houstonspartan
All Pro
Correct. When I heard that JJ was a total a-hole, I was shocked. Then, I kept hearing it again and again. Guess what? The dude's a baller, so, I don't care.
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Correct. When I heard that JJ was a total a-hole, I was shocked. Then, I kept hearing it again and again. Guess what? The dude's a baller, so, I don't care.
If you don't wear em it's keeps them out of a wad.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
I would not necessarily say "turned against him"..........more correctly, CONCERNED.
Arian has come out with some very benign quirky things in the past. But after money in hand, intelligence, maturity and judgement seemed to have been totally lost. And as for JJ, if what you say is true, there is something to be said for keeping it somewhat hidden.
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
The thing is that nobody really knows these people.
They may have interactions with them. Or hear of interactions with them. Or get rando message board people saying things about them. But very few people know them.
But all these people judge them. As human beings. Based on what they know. Being in the public eye has to blow.
They may have interactions with them. Or hear of interactions with them. Or get rando message board people saying things about them. But very few people know them.
But all these people judge them. As human beings. Based on what they know. Being in the public eye has to blow.
Ummmm...JJ is concerned with just one thing: winning. Everything he does is geared towards it. I would classify JJ as obsessed and fanatical about his job, not a douche or A-hole. He also leads by example.
AF is known for being a bit odd and as an attention seeker, so he's going to naturally get a shorter leash than JJ.
Like CnD said, there's something to be said for hiding it well. I have yet to see a "Arian Foster is a Damn Decent Person" thread or even a cousin to it.
Honoring Earl 34
Something Witty !
I think JJ can get away with it because he's a top 3 defensive player in the league . People who are really good have big egos .
EllisUnit
Vote RED!!!
Well money changes people, not just certain people BUT all kinds of people. Hell since Arian signed that big contract have we seen Arians mom come back to the board ? No we haven't.
EllisUnit
Vote RED!!!
I remember two seasons in a row AF was #1 and then #3, and then he got paid....
I see Mercilus the same way you do.
If Mercilus can become a situational pass rusher (He should be able to do well with all of the attention that JJ and JD are going to command) and Bouye plays well outside then this defense is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Look at all the PR JJ does, also. He just seems like a likeable guy, even though he's a complete lunatic about his training and lifestyle.
JJ goes to fan's houses out of the blue. Foster says dumb things to the media while wearing a bow tie.
kiwitexansfan
Hall of Fame
AND Michael Jordan is a giant Ahole.
Being great doesn't make you nice and ultimately everyone, Arian and Watt included are culitivating their brands.
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Football note:
My current camp crush is Travis Labhart. Can't wait to see him in some live action and see if he can take a licking and keep on ticking.
Being great doesn't make you nice and ultimately everyone, Arian and Watt included are culitivating their brands.
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Football note:
My current camp crush is Travis Labhart. Can't wait to see him in some live action and see if he can take a licking and keep on ticking.
Pseudo intellectual hood rat.
The kids should've battled a little harder or, maybe Kubiak shouldn't have tried to sit on those leads and maybe that face wouldn't have happened so often.
2-14 again, I would say he has alot of improving to do. Tell me more about the franchises current value. It appears that McNair makes his decisions with the bottom line coming 1st and the on the field product coming 2nd or lower.
Horse racing is McNair's 1st love. The Texans are just another business.
Brisco_County
Apples and roadmaps
She continued posting here, but stopped during the 2013 season when fans devolved into hysterics.
drs23
Veteran
McNair's cheap
SecondHoneyMoon, is that you?
Looks like Tuggle has the inside track to a starting ILB job. If he can become half the player his dad was the BOB will have found himself a player.
I'm just glad BOB is having open competition for positions, giving guys like Tuggle a chance. A welcomed change for the past regime. Where draft status was everything.
drs23
Veteran
Exactly! Just like that li'l skeeter, T.Y. Hilton. Who could have been a
Texan, from what I hear...
Wonder what happened to that guy?
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Something Witty !
That's a name from the past .
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
He has some jerseys he'd like to sell you.
Honoring Earl 34
Something Witty !
I got a Mario jersey I can convert into a JD one .
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Reading that article did nothing, but remind me of a old saying (paraphrasing) "Don't argue (piss off) people who buy their ink by the barrel"
Who ever wrote that sounds like a butt hurt child. Truth is Arian's job is to play football, so I don't really care how he treats the media as long as he's good at his job. I also never once thought he was "thumbing his nose" at me, the fan, so that guy should speak for himself and stop trying to include every outside faction to join him on his soap box.
Gregg Popovich basically does the same exact thing in every single press conference/half time interview that Foster did in this interview and it's cute and funny (I find it hilarious btw). Yet the one time foster does the same thing and doesn't want to deal with the media (and after this offseason I wouldn't either) this guy gets his undies in a bunch.
Then to throw a big cherry on top of this guy's asinine article.. He tries to paint Foster as a bad teammate for wanting to get reps and wanting to be out on the field with his teammates. What a joke.. Like he has a clue or any insight on how Foster's teammates feel about him.The_New_New
Practice Squad
That's like 3 times in the last 2 days I heard that Watt is a douche.
Is this just a rumor spread by some chick that Watt rejected or something?
Or maybe it's just a bad moment he had. Everyone has them from time to time.
Is this just a rumor spread by some chick that Watt rejected or something?
Or maybe it's just a bad moment he had. Everyone has them from time to time.
drs23
Veteran
Spoken by a true celeb who surely knows first hand. I don't even live in H-town and have read you and about you in really glossy publications. And it was all GOOD!
Well its not like there is a whole lot of competition for the job right now. Who else is even vying for that spot? Tarpinian? Mike Mohammed?
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Did you ever know him personally? I'm sure the people who think that don't know him either. Regardless of how right or wrong it is, people with that much notorioty tend to be very guarded for obvious reasons. How would you start treating people if you couldn't even leave your house and have a normal undisturbed experience outside your house without being harrased by people. I would become a total asshole during certain scenarios too.
htowntexans1985
1st Round Pick
Some woman on twitter was ranting that Hopkins treated her like dirt in the grocery store the other day. Lmao. We have a team full of douche bags!!!!!! 
drs23
Veteran
This is certainly not on the level of a high caliber NFL player but I kinda know where these guys are coming from. I own an aftermarket HD repair shop. I quit "going into town" on the weekends several years ago. It got to where I couldn't enjoy time with friends without someone (who I usually didn't know well) standing there staring waiting to get a word in. When they did it was inevitably for me to come over to their bike and diagnose their issue(s) flatfooted and tell them the steps to take so they could go home and fix it themselves FOR NOTHING, NOT EVEN TO OFFER TO BUY ME A SODA! Well guess what? I stay home and play with grandkids and whatever else now just waiting on the NFL season to start.
Again, not nearly the same level but I catch their drift.
And yes, NOW I'M AN ASSHOLE!
Go finger.....
This is certainly not on the level of a high caliber NFL player but I kinda know where these guys are coming from. I own an aftermarket HD repair shop. I quit "going into town" on the weekends several years ago. It got to where I couldn't enjoy time with friends without someone (who I usually didn't know well) standing there staring waiting to get a word in. When they did it was inevitably for me to come over to their bike and diagnose their issue(s) flatfooted and tell them the steps to take so they could go home and fix it themselves FOR NOTHING, NOT EVEN TO OFFER TO BUY ME A SODA! Well guess what? I stay home and play with grandkids and whatever else now just waiting on the NFL season to start.
Again, not nearly the same level but I catch their drift.
And yes, NOW I'M AN ASSHOLE!
Go finger.....
finger?
How many of y'all read this article on JJ?
I'd be an asshole too if I couldn't even go out to eat without it being a circus. I'd love to have the money, but they can keep the fame.
I'd be an asshole too if I couldn't even go out to eat without it being a circus. I'd love to have the money, but they can keep the fame.
Yeah, I noticed that too, but figured he would figure it out eventually.
What an asshole!!!
Yep. And stardom and $$ and family and wannabe friends corrupt them most. NFL puts on a seminar every year to try and help but most miss the message. that's why most are broke soon after they retire or get injured..
TEXANRED
Texan-American
He hung himself from VY's jock.
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Something Witty !
Oh no .... did he get athletes neck ?
Hervoyel
BUENO!
Dent, Bullough, Young, Cush, Reed.....? Maybe Mercilus.
I would probably be like Foster, screwing around on my wife with a hooters girl, writing poetry,telling other people how to live, fixing all of the worlds problems in my own mind, while claiming my undying faithfulness to said wife and my young kids.
Or not.
I really don't care about any of this, Foster to me comes down to can he stay healthy all season and play at a all pro level? I have my doubts on this with his recent injury track record.
EVOLVIST
Kid A
This. And also if you read Ryan Griffin's interview from today we can see between the lines a little bit. It seems the meeting relations meeting was on 07/29/2014 and this is what Ryan was asked and what he said.
So, all said, I believe Arian was taking the meeting to the extreme, but you know, kind of playful; but at the same time poking a little fun at the media.
I mean, don't forget who the media are, guys and gals. Yes, they bring us information, but they also bring us agenda.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Reading that article did nothing, but remind me of a old saying (paraphrasing) "Don't argue (piss off) people who buy their ink by the barrel"
Who ever wrote that sounds like a butt hurt child. Truth is Arian's job is to play football, so I don't really care how he treats the media as long as he's good at his job. I also never once thought he was "thumbing his nose" at me, the fan, so that guy should speak for himself and stop trying to include every outside faction to join him on his soap box.
Gregg Popovich basically does the same exact thing in every single press conference/half time interview that Foster did in this interview and it's cute and funny (I find it hilarious btw). Yet the one time foster does the same thing and doesn't want to deal with the media (and after this offseason I wouldn't either) this guy gets his undies in a bunch.
LOL, just clicked on the link and saw who wrote the article.. John Lopez..:vincepalm:
TejasTom
All Pro
The only reason I listen to them in the morning is because I like Jim Mudd. I wish Mudd had a bigger a role on the show, like taking Nick Wright's place.
HOU-TEX
Ah, Football!
I actually got a chuckle out of Arian's interview.
Lopez hackin for those clicks. I don't know where he got the "back" issue from, but until someone other than this hack says it it's meh
He and that Nick guy need to stay together. That way I can avoid the both of them by not tuning into 610 in the morning. Texans shows and Meltzer/Payne are the only reasons I tune in to begin with
Lopez hackin for those clicks. I don't know where he got the "back" issue from, but until someone other than this hack says it it's meh
He and that Nick guy need to stay together. That way I can avoid the both of them by not tuning into 610 in the morning. Texans shows and Meltzer/Payne are the only reasons I tune in to begin with
TEXANRED
Texan-American
Good for Arian.
The media in this town needs to go get some butt rash paste and apply heavily to their backsides.
silvrhand
All Pro
I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Owen Daniel's charity events where the players were able to serve/have dinner with us and mingle among the crowds. The first two years was great, players came over sat down with us had some wine, and generally seemed to have a great time. AJ stood in the corner, normal self, no interaction, but that's the norm for him.
The last year we went, the cat was out the box and they put in a bigger place with more people. Women had lost their mind I was standing next to JJ Watt when a woman randomly walked up and grabbed his crotch, he basically had to hide behind several other people when we were coming through, it was embarrassing for all of us.
I can understand why they do feel the way they do, but in reality Arian likes to stir the pot unless it's being stirred on him, he's always been that way. Not a huge fan of the personality that I do see from Arian, and its' the same personality we saw when he came in and what got him knocked out of the draft.
If it looks like a cat, acts like a cat, eats like a cat.. it's most likely a cat. People's actions over time will eventually show their true personality, and over the last few years I've enough, not a huge Arian fan.
That's just my opinion though and I'm entitled to that.