As Aaron Hernandez awaits what will surely be a lengthy prison sentence, one cannot help but think what could have been.
Over the course of his 3 year NFL career Hernandez put up impressive averages of 1 murder and .33 shootings per season.
Had he not become so flippant, so cocky in his effortless talent for murdering and shooting people’s eyeballs out, Hernandez could have become one of the greatest of all time, rivaling Al Capone, Whitey Bulger, even Marc Chmura.
As a prototypical tight-end, Hernandez possessed formidable talent. Sure he had a glock and Smith and Wesson, but God also gifted Hernandez with the intangible – something most individuals just can’t dig deep to find within themselves – the ability to crudely murder people without really even thinking about it or having an alibi.
Give me a guy willing to murder every time over a super talented guy who’s afraid to pull the trigger when it really counts.
Hernandez truly could have stood out at his chosen profession of murdering people had he not squandered it all. We’ve discussed talent, but Hernandez also possessed what every successful mass-murder needs – a bank roll. With this facility to hire lawyers, fallmen, and intimidate juries, Hernandez could have averaged up to 3, even 4 murders per season, putting his career total close to 40.
Hernandez could have Replaced Scarface as the default pool room poster for frat guys, pot heads, drug dealers and suburban gang affiliates for decades into the future, reaping unheard trillions in Target residuals.
Instead of Rick Ross, Noriega or Capone, really shitty rappers who idolize murderers could have called themselves Aaron. It makes my heart ache to know that Hernandez did not distinguish himself to the point that an M.C. Aaron will have a number one Billboard hit.
As he sits in prison, we can only imagine what could have been.
What was once a future Al Capone is now a mere C-Murder.
There is, however, a glimmer of hope. Hernandez appears eager to continue his violent tendencies behind bars. All hardcore fans know that prison is a different, slower, more locked-down game, and it will be difficult for Hernandez to produce the same numbers that he did in free society – but fans are hoping that if anyone can do it, it’s him.
