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OL Alex Boone (Official Thread)

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Sad story. I can't say I have much sympathy for him though. I have viewed him as a Prima Donna for some time now. There have been other issues with him that have kind of been swept under the wire, so I won't get into them. With him, I think the whole alcohol thing is just part of his issue. In some ways it's a cop out; he has other deep issues going on IMHO. I don't think that alcohol alone is the root of his problem, it's a symptom. I think his main issue is that he has a monster ego, and he is looking for that rush.......whether it be through alcohol, fighting.......ect. He has heard people tell him how good he was/is for some time now. He kind of slid by thinking that he was the shit, no one was better. Well, it turns out, there were people who got better than him because they were willing to work on it. How did he handle it? He got angry and blamed others for his lack of success. This kind of destructive, confrontational, it's always the other guys' fault type of personality will only impede his life even more so.

Alcohol is a catalyst for his behavior, if he gets rid of that......he still has HUGE issues going on. That is what makes me worry about how he will turn out.
 
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sandgk;1398039; said:
I'm pretty sure there are calculators that help you estimate that sort of thing.

3x legal limit. Weight 330 pounds (say) - and drinking say one can every 15 minutes over 3 hours ... gives a BAC of 0.085% (just over CA limit of 0.08%).

When he was brought in Alex had 3x the legal limit.

That would require at least 23 beers in that time period.
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The way he was acting (violent, aggressive), I wouldn't be surprised if he had some whiskey too. Nothing good ever happens when you drink the hard stuff. Trust me I know :(
 
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FrancisSawyer;1398052; said:
The way he was acting (violent, aggressive), I wouldn't be surprised if he had some whiskey too. Nothing good ever happens when you drink the hard stuff. Trust me I know :(
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Tequila my friend, is not yours.

In all seriousness... for those of us who hold any faith in a higher being, now's the time to say a prayer for one of our own. Boone is what he is, and part of what his is... is family.
 
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sparcboxbuck;1398056; said:
Tequila my friend, is not yours.

In all seriousness... for those of us who hold any faith in a higher being, now's the time to say a prayer for one of our own. Boone is what he is, and part of what his is... is family.
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I don't think Boone would consider you family. Why should I consider him family?
 
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Will he ever?

Will he/they ever learn?

This shows me a person with poor judgement at a time where people notice everything and if you %*&@-up it costs you.

Perhaps he thinks I am above the law?

Never-ever mess with a man who has a firearm-tazer-mace spray and is allowed to use them.

Plus one call and a bajillion badges descend. I'm on the side of the men with the shields on this one. One of the subjects in this story is overrated too.
 
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Apache;1398087; said:
Will he/they ever learn?

This shows me a person with poor judgment at a time where people notice everything and if you %*&@-up it costs you.

Perhaps he thinks I am above the law?

Never-ever mess with a man who has a firearm-tazer-mace spray and is allowed to use them.

Plus one call and a bajillion badges descend. I'm on the side of the men with the shields on this one. One of the subjects in this story is overrated too.
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My late buddy was a great guy. Great dad, fantastic lawyer, humble....

The kind of guy that would not only loan you his truck to move, but would show up and help you move, even if you were not his best bud. He quit (read: was let go from) a large defense firm because he challenged the billing practices of over billing and working on good and well paying clients over work that needed to be done for slow paying and lesser hourly fee clients.

He was very idealistic without being naive. He knew what would happen. He was the first guy to get me into daily Bible reading. So when I tell you that his problem led him to lying and stealing and cheating to the point where he stole from his kids' piggy bank, you kind of see that a problem with alcohol or drugs is not always about thinking one is "above the law."

That shit just grabs you and takes you down sometimes, no matter your moral or character make up. I have revised my views on this. I no longer think it is all about having "morals". Nobody loved their kids any more than he loved his three kids. It was all he ever talked about, when he was healthy and after he was hooked. His failure to shake it for them was his biggest shame. Hell, if he was a sociopath and did not give a shit he might be alive today. But he cared, and so he was ashamed.

Alex might be just a selfish dips***, but I doubt it. This sounds like something else. And it is potentially very, very, scary.
 
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leroyjenkins;1398637; said:
Dude between this and the Santonio thread, one would wonder if you do Bleed S&G.



Its obvious that AB has a problem, and as a member of our BUCKEYE family, he deserves our support, and prayers.
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Seriously... Not discounting his errors or his issues... he's got 'em in spades. But this is when real people of character, family, friends and fans alike, step up. They show up for the hard stuff and stick by for the kind of support that's going to be needed. This ain't going to be easy on anyone. And as a fan, it's going to be a hell of a lot less difficult for me than it is going to be for his family and friends.

Walking away from this kid now is like walking away from a Buckeye team that goes 2 -10. If someone on this board tried to pull that kind of shit, imagine the response it would (rightfully) get... Now, put it in perspective... we're talking about a kid's life here.

We're with ya Alex. Hang in there.

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Gatorubet;1398093; said:
My late buddy was a great guy. Great dad, fantastic lawyer, humble....

The kind of guy that would not only loan you his truck to move, but would show up and help you move, even if you were not his best bud. He quit (read: was let go from) a large defense firm because he challenged the billing practices of over billing and working on good and well paying clients over work that needed to be done for slow paying and lesser hourly fee clients.

He was very idealistic without being naive. He knew what would happen. He was the first guy to get me into daily Bible reading. So when I tell you that his problem led him to lying and stealing and cheating to the point where he stole from his kids' piggy bank, you kind of see that a problem with alcohol or drugs is not always about thinking one is "above the law."

That shit just grabs you and takes you down sometimes, no matter your moral or character make up. I have revised my views on this. I no longer think it is all about having "morals". Nobody loved their kids any more than he loved his three kids. It was all he ever talked about, when he was healthy and after he was hooked. His failure to shake it for them was his biggest shame. Hell, if he was a sociopath and did not give a shit he might be alive today. But he cared, and so he was ashamed.

Alex might be just a selfish dips***, but I doubt it. This sounds like something else. And it is potentially very, very, scary.
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I just spent an hour on the phone with someone I was very close to in my childhood. He drank and abused substances for almost 35 years. He lost his family. Lost his wife. Lost his kids. Lost every job he ever had.

He has been sober for 7 years, has major liver problems, and will probably not live another five years, maybe much less. He is married to someone and has ended his life with stability.

Tonight, we talked a lot about what comes next and all that he missed.

Alex Boone most certainly needs to seek professional help. This is no time to say, "hey pal, it's all right." It's not.

So much promise in my friend was lost. So many of my other friends have died along the way and wasted such promise.

At his age, Alex thinks he's bulletproof. He's not. I hope this will be a wake-up call.
 
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