F.T. Walton
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Here's your parting gift, Reggie
Use it wisely, sir.
We should not celebrate this. We should demand the focus that we would have were BB our coach.
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Reggie Wayne and New England Patriots have reached agreement on a one-year deal, league source told ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
August 24, 2015Good Luck Reg, still love you even though you chose to join the dark side.
Who isn't a Patriot? I remember when the Pats won the Super Bowl right after 9/11, Robert Kraft said something to the effect of "We're all Patriots today". It was very well received. Now, after 4 Super Bowl wins, there are many "butt hurt" fans who despise the Patriots.
I think many fans grasp on to anything. Supposed cheating mostly. If you really think about the Pats honestly, it is merely shadenfreude. That's the fans. Reggie Wayne is a player, and he had no problem signing with this franchise.
Were it not for the Patriots' admirable string of excellence, the NFL would be T-Ball, where each team has a turn to win the championship. Do Colts fans really want a special olympics NFL? I don't. I'm worried that is where the present NFL commissioner is taking "his" league.
Better understand what you're wishing for. The USA already has the bread, all we need is the circus. Then the children of the Elite will rule us for 1000 years. Either that or until we boot them in the butt and tell them that we are Americans.
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It's lame. Why Mara? It certainly won't change the stance of either side.
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Look, as Colts fans, we should be looking at this clear-eyed, rather than as butt-hurt fans who want the league to punish our rivals. I read the testimony, and would not want Andrew Luck to be penalized like this for something that has not been proven. Some of the posts here indicate no recognition that a Commissioner who suspends Tom Brady on little or no evidence could also suspend Andrew Luck or TY Hilton on similar grounds.
Remember Pastor Martin Niemöller,
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
The NFL players can relate to this probably better than NFL fans. If they can do a 4 game suspension to a Super Bowl MVP on shoddy evidence, the emperor of the NFL can do it to anybody with shoddy or no evidence.
As for anyone who wants to compare this to steroids, I ask this. Is anyone ever convicted of steroid use without proof of the juice in his bloodstream, waste stream etc? Maybe they could subpoena every player's phones and start combing for evidence? "Hey, this exchange looks suspicious, let's suspend this guy for 4 games because they were generally aware that this talk may make Tsar Goodell suspicious!
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Here is some of what went on with Kessler and Berman this morning:
NEW YORK -- Judge Richard Berman seemed to commiserate with NFLPA attorney Jeffrey Kessler during final oral arguments, which are being presented this morning at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse.
During Kessler's hour-long summation of points where the NFL went astray in investigating and suspending Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the topic of "general awareness" surfaced again.
As Kessler stated that, "Player policies say you can't be punished for being 'generally aware,' " Berman nodded vigorously. Berman then asked, "Can Mr. Brady be fined under the equipment policy?"
Kessler answered, "Yes, but the 'generally aware' problem trumps that."
Berman replied, "I read that and find that the 'general awareness' doesn't relate to the Jan. 18 game," to which Kessler said, "Outstanding observation."
Kessler was strident and animated during his oral argument. When Berman asked the question of whether the NFL's 2014 player-conduct policy provided notice that a player is supposed to cooperate with an investigation, Kessler said that that was for off-field issues related to domestic violence or arrests.
Kessler went as far Wednesday as delving into the Wells report and the PSI findings turned in by the firm Exponent. Passing out a hand-out, Kessler said, "I call this hand-out 'Angels Dancing on the Head of a Pin.' "
He went on to say that Exponent's testimony in the Wells report showed that the NFL is alleging, "Mr. McNally went into the bathroom to lower PSI one or two tenths."
Kessler said, "That's like being pulled over for going one or two miles over the speed limit and the officer saying he concluded that by counting, 'One-Mississippi, two Mississippi . . .' "
Berman also seemed to agree that the NFL withholding NFL council Jeff Pash from being questioned during Brady's appeal hearing in June was significant.
In concluding, Kessler said to Berman that, "Last week you asked, 'Where was the 'gate' in Deflategate?' I hope that the gate leads to a fair result . . . All we can ask for is that the NFL plays by the rules."
NFL attorney Daniel Nash followed Kessler at the podium, and while Berman said he could take just as long as Kessler, Nash said he likely wouldn't need it because this is not the time to fight the details.
Nash alleged that Kessler's final argument proves the NFL's point, that the NFLPA is trying to re-open the investigation with Berman as the arbitrator.
As of 11:10 a.m., Nash's arguments were still ongoing.
What is the source for the above? Is it a New England news outlet? That seems very favorable to Brady, although the judge could have been just as agreeable to the NFL lawyer.
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IMO Brady shouldn't have to take a suspension because the NFL didn't prove the Patriots, let alone Brady, definitively did anything wrong. There's just too much gray area on this one. The league should just eat it and take a sack, so to speak. But small a fine for dignity's sake make be a reasonable compromise that the unimaginably rich Brady family would accept.
When you look at this issue and ask yourself "would I like to be convicted in the court of public opinion based on untruths and media manipulation", you come to a conclusion like Track Guy above.
A good settlement would be vacate all fines and penalties. The reason for this is the league will be gathering data during the coming season, and the IGL predicts that those footballs will show deflation (or possibly inflation) as the game goes on. Just like the tires on my car or your car.
This is nonsense, and is making the league look ridiculous. I don't want Mark Cuban's prediction that the NFL will implode in 10 years to become true.
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I hope not.
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Is this Twitter?
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I saw nothing to alarm me, but I am always optimistic this time of year. Certainly, Luck's sample size was small.
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I think both players did OK.
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In the preseason, I am always optimistic. Never disappointed.
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Colts can't look beyond any teams. Need to take every game seriously and prepare by working hard and staying focused.
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Rex Ryan can only do so much as far as quarterbacks. He's the attitude we would need to face the pats.
Rex Ryan has won nothing, and has only been a blowhard with all his talk. Indy is better off without him.
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We always have more meeker coaches, from Dungy to Caldwell to Pagano. I would just love to have Rex Ryan.
I don't think the AFC Championship was lost because Chuck is meek.
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Reminds me of stonehendge
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I'm so happy that TY Hilton signs a new deal!
Espns Top 100 Nfl Players
in NFL General
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That's what ESPN hopes by making these arbitrary rankings. But you can bet there are plenty of fans who will feel "they" got shortchanged. So they (ESPN) wins, because they get page views. The Colts had exactly what the parity-crazy League would expect - 3 players. 32 teams means 3 apiece is parity. All those Seahawks make some teams left out. What did the Pats have? Three?