SANTA CLARA – Jim Harbaugh was especially talkative today. His Monday press conference transcript was almost 5,000 words.
I’m focusing on about 80 of them.
One writer asked Harbaugh an Alex Smith question. Harbaugh responded by calling his quarterback tough. …
Extra Point:An interesting analogy, and a fun one at that. Here's the thing though... I don't like when sports figures are referred to as "Heroes" for their play on the field. Almost any other adjective will do... but heroes? The world is in need of role models, and the character of guys like Alex Smith, Pat Willis, etc, etc is worth talking about, worth highlighting, and worth teaching our youth about. These guys are not doing drugs and acting wildly with no respect for those who look up to them. That is how all sports figures _should_ act (it isn't, the way they all do act though, which is unfortunate); so I have no problem promoting these guys as worthy men, as people to look up to, etc. A hero, in my mind, is something different though. A hero is not someone who plays even at 200% and wins a football game. A hero is someone in our first response services, our armed forces, or who saves a life by performing CPR on someone who drops in front of them. Let's not get the two confused. Let's honor each with the perspective that is appropriate.