neilfish2 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Dan Hampton comments were just way out of line - would it be ok for someone to use the 911 incident if a team was heading into New York to play. Edited September 5, 2010 by neilfish2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfish2 Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/vikings-hit-...-hampton-video/ This link should work Edited September 5, 2010 by neilfish2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Bad choice of analogy, but considering no one knows Dan Hampton, I doubt much will be made of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Probably not the best choice of words for someone in the work enviornment, but stupid crap like this is said on a daily basis. He shouldn't be fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratts Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Bad choice of analogy, but considering no one knows Dan Hampton, I doubt much will be made of it. Danimal is one of the most famous Chicago athletes of all-time. He held a signing at a grocery store in Niles, IL (a suburb of Chicago) and a thousand people showed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 would it be ok for someone to use the 911 incident if a team was heading into New York to play. 911 and Katrina were completely different. Can't compare the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Danimal is one of the most famous Chicago athletes of all-time. He held a signing at a grocery store in Niles, IL (a suburb of Chicago) and a thousand people showed up. No disrespect to a HOFer, but I'd guess maybe 1 out of 10 people would recognize the name outside the greater Chicago area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricrelish Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Probably not the best choice of words for someone in the work enviornment, but stupid crap like this is said on a daily basis. He shouldn't be fired. Yeah, I agree. It was a stupid statement, and it should be called out as insensitive, but let's not go crazy and fire someone over it. Not every misdeed or mistake warrants that we take an axe to split a hair. Society can't have that thin of skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfish2 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 911 and Katrina were completely different. Can't compare the two. Just an example bro! Do you think the out cry would be different - either way 1000's of people died. The sad part is this isn't the first time he has referenced Katrina - I found this comment under a Chicago Jan 2007 article about the guy with the "Finish What Katrina Started" sign. "When Dan Hampton finished his comments on the WGN Radio pre-game program on Sunday, I was horrified when he referenced Katrina and how the Bears should beat up the Saints in the same manner that the storm had whipped New Orleans. Now, I'm embarrassed as a Chicagoan and a Bears fan to think that mindless thugs at Soldier Field behaved so horribly towards visitors to our city. " http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_colum...ilence_of_.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Meh. I live here in New Orleans and grew up in Chicago watching Hampton play. Really doesn't bother me at all. The thing I question is what game films Hampton has been watching? Wondering if maybe he took too many shots to the head during his career? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Seriously - so what? Players use terms like "going to war" and being "soldiers" all the time. If you're offended by the Katrina reference, how can you not be even more offended by guys playing a game comparing themselves to those who are willing to - and then sometimes do - offer their lives for the defense of our country? (BTW - the military comparisons don't bother me either, FWIW). It would sure be nice to see this country decide to act like grown ups again and not look for any and every occassion to be offended. And the 9/11 comparison to the results a natural disaster was pretty poor. Edited September 6, 2010 by Bronco Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUMbotron Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I got to hang with Dan Hampton at the WCOFF years ago, very genuine guy. I'm sure he regrets his big mouth and I hope people get off his case. JUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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