He’s grown up before our eyes

by Jay , San Diego, Sunday, October 07, 2018, 08:45 (2563 days ago) @ JD in Portland

It’s a classic redemption story. Supremely talented kid makes mistakes, on the field and off. He gets his playing time limited, and then he gets suspended outright. Which way will he go? Will he keep screwing up, or will he take personal account and get back on the right track? Lots of kids keep spiraling (see Redfield, Max). Some mail it in. Some quit.

Dexter deserves all the credit in the world for his perseverance.

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I was wrong about Dexter - JD in Portland, 2018-10-07, 08:09
- If you haven't read the Dexter feature about his mom - HullieAndMikes, 2018-10-08, 06:52
- He’s grown up before our eyes - Jay, 2018-10-07, 08:45
  - He's a modern day Julius Jones! - Mark, 2018-10-07, 09:52
    - Even better - - Pete, 2018-10-07, 10:29
      - I can't prove it, but I bet - omahadomer, 2018-10-07, 14:30
        
        Navy and Army both close (19-vs-17 and 18-vs-13) - Savage, 2018-10-07, 17:41
        
        Speaking of Navy the Zoomies spanked 'em 35-7 - hobbs, 2018-10-07, 18:30
      - Ryan Grant and Julius Jones having roughly equivalent NFL - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-10-07, 10:41
        
        I mean, is it really a mystery? - Chris (HCC), 2018-10-08, 11:58
    - Thirded - Greg, 2018-10-07, 10:09
    - good comparison - Jay, 2018-10-07, 10:02
- He really broke open the game - Jeff (BGS), 2018-10-07, 08:38
  - VT had no second level on that play - Jay, 2018-10-07, 08:49
    - The DBs to the playside... - domer.mq, 2018-10-07, 10:59
    - Yup, the safety ran outside and it was just an easy cut. - ndroman21, 2018-10-07, 08:50
  - Ahem, that's a 97-yard TD run - BPH, 2018-10-07, 08:41
- That was his history. A lot of people were wrong - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-10-07, 08:21

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He’s grown up before our eyes