Reply #56: wha?

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-One thing it does do is make me appreciate Marvin Harrison so much more. It also makes me miss Barry Sanders. I love guys who'll just hand the ball to the ref and go sit down. Real pros.


huh? maybe barry sanders, but marvin harrison? man, the media has done a job making these colt players into golden boys.....

harrison is a selfish athlete. last year, when his team was *winning*, he complained because he wasn't getting the ball! and he had said before that he'd take a pay cut, just to make sure he could stay with peyton manning (colts are in a bit of cap trouble)..... but did you see this 32 year old's new contract this year? completely went back on his word.

and the worst part was, while we heard the opposite of harrison's actions attributed to him, we heard no corrections from these bullshit announcers, once he demonstrated otherwise.



this little celebration of randy's, is the last i can ever remember him doing anything other than handing the ball to a ref, or finding a kid or some disabled person to give the ball to, in the last 7 seasons. did you not know randy did that, or just don't give a shit?

earlier in the year, he gave *2* touchdown balls, to a man in a wheelchair, who was dying, and there as part of the 'make-a-wish foundation.' and not only did he give 'em to the guy, but he stayed both times and grabbed this guy's arms a bit and celebrated with him.....

i fucking cried after watching that, and i tear up everytime i see a picture of that or think of it, to be honest..... i saw my best friend in that man, and to see the smile randy put on that man's face..... he forgot he was dying, for just a moment, as he had the attention of a superstar, and forgot he was even in a wheelchair, you can bet..... it was beautiful.

my best friend and his family, would give anything to forget all that, for even just a second, and have just a moment where it doesn't consume them, and isn't even in the back of their mind.....


yet that shit didn't get any media play. and neither did the other myriad times randy's done those things.


stop being lazy folks. you should realize more than others how the media can affect perception..... so go and do your own work, instead of relying on them, if you're to have such opinions.