Man that was quick! I should have started reading this thread at the end.
Man that was quick! I should have started reading this thread at the end.
I think most of us hear about this stuff rather often, but witness it rarely.Why does the assault have to be SEEN for there to be outrage and the right thing done? It's not like anybody didn't know what happened.
That's what most disturbing.
I agree.Why does the assault have to be SEEN for there to be outrage and the right thing done? It's not like anybody didn't know what happened.
That's what most disturbing.
Yah, guys like me who stopped paying attention to the NFL years ago didn't hear much about this. Now, seeing this, it's simply incredible that Goodell chose two games. SMHThere was a ton of outrage over it and the NFL's decision. This just crystallized it again, particularly for people who don't normally pay attention to football, and it showed how egregious it was.
I too fell out with the NFL years ago. The actions of a quite a few, and the response of "the powers that be" made me sick.GOOD. It needs to. The NFL lost me as a fan years ago when it became obvious that one could do almost anything and get a slap on the wrist if he was a goof enough athlete. It's about time the NFL was forced to deal with these animals.
That doesn't matter, imo. My point (which I guess I didn't make clearly) was that people who are not NFL fans (raises hand) probably were essentially unaware of this. It's shocking as my first exposure to it is actually seeing it. But seeing the video does;t change the even t at all, and I find it astonishing that Goodell thought a two game suspension was adequate for this.The NFL is all claiming that they never saw the video.
I'm sure she'll be filing for divorce pretty quick, seeing that odds are that's the only reason she would let him punch her out, sit in front of cameras in a press conference apologizing for being a part of the problem and taking up for ole Ray Ray. When the meal ticket leaves so does she. Get yo popcone!!!It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall in the Ray Rice home at this time.
Would it be like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?
With this backlash, can you imagine another team touching him?Looks like the only way he would/should miss more than 6 games is if no other teams picks him up.
Will the NFL Players Association go along with any of the needed changes? Probably not unless forced to by the Public.Not sure who the analyst is but a guy on ESPN just said that it is time for the NFL to do some "house cleaning" and start tightening up on a lot of stuff. That over the years they've gotten too tolerate of things that in normal jobs would get people immediately fired. I agree with him too. We as a society (and yes it's partly our fault) will go out of our way and sometimes go outside of just good ole fashion common sense to give a pro athlete the benefit of the doubt. The league has mirrored this same type attitude.
We should also see what speaking out can do to initiate change. The public out cry on this (which I didn't realize was this much) turned the heads of the NFL and they saw $$$'s. At the end of the day we the consumer still hold the power. We've just forgotten how much power we actually hold. I can guarantee if stadiums started being empty on game days the NFL would do a lot more "changing" as well.
I'm sure she'll be filing for divorce pretty quick, seeing that odds are that's the only reason she would let him punch her out, sit in front of cameras in a press conference apologizing for being a part of the problem and taking up for ole Ray Ray. When the meal ticket leaves so does she. Get yo popcone!!!
All Ray Rice has to do is go look in the mirror to see where the problem started for him.With this backlash, can you imagine another team touching him?
I'm not sure. We'll see. But if the threat of horrible PR is present then I think it should go a long ways in them doing the right thing.Will the NFL Players Association go along with any of the needed changes? Probably not unless forced to by the Public.
Sorry autocorrect drilled me on 'team' - changes the meaning, methinks...All Ray Rice has to do is go look in the mirror to see where the problem started for him.