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12-13-2004, 11:04 PM
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Puppy Kicker
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Portis and Taylor were fined.
"Portis and Taylor wore all-red socks for the second successive game. They were fined $5,000 each for wearing them in last week in a 31-7 victory against the New York Giants."
5K a piece for burgandy socks. That's outragous! http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/...041212_PHI@WAS at the bottom of that article |
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12-13-2004, 11:15 PM
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Thank You, Sean.
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The NO FUN LEAGUE! I'm glad the league had the b*lls to fine EVERYONE. Keep wearing them Portis/Taylor! THe hell with the league.
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12-14-2004, 12:12 AM
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Pro Bowl
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portis and taylor are stupid...
they got fined for wearing a different "uniform" from what the team notified the league it would wear. that day gibbs told the game officials they would wear white jerseys, burgandy pants and white stripe socks. they wont get fined for this weeks uniform. they all had the same one. |
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12-14-2004, 09:23 AM
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The Starter
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Good, those idiots deserve to be fined. I can't believe Gibbs allows that shizit to go on. The old Joe would make em ride the pine for violating the league policy.
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12-14-2004, 09:28 AM
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\m/
 
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who cares, it's the uniform police we're talking about here.
I thought the entire team was wearing red socks this week, why are these guys getting fined again? |
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12-14-2004, 09:55 AM
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Puppy Kicker
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The entire team had red bottoms white tops, I don't think these two had this. Either way, it's absolutely ridiculous. How many people besides dorks like us would realize, "HEY, THEY'RE WEARING RED SOCKS!" if they were wearing Bronco Orange socks, then I see. Still. stupid.
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12-14-2004, 10:01 AM
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Playmaker
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It's really no surprise they were fined. The NFL has been doing this for a long long time.
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12-14-2004, 10:06 AM
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\m/
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It's not a surprise at all, it's still silly but whatever, it's not my 5K.
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12-14-2004, 10:12 AM
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The Bringer of Digital Bling
Join Date: Apr 2004
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That's what makes the NFL the NFL. They want a professional look and not have a free for all like you have in college. I think Portis and Taylor made the uniforms look like an Arena team.
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12-14-2004, 10:30 AM
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Playmaker
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its the NFL's attempt of keeping the teams, teams and not creating WWF style 'superstars' within the game. they can only use visors to play themselves up.
i thought it looked great, Portis looked like a track star, and loved how Sean backed him up. a little shakeup like that now and then is wonderful just like last year's white on whites. |
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12-14-2004, 10:38 AM
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Thank You, Sean.
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Why wouldnt they wear them again? So much got contributed to that from the Giants game, that maybe they thought it was good luck. Plus it looks really bad ass! I hope they keep wearing them, and I'm glad alot of other guys got on board. Its sorta a unity thing, I think.
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12-14-2004, 01:14 PM
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Puppy Kicker
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So, I guess you guys are all for when the NFL fined the hell out of Peyton Manning when he wore hightops like Unitas one week. It was for some special Unitas celebration and they fined him. Or for Jake Plummer for leaving Tillmans' number on the back of his helmet.
These fines are ridiculous. |
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12-14-2004, 05:20 PM
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Uncle Phil
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The argument the NFL makes, and it makes sense, is that then everyone is going to want to start using their uniform as a message board essentially to pay tribute to lost loved ones. LaVar would draw something for his deceased cousin. Coles might have a high school teammate who passed away that he wants to honor. Jacobs an old pop warner coach. It could go on and on My personal feeling is that while that argument makes sense exceptions should be made when you're paying tribute to a fellow NFL player
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12-14-2004, 01:27 PM
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Thank You, Sean.
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They are. They wear somthing as a tribute to someone, or a way to show some team unity and then they fine them? What the hell is that! Its not like they need the extra money.
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12-14-2004, 01:44 PM
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Playmaker
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I think all the fine money actually goes to charity, but that's beside the point.
I don't like most of the fines for wardrobe infractions all that much either, but the NFL has had these standards for many years and all the players know what will happen if they break the dress code.
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