Kolek planning to go pro
Here's a fun linkhttp://www.utsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/Filter based on your (least) favorite team!Spoiler - mostly DUI and domestic assault cases
Najeh Davenport...
NFL teams have no clue, no PR savvy, no non football management skills to work through what is going on.AD to play this week? What changed in 72 hours?Hardy probably plays Sunday? Why deactivate him one game.Hiding behind "due process" is BS. Bowing to public outrage in the short term...total garbage.
The Vikes are in a no win situation. They could cut him outright and take a big stand (I would applaud that, and many others would). However, when he signs with the Cowboys, and has a big year in 2015, the narrative with be about "redemption", and how he's changed so much since last year. The truth is, he won't have changed anything but his uniform, but we'll be sold a pile of garbage because it makes for a better story than: Bad guy is still good at football. Still makes millions.
Agree for the most part...but there is a middle ground: To let the process play out before making a final decision. Lots of organizations do that while allegations are being investigated: police departments, schools, etc. And if he's found guilty, action should be taken by the league, not just the team.
Right, but how far should NFL teams go with that approach? Alleged murder? Alleged Rape? Alleged child abuse (with photos)? I'm not trying to prematurity convict somebody (they will have their day in court), but I also don't want a bunch of bad people suiting up for my favorite team. I know, that makes me a hypocrite. It's tough to be a fan sometimes. One thing is for sure, I used to REALLY like AP. But, I don't like him enough to make excuses for him. He took a whip and beat a 4 yr old. It's not acceptable to me. I cannot justify it. I know a lot of MN fans are twisting themselves into knots trying to justify it. I won't do it. He's a bad guy, and I hope he never wears a Vikes jersey again.
How about this...If you are arrested or indicted for a violent crime, you are placed on indefinite suspension. The team can keep you, pay you, and get a roster exemption. Or they can cut you and not have to pay you. (Like any other player.)Afterwards, once you are convicted, plead out, or even put into some diversion program, you are then placed on some sort of unpaid leave based on a scale of some sort.The concept isn't that hard.
But it is when you've got a team that needs to win in order for you to keep your job.
There was a girl wearing a Peterson jersey yesterday and I couldn't fathom it. Really, really odd.
You mean this lady holding her version of a switch wearing a Peterson jersey?http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/14/tailgating-fan-wears-peterson-jersey-hits-people-with-switch/#at_pco=cfd-1.0
I'm not a confrontational guy, but if I saw that in person, I probably would have gotten into a verbal altercation. That has to be the dumbest sh*t I've ever seen.
Kaepernick is a maddening QB. He has a rocket of an arm, fantastic speed and moves, but something just is missing there. I don't think the picks last night were on him, the Bears made some really incredible plays on all 3 picks, but you could tell once they got down 21-20, it felt like there was no way Kaepernick was leading them back.
I've changed my mind. I used to think the Bears had the dumbest fans around.