Boomer's comments during the documentary were absolutely disgraceful. What a moron. First, he says that the Giants organziation and Parcells coddled LT. How does he know that? Was he there in the Giants locker room or organization? Such a moronic comment.
Worse, yet, he says people hate AROD and the PED players, but somehow do not hate the players who use Cocaine and implies that there is this double standard. Yes, Boomer you idiot. LT was not trying to cheat, he was someone who was addicted to drugs. If anything, it hurt his performance. By contrast, A-Rod and the PED players are trying to cheat the game and improve their performance, that is why fans hate them Boomer, you idiot.
I know there is a thread about this show, but this deserves it owns thread. In part because the LT documentary thread should be about an interesting documentary that does an excellent job of trying to explain LT and his many faults, not get bogged down by some idiot (Boomer) who is obviously too dumb to even realize how stupid he is. However, Boomer should be called out.
He probably resents LT because of that, I'm sure.
he's not someone to listen to if you want a straight thought.
When I look at the totality of who he was, he is one of my least favorite athletes of all-time.
Boomer is what JonC said above about him.
Think those that feel the strongest about LT's behavior either have there own issues,or they have never sat back and analyzed who really are the bad people in this world
I didn't get his comments on PEDs vs. cocaine use. Is he saying cheating shouldn't be seen as worse than off field drug use? LT is no saint and has had major issues off the field, but no one ever accused him of cheating. In terms of LT as a player, he was one of the best. LT as a person, not one of the best by a long shot. But he didn't cheat like seemingly half of the Texas Rangers team in the 1990s.
The only QBs that should comment on LT are those who played with or against him. And those comments from Jaws and Theisman were great.
Come on, be serious now.
no one at all.
You'll notice he never hurt anybody off the field as a little reminder?
And if you feel the need to bash him you can go fuck yourself in advance, OK?
Best player I ever watched but over the years I've soured on him b/c he's such a pathetic loser.
Cocaine is anything but a PED.
in any event, nobody is saying that he did not use drugs and you are not free to draw whatever conclusions you wish from an addiction that was apparently kicked 15 years ago. However, Boomer's comparison to PED's is absurd, that is my point. And, since he was not in the locker room or in the building he has no idea if the Giants coddled him or not.
And the documentary was very candid ( and i believe LT said this but I could be mistaken) that drug addiction is not a victimless crime to his family.
And I completely agree with everyone regarding the A-Rod PED thing-it is a totally different situation. LT was not a cheater.
JUST KIDDING!
Of course it was criminal.However I do believe he thought she was old enough to consent and working as a pros was her idea.
larger amounts do not increase performance above that and often work against you both mental and physical.
as you use it you grow tolerant to it and need more to reach the same effect.
The key was when they asked Parcells the same question, and his answer was direct, but without detail, that LT and those close to him know that the Giants/Parcells were did make efforts to thwart this behavior....LT would not agree with the original question.
Randy in CT : 5:03 pm : link
that it is mind bottling. Coke hurt his performance on the field. He was a bad-ass and one of the best players ever, who also dealt with a lot of demons.
You'll notice he never hurt anybody off the field as a little reminder?
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You don't seriously believe this shit do you? If so, you're even stupider than I thought.
New York City suburb and went to the excellent, 98% white East Islip high school. He wasn't born with the same demons inside as LT.
It's like Babe Ruth. The greatest player in the history of baseball, on a diet of hot dogs, beer and women. Except that after a severe health scare in 1925, Ruth got a true wake-up call and actually got into great shape. Did LT ever get that wake-up call, or respond to it? Doubtful.
It is also like Dwight Gooden and Daryl Strawberry, however, both of whom were great talents who had an addiction they just couldn't kick. Coke, unfortunately, is like that. Multiple relapses are the norm not the exception.
Did the Giants coddle LT? I think so. It's unlikely they didn't know about his off-field behaviors, and they certainly did little to change them.
What kind of New York sports fans like this guy?
Greg