NFL 2018-19 2.0

[forgetful]

Yesterday's headline



He had a relationship with her (aka, his girlfriend).  He only paid for a message, the hummer was a gift.  So, no payment for sex.

Why is he paying "his girlfriend" for a message. Why is the hummer the gift, and not the message.

Totally BS argument, no reasonable judge/jury would ever buy it.

Can he prove the relationship, by showing him flying her up to visit him? Traveling with him? etc. I guarantee you he cannot or it would be widely present in the media already.

If he claims it was his girlfriend, charge him with perjury.

[Heisenberg]

The outcome of his legal case ought not have anything to do with league discipline.  Greg Hardy, Ben Roethlisberger and Ezekial Elliott, for example, were never found guilty but ended up with lengthy suspensions.

I agree with you but it is the only course he has.

Also, he is arguing the women that gave him the hummer (aka his girlfriend) was not a sex slave that lived in the basement.  She was free to come and go from the spa.  So, he trying to argue that means he was not contributing to the sex trafficking business. (the problem with this case is not a $60 hummer.  The problem is he got it from an organization that traffics in sex slaves.)

Yes, this is weak to the point of insulting.  But, again, this is all he has to work with.

He knows if he just says he is sorry and made a mistake the NFL will crucify him.  So he has to torture logic and reason and hire a big-time legal team to fight this.

[rocket surgeon]

I agree with you but it is the only course he has.

Also, he is arguing the women that gave him the hummer (aka his girlfriend) was not a sex slave that lived in the basement.  She was free to come and go from the spa.  So, he trying to argue that means he was not contributing to the sex trafficking business. (the problem with this case is not a $60 hummer.  The problem is he got it from an organization that traffics in sex slaves.)

Yes, this is weak to the point of insulting.  But, again, this is all he has to work with.

He knows if he just says he is sorry and made a mistake the NFL will crucify him.  So he has to torture logic and reason and hire a big-time legal team to fight this.

  kinda like UNC offering the paper classes (slober-bobbers)to all the students, not just the b-ball players defense,  and the teacher("masseuse") is retiring anyway  eyn'a?   

[4everwarriors]

Nothing's gonna happen ta him. Da NFL has no choir boyz. Guilty of bein' a dumb chit, butt woodant bee da furst won, hey?

[StillAWarrior]

I agree with you but it is the only course he has.

Also, he is arguing the women that gave him the hummer (aka his girlfriend) was not a sex slave that lived in the basement.  She was free to come and go from the spa.  So, he trying to argue that means he was not contributing to the sex trafficking business. (the problem with this case is not a $60 hummer.  The problem is he got it from an organization that traffics in sex slaves.)

Yes, this is weak to the point of insulting.  But, again, this is all he has to work with.

He knows if he just says he is sorry and made a mistake the NFL will crucify him.  So he has to torture logic and reason and hire a big-time legal team to fight this.

Yeah, I'm not entirely convinced that, "I had a relationship with one of people running the operation" is better than, "I just wanted a cheap hummer" when the operation is a front for sex trafficking.

[jesmu84]

The bills?

[Cheeks]

The bills?

I've worked with the last two years on our commercials.  He's an interesting guy that goes to the beat of a different drum.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

David Irving, Cowboys DT, smokes a blunt on Instagram in protest of the NFL's no weed policy, then quit.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/suspended-cowboys-lineman-david-irving-says-hes-quitting-nfl-until-marijuana-policy-changes/

[CreightonWarrior]

Things are going well for the Cowboys defensive line.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Looks like rapaport jumped the gun.  No AB to buffalo.  #donedeal.

[tower912]

Lions reuniting former Patriots with Patricia and Quinn.   But I cannot complain about the signings.

[Dish]

I'm not sure how I'd feel about Le'veon Bell to the Bears. I'd like to see them go bargain hunting on some vets in the second wave of FA to help their secondary, o-line, a vet wideout (I love Tyrell Williams but he'll be way too expensive for their liking). I think the safety market will workout in their favor, there's a glut of safeties out there, and even if Amos goes elsewhere, I'm not too worried about finding a replacement at a workable salary.

[jesmu84]

I'm not sure how I'd feel about Le'veon Bell to the Bears. I'd like to see them go bargain hunting on some vets in the second wave of FA to help their secondary, o-line, a vet wideout (I love Tyrell Williams but he'll be way too expensive for their liking). I think the safety market will workout in their favor, there's a glut of safeties out there, and even if Amos goes elsewhere, I'm not too worried about finding a replacement at a workable salary.

Not a big fan. Too much $$$. Many other areas of need

[jesmu84]

Bears sign Mike Davis.

I would assume that pushes them away from Bell.

[Dish]

Bears sign Mike Davis.

I would assume that pushes them away from Bell.

The Bell smoke today never really made sense, they just have too much depth to fill. After Davis and Skrine, they'll only have about $10 mil to spend. Still need a safety.

[RJax55]

The Bell smoke today never really made sense, they just have too much depth to fill. After Davis and Skrine, they'll only have about $10 mil to spend. Still need a safety.

Got to believe it was Bell's agent throwing out smoke. One look at the Bears cap space ruled them out.

[GB Warrior]

Today is always my favorite day of Packers Twitter as we collectively melt down watching teams overpay. Just wish jscomments were here to memorialize

[Pakuni]

Today is always my favorite day of Packers Twitter as we collectively melt down watching teams overpay. Just wish jscomments were here to memorialize

Counterpoint: Reggie White and Charles Woodson.

[cheebs09]

Counterpoint: Reggie White and Charles Woodson.

True, but Woodson signed at the end of April. He wasn't a highly sought after free agent at that time if I remember right.

[GB Warrior]

Counterpoint: Reggie White and Charles Woodson.

I'm referring to the collective conditioning and handwringing that has occurred over the past decade that "we don't build through free agency".

And I was not aware Twitter was around in '93 

[The Sultan]

I'm referring to the collective conditioning and handwringing that has occurred over the past decade that "we don't build through free agency".

I don't think anyone suggests that the Packers should "build" through free agency, but the lack of activity IMO could have prevented a B+/A- team from making that last step. 

[Pakuni]

Packers signing Za'Darius Smith from Baltimore and Adrian Amos from the Bears.

[Pakuni]

I'm referring to the collective conditioning and handwringing that has occurred over the past decade that "we don't build through free agency".

And I was not aware Twitter was around in '93 

Yeah, I was more commenting in your statement about everyone else overpaying.  Though I generally agree that there's a lot of that going on and some teams will get burned, I won't dismiss entirely the benefits of being aggressive in free agency.

[TallTitan34]

@FieldYates

Source: the Bears have created $11M of cap space by converting $13M of Khalil Mack's base salary & roster bonus into a signing bonus. Chicago positioning itself to make moves if desired...

https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1105443368946028546

[GB Warrior]

Interested in seeing the numbers for the Packers players, especially Amos. Don't like the signing as much as I did the prospect of signing Fuller last year, but Amos has been a rock back there for the Bears .

Update: It's been real, Nick Perry