Another overpaid thug bites the dust

Un-freakin-believable!

Another millionaire athlete goes to the house!  Only I am not talking about the endzone, I'm talking about the big house!

Everyone knows by now that Cleveland Browns wideout Donte Stallworth killed a pedestrian last week.  Ran over a guy who was trying to catch a bus home after work, like the victim did everyday.

Although the man he killed WORKED FOR A LIVING, he probably worked in a job that couldn't afford him the luxury of owning a car for transportation to and from that job, and therefore had to utilize public transportation.  And here's this citizen walking across the street, trying to catch the bus, and he's hit and killed by a speeding motorist who just happened to be a professional athlete, who just happens to PLAY A GAME FOR A LIVING.  An athlete who makes hordes of stacks of cash to catch passes in the NFL, who on this day was probably driving from South Beach to his million-dollar condo in Miami Beach, rolling down the causeway in his Bentley (a car that carries such a heavy price tag that makes it's monthly payments more than most middle-class mortgages).

Oh, and the professional athlete in this case just happened to be driving under the influence of alcohol.  The legal limit is 0.08.  Stallworth's reported blood-alcohol level was 0.12.

Absolutely disgusting.

The incident occurred just three days after the Browns released hometown fan-favorite wideout Joe Jurevicius and 15 days after they traded tight end Kellen Winslow for picks.

The Browns receiving corps right now looks like this:

WRs:

 - Braylon Edwards

 - Joshua Cribbs

 - Syndric Steptoe

 - Paul Hubbard

TEs:

 - Steve Heiden

 - Robert Royal

 - Darnell Dinkins

 - Martin Rucker

No words needed to describe how bad that group is.

Prior to last season, Stallworth signed a seven-year, $35-million contract with Cleveland as a free agent but hardly played because of nagging injuries.  He was due a $4.75 million signing bonus the day before the accident.  Last year his base salary was $5,155,000.

His combined salary and the bonus totaled $9,905,000.  That's how much money the Browns have paid out since acquiring him.

He finished last season with just 17 catches for 170 yards and 1 TD.  Due to the nagging hamstring injury, Stallworth made just seven starts for the Browns but overall had little impact on the field.

If you consider the amount of money he's made as a Cleveland Brown and divide that by his on-field contributions (170 total yards netted for the offense), Stallworth earned $58,264 for every individual yard he gained.

Compare that gaudy number to $2,651 - which is the amount of cash paid out per yard gained in 2008 by the Steelers to former OSU Buckeye and Super Bowl hero Santonio Holmes.

Allow me to reiterate.

Donte Stallworth made $58,264 for each receiving yard he produced for the Browns in 2008.

Santonio Homes made $2,651 for each receiving yard he produced for the Steelers in 2008.  And all he did was pretty much single-handedly win the Steel City a Super Bowl.  No biggie.

I don't know what else to say right now other than the fact that I am thoroughly disgusted - as a Browns fan, as a fan of the NFL, and as a working American citizen.

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!

The NFL is regularly touted as being one of the most well-run big businesses.  But really, Mr. Goodell needs to seriously re-evaluate some things, starting first and foremost with the judging of character of those who fill the uniforms, and secondly by determining their monetary value.

Lynch gets probation for guilty plea (WHAT!?!?!?!)

This article is from ESPN news.  Here is it, with my thoughts in CAPS:

Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch pled guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a firearm in his vehicle.

FUNNY HOW HE PLED GUILTY AND HE WASN'T EVEN THERE.  HIS ATTORNEY PROBABLY TOLD HIM NOT TO BE THERE, BECAUSE USUALLY WHEN THESE CRAP-BAGS OF SOCIETY SHOW UP IN COURT THEY WEAR XXXXL WHITE T-SHIRTS, BLUE JEANS, AND THE TIMBERLAND BOOTS (WHICH IS CONSIDERED COURT ATTIRE FOR GANGBANGERS).  GOOD MOVE BY THE DEFENSE.

Lynch was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and three years of probation.

AWESOME.  THE 80 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HE WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS YEAR, BUT THE THREE YEARS OF PROBATION ... NOT A CHANCE.

Attorney Gerald Schwartzbach entered the plea for Lynch in a Los Angeles court Thursday.  Two other gun charges were dismissed as part of a pre-arranged plea agreement.  The 22-year-old Lynch was not present.

Lynch was arrested Feb. 11 after surburban Culver City Police smelled marijuana coming from a parked car and found a loaded gun and four marijuana cigarettes inside.  No drug charges were filed.

FUNNY HOW THE SCUMBAG DEFENSE ATTORNEY STRIKES A DEAL WITH STATE PROSECUTORS TO DROP TWO GUN CHARGES AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA CHARGES IN EXCHANGE FOR A GUILTY PLEA FOR ONE GUN CHANGE.  MAKES ME SICK.  THE GUY BEATS TWO GUN CHARGES AND A DRUG CHARGE IN EXCHANGE FOR PLEADING GUILTY TO ONE GUN CHARGE AND GETS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PROBATION AS A RESULT.  SERIOUSLY!  IF THAT WERE YOU, ME OR THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, WE'D FACE ALL FOUR CHARGES - NO QUESTION.

"Today I pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation of having a firearm in a vehicle," Lynch said in a statement.  "I am embarrassed by my recent arrest and conviction.  I deeply regret that I placed myself in this situation."

SURE YOU ARE.  THIS STATEMENT WAS PREPARED BY HIS ATTORNEY AND ALL LYNCH DID WAS SIGN OFF ON IT.  I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS TACTIC.  WHY NOT HOLD A LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE AND DELIVER THE STATEMENT FROM YOUR HEART?  LOOK AT HOW HE IS SURE TO STATE THAT IT IS A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION AND NOT A FELONY ... AND FOR "HAVING A FIREARM IN A VEHICLE." REALLY IT WAS FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON.  THIS CRIMINAL PROBABLY HAD THE GUN IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE HE WENT OUT WITH HIS "HOMIES" TO PURCHASE THE DRUGS FROM A DEALER.  SO THE GUN WAS FOR PROTECTION BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO MEET UP WITH PEOPLE WHO SLANG DOPE AND ROB PEOPLE FOR A LIVING.

AND IS HE REALLY "EMBARRASSED," OR IS HE HAVING HIS ATTORNEY PACKAGE TOGETHER ALL THESE WORDS ("REGRET") IN AN EFFORT TO LESSEN THE PENALTY HANDED DOWN BY THE NFL?

"I have made mistakes in the past.  Although I have learned many lessons over recent years, I obviously had not learned enough.  I apologize to my family, the Buffalo Bills organization, my teammates, the Buffalo community, and Commissioner [Roger] Goodell.  I have already learned from this recent mistake and am sincerely committed to being a more responsible citizen and better representative of the NFL."

I'M SORRY, BUT WORDS LIKE "LEARNED," "APOLOGIZE," "COMMUNITY," "MISTAKE," "SINCERELY," "RESPONSIBLE," "CITIZEN," AND "REPRESENTATIVE," ARE NOT IN MARSHAWN LYNCH'S VOCABULARY.

Schwartzbach said Lynch could have pleased no contest but chose to plead guilty.

WOW, REALLY?!  HE ALSO COULD HAVE ELECTED TO PLEAD INNOCENT.  BUT IF HE HAD PLED INNOCENT OR NO CONTEST, HE WOULD HAVE FACED FOUR CHARGES INSTEAD OF ONE.  

ALL THE STATE ATTORNEYS WANT IS A CONVICTION.  AND IF THEY CAN GET ANYONE TO PLEAD GUILTY TO A CHARGE, THEY WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO STRIKE SOME KIND OF DEAL.  SO SCHWARTZBACH'S STATEMENT OF HOW LYNCH COULD HAVE PLEADED NO CONTEST IS JUST ANOTHER LOW-BALL ATTEMPT TO MAKE HIS CLIENT LOOK BETTER THAN HE ACTUALLY IS IN THE FACE OF THE PUBLIC.

THE FIRST THING LYNCH NEEDS TO DO IS UPDATE HIS NFL PROFILE PIC.  BECAUSE THAT THING MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE THE DYSFUNCTIONAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY THAT HE IS.

RIGHT NOW, IN MY EYES AND PROBABLY IN MANY OTHERS', LYNCH IS NO DIFFERNET THAN ALL THE POOR THUGS WHO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON MATERIAL THINGS LIKE (AS I SAID IN THE EARLIER POST ON THIS MATTER) CARS SITTING ON A SET OF $20,000 RIMS, DRUGS AND GUNS, AND IF THEY ARE LUCKY, MAYBE A MANSION OR TWO ... OH YEAH, AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CHILD SUPPORT.

TO QUOTE MY PREVIOUS POST:

"SO MAYBE IF THEIR PRIORITIES WERE STRAIGHT THEY WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT IN THE SITUATIONS THEY ARE SO FREQUENTLY BEING CAUGHT IN.  I MEAN, IS IT REALLY NECESSARY FOR A MILLIONAIRE TO HANG OUT AT A DINGY STRIP CLUB AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING?"

OR DRIVE AROUND THE TOWN WITH GUNS AND DRUGS IN YOUR CAR, TOKING IT UP?

"WHY NOT THROW A POLE OR TWO IN YOUR MANSION AND HAVE THE GUYS OVER, HIRE SOME DANCERS, THEN DRINK YOUR LIQUOR," SMOKE YOUR POT, "AND HAVE YOUR LAP DANCES IN-HOUSE?

"THAT'D BE MUCH SMARTER THAN BEE-BOPPIN' UP AND DOWN THE STREETS LIKE THE 'BANGERS WEARING BLACK HOODIES WITH THEIR PANTS SAGGIN HALFWAY DOWN THEIR ASSES SLANGING ROCKS AND BREAKING INTO CARS."

I'M DISGUSTED.