Jets Trainer Trips Miami Player

[JoeRedskin]

While I agree with the general sentiment of your post - particularly as it applies to the Jets organization. I don't give Alosi much credit for his lack of denial (some, but not a whole lot).

It's easy to "man up" when your caught on film. Plausible deniability? The tape clearly shows him watching the runner approach and bending his knee just as the runner is passing him. In light of the video, if anything he could say would constitute a credible denial to you, then you and I have very different ideas on the meaning of "plausible".

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

While I agree with the general sentiment of your post - particularly as it applies to the Jets organization. I don't give Alosi much credit for his lack of denial (some, but not a whole lot).

It's easy to "man up" when your caught on film. Plausible deniability? The tape clearly shows him watching the runner approach and bending his knee just as the runner is passing him. In light of the video, if anything he could say would constitute a credible denial to you, then you and I have very different ideas on the meaning of "plausible".

Yeah, it did seem like a canned, public apology that we see every time someone gets caught these days. The owner's wife probably wrote it for him.

If he went to the player right after the game, on the field, on his own and not pushed by anyone else to do it...that could be accepted as a sincere apology. He probably didn't intend for the player to get hurt, but it's still a dumb thing to do in the first place.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

In light of the video, if anything he could say would constitute a credible denial to you, then you and I have very different ideas on the meaning of "plausible".

weve heard some far fetched "deniability" coming out off athletes mouths lately. but no, i dont see or cant imagine what story he could come up with that would reach the level of plausability. i guess im giving him credit for not even trying it, clear and convincing evidence aside.

i thought he came out and said he did it almost immediately after the game as well.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

weve heard some far fetched "deniability" coming out off athletes mouths lately. but no, i dont see or cant imagine what story he could come up with that would reach the level of plausability. i guess im giving him credit for not even trying it, clear and convincing evidence aside.

i thought he came out and said he did it almost immediately after the game as well

Fair enough. We just disagree on the value of his actions afterword.

Sure, he came up after the game but by that time I am sure it was all over the Jets sideline, the Miami sideline and the airwaves. Everyone knew exactly who did it [If I was the owner, I'd have had the guy off the sideline and in my box sooner than pronto].

The only time he could have acted w/out the influence of outside pressure was immediately or very nearly immediately after the act. Very shortly after that, anything he did had some level of outside pressure and he did only what he "had" to do in the face of that pressure. So, does he get credit for not concocting some implausible lie in the face of incredible pressure to do the right thing? Okay. Some. A tiny tiny bit - He didn't make his original despicable act worse.

But, if that's the standard for "being a man" about our actions, we are setting the bar pretty damn low.