[CBFF] David Haugh: Well, said

[Jim Ferolie]

First of all, your "scared straight" concept is not realistic. You can't 
expect someone to change every single aspect of their life instantly. That's 
like crash dieting. It might work for a few weeks, a few months, but it's 
never going to work on a long-term basis.

And yeah, "walking on egg shells" is a great way for an NFL player to live 
his life. Sure. Quarantine himself in his apartment playing Jenga all summer 
and then go out and knock people's heads off in training camp. Maybe it is 
the correct, logical answer in theory, but it does not address human nature 
at all.

Tank might indeed be flouting his responsibilities, might not have taken his 
warning seriously, might be headed to an early vacation to the former NFL 
players' pile. All this is quite possible. It's also possible that he's been 
totally serious but not perfect, like a guy switching to a healthy diet but 
sneaking in the occasional cheesecake.

The point is that 3:30 a.m. means jack shit by itself. You might as well 
evaluate Tommie Harris on his sack totals.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>

>> I have been out driving at 3:30 a.m. a whole lot of times doing
>> absolutely
>> nothing wrong  (except probably speeding).
>
> You've been to jail?  You've been arrested for gun violations?  You've 
> been
> out partying and involved in a shooting where your friend died *right
> afterwards*?  You've been threatened with losing your job if you screw up
> even one more time?
>
> My opinion might not be yours but it is certainly not ridiculous.  This 
> was
> incredibly stupid given the circumstances.  For heaven's sake even at 25 
> I'd
> have been walking on egg shells.  And it isn't like it September when 
> maybe
> the fear starts to wear off.  It's June!  We're only talking about a 
> couple
> months, here.  This, especially with the shooting incident right after the
> gun violations, just reinforces that perception that the guy doesn't get 
> it.
>
> Like Jerry, even if there's no blood alcohol I'm sure the Bears are 
> fuming.
> Like David Haugh, I think Lovie Smith put himself on the line here.  Now
> he's got to go all the way on punishment or he's going to be seen among 
> the
> players and by the rest of the league as an enabler.  I couldn't agree 
> more
> with the whole article.
>
> Tom S.
>
>