Cowboys Defensive Lineup "Incident"

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I don't feel sorry for Brent, he deserves everything coming to him for killing someone else. He was busted once, put on probation and given a second chance. Apparently, he did not learn from that mistake and decided to drive drunk and this time, he killed someone. He gets no Sympothy from me.

Jerry Brown on the other hand does. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and teammates. He died young because of someone else and that's the tragedy here.

[noquicksnap1]

Originally Posted by pennsyltuckian

According to that twitter account Josh Brent, who was expect to start in place of injured NT Ratliff, was arrested for manslaughter. I hope this isn't correct because I'm sick of hearing about Belcher and this will kindle that fire.

Let's see - 3 people now dead and another with a manslaughter conviction facing him and the biggest problem with all of this is that we have to hear about it?

[Slappy from New Haven]

Originally Posted by Bengals Mike

how else would the situation be handled in account with the logisitics of scheduling and timing and etc? the Bengals have to play on Thursday after this game and of course this is an important game for both teams, I dont know if they can reschedule or postpone this game with the schedule as it is right now? Of course this is a very disturbing and disruptive incident for Dallas right now and I would understand if the league did everything it could to acommodate Dallas in any way they can but at the same time should the Bengals schedule and routine be thrown off by this as well as compressed as it is this week alone of all weeks?

Dude a guy died and a football game has to be played.

I am not saying don't play the game. Where did you get that from?

All In was saying is a person died and we should not be worrying about and "advantage"

Eff dude I am abrasive on these boards but WTF?

[ralvarado]

Originally Posted by crazyjdawg

NFL players are getting more irresponsible by the minute.

Except now it's beginning to cause loss of life.

If DUIs were more seriously punished, this stuff wouldn't happen.

Actually, using the logic of Bob Costas, we should just outlaw automobiles. If these men had been riding bicycles, this accident would have never happened.

[ralvarado]

Originally Posted by Abspara

I can't wait to see what Bob Costas will say about this.

He'll say we should outlaw automobiles. No one would have died in this situation if they were riding a two seat bicycle.

[ralvarado]

What makes this worse, is that the Dallas Cowboys apparently offer a free driver to all of their players if they have been drinking. These guys could have called the 'service' to pick them and take them wherever they wanted to go, courtesy of Jerry Jones. Instead, they chose to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and take their life into their own hands.

It really is tragic.

[Fan_in_Kettering]

I registered my "Fan_in_Kettering" user name on the Dallas Cowboys message boards and left a message of sincere condolences over Jerry Brown's untimely death. It only takes a few minutes and I encourage as many posters on here to do the same.

[yellowxdiscipline]

Cowboys cant forfeit the game... It has to be played. I just hope this incident doesnt give them some kind of emotional fuel to win.

[ScottishBengal]

Really tragic! No idea how it will affect the game... I guess our boys have to simply be professional and go out and do the job. The Cowboys likely reaction is less clear.

With another player death in avoidable circumstances, does this raise bigger questions regarding the support players receive from the NFL? It seems that young men with far too much money and without the skill set to manage their situation, requires some sort of support structure.

[The British Bengal]

Originally Posted by ralvarado

What makes this worse, is that the Dallas Cowboys apparently offer a free driver to all of their players if they have been drinking. These guys could have called the 'service' to pick them and take them wherever they wanted to go, courtesy of Jerry Jones. Instead, they chose to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and take their life into their own hands.

It really is tragic.

The NFL AND teams do this in every big city. It shows you everything you need to know, however, about the NFL's priorities that players get suspended for a quarter of a season for taking Aderall, get fined tens of thousands of dollars for wearing the wrong colour cleats or for "excessive celebration" but when one of their players, like, say, Braylon Edwards, a man who'd already been involved in a deadly drunk-driving incident, a man being paid millions of dollars, with free car service provided by the NFL AND his team, in New York City at 3.30am, a place overrun with cabs, decided to drunk drive, the NFL's penalty was, erm, nothing.

The Jets penalised him though: they sat him for the first quarter of their next fame. That'll teach him. Nothing says "punishment" like front-row seats at an NFL game before being thrown onto the field and catching a touchdown.

[The British Bengal]

Originally Posted by ralvarado

Actually, using the logic of Bob Costas, we should just outlaw automobiles. If these men had been riding bicycles, this accident would have never happened.

Actually, if you made Costas' (who I can't stand) gun point properly analogous, you'd conclude we should ban drinking and driving. Which, erm, I think we have done.

[pennsyltuckian]

Originally Posted by THEBURG

He was driving a car that killed their linebacker, he field tested drunk, so they charged him with drunken vehicular manslaughter

I can see many reasons why you would comment here but your motive is unclear. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you chose the only one that would make sense this deep into the thread.

Yes, intoxicated (or as you say, drunken vehicular) manslaughter is very different than just manslaughter. It does negate what I said to an extent but keep in mind, my comment was while the story was breaking and the information wasn't complete until about 5 minutes later. Once the extra word was added to the charge I knew the coverage in a sports based program wouldn't be as unnecessarily over played.

Originally Posted by noquicksnap1

Let's see - 3 people now dead and another with a manslaughter conviction facing him and the biggest problem with all of this is that we have to hear about it?

See above and the numbers change to 2 dead. But, yes, the overwhelming coverage of Belcher during SPORTS broadcasting was unnecessary and at times down right foolish. Morons decide to kill the mother of their 3 month child all the time outside of football so this is more a societal issue than a sports one. I don't watch pregame or halftime shows to hear an idiot trying to relate this subject to football, especially when they try to make a direct connection.

But if you wish to feel superior by trying to make someone out to be without compassion, I'll help you along. I have seen a person I cared about commit suicide and lost close ones to driving while intoxicated. I dealt with it on a personal level and moved on and now I am not empathetic when I hear of it happening with others. If I did care when it happens to others I'd be an activist doing something about it. Have you don't anything about this societal issue?

[Who-Dey Girl]

A few years ago my cousin got a ride home from a friend from a bar who was drunk and he did not know it. The dude hit a tree in front of my cousin’s house and my Uncle ended up identifying his son's body at the hospital and has never been the same. You see my cousin was trying to be responsible and knew he was too drunk to drive home himself. His friend convinced him not to call a cab because he "had only had one and was fine to take him home." The driver was unhurt and later tested with a high alcohol level. Did my cousin make the wrong decision....obviously. But the point is that we do not know what the situation was last Sat morning when Brown got into his car. Perhaps he was too intoxicated to realize that dude was drunk. It is really classless to blame the victim.