Adams doesn't need to talk to anybody. Adams is high on the feeling of doing something he loves. A surfer sitting on his board in the ocean or a hiker in the middle nature or snowboarder at the top of a mountain about to descend will stop and soak in the moment of their environment and have such a high feeling of inner peace and satisfaction. That's where Adams is at with football. We're all going to die. Every one of us. People have died doing stuff they love like surfing or motorcycle riding or while doing every day tasks like walking to the mailbox or a car accident or something shitty like cancer or terrorism. At this moment, the love of his life is football, its what gets him to his emotional peak and if he wants to make a statement like that, its his right and he owes no one an apology.
Or maybe, just maybe,we should take his comments as a reflection of his passion for the game and stop being so fucking sensitive about any little comment that is made into any microphone. People need to speak their minds and people need to toughen up. This whole fear of offending people is ridiculous.
It's nauseating people getting on soap boxes over every little fucking thing that's bombarded at us from the media and some bullshit narrative. From some kid no less. It's brutal
Guy has heart, type of player who leaves it all on the field - that's what you look for in a true competitor
By and large I agree with this, but I do think that not everyone has the ability to be mentally tough. I think that sometimes we need to temper our words and show a little compassion for others. He could still think and feel whatever he wants. That doesn't mean he has to say everything he thinks or feels into a microphone. Discretion is the better part of valor and all of that.
but he didn't run and find a microphone to randomly make this comment, and he didn't do say it at a funeral for someone who died on the field. he was in a discussion and answered honestly. thats what we all want, well until we decide (or are told to be) we are offended by what we heard. there was no tact for him to take in this situation and no one who should be offended.
His comment reflects the invincibility of youth - "I'm not going to die, that's for OLD people". But how will he feel when he has to retire early because of this, or is incapacitated? The problem I have with his statement is that it tacitly condones the conditions that lead to this. And the NFL - all of football for that matter - could do something about reducing this. I think that going back to the old, OLD days of a leather helmet and no face mask, small, thin shoulder pads, and a cup would reduce the ability of players to use the other "protective" gear as a weapon. I know they're not going to do this, but I think it would cut down on injuries. It's great to love what you do, but overlooking dangerous practices helps no one.
Hmm comical nobody said anything about offending people. The context was stupid and he should know better than that if that is his job and his passion. Bet you were on the I hate Kapernick choo choo train too.
funny, take umbrage with the statement but pretend you're not offended. ok bro not sure where you are going with the kap comment. for the record, could careless about him,and most players, oustide of the field. i don't think he is anything close to a good qb though.
I disagree. He didn't run to a microphone, but was he not being interviewed? Like it or not, he's linked to all NFL players past and present. With CTE being such a big deal in the news now, and with a number of higher profile players having died from it, it's just common sense that a comment like his is going to be controversial, hurt, anger and upset widows of deceased players, and wives of players present or retired who may be showing some symptoms or who fear that their husbands will have it. I'm not trashing him or condemning him. He's young, passionate, loves the game with all his being, and I understand the spirit in which he said it, but it wasn't the brightest or most compassionate thing to say. Hopefully, if he had stopped and thought about it, he wouldn't have said that. IMO the best guideline to follow is to think before one speaks, and if you know something you say is going to hurt someone who lost a loved one to similar circumstances, it's best not to say it.
It's only getting worse too. Anyone who took Adams comments as "I'm willing to die via suicide from brain complications 20 years after I retire," is an absolute idiot. Society as a whole is so damn sensitive. Can't even grab your child by the arm and pull him away while they're fussing in public without CPS showing up at your doorstep. The lack of children getting disciplined and every child being spoiled and given the world when their young is what's has lead to such a soft society. I'm only 25. My parents never hit me. But I feared my father to death if I ever fucked up because he would've whipped my ass up and down the street if I ever got a DWI or any major trouble growing up. Kids get their parents to buy them out of trouble and find a way to blame that DWI they got on society or the schools or any one else's fault but the child's own fuck up. Kids don't fear their parents and are given trophies for trying at something even if they fail. So when they grow up and life smacks them in the face a little bit their immediate recourse is to cry and whine over being treated unfairly. A bit off topic to football but it's starting to become such a fucking joke. Even in one of the manliest things in the world (football), everyone is so damn sensitive about every word said. Look at how OBJ acts when he doesn't get what he wants. A giant crybaby. Everyone's a fucking crybaby. And it's only getting worse.
The problem is that people can't discern when something is said with malice or is expressed as an opinion because it was asked of them. I have taught my kids to respectfully speak their mind, never go out of their way to purposely hurt others with their words, however don't fear to express their opinion when asked of them, no matter if people agree with them or not. I feel Adams simply expressed his opinion, nothing more.
That's very important. There's a way to respectfully and professionally disagree with people. However some people can't handle if you disagree with them even if it's in a respectful manner.
