Zero2Cool
6 years ago
Admirable.

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DoddPower
6 years ago
Can we get a summary? At work and can't watch yet.
gbguy20
6 years ago
What he said
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Nonstopdrivel
6 years ago
He made enough money.
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DoddPower
6 years ago

He made enough money.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 



So it was a job and not a life passion. That explains some of his lack-luster play at times. The guys obviously had a ton of talent, but if the passion isn't there, it's just not there. It's too difficult to force it.
Zero2Cool
6 years ago
Why do you assholes have to turn everything to some dick head negative slam?

So it was a job and not a life passion. That explains some of his lack-luster play at times. The guys obviously had a ton of talent, but if the passion isn't there, it's just not there. It's too difficult to force it.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 



No, that wasn't it. His mother and aunt were terminally ill. That he was missing out on time with them is why he took his hiatus. He didn't come back because he realized there was more to life than football and football took too much of his time.


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Nonstopdrivel
6 years ago

Why do you assholes have to turn everything to some dick head negative slam?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 


I would have thought it was obvious I was making a joke. Why do you always have to take everything so seriously? My team is playing like shit, they're missing the playoffs for the second year in a row, the head coach and assistant head coach just got fired -- I am entitled make a sardonic joke at the expense of my team if I so please.

In any case, DoddPower has a valid point: anyone who says he doesn't play the game because "it takes too much of his time" pretty much by definition isn't passionate about the game. Contrast Raji's reaction to bereavement to that of, for example, Brett Favre. Night and day. That isn't a slam; it's a statement of fact. There's nothing wrong with not being passionate about playing football. The NFL is a business. Players are under no moral or ethical obligation to play the game for the same reasons fans watch the game.
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Zero2Cool
6 years ago

I am entitled make a sardonic joke at the expense of my team if I so please.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 


My apologies, I thought I was entitled to my own thoughts and able to dispense them freely upon this website. I'll do better next time and understand only you are privileged in that capacity.

In any case, DoddPower has a valid point: anyone who says he doesn't play the game because "it takes too much of his time" pretty much by definition isn't passionate about the game. Contrast Raji's reaction to bereavement to that of, for example, Brett Favre. Night and day. That isn't a slam; it's a statement of fact. There's nothing wrong with not being passionate about playing football. The NFL is a business. Players are under no moral or ethical obligation to play the game for the same reasons fans watch the game.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 


When your mother and aunt (I believe it was mother an aunt), are dying, everything seems like a waste of time and not worth the time. It's all relative. When you have someone dying that is close to you, NOTHING feels like it doesn't take too much time. How hard is that to grasp? How difficult is this to understand? Why does this have to be so difficult? Unreal how hard people will look to slight someone rather than understand. No compassion whatsoever.
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Rockmolder
6 years ago

My apologies, I thought I was entitled to my own thoughts and able to dispense them freely upon this website. I'll do better next time and understand only you are privileged in that capacity.

When your mother and aunt (I believe it was mother an aunt), are dying, everything seems like a waste of time and not worth the time. It's all relative. When you have someone dying that is close to you, NOTHING feels like it doesn't take too much time. How hard is that to grasp? How difficult is this to understand? Why does this have to be so difficult? Unreal how hard people will look to slight someone rather than understand. No compassion whatsoever.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Where did NSD slight someone? He literally states that Raji has every right to see his career as just that... A career. I'm willing to bet that 90% of people on this board are in a job that they, maybe, like, but don't see as their passion. There's nothing wrong with that.

But in the football world, it does seperate the Brett Favres and James Harrissons from the B.J. Rajis and, in the extreme, JaMarcus Russells.

I also don't think you can call someone an asshole for voicing his opinion and then rant about your opinion not being respected, but I'll let you two fight that one out between yourselves.
Zero2Cool
6 years ago

Where did NSD slight someone? He literally states that Raji has every right to see his career as just that... A career.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 

The purpose of posting the video was to give insight, give some background on Raji's decision. Rourke clearly doesn't care about that, which is perfectly fine (as I've always said, we are all entitled to our opinions). I felt it's an asshole thing to say about someone who walked away from millions to spend time with his family because FAMILY was more important, not money. He didn't go "eh I made enough money, time to walk way". He walked away from the game because he wanted to spend the remaining moments, hours, days, weeks, months, years with those were dying.

As someone who's lost many (like most) this is highly sensitive to me because I wish I had that opportunity.

But in the football world, it does seperate the Brett Favres and James Harrissons from the B.J. Rajis and, in the extreme, JaMarcus Russells.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 

Absolutely true.

I also don't think you can call someone an asshole for voicing his opinion and then rant about your opinion not being respected, but I'll let you two fight that one out between yourselves.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 

I find it fascinating how you repeatedly go to lengths to understand others and skim over my point in an effort to attack me. You're more interested in ridiculing me than focusing on the topic. I get it, you don't like me, no need to keep attacking me. I have enough shit to deal with.



I'm locking this thread (because my stupid emotional reaction of comment derailed the fuck out of it), please, just watch the video. What Raji did is admirable, in my opinion.


Update: Apparently locking it was another mistake. Go ahead, pile on.
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