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<blockquote data-quote="Miskito" data-source="post: 65156" data-attributes="member: 211"><p>Read this idiot:</p><p></p><p>It’s football, so a little bit bad can be good </p><p> </p><p>By Mike Imrem</p><p>Daily Herald Sports Columnist</p><p>Posted Tuesday, April 25, 2006 </p><p></p><p> </p><p>If the accusations are true, hopefully Ricky Manning Jr. will be found guilty.</p><p></p><p>Assault is heinous, especially the kind described in the police report involving him.</p><p></p><p>Manning should do time if he did the crime … and then he should play for the Bears.</p><p></p><p>Oh, stop it. Stop your moralizing. If this were Peyton Manning, you’d try to break him out of prison to quarterback the Bears next season.</p><p></p><p>Ricky Manning is a nickel back the Bears signed to an offer sheet Friday. The deal is for five years and worth as much as $21 million.</p><p></p><p>At 3 a.m. Sunday, Manning allegedly was part of a group that attacked a Denny’s customer working on a laptop computer.</p><p></p><p>Five years ago Manning was charged with assault in the same area of Los Angeles. Indications are this isn’t always the world’s sweetest guy.</p><p></p><p>Quick, get him into the Bears’ secondary as fast as possible.</p><p></p><p>I’m serious. All the team’s news releases on the community service players perform are great. One arrived Monday morning saying a couple of players would help grade school students write letters to U.S. military personnel.</p><p></p><p>The Bears frequently perform admirable deeds like that, to be sure. But to be honest, the occasional act of mayhem ain’t bad either.</p><p></p><p>I mean, we’re not talking about people whose day jobs are as kindergarten teachers, nursing home supervisors or brain surgeons.</p><p></p><p>We’re talking about freakin’ football players, also known as big nasties and dirty hairies.</p><p></p><p>You remember what a football player on the defensive side of the ball does, don’t you? He hits people hard, trying to separate their bodies from the ball and their brains from their senses.</p><p></p><p>Football by nature is violent. Many players by nature are violent. Often, the more violent are the more valuable.</p><p></p><p>Actually, it would be good for society if somebody with two assault charges to spend considerable time at Halas Hall and Soldier Field. He’d be off the streets.</p><p></p><p>It might also make the Bears a better football team. Any team that wins a Super Bowl is going to have a few players of dubious character.</p><p></p><p>Heck, the Raiders were a dynasty while populated with the wild, crazy and even criminal. They became politically correct and ordinary all at once.</p><p></p><p>Now back to the Bears, who will have Manning if California doesn’t incarcerate him since Carolina declined to match the Bears’ offer sheet.</p><p></p><p>Last season the Bears made the playoffs with Olin Kreutz and Fred Miller, who had a fight at an FBI shooting range, and Tank Johnson, who recently had a brush with the law.</p><p></p><p>What football team wouldn’t want a defensive tackle named Tank? Or a millionaire nickel back still hungry enough to eat at Denny’s? Or a couple of guys reckless enough to scuffle in an FBI facility?</p><p></p><p>OK, so they’re poor role models. But again, we’re taking football here.</p><p></p><p>The roles they model on autumn Sundays involve inflicting harm on the bodies of their fellow man for our entertainment. Once we buy into that, only the details remain.</p><p></p><p>Football is a game in which players live on the edge for six months a year. Asking them to live off it the other six is unrealistic.</p><p></p><p>Long ago I resigned myself to marveling at men of dubious character performing remarkable athletic feats for my enjoyment.</p><p></p><p>You just hope they can play five years for your team of choice before or after serving three to five in Stateville.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Miskito, post: 65156, member: 211"] Read this idiot: It’s football, so a little bit bad can be good By Mike Imrem Daily Herald Sports Columnist Posted Tuesday, April 25, 2006 If the accusations are true, hopefully Ricky Manning Jr. will be found guilty. Assault is heinous, especially the kind described in the police report involving him. Manning should do time if he did the crime … and then he should play for the Bears. Oh, stop it. Stop your moralizing. If this were Peyton Manning, you’d try to break him out of prison to quarterback the Bears next season. Ricky Manning is a nickel back the Bears signed to an offer sheet Friday. The deal is for five years and worth as much as $21 million. At 3 a.m. Sunday, Manning allegedly was part of a group that attacked a Denny’s customer working on a laptop computer. Five years ago Manning was charged with assault in the same area of Los Angeles. Indications are this isn’t always the world’s sweetest guy. Quick, get him into the Bears’ secondary as fast as possible. I’m serious. All the team’s news releases on the community service players perform are great. One arrived Monday morning saying a couple of players would help grade school students write letters to U.S. military personnel. The Bears frequently perform admirable deeds like that, to be sure. But to be honest, the occasional act of mayhem ain’t bad either. I mean, we’re not talking about people whose day jobs are as kindergarten teachers, nursing home supervisors or brain surgeons. We’re talking about freakin’ football players, also known as big nasties and dirty hairies. You remember what a football player on the defensive side of the ball does, don’t you? He hits people hard, trying to separate their bodies from the ball and their brains from their senses. Football by nature is violent. Many players by nature are violent. Often, the more violent are the more valuable. Actually, it would be good for society if somebody with two assault charges to spend considerable time at Halas Hall and Soldier Field. He’d be off the streets. It might also make the Bears a better football team. Any team that wins a Super Bowl is going to have a few players of dubious character. Heck, the Raiders were a dynasty while populated with the wild, crazy and even criminal. They became politically correct and ordinary all at once. Now back to the Bears, who will have Manning if California doesn’t incarcerate him since Carolina declined to match the Bears’ offer sheet. Last season the Bears made the playoffs with Olin Kreutz and Fred Miller, who had a fight at an FBI shooting range, and Tank Johnson, who recently had a brush with the law. What football team wouldn’t want a defensive tackle named Tank? Or a millionaire nickel back still hungry enough to eat at Denny’s? Or a couple of guys reckless enough to scuffle in an FBI facility? OK, so they’re poor role models. But again, we’re taking football here. The roles they model on autumn Sundays involve inflicting harm on the bodies of their fellow man for our entertainment. Once we buy into that, only the details remain. Football is a game in which players live on the edge for six months a year. Asking them to live off it the other six is unrealistic. Long ago I resigned myself to marveling at men of dubious character performing remarkable athletic feats for my enjoyment. You just hope they can play five years for your team of choice before or after serving three to five in Stateville. [/QUOTE]
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