What The F Were You Thinking? NFL Player Stupidity...A Running Thread

[Pokerbrat2000]

I don't know how many times I run across an article about an NFL player doing something stupid, usually off the field. These guys are making millions of $$, supposedly are "role models for kids" and some are locked into huge guarantees. Then, they go out and do something stupid.

Instead of trying to plug each new occurrence into a new thread or an existing thread, I figured I would give these boneheads their very own thread.

I will lead it off with Rams WR Demarcus Robinson. After the Rams loss on Sunday, Robinson was pulled over for going over 100 mph and he was discovered to be driving under the influence as well.

"What the F were you thinking Demarcus?"

Rams Wide Receiver Arrested Overnight After Loss to Eagles

Less than 12 hours after the Los Angeles Rams' 37-20 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of drivi

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[Firethorn1001]

"What the F were you thinking Demarcus?"

Same thing Henry Ruggs was (and endless list of drunk drivers). He wasn't.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Same thing Henry Ruggs was (and endless list of drunk drivers). He wasn't.

Thus the thread.

I doubt we run out of new material to talk about.

 

[OldSchool101]

I don't know how many times I run across an article about an NFL player doing something stupid, usually off the field. These guys are making millions of $$, supposedly are "role models for kids" and some are locked into huge guarantees. Then, they go out and do something stupid.

Instead of trying to plug each new occurrence into a new thread or an existing thread, I figured I would give these boneheads their very own thread.

I will lead it off with Rams WR Demarcus Robinson. After the Rams loss on Sunday, Robinson was pulled over for going over 100 mph and he was discovered to be driving under the influence as well.

"What the F were you thinking Demarcus?"

Rams Wide Receiver Arrested Overnight After Loss to Eagles

Less than 12 hours after the Los Angeles Rams' 37-20 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of drivi

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Yeah. You should make up an initialization like Tom Brady “Let’s F Go!” LFG Award and
ATM
A of The Month !

 

[weeds]

At 5 A.M. no less. Even when I was this guy's age, no way on God's green earth was I even thinking about driving hammered, let alone being hammered ... and I was managing a bar in a college town. (Incidentally, I'm 66 now and firmly believe that my liver is finally un-wrinkling from that little 5-year stint.)

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

At 5 A.M. no less. Even when I was this guy's age, no way on God's green earth was I even thinking about driving hammered, let alone being hammered ... and I was managing a bar in a college town. (Incidentally, I'm 66 now and firmly believe that my liver is finally un-wrinkling from that little 5-year stint.)

Agree. I just don't get so many things with guys like this.

First, Robinson has a career earnings of $14,463,998. His salary this season is $4M. Can't he pay for a driver or at least an Uber, if he wants to go out drinking until 5 in the morning?

Second, the Rams lost, so it wasn't like he was out celebrating a big win, didn't he have to go to "work" the next day?

Lastly, and not that important to me, given his obvious careless attitude for others. He's a free agent after this season, how will something like this effect his future employment and salary?

I have to guess this goes on more than we know. Young men with wads of cash and mixed up priorities. Going out drinking and looking for tail takes priority over everything else.

Of course these shallow/hallow statements after by Robinson fixes everything.

"I don't want to bring that type of light or any type of negative energy towards the team," Robinson said. "I just told him I sincerely apologize to him and the team and this whole organization for even putting myself and the organization in a predicament like that."

He added: "It's nothing anybody want to go through, I'm sure, but it's all a life lesson that we all can learn from. And I definitely will take ... accountability. And I've already learned from it. I've already gone through a lot of stuff to try to overcome it. So honestly, I just don't want anybody else in our organization or the guys in our rooms to go through anything like this."

 

[OldSchool101]

First, Robinson has a career earnings of $14,463,998. His salary this season is $4M. Can't he pay for a driver or at least an Uber, if he wants to go out drinking until 5 in the morning?

True. I personally don’t want to go too over the top because we’ve all done stupid stuff. That said, I thought either the individual Teams or the NFL had some program where they give you a ride in situations like this?

 

[Voyageur]

True. I personally don’t want to go too over the top because we’ve all done stupid stuff. That said, I thought either the individual Teams or the NFL had some program where they give you a ride in situations like this?

Being a talented athlete doesn't do much to make you smarter. Having money doesn't help either. Way too often, they think they can just "do it," because in the past, people turned a blind eye to their misadventures. When you get to the city, they ain't so forgiving. They slap the cuffs on ya.

I remember stopping a famous athlete for driving while impaired. When I asked him to get out of the car to do the sobriety test, he told me he didn't have to, because he was "name" and a key player for "team," and I should call them and they could straighten it all out, and I wouldn't be in any trouble over it. I just laughed, and told him again to get out of the car to take the test. He refused. So, I called my shift commander, and we got two additional officers there, so we could get this behemoth out of the car. Once he was out, he cooperated, and couldn't take two steps without falling down. He blew .18, so he was flat-a drunk.

The cuffs wouldn't fit around is wrist, so I had to get him to promise to behave in the back of my car. I took him in, and booked him. Surprisingly, the next day, when the arrest reports were released to the press, his name didn't appear. It had "accidentally" been left off the report.

Before I went to court on it, I was contacted by the States Attorney's office, and told that I wouldn't have to show in court because it was being taken care of. I told him I was going anyway, because it was on the docket. He then told me; "I'm telling you to stay home." I told him I was going to court and reporting the call to the judge.

I won't go into the details, but when I found it wasn't on the docket, I spoke up in court and asked why. I was told that we could discuss it after court was over. I told the judge that it had to be on the docket, because I had a copy of the arrest in my hand. We exchanged a few words, and I was charged with contempt for arguing with the judge, and held over until court was over. At that point, the judge talked to me in chambers and told me that it was all resolved, and as long as I went back to work and forgot about the incident everything would be fine.

I went back to the station, and talked to the shift commander. He told me to just "go along with it." So, I went into the squad room, and sat in front of a typewriter, and typed out my resignation for two weeks later. Less than two months after that, I was on a high volume Sheriff's department in California. The law is the law, and the BS of these people having "entitlement" isn't acceptable in my world.

What surprised me is that an athlete got off in an offense like that, while a ticket I wrote for the Governor's daughter went through, and she paid the fine and apologized in court. It's a strange world out there.

 

[Poppa San]

At 5 A.M. no less.

You can't tell me you never found a willing young lady to spend 3-4 hours with after the bars closed and then you drove home to get the cows in. I know the reputations of females from your high school town and it was not saintly. I got mine before she was old enough to legally drink.

 

[weeds]

You can't tell me ......

I can so. Not the hometown ... oh wait...

Now .... when I went back to school, THAT was a different matter, BUT, never as a drunk and never a drunk woman.

Besides, I was carrying 21 credits per semester and working more than full time - and I was paying for it.

 

[milani]

I don't know how many times I run across an article about an NFL player doing something stupid, usually off the field. These guys are making millions of $$, supposedly are "role models for kids" and some are locked into huge guarantees. Then, they go out and do something stupid.

Instead of trying to plug each new occurrence into a new thread or an existing thread, I figured I would give these boneheads their very own thread.

I will lead it off with Rams WR Demarcus Robinson. After the Rams loss on Sunday, Robinson was pulled over for going over 100 mph and he was discovered to be driving under the influence as well.

"What the F were you thinking Demarcus?"

Rams Wide Receiver Arrested Overnight After Loss to Eagles

Less than 12 hours after the Los Angeles Rams' 37-20 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of drivi

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After today the question is how can a COACH do something so stupid.

 

[DoURant]

After today the question is how can a COACH do something so stupid.

He needs to change his last name to EBERF#$%UP

 

[Thirteen Below]

I will lead it off with Rams WR Demarcus Robinson. After the Rams loss on Sunday, Robinson was pulled over for going over 100 mph and he was discovered to be driving under the influence as well.

"What the F were you thinking Demarcus?"

When I saw the thread, I got momentarily excited but then disappointed that it was limited to NFL players. My first thought was Minnesota Timberwolves center Eddie Griffin, back in 2006 - who was driving drunk and without a license on University Avenue in southeast Minneapolis, watching a ******* **** video on a DVD player, and ************, when (in the middle of an ******) he ran into a parked SUV and rammed it right into the front of a neighborhood corner store.

I honestly don't know what was more stupid - the fact that he did all that, or the fact that he actually admitted it to the owner of the store immediately after the accident. I mean, I don't care how drunk you are; you honestly can't think of a better story than that?

And, like with Voyageur's story, no charges were filed and he wasn't even tested for DWI. Instead, the Minneapolis police gave him a ride home.

However, the police did get reprimanded for that.

Because he lived in St. Paul, and they weren't supposed to leave the Minneapolis city limits while on duty.

Edit: wow; a lot of details got deleted there. I don't know if it's a good idea to try to get around any of those filters.... I'm guessing most people can figure out what most of those words were supposed to be.

 

[AKCheese]

Cops talking about athletes getting special privileges is the epitomy of the pot calling the kettle black. I have a lot of friends who are cops in multiple jurisdictions city cops county cops - whatever- and its a running joke. Athletes, cops, judges, politicians, actors, whatever not saying its right but I’m certainly not like “OMG can you believe”

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

When I saw the thread, I got momentarily excited but then disappointed that it was limited to NFL players. My first thought was Minnesota Timberwolves center Eddie Griffin, back in 2006 - who was driving drunk and without a license on University Avenue in southeast Minneapolis, watching a ******* **** video on a DVD player, and ************, when (in the middle of an ******) he ran into a parked SUV and rammed it right into the front of a neighborhood corner store.

I honestly don't know what was more stupid - the fact that he did all that, or the fact that he actually admitted it to the owner of the store immediately after the accident. I mean, I don't care how drunk you are; you honestly can't think of a better story than that?

And, like with Voyageur's story, no charges were filed and he wasn't even tested for DWI. Instead, the Minneapolis police gave him a ride home.

However, the police did get reprimanded for that.

Because he lived in St. Paul, and they weren't supposed to leave the Minneapolis city limits while on duty.

Edit: wow; a lot of details got deleted there. I don't know if it's a good idea to try to get around any of those filters.... I'm guessing most people can figure out what most of those words were supposed to be.

You mean to say he got caught in the middle of a ....rear ending?

Why limit the stupid stuff to NFL players? How about we open it up to all Sports. I think if we opened it up to "Any stupid human being", it would turn political, especially in the next 4 years when those incidents will no doubt be plentiful.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

True. I personally don’t want to go too over the top because we’ve all done stupid stuff. That said, I thought either the individual Teams or the NFL had some program where they give you a ride in situations like this?

I stopped doing stupid stuff after college and still with a low funded bank account. I think some of these guys are so pampered and babied through college and perhaps in the Pro's as well, that they never grow-up.

As far as Teams/NFL having ride programs, I think they do, but all I found was from 2010 (below). My guess is this. Player A doesn't want his coach/GM knowing that he is out getting blasted on whatever substances during the season. Player A, will not contact a team associated program, for fear of reprisals for his bad choices. Player A decides he is "fine" and can drive himself and friends home, but..."watch how fast this new sportscar goes!" is yelled to his passengers.

Sadly, sometimes money is what some measure their own success and maturity with.

Most NFL teams offer players safe rides programs

www.nfl.com

 

[El Guapo]

I'm not disputing the pampering and entitlement of these players, but let's not forget that there are A LOT of people in this world that make terrible decisions. Many of those people play professional sports. Heck I'll throw my cousin, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and quite a few others into that group of terrible decision-makers. I've been known to make a few bad ones too over the years.

Luckily we have all made the great decision to support the Packers.

 

[Firethorn1001]

when (in the middle of an ******)

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[Thirteen Below]

You mean to say he got caught in the middle of a ....rear ending?

Mmmmm.... not really.... it was, mm, let's see.... a wholesome film about the reward some women find in forming close friendships with other women. Very close friendships.

You know, in the 20 years since this happened, every time I think of it I especially marvel not at the stupidity of what he did in the first place, but at the incredible idiocy of telling the truth!! Dude; I don't care how drunk you were.... you seriously couldn't think of a better story than that??

You should have been able to think of a hundred better stories than that. I mean, if nothing else, just stop at "I was drunk and lost control of my car". Leave it right there and scurry away; nobody would ever know the difference. What the hell was he thinking?

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It reminds me of a high school kid who got mauled by a deer while hunting, back when I was a teenager. I'm pretty sure it was in Wisconsin, but don't remember exactly where. Mid- to late 70s, in case it rings a bell for someone.

He was in a tree stand in an oak tree, and a sizable buck strolled up and started grazing on acorns underneath him. He was trying to figure out the best way to get a good shot at him without making a noise and spooking him, when he suddenly had a brainstorm... everyone always talks about "one shot, one buck" - what if he could take his buck without firing a shot? "One buck, no shots"? Tarzan did it all the time, why not him?

As I remember hearing it on the radio, he verrry quietly laid his rifle down, slowly stood up and drew his knife, and positioned himself to drop down on the buck's back and stab it in the throat. Had it all worked out in his head. Moved slowly and silently to the edge of the platform, and waited for the buck to move underneath his spot.

Apparently it was all going very well until the instant he jumped - stepping off the platform in and of itself made a small amount of noise, just enough to make the buck jump to the side as he dropped on it. They're an incredibly wary animal.

Instead of landing on his back (which probably would not have turned out as well as he expected, even if he did manage to stick the landing), he glanced off the side of the deer, and landed face down on the ground from almost 10 feet up. He was stunned by the impact, and while he lay there on the ground, the enraged buck (who was berserk about some predator having just jumped on top of him from a tree) just savaged him.

As I remember, there was a ruptured spleen, broken ribs, broken pelvis, a serious knee injury, and deep lacerations on his rib cage front and back from the antlers he had briefly imagined would soon hang on his wall. I'm sure there were probably more injuries than that, but that's the list that stands out in my memory. I kinda remember something about facial wounds, too.

And from the moment I heard that on the radio on my way to work that morning, the first question that entered my mind was why in the world the kid admitted all that. He must have been the laughing stock of his entire high school until the day he graduated. I'll bet it's still the Number One conversation topic at his class reunions.

Why not just "ah, well, I fell out of a tree, what can I say?" I promise you that's what I would have done.

 

[Poppa San]

Luckily we have all made the great decision to support the Packers.

Except for @Calebs Revenge who I'm sure we'll get to the right side eventually. We have better cookies.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

(imagine Luke Skywalker after finding out Darth is his father)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Yeah, we're a dumpster fire right now .........,, there is a bright side all this though.
We are easily the most dysfunctional, worst run worst managed ridiculous team in the NFL. Right?!
Who is worse than us?
But here's the thing...... as bad as we've been and as horrible as our coaches been, we lost the Lions by field goal Minnesota by a field goal you people by a point..... if you kinda see what I'm saying..... if we actually get not just OK not just good but if we get a great head coach.... the skies the limit for this team because we're barely losing being run by the most incompetent group of jag offs I've ever see......so I do have a lot of hope for next year.

 

[milani]

Yeah, we're a dumpster fire right now .........,, there is a bright side all this though.
We are easily the most dysfunctional, worst run worst managed ridiculous team in the NFL. Right?!
Who is worse than us?
But here's the thing...... as bad as we've been and as horrible as our coaches been, we lost the Lions by field goal Minnesota by a field goal you people by a point..... if you kinda see what I'm saying..... if we actually get not just OK not just good but if we get a great head coach.... the skies the limit for this team because we're barely losing being run by the most incompetent group of jag offs I've ever see......so I do have a lot of hope for next year.

A great coach knows how to win those kind of games by managing the game. He knows his strengths, his weaknesses, and the same about the opponent. He understands margin of error. He knows when to use timeouts and use them effectively. If a Bill Belichick had been the Bears coach this season they are 8-4 and possibly 9-3.

 

[Thirteen Below]

If a Bill Belichick had been the Bears coach this season they are 8-4 and possibly 9-3.

And if Caleb Williams was being coached by Belichik, his career would be off to a much better start, and hs future would be far more promising than it appears at the moment. He's got a lot riding on the Bear's decision on who will replace Eberfluis.

Or maybe I should say, on who they can talk into taking the job.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

A great coach knows how to win those kind of games by managing the game. He knows his strengths, his weaknesses, and the same about the opponent. He understands margin of error. He knows when to use timeouts and use them effectively. If a Bill Belichick had been the Bears coach this season they are 8-4 and possibly 9-3.

In a way I would almost hire Bill Belichick on a two-year contract. Keep Thomas Brown as our offensive coordinator and let him learn from Belichick and then have him be the heir apparent.