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re: JJ Watt rips team
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:21 pm to Tigerfan1274
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:21 pm to Tigerfan1274
Pro athletes in general have never been as lazy, selfish, and all around soft as they are today.
I don't even think the problem is with athletes specifically. It's probably just a reflection of what's happened in society over the past 50 years.
So many of them really don't seem to care if they win or lose, because they get paid all the same. They don't care about their teammates or coaches, in fact they usually can't stand them.
I mean look at all the college athletes who opt out of their bowl games and stuff now. That phenomenon alone tells you everything you need to know about their commitment to their teams and teammates. Players in the past could have chose to sit out the games, but they didn't and they would have been torn apart by fans and the media if they tried to. Now it's just *shrug*
There are definitely still ones that actually work their arse off and are fierce competitors, like Kobe Bryant was known for being for example.
Maybe we idealize the past too much, but I don't think anybody can deny that in general pro athletes of the past were definitely far more gritty and selfless. I miss when pro sports weren't glamorous.
I don't even think the problem is with athletes specifically. It's probably just a reflection of what's happened in society over the past 50 years.
So many of them really don't seem to care if they win or lose, because they get paid all the same. They don't care about their teammates or coaches, in fact they usually can't stand them.
I mean look at all the college athletes who opt out of their bowl games and stuff now. That phenomenon alone tells you everything you need to know about their commitment to their teams and teammates. Players in the past could have chose to sit out the games, but they didn't and they would have been torn apart by fans and the media if they tried to. Now it's just *shrug*
There are definitely still ones that actually work their arse off and are fierce competitors, like Kobe Bryant was known for being for example.
Maybe we idealize the past too much, but I don't think anybody can deny that in general pro athletes of the past were definitely far more gritty and selfless. I miss when pro sports weren't glamorous.
This post was edited on 12/27/20 at 7:29 pm
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Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:22 pm to Tigerfan1274
nflpa will be sending him a letter
talking heads on espn will make it about race, and people on msb, will claim to not watch espn, but while going to store to get groceries, they slipped and fell into the tv department at best buy, which had espn on, and they will recite what idiots on espn are pushing as news.
talking heads on espn will make it about race, and people on msb, will claim to not watch espn, but while going to store to get groceries, they slipped and fell into the tv department at best buy, which had espn on, and they will recite what idiots on espn are pushing as news.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:27 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
I feel for the guy, he’s one of the few all in 100% of the time guys who had taken less than market value because he loves the franchise and city he’s in, and has given back to it a thousand times over, but he’s stuck in a locker room with a bunch of soft entitled bitch asses.
You know he wants to be a Texan for life, but he also doesn’t want to waste his time and effort on a team full of guys who don’t give a shite. It’s one thing if you don’t have the talent (they didn’t his first 4-5 seasons), but the last few seasons it’s been a bunch of leeches (Deandre Hopkins was the biggest offender and apparently created entitled culture that is still there) who don’t give a damn about team success as long as the checks keep coming in.
You know he wants to be a Texan for life, but he also doesn’t want to waste his time and effort on a team full of guys who don’t give a shite. It’s one thing if you don’t have the talent (they didn’t his first 4-5 seasons), but the last few seasons it’s been a bunch of leeches (Deandre Hopkins was the biggest offender and apparently created entitled culture that is still there) who don’t give a damn about team success as long as the checks keep coming in.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:32 pm to PEEPO
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Players in the past could have chose to sit out the games, but they didn't and they would have been torn apart by fans and the media if they tried to. Now it's just *shrug*
Its worse than that. Fans and the Media actively encourage players to give up on their teammates and coaches in pursuit of self.
"You've proven enough, don't get hurt. Go make millions. The Rose Bowl means nothing."
I'm not going to run a dude down for sitting out a bowl, because I understand, but I will never celebrate that shite.
This post was edited on 12/27/20 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:40 pm to Tigerfan1274
Well he said his piece.
it won't change anything no matter if you think he's a jagoff or not.
I think he can be super annoying but there is a lot of truth in what he said.
It doesn't matter though.
the media and politards have fricked us all.
it won't change anything no matter if you think he's a jagoff or not.
I think he can be super annoying but there is a lot of truth in what he said.
It doesn't matter though.
the media and politards have fricked us all.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:01 pm to Muthsera
His message rings true.
At the end of the day, fans drive all the money that comes into the league. Turn off the fans and it all goes away.
All sports leagues are in a delicate situation where fans have gotten out of the habit of going to the games.
At the end of the day, fans drive all the money that comes into the league. Turn off the fans and it all goes away.
All sports leagues are in a delicate situation where fans have gotten out of the habit of going to the games.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:07 pm to rustyshackleferd
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The SJW nonsense has certainly had a negative impact on the game, but what will ultimately be the downfall is the entitled attitudes of the players. That’s true for all professional sports.
But at the end of the day, are they really two different things entirely or does one begat the other?
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:15 pm to Tigerfan1274
A fraud since day 1. His legacy will be the letterman jackets and first round playoff losses.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:37 pm to Tigerfan1274
And people still shite on this man. Bunch of cynical assholes in this world, most of them right here on this board.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:41 pm to Hou_Lawyer
A fraud since day 1.
—Oh? How many NFL defensive player of the year awards did you win?
I didn’t think so.
—Oh? How many NFL defensive player of the year awards did you win?
I didn’t think so.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:45 pm to Hou_Lawyer
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His legacy will be the letterman jackets and first round playoff losses.
His legacy will be a HOF bust and 3 DPOY awards. There are so many more hatable athletes yet some people want to hate on guys like him.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:48 pm to Tigerfan1274
Athletes shouldn’t be put on pedestals and shouldn’t be held up as role models to kids, they’re flawed human beings like the rest of us who play a game & are well compensated for it. But the only thing that they do owe the fans is effort. Well said by JJ
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:49 pm to 1BamaRTR
They hate on him because they deep down identify with the losers Watt is calling out.
That's where we are in society right now. Everything good must be destroyed because it makes losers feel bad about themselves.
That's where we are in society right now. Everything good must be destroyed because it makes losers feel bad about themselves.
This post was edited on 12/27/20 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:51 pm to 1BamaRTR
Hes gonna be a first ballot guy,correct?
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:57 pm to Tigerfan1274
Friend,
His words highlight the absurdity of adults paying money and investing their time and emotions in grown men playing a game.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
His words highlight the absurdity of adults paying money and investing their time and emotions in grown men playing a game.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:15 pm to Tigerfan1274
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Because this is a privilege
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a privilege
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privilege
Racist...... CANCELED!!!!!!!!
Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:43 pm to Tigerfan1274
It’s time to play some tag!
Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:45 pm to Tigerfan1274
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"If you can't come in and put work in in the building, go out to the practice field and work hard, do your lifts and do what you're supposed to do
Pretty amazing coming from the guy thats missed half the time you do all those things in the teams last 5 years
Holy shite
Posted on 12/28/20 at 6:04 am to SeeeeK
Yep, I am sure three of them will voice how they cheer for him to get hurt next b/c of his skin color too
Posted on 12/28/20 at 6:21 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:Why doesn't he simply make this phony speech in the locker room then? Whats the point of going public at all?
No reason to throw your teammates under the bus in public.
This is more like "You know who you are".
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