2014-2015 Random NFL Thread

• Heretic

  

  jmog;1652349 wrote:The fact that 2 guys mentioned in that article (1 arrested waiting trial, 1 already found guilty) played this Sunday and NO ONE is talking about it, makes me sick.
  
  According to the rule, both guys should miss 6 games, now but we aren't hearing a word about them.

  I was watching the SF-Dallas game and the announcers briefly mentioned Ray McDonald. Didn't pay attention to their actual words, but they definitely weren't in the "WHY THE HELL IS THIS GUY ALLOWED TO PLAY?!?!?" line. More like being good l'il NFL mouthpieces and just briefly and awkwardly bringing it up in more of a football context.
  
  Goodell is big in the whole "protect the shield" mentality. Seems like the only ones who take that shit seriously are the guys who are paid to report on (or commentate games involving) the NFL. If it wasn't for sites like Deadspin or TMZ, this whole thing could have probably been swept under the rug because I'm thinking "protect the shield" nowadays has more to do with protecting the league's image in the wake of conduct issues, rather than the actual conduct itself.
• Mulva

  

  I don't think McDonald should be suspended at this point. He has maintained his innocence, and the league is right to let the facts play out in that case.
• jmog

  thavoice;1652351 wrote:The one found guilty should be suspended no doubt.
  The one awaiting trial...without knowing the facts and such I think they are best to wait. I imagine the NFL has more info that we do, or that I know of. Yes, DV is a bad, bad thing but a woman can claim it without a whole helluvalotof proof and get the ball rolling. Now...if there is obvious injuries from the woman like tht MMA fighter there is no question, but it doesnt take much for a DV compaint.

  I actually agree with you, but if the NFL went and banned Rice for life when the courts basically gave him a way out (counseling)...how about the one that was ACTUALLY found guilty and he is still playing?
• thavoice

  jmog;1652409 wrote:I actually agree with you, but if the NFL went and banned Rice for life when the courts basically gave him a way out (counseling)...how about the one that was ACTUALLY found guilty and he is still playing?

  Courts are one thing, but the video trumped whatever the law did or did not do. I dont think he is banned for life, just indefinantly but I doubt anyone would ever sign him.
  I would like to know what the NFL says about the one guy who was already found guilty and what excuse they have.
• jmog

  thavoice;1652418 wrote:Courts are one thing, but the video trumped whatever the law did or did not do. I dont think he is banned for life, just indefinantly but I doubt anyone would ever sign him.
  I would like to know what the NFL says about the one guy who was already found guilty and what excuse they have.

  Only difference between Rice and the guy that was found guilty is Rice's was caught on camera.
• thavoice

  jmog;1652426 wrote:Only difference between Rice and the guy that was found guilty is Rice's was caught on camera.

  So has the NFL even said anything about it?
• Bio-Hazzzzard

  

  I don't agree with the way Roger Goodell dealt with this situation although I do believe him stating that he has never seen this video until yesterday morning. The NFL has sixty-four hired hands (two per team) to police any issues that compromise league policies and/or rules. With that said Goodell and the NFL as a business should be held highly accountable for the investigation or lack there of concerning the Ray Rice issue. The two NFL reps that were supposedly investigating this case should be held accountable simply for there effortless attempt to gather all the evidence needed to correctly issue the punishment to Rice in the first place. The NFL is a multi-billion dollar business and financially capable of obtaining this video just as TMZ has but they didn't. Ultimately this is on Goodell as the commissioner, however he will only see what is brought to his desk by the people he hired or inevitably the press looking for the next story to publish. When it's all said and done I believe Goodell should be fined himself for mishandling a situation just as coaches, players, and owners are held accountable for their actions.
• GoChiefs

  

  Holy fuck. Players reps won't vote on the drug policy tonight as planned.
• like_that

  

  GoChiefs;1652496 wrote:Holy fuck. Players reps won't vote on the drug policy tonight as planned.

  I saw that coming. This thing won't be resolved until after the season.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Fuckin A
• GoChiefs

  

  like_that;1652498 wrote:I saw that coming. This thing won't be resolved until after the season.

  Per DPN, the reps felt the proposal by the NFL had too many issues.
• wghfan

  So now Ray Rice, and Josh Gordon can sell cars at the same dealership?
• Tiernan

  ^^^
  "...get the DeVille, plenty of trunk space for both your drugs and unconscious wife."
• lhslep134

  

  like_that;1652498 wrote: This thing won't be resolved until after the season.

  There is absolutely nothing out there to suggest that. The NFLPA wants this resolved as quickly as possible.
• Laley23

  

  Most think by Thursday at the latest.
• like_that

  

  lhslep134;1652595 wrote:There is absolutely nothing out there to suggest that. The NFLPA wants this resolved as quickly as possible.

  The tweets I read pretty much said it won't be done any time soon. Plus the pessimist in me led to that post.
  
  Granted those tweets came from last night, so they might have been knee jerk reaction tweets.
• Con_Alma

  Ed Werder reporting on ESPN that NFL players have agreed on raising testing threshold for pot which would immediately bring 20players back.
• lhslep134

  

  like_that;1652604 wrote:The tweets I read pretty much said it won't be done any time soon. Plus the pessimist in me led to that post.
  
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  Con_Alma;1652609 wrote:Ed Werder reporting on ESPN that NFL players have agreed on raising testing threshold for pot which would immediately bring 20players back.

  Told ya
• SportsAndLady

  

  Sooooo can Gordon play this week pretty please?
• SportsAndLady

  

  He'd still be facing a 2 game suspension but still, bring him back! Bring him back! Bring him back!
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Why would he still be out for 2 games?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  SportsAndLady;1652614 wrote:He'd still be facing a 2 game suspension but still, bring him back! Bring him back! Bring him back!

  Off topic, but did you get my PM?
• Laley23

  

  bigdaddy2003;1652615 wrote:Why would he still be out for 2 games?

  DWI.
  
  But, that won't take effect right away. He will probably plead to have his suspension be the games he missed for this. Might win.
• thavoice

  Look for Gordon to be back game 6.....
• SportsAndLady

  

  ernest_t_bass;1652616 wrote:Off topic, but did you get my PM?

  Nope
  
  I'm on my phone now pretty much all the time so I don't see the notifications. I'll look now