Toting Heisman, Great Football Mind Bad Coach?, How Are You Better Off?

Toting Heisman
Johnny "Football" Manziel, the Texas A&M QB made a visit to the NYC man cave today with Heisman Trophy in tow. From the not so obvious, he said he would like to keep the Heisman next to him in his bed forever, and that it would be ok to let his offensive linemen each have it for a day there was a warning from Dan to not let team mates play "hide the Heisman." Thinking the last item may create a small challenge considering the size and shape of the trophy and that it weighs about fifty pounds.

This was either the best or the worse stop of Johnny's day

Great Football Mind, Bad Coach?
Does Tony Dungy think Peyton Manning, who seeks perfection in himself and others, would be a good coach or analyst? Coach? No, he has a hard time understanding why others don’t put in the time and effort that he does. Analyst? Yes, but he would need to learn and understand that there are time limitations to what can be said and done. So if Peyton became an analyst after his playing days were done, what network would better suit his personality and style? NBC, ESPN, CBS, FOX or NFL Network? Or could Peyton alter his way of thinking and become a good coach? He’s had to make adjustments since his injury and leaving the Colts, so maybe he could learn to be more accepting and become a coach.

Is the suit and tie uniform the best fit for
Peyton after playing is done?

How Are You Better Off?
That’s become a question of late. Are you better off using the car service of the NFLPA or Player Protection and not risk a DUI or accident involving yourself or others that could result in damage, injury or worse? Or do you continue to take the "this is more convenient, I’m worried about my car, I can make it, I don’t want to take a chance that someone else will know and effect my contract or future negotiations" approach? Any anti-drunk driving organization would have no problem answering that question. But how about you? Take a walk in all the different pairs of shoes and there are more hard questions than easy answers.

If you have rules that are set by your employer whether it be the NFL or McDonalds, and you make the choice to not abide by those rules, you pay a consequence. It may be a reprimand, a slap on the wrist, it could effect future promotions or raises, it could become public knowledge, it could mean losing your job. Are those things worse than injury or death to yourself or others?

Would you reach out for help?
Would you help an outreached hand?

People celebrate. Everyone knows and accepts that. What they don’t accept is when you don’t make the responsible choice when you over celebrate. That doesn’t only apply to athletes and celebrities, but to everyone. If you are excessive in the amount of times you celebrate, is it wrong that someone is concerned about your welfare and speaks with you pre-emptively? Could that conversation serve as a needed wake up call? Or is that something that you turn a blind eye to? Do you not want to deal with grievences by a union or a legal representative if you fine, sit or cut someone? When does safety of yourself and others come together with personal freedom? When does common sense amongst all parties become most important? When do the options and services available to you really become confidential and not confidential to a point? What does it take to realize you’re not invincible? This is the culture we live in and this is just a small sampling of many other questions and answers no one seems to agree upon.

What we can celebrate is that as of Sunday, seven NFL players turned in their personal guns last week. One of those players, who had multiple guns, said he no longer trusted having them. Maybe more people will follow these players leads now that the word is out. One more question: Why would you want to go somewhere that you didn’t feel safe if you didn’t need to?

Work together to find a peaceful middle

Lack of Action, Loss of Life RIP Jerry Brown

Lack of Action, Loss of Life
Dan says all the time on the show when there is an incident involving alcohol, driving and a professional athlete: You make so much money, hire a car, call a cab, call a friend.  This time the wrong choice cost a life. None one is going to dispute that this was not planned.  It was an accident.  But this is an accident that didn’t have to happen.  A life did not need to be lost and another life would not have needed to go through the criminal prosecution process if a phone call had been made instead of a car key going in the ignition. The losses overall are very sad for so many and didn’t need to happen. Jerry Brown is gone. Family and friends have lost someone close to them and they are grieving his loss. Josh Brent has been arrested on charges of intoxication manslaughter and his family and friends are grieving not only for Jerry Brown’s loss but the potential loss of their loved one behind bars.  Josh Brent is grieving over the loss of a teammate but the possible loss of what he had or what his future could have been.  Senseless.  Sad.  Swallow your pride.  Call a car service, call a cab, call a friend or family member.  Don't drive after drinking.  I am sure that Monday's show will have a heavy aspect in part, due to yet another tragedy.

Photo and following from DallasCowboys.com

Practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown went across the nation chasing his NFL dream as an undrafted free agent before the 25-year-old’s life ended abruptly and tragically early Saturday morning.