It looks like the details of his horrible death are still being pieced together. I am no homicide detective, but it looks like a murder/suicide is the logical conclusion.1994 seems like just yesterday. That was the first time that I had ever heard of Steve McNair. At the time he was playing QB for little known Alcorn State. I can distinctly remember a commuter plane flight from Atlanta to Montgomery in which I had conversation I had with an NFL scout.
I asked him: "What is the deal with McNair kid. Can he play ?"
The scout smiled and replied "Oh yes. He is going to have a very long NFL career"
Rest in Peace Steve.
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I'm sure his in-laws are so proud.
Sign his kids up for counseling.
I really feel bad for his wife...
Imagine finding out your spouse was cheating on you and was killed in the same instant.
like she didn't already know???
perhaps it was the wife, in the bedroom, with the weapon????
Yes, yes. The wife, with the revolver in the bedroom.
His ex-coach is eulogizing him on FOX. Rings hollow all things considered.
The public disrespect of his family is how I'll remember him.
Amazing how simple, good morals can actually save a person's life! Sad. Stupid. I feel bad for his 4 boys. What a terrible example of manhood they now have to follow.
Not to pick a fight, but while it is unfortunate the circumstances within which McNair died, being an unfaithful husband (certainly a d@#k move when you've got 4 sons to set an example for) doesn't exactly change my opinion of him.
He was human. He, obviously in hindsight, made a mistake. But plenty of people, from average citizens, to some pretty high up people have cheated on their spouses. JFK, FDR, Winston Churchill, and so on, all had mistresses. Hell, I doubt anyone here really changed their opinion of Tom Brady when he left his pregnant girfriend to go knock up a swimsuit model.
My point: Its a sad story. I feel bad for everyone involved. I'll hold off on throwing a stone until I'm sure I don't live in a glass house.
Moral equivalency. Hogwash! Toss in some of my heroes and I’ll still throw a stone at them for this type of behavior. If all society picked up a stone the culture could be saved. I’m sure it’s too late.
One generation of sports fans and McNair will be reduced to a line in some stat book. He has no responsibility regarding personal integrity to Joe SportsFan. It's about football.
For several generations, McNair will be remembered as a scum bag...by his children and his grandchildren. Which legacy would you want to leave? Ask your kids which one they would prefer. McNair owed his kids a legacy of integrity and respect for their mother. I don’t see him as a “warrior” or “consummate competitor.” I see him as a pussy who couldn’t control his lust factor.
Someone needs to throw rocks at society's scumbags before we lose the culture to hedonism. When shame for bad behavior is replaced with ambivalence a culture has already entered its death spiral. The only variable is time.
Giving people passes on integrity in order to leave one’s self a loop hole for personal failings is weak and cowardly. Man up and do the right thing.
I don't know, Whet. I'm pretty sure "judge not, lest ye be judged" has a better chance at saving our society than everyone throwing rocks at each other.
Depends on how you interpret the passage. The "judgment" spoken of requires condemnation of the individual on a level only God has access. Therefore it becomes the responsibility of the individual to consider his/her position within the Kingdom of God. Hence, turning the other cheek, etc., are personal decisions we must choose in one-on-one relationships.
Government does not have that restriction on it. It is a non-entity charged with keeping society from a collapse into evil. It bears the sword to fulfill societal judgment rendered. A society must judge (declare evil or wrong) to keep order. The result should be an environment that is good for families to be raised in. A civilization--made up of imperfect individuals--which turns the other cheek is waiting for destruction. It is inevitable. I believe you are imposing the “coming, but not yet” Kingdom of God upon a society not capable of living it.
We are a culture in decline because the state has become an overweight emotional nanny and will not hold evil accountable for its actions. Hells bells, the powers that be want a Supreme Court justice that views the law with empathetic twinges. That’s not what the law is designed to do. That’s a perversion of the law.
gh, I get your position, I just don't agree with it. I believe it to be a syncretistic philosophical view that needs to keep its application separate for the good of everyone…as intended.
Then again, I’m just jet-lagged and pissed that people won’t play nice when it comes to their families.
Well, Whet, I suppose we can agree to disagree.
I'm guess it is fortunate for all of our buckeye friends that Coach Tressel does not share your viewpoint about family values and exemplary behavior in the classroom, in the community and on the football field.
gh,
I suppose the Tresselmeister has room to grow.
Good comments Whetstone. Driving back to Brighton from Nashville tonight. Apparently this girl was half his age and had a lot of financial problems. She had planned on McNair divorcing his wife and then she found out that McNair had yet another girl on the side. She shot him as he sat on the couch asleep. Imagine the grief of her family and McNair's widow...
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