Intelligence And Football?

[monk81]

Originally Posted by Sociofan

An interesting post. I was watching ESPN Classic last night and they were showing interviews with players back in the 1980s. What struck me was that in all of them, the players appeared so much more poised, mature, and intelligent than what I see today. Just my imagination? Or has anyone else noticed the phenomenon? Is it the money? Are lower calibre characters being attracted to the NFL today? Are colleges failing to turn players into good citizens as well as great players these days? Of course that is not a blanket statement, but the sheer number of incidents on and off the field and the things I hear coming out of players' mouths tell me that character "ain't what it used to be!"

To prove your point Sociofan........
The Titans had 5 players arrested this offseason and the club even had a policeman come talk to the club about staying out of trouble :rolleyes

I think SOME colleges look the other way with character issues as long as their college is winning and this just transcends on to the NFL.........

Some colleges, for example I'm a Notre Dame fan (yeah Joey T, Renaldo Wynn and Jerome Bettis), ND has very high academic and character standards.....but ND isn't winning like they used to, because they can't get the best athletes because of their tough admission stands. They refuse to compromise so recruits are going elsewhere, and so is winning, and thus the NFL..ND used to be one of the top colleges for players drafted in the NFL.... sad state of affairs...