The ESPN Dallas Cowboys blog had a decent review of how Jeff Adams performed at rookie camp this weekend:
"Rookie free-agent tackle Jeff Adams struggled with Tyrone Crawford’s power on a pass rush, allowing the third-round pick to push him back in the pocket. But on the next play, Adams got his hands on Crawford first and was able to hold his ground."
We're all aware of where Adams is right now, but what about the other seniors?
Many of the graduating players have already informed me of their choices of activities for the coming months. Most of them are solid jobs, including some offers from strong Columbia supporters like Fairway Market, (Fairway buys A LOT of food and thus has a commodities trading desk).
That's in sharp contrast to the seniors profiled in the campus blog, BWOG. As much as I'd like to look away in a nod to my growing stage of being too far removed from the psyches of 20-somethings, it's important to know what kind of students we have on campus these days.
The short profiles of graduating seniors are probably like trying to translate Mandarin if you're above the age of 40. But it still irks me that hardly any athletes and no graduating football players are ever profiled.
I hope to God that these profiles aren't indicative of how isolated our athletes have become on campus. Most likely things are a lot better than that, but even if you put sports aside I always walk away from these annual profiles with a deep sense of worry for the future.
Alex's Blog
The antidote to all of that is Alex Gross' blog detailing his life in Austria with the NFL Europe.
Read up and compare Alex's statements and achievements with what you see in BWOG and you'll have a study in contrasts that will blow your mind!
2 comments:
Jake,
Your comments about the profiles are well taken. Aside from the kid who dropped out and started an e business the rest of the graduates are volunteering or traveling or interning for non profits. Ivy academics love that. They don't believe business majors who work for for profit companies represent academic successes. That's why they don't like athletes. It is safe to say, based on the social status of the matriculated Ivy students, that the majority come from families of significant wealth, and they can spend some years finding themselves and trying to do some global good. God bless them. But don't hide or frown upon those that want to make a living, pay their own rent, buy a car or start a family. It's snobbery at it's worst. The economics of our country at this time do not allow for this elitism.
Yes, I noticed that, too. "After I graduate I am going to spend more of my parents' coin while I travel the world find myself. Then, in a few years, I will go to grad school."
Life is good for these kids.
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