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[Goro Majima]

This is not the kind of change I voted for. Turning perfectly good Alligators into Tom Brady. It's a sad day for this great country of ours.

So is Romney anti-Brady?

I might vote for that platform...

 

[JABEE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oye4rhUa2Fk

hahahahaa I hadn't seen that commercial.

 

[The Frankman]

So it all goes back to

Great. The minute he brings up Katrina Saints will get off scot-free. Fuck.

 

[Striker]

Second half of the game, no doubt. Still, that Ogletree TD was a fucking killer, early on.

No doubt Web had a bad game, but people keep overlooking these Safeties. I put Rolle just as responsible for that Austin TD that Tryon gave up real late. He looked as if he had no idea what he was doing. Really frustrating. KP was quiet himself. Assuming teams are going to be hitting these quick routes and slants, the Safeties are going to have to be the ones making damage causing deflections or hits.

Also, the David Diehl thing is horrifying. I hope to God he isn't starting week after week if he continues to get clowned. I have no idea what they'll do, but Beatty at LT and Locklear at RT cannot be any worse.

 

[jakncoke]

wow..

 

[Fox318]

 

[captive]

Don't think anybody has mentioned it yet, but NFLgaf's resident NFL player destroying some hack politician.

holy shit, fucking ether'ed.

 

[Wrayfield]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oye4rhUa2Fk

The guy kinda flinches, like he agrees with his wife only to attend his favourite gay bar later in the night.

I think those real-life campaign ads are like those fake GTA ads, I find them hilarious. But it helps not being directly affected by these kind of things. Can't believe people would actually base their opinion on this.

 

[sangreal]

Can Goodell just fire the arbitrators that voted against him like Selig did?

 

[cajunator]

What the fuuuuuuck?

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Can Goodell just fire the arbitrators that voted against him like Selig did?

You know he will do it brah, Selig is his idol.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

That is injustice.

 

[Milchjon]

Goodell does have the power simply go back, say "thanks appeals panel, I suspended them on pay-to-injure all along" and uphold suspensions.

Dunno if there's truth to this, would be hilarious.

 

[Kave_Man]

God he's so sexy.

*bites lip*

 

[JABEE]

Dunno if there's truth to this, would be hilarious.

That would be the preferred outcome. Goodell would get the PR hit and the players would be punished for their actions.

 

[JABEE]

Is that Tim Couch? He's looking pretty old.

 

[Big Baybee]

Now I want my coach back! What an embarrassment.

 

[cajunator]

Just leave the suspensions at the coaching level for allowing it to happen and let the players back on the field. The whole thing is overblown and ridiculous. Some of them arent even with the Saints anymore.

 

[Big Baybee]

Just leave the suspensions at the coaching level for allowing it to happen and let the players back on the field. The whole thing is overblown and ridiculous. Some of them arent even with the Saints anymore.

I don't agree. SP should be punished for the Pay for Performance, but not an entire season.

 

[bionic77]

So is Romney anti-Brady?

I might vote for that platform...

I am down with that. If he shuts down the Pats and strips their titles he would have my vote.

 

[cajunator]

I don't agree. SP should be punished for the Pay for Performance, but not an entire season.

It doesnt matter much at this point. the Saints have backup plans in place and should just continue as is. If the players are eligible to play, let them play immediately and move on with the season. Im so fucking sick of this whole thing. nobody actually gives a fuck about it other than Goodell. Just want to see my Saints play football again.

 

[Gigglepoo]

So, one of the five rookie quarterbacks starting this week is going to make the playoffs, right?

 

[cdyhybrid]

SHOW ME THE EVIDEEEEEEEENNNNNNCCCCEEEEEE

 

[WesternHeretic]

Simmons said the Seahawks are going to win the NFC West with 11-12 wins.


God... now we are going to fucking lose! =(

 

[cajunator]

I'm glad this means Scott Fujita can play again. Dude is getting older and he deserves to play out the last bit of his career without this bullshit. Anthony also has had a rough enough life and career. He turned it around so I hope he signs with somebody too.

 

[Big Baybee]

I'm glad this means Scott Fujita can play again. Dude is getting older and he deserves to play out the last bit of his career without this bullshit. Anthony also has had a rough enough life and career. He turned it around so I hope he signs with somebody too.

Man, it sucked when Hargrove was cut. I want that dude to succeed.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

This will just be another hardship the Saints have to overcome.

 

[Talon]

So. Many. Hardships.

 

[eznark]

I'm glad this means Scott Fujita can play again. Dude is getting older and he deserves to play out the last bit of his career without this bullshit. Anthony also has had a rough enough life and career. He turned it around so I hope he signs with somebody too.

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

 

[RBH]

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

rofl

 

[Big Baybee]

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

LMAO. I love you Ez!

 

[Bowser]

I'm glad this means Scott Fujita can play again. Dude is getting older and he deserves to play out the last bit of his career without this bullshit. Anthony also has had a rough enough life and career. He turned it around so I hope he signs with somebody too.

...is Anthony Hargrove Jimmy Graham's long lost half-brother?

 

[Wes]

Wow they actually won the appeal?

I for one am shocked.

edit: BUT HELL YEAH FUJITA BACK! BROWNS BACK ON TOP!

We have to cut someone to make room.

 

[cajunator]

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

Dude if the league would go into investigations and suspend every player who did shit like this it would decimate the rosters.

 

[Major_Lazer]

Simmons said the Seahawks are going to win the NFC West with 11-12 wins.


God... now we are going to fucking lose! =(

Starts week 1 baby!!! Wilson gonna get clowned!!!

 

[eznark]

Dude if the league would go into investigations and suspend every player who did shit like this it would decimate the rosters.

If "other people do it too" was a defense we wouldn't need jails and no one would be looking down on Grahams mom for beating the shit out of him.

 

[Fox318]

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

 

[Slo]

Yeah, hopefully the guys who paid each other to end other players careers prematurely don't have their careers prematurely ended.

Clown.

 

[squicken]

Line moves leading up to game. Content from an ESPN Insider piece

May 1: Texans -6
Sept. 1: Texans -10
Sept. 5: Texans -12.5

Colbert says: "The biggest, best and sharpest bets we've taken are minus-10 and minus-10.5. I think we probably underestimated how good Houston is and overestimated Miami. We were high on Miami because of a strong finish last year, and our computer model spit them out as a good team. It still overvalues them. We can't stop taking bets on that game. It's going to go to 13. As I sit here, there are bets coming in on Houston."


Rams vs. Lions

May 1: Lions -9.5
Sept. 1: Lions -9.5
Sept. 5: Lions -7

Colbert says: "This is real similar to Saints-Redskins. Same numbers, with the smart money coming in on the Rams."


Chargers vs. Raiders

May 1: Chargers -1
Sept. 1: Pick 'em
Sept. 5: Raiders -1.5

Colbert says: "Another sharp, sharp game. The Chargers have been bet against in everything we have done."

 

[Spectral Glider]

So now we get to go through this bounty stuff again while Goofy Goodell tries to whip up some evidence? Wonderful....I'm so tired of the Goodell regime.

 

[cajunator]

If "other people do it too" was a defense we wouldn't need jails and no one would be looking down on Grahams mom for beating the shit out of him.

My point is, football is a rough sport and players are always trying to injure each other. thats the whole point of sacking a QB and tackling players. They dont want to talk about it but in the back of their mind players wouldnt mind if a tackle took out a significant player of the other team.
Whether they pay each other to do it or not has insubstantial proof one way or the other. Going back through, for example, those old america's Game videos I have interviewing old players, they openly said their intent was to hurt opposing players. They have a bust in Canton too. what I dont agree with is targeting specific players for this when entire defenses are built to do this sort of thing. You might as well get rid of the defensive end position or stop sacking QBs because the whole point of it is to take the guy out of the game, and sometimes that means injuring them. If this were to happen to Drew Brees, it would suck but thats football. Dont think Im going to exempt the thought of my own teams players getting hurt.
these guys are paid millions of dollars to play this game. They know the risks.
I would defend this whether the players suspended were Saints or not. Id even defend a Patriot players right to play if they were implicated. Maybe even a Falcon.
Why dont we just turn the game into flag football so that nobody gets hurt?

 

[Dragon]

cajunator your counterargument is so rife with strawman arguments. Do what I do when the Patriots cheating ways are mentioned, attack the other person. Much easier and more fun!

 

[jakncoke]

lol ez on fire

 

[The Frankman]

My point is, football is a rough sport and players are always trying to injure each other. thats the whole point of sacking a QB and tackling players. They dont want to talk about it but in the back of their mind players wouldnt mind if a tackle took out a significant player of the other team.

Really? You sure about that sweeping generalization?

 

[Cagey]

No doubt Web had a bad game, but people keep overlooking these Safeties. I put Rolle just as responsible for that Austin TD that Tryon gave up real late. He looked as if he had no idea what he was doing. Really frustrating. KP was quiet himself. Assuming teams are going to be hitting these quick routes and slants, the Safeties are going to have to be the ones making damage causing deflections or hits.

Also, the David Diehl thing is horrifying. I hope to God he isn't starting week after week if he continues to get clowned. I have no idea what they'll do, but Beatty at LT and Locklear at RT cannot be any worse.

My fear is that David Diehl will play slightly better in the coming weeks, raising his performance from the lulz-y levels of ineptitude it currently resides at to somewhere near bottom third of the NFL, and it'll be seen as progress enough to solidify his position on the line.

I'm willing to try any number of combinations on the line that do not involve a starting David Diehl, as the ceiling is bound to be much higher, and the floor cannot possibly be lower.

 

[Gigglepoo]

So now we get to go through this bounty stuff again while Goofy Goodell tries to whip up some evidence? Wonderful....I'm so tired of the Goodell regime.

I wish we could vote against him.

 

[cajunator]

cajunator your counterargument is so rife with strawman arguments. Do what I do when the Patriots cheating ways are mentioned, attack the other person. Much easier and more fun!

Im just questioning why this is so much of an issue in the first place.
Its kind of funny that it came out after Favre was forced to retire. Ill just take your advice and blame him for the whole thing. He ruins everything anyway.

 

[BankaiZaraki]

I feel like the NFL should just hand the trophy to Goddell and call it a season.

 

[cajunator]

The most stupid thing about this, is the NFL ignored this sort of thing until it hit them in their pocketbook with ex-players suing the fuck out of them. I think thats the biggest issue I have with it.

 

[eznark]

My point is, football is a rough sport and players are always trying to injure each other. thats the whole point of sacking a QB and tackling players.

I really hate this argument but thinking about your post history and combining it with this comment it's pretty obvious you've never played football or any contact sport in your life. It's exceedingly, insanely rare for people to be attempting to injure others. When it happens, it's a big deal. Your argument is as stupid as it is insulting to anyone who has even a tiny shred of intelligence.

I get that you want to somehow protect the team you've been rooting for for a few years, but its getting embarrassing.