Jim Irsay... Anyone surprised?

[Dirtebiker]

Yes.

Evidently that at least this time around, his having fallen back into his addictions have been a relatively "open secret" as well. And, at least according to the Kravitz interview on the Dakich show (1070 AM) that folks close to him are glad this has happend and hope it will spur him to get (more) help.

"back into"?
I doubt he ever quit!

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

"back into"?
I doubt he ever quit!

I don't know him, so I don't know.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Not surprised at all. I will also not be surprised if he walks away Scot free. If it looks like he'll go down for this, he'll just stamp his feet and threaten to take his team and go play somewhere else, just
like he has every other time he hasn't gotten his way. The city will bend over for him, yet again, and make the problem go away. Hopefully, this will be a wake up call and he will receive the help he has
needed for years. Unfortunately, people with this much money and power frequently surround themselves with sycophants who are more than willing to enable and abet this sort of behavior for their share of the limelight and that appears to be the case here.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

DUIs get beat more often that the Cubs, and for this very reason. "Normal" people in good standing with society are much more likely to commit OWI than become a burglar, rapist, etc. As such, there's a freaking metric butt ton of red tape that makes it a very time consuming and difficult arrest. You could set a bus full of nuns on fire and create less paperwork for the arresting officer than a "simple" OWI where there is no crash. Crash with injury? I know what you're doing the next 4 hours of your shift.

 

[gunsisgood]

With an estimated net worth of around $1.6 billion, what's the point in driving at all? Clearly he's doing it all wrong. Cab? Psssssh...fetch my Bentley Alfred...

Money does not = smart, never has never will.

 

[Leadeye]

Poster boy for leadership fools.

 

[lovemachine]

Irsay is a loser. With billions of dollars....but still a loser.

 

[miguel]

 

[printcraft]

I am sure there is a team doctor backdating a whole bunch of prescriptions at this very moment.

Hah, sure. And a pharmacy back-dating computer records and the state backdating their tracking data?

And when this fool eventually OD's (see michael jackson) everyone will want to hang the guys giving him the pills.
I wouldn't touch this cat with a 10' pole. Bad news.

 

[BGDave]

The schadenfreude is strong in this thread, Obi Wan.


Stole that word from CnB.

 

[shortbusbob]

All that money ..... and can't hire a driver ? DUMMY . I'd be rollin like Tony Soprano ...lol

 

[churchmouse]

Saw him on the news. He looks like

What an idiot.

 

[Streck-Fu]

Probably will not face charges nor jail time. Prosecutor already stated that if he has prescription for the pills, there will be no felony charges and the DUI is a misdomeanor. His pill abuse has been public knowledge for over a decade and his dumbass has no business driving. I know one officer that stopped him near Zionsville a few years ago and thought he was high. He chose to let him go ..... I plan to chide his ass with this news.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I haven't followed him before, but does he make excuses or blame others for his issues? Is he asking for leniency or using his influence to get out of anything? Seems to me he's taking it like a man and owning up to what he did. Lots of finger pointing in this thread as we deal with our own demons outside the public view.

 

[churchmouse]

I haven't followed him before, but does he make excuses or blame others for his issues? Is he asking for leniency or using his influence to get out of anything? Seems to me he's taking it like a man and owning up to what he did. Lots of finger pointing in this thread as we deal with our own demons outside the public view.

True but his team has released players for failing at the same thing he is doing. He is and should be held to a higher standard by NFL rules.

 

[hoosierdoc]

True but his team has released players for failing at the same thing he is doing. He is and should be held to a higher standard by NFL rules.

I'm not disputing there should be punishments. On FB, here, and at the water cooler people seem to discount him as a person because of his actions. And from some of the same people who want to decriminalize drugs and offer treatment and counseling too.

i think a decent part of it is the whole wealth-envy thing factoring in. "Screw the rich guy" sort of thing. Finally "level the playing field" if you will

 

[HoughMade]

....i think a decent part of it is the whole wealth-envy thing factoring in. "Screw the rich guy" sort of thing. Finally "level the playing field" if you will

Show me a part of life untouched by this.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Show me a part of life untouched by this.

This is all I got

 

[HoughMade]

This is all I got

Oh you crazy sciency guys....

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

This is all I got

I'll thank you to remember this is supposed to be a family-friendly site.