Around the League: Week 2

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Panthers signed Seastrunk to their practice squad. No link, I'm mobile.

I think it's safe to say the coaches made the right call in keeping Redd over this guy.

Originally Posted by tshile

Looks like Yahoo finally removed Peterson from the Can't Cut List.

Man, if the Vikings end up cutting him(in real life) because of child abuse, that'll be a huge stain on his all-time great resume. I wonder if the public noise would ever get to the point where he would actually be banned from the Hall? Off-field actions aren't supposed to play a part in the voting, but if the public outcry gets bad enough, who knows?

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Panthers signed Seastrunk to their practice squad. No link, I'm mobile.

I still think that we should have kept Redd and Seastrunk. Oh well, boo hoo for me.

[Chico23231]

Anheuser-Busch: Deep concern of NFL handling of abuse cases

This is where the big problems start with the NFL and Goodell leadership

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Anheuser-Busch: Deep concern of NFL handling of abuse cases

This is where the big problems start with the NFL and Goodell leadership

If the ball was mildly rolling before, it's definitely picking up steam now. The chain has started. Gotta wonder how long it'll be before we see the Vikes do an about-face and announce AD is gonna take some time off again.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Anheuser-Busch: Deep concern of NFL handling of abuse cases

This is where the big problems start with the NFL and Goodell leadership

So how do the NBA , MLB , MLS , Pro Golf ,NHL , how do these groups handle the same problems ?

The problem starts with society , not the NFL or Roger Goodell .

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Giantone

So how do the NBA , MLB , MLS , Pro Golf ,NHL , how do these groups handle the same problems ?

The problem starts with society , not the NFL or Roger Goodell .

I almost hate to say it but for the most part it seems to be a much more common problem in the NFL. Most likely from sheer numbers seeing as how you have ~60 players under contract at any given time on 32 teams. Compare that to a league like the NBA where you have 15 players per team on 29 squads.

As far as the NBA is concerned their most high profile case right now is Greg Oden who hasn't seemed to have been formerly suspended but by the same token hasn't been signed by anyone so take that for what its worth. Though it should be mentioned that Oden admitted to punching his victim to police. So we'le see how that goes.
Judge grants Greg Oden delay in domestic violence case - ESPN

In the arrest report, Oden told police he had "punched her in the face" during an argument that had "gotten out of control."

The NHL's poster child for this dometic violence crusade is none other than former Cap Varlamov whose case seems to fall in that Big Ben category of something happened but we're not entirely sure what the hell it was.
Semyon Varlamov, Avalanche goalie, sees charges against him dropped - The Denver Post

Regardless its a cluster. Being called a wife beater or child abuser is among the worst labels you can assign to a human being. Its just below the next tier of rapist and pedophile. So on one hand it shouldn't be taken lightly. However the NFL hasn't exactly shown urgency when dealing with clear cut evidence. For example:

-Rice admitted to punching his fiance even before the tape was released to the public.

- Greg Hardy who was found guilty of assault back in July, has yet to be disciplined by the league.

- Peterson has admitted to striking his child and photos of the aftermath regarding the childs injuries have been released.

In short forget the cases within the he said-she said Bermuda triangle. We're talking about inaction on cases with clear cut evidence that have not been dealt with by the league in a timely manner. If the league can't handle the lay ups, how can they be expected to handle the more complicated cases?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

In short forget the cases within the he said-she said Bermuda triangle. We're talking about inaction on cases with clear cut evidence that have not been dealt with by the league in a timely manner. If the league can't handle the lay ups, how can they be expected to handle the more complicated cases?

Agreed ,the players who have been convicted no question ,the NFL and the teams should take action and be consistent with that action .

[tshile]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Agreed ,the players who have been convicted no question ,the NFL and the teams should take action and be consistent with that action .

Hah, that's not good enough these days.

Everyone wants the Court of Public Opinion to reign supreme.

That is... as long as The Court isn't focused on you and your own...

[tshile]

Looks like Yahoo finally removed Peterson from the Can't Cut List.

[Evilgrin]

Is the % of crime any different then the rest of society? Anyone turning off football?

[CrustyRedskin]

I'd like to know what percentage of all Punts and active Kick Off plays have penalties on them. I'd set the over and under at 70%.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

Is the % of crime any different then the rest of society? Anyone turning off football?

Glad somebody mentioned this. To say the NFL has a domestic abuse/child abuse problem sounds silly. Society has one. I know we have to bring the nfl into the conversation as far as what their stance is, etc. However some people (not necessarily on the WP) make it seem like their is a genetic link between football players and abuse?!?

[tshile]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Thats the sickest part. So many organizations seem to withhold taking basic action until they start to look at moral issues as business decisions. Does XYZ corporation really support gay rights, sure so long as it helps the bottom line and protects us from litigation. Really you guys can't decide to do that without thinking about cash flows and income statements? Do we really need a chart to decide what to do?

You would think that the perps being protected in these situations were on the verge of curing AID's or Cancer. Like if we could just hold off for a little bit on exposing Sir Rapes-a-lot we can save all these people.

Well, believe it or not, there's quite a few people that think pandering the Court of Public Opinion is dangerous and not wise. That it in itself leads to being placed in sticky situations.

Our beloved team isn't without its own controversial issues and list of players that have done a variety of morally outrageous things from DUIs to accusations of abuse. Hell, we picked up a guy that went to jail for killing someone while driving drunk.

We picked up Larry Johnson after four arrests for domestic violence. While it was something many mentioned, again it wasn't something that caused outrage...

Fred Davis had issues while on the team.

I'm sure there's plenty more.

[SFREDSKIN]

Redskins and Broncos fans start separate petitions to ban Phil Simms from calling games - The Washington Post

[mooby]

180 Central: AP taking leave of absence until legal issues resolved

Well that didn't take long.