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NFL 2014 Week 2 |OT| Thread Title Subject to Change Depending on Public Outrage
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BlackGhost
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RellyRell28
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Carson Palmer is out against the Giants I see. Zona still got this though Staton's gonna do his thing against the Giants.
Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter · 1m
Browns officially deactivated TE Jordan Cameron.
They need to take the Water Boy approach, punt on first down, just let Eli do his thing.
Yup.
BlackGhost
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YOU SLUT!
Edit: Mingo also inactive
Bingo.
They probably saw the Hannah Storm video and it started to scare them.
Honestly it I don't feel comfortable watching football this week.
It feels like everyone is trying to just get to the games.
Only reason NFL Network is covering it is because of betting implications.
slightconfuse
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Panthers waited to the last minute . Cutoff was 11:30 .
Panthers fans are not happy with the decision to sit Greg Hardy:
http://www.carolinahuddle.com/boards/topic/104544-hardy-inactive/
http://www.carolinahuddle.com/boards/topic/104544-hardy-inactive/
RellyRell28
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PhoenixDark
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Does ESPN radio still employ Mark Chmura?
Grover Cleveland
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It was the right decision. Should have been made in July. The way they spouted all of that tone-deaf nonsense about process and the fact that they needed the pressure of the entire media to get them to make a move is disgusting.
Football-wise, I won't lie. Greg Hardy is a good player. Our defense is worse without him. But we have guys who are ready to step up and make an impact behind him. We missed Charles Johnson for a game and a half last year and the back-ups came in and did their thing. I expect the same now. Gettleman now looks like a genius for that Ealy pick.
We're still beating the fucking Lions. Don't kid yourself.
Hoagmaster
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Palmer's shoulder continues to be an issue, so he's out today. It's Stanton Time against the Giants!
Yup.
Andrea Kramer just said that Spielman expects more information on Peterson to come out next week, potentially including more photos and video.
Grover Cleveland
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Jonathan Jones ‏@jjones9 16s
Mario Addison will start in place of Greg Hardy
Mario Addison will start in place of Greg Hardy
Belickhick picking names out of hat. Great way to gain continuity.
look at this clown
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All week long, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he expected defensive end Greg Hardy to play.
But from the moment Monday morning when video emerged of Ray Rice punching his wife in the face, the decision stopped being a football decision.
The Panthers had to swallow hard and make the inevitable choice to deactivate Hardy today, which seems like an easy call except for the fact they let him play last week.
They were committed to due process until the public outcry became too much to bear.
But its also important to consider what might have happened, if owner Jerry Richardsons loyalty to the league wasnt so strong.
Its easy to mock the 78-year-old Richardson for his tears Wednesday night. It would also be wrong. Richardsons feelings about violence toward women are not an affectation, or something he found Monday morning.
Multiple sources within the organization have told PFT that the teams preference would have been to punish Hardy in some way in May, when he was arrested. A four-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team was well within their rights, though it might have been fought by the NFLPA (at least until Monday). However, the league has always preferred strong centralized control of personal conduct matters. So Richardson stepped back, meaning that being a good solider for the league cost him plenty of political capital this week.
The Panthers playing Hardy wasnt a reflection of tacit support. It was a reflection of the awkward two-step process for conviction in North Carolina that has left them with no real way to do the right thing by public perception or the football team.
The question now becomes whether theyll continue to deactivate him until his court date in November, one that is crippling from a football and financial stance.
Per PFT.
But from the moment Monday morning when video emerged of Ray Rice punching his wife in the face, the decision stopped being a football decision.
The Panthers had to swallow hard and make the inevitable choice to deactivate Hardy today, which seems like an easy call except for the fact they let him play last week.
They were committed to due process until the public outcry became too much to bear.
But its also important to consider what might have happened, if owner Jerry Richardsons loyalty to the league wasnt so strong.
Its easy to mock the 78-year-old Richardson for his tears Wednesday night. It would also be wrong. Richardsons feelings about violence toward women are not an affectation, or something he found Monday morning.
Multiple sources within the organization have told PFT that the teams preference would have been to punish Hardy in some way in May, when he was arrested. A four-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team was well within their rights, though it might have been fought by the NFLPA (at least until Monday). However, the league has always preferred strong centralized control of personal conduct matters. So Richardson stepped back, meaning that being a good solider for the league cost him plenty of political capital this week.
The Panthers playing Hardy wasnt a reflection of tacit support. It was a reflection of the awkward two-step process for conviction in North Carolina that has left them with no real way to do the right thing by public perception or the football team.
The question now becomes whether theyll continue to deactivate him until his court date in November, one that is crippling from a football and financial stance.
Per PFT.
cuevas. PhD.
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Fucking bears. Gg season
Grover Cleveland
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Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 3m
The decision to deactivate #Panthers DE Greg Hardy was an organization decision. Im told owner Jerry Richardson was heavily involved.
My guess: Goodell leaned on his BFF Richardson a bit to try and take the steam out of this story as quickly as possible.
BlackGhost
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Santana Moss a healthy scratch again. FREE HIM! So he can join the browns
chicagocubsfan
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Bears going to lose by at least 3 TD's tonight. Gonna be ugly. 
Was wondering that. Needs more sleep lmao
Sweeney Tom
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I can't blame anybody on ESPN, especially in their NFL coverage teams, for looking like they haven't gotten much sleep this week.
Only other significant thing is how disgusted Schefter appears.
Vincent Alexander
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Just chose my wins for the Pick Em league. I did not expect so many to vote for Saints win! They're going down. Hard.
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