great article about the difficulties Edge has been through this summer

[Feeble Mcjackson]

I wish Edge nothing but the best. Under all that bravado is a classy guy with a lot of character IMO.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-gameface082809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

[Syracusecards]

That was a good article. You're right, Edge has been miscast as a selfish player. Everything his teammates say and coaches say are that he's a positive hard working player.

Some people seem to think that because he's chasing records that he's selfish. I really don't get that.

I wish him well and hope he passes some more greats on the list, just not against us...

 

[Shane]

He is definitely selfish. His actions show that regardless of how well he gets along with teamates or how hard he works.

Classy people don't make the snide remarks he made toward this organization when they leave. That was a complete lack of class.

 

[Catfish]

I hope that Edge is able to find comfort in the fact that Wilson is no longer hurting. The stand that he took with the kids and their first day of school speaks volumes for his carachter. I hope that he is able to find happiness in his new job with the Hawks.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

Cool story. Edge is a paradox. Selfish and proud, but also caring and humble and sometimes all at the same time.

Good luck to Edge. He seems to me to be a guy who just gets the big picture and thats pretty cool considering he came from a horrible neighborhood and could have gone the wrong way very easily. I've always appreciated the fact that Edge doesn't forget where he came from. People see Edge (especially early in the career with the gold teeth and dreadlocks) and they see a punk from the hood. In reality, Edge is a tremendously intelligent guy who knows exactly where he is going. He has a brother who is a medical doctor and that brother said that Edge is the smartest guy in the family.

I'm not a fan of Edge's comments about the Cardinals, however. We all have flaws and I think Edge really struggles when he is not the man. In alot of ways, he is very similar to Kurt Warner in that way. For all of Kurt's positive attributes, I really think Kurt struggles when he isn't the alpha dog. Kurt will say the right things when he is 2nd string, but deep inside its tearing him up. I think the same applies to Edge. He has always been the man on the field, and its been humbling for him to lose some of that talent.

 

[New Mexico]

NIce article. Terrible family loss and my heart goes out to the family. Comments about last year being a bad (expletive) nightmare and wanting to be in a different system three years ago are lame and selfish. He's been part of one of the best offensives in the league and went to the friggin S.B.!

 

[Scott MS]

Edge didn't play in yesterday's game vs. the Chiefs, although he did dress and warm-up. Here's the only photo I could find.

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[Dr. Jones]

He threw our jersey IN THE TRASH.

All players want to to be cast as the humanitarian... And look like they are here to help others. The dude is a selfish jerk....

Great people don't act like petulant children.

He is dead to me.

 

[Cody]

i love edge, he gets to much hate around here. he was a good guy.

 

[Cody]

oh and imo whiz treated edge poorly. edge was the better running back. he should have gotten 85% of all carries last season

 

[Renz]

He is definitely selfish. His actions show that regardless of how well he gets along with teamates or how hard he works.

Classy people don't make the snide remarks he made toward this organization when they leave. That was a complete lack of class.

And yet you repeatedly defend Thomas Jones, who admitted that he didn't even give 100% when he was here.

 

[WildBB]

That was a good article. You're right, Edge has been miscast as a selfish player. Everything his teammates say and coaches say are that he's a positive hard working player.

Some people seem to think that because he's chasing records that he's selfish. I really don't get that.

I wish him well and hope he passes some more greats on the list, just not against us...

All the best Edge. Just not here.

 

[Shane]

And yet you repeatedly defend Thomas Jones, who admitted that he didn't even give 100% when he was here.

I dont defend him. I call him what he is a good RB who didn't get a fair shake while here. Could you find a quote form TJ saying that?

 

[Rivercard]

Football has been very good to him. He should be thankful he doesn't have to endure the difficulties of the regular guy.

 

[Syracusecards]

Football has been very good to him. He should be thankful he doesn't have to endure the difficulties of the regular guy.

The mother of his children and longtime girlfriend died. I'd rather have my life with my family alive and healthy than his life which now has a gaping hole in it.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Funny how not having 10 teams line up for his services, has made him a "team player."

Asked about the speculation that he’ll ultimately challenge incumbent Seahawks halfback Julius Jones for a starting job, and James replies, “Nah, it’s cool. The way I look at it is I’ve played 10 good years, and I’ve done everything a running back can do. I want to help.

 

[Shane]

The mother of his children and longtime girlfriend died. I'd rather have my life with my family alive and healthy than his life which now has a gaping hole in it.

What does that have to do with football being very good to him?

 

[Shane]

Funny how not having 10 teams line up for his services, has made him a "team player."

No kidding

 

[Syracusecards]

What does that have to do with football being very good to him?

"Football has been very good to him. He should be thankful he doesn't have to endure the difficulties of the regular guy."

That's what I was addressing. I'm a regular guy and the mother of my children is still alive. I'd rather have my station in life than his.

 

[Carddan]

To those being critical, I would say don't be too quick to judge. I was very disturbed by his comments about his jersey belonging in the trash, but there was more going on than we knew.

Do you think it should be easy for a man to handle having the mother of his four children die from a disease while he is in his 30's? Can you blame him for wanting that part/period of his life behind him? Do you know the emotional pain and suffering he went through? Do you think he regretted playing football instead of spending precious time with her while she was on this earth? Can he ever get a moment of that back? Walk a mile in his shoes and I bet you would be more forgiving. Sure, I guess he could have handled it with "more class". I know I couldn't.
Been there, done that.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Can we stop saying that he threw our jersey in the trash? He did not. The reporter asked what he should do with his James #32 jersey after the season and Edge told them that they might as well throw it away. I dont think he was doing anymore than implying that he wouldn't be with the team anymore. Obviously, the fans agree, otherwise his jersey wouldn't be 30 bucks right now.

 

[Rivercard]

"Football has been very good to him. He should be thankful he doesn't have to endure the difficulties of the regular guy."

That's what I was addressing. I'm a regular guy and the mother of my children is still alive. I'd rather have my station in life than his.

For the record, I was referring only to work and lifestyle related difficulties. It's tough to feel empathy when these guys spout off about their bad situations in those regards.

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

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Classy people don't make the snide remarks he made toward this organization when they leave. That was a complete lack of class.

So we are to presume that Boldin isnt classy either? I mean he did take a few potshots at the organization last summer and this offseason.

"They lied to me"

"They promised me a new contract and lied"

"I will never sign a new contract with that organziation, I want to be traded., etc"

 

[Carddan]

Edge's situation is different. I can not speak to the relationship he had with his high school girlfriend who was the unwed mother of his four children. I can make guesses and assumptions but would prefer not to. All I know is that this young woman died, that supercedes football in my book.

I am really pissed off by a lot of the comments posted in this thread by people I otherwise respect. Was football good to Edge, or did it keep him away from his family in their hour of greatest need? Would you rather be an average Joe, or be a potential Hall of Fame football player who lost the mother of his children at a young age? Are you sure you know the answer? Try living through that and see what really matters.

I know I was ready to throw away my profession, my friends and anything else that I could. I am not "proud" of how I coped, but I learned not to judge, lest I be judged.

 

[Rivercard]

Would you rather be an average Joe, or be a potential Hall of Fame football player who lost the mother of his children at a young age?

I'm not trying to lessen the tragedy here, but this feels like an innapropriate question Carddan. You seem to be saying football in some way caused the mother of Edge's children to pass. Average Joe's have tragedies too.