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By the time a QB was 35 or 36 he was shot in the old days. Rule changes have added 5 years to guys' careers, and that's good for the game. The difference between rings and stats is that no matter what, nobody can ever take your rings. All these passing records will be gone, especially if the league goes to 17 games. They used to play fewer than 16, which always gets mentioned when talking about guys like Jim Brown and his stats.
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Deshaun Watson officially requests trade from Houston
TheFunPolice replied to Process's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Egos will cost them both Watson and a lot of the return they could get. Eventually, he will be traded if he holds out. But, other teams will know Houston has to trade him then, so the return will be less. Just like Carson Palmer. Bengals owner declared he would play for Cincy or nobody. So Palmer retired and a few months later he was traded for less than the Bengals could have gotten the first time around. -
Andy Reid has 5 children. If people want to say that he (and his wife, I suppose) are "bad parents" and it's their fault that 2 of their sons suffer(ed) from mental illness and drug addiction issues then how do you explain the fact that you have never heard a thing about the other 3? This topic is serious stuff that doesn't lend itself to tweets or 1 liners. Ignorance leads many to judge. In this case, if you have never been through this or seen someone go through it, thank God for your ignorance. Trust me on that. It means that you've never gone to the ends of the earth and driven yourself crazy trying to help a family member or friend who suffers with addiction. A lot of times you have 2 choices: 1) walk away and let whatever happens happen, and live with that fact when the inevitable happens 2) do everything you can, and accept that you will likely be some combination of disappointed, heartbroken, and angry on a regular basis Andy Reid, like a lot of us, have chosen #2, because we love the person. And we have a duty to try to help family and friends. You don't turn your back on those in your life who are in need. On some level, we hope that maybe we can fix things. If we just try harder, be there more... We can fix it.... We all know someone, and if you don't, like I said above, consider yourself lucky and try not to judge what you do not understand. I saw someone I know go through this as a parent. It's anguish and pain on a level you cannot fathom. Everything can look good for so long. This time is different! You got your kid help, she went to rehab. She got out and got herself a job, starting going to church... Started focusing on being healthier.. You and your wife, and her brothers and sisters, praise God and pray that it lasts. You think it will, this time. After all, it's been a good year or so since the last time. Please God let this last! She says that's all in the past. She sees how much she hurt herself and everyone around her. How close she came to dying many times. She loves you. You didn't turn your back, and really you should have, she says. But she's your daughter. That was never an option. That's your little girl. You did the rehab route. The people treating her are professionals, they know what to do. You do everything they say because you want so badly for this to work. Then you get the phone call... I originally typed what happened in this case but I cried just writing it, and it's SB Sunday, so I'll spare you the details. Suffice to say, it was worse than you can imagine. What would you do as a parent? Can you even begin to imagine the pain, anguish, rage, and heartbreak? What did I do wrong?! We tried everything! We did what the professionals said! WHY? That's your new most said word: "why?" There is no comfort. And as much as some want to say it's Andy Reid's fault, believe me, NOBODY blames himself more than the parent. There is nothing you can dream up in your judgmental heart that he hasn't said to himself, and worse probably. Thank God or whatever you believe in that you are totally ignorant of what the above feels like.
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Super Bowl Thread: KC at Tampa Bay
TheFunPolice replied to Artem Lipatov's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
AFC Title Game in Arrowhead 2 years ago. Brady, trailing by a TD throws a game ending pick. Honey Badger and Edelman are exchanging "good games" on the sideline as Edelman walks to the NE sideline defeated. BUT WAIT! Ford LINED UP Offside. He didn't jump; he couldn't even line up right. Chiefs would have easily beaten the Rams in that SB.