04-10-2007, 12:01 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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"Pacman" Jones suspended for the entire season
Chris Henry for 8 games.
The new commisioner is putting his mark on things.
Good.
http://tsn.ca/nfl/news_story/?ID=203607&hubname=
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04-10-2007, 12:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Good.
About time these athletes didn't get off scott free or with a slap on the wrist because they were good at a sport.
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04-10-2007, 12:11 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary
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Can't say I disagree with the suspension. Being a Titans fan this really does put them in a hole. They'll probably draft a CB in the first round now.
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04-10-2007, 12:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Good. I'm glad Goodell is taking a stand with these idiots. But this might just create a HUGE HUGE problem between the NFL and the NFLPA as I don't see them taking this lightly.
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04-10-2007, 12:32 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagal4321
Good. I'm glad Goodell is taking a stand with these idiots. But this might just create a HUGE HUGE problem between the NFL and the NFLPA as I don't see them taking this lightly.
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I heard that the NFLPA is supporting Goodell for taking harsh actions on the criminal behavior of some players. Apparently a lot of players support it.
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04-10-2007, 12:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JayP
I heard that the NFLPA is supporting Goodell for taking harsh actions on the criminal behavior of some players. Apparently a lot of players support it.
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I've heard the same thing - other players are tired of being assiciated with the players pulling these kind of stunts.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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04-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Also, the Personal Conduct Policy has been updated. link
And from the NFLPA:
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Added NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw: "The NFL Players Association and the Player Advisory Council have been discussing this issue for several months. We believe that these are steps that the commissioner needs to take and we support the policy. It is important that players in violation of the policy will have the opportunity and the support to change their conduct and earn their way back."
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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04-10-2007, 01:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Super-Rye
Can't say I disagree with the suspension. Being a Titans fan this really does put them in a hole. They'll probably draft a CB in the first round now.
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They also picked up Nick Harper of the Colts a couple weeks back, which should help. As a Titans fan, do you think they will cut ties with Pac-Man in 2008?
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04-10-2007, 02:34 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Reached at her Georgia home, Jones’ mother, Deborah Jones, said: “I just pray that this can be changed. This is not fair for him. It’s just not fair.”
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I agree. It isn't fair. It isn't fair that that SOB you raised gets millions to play a game but still can't avoid 10 run-ins with the law since he has been in the league.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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04-10-2007, 03:08 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sainters7
They also picked up Nick Harper of the Colts a couple weeks back, which should help. As a Titans fan, do you think they will cut ties with Pac-Man in 2008?
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I don't think so, as long as he keeps his behaviour in check. He's really good and too valuable to the special teams, but he'll be put on probation as it were, one more slip up and he's done, and true they did pick up Harper, but they still need another CB, they have 3 needs going into the draft, CB, WR, and RB.
There's talk that Ted Ginn Jr. might be available around the 19th pick, if he is the Titans will surely pick him up, if not there's tons of really good WR in this draft, they'll take one in the second round, and since there's no real good RB later in the first round they'll go with a CB, I'm thinking Darrelle Reavis. He's fast and can work on the special teams as a returner, making Jones expendable if he does screw up, and giving the Titans some versitile corners if he doesn't.
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04-10-2007, 05:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Reached at her Georgia home, Jones’ mother, Deborah Jones, said: “I just pray that this can be changed. This is not fair for him. It’s just not fair.”
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Clearly this man was raised to be responsible.
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04-10-2007, 06:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Outstanding news.
And this aggressive stance was initiated by the NFLPA, not the league.
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04-10-2007, 07:40 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kelowna, B.C.
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Good to see.
Maybe some of these 7 figure income earners will think before "keeping it real."
Crime may sell records but it will no longer help you on the football field...
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04-10-2007, 08:56 PM
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Disenfranchised
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I was really surprised to hear much of the rhetoric on ESPN while I was in Vegas, defending Pacman Jones and saying he shouldn't be suspended at all because he had not been convicted of any crimes.
I'm sorry, but if I had half of what he does on his record, proven innocent or not, I'd be out a job and a career. A one-year suspension for this fool is more than fair.
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04-10-2007, 10:08 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Outstanding news.
And this aggressive stance was initiated by the NFLPA, not the league.
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Which is exactly why the NFL is having so much success. They are constantly looking forward and their Players Association is actually working with the NFL to a common goal - league wide success.
I wonder if the NBA is paying attention...
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04-11-2007, 09:18 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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Did anybody hear Chris Henry on NFL Total Access last week after his meeting in NY with the commisioner? He said the usual, I have learned my lesson, blah, blah, blah. Rich Eisen asked him about the fans out there that may be skeptical of his attitude and behaviour. He said that if the fans didn't believe in him then they were not real fans. I found that comment interesting.
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04-11-2007, 10:49 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Outstanding news.
And this aggressive stance was initiated by the NFLPA, not the league.
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Hmm, I did not know that. If that's the case then this is a great move on the league's part.
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04-11-2007, 07:26 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Antithesis
I was really surprised to hear much of the rhetoric on ESPN while I was in Vegas, defending Pacman Jones and saying he shouldn't be suspended at all because he had not been convicted of any crimes.
I'm sorry, but if I had half of what he does on his record, proven innocent or not, I'd be out a job and a career. A one-year suspension for this fool is more than fair.
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I was in Vegas as well, didn't hear much on ESPN or local defending PacMan.
This is yet another reason why the NFL is head and shoulders above all other leagues. If there is a problem they react quickly to solve it.
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07-30-2007, 08:58 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stern Nation
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