Earlier on Tuesday, the St. Louis Rams issued a statement distancing themselves from offensive, anti-military comments that former Rams offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe made on Twitter. Head coach Jeff Fisher, who has a long track record of supporting the military, was asked about Nsekhe's comments and did not hold back. "Yeah, I have thoughts about it. I just heard about it just prior to coming out to practice," said Fisher. "I guess it’s sad that anybody, regardless of profession, that they’re in this country, would take a shot at our military. Without necessarily taking a shot at Ty, Ty’s not here and doesn’t have a job in the National Football League right now because he’s not necessarily a deep thinker. "Again, he’s not part of our organization. The respect we have for our military, as does the National Football League, as well as the country, is so strong. I’m just disappointed that anybody for that matter would take a shot at them like that." Source: Mac's Football Blog
but it takes skill to play in the NFL and that is why he is not playing. Go to some third world country and see how you like it there motherhecker.
He was kinda baited into it. As a Vet, I really hate when people pull that crap on people. Bush league dramatics IMO. Bet that dude is some air winger f*g too
don't know how he was baited but unless it was like the My Lai massacre then you shouldn't say crap like that.
Well, there's 1696 players in the NFL, out of a population of 314 million. There's like 2.3 million people in the military out of the same population, so yeah, its a lot harder to get into the NFL than the military. Even if this guy was a marginal talent that made it but didn't stick, he's still way ahead of 313,998,304 other people. Thousands upon thousands of extremely talented, elite-level, athletes work their asses their entire lives in hopes of making it and hardly any of them do, whereas any galoomba off the street in reasonable health and in possession of all 4 major limbs can walk in a recruiting office and ship out for basic.
still didn't say how he was baited. any galoomba can walk into a recruitment office, that is true. and lay down their life at any time for their country. all these "talented" guys do is hope for a huge payday. like that freaking idiot who made fun of Pat Tillman for joining the military. people can shoot off their mouths in the comfort of their homes, it is another thing to put your life on the line.
I never said he was baited, just that his response wasn't an invalid one. I'd also wager that a very large majority of people who walk through the door of a recruitment office and join the military aren't doing it out of any sense of honor, or as some grand noble personal sacrifice for the greater good. They do it because they usually don't have any better options, and the pay and bennies are way better than Mickey D's. Kudos to them for, as you put it, laying their life on the line while we sit here comfortably, but how many of them would be doing it if it didn't involve that paycheck and college fund? Not freaking many, so let's not pretend like we're talking about noble old-timey knights going out to win honor and glory for their people. Tillman is another story, but he's definitely the extremely rare exception to the rule.
never said you was the one that said he was baited. just asking a general question. as far as making them noble or whatever, never said that. I said that the fact that they signed up knowing they can, at any time, be called up to die is something to be admired. I know this generation of youngsters are not like the ones that fought in WW2 or even the Korean War. Those people in WW2 did so out of patriotic pride and these youngster are doing it out of wanting a paycheck, which is not that much. And the misconception of the "old time knights" being "noble", the only "noble" thing about them were they came from rich families. They usually raped and murdered the peasants and stole whatever they wanted. So, in that meaning, I guess you are correct.
