Aros":2w0ot4uj said:
ddores":2w0ot4uj said:
Let me get this straight. You went out and either searched for or are subscribed to something that led you to this article and then are complaining as if it was something shoved down your throat? Seriously, if there was a post that represented all the entitlement memes out there, this would be one. It's like going to the store and buying only chocolate chip ice cream and when you get home, complaining that you only have chocolate chip ice cream. The cognitive dissonance is astounding.
To answer your question, I have a feeling you aren't alone, unfortunately there are a lot more like you out there.
You my good sir get Aros' Gold Star of the Day for using cognitive dissonance in a sentence.
Um - yea, sort of. I get it, there's been a bunch of Russ threads since the 'season of his discontent' here.
But, to say, and even minimize really - the fact that we DO follow players off the field is a bit disingenuous IMO.
I have his Jersey. I've followed him loosely since the start. I don't like the off field bullsh*t of other players - Clark, Rice, Sherman, Earl Thomas, Browner, and others who have sh*t the bed over the years.
Just because I respect his on-field performannce doesn't mean that I have to like this kind of stuff, the Mr. Unlimited, or stuff like naming his kid 'Win'. I think it's egotistical, and I have had several posts that I don't like that kind of team-last behavior.
To be clear, I was NOT talking about Russ the athlete - although I do think he's lost a step in the past few years as the spare tire grew.
I think that either 'supporting' or 'not supporting' an individual player ABSOLUTELY is 50% of what makes us 'like' a player or team (if they are a leader).
There's a reason that I don't have a Ray Lewis jersey, or a a number of others. 'Cause they are douchebags. Some people like these type of douchebags, and some buy their jersey's. I'm not.
My point: Russ used to keep this at a low boil. Not anymore - between that and the Oprah visit - just a bit too much for me at some points. It's a pattern, and it keeps repeating. And, I didn't really give a sh*t much until Mr. Unlimited threw the team (and more specifically the oline) under the bus after last season.
Goes to character. And not the type of character where you say 'my bad', and spend 2500 bucks buying the oline cheap ass TV's after you diss them.
Just my opinion - off field crap ABSOLUTELY affects both my opinion of him, and the team to a lesser extent. I think he's chasin the dolla bills next year anyways - so I'm not going to be surprised when/if the announcement comes. Like Earl and the Cowboys - that sh*t doesn't die - it just sleeps for a while.
