MadJack's Sportsbar
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I can’t believe this thread goes back so long. I was about 31 when it started and now I’m 50 years old. Time flies. Wild. #1
Number 5 after a juicy rib rye, baked potato, Cesar salad and garlic bread. Glass of cab with dinner. Wild finish to game one and a wild start to game 2.. salud!
@PocketAces `~11 years ago you sent me that great message about being a father. Now that same 11 year old brought me dos equis #5.
I cooked steak tonight as well. Now settling in for game number 2.
Feels like I'm drinking and watching the game with my friends
🍻🍻🍻
I cooked steak tonight as well. Now settling in for game number 2.
Feels like I'm drinking and watching the game with my friends
🍻🍻🍻
Have enjoyed watching your son grow up and seeing your coaching exploits on Facebook. I’ll drink to that! #6
Thought about some dancy, raunchy bar tunes, but I'm zombified.
Need chiller.
#5. Slower than molasses, although they're tall cans so that's like 7.34567 or something, Ossifer.
Need chiller.
#5. Slower than molasses, although they're tall cans so that's like 7.34567 or something, Ossifer.
Is early. Like 14 hours until kickoff.
ex: is there more to life than NFL football?
AI Overview
Yes, there is absolutely more to life than NFL football
, as players, their families, and even coaches acknowledge that football is often just one part of a larger life, a means to an end, or a chapter that ends, requiring focus on education, relationships, mental health, and career transitions for fulfillment beyond the game's short average career span. While football offers passion, discipline, and potential financial rewards, it's crucial to prepare for life after, which involves challenges like physical injuries, isolation, and identity shifts, highlighting the need for diverse interests and post-career planning.
Why there's more to life than football:
Perspectives from within the game:
Context is everything. Swing-and-a-miss.
ex: is there more to life than NFL football?
AI Overview
Yes, there is absolutely more to life than NFL football
, as players, their families, and even coaches acknowledge that football is often just one part of a larger life, a means to an end, or a chapter that ends, requiring focus on education, relationships, mental health, and career transitions for fulfillment beyond the game's short average career span. While football offers passion, discipline, and potential financial rewards, it's crucial to prepare for life after, which involves challenges like physical injuries, isolation, and identity shifts, highlighting the need for diverse interests and post-career planning.
Why there's more to life than football:
- Short Career Span: The average NFL career is only around 3.3 years, requiring players to think about life after the league from the start.
- Physical & Mental Toll: The game's brutality leads to significant injuries, chronic pain, and potential brain trauma (CTE), impacting long-term health and making life outside football essential for well-being.
- Identity & Isolation: Players often sacrifice personal lives and identities for the game, making social connections and building a life outside football difficult but necessary for overall happiness.
- Coaching & Mentorship: Many players find success in coaching, broadcasting, sales, or other fields, using their experience as a springboard to new careers.
- Personal Fulfillment: Many athletes find joy and purpose in family, education, hobbies (like yoga), community, and other passions, showing that success isn't defined solely by the gridiron.
Perspectives from within the game:
- "Football is a means to an end": Some coaches and players view the NFL as a tool for building a foundation for future careers, not as the end goal itself, as highlighted in a Harvard study.
- Damar Hamlin's message: After his on-field collapse, players emphasized that "life is bigger than football," showing how real-life crises shift perspectives.
- Mental Wellness Focus: Players and experts advocate for getting the mind off football and developing other skills for confidence and long-term stability, as discussed on YouTube.
Context is everything. Swing-and-a-miss.
