I really hope this is true.
I won't hate Donald when he returns, I'll root for him, even if he gets some bullshit 3 year out.
But I'm disappointed, and I can't help but think less of him.
Sitting out of training camp? Sure. Sitting out of the regular season? No. If he misses a single game, I will think less of him regardless of the outcome and regardless if he comes back the next day. He can come back today, and if he misses Sunday, I'll think less. I can't help it.
I remember getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan and suddenly two guys in my company disappeared. Going AWOL isn't a common thing in the Rangers, we all wanted to be there. So when two guys up and left about 4 months prior to a deployment when we were just ramping up training was a shock. We were pissed, these guys abandoned us.
Or so we thought.
The morning we were leaving, heading the flight line, these two guys show back up. Walk up to the Commode and say they're ready to deploy. They remained in shape, they even kept up their training as best as they could.
They didn't deploy with us, but 2 weeks later they joined us. They demonstrated they could still operate to our rear detachment and was sent over, and immediately were welcomed back as they joined us right as we were heading to our outpost in the middle of the Korengal.
They didn't want to deal with the Army bullshit in the rear, but they weren't going to let their brothers in arms go into battle without them, and they made sure they were with us.
Donald is willing to let his brothers in arms go into battle without him. Without their best man. It won't matter how much time passes, it won't matter how many amazing plays, or how many times I cheer him on, I won't forget that. I won't be able to.
And that's disappointing.
