Thank goodness for Deadspin, otherwise this might have eluded us. The man pictured to your left is Abeline-Christian's Offensive Tackle Tony Washington. He's listed at 6'7", 311 lbs. He performed very well at the combine, putting up 225lbs 33 times, and ran well during the drills particularly the 3 cone. His performance was significant enough for NFL Scouts, that's he been projected as a potential third round pick. The Chicago Bears have never been above scouting players from Abeline-Christian before as evidenced by Danieal Manning and Johnny Knox, and they have needs on the offensive line, particularly at right tackle.So what's the problem? Well...Tony here is a registered sex-offender, and it's not of the Christian Peter variety. Tony is a registered sex-offender because he was convicted in May of 2003 for having sex with his 15 year old biological sister....yeah....his sister...(Feel free to make the lemon face I'm making right now).
To call that situation a "lapse in judgement" would be the equivalent of calling the Grand Canyon, "just a hole in Arizona". There's no mincing words...that's just really f*cked up! F*cked up enough for not only the Bears, but for every NFL team to hopefully run for the hills from this guy. This isn't a guy who likes guns too much, or deals/uses drugs too much. Hell even Christian Peter knew there's a difference between raping your sister and a woman that's not related to you, and Christian Peter's one of the biggest cretin's to ever walk the earth!
So thank you to Deadspin for finding this, and lets please make sure that this information is enough for Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo to take a pass on Washington in the third round.
Words cant not describe my lemon face. But, whats funny Manning is a bust on defense. The bears can't find a position for him to play. Neither does he know what position to play. BAD COACHING! He is a good special teams player.
ReplyDeleteKnox could become a good player because of his speed. Still very early to tell, I hope he gels with Culter. I met him in training camp, he was a really nice guy and cool to meet.
What is the bears obsession with players from Vandy and Abeline-Christian?
That's exactly why I posted this. The Bears like guys from Abilene-Christian even though (as you pointed out) they don't really seem to do much except be very, VERY fast. Yes he's had bad coaches, but I don't blame the coaches 100% for Manning not finding a position. The guy was too dumb to stay at NEBRASKA-Where the "N" stands for knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on Knox. If Knox can grasp the 400 page Martz playbook, he could really be awesome I think. It's geared for smaller, faster receivers like him.