Comments on: Herm Edwards: People are questioning Myron Rolle's passion

By: rinelson1981

rinelson1981 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:20:58 +0000

Heaven forbid a player have interests beyond the football field. This just goes to show what a joke the student-athelete moniker is in the NCAA. The media makes such a big deal about Academic All-Americans, but lo and behold, someone transcends that award to pursue one of the most prestigious honors an American can receive, and he’s chastised for it…I hope he sets the NFL record for interceptions and then goes on to cure cancer. And maybe then the NFL will claim credit (sarcasm).

By: mgear

mgear — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:09:08 +0000

I saw Herm make the comment, and to me, it seemed like he was saying the guy was “scary smart,” not saying his intelligence should scare people. That’s why I don’t understand many of these comments.

By: biggdogg463

biggdogg463 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:06:14 +0000

yep, god forbid a player has enough brains to worry about life after football and take steps towards that goal. Guess its all about dumb jocks and thugs for the NFL. Unless your a QB that is.

By: DaSaintFan

DaSaintFan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:35:05 +0000

Hell, the Tampa Buccaneers took a Wide REceiver who QUIT on his college team…
And they’re worried about Rolle’s passion to play the game???

By: Sherm

Sherm — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:12:08 +0000

On talent, this guy is a typical mid to late round player. Not expected to be a star but could certainly have a good career. I think any team that passes on him because he went to Oxford is foolish. I know of very few football players who live football 24/7 and they don’t have their passion questioned. How many top players skip offseason workouts? Or like Brett Favre, the entire offseason. I think it’s nice to see a football player whose off field interests won’t be incessant golf at best or nightly strip clubs and dogfighting at worst. And it’s not like he took his senior year off to backpack through Europe. He went there on a prestigious scholarship that was a once in a lifetime opportunity. He can play 10 years and go back to school, but it’s highly unlikely he could have played a stint in the NFL and had a chance to go to Oxford after his playing career.

By: SleazyWhipcashPersonalInjuryAttorney

SleazyWhipcashPersonalInjuryAttorney — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:00:07 +0000

Gotta love Raheem Morris and his intelligent questions
First there was the “deserting your team” question for Rolle
Then there was the “white RB” question for Gerhart
Let’s not forget the “your mom’s a crack smoking prostitute” to Dez Bryant.
This proves the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule in ensuring qualified candidates like Morris are not overlooked!

By: jeffz303

jeffz303 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:47:55 +0000

Herm is a complete idiot. A mindless buffoon playing his part as the clown of ESPN.

By: Seeryer

Seeryer — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:40:23 +0000

He is simply not ver good on tape and his measurables aren’t special. With that said watch the Jags take him in round 6. He is a Gene Smith kind of guy. And he probably is an upgrade from Nelson.

By: stanjam

stanjam — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:36:31 +0000

Teams worry and kids slide down because of perceived immaturity or behavior problems. What will make you slide more? Being a smart, dedicated student who likes studying cell research and wants to one day be a doctor after his stint in the NFL.
You don’t get to be a Rhodes scholar without intelligence and dedication.
He will be a great pickup for the team that isn’t afraid of intelligence.

By: waterboy

waterboy — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:36:30 +0000

Unless I read this article wrong it looks like Herm is defending Rolle’s passion as a football player! How is he an idiot for defending the guy?

By: Randall

Randall — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:19:10 +0000

robert ethan says: April 24, 2010 12:32 PM
Rolle isn’t outstanding as a football player or a scholar.
Yeah, I’m sure you’re the president of Mensa.
And it’s sad that the kid’s brains scare people. I’m highly impressed.

By: jebdamone

jebdamone — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:13:53 +0000

i read about rolle a few months ago…this whole scenario really makes you realize how dumb most people in the nfl are. Herm: he’s ‘pretty smart?’ no, this kid is ridiculously smart. the rhodes scholarship is given out to under ten college students a year. that means that of the millions of students attending university in this country rolle was considered to be in the top ten. if he has the physical attributes to play football then i have no questions to ask.

By: barrywhat

barrywhat — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:57:28 +0000

detroit move up and get him!

By: bigstorm

bigstorm — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:51:56 +0000

Has Herm went off the meds. he is shitting on everyone that pops into his head.
herm is irrelevant….always was irrelevant….he should go away.

By: millionwatts

millionwatts — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:47:44 +0000

some guys deserted their team by living the thug life. kinda sad to question someone’s passion for the game, just because he took one year off BEFORE becoming a pro. and it wasn’t to smoke pot either. i guess some teams just feel more comfortable drafting potheads and Forrest Gumps….

By: jollyrob68

jollyrob68 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:41:11 +0000

Steelers might take him.

By: Abe Froeman

Abe Froeman — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:38:18 +0000

F__cking stupid NFL head coaches. Always need conformist followers.

By: robert ethan

robert ethan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:32:10 +0000

Rolle isn’t outstanding as a football player or a scholar. Much ado about not much.

By: AllThat

AllThat — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:29:06 +0000

BTW: Bennie went to Oxford………Oops..that is in Ohio….Great little party town though…..

By: BigBear123

BigBear123 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:28:41 +0000

Edwards is intimidated by people smarter than him is all.
Most players spend their off-season screwing around: see Ben Roethlisberger. He will just spend his doing much better things.

By: AllThat

AllThat — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:27:49 +0000

I believe learning a playbook is much easier than studying at Oxford. These coaches who think otherwise are just that. A freaking coach who couldn’t touch this guys intelligence of learning a playbook. Hell he could probably rewite it and take thier positions.
Nuff said