The hypocrites who run the NFL

[Bodie_Broadus]

Breast Cancer = good

Mental Health Awarness = bad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/brandon-marshall-fine-green-cleats-mental-health_n_4109925.html

What a crock of ****, the NFL should rescind this fine. Good for Marshall for matching the fine with a donation. Pink would have been fine because the NFL cares about breast cancer, but doesn't give a **** about mental health awareness.

 

[joe king]

They don't want anyone to know only crazy people play football.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

YF will be here in a minute saying this is a great fine which should have been more.

 

[TigerVols]

If mental health awareness advocates want a billion dollar industry to support their cause, they should petition that industry to do so.

Until then, charities that go through the front door to access the industry's employees should be protected.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The reason the NFL fined him for the display is because they don't want any random Hooch.com site or something like that to show up on someone's cleats, not because the NFL pisses on someone with mental-health issues.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I was sure this was about people who love Richard Sherman and hate Johnny Manziel.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

I was sure this was about people who love Richard Sherman and hate Johnny Manziel.

What does that even mean?

What do either have to do with Brandon Marshall getting fined?

 

[outofplace]

The reason the NFL fined him for the display is because they don't want any random Hooch.com site or something like that to show up on someone's cleats, not because the NFL pisses on someone with mental-health issues.

You and TigerVols both got this one right. There is nothing hypocritical about it at all. The NFL made a choice to support breast cancer awareness and as always, the league makes the call on what is acceptable for a player to wear on the field. Players have been fighting this stuff as long as I can remember, but it's not going to change, in part because of your point. The league is going to control its image as much as possible to maximize profits.

Now if you want to criticize the league for what causes it chooses and which it ignores, that's absolutely fair. Somebody pointed out on another thread that it's very convenient that the league just happens to support breast cancer awareness as it tries to find new ways to market itself to women.

 

[outofplace]

I was sure this was about people who love Richard Sherman and hate Johnny Manziel.

What does that even mean?

What do either have to do with Brandon Marshall getting fined?

LTL's point













Bodie's head.

 

[MileHigh]

Peyton Manning wasn't allowed to wear high-tops when Johnny Unitas died, so this should not come as any sort of surprise.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

The reason the NFL fined him for the display is because they don't want any random Hooch.com site or something like that to show up on someone's cleats, not because the NFL pisses on someone with mental-health issues.

You and TigerVols both got this one right. There is nothing hypocritical about it at all. The NFL made a choice to support breast cancer awareness and as always, the league makes the call on what is acceptable for a player to wear on the field. Players have been fighting this stuff as long as I can remember, but it's not going to change, in part because of your point. The league is going to control its image as much as possible to maximize profits.

Now if you want to criticize the league for what causes it chooses and which it ignores, that's absolutely fair. Somebody pointed out on another thread that it's very convenient that the league just happens to support breast cancer awareness as it tries to find new ways to market itself to women.

Anything to disagree with me.

Anyone else posts this, people agree.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

The reason the NFL fined him for the display is because they don't want any random Hooch.com site or something like that to show up on someone's cleats, not because the NFL pisses on someone with mental-health issues.

You and TigerVols both got this one right. There is nothing hypocritical about it at all. The NFL made a choice to support breast cancer awareness and as always, the league makes the call on what is acceptable for a player to wear on the field. Players have been fighting this stuff as long as I can remember, but it's not going to change, in part because of your point. The league is going to control its image as much as possible to maximize profits.

Now if you want to criticize the league for what causes it chooses and which it ignores, that's absolutely fair. Somebody pointed out on another thread that it's very convenient that the league just happens to support breast cancer awareness as it tries to find new ways to market itself to women.

Anything to disagree with me.

Anyone else posts this, people agree.

No, they really wouldn't.

The NFL has made the corporate decision to make a big deal out of breast cancer awareness month. They are making all the pink crap a part of the uniform this month.

Anyone wearing anything else that is not a part of the official uniform guidelines is getting fined. It doesn't matter how well-intentioned it is.

I'll tip my cap to Brandon Marshall for doing this (a) knowing he would get fined, and (b) knowing that fine would draw more attention to his cause. But it's not hypocritical of the NFL. Wear anything other than the officially sanctioned gear and you're going to get fined. The pink crap is sanctioned.

 

[da man]

Bodie's on the woe-is-me-everyone-hates-me bandwagon.

 

[MileHigh]

He needs to go to the What can we talk about thread and see the lines that exposed that it's all a conspiracy theory against certain posters and people are out to get him.

 

[YankeeFan]

Breast Cancer = good

Mental Health Awarness = bad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/brandon-marshall-fine-green-cleats-mental-health_n_4109925.html

What a crock of ****, the NFL should rescind this fine. Good for Marshall for matching the fine with a donation. Pink would have been fine because the NFL cares about breast cancer, but doesn't give a **** about mental health awareness.

YF will be here in a minute saying this is a great fine which should have been more.

Oh, Bodie. Even I'd like to believe you're smarter than this.

The NFL's decision to bring awareness to breast cancer is an example of cause marketing. Maybe it will do some good. Maybe it won't. But, make no mistake, it's not a purely charitable move, there is a significant marketing aspect to it.

And, the fact that they choose to bring awareness to this cause, but not to mental illness, says nothing about the worthiness of any mental illness charity or cause. Not supporting a charity is not the same as rejecting it. There is only so much time, money, and energy available.

To properly highlight breast cancer takes a lot of effort, and they don't need anyone going off message.

If a player wants to support a cause, he's free to do it. He just can't do it on the stage the NFL has built, without their permission.

And, it's no different than in your workplace. If your airline was supporting breast cancer awareness, and had put up signage around the check in counters, and at the gates, that wouldn't give permission to a gate agent to put up signage to bring awareness to mental health issues.

Surely you understand this.

But, let's be honest. This post isn't about mental health, or the folks who run the NFL -- unless the need to play the victim is a mental illness:

Anything to disagree with me.

Anyone else posts this, people agree.

This was the point of the thread. You wanted to feel sorry for yourself, feel picked on, feel marginalized.

Does it motivate you, or do you like the pain it brings?

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

Right on cue.

 

[outofplace]

The reason the NFL fined him for the display is because they don't want any random Hooch.com site or something like that to show up on someone's cleats, not because the NFL pisses on someone with mental-health issues.

You and TigerVols both got this one right. There is nothing hypocritical about it at all. The NFL made a choice to support breast cancer awareness and as always, the league makes the call on what is acceptable for a player to wear on the field. Players have been fighting this stuff as long as I can remember, but it's not going to change, in part because of your point. The league is going to control its image as much as possible to maximize profits.

Now if you want to criticize the league for what causes it chooses and which it ignores, that's absolutely fair. Somebody pointed out on another thread that it's very convenient that the league just happens to support breast cancer awareness as it tries to find new ways to market itself to women.

Anything to disagree with me.

Anyone else posts this, people agree.

In case my other response wasn't clear, nobody here cares about your opinion that much. I certainly don't. You are wrong about this. Multiple posters have pointed out many reasons why you are wrong. There are absolutely cases of hypocrisy by the NFL, but this is not one of them. There is plenty of other reason to criticize the NFL, too, but you missed the mark. You are being too childish to actually try reading and comprehending the responses, instead choosing to cry like an infant.

 

[Morris816]

I said it elsewhere: If you think a rule is bad, then work to change it, but until it is changed, you have to enforce it.

With that said, I think the NFL has a bad rule in place because the NFL seems too paranoid about protecting its image.

I'd prefer the rule be modified to prohibit anything that results in a safety issue or is excessive. Example: Brandon Marshall wearing green on his cleats should be allowed, but you wouldn't allow him to wear green all over his uniform or wear a green jersey in place of the regular jersey. (For that matter, the NFL will never allow the players to wear pink jerseys, no matter how much they want to promote breast cancer awareness.)

(Edited for clarification.)

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

He needs to go to the What can we talk about thread and see the lines that exposed that it's all a conspiracy theory against certain posters and people are out to get him.

So I can see you post about how you guys don't play favorites?

I already know that's bull****.

 

[MileHigh]

He needs to go to the What can we talk about thread and see the lines that exposed that it's all a conspiracy theory against certain posters and people are out to get him.

So I can see you post about how you guys don't play favorites?

I already know that's bull****.

Go read the post. I said it WAS a conspiracy, that we ARE out to get certain posters. Moddy even got on me for exposing it. I'm on NDJ duties this weekend because of it.