That’s one way to look at it but with the way our kids are being raised today that’s not what his story is going to be… Mostly same scenario as you posted other than TYAA gets off the hook. “Where did it all go wrong?” He reflects a moment and says, “10 years ago a coach told me that I didn’t have to play by the rules as they were for those who didn’t know how to beat the system; from that moment I never felt as if the rules applied to me.”
Unless he’s a D1 talent, ends up going to Alabama, and makes millions in NFL flag football (which is what the game will be by then), all because he was, indeed, allowed to catch a break instead of catching a case.
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I would like to state that according to HB the kid was completely legal, so this is no longer a conversation about that player or coaching staff. I am curious as to why in the world Jenks would protest it if it’s completely legit, but I guess we will never know. I’m sure back dated documents have been filed by now. 😊
For clarification, I’m all for letting the kid play football; the coaches should be punished not the player. That said, your statement of “Unless he’s a D1 talent” is irrelevant… That is exactly the issue at hand in my completely made up scenario that will never happen lol. I also agree the NFL is becoming a flag football league and the only people getting hit these days are wives and kids (Mostly because the players believe the rules don’t apply to them).
We are setting these kids up for failure if we let them believe the rules do not apply to them. We are continuing to allow the coaches that are trying to beat the system believe that the rules do not apply to them also. Where do we draw the line?
I have been around INFC for some time now and its crazy what the adults do for a competitive edge… I have been handed rosters with 5 or 6 players that are all a year+ older than my boys because they have been held back for football and that is insane although it’s completely legal its defiantly for a competitive edge and should not be allowed, that rule is so that if a kid does get held back he can still play football and that is not how it is used today.
The rules are not there as just general guidelines they are in place to keep the league competitive and supposedly safe. Yes, I know that small schools can suffer but that is why there is paperwork to assist in those situations as it seems to have been done here.
When does the INFC decide that they are going to be about the players rather the coach’s ego’s.