up and take responsibility for his actions. Which he has never done! He served his jail time, fine! But he only did the bare minimum of anything else which only means his remorse was that he got caught not that he did the crime.
Adam Jones has been given chance after chance time and time again. His attitude is not conducive to anything good. When a former bad boy of the NFL Michal Irvin says he can't handle Adam Jones' attitude someone needs to take a good look at the person and get him real help.
Ben Rothlesberger is a rapist whether the law wants to agree and convict him or not. Once is a fluke twice is a lifestyle. If anyone would just look into his high school and collegiate past they will probably find more times this has been a problem. I am all for a little slap and tickle sometimes but lets be blunt. He was wrong! I am not saying I know everything about the case but COME ON people. If you put yourself in that position you get what you get. The entire reason why nightclubs are what they are is because the average population cannot afford the equipment and products they need to throw these kind of parties in there homes. That is not the case with "Big" Ben. He has enough money to buy a building and create an atmosphere to attracted the type of people to it that are more open with their virtue and not have to rape them.
Roger Goodell needs to step up and put these members of society out of the company he is in charge of. Until that happens the black eye is going to stay and so is the loss of respect!
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