Comments on: Debate Rages Over Payton Statue @ Soldier Field http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Harry Knuckles http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-122388 Harry Knuckles Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:18:47 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-122388 Whats there is there. They could have built a giant donut stadium with a chocolate roof and dedicated it as a war memorial. Point is that its a war memorial. You cant decide later to change it to a memorial for an athlete because his family wants too. I love football but those men whose names are signified on that wall mean a hell of a lot more. Jordan's statute was lucky because there was nothing outside the UC at the time. ooh and papabear: so if football > war does that mean Tony Romo+ ochocinco+ plus any other goofy player > General Patton + A platoon of Marines? You must have lost yo DAMN mind!!!! Whats there is there. They could have built a giant donut stadium with a chocolate roof and dedicated it as a war memorial. Point is that its a war memorial. You cant decide later to change it to a memorial for an athlete because his family wants too. I love football but those men whose names are signified on that wall mean a hell of a lot more. Jordan’s statute was lucky because there was nothing outside the UC at the time.

ooh and papabear: so if football > war does that mean Tony Romo+ ochocinco+ plus any other goofy player > General Patton + A platoon of Marines? You must have lost yo DAMN mind!!!!

]]> By: Papa Bear http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-122112 Papa Bear Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:03:27 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-122112 Football > War Football > War

]]> By: Paverbart http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121827 Paverbart Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:04:23 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121827 I understand the point but what effect did landing a 55000 seat UFO inside the historic colonnades have on the memorial several years ago????? I understand the point but what effect did landing a 55000 seat UFO inside the historic colonnades have on the memorial several years ago?????

]]> By: Harry Knuckles http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121814 Harry Knuckles Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:55:41 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121814 I agree that Payton was one of the greatest to play the game, but you can't mess with a Vet memorial. If you have ever seen the area around soldier field you would know that it's a beautiful place. The men represented in the memorials outside the stadium died so we can enjoy life's simple pleasures like football. The contributions and sacrifices that those men made were far greater than Paytons. This is not like the park district is denying them to put up the statue. They said put in ANYWHERE except in an area already used to recognize our vets. The city has an elite public high school named after him. Why not put it there? His organization has helped many institutions citywide. Why not put it in front of one of their buildings? The city could also put it in a park and name the park after him. How about a park with a great football program for kids. There are literally hundreds of possibilities besides outside of SOLDIER field. I agree that Payton was one of the greatest to play the game, but you can’t mess with a Vet memorial. If you have ever seen the area around soldier field you would know that it’s a beautiful place. The men represented in the memorials outside the stadium died so we can enjoy life’s simple pleasures like football. The contributions and sacrifices that those men made were far greater than Paytons. This is not like the park district is denying them to put up the statue. They said put in ANYWHERE except in an area already used to recognize our vets. The city has an elite public high school named after him. Why not put it there? His organization has helped many institutions citywide. Why not put it in front of one of their buildings? The city could also put it in a park and name the park after him. How about a park with a great football program for kids. There are literally hundreds of possibilities besides outside of SOLDIER field.

]]> By: Bobby Booey http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121774 Bobby Booey Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:04:58 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121774 Are there other football statues out there? If so, then just make it the same size as the others and there shouldn't be an issue. Ever see the episode of Futurama where Bender has the planet size statue of himself made? Are they doing the same thing here? And I believe you say Payton is the greatest football player ever because you forgot John Elway and Joe Montana played the same sport. Are there other football statues out there? If so, then just make it the same size as the others and there shouldn’t be an issue.

Ever see the episode of Futurama where Bender has the planet size statue of himself made? Are they doing the same thing here?

And I believe you say Payton is the greatest football player ever because you forgot John Elway and Joe Montana played the same sport.

]]> By: Sid Luckman http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121765 Sid Luckman Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:32:06 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121765 Correction Brooks: Not only was Payton THE greatest Bear ever, he was simply the greatest football player EVER to play the game. No one comes close to him. No one. The man should have the entire stadium named after him, let alone a statue. Correction Brooks:

Not only was Payton THE greatest Bear ever, he was simply the greatest football player EVER to play the game.

No one comes close to him. No one.

The man should have the entire stadium named after him, let alone a statue.

]]> By: Johnnie Utah http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121750 Johnnie Utah Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:43:37 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121750 I get the idea of preservering the integrity of the war memorial for our veterans and I commend Chicago for it. HOWEVAA, if you already have statues of of Hall of Famers out there doesn't that defeat the original excuse. Now if the other satues are say the size of a small child and Walter's is going to be 12' with base then maybe the artists need to make it fit with the surroundings. I get the idea of preservering the integrity of the war memorial for our veterans and I commend Chicago for it. HOWEVAA, if you already have statues of of Hall of Famers out there doesn’t that defeat the original excuse. Now if the other satues are say the size of a small child and Walter’s is going to be 12′ with base then maybe the artists need to make it fit with the surroundings.

]]> By: scnizzle http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121745 scnizzle Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:07:48 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121745 on point Bobby, place it inside. on point Bobby, place it inside.

]]> By: Bobby Booey http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121741 Bobby Booey Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:12 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121741 Did they just start making the statue without getting permission to place it first? If so that's pretty stupid. And if it's the team that is helping to make it, then that's doubly stupid because they of all people should know what the rules of the area around the stadium are. I understand the point of putting it outside the stadium, but you have to respect the fact that the area is for the people who died in service for this country. If they want to honor him that's fine, but do not put a statue there and say that he deserves to be honored as much as someone who died on d-day. If you put his statue, then what's to stop other people from wanting to do the same? I have never been to chicago, so is there a place inside the stadium to place it perhaps? But if veterans in chicago are OK, with it, then I guess I wouldn't have a problem with it either. I guess they should decide. Did they just start making the statue without getting permission to place it first? If so that’s pretty stupid. And if it’s the team that is helping to make it, then that’s doubly stupid because they of all people should know what the rules of the area around the stadium are.

I understand the point of putting it outside the stadium, but you have to respect the fact that the area is for the people who died in service for this country. If they want to honor him that’s fine, but do not put a statue there and say that he deserves to be honored as much as someone who died on d-day. If you put his statue, then what’s to stop other people from wanting to do the same?

I have never been to chicago, so is there a place inside the stadium to place it perhaps?

But if veterans in chicago are OK, with it, then I guess I wouldn’t have a problem with it either. I guess they should decide.

]]> By: Double D http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121740 Double D Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:54:47 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/should-payton-have-a-statue-outside-soldier-field-26094#comment-121740 c'mon, grease a few palms, after all this is Chicago. c’mon, grease a few palms, after all this is Chicago.

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