Funny, when Kenny Stabler or Joe Namath were seen out partying with booze and beautiful women it was considered cool. What a bunch of judgmental wimps we have become. If (and that’s a big if) he can do it on the field then who the hell cares?
Different world back when they played. They also produced when the game was on the line.
“Funny, when Kenny Stabler or Joe Namath were seen out partying with booze and beautiful women it was considered cool.”
They could actually deliver on game day. And they weren’t A-holes the moment they were drafted.
But they showed up to practice and play football. They were winners first, partiers second.
Those guys were already successful QBs. Big fan of him while at Texas A&M but it’s clear his excesses will destroy him as the Browns were smart enough to see this train wreck and that’s saying a lot.
Stabler and Namath never let their partying interfere with their game on the field. Manziel never lets the game on the field interfere with his partying. That's the difference.
“Funny, when Kenny Stabler or Joe Namath were seen out partying with booze and beautiful women it was considered cool.”
I remember Kenny Stabler saying that he studied the game plan using the light from the Jukebox! When a reporter asked him about it he said, “How much sleep do you need to do 3 hours of work?” ;-)
The big difference between guys like Namath, Stabler and Manziel is that Manziel does not have the work ethic of the other two. My understanding is that he will not do the basics, watch game film, master the playbook, practice enough.
Namath was legendary in his devotion to the game in all aspects and would routinely keep his receivers after regular practice to practice even more. Same with Stabler. Yeah they played hard but they worked hard also and they won championships, something I doubt Manziel will ever do.
He is just too immature and it looks as though he has a serious alcohol problem.
No it was considered cool by very few people. Alcoholics and drug addicts, particularly those with money, live desperate and miserable lives. We have not become wimps. The nation has become more educated on the devastion caused
The Snake and Broadway Joe had proven themselves as top tier performing QB’s in the NFL by that time. To my knowledge, neither of them ever skipped a game to go to Vegas or wherever. Maisel has much maturing to do if he plans to make a career in the NFL. Nothing is guaranteed to him. He has to prove he can play at that level. If not, he may have a promising career as a used car salesman. As have several other Heisman trophy winners.
Don’t recall those folks knocking female ear drums out and pulling women’s hair, not showing up for mandatory meetings on injury reserve, ect.