NFL Week 3

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Here's your test case ... Cardinals running back Johnathan Dwyer was apparently arrested for domestic violence today:

https://twitter.com/tylerbaldwin/status/512348339136757760/photo/1

Jesus Christo, what a ****ing day in the NFL.

Former Steeler.
#dodgedabullet

 

[outofplace]

New drug policy approved, so Wes Welker, Orlando Scandrick, among others, will be back this week. Josh Gordon's suspension reduced to 10 games:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000396116/article/nfl-union-agree-on-revised-drug-policy?campaign=Twitter_atn

Gotta love it. Gordon's penalty is reduced even though the offenses that earned the year-long ban happened well before the new deal was agreed upon, but he is likely to avoid the mandatory two-game suspension for DUI called for by the new deal because.....it happened before the agreement? New rules. Same old inconsistent enforcement by the NFL.

 

[Batman]

New drug policy approved, so Wes Welker, Orlando Scandrick, among others, will be back this week. Josh Gordon's suspension reduced to 10 games:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000396116/article/nfl-union-agree-on-revised-drug-policy?campaign=Twitter_atn

Gotta love it. Gordon's penalty is reduced even though the offenses that earned the year-long ban happened well before the new deal was agreed upon, but he is likely to avoid the mandatory two-game suspension for DUI called for by the new deal because.....it happened before the agreement? New rules. Same old inconsistent enforcement by the NFL.

Place your bets! The Roger Goodell Wheel o 'Justice is about to spin!

 

[Neutral Corner]

Don't you know Goodell wishes he was *anywhere* else along about now? A cruise ship with rampant intestinal infections would be more fun than his office chair.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

New drug policy approved, so Wes Welker, Orlando Scandrick, among others, will be back this week. Josh Gordon's suspension reduced to 10 games:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000396116/article/nfl-union-agree-on-revised-drug-policy?campaign=Twitter_atn

Gotta love it. Gordon's penalty is reduced even though the offenses that earned the year-long ban happened well before the new deal was agreed upon, but he is likely to avoid the mandatory two-game suspension for DUI called for by the new deal because.....it happened before the agreement? New rules. Same old inconsistent enforcement by the NFL.

Place your bets! The Roger Goodell Wheel o 'Justice is about to spin!

No ATM?

Fail.

 

[joe king]

New drug policy approved, so Wes Welker, Orlando Scandrick, among others, will be back this week. Josh Gordon's suspension reduced to 10 games:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000396116/article/nfl-union-agree-on-revised-drug-policy?campaign=Twitter_atn

Gotta love it. Gordon's penalty is reduced even though the offenses that earned the year-long ban happened well before the new deal was agreed upon, but he is likely to avoid the mandatory two-game suspension for DUI called for by the new deal because.....it happened before the agreement? New rules. Same old inconsistent enforcement by the NFL.

Place your bets! The Roger Goodell Wheel o 'Justice is about to spin!

I'm going to postulate that it wasn't strictly Goodell's call. I suspect that case came up in the negotiations with the NFLPA.

 

[JackReacher]

From the ESPN.com story...

Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman said the team is in the "midst of a trying situation."
"We have attempted to be very thoughtful and intentional about this," Gettleman said. "Our overriding goal has always been to do the right thing."

Wonder if "always" includes the time from July to this week? It's amazing to me that these people keep saying **** like this. Truly amazing.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Nobody is saying anything publicly -- because, ****, it's the 49ers and the league office and why would they answer any questions? -- but there's a video here that seems to indicate the inappropriate language that got Kaepernick a flag and an $11,000 fine was that he was telling a Bears player to "back the **** up."

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/kpix-5-video-may-show-san-francisco-49ers-qb-colin-kaepernicks-inappropriate-language-at-chicago-bears-player-lamarr-houston-levis-stadium-santa-clara-fine-penalty/

That would be the height of ridiculosity.

 

[JC]

There has to be more than that, doesn't there?

If not, that's one of the most ridiclous call I've ever seen.

 

[Morris816]

Nobody is saying anything publicly -- because, ****, it's the 49ers and the league office and why would they answer any questions? -- but there's a video here that seems to indicate the inappropriate language that got Kaepernick a flag and an $11,000 fine was that he was telling a Bears player to "back the **** up."

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/kpix-5-video-may-show-san-francisco-49ers-qb-colin-kaepernicks-inappropriate-language-at-chicago-bears-player-lamarr-houston-levis-stadium-santa-clara-fine-penalty/

That would be the height of ridiculosity.

NFL: Where we regularly punish players for cursing and the smallest uniform violation without a thought, but when it comes to domestic violence and child abuse, we make it up as we go along.

 

[poindexter]

This ****ing league.....

We tune in to watch FOOTBALL! Not 26 penalties accepted and around 40 flags thrown (SF-Chi game). Back the F up???? You have got to be kidding me.

This chicken**** stuff is going to turn me off, not the fact Ray Rice beats his wife.

 

[JakeandElwood]

This ****ing league.....

We tune in to watch FOOTBALL! Not 26 penalties accepted and around 40 flags thrown (SF-Chi game). Back the F up???? You have got to be kidding me.

This chicken**** stuff is going to turn me off, not the fact Ray Rice beats his wife.

I assumed it was the n word, guess not. Back the **** up is ridiculous for a flag, let alone a fine.

 

[MisterCreosote]

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

I assumed it was the n-word or "faggot"

I had a conversation with a player years ago, it was a few weeks after he'd been flagged for language. I don't remember if it was officially called that, but the coach implied after the game that the player said something he shouldn't have said. I was talking to him about something unrelated and we were having a laugh over something and I asked him, "So what did you say to get flagged?"

He starts laughing.

He said, "I walked up to the ref and said, 'Did you ****ing see that ****? Did you see what that mother****er did to me?' and he ignored me. I turned around and muttered, 'Whatever, you're an asshole.' and there's the flag."

 

[bigpern23]

I assumed it was the n-word or "faggot"

I had a conversation with a player years ago, it was a few weeks after he'd been flagged for language. I don't remember if it was officially called that, but the coach implied after the game that the player said something he shouldn't have said. I was talking to him about something unrelated and we were having a laugh over something and I asked him, "So what did you say to get flagged?"

He starts laughing.

He said, "I walked up to the ref and said, 'Did you ****ing see that ****? Did you see what that mother****er did to me?' and he ignored me. I turned around and muttered, 'Whatever, you're an asshole.' and there's the flag."

Why censor yourself on one slur but not the other?

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

I assumed it was the n-word or "faggot"

I had a conversation with a player years ago, it was a few weeks after he'd been flagged for language. I don't remember if it was officially called that, but the coach implied after the game that the player said something he shouldn't have said. I was talking to him about something unrelated and we were having a laugh over something and I asked him, "So what did you say to get flagged?"

He starts laughing.

He said, "I walked up to the ref and said, 'Did you ****ing see that ****? Did you see what that mother****er did to me?' and he ignored me. I turned around and muttered, 'Whatever, you're an asshole.' and there's the flag."

Why censor yourself on one slur but not the other?

Because writing "the other f-word" seems awkward.

 

[LongTimeListener]

That'll be $11,000, RJ.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

That'll be $11,000, RJ.

Straight cash homey.

 

[bigpern23]

I assumed it was the n-word or "faggot"

I had a conversation with a player years ago, it was a few weeks after he'd been flagged for language. I don't remember if it was officially called that, but the coach implied after the game that the player said something he shouldn't have said. I was talking to him about something unrelated and we were having a laugh over something and I asked him, "So what did you say to get flagged?"

He starts laughing.

He said, "I walked up to the ref and said, 'Did you ****ing see that ****? Did you see what that mother****er did to me?' and he ignored me. I turned around and muttered, 'Whatever, you're an asshole.' and there's the flag."

Why censor yourself on one slur but not the other?

Because writing "the other f-word" seems awkward.

More awkward than writing the slur?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Heard today that Josh McCown is "on the hot seat" after two weeks. Gotta love The Saga of Lovie and His Quarterback. Having said that, if McCown can't put up some big numbers tonight against a horrendous Falcons defense, the Bucs are in trouble moving forward.