Dwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders. Haskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I think the angst is a bit overblown, but Schefter definitely didn't have to say that he sucked. Simply saying that he was a backup QB for the Steelers and former QB of Washington would have been plenty of context.
He didn't, no.
But he's an NFL writer and he's going to put something like this in an NFL context.
And yeah, easily the most notable thing about Haskin's NFL career was that it just wasn't very good. And the hagiographies ring a little hollow as very few people had anything kind to say about this guy when he was a 3rd stringer and inactive because of a poor work ethic.
Originally Posted by raybec 4:
The larger issue for me is that everything Schefter said was true. He sucked, but Schefter just said he struggled. It's not like he attacked his character or him as a person. He just told the truth.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
He didn't, no.
But he's an NFL writer and he's going to put something like this in an NFL context.
And yeah, easily the most notable thing about Haskin's NFL career was that it just wasn't very good. And the hagiographies ring a little hollow as very few people had anything kind to say about this guy when he was a 3rd stringer and inactive because of a poor work ethic.
I mean...it is what it is.
Hagiographies? I can't be the only one that had to look that one up. You some kind of Faulkner fan or something? You like those books do you?
hagiography (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
n, pl -phies
1. (Theology) the writing of the lives of the saints
2. (Theology) biography of the saints
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject [Reply]
Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch:
Hagiographies? I can't be the only one that had to look that one up. You some kind of Faulkner fan or something? You like those books do you?
hagiography (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
n, pl -phies
1. (Theology) the writing of the lives of the saints
2. (Theology) biography of the saints
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject
What was Faulkner's 40 yard time though? Was he a hurdler? [Reply]