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I would like to think
that back in the day when Johnny Unitas and Jim Brown were synonymous with the
NFL and Bear Bryant was a rising star college coach, this stuff wasn’t happing.
Even so, I cannot say that for a fact. A lot things were hidden and hush-hush
with media as only a fly on the wall in a few locker rooms, quickly to be
swatted and squashed if the reporting wasn’t to the liking of team mangers.
Football back then
however, was a gentlemen’s game. Oh I’d say the game it’s self was tougher, sure
it was! They weren’t worried about concussions or broken bones and relied on
pure guts and grit on the gridiron. I mean the guys of the game had character off the field. They displayed a sense of
responsibility to put forth good examples for the up and comers—the young
fellas who looked-up to these guys. Our culture was certainly less violent.
So much for all the
equality for woman. I’m not too sure poor Gloria Steinem, did anything to help
the girls! Women are so much more exploited now a days than ever before. Sex
trafficking, sensual ads, babies born before marriage, or no marriage or no daddy’s
present and so on. We raise funds for battered woman’s shelters, implement 800
hot line numbers and the leading cause of injury to woman is domestic violence.
Do we really consider this equality for women?
Obliviously, the
recent news of UGA defensive lineman player, Jonathan Taylor prompted this post
with several other college players throughout the nation on the line for such
behavior as well. Come on guys, seriously? Aren’t you football guys getting
enough hits on the field? What the heck are you doing?
Coaches, maybe you
should take a good hard look at your recruiting methods. Wouldn’t you rather
have maybe a 3 star player who will give you everything he’s got, including his
off the field character? Instead of maybe the 4 star recruit, who can outplay
the 3 star, but questionable off the field? You are not stupid; this stuff
shows up long before signing day. Is it worth a scholarship to take a chance on
his maybe not so great nature that in the end, will cost you?
This particular kid
had been jailed before without repercussions from the Georgia coaching staff. He
still played last year. Tell me that was a bright move. Now UGA is out a
D-lineman and in a much tougher spot than if this had been dealt with last year.
Coaches, we all know
who the player’s daddies are. YOU! Step up, make the hard choices, lower the boom,
and be that dad who instructs his kids leading them to a life of Character. Someday,
Football will be over for every player. Then what?
