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So now there is a report that the suspensions of Wes Welker and Josh Gordon could be reduced or overturned as part of a new drug testing agreement between the league and the player's union.

Of course, Ray Rice's joke of a suspension still stands despite the new domestic violence policy.

I get that the way the policies are being put in place is different, but it still speaks to the inconsistency in how the NFL punishes its players.

 

My guess would be that the difference is the drug policy is collectively bargained, so the league would have to make some concessions to the NFLPA to make whatever change the league wants to make. And assuming the NFLPA had a say in creating the new domestic abuse policy, it certainly would not go for increasing an already levied suspension -- reducing, perhaps, but not increasing.

 

Which is all perfectly logical. That said, allowing any new policy to retroactively change a punishment that has been already been imposed is a joke.

 

Green Bay sure ran out of gas in the second half tonight.

 

I enjoyed watching the revamped defense.

 

In the Seahawks' last four games, they've dominated Brees, Manning and Rodgers. Scary team.

 

There's a site where you can create Madden GIFs (http://giferator.easports.com/create/team), complete with inappropriate messages.

Naturally, Deadspin has taken it a step further. Some of these are tremendous.

http://deadspin.com/we-made-some-really-stupid-madden-gifs-and-so-can-you-1630701852

 

About as I feared - a Seattle rout. I had the Seahawks winning but figured it would be close, perhaps with Rodgers with a final shot at winning it.

Seattle is simply better and the Packers are a 9-7/10-6 squad. Seahawks show that defense still matters... if it's elite.

 

The sex thing was one thing that, if the writer had more time with them and been able to get to know them better, I would have liked to have read about. If he has such a reputation for being a womanizer, how does she feel about it and why is she still with him after all these years.

 

Billions of reasons.

 

You're a creep for not thinking theirs is a love affair for the ages.

The funnier piece -- (hi, Deadspin) -- would be a compilation of which sports owners are most generous to their fuck meat.

Use Sterling as the baseline considering he gave Viv a home and a handful of exotic cars -- which is funny because he was known as the cheapest cheapskate when it came to his team.