jmh wrote:
How bad is a
player that quits on his team at halftime?
This was not the right to handle the situation... disrespectful to his teammates at the very least.
I don't know. It sounded like he thought he was being disrespectful to his teammate by playing. If taken as his word, it wasn't a deal about playing time, or being upset at losing or being on a crappy team, etc. He seems to have lost all confidence in his ability to play football anymore. He could have just asked to have been taken out, and then retired after the game, I guess. But small difference.
But I think it's more respectful to remove yourself and stop taking a paycheck and give a young guy a chance. The more disrespectful thing is to mail it in and keep taking a paycheck while not really caring.
