(01-04-2023, 11:26 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Yep, and I posted yesterday my wife considers me callous when it comes to stuff like this. Having watched so many die, often in tragic ways and especially children in car crashes, this just doesn't register with me as being that big a deal. Train keeps rolling, with or without you. Clear the call and move on to the next one. 

(01-04-2023, 10:42 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Reader is one of my favorite players too. But this is getting a little over the top.

(01-04-2023, 11:20 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: In general i agree. That's how i personally would look at it from the outside. As brutal and harrowing as the injury was, he was treated quickly and looks to be improving daily. At some point, being professional athletes in a multibillion dollar industry, you are expected to focus on your job and move forward. I've already pointed out multiple times about how active players have actually died in terrible ways and game were played days later. Sometimes, the very next day. 

Though, i will stop short at telling anyone what that time should be and i'm not going to lie, i don't know that too many people would consider me the most compassionate person on earth, a short while after a traumatic event. Being completely transparent, yesterday i started thinking about how 'it figures that just as the Bengals are about to cement themselves as one of, if not the top, teams and continue their roll to the playoffs, something like this happens'. But don't worry. My wife was quick to comment about 'so sorry that someone almost died and ruined your football game' with heavy sarcasm. I'd have to imagine that if it was one of the Bengals safeties that it happened to, i'd likely feel a bit different about it. 

One thing i'll add, being someone who is experienced in walking into the back of an emergency room (without any advanced warning) and seeing a paramedic on top of a loved one, giving them CPR, is different than hearing about someone's death. Probably a lot different than most people realize. 

(01-04-2023, 10:58 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: This might not come across real well, but a fact of human nature is, those with a good amount of tact will say "the right thing" while feeling somewhat different inside. 

No one is going to come out and say, "man! i'm ready to get back to football this Sunday!". In the current climate, that would be seen as insensitive, so the right thing to do is show compassion, say the right things and then focus and prepare for an important game this Sunday. 

(01-04-2023, 11:40 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: *sitting anxiously by the phone for Coach to call me up*

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(01-04-2023, 11:42 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Bro, same thing happened to me a little over 3 years ago… 30 minutes of CPR while trying to get him on the heart/lung bypass machine. Unfortunately he didn’t make it and left behind my (then) 5 year old niece.  My uncle duties, and brother to my sister had to step up.  I was asked on the spot to pray for my family - my parents, my sister, my wife my brother in laws mom and his brother.  I also was asked to write the obituary and then give a speech at the funeral.

That shook me, for a while and it still hurts.  Once you experience that, it changes you… it did for me anyway.  I have more empathy for others in that situation, than I used to, but it de-sensitized things for me. If that makes sense.

I can understand how the bills players/family is feeling. But there is the other side of needing to get back to life.  It’s NOT easy, but it gets easier with time.  

Plus by all accounts, the tests/progress that has shed positive light are likely the same tests I saw performed with no such luck.  It also doesn’t hurt that we are talking about a young professional athlete, which does only help the prognosis.

But your right, Sean Taylor, Chris Henry, dale earnhardt, the HS kid that passed away due to a heat stroke, the list goes on.

(01-04-2023, 11:21 PM)LebanonFan Wrote: Jamarr horsing around a bit with and getting a smile out of Tee at practice

https://twitter.com/fox19jeremy/status/1610810275132760064?s=46&t=cEFihRc1CVRr135wLPGZxA

(01-04-2023, 11:46 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I'll lace 'em up for the Game Day check. I don't like our chances if I ever see the field, but I'll give it a go

(01-04-2023, 11:53 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Do you not see a difference in people who sign up to work a job knowing death is likely versus guys who play a sport and saw something no one ever expected.

Your take on this is shit.

Everyone handles things differently. So calling him soft for his reaction to seeing another player lay on the field with no heartbeat just shows that you are an insensitive prick. Cheers.

(01-04-2023, 11:53 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Do you not see a difference in people who sign up to work a job knowing death is likely versus guys who play a sport and saw something no one ever expected.

Your take on this is shit.

Everyone handles things differently. So calling him soft for his reaction to seeing another player lay on the field with no heartbeat just shows that you are an insensitive prick. Cheers.

(01-04-2023, 10:04 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Sorry, but that's soft. Go ahead and flame me for saying it, but it is. Hamlin is not dead. They are acting like the funeral is tomorrow.

(01-05-2023, 12:15 AM)bfine32 Wrote: IDK of any profession where "death is likely"

I agree that we shouldn't throw around derogatory names/ 

(01-05-2023, 12:19 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: "You have guys that you care about that I think everyone out there was watching it and thinking that could be me, that could be any of us in this locker room," Burrow said. "So, one, I just wanted to make sure everyone knows in that locker room how I feel about them, make sure I tell them that, and at the same time, trying to let everyone know that we still got a game to play, we still got a job to do. We still got goals and aspirations ahead of us for the season, as tough as that is right now, but that's where we're at."

(01-05-2023, 12:26 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: Beautiful statement. 

Where'd you find that?

I think Reader ends up playing but just, right now, they're all still probably in shock and still trying to process everything.