Link Salad, the Cracked Armor Edition
-- Battling America's Other PTSD Crisis - Tina Rosenberg, YAHOO! News, Mar. 6, 2015
"Making matters worse is the fact that while urban violence may not be as intense as what soldiers face in Iraq or Afghanistan, it’s much longer-lasting. In a real war zone, a soldier can leave the battlefield. Keith Davis continues to live in his. In a place like Francisville, there is nothing “post” about posttraumatic stress."
-- The Definition of Tough - Bill Barnwell, Grantland, Mar. 17, 2015
"Borland can afford to make his decision, just not in the typical way we think of finances. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Wisconsin. His body, while unquestionably beaten down from years of football as an undersize player at a high level, is surely in better shape for the long-term than the vast majority of his former NFL brethren. During the 2014 combine, Borland gave a fateful quote to reporters. “I feel like I’m the toughest guy here. … We’ve got a lot of tough guys here at the combine, but I’ve played through things, not complained, practiced hard. I’ve done all the right things.” The choice he made to retire is just about the toughest thing I can imagine a person doing, recognizing that their dream isn’t sustainable and making a conscious choice to head in a different direction after years of fighting to succeed."
"Making matters worse is the fact that while urban violence may not be as intense as what soldiers face in Iraq or Afghanistan, it’s much longer-lasting. In a real war zone, a soldier can leave the battlefield. Keith Davis continues to live in his. In a place like Francisville, there is nothing “post” about posttraumatic stress."
-- The Definition of Tough - Bill Barnwell, Grantland, Mar. 17, 2015
"Borland can afford to make his decision, just not in the typical way we think of finances. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Wisconsin. His body, while unquestionably beaten down from years of football as an undersize player at a high level, is surely in better shape for the long-term than the vast majority of his former NFL brethren. During the 2014 combine, Borland gave a fateful quote to reporters. “I feel like I’m the toughest guy here. … We’ve got a lot of tough guys here at the combine, but I’ve played through things, not complained, practiced hard. I’ve done all the right things.” The choice he made to retire is just about the toughest thing I can imagine a person doing, recognizing that their dream isn’t sustainable and making a conscious choice to head in a different direction after years of fighting to succeed."