Chaka
Footballguy
No. I am not saying that you would or would not be able to do it. I am saying that you have no idea if you would or would not be able to do it, particularly if you had lived the same 22 years that Manziel had.Many others in the league before Johnny have been able to do it. I am quite confident I would have been able to do it.I disagree. You have no earthly idea how you would respond if you had NFL QB level talent and zero accountability for the entirety of your 22 years on this planet. That is the point that I find most frustrating, this notion that we can apply our completely disparate experiences to where Johnny Manziel is today. We can't and I think it is important for people to accept that rather than condemn people for not being what we think they should be.I do know though, that I was an irresponsible 22 year old.
However, I also know I could have easily avoided idiotic partying for the camera for more than a few days after being handed the starting job for the rest of the year, after being given explicit instructions to do just about anything BUT be seen on camera being an idiot partying.
It seems to be a combination of idiocy and defiance. Those traits do not correlate with good NFL QB.
You are welcome to disagree, but you are wrong.
Why is this seemingly obvious observation so difficult for people to understand?