Originally posted by Youngone:
At least he didn't find Christ in the county lock up. That's usually where you can find him.
Don't joke like that you might get warned.
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Originally posted by Youngone:
At least he didn't find Christ in the county lock up. That's usually where you can find him.
Originally posted by leakyfausett:Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/08/coffee-ive-alre.html
I think at times one's faith can be misleading. He can do a lot more for Christ as an NFL football player who makes a considerable amount of money than a student with a graduate degree in consumer affairs.
Sad thing is, he is wasting his God given talents that he could have used to promote/aide his faith.
Not if he devotes his life to ministry he will do more outside of football. Money doesn't equate to the ability to help. Some people need more than money can provide.
Originally posted by KRS-1:Originally posted by susweel:
Another life ruined by Christ.
Wow. Really, that is uncalled for. I hope you get tagged with a fat warning for that.
Originally posted by ghostrider:Originally posted by KRS-1:Originally posted by susweel:
Another life ruined by Christ.
Wow. Really, that is uncalled for. I hope you get tagged with a fat warning for that.
I 2nd this.
I also find it to be uncalled for and offensive. Sadly, it's considered cool (at worst) or apathetic (at best) to make jokes at the expense of Christians this but considered ignorant to make the same joke about Muslims.
And for the record, I'm not advocating jokes about Muslims. Because I know someone is going to take my comment that way.
Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by Youngone:
At least he didn't find Christ in the county lock up. That's usually where you can find him.
Don't joke like that you might get warned.
Originally posted by ghostrider:Originally posted by KRS-1:Originally posted by susweel:
Another life ruined by Christ.
Wow. Really, that is uncalled for. I hope you get tagged with a fat warning for that.
I 2nd this.
I also find it to be uncalled for and offensive. Sadly, it's considered cool (at worst) or apathetic (at best) to make jokes at the expense of Christians this but considered ignorant to make the same joke about Muslims.
And for the record, I'm not advocating jokes about Muslims. Because I know someone is going to take my comment that way.
Originally posted by philmo:
I wonder if this is drug related? It came out of nowhere, some people say they see signs of being called or signs from god after they do some types of drugs.
Originally posted by phatbutskinny:Originally posted by ghostrider:Originally posted by KRS-1:Originally posted by susweel:
Another life ruined by Christ.
Wow. Really, that is uncalled for. I hope you get tagged with a fat warning for that.
I 2nd this.
I also find it to be uncalled for and offensive. Sadly, it's considered cool (at worst) or apathetic (at best) to make jokes at the expense of Christians this but considered ignorant to make the same joke about Muslims.
And for the record, I'm not advocating jokes about Muslims. Because I know someone is going to take my comment that way.
Really? IMO people make jokes about muslims all the time, but once the jokes start for christians everyone gets butthurt (like you)
Originally posted by Youngone:
At least he didn't find Christ in the county lock up. That's usually where you can find him.
Originally posted by hondakillerzx:I thought his open apology to Singletary and the organization, fans included, that he "should have handled things differently" spoke volumes about his character. IOW, he should not have even entered the draft but felt compelled for many of the reasons that influence a young person, ie., family security, posse influence, take advantage of his physical talents, etc.Originally posted by leakyfausett:Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/08/coffee-ive-alre.html
I think at times one's faith can be misleading. He can do a lot more for Christ as an NFL football player who makes a considerable amount of money than a student with a graduate degree in consumer affairs.
Sad thing is, he is wasting his God given talents that he could have used to promote/aide his faith.
Not if he devotes his life to ministry he will do more outside of football. Money doesn't equate to the ability to help. Some people need more than money can provide.
the drummer in my old band did the same thing. we wewre right about to record and he pulls out of the band cuz he wants to do a worship band. alright thats cool for you but you couldve done that before wasting everyones time if u really wanted to do that. thats why coffee is getting s**t from everyone. singletary is a very religious man and he was a warrior on the football field. i think he couldve done a lot more for his faith as a player using his money and fame to promote what he loves. whatever tho. i wish him all the best. its over now, we will move on just like he did.
Originally posted by dj43:Originally posted by hondakillerzx:I thought his open apology to Singletary and the organization, fans included, that he "should have handled things differently" spoke volumes about his character. IOW, he should not have even entered the draft but felt compelled for many of the reasons that influence a young person, ie., family security, posse influence, take advantage of his physical talents, etc.Originally posted by leakyfausett:Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/08/coffee-ive-alre.html
I think at times one's faith can be misleading. He can do a lot more for Christ as an NFL football player who makes a considerable amount of money than a student with a graduate degree in consumer affairs.
Sad thing is, he is wasting his God given talents that he could have used to promote/aide his faith.
Not if he devotes his life to ministry he will do more outside of football. Money doesn't equate to the ability to help. Some people need more than money can provide.
the drummer in my old band did the same thing. we wewre right about to record and he pulls out of the band cuz he wants to do a worship band. alright thats cool for you but you couldve done that before wasting everyones time if u really wanted to do that. thats why coffee is getting s**t from everyone. singletary is a very religious man and he was a warrior on the football field. i think he couldve done a lot more for his faith as a player using his money and fame to promote what he loves. whatever tho. i wish him all the best. its over now, we will move on just like he did.
Now that he has had a fuller taste of both the opportunities and challenges of professional football, he feels it is not the place he is called to go. That happens to all of us as we go through life. There was time I was committed to go to law school but I changed my mind after seeing more of what the life of a lawyer is like. That isn't to say that a lawyer is evil or that I wasn't up to the challenge, rather I just realized that was not what would bring me satisfaction. I may have given up the possibility for a more lucrative life but life has been very rewarding as it has turned out.
I'm sure there are many that visit this board that are not in the same profession they envisioned for themselves when they were 21 years old, but feel where they are now is a much better place. That is the message I hear in Coffee's voice. He has accepted the fact he has hurt the development of the franchise by, in effect, wasting a high draft pick. He didn't try to pass it off to anyone else. He has said, "I made a mistake about my life direction and want to correct it now before I go further in the wrong direction." I'm sure there are a lot of people who wish they would have had a "do-over" at that time in their life.
Does this hurt the team? Probably, as Sing said, "Glen was having a very good camp." OTOH, it would have been no different if he had suffered a season ending injury that also ended his career. Let's hope that is not the case with Scott McKillop but it could well be. Obviously I am not wishing that to happen, only just using it as an example of what happens in the business of pro football.
So let's all man-up, accept his apology and wish him well. It is the only honest thing to do.
Originally posted by dj43:Originally posted by hondakillerzx:I thought his open apology to Singletary and the organization, fans included, that he "should have handled things differently" spoke volumes about his character. IOW, he should not have even entered the draft but felt compelled for many of the reasons that influence a young person, ie., family security, posse influence, take advantage of his physical talents, etc.Originally posted by leakyfausett:Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/08/coffee-ive-alre.html
I think at times one's faith can be misleading. He can do a lot more for Christ as an NFL football player who makes a considerable amount of money than a student with a graduate degree in consumer affairs.
Sad thing is, he is wasting his God given talents that he could have used to promote/aide his faith.
Not if he devotes his life to ministry he will do more outside of football. Money doesn't equate to the ability to help. Some people need more than money can provide.
the drummer in my old band did the same thing. we wewre right about to record and he pulls out of the band cuz he wants to do a worship band. alright thats cool for you but you couldve done that before wasting everyones time if u really wanted to do that. thats why coffee is getting s**t from everyone. singletary is a very religious man and he was a warrior on the football field. i think he couldve done a lot more for his faith as a player using his money and fame to promote what he loves. whatever tho. i wish him all the best. its over now, we will move on just like he did.
Now that he has had a fuller taste of both the opportunities and challenges of professional football, he feels it is not the place he is called to go. That happens to all of us as we go through life. There was time I was committed to go to law school but I changed my mind after seeing more of what the life of a lawyer is like. That isn't to say that a lawyer is evil or that I wasn't up to the challenger, rather I just realized that was not what would bring me satisfaction. I may have given up the possibility for a more lucrative life but life has been very rewarding as it has turned out.
I'm sure the are many that visit this board that are not in the same profession they envisioned for themselves when they were 21 years old, but feel where they are now is a much better place. That is the message I hear in Coffee's voice. He has accepted the fact he has hurt the development of the franchise by, in effect, wasting a high draft pick. He didn't try to pass it off to anyone else. He has said, "I made a mistake about my life direction and want to correct it now before I go further in the wrong direction." I'm sure there are a lot of people who wish they would have had a "do-over" at that time in there life.
Does this hurt the team? Probably, as Sing said, "Glen was having a very good camp." But it would have been no different if he had suffered a season ending injury that also ended his career. Let's hope that is not the case with Scott McKillop but it could well be the case. Obviously I am not wishing that to happen, only just using it as an example of what happens in the business of pro football.
So let's all man-up, accept his apology and wish him well. It is the only honest thing to do.
Originally posted by ghostrider:On the drafting of Dixon; I think it was Mike Shanahan that advised that a team would be smart to draft a running back every year due to the high attrition rate of RBs. Based on his success with different running backs over his years in Denver, I would say Balke is a Shanahan disciple, at least as far as the drafting of Dixon demonstrates.Originally posted by dj43:Originally posted by hondakillerzx:I thought his open apology to Singletary and the organization, fans included, that he "should have handled things differently" spoke volumes about his character. IOW, he should not have even entered the draft but felt compelled for many of the reasons that influence a young person, ie., family security, posse influence, take advantage of his physical talents, etc.Originally posted by leakyfausett:Originally posted by LottOfDefense:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/08/coffee-ive-alre.html
I think at times one's faith can be misleading. He can do a lot more for Christ as an NFL football player who makes a considerable amount of money than a student with a graduate degree in consumer affairs.
Sad thing is, he is wasting his God given talents that he could have used to promote/aide his faith.
Not if he devotes his life to ministry he will do more outside of football. Money doesn't equate to the ability to help. Some people need more than money can provide.
the drummer in my old band did the same thing. we wewre right about to record and he pulls out of the band cuz he wants to do a worship band. alright thats cool for you but you couldve done that before wasting everyones time if u really wanted to do that. thats why coffee is getting s**t from everyone. singletary is a very religious man and he was a warrior on the football field. i think he couldve done a lot more for his faith as a player using his money and fame to promote what he loves. whatever tho. i wish him all the best. its over now, we will move on just like he did.
Now that he has had a fuller taste of both the opportunities and challenges of professional football, he feels it is not the place he is called to go. That happens to all of us as we go through life. There was time I was committed to go to law school but I changed my mind after seeing more of what the life of a lawyer is like. That isn't to say that a lawyer is evil or that I wasn't up to the challenger, rather I just realized that was not what would bring me satisfaction. I may have given up the possibility for a more lucrative life but life has been very rewarding as it has turned out.
I'm sure the are many that visit this board that are not in the same profession they envisioned for themselves when they were 21 years old, but feel where they are now is a much better place. That is the message I hear in Coffee's voice. He has accepted the fact he has hurt the development of the franchise by, in effect, wasting a high draft pick. He didn't try to pass it off to anyone else. He has said, "I made a mistake about my life direction and want to correct it now before I go further in the wrong direction." I'm sure there are a lot of people who wish they would have had a "do-over" at that time in there life.
Does this hurt the team? Probably, as Sing said, "Glen was having a very good camp." But it would have been no different if he had suffered a season ending injury that also ended his career. Let's hope that is not the case with Scott McKillop but it could well be the case. Obviously I am not wishing that to happen, only just using it as an example of what happens in the business of pro football.
So let's all man-up, accept his apology and wish him well. It is the only honest thing to do.
Well said.
While I am disappointed that Coffee is not going to be around and essentially the loss of a 3rd round pick, I completely understand and I am willing to accept his change in life direction.
Also, I am thankful that we drafted Dixon. If we had not drafted Dixon, we would be in a much worse position.