January 23, 200719 yr Author I guess I am a high horse-er. This is rediculous. If I have a possession conviction, I loose my job, the same job I was doing when I was 22. I don't see 9 players from other teams getting arrested. This man is a low horse-er, he would rather make excuses for these guys then to say there is a problem. I bet Marv Lewis and the Bengal orginization are not saying, "Oh boys will be boys". I bet they think this is a problem. Carson Palmer apparently sees this as a problem. But this sports writer doesn't. Its only a possession charge, what kind of message does this send to the youth of America. Like it or not, if you are a public figure people look at you diffently, and hold you to a higher standered. If you choose public life, you have to know that. The teams with the most arrests outside of Cincinnati finished #1 in the AFC and NFC...
January 23, 200719 yr His only felony arrest is finished, and the charges were lowered... Yep, and that alone would have made me unemployed in my current field. As it would many fields. Like Ram said, 22, 32, 42.
January 23, 200719 yr I've decided I want to be an NFL QB. Where do I sign up? Probably not. But Carson Palmer had a chose. Do I enter public life for a profession, or do I go into a low key business job? That was his chose.
January 23, 200719 yr How many of the charges are felonies??? That was going to be my next point. It was only 1 and it was lowered. Are we holding them to a higher standard than we get held to??? If so why??
January 23, 200719 yr Author Yep, and that alone would have made me unemployed in my current field. As it would many fields. Like Ram said, 22, 32, 42. Good for you. We're talking about the reality of the NFL...
January 23, 200719 yr Author That was going to be my next point. It was only 1 and it was lowered. Are we holding them to a higher standard than we get held to??? If so why?? The easy reply? Because we all want to be where they are...
January 23, 200719 yr Yep, and that alone would have made me unemployed in my current field. As it would many fields. Like Ram said, 22, 32, 42. You should have "chose" to be a football player.
January 23, 200719 yr The easy reply? Because we all want to be where they are... You can argue this issue from both sides and have valid points.
January 23, 200719 yr Good for you. We're talking about the reality of the NFL... Double standard, a bunch of crap IMO. And you mean surreality of the Bengirls, don't you?
January 23, 200719 yr Probably not. But Carson Palmer had a chose. Do I enter public life for a profession, or do I go into a low key business job? That was his chose. Two peaople have made the choice to not be pros. One died in a war and the other died when pirates robbed his boat. This job is luck and skill and mostly the latter. NOONE makes the choice to go into business when they can play a game.
January 23, 200719 yr Author Double standard, a bunch of crap IMO. And you mean surreality of the Bengirls, don't you? Is Santonio Holmes still on the Squealers roster? I thought so...
January 23, 200719 yr Double standard, a bunch of crap IMO. And you mean surreality of the Bengirls, don't you? I'm a teacher and I'm held to a higher standard than people who work at Shell. Is that a double standard?
January 23, 200719 yr Is Santonio Holmes still on the Squealers roster? I thought so... Let's see, 1,,,,,vs. 9. Hmmmm... (hence the pent up hostility in the article)
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