Monday, March 05, 2007
Jake Plummer's Retirement
Jake Plummer was a great college QB, leading an average ASU team to a Rose Bowl. This guy should have been a star in the NFL but was a chronic underachiever in the pros. I liked the way he played but he ruined no fewer than 2 fantasy football teams for me, so I wasn't a Jake Plummer guy. Until I saw this interview that he did with Peter King, then I became more sympathetic towards his on field struggles because he was dealing with some serious off field issues.
I'm talking about the Pat Tillman situation. I hate to invoke the name of Pat Tillman, because I have been very critical of people (NFL, John McCain, US Military) who have done the same in politicizing his death. But seeing how upset Jake got in an interview discussing the way the military and government handled Pat's death made me pretty sympathetic towards him and his struggles on the field. I began to root for Jake Plummer because I respected that he lost a friend which is always hard. And how he is using his platform to speak out for the family and to honor his friend.
After 10 seasons in the pros, at the age of 32 and fully healthy Jake decided to walk away from the NFL. He's come under fire because he said that he's going to go backpacking and traveling. Obviously he's searching for some personal truth and I can completely understand that after what he's had to deal with. Check the video below.
I'm talking about the Pat Tillman situation. I hate to invoke the name of Pat Tillman, because I have been very critical of people (NFL, John McCain, US Military) who have done the same in politicizing his death. But seeing how upset Jake got in an interview discussing the way the military and government handled Pat's death made me pretty sympathetic towards him and his struggles on the field. I began to root for Jake Plummer because I respected that he lost a friend which is always hard. And how he is using his platform to speak out for the family and to honor his friend.
After 10 seasons in the pros, at the age of 32 and fully healthy Jake decided to walk away from the NFL. He's come under fire because he said that he's going to go backpacking and traveling. Obviously he's searching for some personal truth and I can completely understand that after what he's had to deal with. Check the video below.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Bored Yet Busy: On Hiatus
Yeah I haven't posted in here for over a month, which I'm sure has disappointed my 3 loyal readers. But I'm planning on revamping this whole blog, once I get my affairs in order. Until further notice consider consider s-curl accident is under construction. But don't worry we'll be back and bigger than ever soon enough.
