Cincinnati throwing stones in a glass house

Natedawg44

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I live here near Cincinnati and even the media talk about T.O. here is getting annoying. Of all places for Cincinnati to rip on T.O. just kills me. So much so I have to say what has T.O. ever done that is illegal? Has he robbed anyone? cough A.J. Nicholson cough. Has he ever been kicked off a team for dope? cough Ahmad Brooks cough Has he ever had a DUI on a boat? cough Erik Steinbach cough Has he ever assaulted his girlfriend? cough Frostee Rucker cough Has he ever pulled a gun on someone? cough Chris Henry cough Has he ever been pulled over resisted arrest and then tased? cough Matthias Askew cough
They have absolutely no room to pass judgement on anyone here in Cincinnati but every fricking day all I hear about is T.O.
 

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Natedawg44 said:
I live here near Cincinnati and even the media talk about T.O. here is getting annoying. Of all places for Cincinnati to rip on T.O. just kills me. So much so I have to say what has T.O. ever done that is illegal? Has he robbed anyone? cough A.J. Nicholson cough. Has he ever been kicked off a team for dope? cough Ahmad Brooks cough Has he ever had a DUI on a boat? cough Erik Steinbach cough Has he ever assaulted his girlfriend? cough Frostee Rucker cough Has he ever pulled a gun on someone? cough Chris Henry cough Has he ever been pulled over resisted arrest and then tased? cough Matthias Askew cough
They have absolutely no room to pass judgement on anyone here in Cincinnati but every fricking day all I hear about is T.O.


All very true points.

How's that Ahmad Brooks thing working up there in Cincy anyway? Heard anything?
 

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They say he has had a good camp although the first couple of preseason game he hasn't done anything to stand out. There starters are Pollack, Miller and Johnson. I'm not sure how Thurman and Simmons will fit into that though.
 

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Natedawg44 said:
I live here near Cincinnati and even the media talk about T.O. here is getting annoying. Of all places for Cincinnati to rip on T.O. just kills me. So much so I have to say what has T.O. ever done that is illegal? Has he robbed anyone? cough A.J. Nicholson cough. Has he ever been kicked off a team for dope? cough Ahmad Brooks cough Has he ever had a DUI on a boat? cough Erik Steinbach cough Has he ever assaulted his girlfriend? cough Frostee Rucker cough Has he ever pulled a gun on someone? cough Chris Henry cough Has he ever been pulled over resisted arrest and then tased? cough Matthias Askew cough
They have absolutely no room to pass judgement on anyone here in Cincinnati but every fricking day all I hear about is T.O.

Great post!
 

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Natedawg44 said:
Has he ever been kicked off a team for dope?
He's been kicked off a team for being a dope, which is much worse when it comes to professional sports, as sad as that is.
 

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jimmy40 said:
He's been kicked off a team for being a dope, which is much worse when it comes to professional sports, as sad as that is.

I think that's the point of this thread. What TO did wasn't nearly as bad as what these other guys have done, but for some reason people think it's a bigger deal.
 

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The sad thing in this country is rapists and murders get little pub while guys like TO are on the front page of papers and newscasts every day. Someone gets killed by a drunk driver and it gets a second hand mention, yet TO is front page news. This whole TO thing isn't really news yet they shove it down our throats. 20 years ago only rags and their cut rate "reporters" ie.. the enquirer, stooped to these lows, yet nowadays it seems the entire media world is down in the pig trouph with the slop. On one had they condem things like Roids, yet they are guilty of trangressions that rival the players who the slam. Ask a Yankees fan if the ARod thing has gotten a little old.
 

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You know, it is sort of ridiculous.

TO is a decent man.....he doesn't rape women, drive drunk, do drugs, he doesn't show up on police blotters.

So why the hate?

Arrogance.

Americans love a confident hero....but can't stand arrogant prima donnas.

Look at Cowboy fans for instance...and I'm one of the worst....Michael Irvin was not a good person. He partied, he womanized, and he cost us perhaps a fourth SB in five years with his "incident'.

But we love him.....Why? Well, on the football field, it was all about the Cowboys....Not Irvin. On the field, you could count on him. But he hurt our team probably worse than anything Jerry could've done.

With TO, it's all about TO....team is second. He really hasn't done anything to wreck this team. As a matter of fact, our team seems to be running like a well-oiled machine.

It's sad really. This treatment of TO.

I'll say this....If I'm willing to give Irvin all sorts of chances, then it's only fair to give TO the same treatment. I've been a loud griper about TO.....but I'll do my best to give him the benefit of a doubt.
 

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Big Dakota said:
The sad thing in this country is rapists and murders get little pub while guys like TO are on the front page of papers and newscasts every day. Someone gets killed by a drunk driver and it gets a second hand mention, yet TO is front page news. This whole TO thing isn't really news yet they shove it down our throats. 20 years ago only rags and their cut rate "reporters" ie.. the enquirer, stooped to these lows, yet nowadays it seems the entire media world is down in the pig trouph with the slop. On one had they condem things like Roids, yet they are guilty of trangressions that rival the players who the slam. Ask a Yankees fan if the ARod thing has gotten a little old.

exactly, the media is starting to turn into one, big "The Globe" empire, no filler
 

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Natedawg44 said:
I live here near Cincinnati and even the media talk about T.O. here is getting annoying. Of all places for Cincinnati to rip on T.O. just kills me. So much so I have to say what has T.O. ever done that is illegal? Has he robbed anyone? cough A.J. Nicholson cough. Has he ever been kicked off a team for dope? cough Ahmad Brooks cough Has he ever had a DUI on a boat? cough Erik Steinbach cough Has he ever assaulted his girlfriend? cough Frostee Rucker cough Has he ever pulled a gun on someone? cough Chris Henry cough Has he ever been pulled over resisted arrest and then tased? cough Matthias Askew cough
They have absolutely no room to pass judgement on anyone here in Cincinnati but every fricking day all I hear about is T.O.

i'm failing to see your point...illegal activites v.s. "tearing" apart a team..... **flicks switch** sorry sarcasim was on
 
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