One of your problems is that you continue to engage in circular reasoning, which is a rather frustrating method of having any discussion.
What "circular reasoning" have I engaged in?
Posting an opinion on a message board is not entering a pissing contest, but posting the way you have done--accusing posters of immaturity, making rather broad, bold, and bizarre statements, and making sweeping generalizations about players' personal lives (which we really don't know about) and about their crappy performance (while eschewing stats and going merely on personal opinion, as you did in the Brady-as-mediocre-QB discussion) while dismissing others' opinions as irrelevant-- is exactly that.
I really do find it strange how some of you feel the need to determine the manner in which another person should post an opinion on a messageboard. I described TWO posters on this thread as being immature, on the basis of their behaviour, a basis which I clearly stated. How is accurately describing a particular behaviour "entering into a pissing contest"? Why should I care about the opinions that people on this board have of me and how is not caring "entering into a pissing contest"?
What sweeping generalization have I made about playerS personal lives? I don't recall stating an opinion on anything other than Brady's irresponsibility in knocking up a woman, dumping that woman and then quickly taking up with another woman. Please do refresh my memory by providing the posts where I made "sweeping generalizations" on any other aspect of Brady's life. Yeah, and those OTHER PLAYERS as well
I never eschewed stats when I stated my opinion about Brady as a QB. In fact, I clearly provided the stats showing that Bulger has outperformed Brady, overall, in all but two important categories.
And you have already said you would prefer Bulger--that is, by definition, a preference for Bulger. You said that Brady was a major problem in 2005 and in 2006 (calling Brady and Watson the worst players on the team this year)--two years is indeed plural. That is factual information.
I thought I said that I would have preferred to have Bulger in the AFCCG or for this season. That isn't by definition "a preference for Bulger" since the latter suggests a general preference for Bulger regardless of the situation. Again, please do correct me if my recollection is incorrect. I'm also fairly certain that I didn't say that Brady was a "major problem in 2005". He was a major problem in 2006 and he was one of the worst players on the team in 2006. That is factual information for anyone who watched the games and is objective enough to acknowledge Brady's flaws.
The majority of posters on this board are Brady fans. He has been a winning quarterback, a championship quarterback, and a team leader. Those same posters you have reviled are probably waiting to see what he does in this situation before rushing to judgement, before choosing to pillory him for something which is really neither shocking, nor offensive, nor cruel. The fans are preferring to be positive, and enthusiastic.
I have "reviled" the majority of the posters on this board?? When did this happen??? I'm not exactly sure about the purpose of your statement about Brady fans....yada...yada because I certainly haven't asked anyone to share my opinion or to "pillory" Brady. The fans can do/think whatever they want - makes no difference to me.
The man and woman involved are two very wealthy, very famous adults, not kids in a trailer park. She doesn't need any pity, and it's highly unlikely that he deserves any scorn.
Ah...so it's only wrong to condemn a child to a broken home if you live in a trailer park...but no problem if you're rich - got it By the way, you didn't answer the question - would you be happy if a female relative started dating a man who had a pregnant ex-girlfriend?
