[CBFF] David Haugh: Well, said

[Steve Behrens]

On 6/25/07, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
> 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.

No... I think, when you look at what's on the line here, you do expect
someone with any semblance of a brain to go 'scared straight', at
least for a little while... like maybe the month off between the last
mini-camp and training camp.  If tank can't or won't focus on the
repercussions of what something like this will provide, he's either an
idiot or playing everyone for a fool, or both.  Come on, just think
about it:

* No chance for early admittance into the league
* Quite possibly an increase in his suspension to a whole season
*  The lost income of that suspension (millions of dollars!!)
* The lost respect from every teammate, coach, management, and
ownership who believed everything he said...
*  speaking of what he said; looking like a total idiot now with
regard to those statements about NFL man of the year, starting new and
learning his lesson...
* A very, very distinct probability of being cut from the team.

There's sooooooo much on the line that just saying you can't expect a
person to change immediately just doesn't hold water.

Just like if the consequence of not starting a diet cold turkey is
death, or something like it,  you would expect that person to think
about the next thing that goes into his mouth very seriously....  the
same goes for Tank; you would think he would consider his action very
seriously before getting into that car at 3:30 in the morning, after
having even one too many drinks, if that's what it turns out being
what he's done.  Apparently, it's only about Tank and what Tank
want's.

-Behr