Now I see the upside of Miami doing Hard Knocks

[Sharkbait]

My wife from Toronto said the same as PM but it wasn't about the team but the location of the stadium and crime and raising kids - and me thinks PM was saying about the same - so don't take it to heart

Show me a football stadium that's not in a lousy neighborhood. :idk:

Having grown up literally 5 minutes from Joe Robbie Stadium, I could not disagree with your wife's assessment. There are parts of Miami that are rough, no doubt about it (Allapattah, Brownsville, Overtown) but gimme a break. Like Toronto is all sunshine and daises all over the city! Joe Robbie is in Carol City/Miami Gardens which admittedly is an average neighborhood but nowhere near the worst. I lived in West Hollywood/Pembroke Pines (just north of the stadium) and it's a fine neighborhood. Working class, ethnically diverse, single family homes.

The football players live out west in Weston; excellent schools, beautiful homes and 20 minutes from Joe Robbie.

I live in northern Virginia, but I moved away for different reasons (housing bubble/job market and relative dearth of non-Latin culture). I do miss it sometimes.

 

[madmic21]

Biggest thing for me is it is a great motivational tool. Vontae I am sure has heard that speech before. But after watching the show and realizing that the world now views him as a huge waste of talent may be the straw that pushes him to change his focus. Sometimes people are more concerned about their image or self worth once a total stranger is let in. The extra focus I think will make some people that have not been accountable in the past step up.