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Spaceman Spiff · 06-13-2006, 06:14 PM

Not gonna take all the time to read all the posts, as I'm a bit short on time...

But think if Big Ben was a good friend or something and not the Steelers QB who you know and love (or maybe you don't?).

Anyway, if Big Ben was a good friend of yours, you'd be upset with him if he was riding a bike without a helmet and without a license. Right?

Football fans look at themselves and the players of their favorite team as family and friends. It's like one big happy family or something, especially when your team is good. You see other Skins fans at tailgates, games, bars and you automatically have something in common. If you see a player like Portis on TV, you feel like you know him and know what he's about. So would it be too much to ask a friend or someone you really care about to ask a helmet? Certainly not.

And for those of us who are removed from the Steeler family, we look at this situation as a qb with immense talent who nearly could have thrown it all away. And for what? Something stupid like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. What about the Dolphins? How many of us were pissed off at Rickey Williams because he's a great running back but threw it all away for weed.

It's like a parent watching a kid with a 160 IQ get C's and D's because they don't care about school or watching a talented friend you deeply care about wasting away on drugs or continually making boneheaded decisions.

I also feel that we get upset at athletes such as this because we all would instantly trade places with them. It's a jealousy thing. How many of us have sat here watching this whole Big Ben thing thinking to ourselves that if we were him, we'd NEVER do something that stupid? Getting paid that much money to play football? Why risk it on a motorcycle?

Because they're people, just like you and me. And they make mistakes, and thats what we forget sometimes because they're larger than life. Big Ben being an idiot is just like that best friend who makes bad decisions and then wonders why he's getting screwed over during the aftermath. And we've all been there, we've all had people like that in our lives.

So it's not that much to ask at all.

06-13-2006, 06:14 PM	#40
Spaceman Spiff Camp Scrub Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	Re: Are Fans and NFL teams too demanding of players? Not gonna take all the time to read all the posts, as I'm a bit short on time... But think if Big Ben was a good friend or something and not the Steelers QB who you know and love (or maybe you don't?). Anyway, if Big Ben was a good friend of yours, you'd be upset with him if he was riding a bike without a helmet and without a license. Right? Football fans look at themselves and the players of their favorite team as family and friends. It's like one big happy family or something, especially when your team is good. You see other Skins fans at tailgates, games, bars and you automatically have something in common. If you see a player like Portis on TV, you feel like you know him and know what he's about. So would it be too much to ask a friend or someone you really care about to ask a helmet? Certainly not. And for those of us who are removed from the Steeler family, we look at this situation as a qb with immense talent who nearly could have thrown it all away. And for what? Something stupid like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. What about the Dolphins? How many of us were pissed off at Rickey Williams because he's a great running back but threw it all away for weed. It's like a parent watching a kid with a 160 IQ get C's and D's because they don't care about school or watching a talented friend you deeply care about wasting away on drugs or continually making boneheaded decisions. I also feel that we get upset at athletes such as this because we all would instantly trade places with them. It's a jealousy thing. How many of us have sat here watching this whole Big Ben thing thinking to ourselves that if we were him, we'd NEVER do something that stupid? Getting paid that much money to play football? Why risk it on a motorcycle? Because they're people, just like you and me. And they make mistakes, and thats what we forget sometimes because they're larger than life. Big Ben being an idiot is just like that best friend who makes bad decisions and then wonders why he's getting screwed over during the aftermath. And we've all been there, we've all had people like that in our lives. So it's not that much to ask at all.