Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy: Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy: Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy: After reading this , I figure there is not much hope of Reid staying off the sidelines: Andy Reid's oldest son, Garrett, also had issues with substance abuse -- he was sentenced to 23 months behind bars for a 2007 crash while he was high on heroin. Garrett struggled with addiction for years and ultimately died of a heroin overdose in 2012 while in his room at the Philadelphia Eagles training camp, while his father was coaching the team. His f’n dad (Andy Reid) was coaching while he was overdosing on drugs in the same god damn facility. And this guy is now going to stand on the sidelines while his other son is in jail facing likely charges?! And the NFL is going to give this guy a trophy after the game for being a great coach but an awful father?!What do you want Andy Reid or any Father to do if a child is hell bent on self destruction? Drug and alcohol addictions are problems that only the person who has them can work out. Vince Lombardi's wife was a heavy pill popper and drinker and she was hospitalized for it. His son admits it wasn't easy having him as a Father. Tony Dungy had a son who hung himself...Willie Nelson's son hung himself...the list goes on and on and it includes everyday working people throughout the world. If some day, God forbid, your child does something self destructive, are you going to take the blame for it? Please BB, why this 'blame the Father' mantra? It simply doesn't make any sense.
If it was one kid, I’d chalk it up to happenstance and bad luck. But both sons being addicts who bring harm to themselves and others is no coincidence. It speaks to what Andy did and didn’t do as a father. As a father of two, I do not say this lightly. It is an incredible burden and responsibility being a parent, and I sympathize with parents who have difficult children that always seem to make the wrong choices despite the parents doing all they can to teach them right and put them in situations where they can succeed. Some things are just beyond our control. But I have a hard time cutting Andy slack when both his sons went down the same road, and will have an even harder time cutting him slack if he doesn’t, for once in his life, put football aside and tend to his family, even if it is the biggest game of the year. His assistants can take care of his team. He needs to take care of his family. That’s what a real father would do. 
it is one in its self. Donald Sterling what? Tony Dungys dead son what? This situation has nothing to do with those other than it being a major distraction. Trying to cap the pshycological and motivational factors / affects of this??? Good luck. Have no clue what I’m doing with my Chiefs bets but I sure as hell don’t feel good about them at this point. 
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