I immediately think of Josh Gordon when i think of Blackmon only to realize they were in the exact same draft class. At least Gordon somehow lasted 11 years despite his love of weed.
He was actually really good to be a super star wide our in the NFL. Everytime he came back from suspension. He would have 100 yards receiving or look elite at that time. But after that i think the alcohol screwed him up
My dad was an alcoholic and he drank until he lost his family. I graduated and became successful but still am VERY careful with my drinking tendencies. We can never fall into temptation 🙏
@@peterkeigwin847if you are an alcoholic there is no controlling it! It may start off that way but trust me it’s a chemical imbalance that cannot be controlled if you are an actual alcoholic! People that are not cannot comprehend that it cannot be controlled!
What!! MrChiCity!! Huge fan brother. Love the work you do and did . Always appreciate your videos and always see myself coming back over the years to get a better perspective on things.. and catch some of that great energy hope you been doing man … good luck to you family
He was so good in the few NFL games that he played in. My god just imagine if drugs and alcohol was not a part of his life. This man would of have been a great player possible hall of famer.
It’s crazy how I use to be around these guys every Saturday. My brother played for OSU. Justin.B, Brandon Weeden, Justin Gilbert, Lyndell Johnson, Josh Stewart, J.W. Walsh, Joseph Randle. If you know you know
Those were times to be excited for OSU football all of that talent around at that time. Talk about a throwback. If you don’t mind me asking who was your brother?.
I have a challenge for you, there’s a guy who was the number 2 ranked qb in the late 90’s to early 2000s named Gary brashears from Arkansas. I haven’t been able to find too much on him but I know he commuted to Arkansas and he quit during conditioning drills during his sophomore year when he was supposed to be the starter and he went downhill from there. If you could do a video on him you’d be the goat.
Money isn't everything Matt. These guys prove that. I just think your either too young to understand, or that you can't understand and that's why you can't feel for them. One thing I have learned in life is that you have to accept people for who they are. They might be losers today, but in time you'll come to find that we all end up taking Ls in life.
People gotta understand where Matt’s coming from. He was an average athlete who got injured and couldn’t finish out his small school college career. He’s not gonna have empathy/sympathy for an athlete that was talented enough to make it somewhere he (Matt) never would have had the opportunity to and ruin it over their bad life choices. Because if Matt was talented and fortunate enough to make it to that level, he knows he would have done everything in his power to make the most of it. Simple as that
Except he is trash. He said he could have been D1 in basketball if he didn’t get hurt. There’s a video out there of him playing 1v1 and let’s just say it was more “try hard” non hooper than anything remotely D1. Dudes a clown and a whole ass lie 😂
Sounds more like jealousy to me. Jealous of his natural talents and in Matt’s eyes he wasted them because he didn’t utilize them the way Matt thinks he should. Maybe Matt doesn’t live up to someone else’s expectation so I guess that makes him a loser to huh
I agree with you, Matt. My father, mother, 2 brothers & 2 sisters were ALL alcoholics/drug abusers. Both of my brothers have passed away (1 from throat cancer, 1 from overdose). My father & 1 sister have successfully beaten their demons. I never ended up with the desire to be drunk or drugged up. I saw what it did to my family & made the decision to NOT be like them. I am the youngest of 5 kids & the ONLY one of my siblings to have a career & ALL of my children in my home. I don't even let my own mother come to my house to see her grandchildren anymore because of the way she acts when she's drinking (and she's ALWAYS drinking). My point is, I believe the way you do. Alcoholism & drug use is a CONSCIOUS decision people make. I've had people tell me that alcoholics don't have a choice or It's a disease. I don't believe that at all. A disease is something you have no real control over. Drinking alcohol or doing drugs takes EFFORT to do. Just don't do it.
You know Matt. Some advice for you. For all you know you might be the one person who inspires someone to turn their life around. But you’ll never know because you think you’re above everyone
Hes just not old enough to understand the struggles of life. Hes obviously never battled any mental illnesses either or he would actually understand why people turn to things like drugs. Not to mention that a lot of these football players have some form of CTE which will really mess your mind up. I hate to use this word but Matt will look back on a lot of these videos and cringe at the way he speaks about people.
I agree with a lot of people in the comments. This guy has zero clue about drug addiction. He thinks everyone addicted to drugs is a loser. Well just a heads up plenty of successful people are addicted to drugs that you would have zero clue. You only hear and know about the famous or poor people. I have a friend who was a high ranking officer in the military who hid an addiction for years and lived a great life. Sounds like he grew up with both parents and played sports because mommy and daddy could afford to give him a great life. If he was brought up with no parents and never had opportunity to play any sports or be a kid he might understand that the drugs give people the feeling of love they have never felt and unfortunately that is the addiction. Everyone just wants to be loved and some get that from family and friends and some who don’t have that option get it from drugs. That being said I love his videos and respect his talent and work he puts into these videos
Among my experiences in life, I've had the opportunity to witness parts of court ordered drug treatment. Most people beg to enter the program to avoid jail time. There are usually two kinds of participants. The first are those who take full advantage, clean up and get back on track. Some even request to remain part of the program in some way after they finish their probation requirements, just to keep themselves in check. Then you have others who try to get over and get angry with the judge for violating them after they have been given multiple opportunities to get it together. I say that to say this: Matt, you're not wrong for calling on Blackmon or anyone else in his position to be accountable. There is help out here. People have to want to help themselves. It doesn't matter if a person doesn't know why they're doing wrong when they know they are doing wrong. If you know you're doing wrong, seek help if you can't stop. If you refuse, you can't get mad when people refuse to feel sorry for you.
To what extent is the nfl to blame? The same off-season they gave J.Gordon a 8 game suspension for hitting a blunt, and R.Rice and 2 game suspension for knocking out his fiance.
I grew up in Stillwater in the 70s. My Papa was a grounds keeper and student at OSU. Dexter Manley was his coworker and fellow student. Papa used to retell me stories of Dexter's exploits on the field as told to him by Dexter. Papa wasn't a sports fan. When it came out that Dexter Manley was illiterate Papa told me he knew that and he wasn't the only one. I would be interested in hearing the story of Dexter Manley's college years because they are personal history to me and other than Papas stories I have little information. Papa told me when Dexter came out as illiterate that it was common at OSU in those days for college athletes to have tutors who did their academics for them.
1:41 Corners of his mouth are dry, he’s a avid pill users, likely other hard drugs, too. Dude was battling intense demons, pray he can find himself someday.
OG southern Oklahoman here. Plainview was a 3A (maybe 4A) high school, which is a smallish school in Oklahoma. Typically, small-town kids in Oklahoma get overlooked by major programs (see: Wes Welker), which is likely why JB didn't get offered by major blue blood programs, especially when you have so many 4-5 star football players in Texas to choose from.
Man the Justin Blackmon downfall hurt. Before he was drafted I believe it was espn who did a documentary about his difficult upbringing, but also how he was such a rolemodel for young kids in the area. He was beyond kind, always going out of his way to put smiles on kids faces… I wished the best for him, he’s a good soul.
Bruh the stuff that goes on in 3rd world countries happens in the ghettos of America. Drugs, diseases, terrible living situations, and death all around you. You had the choice to not live that but a lot of people were born into it, lost they parents and been thrown to the states. So yes I smoke my Mary Jane to get thru my days just like a lot of people, couldn’t imagine the family and personal pressures he was going through just for being such an elite player. You’ve been sheltered bro. Very very sheltered
Just because you can play football doesn’t mean you’re not human. Lots of people trash their lives for drugs. I definitely can relate. Addiction is brutal
The huge payday is 50% physical and 50% mental so regardless which side wasn’t cut for the NFL, he just wasn’t pro football material. I’m sure he blew whatever money he got and hits the time card in tears everyday.
Arrogant, pampered D1 athlete never held accountable. They get away with many crimes until school or team can t cover for him. Millions dream of his career and he threw it away.
Kain Colter from Northwestern would be an awesome one. Almost unionized all of football before NIL and was basically blackballed but also fizzled out :/
What’s the criteria/guidelines for a loser, in context to this? Maybe the guy didn’t care about football, money, or our definition of success and is as happy as ever now. Hell a lot of us are 9 to 5ers, CZcamsrs, etc. but some may think we have/had the potential to be billionaires. Does that make us losers too?
Just because someone gets hooked on drugs doesn't automatically make you a loser. There's been plenty of people hooked on drugs from doctors and sorry ass improper care. They aren't losers, they are human and last time I checked, no one is perfect, and that includes you.
Matt, the next video you make has to be about Pat White and Steve Slayton. This West Virginia team was even better than a team with Geno Smith, and Tavon Austin.
Justin Blackmon was that good he should be considered an all time great reciever but unfortunately he’s a cautionary tale and he has no one but himself to blame let’s hope his life is together
Yo Matt can we get a video on Marcus Lattimore , I grew up in the same city as him and even know people he still knows till this day. But this dude was the talk of the town . The biggest name we have ever seen coming from this town. He’s not the only player from our town to make it to the league but he is 100% the biggest . But it was very depressing to watch his down fall then to never see him make a comeback..
So ppl that got hooked on drugs are losers?? You need the Lord bro. Ppl that does drugs are not beneath you, your not above anyone else and that's including drug users. Just because you haven't took drugs doesn't make you better simple as that. All humans are human regardless!!
Yea, I'm tired of videos like this. Digging for people's mistakes from years ago to throw it back up in their face and rub it in, just for clout. These videos affect these people and their families. There's enough going on in sports to not do this.
@@bccsivxx-xxivviiat least people like flemo reach out and get their side a perspective. matt just be yapping for views and don’t even be getting the story fully right
Plainview back in the early 2000’s if I recall was a 2A school back then. Considering the area I wouldn’t be surprised if him a Jermaine Gresham grew up down the road.
I hate to be this guy but a lot of people think " he had all the talent in the world. All he had to do is keep his head on straight" . That's the point. To be a decent pro athlete you have to work really hard. Harder than the majority of people will ever work at anything one thing in their lives. With the exception of generational basketball talent (lebron, wilt, shaqetc),because how rare people of that height with any coordination are, all good pros athletes have to work hard. Justin put in that work only to throw it away for substances. That means he had a real problem. It's not just "straighten up your act" type of thing. The worst part about guys like that is their problem and their gift are usually intertwined. That's why I have sympathy for the aldon smith of the world because their great talent lead to them being coddle rather than ,like most of us, being forced to confront their shortcomings.
Bro imma pray for you to truly understand what empathy means I hope you get there in your life time but if not I hope we never cross paths your pessimism would darken any door step; but on the flip side I like your videos! 😊
You HAVE to do a story on Josh Gordon. It is probably wild just like Blackmon because I remember hearing every year about this guy and how he just could not pass a drug test even though he was so talented. I think he's still playing football fortunately for him though
10 years of sobriety here, and I can honestly say that it doesn’t really matter what you call an addict who’s actively in their addiction, because most of what’s said is true; Loser, asshole, thief, manipulator, etc. The point is, we’re not ourselves. I see it like a monster that takes over, or a completely different person. At the end of the day, we made the decision to get high instead of getting real help for whatever hurt us to begin with. That’s no one else’s fault but our own, and that behavior honestly doesn’t deserve sympathy or empathy from anyone. Do we deserve sympathy or empathy for whatever we went through that led us to initially use? Ya, we do. But we still chose to use, and Matt is simply saying he doesn’t wanna be around that shit, and I don’t blame him. Blackmon unfortunately didn’t get the help he needed, and instead CHOSE to use until that dick hole monster took over and destroyed his football career. Hopefully he was able to finally fight it off and get his life back.
I know this is before a lot of people's time on here, but the Akili Smith debacle is super fascinating because that was the year Ditka and the Saints traded away all their draft picks to the Redskins for Ricky Williams (they moved up to 5th to get him). Initially the Saints tried to make the same trade with the Bengals (for the No.3 overall pick), but in true Bungle fasion, they declined and drafted one of the biggest QB bust of all time. I should mention that the first 3 picks were Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, and then Akili Smith. I don't why this one goes under the radar all the time.
That's the Bengals. Since they became a team they have had real bad luck. Their 2nd draft they drafted their franchise quarterback with the 5th pick overall. Greg cook he started as a rookie and was living up to expectations. Then he hurts his shoulder needs surgery. Plays 1 game in the next 4 years and retired. What was interesting about akili Smith was how many games he played. He didnt get a chance on any other team. Same for Andre Ware with the Lions. It's rare to have a top 10 QB drafted to not get another team to give them a chance.
Can you do one on "Adarius Bowman"? He's not the only Oklahoma State wide receiver to throw away his career "Adarius Bowman" was a Mel Kipper top 20 pick. He would have been a highly touted pick had he stayed out of trouble.
All of this has me shaking my head. It sounds like maybe Justin Blackmon has impulse control problems or used to have them? His story reminds me of Colt Brennan's life albeit with a better ending. I know there are what is called High Bottom alcoholics. People with this problem can't stop drinking. Their alcoholism does not lead to health problems, destroyed relationships, and an inability to work any job in the shorter run. I have known one or two people with this problem. So, maybe it is an impulse control issue or High Bottom alcoholism. Perhaps both.
If he made 7 mill before taxes that mean he only took home like 3 mill like 10 years ago which is not enough to be good for life. He prolly gotta have a regular job by now
I immediately think of Josh Gordon when i think of Blackmon only to realize they were in the exact same draft class. At least Gordon somehow lasted 11 years despite his love of weed.
Man Justin was good I will never forget those 2010/2011 OSU teams as a fan I wish he could have gotten it together and really been an NFL star
OSU had one of the best offenses of the 2010s w those teams
He was actually really good to be a super star wide our in the NFL. Everytime he came back from suspension. He would have 100 yards receiving or look elite at that time. But after that i think the alcohol screwed him up
Alcoholism is not a joke.
It will destroy your life.
Be careful.
My dad was an alcoholic and he drank until he lost his family. I graduated and became successful but still am VERY careful with my drinking tendencies. We can never fall into temptation 🙏
Facts
@@peterkeigwin847if you are an alcoholic there is no controlling it! It may start off that way but trust me it’s a chemical imbalance that cannot be controlled if you are an actual alcoholic! People that are not cannot comprehend that it cannot be controlled!
I grew up watching your videos wow
What!! MrChiCity!! Huge fan brother. Love the work you do and did . Always appreciate your videos and always see myself coming back over the years to get a better perspective on things.. and catch some of that great energy hope you been doing man … good luck to you family
Justin Blackmon was one of the best receivers I’ve ever seen with my two eyes.
as a sooner id have to agree, dude was legit.. prentiss elliot was the biggest miss
He was so good in the few NFL games that he played in. My god just imagine if drugs and alcohol was not a part of his life. This man would of have been a great player possible hall of famer.
It’s crazy how I use to be around these guys every Saturday. My brother played for OSU. Justin.B, Brandon Weeden, Justin Gilbert, Lyndell Johnson, Josh Stewart, J.W. Walsh, Joseph Randle. If you know you know
Those were times to be excited for OSU football all of that talent around at that time. Talk about a throwback. If you don’t mind me asking who was your brother?.
I have a challenge for you, there’s a guy who was the number 2 ranked qb in the late 90’s to early 2000s named Gary brashears from Arkansas. I haven’t been able to find too much on him but I know he commuted to Arkansas and he quit during conditioning drills during his sophomore year when he was supposed to be the starter and he went downhill from there. If you could do a video on him you’d be the goat.
Money isn't everything Matt. These guys prove that. I just think your either too young to understand, or that you can't understand and that's why you can't feel for them. One thing I have learned in life is that you have to accept people for who they are. They might be losers today, but in time you'll come to find that we all end up taking Ls in life.
Man I graduated 07 forgot all about him until I saw this. Hope the man is doing well
is prentiss elliot still in the prison system?
Justin Gilbert was nice you should do him too. They were on the same team during the Fiesta Bowl picking off Andrew Luck.
People gotta understand where Matt’s coming from. He was an average athlete who got injured and couldn’t finish out his small school college career. He’s not gonna have empathy/sympathy for an athlete that was talented enough to make it somewhere he (Matt) never would have had the opportunity to and ruin it over their bad life choices. Because if Matt was talented and fortunate enough to make it to that level, he knows he would have done everything in his power to make the most of it. Simple as that
Except he is trash. He said he could have been D1 in basketball if he didn’t get hurt. There’s a video out there of him playing 1v1 and let’s just say it was more “try hard” non hooper than anything remotely D1. Dudes a clown and a whole ass lie 😂
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Sounds more like jealousy to me. Jealous of his natural talents and in Matt’s eyes he wasted them because he didn’t utilize them the way Matt thinks he should. Maybe Matt doesn’t live up to someone else’s expectation so I guess that makes him a loser to huh
@@mikeg4960Justin is this you? Man you were a beast I hope you got help
Weed is not a drug its a medicine can’t name a person who’s od from weed💯
Shid I almost did at least it felt like it 😵💫🤣🤣
Weed is a drug not a dangerous drug but still a drug 🤷♂️ with that logic h and cocaine ain’t a drug because it comes from a plant too
@@drunkenmmamaster419people can OD on cocaine so it’s not the same logic at all😂 try again
That was me that requested it on the hardest hitting punter video I appreciate you showing love ✊🏾
Him and Dez were Amazing-
I agree with you, Matt. My father, mother, 2 brothers & 2 sisters were ALL alcoholics/drug abusers. Both of my brothers have passed away (1 from throat cancer, 1 from overdose). My father & 1 sister have successfully beaten their demons. I never ended up with the desire to be drunk or drugged up. I saw what it did to my family & made the decision to NOT be like them. I am the youngest of 5 kids & the ONLY one of my siblings to have a career & ALL of my children in my home. I don't even let my own mother come to my house to see her grandchildren anymore because of the way she acts when she's drinking (and she's ALWAYS drinking). My point is, I believe the way you do. Alcoholism & drug use is a CONSCIOUS decision people make. I've had people tell me that alcoholics don't have a choice or It's a disease. I don't believe that at all. A disease is something you have no real control over. Drinking alcohol or doing drugs takes EFFORT to do. Just don't do it.
When I saw that Blackmon loved to eat bacon and bacon grease going into the draft I knew he wouldnt last long
I like these what happened to videos you see the rise the peak the fall and the aftermath keep it up #mattbemrballen
Man I know successful business men and women who smoke weed recreationally and responsibly it’s a time and place for everything just like drinking !
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All he had to do was get his homeboy to stay sober and be the designated driver
You know Matt. Some advice for you. For all you know you might be the one person who inspires someone to turn their life around. But you’ll never know because you think you’re above everyone
Hes just not old enough to understand the struggles of life. Hes obviously never battled any mental illnesses either or he would actually understand why people turn to things like drugs. Not to mention that a lot of these football players have some form of CTE which will really mess your mind up. I hate to use this word but Matt will look back on a lot of these videos and cringe at the way he speaks about people.
I agree with a lot of people in the comments. This guy has zero clue about drug addiction. He thinks everyone addicted to drugs is a loser. Well just a heads up plenty of successful people are addicted to drugs that you would have zero clue. You only hear and know about the famous or poor people. I have a friend who was a high ranking officer in the military who hid an addiction for years and lived a great life. Sounds like he grew up with both parents and played sports because mommy and daddy could afford to give him a great life. If he was brought up with no parents and never had opportunity to play any sports or be a kid he might understand that the drugs give people the feeling of love they have never felt and unfortunately that is the addiction. Everyone just wants to be loved and some get that from family and friends and some who don’t have that option get it from drugs. That being said I love his videos and respect his talent and work he puts into these videos
This is the one I requested! Comment was on the Tejan Bridges Story.
His career reminds me of another Oklahoma kid who had potential to be a pro star but blew up from substance abuse. Richard Dumas in basketball.
Among my experiences in life, I've had the opportunity to witness parts of court ordered drug treatment. Most people beg to enter the program to avoid jail time. There are usually two kinds of participants. The first are those who take full advantage, clean up and get back on track. Some even request to remain part of the program in some way after they finish their probation requirements, just to keep themselves in check. Then you have others who try to get over and get angry with the judge for violating them after they have been given multiple opportunities to get it together. I say that to say this: Matt, you're not wrong for calling on Blackmon or anyone else in his position to be accountable. There is help out here. People have to want to help themselves. It doesn't matter if a person doesn't know why they're doing wrong when they know they are doing wrong. If you know you're doing wrong, seek help if you can't stop. If you refuse, you can't get mad when people refuse to feel sorry for you.
Addiction is awful until you experience it you should be quiet. Abandoning them just makes things worse.
I love these videos
Aw man “let’s get it” sounds like stunted growth lol
To what extent is the nfl to blame? The same off-season they gave J.Gordon a 8 game suspension for hitting a blunt, and R.Rice and 2 game suspension for knocking out his fiance.
Josh Gordon wasn’t just smoking weed dude had a bad pill and alcohol problem
As a Longhorn fan, I just want to say he was one of the best WR I've ever seen. He destroyed us in 2010 and 2011😅.
Nice work brother 👍🏼 Great video!!! This dude was a BEAST and flushed his career down the 🚽
I have empathy for bro. I hope that he has received the treatment that he needed
You should do Rakeem Cato. Marshall QB from like 2012-2014
Agreed 100% as a Herd fan
I grew up in Stillwater in the 70s.
My Papa was a grounds keeper and student at OSU. Dexter Manley was his coworker and fellow student.
Papa used to retell me stories of Dexter's exploits on the field as told to him by Dexter. Papa wasn't a sports fan.
When it came out that Dexter Manley was illiterate Papa told me he knew that and he wasn't the only one.
I would be interested in hearing the story of Dexter Manley's college years because they are personal history to me and other than Papas stories I have little information.
Papa told me when Dexter came out as illiterate that it was common at OSU in those days for college athletes to have tutors who did their academics for them.
Matt you should do a Sam Keller video. He’s the QB who sued EA Sports and took away NCAA Football for a decade. What better time than right now?
1:41 Corners of his mouth are dry, he’s a avid pill users, likely other hard drugs, too. Dude was battling intense demons, pray he can find himself someday.
OG southern Oklahoman here. Plainview was a 3A (maybe 4A) high school, which is a smallish school in Oklahoma. Typically, small-town kids in Oklahoma get overlooked by major programs (see: Wes Welker), which is likely why JB didn't get offered by major blue blood programs, especially when you have so many 4-5 star football players in Texas to choose from.
Everything Matt said at the end of the video was 100% facts. If you don’t agree your apart of the problem
Man the Justin Blackmon downfall hurt. Before he was drafted I believe it was espn who did a documentary about his difficult upbringing, but also how he was such a rolemodel for young kids in the area. He was beyond kind, always going out of his way to put smiles on kids faces… I wished the best for him, he’s a good soul.
Awesome content... Can you do one on Jason Brookins, running back with Baltimore Ravens.
QB Brandon Weeden was the reason Blackmon was a star. Weeden started in 2010 and 2011, both years Blackmon won the Biletnikoff twice.
Matt your a bama fan do a story on John Wilson Parker that will tell you my age
D'anthony Thomas, Vic Beasly, Noel Divine, Tre Mason (Think you did that already). Lamichael James.
Drugs have destroyed families.
Bruh the stuff that goes on in 3rd world countries happens in the ghettos of America. Drugs, diseases, terrible living situations, and death all around you. You had the choice to not live that but a lot of people were born into it, lost they parents and been thrown to the states. So yes I smoke my Mary Jane to get thru my days just like a lot of people, couldn’t imagine the family and personal pressures he was going through just for being such an elite player. You’ve been sheltered bro. Very very sheltered
Rush: 102/1045 (10.3yds/rush) 9tds
Rec: 34/702 (20.7yds/rec) 8tds
KO Return: 11/476 (43.3Yds/ret) 4tds
4.55s 40yd
Thoughts on this RB stat line?
Oh shit you did my request I appreciate you bro
Some people never get it figured out.
Just because you can play football doesn’t mean you’re not human. Lots of people trash their lives for drugs. I definitely can relate. Addiction is brutal
But give me that money I’m
Not going to mess it up either bud
We don’t get the chance he got god given talent messed it all the way up 🍑😞
The bad decision talk is something you hear from a lot of addicts. They always downplay the addiction part for some reason
The huge payday is 50% physical and 50% mental so regardless which side wasn’t cut for the NFL, he just wasn’t pro football material. I’m sure he blew whatever money he got and hits the time card in tears everyday.
thanks matt 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Can you please do a video on Travis Henry from Frostproof.
Arrogant, pampered D1 athlete never held accountable. They get away with many crimes until school or team can t cover for him. Millions dream of his career and he threw it away.
Kain Colter from Northwestern would be an awesome one. Almost unionized all of football before NIL and was basically blackballed but also fizzled out :/
Can you do a video on Matthew Jones? Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver.
I remember him!!
@@Jay-wo4yf that’s what’s up
He was going to be a beast for my Jags but the other beast got him first it's sad he could a been a HOF
What’s the criteria/guidelines for a loser, in context to this?
Maybe the guy didn’t care about football, money, or our definition of success and is as happy as ever now.
Hell a lot of us are 9 to 5ers, CZcamsrs, etc. but some may think we have/had the potential to be billionaires. Does that make us losers too?
Just because someone gets hooked on drugs doesn't automatically make you a loser. There's been plenty of people hooked on drugs from doctors and sorry ass improper care. They aren't losers, they are human and last time I checked, no one is perfect, and that includes you.
You should look into a video about Javorskie Lane. I remember watching him play and thinking he's doing what every big man dreams of doing.
That dude was a freight train
That dude was a freight train
Hey Mike will you do Noel Devine 5 star rb from the class of 2007
Matt, the next video you make has to be about Pat White and Steve Slayton. This West Virginia team was even better than a team with Geno Smith, and Tavon Austin.
Don’t let people down you for your views or opinions. I think you are spot on with these people who don’t learn from their “mistakes”.
Justin Blackmon was that good he should be considered an all time great reciever but unfortunately he’s a cautionary tale and he has no one but himself to blame let’s hope his life is together
18:05 him and Flash Gordon are doing dabs
Yo Matt can we get a video on Marcus Lattimore , I grew up in the same city as him and even know people he still knows till this day. But this dude was the talk of the town . The biggest name we have ever seen coming from this town. He’s not the only player from our town to make it to the league but he is 100% the biggest . But it was very depressing to watch his down fall then to never see him make a comeback..
It’s crazy i remember him hell of a player sad story 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
So ppl that got hooked on drugs are losers?? You need the Lord bro. Ppl that does drugs are not beneath you, your not above anyone else and that's including drug users. Just because you haven't took drugs doesn't make you better simple as that. All humans are human regardless!!
Yes, they were losers...
Yea, I'm tired of videos like this. Digging for people's mistakes from years ago to throw it back up in their face and rub it in, just for clout. These videos affect these people and their families. There's enough going on in sports to not do this.
@@bccsivxx-xxivviiat least people like flemo reach out and get their side a perspective. matt just be yapping for views and don’t even be getting the story fully right
@@yae7467facts
The loser part is not wanting to get out of it.
Maybe it’s just adolescent nostalgia but I think the 2007 to 2013 era of college football was the greatest.
Plainview back in the early 2000’s if I recall was a 2A school back then. Considering the area I wouldn’t be surprised if him a Jermaine Gresham grew up down the road.
Do one on WR Fred Rouse from Tallahassee or the #1 safety from LA class of 2004 his name was Randy Estes
Good video bro do one on twisted Lawrence Phillips or gun toting Marvin Harrison
I hate to be this guy but a lot of people think " he had all the talent in the world. All he had to do is keep his head on straight" . That's the point. To be a decent pro athlete you have to work really hard. Harder than the majority of people will ever work at anything one thing in their lives. With the exception of generational basketball talent (lebron, wilt, shaqetc),because how rare people of that height with any coordination are, all good pros athletes have to work hard. Justin put in that work only to throw it away for substances. That means he had a real problem. It's not just "straighten up your act" type of thing. The worst part about guys like that is their problem and their gift are usually intertwined. That's why I have sympathy for the aldon smith of the world because their great talent lead to them being coddle rather than ,like most of us, being forced to confront their shortcomings.
He was definitely a future HOF’er if he kept clean
Why are they showing high school games in Arkansas when he played for plainview in the Ardmore,ok area?
Most of these guys don’t have the brain power to figure out the simplest things, they are good athletes though.
You expect us to believe you watched this man play at 10yrs old🤣 “Why tf you lying” 🎶
Hope he was able to get his life together and beat his addiction.
Bro imma pray for you to truly understand what empathy means I hope you get there in your life time but if not I hope we never cross paths your pessimism would darken any door step; but on the flip side I like your videos! 😊
I can't cry for them either.
Played against him his freshman year at qb, he's always been a beast lol he wasn't highly recruited because he came from a small school
You HAVE to do a story on Josh Gordon. It is probably wild just like Blackmon because I remember hearing every year about this guy and how he just could not pass a drug test even though he was so talented. I think he's still playing football fortunately for him though
Matt, do a video about what happened to one of Sanders' son Barry J. Sanders
your commentary is well beyond your years. Thank you.
He got arrested on Edmond rd 😭😭 bro should have stayed away from Edmond with weed
You should do a story about DeAnthony Thomas, Oregon running back a lil bit ago
10 years of sobriety here, and I can honestly say that it doesn’t really matter what you call an addict who’s actively in their addiction, because most of what’s said is true; Loser, asshole, thief, manipulator, etc. The point is, we’re not ourselves. I see it like a monster that takes over, or a completely different person.
At the end of the day, we made the decision to get high instead of getting real help for whatever hurt us to begin with. That’s no one else’s fault but our own, and that behavior honestly doesn’t deserve sympathy or empathy from anyone. Do we deserve sympathy or empathy for whatever we went through that led us to initially use? Ya, we do. But we still chose to use, and Matt is simply saying he doesn’t wanna be around that shit, and I don’t blame him. Blackmon unfortunately didn’t get the help he needed, and instead CHOSE to use until that dick hole monster took over and destroyed his football career. Hopefully he was able to finally fight it off and get his life back.
I know this is before a lot of people's time on here, but the Akili Smith debacle is super fascinating because that was the year Ditka and the Saints traded away all their draft picks to the Redskins for Ricky Williams (they moved up to 5th to get him). Initially the Saints tried to make the same trade with the Bengals (for the No.3 overall pick), but in true Bungle fasion, they declined and drafted one of the biggest QB bust of all time. I should mention that the first 3 picks were Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, and then Akili Smith. I don't why this one goes under the radar all the time.
That's the Bengals. Since they became a team they have had real bad luck. Their 2nd draft they drafted their franchise quarterback with the 5th pick overall. Greg cook he started as a rookie and was living up to expectations. Then he hurts his shoulder needs surgery. Plays 1 game in the next 4 years and retired. What was interesting about akili Smith was how many games he played. He didnt get a chance on any other team. Same for Andre Ware with the Lions. It's rare to have a top 10 QB drafted to not get another team to give them a chance.
Matt love the channel 🧻 🌊 🧻
Can you do one on "Adarius Bowman"?
He's not the only Oklahoma State wide receiver to throw away his career "Adarius Bowman" was a Mel Kipper top 20 pick. He would have been a highly touted pick had he stayed out of trouble.
All of this has me shaking my head. It sounds like maybe Justin Blackmon has impulse control problems or used to have them? His story reminds me of Colt Brennan's life albeit with a better ending.
I know there are what is called High Bottom alcoholics. People with this problem can't stop drinking. Their alcoholism does not lead to health problems, destroyed relationships, and an inability to work any job in the shorter run. I have known one or two people with this problem.
So, maybe it is an impulse control issue or High Bottom alcoholism. Perhaps both.
One of the best college receivers I've ever seen. Megatron gr8. This was so sad to watch happen.
Have you done a video on Maurice Clarett?
Man that dude was special in college
Can you please talk about Bryce Love, running back for Stanford?
Isn't Bryce Love in medical school???
Plainview was a smaller high school. They were a 2A or 3A school and classifications range from C-6A
If he made 7 mill before taxes that mean he only took home like 3 mill like 10 years ago which is not enough to be good for life. He prolly gotta have a regular job by now
This video is a gross oversimplification of how addiction affects people.
Please do a video of the Raiders first 2 draft picks from 2020, Henry Ruggs and Damon Arnette!
Troy Smith (Ohio state) Josh doctson(tcu) Limas sweed(texas)
Limas Sweed for sure!
None of those compare to this guy’s problems.
Whoa i forgot all about sweed. What happened
@Dreezzy88 I had to think back to my middle school days of who was playing in college at that time, seems like after Pittsburgh never seen em again
@@GreeneGuyTV I always wondered what happened to him after he left Pittsburgh
Can you please talk about Rakeem Cato
I remember hoping the vikings would draft this guy.
Make one on tyrann mathieu. The most electrifying college safety in the country
He was Dez no bs bro was cold I’m 30 he was nice lol Matt you and Scott fisher should drop collab
Facts!!
Scott fisher tried to drop merch and everyone shit on him 🤣