rice1817
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Here in Western Pa. the papers were full of stories about what a wonderful choice #1 Steeler pick Santonio Holmes is. Has all the tools to be a great one....speed, athleticism, etc. What was barely mentioned is that this guy has 3 KIDS TO THREE DIFFERENT WOMEN and was not even done with college yet (He came into the draft with another year of eligibility left at Ohio State).
Now I thought that NFL teams, and the Steelers in particular, put great emphasis on "character". Last year's #1 choice, Heath Miller of Virginia, had it. Great student athlete at a top school, and he has become a model citizen and pillar of the community in Pittsburgh.
I am old school, and put a lot of stock in a man's character. I know that this is a different time, with a different standard of morality. But at the risk of being called "judgemental", I gotta ask: What the hell kind of character can a guy have who has fathered 3 children to three different women, all out of wedlock? Surely he had no means of paying support for one child, let alone 3! But there was Cowher, gushing over him, telling all what a wonderful and mature young man this is. Holmes himself seems proud of the fact!
It's just frustrating for me. I guess I am a dinosaur in my views and the fact that the guy can catch a football and run a 4.3 40 does not make up for what I perceive to be a total lack of judgement or responsibility on this guy's part.
Now I thought that NFL teams, and the Steelers in particular, put great emphasis on "character". Last year's #1 choice, Heath Miller of Virginia, had it. Great student athlete at a top school, and he has become a model citizen and pillar of the community in Pittsburgh.
I am old school, and put a lot of stock in a man's character. I know that this is a different time, with a different standard of morality. But at the risk of being called "judgemental", I gotta ask: What the hell kind of character can a guy have who has fathered 3 children to three different women, all out of wedlock? Surely he had no means of paying support for one child, let alone 3! But there was Cowher, gushing over him, telling all what a wonderful and mature young man this is. Holmes himself seems proud of the fact!
It's just frustrating for me. I guess I am a dinosaur in my views and the fact that the guy can catch a football and run a 4.3 40 does not make up for what I perceive to be a total lack of judgement or responsibility on this guy's part.