RIP Chris Henry
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 11:48 AM PST
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I would like to observe a moment of silence for Chris Henry, who died this morning after suffering injuries from a fall yesterday. Henry was reportedly in a domestic dispute with his fiancé when he fell out of the bed of a moving pickup truck that she was driving. This is very sad.
A look of Henry's career stats:
Career: 5 Years; Rec: 119; Yards: 1,826; Avg: 15.3; TD: 21
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=53717
Fooch's Note: The 49ers issued a quick note with some comments from former Bengals' teammates of Henry. I thought I'd leave this on the front page for a little bit (it remains as a FanPost as well).
49ers DT Justin Smith on former teammate Chris Henry's passing
December 17, 2009
"It's sad. He was a talented guy. When I played with him he was a good guy, quiet in the locker room. He kept to himself for the most part. From everything that it sounded like, he was getting back on track and this happens. My feelings go out to him and his family."
49ers LB Ahmad Brooks on former teammate Chris Henry's passing
December 17, 2009
"I was sad to hear. You hate to see somebody go. He was a good guy. We've all made bad decisions throughout our life, but he grew from it, he learned from it and he had a family, so I'm definitely sad to hear that happen. I knew him very well. I'm just sad to hear that and I'll pray for him, I'll pray for everybody."
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Yes this is sad...
I always thought Henry was a decent WR despite earlier shortcomings of attitude.
Very tragic
Very sad, he was only 26 yars old!!
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This really hit close to home for me.
I’m a lifelong WVU fan, and Chris Henry will always be a Mountaineer.
RIP Chris Henry.
Unless the reports are very wrong
He lived like a fool and died like a fool. There will surely be countless sadder deaths today.
by Stoned Slacker on Dec 17, 2009 10:06 AM PST reply actions
I understand your opinion, and I’m going to go ahead and not comment on it beyond this. I just want to make sure you know that you’re probably going to get a lot of crap for it.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
As well he should
Stoned Slacker, you’re an idiot. Plain and simple.
Is there really such a thing as a “sadder death”? Go back to your pathetic existence. Better yet, go to ESPN.com where you can join other pathetic excuses for people on their boards.
Then again, this is coming from someone “smart” enough to be named Stoned Slacker.
Go figure.
He played football and he's dead
Two things that will compel Americans to make him out to be more than he was.
Described a few years back by a judge as a “one man crime wave”. Killed in what was at the very least an aggressive pursuit of his fiancee. Lets all act sad.
by Stoned Slacker on Dec 17, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
that's one of the most insensitive things I've ever heard
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
"Sadder Deaths"?
You’re name says it all. Don’t really know why I even took time to reply to somebody smart enough to name themselves “Stoned Slacker”. It’s called a “life”. Get one. Fast.
It's not "anger"
It’s called “disgust”. There is a difference.
I’m not mad at you, I just knew it was a matter of time before somebody showed cliche stupidity about this.
It’s hard to be “angry” at slackers. Already worthless, so why should I be mad?
"You make your own moods....
then go looking for reasons for them" – Doc on Deadwood.
Nice try.
by Stoned Slacker on Dec 17, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
If this turns into a flame-war, I’ll delete most of it without hesitation. Both of you should stop.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I know I said that I wouldn’t comment more, but I just want to say this:
I’m not going to give you crap. I understand that we can’t be bothered to feel empathy for every death in the world, and I understand that we can’t be convinced that all lives are necessarily equal or that all deaths are necessarily tragic. I might disagree with your opinion and I might fault you for it, but I understand the angle you’re coming from.
I didn’t open this thread to create a place where we could all cry over a significant loss to any of our lives. There are probably precious few people in this world who are truly touched by his death. And we don’t have to be. Hell, we shouldn’t be. We’re all third parties in this.
I opened this thread to create a place where people could express respect for the death of a man. If you don’t respect that man, and if you don’t respect that death, that’s perfectly fine. You’re entitled to that, and for all I know you’re in fact the most righteous among us. But this isn’t the forum for airing disrespect.
If you don’t respect the man, please at least respect the spirit of the thread. If you can’t comment respectfully on his death here, then don’t comment. There are better places and better times for that.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I didn't come here to dance on his grave
Sorry if I offended anyone with my cold perspective.
Word of advice though, you want to pay the dead their proper respects and remembrance, go to any obituary page in any newspaper in the world and you’ll find 99% of them are more worthy than this guy. This guy was a legitimately bad person for most of his life.
by Stoned Slacker on Dec 17, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
If you don’t respect the man, please at least respect the spirit of the thread. If you can’t comment respectfully on his death here, then don’t comment.
I won’t say it again.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Good grief
He has a right to his own opinion. What are you the ‘respect the spirit of the thread’ police?
Just delete the thread already.
I'm still not convinced.
Twisting my words.
I never said that he isn’t entitled to his own opinion. I even said in very clear terms that I understand his opinion and that I respect his right to have it.
So yes, he absolutely can have his opinion and I’m very happy to let him scream it from the rooftops. This isn’t the rooftops, though. He can save those opinions for another thread or another conversation.
This isn’t the “argue over whether Chris Henry was a horrible person or not” thread. This is the “A man died and we want to observe a moment of silence to respect that” thread.
It’s just not the place.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Trying to get his life on track, and raising three young children… The loss of young father is more important than the loss of a player in the NFL, and that he’s not able to really get his life fully together makes this a sad occasion.
I’ll be saying prayers for his family.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I'm not surprise you said that
And I’m sure you’re not alone in that opinion. Well, here, I think you are, but I understand what you mean. Jumping on the truck during a dispute was not a wise idea. Still, it wasn’t foolish enough that he deserved death from it. 99 out of 100 times, he would’ve survived that.
What made the story sad for me was that he tried to turn his life around. It should’ve been known that hardships would come and that he could regress and this really wasn’t a regress, but even so, it didn’t deserve death as an outcome.
And imagine what the woman is thinking. That’s gonna be a heavy cross she’s gonna bear and she doesn’t deserve that weight.
No, I’m not mad at you. He did do something foolish and died as a result, but we all do foolish things. We use them as learning tools to grow from and hopefully better ourselves. He never got the chance to learn from this one. I wished he did.
pretty sad
my condolences to his family and friends
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RIP
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
i’m feeling it here at school, since i go to school just outside Cincy, so there are a ton of Bengal fans, plus my big in the frat is a huge WVU fan, basically saying Henry was an idiot. Don’t blame him for saying that, the dude gets suspended from school then cut from the program, being called an embarrassment. But wow, a father of 3 and just about to get married… it’s a damn shame, just when he was going to turn his life around this happens. Poor guy, RIP
It seemed like he was finally “getting it” and maturing. The truly sad part is his boys losing their dad.
I don't know...
Let’s be realistic. I’ll even grant that maybe Chris Henry was a nice guy most of the time, but, the guy appears to have had serious anger and impulse control problems. Jumping into the bed of a pickup being driven away to continue a dispute or possibly try to assault the driver? What was that? Those problems obviously never got entirely fixed. Those aren’t good characteristics for parenting. Kids will put you through absolute hell without even meaning to. His death probably saved those children a number of beatings. Of course, I don’t suppose the kids see it that way right now…
“Jumping into the bed of a pickup being driven away to continue a dispute or possibly try to assault the driver?”
That’s pure speculation, isn’t it? I haven’t seen or read anything about either the nature of the dispute or why he jumped in the truck. Also, we really know nothing about the kind of father he was, the kind of father he was trying to become, and the life that his children were in for.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, I was pulling for Chris Henry...
He didn’t make it. He died doing something that you must admit was fairly dumb. It’s a shame, but it is what it is. I think I am on safe ground saying he had impulse control and anger issues, though,with a track record of team disciplinary issues and legal problems to prove it. There is no area of your life that’s going to be immune from those tendencies. Just based on my experience of having kids, they WILL push your buttons. As far as your “grace” at Thanksgiving analogy below, well, I’ve been known to roll my eyes and get up from the table. I’m not faking anything for anybody.
As far as your "grace" at Thanksgiving analogy below, well, I’ve been known to roll my eyes and get up from the table.
Then why even show up for (or host) Thanksgiving at all? The whole idea behind the evening, especially when you’re with other people, is to give thanks for all that you’ve gone through, been around, are around, and have. If, you know, this were your site or if you were one of the mods, then you can treat a situation however you want. However, if the spirit of the thread is to honor Chris Henry, the man he is/wanted to be/could have been, then that’s what it is. To come in an basically say “well you guys are wrong and that’s that” is pretty useless. If you want to blast the guy, create a separate FanShot blasting the guy, as it’s just bad form to do it in this thread.
If you're reading the thread
This isn’t the place for misguided opinions. It shows an immature and prejudice outlook on things.
True knowledge is knowing you know, nothing!!
Blk Sand Ninja-
It’s not just that. It’s that the stated purpose of the thread was this:
I would like to observe a moment of silence
By analogy, say that it’s Thanksgiving at my grandma’s house and we’re all sitting down to eat. But before we eat, my Grandma has us all join hands while she says grace. Now, me, I’m a nonpracticing Jew. I don’t say grace and I don’t like grace. It’s just one more thing in between me and eating something that would send me to hell if I was a practicing Jew (this is all true, by the way).
So, I’m entitled to that opinion. It’s a fine opinion to have. But do I stand up in the middle of grace and say “You know what guys, this is stupid. First, I don’t even go to church. Second, I know you guys, and none of you care about grace. You don’t feel guilty when we don’t say grace. I eat here every night and we never say grace. This is moronic, and I’m not going to sit here and take it for one more minute!” Do I stand up and say that? Do I pound my fist on the table, spoon some potatoes on my plate, storm out of the house and eat my potatoes?
No. I sit there quietly with my eyes open waiting for everybody else to finish so I can eat. I don’t have to participate in the stupid saying of stupid grace. But I can damn sure sit there with my mouth shut while everybody else takes a moment to pay their faith a little respect.
Because it’s not the right time to have an outburst. It’s not the right place to tell everyone that I think we shouldn’t say grace. And, frankly, it’s just not worth it.
The point of the thread is to observe a moment of silence. That’s what this thread is for. It’s just as easy to keep quiet here, to be a complete and total non-participant, as it is to be a total ass about the whole thing.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going over to the Bengals board as well. Anyway. RIP Chris Henry. Condolences to those who knew him and loved him.
It’s a reminder that all these players are just people, and that life is short and weird.
Sure, people day every day all over the world. The world of professional sports is, for me, sort of a place to hide out from the rest of the world’s problems. But every once and a while, something like this happens, and we see that, for all their skill and talent and good fortune, pro athletes have most of the problems the rest of us have.
Sad...
What’s up with these Bengal players? Why do they keep getting into trouble?
Perhaps if they picked more stable and mature individuals, they would not have off-the-field problems.
by More False Hope on Dec 17, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions
I can't believe that
He seemed like he was growing up finally. Thats is sad
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
It's a sad day
What’s even more sad though is looking at some of the comments on Yahoo. What judgmental people there are.
Henry may have had his issues and made mistakes, but from what I’ve read he finally turned his life back around and then this happens. It’s tragic, not to mention he leaves behind a fiance and three kids.
I also find it sad that because the term “domestic disturbance” is used people will automatically assume there was something physical. Him and his fiance could have just been in a disagreement, we don’t know.
It only said disturbance. Never once did it say anything about violence, but people will assume that there was violence because there’s the two words domestic disturbance and it’s sad too.
R.I.P
sad huh how the same thing happened with Sean Taylor, as he was about to change his life around. My heart goes to his family, friends, and the Bengals organization which has suffered already too much this season.
whatever your feelings about Chris Henry..
…this is a weird, sad story that we’ll probably be hearing more about soon.
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