A Hell of a Take on the Belcher Tragedy by Brady Quinn...

[mikey23545]

Quinn, speaking to the media after the game:

"The one thing people can hopefully try to take away I guess, is the relationships they have with people. I know when it happened, in my head I’m thinking, what I could have done differently? When you ask someone how they are doing, do you really mean it? When you answer someone back how you are doing, are you really telling the truth?

“We live in a society of social networks, with Twitter pages and Facebook, and that’s fine and stuff. But we have contact with our work associates, our family, our friends, and it seems like half the time we are more preoccupied with our phone and other things going on instead of the actual relationships that we have in front of us.

“Hopefully people can learn from this and try to actually help if someone is battling something deeper on the inside than what they may be revealing on a day-to-day basis.”

[chiefs1okie]

Anyone have a link or video of the half time segment during last night's game? I heard Berman say they were doing a piece with Romeo and Quinn during half time, but I unfortunately fell asleep half way through second quarter and missed it.

[Easy 6]

Yeah, it appears he isnt a douche after all, very well stated for being off the cuff.

[memyselfI]

Likewise, I have been impressed with the more mature and humble Brady Quinn. I thought he took some real leadership strides with his comments he's made throughout the season but this weekend in particular.

[durtyrute]

Now, get off the computer and go hug someone.

[TheGuardian]

Unlike Cassel, Brady seems like a likable guy. If he had played all of his starts like he played yesterday we're talking playoffs, not 1st pick.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Unlike Cassel, Brady seems like a likable guy. If he had played all of his starts like he played yesterday we're talking playoffs, not 1st pick.

If he had played all of his starts like he played yesterday, he wouldn't be Brady Quinn.

Inconsistency is the name of his game.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

All fine and dandy to realize this after the fact. Doesn't help him or the woman that died and the child left parentless though. I hate things like this. Tell yourself this privately not for the world to hear when you'll be right back to being oblivious in about 6 months. Infuriating.

Feeling guilt is natural after a friend/peer commits suicide. You sound like an asshole.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

All fine and dandy to realize this after the fact. Doesn't help him or the woman that died and the child left parentless though. I hate things like this. Tell yourself this privately not for the world to hear when you'll be right back to being oblivious in about 6 months. Infuriating.

Shut the **** up, you worthless reerun.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Feeling guilt is natural after a friend/peer commits suicide. You are a raging douchebag.

FYP

[boogblaster]

good call .. not much more ya could say .. and yes we all are quilty of pre-ops .....

[memyselfI]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Unlike Cassel, Brady seems like a likable guy. If he had played all of his starts like he played yesterday we're talking playoffs, not 1st pick.

I see it in the reverse. Quinn has never had the reputation of 'likeable guy' while by all accounts Cassel has. I am glad that Quinn has come off his high horse and is no longer a caricature. I don't think that discounts Cassel as being a likeable guy which he is. It's just many in this city don't like him.

[mikey23545]

Originally Posted by rico

QB limitations aside, I like the dude BQ has become. He used to seem so douchey to me when he was at Notre Dame... now, after interviews like that one, he seems like an intelligent, introspective thinker. Pretty cool. Whatever Cassel's speech would have been, I'm sure it would have seemed scripted, written by someone else and forced...and I would have been rolling my eyes. Not the case with Quinn. He seems pretty impulsive and animated with some of his responses in interviews, which gives me the vibe that he is "winging" things....and judging by his interviews in the past couple years, I'm impressed with his ability to do that.

Exactly.

Most football players and coaches answer any question with trite, recycled statements that we've all heard a thousand times. But a situation like this one lies so far outside the pale that there are very few "canned" answers to fall back on. Quinn had to give his own answers to the questions, because he had no others to give, and came off sounding very reflective and mature.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by mikey23545

This isn't a "Quinn=QBOTF" thread. I just thought that it was a nice quote by BQ.

Panties = out of bunch = do it and I agree.

[keg in kc]

He did really well yesterday both on the field and off it. As he put it in one of his interviews, maybe this whole event will be a redefining moment for him.

[memyselfI]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

He did really well yesterday both on the field and off it. As he put it in one of his interviews, maybe this whole event will be a redefining moment for him.

My son was watching him and saying what a class act and how much of a leader he is. He's too young to remember the younger Brady Quinn version. I told him that he's matured a lot and I think his time on the bench has caused him to become humbled. I hope he stays as our backup. I thought I'd never say something like that. And I'd rather have him than Kyle Orton who I still don't think could handle something like Quinn did yesterday.