NFL Discipline For Taylor

[paulskinsfan]

Originally Posted by MonkManiac

That's simply not true. That is not what a no contest plea is.

I agree, though, if the NFL does decide to suspend him, it will be a decision motivated solely by image concerns.

A no contest plea means he is not going to contest the issue of his guilt, its one in the same as throwing up your hands and saying Im not sayin I did it, and I don't want to argue about the evidence.

[paulskinsfan]

Originally Posted by Master4Caster

That's not what "no contest" is at all. To keep with a sports analogy, no contest is the same as a tie. Nobody won. The prosecution did not "prove" their case agaoinst Taylor, but he will not contest his sentence.

If the NFL fines Taylor under the good behavior rules, it will be because he was in an incident in the first place, regardless of the no contest plea. But, Sean still has to face the music for the spitting incident from the playoffs. There is a suspension coming for that, regardless of whatever comes from the Dade county case.

Wilsowilso, profootballtalk.com is a gossip site reporting all the "talk" going around about teams and players. They don't pretend to be giving facts.

If ya wanna split hairs then fine, but by pleading no contest he's not arguing about the evidence. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea for purposes of judgment and punishment.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by paulskinsfan

If ya wanna split hairs then fine, but by pleading no contest he's not arguing about the evidence. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea for purposes of judgment and punishment.

Agreed. A no contest plea is basically acquiescence of the validity of the charges.

[JWsleep]

I agree with the previous post saying it's all about NFL image. Taylor has a bad rep in the league and in the sports world, so the league will suspend him to make some kind of point that "even if the courts aren't tough on him, we will be." That wouldn't surprise me a bit.

Whatever. 1 game is better 46 years!

[ArtMonkDrillz]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2470257

I'd say he's the biggest bonehead in the league right now, but I'd like to see him spit on someone to really run away with the crown.

[dmek25]

kind of like solidifying his stranglehold on bonehead of the entire league artmonkdrillz?

[gibbsisgod]

i really liked henry coming out of college, but i am glad we didnt take him. he really has no sense.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by dmek25

kind of like solidifying his stranglehold on bonehead of the entire league artmonkdrillz?

exactly, although maybe shoving a ref to the ground would be even better than spitting.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

exactly, although maybe shoving a ref to the ground would be even better than spitting.

or maybe he decks a ref after non-pi call

[MonkFan4Life]

Do you guys think the NFL would suspend him for the spitting thing ? I can't remember if they made a decision on that already or not.

[Master4Caster]

Originally Posted by paulskinsfan

If ya wanna split hairs then fine, but by pleading no contest he's not arguing about the evidence. A no contest plea operates the same as a guilty plea for purposes of judgment and punishment.

It's not splitting hairs. He did NOT plead no contest to aggravated assault, the very serious charge that might have landed him in jail for 46 years. The country dropped those serious charges in exchange for a no contest to a piddly misdemeanor. That's the point. Tells me there was nothing to the felony charge.

Dade county coulda/shoulda cited him for battery from the git, then done something about the grand theft of his ATVs.

[TheInspector]

I wanna split hairs about whether we're splitting hairs...anyone?

[paulskinsfan]

Originally Posted by Master4Caster

It's not splitting hairs. He did NOT plead no contest to aggravated assault, the very serious charge that might have landed him in jail for 46 years. The country dropped those serious charges in exchange for a no contest to a piddly misdemeanor. That's the point. Tells me there was nothing to the felony charge.

Dade county coulda/shoulda cited him for battery from the git, then done something about the grand theft of his ATVs.

Good to know the United States Government got involved and dropped those serious charges. I don't think it means there was "nothing" to the charges, I think they were dealing with thugs on all sides and the State agreed to the misd. rather than risking out right acquittal at trial. Im as big an ST fan as the next guy, but the kid has some issues.