Point taken, TSSJimmy, but to me, it's not a question of respect or disrespect.
I respect that he threw a football pretty damn well. That's about it. None of us really knew him as a person.
This isn't addressed to anyone in particular here, but people seem to think that they "know" a person that they look up to. It could be an athlete, an actor, a musician, or whatever. They think that if they are great professionally, that they must be the same in real life. The media and the publicists create images for these people, which probably bear no resemblance to their real persona.
Then, when the star acts out in a way that contradicts what we've built them up to be (but in reality it's who they really are), everyone acts shocked as if these people could not possibly have a dark side.
It's a shame McNair's life ended this way. But, as a parent, I think you need to act in a way that sets a good example for your child. Based on media accounts thus far, it does not appear he did that. Again, I don't know all the facts. I am sorry if I'm sounding all high and mighty, but that's just my opinion when children are involved. If you don't want to be in that position, then don't reproduce. If you do reproduce, then be a responsible parent.