![]() Shakespeare himself could not have penned such an artful tragedy. This documentary highlighted this and much more. Now simply referred to as Madden it has become one of the most popular games in the history of video gaming and its had a big impact on the game of football. ![]() But yet there is an insatiable appetite for professional sports and as long as spectators and the common fan continue to worship and put pro (and college, and even high school) sports on the pedestal that we do, people like Marcus will continue to be exploited and make unwise choices. Mort often than not, especially in football, injury drastically reduces the chance of a player developing or continuing a career for any meaningful length of time and many end up just like Marcus, at some menial job even though they attended college on an athletic scholarship and could have graduated with a college degree if they chose to finish or go back to school after they turn pro. Not in terms of athletic ability, but in the failure of the college football system and false hopes young talented athletes put into of achieving a long term professional football career. For every Emitt Smith, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, there are a dozen Marcus DuPree's. It found a little-known or misunderstood story, examined the facts. Yes, the story is tragic, but there is redemption for Marcus when he does eventually make the roster of an NFL franchise, only to be let go for some unexplained reason. The Marinovich Project accomplishes everything that a great documentary sets out to do. Marcus DuPree already had most of that without the need for the extra training. And Payton's rigorous off-season training regimens were legendary. Looking at the clips showing Marcus as a college player reminded me of similarities to one of the greatest ever to play the game, Walter Payton. This is the story of Dallas in the 1980s and the greed, power and corruption that spilled from the oil fields onto the football field and all the way to. This is an amazing story of one of the most gifted high school football players to ever walk on a football field. I know that is a heady statement to make, but I found myself moved to tears at the end of the story. I think this may the one of the best if not THE best sports documentary ever.
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