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> "Kurgan Gringioni" hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164903688.294984.25320@l39g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...

>> By living vicariously through their offspring, they ruin the experience
>> for their children.
>>
>> Case in point: Archie Manning and his daughter.
>>
>> Dude wanted the best for his kids, Peyton and ShEli. No crime there.
>> But then, after Peyton's success in the NFL, he began projecting
>> himself through ShEli. Archie never got to play with a successful
>> big-market team, being stuck with the woeful New Orleans Saints
>> franchise for his entire career. So when ShEli finally graduated from
>> college, Archie wanted to be sure the same thing never happened to her.
>> Never mind that playing quarterback for an NFL team is a job that
>> 99.99%% of American men would ecstatically embrace, Archie wanted for
>> ShEli what he really wanted for himself.
>>
>> Now look what's happened. During games, ShEli looks like she wants to
>> cry. She's obviously not enjoying herself and it shows in the results -
>> last game the Giants pulled off one of the greatest fourth quarter
>> choke jobs in NFL history, no thanks to the mistakes of ShEli. But who
>> can really blame her? She was coerced into taking this path by her dad
>> Archie instead of living her life for herself.
>>
>> There should be some sort of legislation against this sort of behavior
>> by parents. The psychological misery these Little League parents put
>> upon their children by attempting to live vicariously through them
>> borders upon abuse. In this segment of society, our culture is broken.
>>
>>
>> thanks for reading,
>>
>> K. Gringioni.
>>

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> It's actually the dads that *didn't* make it in the NFL that are the
> worst ones.They don't make it, and think they should have, so they risk
> ruining their kid's childhood by pushing them to be a pro athlete. Let
> kids
> be kids, and let them have fun. Look at all the child actors that have
> become screwed up adults.
> I really don't think we are seeing another Todd Marijuanavich here. I do
> think Archie should have kept his mouth shut. He definitely put him in a
> worse situation. I think Coughlin is one of those coaches that has about a
> 4
> to 5 year shelf life with a given team, and he is trying to save his own
> ass. EA is a lame duck, so Coughlin is probably throwing him under the
> bus.
> He will probably want to be the next GM. I'm sure that Kevin Gilbride is
> not
> helping matters any. He couldn't develop a young QB if his life depended
> on
> it. Now, more than anything, Eli probably wishes that he wasn't the 1st
> pick in the draft, especially in NY. He needs a different situation, or
> different coaching staff, or different team, and he will probably be OK,
> as
> long he can keep Archie's mouth shut.
> By the way, Kurgan, I left the X-posting, because I think it's a good
> thread for knucklehead dads everywhere. But if you are going to do that,
> have some class, and stay away from the "Sheli", etc, because it makes you
> look like a troll.
> Greg