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memphisskin · 10-28-2004, 06:28 PM

First off, what he did was wrong but the next step is not to focus on the action, but what will be done in the future. A suspension is obviously the next step. The main thing is that ST learns from this, obviously he didn't know or care about the seriousness of the situation. I think he just didn't realize the gravity of what he was doing, luckily no one was injured and we aren't dealing with a more serious situation.

Age is a factor in maturity, especially for privileged athletes. His father was chief of police and he was a star player for the University of Miami, think he is fully cognizant of his limits right now? As he's soon to find out his actions have repurcussions and his immense talent is going to dictate that he act in a manner that doesn't embarass the Skins and most importantly himself.

I don't think ST is a fully mature individual yet, however to ask him to be at 21 is unfair. He will have to grow up fast, and the important thing is that he have the support from the coaching staff, his teammates and the fans.

The list of athletes who have struggled with alcohol and drugs is too numerous to even begin to list here. That some players don't is great, it speaks more to their upbringing, support systems and individual maturity. People are different, the only thing that matters from now on is what ST does from now on.

The best thing I've heard is the quote from LaVar and I think it sheds light on what the team is likely to do in this case. The Redskins have a lot riding on ST, and he will have to deal with the repurcussions of this for a long time but the organization has to help this guy. Hopefully this is a wakeup call and we see a more focused ST in the following weeks.

This stuff happens and his age is not a factor, witness Steve McNair this summer. But ultimately the focus has to be on helping ST and not just condemning him or saying he'll never get it. ST should have known better, but clearly he didn't, so the focus should be on making sure he gets it from now on and incidents like this don't happen in the future.

HTTR

10-28-2004, 06:28 PM	#65
memphisskin Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 54 Posts: 960	First off, what he did was wrong but the next step is not to focus on the action, but what will be done in the future. A suspension is obviously the next step. The main thing is that ST learns from this, obviously he didn't know or care about the seriousness of the situation. I think he just didn't realize the gravity of what he was doing, luckily no one was injured and we aren't dealing with a more serious situation. Age is a factor in maturity, especially for privileged athletes. His father was chief of police and he was a star player for the University of Miami, think he is fully cognizant of his limits right now? As he's soon to find out his actions have repurcussions and his immense talent is going to dictate that he act in a manner that doesn't embarass the Skins and most importantly himself. I don't think ST is a fully mature individual yet, however to ask him to be at 21 is unfair. He will have to grow up fast, and the important thing is that he have the support from the coaching staff, his teammates and the fans. The list of athletes who have struggled with alcohol and drugs is too numerous to even begin to list here. That some players don't is great, it speaks more to their upbringing, support systems and individual maturity. People are different, the only thing that matters from now on is what ST does from now on. The best thing I've heard is the quote from LaVar and I think it sheds light on what the team is likely to do in this case. The Redskins have a lot riding on ST, and he will have to deal with the repurcussions of this for a long time but the organization has to help this guy. Hopefully this is a wakeup call and we see a more focused ST in the following weeks. This stuff happens and his age is not a factor, witness Steve McNair this summer. But ultimately the focus has to be on helping ST and not just condemning him or saying he'll never get it. ST should have known better, but clearly he didn't, so the focus should be on making sure he gets it from now on and incidents like this don't happen in the future. HTTR