RBreezy Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That Dawkins highlight video is one of my favorite videos on Youtube Its old as hell and the graphics, etc. didn't age well but Dawkins killing people and that 04' NFCCG speech to that Requiem for a Dream music makes me want to run through a wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phire Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 15 hours ago, RBreezy said: Its old as hell and the graphics, etc. didn't age well This blows my mind. I can't watch that video without my eyes hurting. Like, is that even the same video? It is. Then we think today's productions are so great but in ten years it'll probably look like crap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/3/21/17146354/brian-dawkins-troy-vincent-eagles-pro-football-hall-of-fame-presenter-class-2018-safety-nfl-corner Dawk picks Troy Vincent to be his presenter at the Hall of Fame..awesome awesome Quote “Well, the presenter that will actually be on stage will be Troy Vincent. He was my teammate in Philadelphia. We came there the same year. Almost from day one, he kinda … not kinda, he took me up under his wing. Becoming a professional, not just a football player, but a professional. The details. Like, the details that he went through, meticulous, of how he played the position of cornerback, was the same way that he lived his life. And his calendars and his businesses that he had off the field. But he’s a guy that I can call at any time. Any time of night. And tell him 100% raw what’s going on with me. And I know he’s not going to judge me. It’s not going to leave his lips or anybody else. The most important thing for me, a man of faith, is that I know he’s going to pray with me. And so all those things combined is the reason why Troy was the perfect guy to introduce me into the Hall of Fame.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phire Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I wish we were playing in the HOF game but I'll be in Canton regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phire Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 My daughter's tee ball jersey number is 20. HOF status confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Looks like Dawk is getting his own "A Football Life" from NFL films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oland11 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 7 hours ago, Kiltman said: Looks like Dawk is getting his own "A Football Life" from NFL films I just CMJed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Brian Dawkins reveals his career-long battle with depression https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/brian-dawkins-reveals-his-career-long-battle-depression Quote Brian Dawkins left everything he had on the football fields coast to coast for 16 seasons, 13 with the Eagles and three with the Denver Broncos. He was one of the most feared and respected players in the game, a workaholic, a perfectionist. Invincible. He was "Weapon X." But in his rookie season, Dawkins battled more than just opponents on the field. He was also waging war with himself — an issue few people knew about. Recently, I spent a day at his home in Parker, Colorado, discussing his past, his career and soon-to-be Hall of Fame induction. Our conversation began with the shocking revelation of how he almost buckled under the pressures of his life and how he almost reached a point of no return. I asked him to describe exactly what he was going through. "When you're a newlywed, that's tough in itself," Dawkins said. "You have your way of doing things and your spouse has their way, and there are some things that clash in between. But I also had issues growing up period with my anger issues. Not being able to deal with some of the things like the extra energy I had. "I had troubles channeling that anger in the right direction. They would come out in outbursts, and because I'm a quiet individual, and as men, we don't talk … anyway, I talked even less, and so all that stuff was bounding up. When you don't have answers, it comes out in different ways. During that first year, I had a lot of pressures from family members, being a newlywed, my son, Brian, was born. "We're new parents with a colicky baby, so there's no sleep, and then, there were pressures on the job. Emmitt Thomas (his defensive coordinator) was constantly on me pushing me to be better because he saw more in me than I was putting out, to be honest. "Overall, I didn't have any outlets, and so I began to drink a little more than I needed to, and that quickly spiraled down into depression. I went through a real dark, deep depression. Alcohol was a tremendous crutch. There were times I didn't even want to be around my family, didn't want to be around my son. "I just wanted to be in a dark room by myself with nobody. My room, I won't say was a frequent occurrence, but it was something I would do. My faith back then wasn't that strong, so I listened to the other voice in my head, and that's where suicidal thoughts came in, and then actually planning out how I would go about it in such a way that Connie (his wife) and my son would get the money from my insurance policy." Thomas and his wife eventually aided Dawkins in getting help. Dawkins began to see a psychiatrist and also began taking medication for his depression. The meds helped calm him down, but he wasn't himself. "The pain I was feeling was tremendous," Dawkins said. "But then, I found a way to control it. I rededicated my life. Being able to deal with that through my renewed faith. Going to more and more bible studies. Giving my life over to the Lord, completely helped me go on to become the athlete I became and the person I became." Dawkins is winning the biggest battle of his life against depression. "That feeling is always there to this day," Dawkins said. "It's just waiting for you to feel so sorry for yourself that you can come back down and start having those same feelings again. My faith is strong enough now that I can tell that part of me to shut up and that's now who I am." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Respect him even more for fighting through that, it can be incredibly tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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