And yes, bad people succeed in this world all the time. That's nothing new my friend.

@mudfly said:

Though I do see Bowe not trusting, but questioning "if God is capable of having him out there"......capable?.....hahaha....

Pretty sure that was the original take of the original quote-poster...

Only because I can never fully be sure of me.

My take was he kinda laid it all on God and left it there as his excuse for not playing....which was both of our perceptions...

Dont see anywhere where you are mocking or making fun of his trust in his God.....

Though I do see Bowe not trusting, but questioning "if God is capable of having him out there"......capable?.....hahaha....

People see what they want, I guess....

@wargograw said:

We've had enough good conversations to the extent I feel we have a mutual respect War. Therefore, I took your "Oh wait" as an invite to playful ballbust rather than feeling like you were getting personal. IMO, speed reading is choosing what's important to emphasize so that's what I went after with a WWWF flavor. I attacked that rather than your character. Glad you're here man.

I'm not gonna pretend I'm the best Christian on the planet; but it goes right through me when an NFL player with a dream salary (thanks God!) all of sudden says it's up to God whether he can play or not. My take is how about remembering the same God has Bowe sporting the best contract of his life so how about putting it on himself to show up in the best shape of his career for the NFL franchise/GM sticking his neck out for him? Nope, it's up to God whether Bowe can play or not. You and I will continue to disagree on whether Bowe deserves our support there. This has nothing to do with prayers.

My guess is if God prioritized football players that were sincere in prayer and walking the walk - he would have helped Tebow live his dream better than a guy like Ben Rapen. The same Jesus that threw a fit at people worshipping gold and coins (told his apostles to take the shirts off their backs) wouldn't have found Deion Sanders wearing half a jewelry store around his neck while pretending to be a man of Jesus to be nearly as cute as the networks. And when God has equipped guys like Haynesworth, Phil Taylor, Suh or Bowe with talents that get them gigantic contracts - he also empowers them with an opportunity to show up in the best shape of their careers. And what's gone on after many of these guys signed on the dotted line and received their signing bonuses?

I've seen too many FAs and players come here since 1999 that weren't willing to honor their side of why this franchise was willing to pay them generously. Bowe showed up making promises that his actions have disagreed with. He wasn't in shape and here we are - what it is...

@wargograw said:

Thank you for telling me I'm the man. I appreciate that. However it doesn't change your piss poor reading comprehension when you speed read. Actions mean more than empty promises; and spare me this praying about football nonsense you pulled out of your small intestines.

One of us uses cut and paste while the other consistently refuses this courtesy. The beauty of cut and paste is it allows me to be responsible for what I say instead of you. Meanwhile, it also prevents you from going back and changing what you typed.

Since my post was too inconvenient for you to cut and paste (gee, there's a surprise) - I'll re-extend myself that courtesy fully knowing you'll refuse to read most of it again:

I couldn't help but notice Bowe back pocketed all accountability and any inevitable setbacks to God with this classic above: "If God's capable of having me out there playing, that's what I'm going to do."

Thatta boy. We know how important it is for God to prioritize the football ahead for all the overpaid NFL Players robbing salary caps like gypsies. For example: Fat Albert Haynesworth, Phil Butneverfull Taylor, Shawn Lauvao-ouch, Ryan Leaf-mealone, Tequila Sunrise Stallworth (power-soaked Cleveland for 2 signing bonuses at the exchange value of 1 TD reception in 2 years). We've already seen guys past their primes coming here to cash paychecks while they learned how to answer how much pain they are feeling on a scale of 1-5 for their soft tissue injuries. Sometimes an empty inner chest is just empty regardless of how much football talent sits in that rear view mirror.

I'll be rooting for all the guys that show me they want to play like a Brown because they're pretty easy to appreciate these days.

@wargograw said:

War, let me help you out with that speed read you butchered by a country mile with a cut and paste of exactly what was written:

I couldn't help but notice Bowe back pocketed all accountability and any inevitable setbacks to God with this classic above: "If God's capable of having me out there playing, that's what I'm going to do." Thatta boy. We know how important it is for God to prioritize the football ahead for all the overpaid NFL Players robbing salary caps like gypsies. For example: Fat Albert Haynesworth

War, try to think of periods at the end of sentences as ideal opportunities to slow down, exhale and grasp what you just read. It was really important to understand the difference between men and God in the comprehension of it all. Moral of the story, if you suck at speed reading - you might want to refrain from it.

@riffer-x said:

Where are you getting that Duke can't run out of a set?

First, you are dangerously close to being sent to find a rake. At least you could edit out the video...

Watching Duke run. He's not seeing holes. Way too eager to bounce outside. YTD he's carried 23 times for 68 yds... and had one for 20. Let him find success in space catching the ball, and then work him back into the backfield.

But if Draughn can't go vs. SD, then it's all moot.

@mudfly said:

Absolutely! Sic em, sock em and sack em. Anyone object besides Steel heads?

@flugel said:

Right!....so, if we are the defense we claim to be, we should completely close the run down and sack Rivers about 12 times.....

@mudfly said:

That's good news for our 32nd ranked Defense against the run. Maybe even better news is San Diego ranks 28th against the run.

@tour2ma said:

Where are you getting that Duke can't run out of a set?

@diehardbrownsfan said:

The 70's called and want their Charger fight song back.

@tour2ma said:

I hear ya and appreciate the sense of humor. Football is suddenly going to work like a light switch that turns on THIS Sunday afternoon. Phew! I couldn't believe how wonderful it all looked last year when we were sporting a 7-4 record prior to Josh Gordon's similar thought process laced with empty promises. Man, was our passing game ever fun to watch when Gordon came back and delivered on his promises. Our opponents adored watching him not remember the playbook, taking plays off, and dropping passes depicting just how dialed in he was. He punctuated all that with how important it was to show up for team meetings in preparation for the next opponent. Sometimes I wonder who our opponent is on Sundays.

I couldn't help but notice Bowe back pocketed all accountability and any inevitable setbacks to God with this classic above: "If God's capable of having me out there playing, that's what I'm going to do."

Thatta boy. We know how important it is for God to prioritize the football ahead for all the overpaid NFL Players robbing salary caps like gypsies. For example: Fat Albert Haynesworth, Phil Butneverfull Taylor, Shawn Lauvao-ouch, Ryan Leaf-mealone, Tequila Sunrise Stallworth (power-soaked Cleveland for 2 signing bonuses at the exchange value of 1 TD reception in 2 years). We've already seen guys past their primes coming here to cash paychecks while they learned how to answer how much pain they are feeling on a scale of 1-5 for their soft tissue injuries. Sometimes an empty inner chest is just empty regardless of how much football talent sits in that rear view mirror.

I'll be rooting for all the guys that show me they want to play like a Brown because they're pretty easy to appreciate these days.