Time to Give Chad Jackson Some Slack - New England Patriots Forums

***shmessy*** · 10-11-2006, 08:35 AM

The infamous Fan's Night "Incident" involving Chad Jackson two months ago was finally detailed in print today by Tomase.

Much ado about nothing, folks:
_________
"Then there’s the nebulous issue of maturity. The 21-year-old made a minor spectacle of himself at the team’s Kickoff Gala, which didn’t do him any favors. He took the stage at the charity dinner with fellow rookie Laurence Maroney for a benign bit of hazing, the two singing their college fight songs for the few hundred fans there.

Jackson grabbed the mic and bellowed a quick Chris Berman impression. He followed by shouting gibberish, earning awkward laughter, before linebacker Tedy Bruschi briefly pulled him aside. Jackson calmed down and performed his song without incident.

He didn’t swear, act lewd, or get yanked off the stage, but it was enough to plant a seed."

http://patriots.bostonherald.com/pat...79&format=text
__________

Was THAT what everyone was gossiping about??????? The kid was just trying (unsuccessfully) to entertain the fans. He wasn't swearing, offending or acting lewd. He was just trying to fit in with the spirit of the night.

When everything came down about this two months ago, I thought he must have really been acting like a pompous jerk. As it turns out, he was just trying to entertain and he went overboard in his enthusiasm. Once Tedy pulled him aside, Tomase writes, that he sang his college song without incident. I can only know whatTomase wrote on the subject. If anyone here was there that night, let me know if there was anything more, but based on just this......big deal!

The whole thing makes me feel sympathy for the kid, if anything.

***mtbykr*** · 10-11-2006, 08:41 AM

Sounds like he was just "trying a little too hard" to impress everyone at his new home! I think he will be fine!

SeanBruschi54 · 10-11-2006, 08:44 AM

If that is indeed what happened consider it another GREAT ARTICLE by Tomase!!! [/sarcasm]

***T-ShirtDynasty*** · 10-11-2006, 08:47 AM

Nice piece. Thank god it came from Tomase and not Reiss, otherwise we'd have I'm Ron Borges and that other wannabe crying that it was a planted story from inside the Front Office.

***BelichickFan*** · 10-11-2006, 08:55 AM

I had the same reaction when I read it (much ado about nothing). It does show what a tight ship the Patriots run, though, if a little messing around got him pulled aside by Brushi.

I'm glad the Patriots don't have the same standards for their fans (namely, me) when they're drinking at a party

PatsChick87 · 10-11-2006, 09:00 AM

As frustrated as I am about the "gelling" of our offense, I'm very happy to have Chad brought along at a pace that will benefit him and the Pats. The spotlight can be a bit too glaring at times, and the media needs to back off and let this kid blossom!

Brownfan80 · 10-11-2006, 09:05 AM

I'm glad to get some of the real story about Chad, but I'm slightly disappointed that his Agent appears to be taking it so personally. The last thing that Chad needs to do is give a crap what the papers say. Especially with Borges, Felger, etc running around up there. They'll LOVE to know that CJ (or at least CJ through his agent) cares what they say about him. They feed off of that stuff.

***shmessy*** · 10-11-2006, 09:07 AM

By the way......

The people at Patriots Football Weekly who immediately started the whispering campaign on their radio show WITHOUT ACTUALLY GIVING OUT THE DETAILS should be ashamed of themselves if Tomase's article is correct.

If that is all that happened that night then they should have what happened to Chad happen to them in an arena where THEIR families and friends can read/hear about it.

***BelichickFan*** · 10-11-2006, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brownfan80

but I'm slightly disappointed that his Agent appears to be taking it so personally

His agent also needs to calm down on his English :

"let alone run a trickerization play like a reverse"

Sounds like he's trying a little hard to impress with his wording there

RayClay · 10-11-2006, 09:14 AM

A Chris Berman imitation? I'm sorry, that's unforgivable.