We won't stand for it anymore!

SoulStar · 05-14-2007, 09:45 PM

Both points are valid, the players get alot of the news due to who they are which is unfair. Common sense also has to be used by the players also. Adam Jones is a poor kid who got a huge pay day, but couldnt leave the "hood life" at the door of his new manson.

If I had a history of drug use, your not going to find/hear about me at a crack house the night before I see my parole officer.

On the other hand this notion that the NFL's players need to be upstanding rolemodels is silly. They play a game/sport that gladiatoresic, the weapons are gone, the tigers have been replaced cheer leaders, but the crowd still cheers for blood and pain. This is football, where legs are broken and lifes can change in a second.

ScottyRo · 05-15-2007, 12:21 PM

The fact is that kids look up to football players and other atheletes. That makes them role models - either good or bad - whether they like it or not. Thus, I think if the NFL is going to be a socially responsible company, then it will demand that the players act in a professional way on the field and in an honorable and respectable way off the field.

If a player doesn't want to be a role model, then he shouldn't try out for the NFL. The same applies to many areas of entertainment. If you don't want your personal life hampered by the negative side of celebrity, then don't do everything you can to become a celebrity.

CheramieIII · 05-15-2007, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by SoulStar

Both points are valid, the players get alot of the news due to who they are which is unfair. Common sense also has to be used by the players also. Adam Jones is a poor kid who got a huge pay day, but couldnt leave the "hood life" at the door of his new manson.

If I had a history of drug use, your not going to find/hear about me at a crack house the night before I see my parole officer.

On the other hand this notion that the NFL's players need to be upstanding rolemodels is silly. They play a game/sport that gladiatoresic, the weapons are gone, the tigers have been replaced cheer leaders, but the crowd still cheers for blood and pain. This is football, where legs are broken and lifes can change in a second.

SoulStar, I agree with the comment that lifes can change in a second and that's why it bugs me so much that some of the players don't have any respect for what they have. It seem's to me that you would protect what you have at all costs, but hey I don't play football in the NFL.

05-14-2007, 09:45 PM	#1
SoulStar 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arlington Tx Posts: 157	Both points are valid, the players get alot of the news due to who they are which is unfair. Common sense also has to be used by the players also. Adam Jones is a poor kid who got a huge pay day, but couldnt leave the "hood life" at the door of his new manson. If I had a history of drug use, your not going to find/hear about me at a crack house the night before I see my parole officer. On the other hand this notion that the NFL's players need to be upstanding rolemodels is silly. They play a game/sport that gladiatoresic, the weapons are gone, the tigers have been replaced cheer leaders, but the crowd still cheers for blood and pain. This is football, where legs are broken and lifes can change in a second.
	You say that were nuts for pulling for them, you call them sorry, you wonder why we deal with them year after year. Well New Orleans is like no other city in the world, and no fans are anything like saint fans.

05-15-2007, 04:51 PM	#3
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,497 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by SoulStar Both points are valid, the players get alot of the news due to who they are which is unfair. Common sense also has to be used by the players also. Adam Jones is a poor kid who got a huge pay day, but couldnt leave the "hood life" at the door of his new manson. If I had a history of drug use, your not going to find/hear about me at a crack house the night before I see my parole officer. On the other hand this notion that the NFL's players need to be upstanding rolemodels is silly. They play a game/sport that gladiatoresic, the weapons are gone, the tigers have been replaced cheer leaders, but the crowd still cheers for blood and pain. This is football, where legs are broken and lifes can change in a second. SoulStar, I agree with the comment that lifes can change in a second and that's why it bugs me so much that some of the players don't have any respect for what they have. It seem's to me that you would protect what you have at all costs, but hey I don't play football in the NFL.

05-15-2007, 12:21 PM	#2
ScottyRo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA (ugh, the food here) Posts: 1,704	The fact is that kids look up to football players and other atheletes. That makes them role models - either good or bad - whether they like it or not. Thus, I think if the NFL is going to be a socially responsible company, then it will demand that the players act in a professional way on the field and in an honorable and respectable way off the field. If a player doesn't want to be a role model, then he shouldn't try out for the NFL. The same applies to many areas of entertainment. If you don't want your personal life hampered by the negative side of celebrity, then don't do everything you can to become a celebrity.