Jay Ratliff wrecks truck, arrested for DWI **merged* - Page 19 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

funkytown · 01-23-2013

Why Jay? Why?

Pending the results of this blood test, but you have to be really stupid to pull off this move.

Drinking and driving is a stupid and dangerous thing to do. Many of us have been guilty of this CRIME. Lets not all act like saints here. How many times have you had a drink or two at a bar, restaurant, friends house, and drove home? Even if its a few blocks? Many of us have.

But with that being said, its wrong and its a stupid thing to do. Especially for a member of this football team. A few months after one of your teammates was killed, and another jailed. You go and have some drinks and risk that? There is a service set up for the team to drive you home.

Joe Citizen does not always have that ability to get a free ride home. Some of us have friends and others have to call cabs. While some of us take that risk every weekend.

Look at the news folks, its not just this team. Numerous law enforcement officers themselves are arrested each year. One of them just killed someone last week in fort worth. This is an epidemic. And it needs to stop.

dez_for_prez · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS12

DeMario Davis ‏@thedemariodavis
BREAKING #Cowboys NT Jay Ratliff was reportedly at Euless bowling alley before DWI http://cowboys24x7.com/columns/Cowbo...ley-before-DWI …
Retweeted by
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite More

They don't serve alcohol there, could be a good sign.

Sasquatch · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by tupperware

You're basically driving a few thousand LB weapon. How many people are getting killed because of these idiots?

About 15,000 a year.

**jobberone** · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyTheHammer

What in the heck makes you think we can't cut Ratliff again, if we want to?

Its absurd to think we can't cut a player if we don't want him on the team anymore.

I didn't say you couldn't cut him at all.

**jobberone** · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by wileedog

Really? You think the league or the union is going to go to bat for a guy who got a DWI 6 weeks after his teammate died in a DWI accident?

I'm guessing you don't work in PR....

And I said the league would take sides???? The league would discipline him not the club.

Oh_Canada · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyTheHammer

Not really.. when you drive into the back of a freakin 18 wheeler you're either drunk or an imbecile.

With Rat.. i suspect it was a bit of both.

If we want to cut him.. he's gone.

I came within a foot of doing the same after almost falling asleep on the wheel. It was late and I was younger, but I can assure you I had not a drop of alcohol in me.

So yeah, I'm an imbecile, but not a criminal. Maybe Ratliff did the same.

ManicDepressiveMan · 01-23-2013

Congrats, Ratliff, you have just secured a special place in the ranks of idiots of have played professional sports.

ilovejerry · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

how in the world do you go out and do this after what happened a month ago? are people really this simple minded? are people really this dumb? does alot of money do that to you? what is it?

Too answer your question No there imbeciles.

I think Imbecile is lower on the scale then idiot. Could be wrong but anyway pick one with Rat it fits

Kangaroo · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oh_Canada

I came within a foot of doing the same after almost falling asleep on the wheel. It was late and I was younger, but I can assure you I had not a drop of alcohol in me.

So yeah, I'm an imbecile, but not a criminal. Maybe Ratliff did the same.

I ran into the back of a car when i fell asleep at the wheel for a second lucky i was able to wake up in time and put on the brakes to keep from making it a bad wreck just a minor fender bender.

I did not have one drop of alcohol I was running on about 12 hours of sleep for the week and driving back from Military drill going from Austin, TX to Huntsville TX oh and we had been in the field all weekend and I had to first drive back from Camp Bulis to Austin and unload and wash the vehicle.

Been there before scared the crap out of me falling asleep at the wheel like that.

Nation · 01-23-2013

Pro Athlete culture. They are coddled and told they are special for so long that they think they are invincible, even when something like the Jerry Brown situation hits so close to home.

ufcrules1 · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kangaroo

I ran into the back of a car when i fell asleep at the wheel for a second lucky i was able to wake up in time and put on the brakes to keep from making it a bad wreck just a minor fender bender.

I did not have one drop of alcohol I was running on about 12 hours of sleep for the week and driving back from Military drill going from Austin, TX to Huntsville TX oh and we had been in the field all weekend and I had to first drive back from Camp Bulis to Austin and unload and wash the vehicle.

Been there before scared the crap out of me falling asleep at the wheel like that.

I think most of us have had a situation where we almost fall asleep at the wheel but there is usually a reason for it... like your story above and it is usually when we were young and dumb too. That doesn't appear to be the case with Rat. I guess we will have to wait and see.

Double Trouble · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by wileedog

Really? You think the league or the union is going to go to bat for a guy who got a DWI 6 weeks after his teammate died in a DWI accident?

I'm guessing you don't work in PR....

Unfortunately, the union will defend Ratliff to the hilt. If Rae Carruth, from the bowels of whatever prison he is currently in, filed some sort of grievance against the NFL, the NFLPA would be 100% behind him.

Regardless, releasing Ratliff was widely discussed before this happened. EVerybody knew it was a possibility. No way he should be on the Cowboys' roster next year, nor should Brent. But in Jerry Jones' circus, the more losers like this you keep around, the better.

speedkilz88 · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by dez_for_prez

They don't serve alcohol there, could be a good sign.

I think you misread it.

The bowling alley in question does serve alcohol, as allowed by TABC permits.

Phoenix · 01-23-2013

Highway 114: 2
Cowboys NTs: 0

**BrAinPaiNt** · 01-23-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejerry

Too answer your question No there imbeciles.

I think Imbecile is lower on the scale then idiot. Could be wrong but anyway pick one with Rat it fits

Not ragging on you as I hate spelling and grammar nazis.

Just making a general observation that many times we as posters or humans will make fun of others and call them a name that questions someone's intelligence and while doing so make a mistake in spelling or grammar that could have others question our own intelligence.

For those that did not catch it....They're vs There

Again not ragging on you as I have done stuff like this before and have seen it many times by other posters when making fun of someone else's intelligence.

Heck would not be shocked if I had a typo, grammar or spelling issue in this post as well.

Oh...and we sometimes make long, drawn out run on sentences.