if they were rocket scientists....
...they'd be workin' at the cape. It's not a well known, or old saying. It's just mine, and it's pretty much a fact, which helps me set my own expectations when dealing with incompetence. It doesn't stop me from wondering, though....who's been handing out the stupid pills in the NFL?
First, and the lesser of the evils, is Derrick Harvey, who finally ended his hold out with the Jacksonville Jaguars. I realize he's young, and new to this business, but there comes a time when you have to tell your agent, "I'm getting enough millions in the deal, I need to get in there and get ready to play." He finally shows up with the team yesterday...one day before the last preseason game. He probably won't play tonight in Washington. He may not play the first week of the regular season. His value to the team isn't near what it would have been if he'd have taken the deal they offered him a month ago, which isn't appreciably different than what he took in the end. That way he had time to learn the system. Time to practice with the people he'll play with. Time to learn how to react and what to expect from those around him. Now, the fans look at him as being a greedy little shit who hasn't proven anything yet, and given the amount of time he's had to practice with the team, chances are he won't do anything to prove them wrong. Maybe next year.
The guy though, who's overdosing on the stupid pills, is Shawne Merriman. I'm guessing, unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Shawne's been taking on medical school on the side and kicking doctorial butt, because he's now an expert. Shawne has a knee problem. His knee problem needs surgery that will effectively end his football season. That was the opinion of his doctor, but Shawne didn't like that opinion, so he got a second, and a third, and a fourth. Four doctors have told Shawne to get the surgery, because if he doesn't and he injures the knee further, he could end his career. Merriman, however, respects his own medical opinion more than these four doctors (which makes you wonder why he bothered to ask in the first place) and is opting to skip the surgery and play football this year. This kid, in his 20's, has his whole life ahead of him, and many years in football, if he plays it smart. Instead, he'll chance it to play this year, and possibly spend the rest of his life hobbled. Someone please, slap him through the stupids and back to smart before he screws up his entire life. Make it somebody big, though.
First, and the lesser of the evils, is Derrick Harvey, who finally ended his hold out with the Jacksonville Jaguars. I realize he's young, and new to this business, but there comes a time when you have to tell your agent, "I'm getting enough millions in the deal, I need to get in there and get ready to play." He finally shows up with the team yesterday...one day before the last preseason game. He probably won't play tonight in Washington. He may not play the first week of the regular season. His value to the team isn't near what it would have been if he'd have taken the deal they offered him a month ago, which isn't appreciably different than what he took in the end. That way he had time to learn the system. Time to practice with the people he'll play with. Time to learn how to react and what to expect from those around him. Now, the fans look at him as being a greedy little shit who hasn't proven anything yet, and given the amount of time he's had to practice with the team, chances are he won't do anything to prove them wrong. Maybe next year.
The guy though, who's overdosing on the stupid pills, is Shawne Merriman. I'm guessing, unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Shawne's been taking on medical school on the side and kicking doctorial butt, because he's now an expert. Shawne has a knee problem. His knee problem needs surgery that will effectively end his football season. That was the opinion of his doctor, but Shawne didn't like that opinion, so he got a second, and a third, and a fourth. Four doctors have told Shawne to get the surgery, because if he doesn't and he injures the knee further, he could end his career. Merriman, however, respects his own medical opinion more than these four doctors (which makes you wonder why he bothered to ask in the first place) and is opting to skip the surgery and play football this year. This kid, in his 20's, has his whole life ahead of him, and many years in football, if he plays it smart. Instead, he'll chance it to play this year, and possibly spend the rest of his life hobbled. Someone please, slap him through the stupids and back to smart before he screws up his entire life. Make it somebody big, though.
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