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PrisonJoe2095 t1_j3o6w2a wrote

Reply to comment by Maxwell-Druthers in Packers' Quay Walker ejected for shoving Lions medical staffer. by PrincessBananas85

The guy looked broken up over it. No one’s perfect. He lost his cool in the moment. It wasn’t like he sexually assaulted 20ish women, beat his pregnant wife, or stomped on someone’s face with his cleats. It was a slight shove. I can forgive a guy for this.

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MLGWolf69 t1_j3o7znt wrote

The thing is that he's done this twice now. He shoved a Bill's coach earlier in the season already and got ejected for that, and today he shoves a guy who's trying to tend to an injured player. This is now no longer a one-off thing, it's a pattern

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PrisonJoe2095 t1_j3o9tfh wrote

I see your point of view. I felt that way initially. But I can give this guy another chance. I don’t need to crucify him. He might not have noticed it was a trainer.

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FirstSonOfGwyn t1_j3obqi1 wrote

unfortunate he got this far in life w/o learning how to be respectful, but I do agree with you.

This is dumbass behavior, but its not some horrific inhumane shit. Its a dude who clearly has temper/impulse control issues. and I'm sure in the middle of an NFL game the cognitive load to control that stuff will not be at its best.

Even bigger dumbass for doing it twice, but I agree with you, this isn't an impossibility to come back from.

I also appreciate seeing a pro athlete getting a second/third chance is frustrating and uncool in a lot of ways.

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MLGWolf69 t1_j3obtnp wrote

I'll see what happens with him, because I can't imagine the Packers are gonna just dump him, he is a rookie and everything. But, like Matt LaFleur said, he has to be smart going forward. But I would think it's teachable to have a player think before they go shoving people around

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Maxwell-Druthers t1_j3o7q9n wrote

He’s done it twice… and these medical personnel guys are half his size. And not in uniform. It’s not the physical slight shove that’s the big issue, it’s the psychology behind it. Who the fuck shoves a medical professional in the act of helping a fallen player? TWICE?!?

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PrisonJoe2095 t1_j3oa5b5 wrote

I agree. Complete deuce move. He’s got an issue he needs to deal with. I think people just need to put it in proportion.

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[deleted] t1_j3oucx8 wrote

No. You can see when it goes down. Totally remorseless when he does it, sees the flag go up, and then falls apart. He’s broken up he got caught. If nothing came of it he would have been bragging about it after the fact. He’s got a lot of growing up to do.

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PrisonJoe2095 t1_j3p12ii wrote

I agree he’s got growing up to do. I’m saying the Reddit Army is overacting to the seriousness of his crime. “Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer.”

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chiquis2948 t1_j3pnliv wrote

It's weird that these guys aren't held to a higher standard than someone bagging grocery in stores. If joe pushed 2 other employees, he would be fired. Or imagine if in an MMA fight. 1 fighter gets hurt, and a medical doctor comes in, and the other fighter shoves him. And then does it again! I would imagine it would be hard for him to get licensed again.

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