Twitter: Scandrick did a surprise onside kick in Madden against a kid in the hospital

[Fritsch_the_cat]

Or inside trying on a dress...

Are you going to help pay for his therapy?

If he ends up wearing a dress or needing therapy because I told him he was throwing like a girl, there wasn't much hope for his manhood anyway.

Seems some people need to toughen up, because out in the real world, that would be one of the nicest things anyone ever says to him.

 

[CF74]

Dude hates losing...

 

[Idgit]

I never throw games I play with my kids. I offer them tactical advice, explain it, and then I clobber them when I can. If it's a physical contest, I handicap it in some way, but I still try to win despite whatever the handicap is. If they win, I go out of my way to let them know how proud I am. They usually lose, and we talk about how to do better next time.

It wasn't long before they were killing me in video games. And most of the punch-em games (Slugbug, whatever). This year, my 15 year old beat me in a foot race. That one hurt. I still win at chess and kickboxing. Not looking forward to them getting better at that one than I am.

I know personally, I'd do everything I possibly could to beat a kid in any condition at a video game. It's patronizing not to try your best when the field is equal.

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

Dude hates losing...

Hopefully that kid hates losing now too, because they have the ultimate contest to win.

 

[Risen Star]

For a cornerback, Scandrick is alright.

 

[DeaconBlues]

That is ok, but when you start stepping on their oxygen lines to beat them then you are going over the top

Not if you step off before 10 Mississippi.

 

[JoeKing]

In some cases these are kids with a fatal illness. What life lesson do they learn by beating them in a video game? All they have is right now. If winning would make them happy, I let them win in the most subtle way possible. My kids on the other hand get pounded at Madden by me every chance I give them.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I'm pretty sure the kid had loads of fun playing with an NFL player, even though he lost.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Scandrick!!!

That's my guy. He's a beast. .LoL.

 

[Proximo]

I never throw games I play with my kids. I offer them tactical advice, explain it, and then I clobber them when I can. If it's a physical contest, I handicap it in some way, but I still try to win despite whatever the handicap is. If they win, I go out of my way to let them know how proud I am. They usually lose, and we talk about how to do better next time.

It wasn't long before they were killing me in video games. And most of the punch-em games (Slugbug, whatever). This year, my 15 year old beat me in a foot race. That one hurt. I still win at chess and kickboxing. Not looking forward to them getting better at that one than I am.

I know personally, I'd do everything I possibly could to beat a kid in any condition at a video game. It's patronizing not to try your best when the field is equal.

Agree with this approach. I don't have any kids at the moment, but growing up I had an older brother, father, and many uncles- and we were regularly engaged in some type of competitive activity, whether it be sports, board games, video games, whatever. And no one was "throwing" any of them. Definitely drove the young'ens to get better, as well as learn how to handle defeat (and victory) the right way.

 

[Sportsbabe]

LoL Gotta keep that competitive edge.

 

[nablives]

Its a bit of a pathetic move to decide to stomp sick kids during a charity visit. Seems a little bit churlish.

Yeah, but it's cool when Dallas Cowboys do it. If it had been an Eagle, Commander, or Giant, rant on!!!

 

[Idgit]

Agree with this approach. I don't have any kids at the moment, but growing up I had an older brother, father, and many uncles- and we were regularly engaged in some type of competitive activity, whether it be sports, board games, video games, whatever. And no one was "throwing" any of them. Definitely drove the young'ens to get better, as well as learn how to handle defeat (and victory) the right way.

Funniest thing was when we had our eldest in kung ** classes when he was little. Shi ** would tell all the kids the whole time how great they were doing in English, and talk about their effort and to keep trying, and then in Mandarin, he'd tell them 'that guy is better than you because he works harder. You want to get better? You have to work harder than him.' Or 'this guy is doing it right. You're doing it wrong. Watch him.' It was hilarious.

 

[DCBoysfan]

That's funny

 

[punchnjudy]

As long as he doesn't trade Tony for Eli it's all good lol.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

LOL. Teach them to earn a win instead of be given a win. I don't let my kids beat at sports, video or real.

sure within moderation, what does it teach them if they destroy you all the time

 

[Sportsbabe]

This is why you need coaches to call the plays in the real games.

That's cold

 

[BigD16]

In some cases these are kids with a fatal illness. What life lesson do they learn by beating them in a video game? All they have is right now. If winning would make them happy, I let them win in the most subtle way possible. My kids on the other hand get pounded at Madden by me every chance I give them.

Somebody who gets it.

 

[jobberone]

I always let them win. But not when I was young.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Chappelle did a whole skit on his show about him playing some dying child and teas talking while blowing him out lol

Good recall.