NFL 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

Tenks

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They had to do it. Giving Rice such a pathetic penalty really made people question the NFL's judgement.
 

Mures

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Right...and if its a big name player that brings people in the seats and it'll be an even shorter lifetime ban than Greg Williams.
 

Foggy

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6 games, sure whatever, that is what Rice should have been out for at least. But lifetime ban, huh? Just make it a year for every incident after the first.

Now take recreational drugs off the substance abuse list.
 

Disp_sl

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To be counted as an "offense," a player would not necessarily have to be convicted in a court of law
All for making the punishment steeper, but year, this sounds ridiculous with a lifetime ban for what the league considers a second offense. Starting to get tired of the NFL trying to function as a second pseudo legal system. Potentially banning a player for life for a crime that they're not convicted of is horse shit.
 

Gankak

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All for making the punishment steeper, but year, this sounds ridiculous with a lifetime ban for what the league considers a second offense. Starting to get tired of the NFL trying to function as a second pseudo legal system. Potentially banning a player for life for a crime that they're not convicted of is horse shit.
This isn't about justice. Its about money. The league is trying to get more women to watch, and can't be seen as a league that is at least okay with domestic violence.
 

Gravy

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Don't overreact or anything NFL.
Typical knee-jerk reaction. I hate the NFL being the police, but as much slack as some of these fuckers get in our legal system, I'm having a hard time arguing this one. I don't know, the world is burning or something.
 

AngryGerbil

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Knock your wife out? Miss a couple of regular season games. Smoke a joint? Year-long complete ban from the team.

Nothing to see here. Move along.
 

Sutekh

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Knock your wife out? Miss a couple of regular season games. Smoke a joint? Year-long complete ban from the team.

Nothing to see here. Move along.
It was Gordon's second offense.

So that should read, knock your wife out twice get a life time ban
Smoke week twice, get a year long ban.

Also a couple is two you fucker.
 
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6 games, sure whatever, that is what Rice should have been out for at least. But lifetime ban, huh? Just make it a year for every incident after the first.

Now take recreational drugs off the substance abuse list.
if you're convicted of domestic violence you should be banned for life and have to pay your current team for their mistake in drafting/trading/signing for you.