Bebe arrested ...

[Gtbowhunter90]

Stretch Armstrong level reach

Cheese side is about to catch a block from me....

 

[stech81]

We seem to have a lot of people who have never done something stupid.

 

[smokey_wasp]

Unsigned free agent late stage veteran with a major injury equals out of the league in my book even if only temporarily.

Frankly, I’m shocked you think a college degree is worthless to a professional athlete no matter how much they made. At some point they’re playing days are done and need something to do.

Your comment does a world of good for our recruiting efforts. Especially coming from a former player. Smh.

Getting back to his behavior, it almost sounds like you think he did nothing wrong?

He messed up, but your level of condescension is way out of proportion. This is a dude whose mom was sent away for 15 years for dealing crack when he was a kid. He made something great of himself and has never been in significant trouble before. He is a GT success story and you want to throw him under the bus...for speeding? For not coming back and taking classes in his free time when he is a multi millionaire?

I got news for ya. Plenty of doctors and lawyers speed in their expensive cars, not to mention DUIs. He will pay for his mistake and move on with his life. Why pile on?

 

[Ibeeballin]

He messed up, but your level of condescension is way out of proportion. This is a dude whose mom was sent away for 15 years for dealing crack when he was a kid. He made something great of himself and has never been in significant trouble before. He is a GT success story and you want to throw him under the bus...for speeding? For not coming back and taking classes in his free time when he is a multi millionaire?

I got news for ya. Plenty of doctors and lawyers speed in their expensive cars, not to mention DUIs. He will pay for his mistake and move on with his life. Why pile on?

Correction: His mom got sent away for not snitching on her momma, but continue

 

[smokey_wasp]

I will stand corrected on that. Here is a good reminder of who Demaryus is and where he comes from. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/demaryius-thomas-mom-broncos

He has done a lot more good than bad in his life.

 

[Animal02]

I’ll side with the league on who’s in and out of the league.

Now you are putting words in my mouth. I’ve never said a college degree was worthless, but it’s probably worthless to someone who has accumulated enough money to take care of the next generation of his.

My comment is exactly in lockstep with CGC. Tech will prepare and set you up the next 40yrs of your life whether that’s in the workforce or playing on Sundays. Hey WR? Come to Tech and I can setup you to get $70mil if decide not to graduate, don’t believe me look at BayBay. He was only a 3* and accomplished that. Yeah, that is a real detriment to recruiting ( insert Animal02 eyeroll)

I didn’t say that either. I said Colorado cases are different than the rest of the US. This careless or reckless driving in most states. A misdemeanor with a fine. That’s just stating facts not absolving of wrongdoing

Hey...throw in the @ if you are calling me out.
I completely agree with you on all points.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

He messed up, but your level of condescension is way out of proportion. This is a dude whose mom was sent away for 15 years for dealing crack when he was a kid. He made something great of himself and has never been in significant trouble before. He is a GT success story and you want to throw him under the bus...for speeding? For not coming back and taking classes in his free time when he is a multi millionaire?

I got news for ya. Plenty of doctors and lawyers speed in their expensive cars, not to mention DUIs. He will pay for his mistake and move on with his life. Why pile on?

I’m familiar with his story and not sure how I’m piling on. He can still complete his degree.

Btw, I know people speed, but his resulted in a flipped car and severely injured person. That’s a little different and not a good thing. But I guess pointing that out is throwing him under the bus.

 

[Ibeeballin]

Hey...throw in the @ if you are calling me out.
I completely agree with you on all points.

@Animal02

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

I guess ultimately, we just want good things for our beloved former player, and we should all show grace in times like this, realizing that we are all capable of bad choices and bad consequences from those choices.

I hate that he is in this situation, and yes, his poor choices most likely caused his situation (if he was going 70 in a 35 with traffic), but I still hate it for him, and I pray those injured recover fully. I hope that Thomas learns from this experience, and that he uses this for a positive going forward.

 

[kg01]

Exactly. One of my favorite quotes is "Don't mistake a lack of failure for success". You can control that vehicle right up until the second you can't.

Oh I'm stealing that one.

And I agree totally. A poorly-timed sneeze and I probably would've wrapped myself around and through some pole or something.

So dumb.

 

[AE 87]

Hey...throw in the @ if you are calling me out.
I completely agree with you on all points.

 

[bobongo]

We seem to have a lot of people who have never done something stupid.

Good point. I've done some knucklehead stuff myself, just lucky nobody got hurt.

 

[Animal02]

We seem to have a lot of people who have never done something stupid.

And I am not one of them.

 

[stech81]

Good point. I've done some knucklehead stuff myself, just lucky nobody got hurt.

I would be willing to say all of us have at one time.

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

He messed up, but your level of condescension is way out of proportion. This is a dude whose mom was sent away for 15 years for dealing crack when he was a kid. He made something great of himself and has never been in significant trouble before. He is a GT success story and you want to throw him under the bus...for speeding? For not coming back and taking classes in his free time when he is a multi millionaire?

I got news for ya. Plenty of doctors and lawyers speed in their expensive cars, not to mention DUIs. He will pay for his mistake and move on with his life. Why pile on?

It was a good deal worse than simple speeding. He is very lucky as is.

 

[GT_05]

I doubt that. If someone drives 70 through my neighborhood and flips his vehicle, I hope they throw the book at him.

“Serious Injury by Vehicle” is a felony in Georgia when paired with reckless driving. I feel like this accident, as described, would qualify.


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[smokey_wasp]

It was a good deal worse than simple speeding. He is very lucky as is.

I dont disagree. Just didnt like the suggestion that one mistake means he has a big problem in his life overall. Or the idea that it has anything to do with not graduating.

 

[Backstreetbuzz]

Prosecutors always over charge. It gives them room to negotiate.

 

[deeeznutz]

Agree other than the excessive charge. You don’t have be under the influence to endanger others lives with wreckless behavior.

It wasn’t wreck-less, because otherwise we wouldn’t be talking about it. Definitely reckless though.
Sorry, just trying to bring some levity to a tough situation.

 

[alentrekin]

Correction: His mom got sent away for not snitching on her momma, but continue

I (don't really..) question the bias of posters who pile on to our players when they are at their most vulnerable.