My thinking is why would a high school player even want to be a RB in college when a college coach wants them to be a Corner Back. Hopefully, they understand that if they are very good, they will make more money as a CB in the NFL.my head might explode. especially if they draft a RB that has had not one but two ACL surgeries.
I agree with your point but I think it may be the "chicks dig the long ball" mentality of baseball. RB's are a lot more involved in a game and score more TD's than a CB and these kids are teenagers with their decision making. Live and learn.My thinking is why would a high school player even want to be a RB in college when a college coach wants them to be a Corner Back. Hopefully, they understand that if they are very good, they will make more money as a CB in the NFL.
Phone problems were mentioned in an article or two I've seen on AL.com.I read that story and the ESPN version yesterday. Did not see anything that would explain how he could not pick up the phone and call the team to ask for the time or explain his circumstances.
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Almost everyone above the age of 10 has a cell phone in America. It seems very unlikely that a person who really wants to contact a person by phone would be unable to do so today.Phone problems were mentioned in an article or two I've seen on AL.com.
When mine asks, and I know it's coming, I'm going to get him a 1st generation bag phone. It will be so uncool but he'll be able to call us if needed. The stuff these things allow the children do today is unreal. I like being able to talk to my family at dinner. Just a pet peeve of mine and I'm not going to tell anyone that they are wrong for allowing kids to text or play games for an hour and half while eating with family.Almost everyone above the age of 10 has a cell phone in America. It seems very unlikely that a person who really wants to contact a person by phone would be unable to do so today.
Yep - my boys started with flip phones with no data/texting for this reason.When mine asks, and I know it's coming, I'm going to get him a 1st generation bag phone. It will be so uncool but he'll be able to call us if needed. The stuff these things allow the children do today is unreal. I like being able to talk to my family at dinner. Just a pet peeve of mine and I'm not going to tell anyone that they are wrong for allowing kids to text or play games for an hour and half while eating with family.
I guessed a cell phone problem, either the phone itself or poor/no reception.Almost everyone above the age of 10 has a cell phone in America. It seems very unlikely that a person who really wants to contact a person by phone would be unable to do so today.
Why couldn't he use the hospital's phone?I guessed a cell phone problem, either the phone itself or poor/no reception.
He had to fly to his girlfriend, which means he would have been at an airport where plenty of pay phones call home. He could have used one of those.I guessed a cell phone problem, either the phone itself or poor/no reception.
Have you been in an airport lately? The ubiquity of cellphones eviscerated the airport payphone business model. Mostly what you see of them now is where they USED to be...He had to fly to his girlfriend, which means he would have been at an airport where plenty of pay phones call home. He could have used one of those.