jimmy10

I don't know, champagne is traditionally opened with a sword after military conquests. That's pretty badass. I don't see manly men opening their Utica Club with anything other than a hamfist beset with diabetic nerve pain.

Excuse me sir, but I have a correspondence GED in law from Hollywood Upstairs Law School & Taxidermy Academy. I specialize in defending public crunkeness charges. So I'm kind of an expert here The funny thing is, I know of at least one attorney among our denizens here. Up to them if they want to raise their hand or not. I'm curious if we have anyone in law enforcement that can weigh in.

Yeah, there's lots of things about this case that are pretty... (Wait for it)... Shady. I'll show myself out.

But, if you're a police officer getting the sh*t kicked out of you, wouldn't you want your assailants cuffed and the back of a cruiser, like, instantly? And don't you have the power to make that happen? (I feel it sounds like I'm attacking cops with a broad brush here, and I'm not. I have two close friends that are cops. And I'm an Irish Catholic guy from the northeast, so obviously my family has had a cop or two in it.)

For what it's worth, and that's probably not much, the club is called "Recess", and it's not a strip club. Edit: Here's a link. It is a "private club" which is just a way to skirt liquor laws and stay open and serving after hours: http://www.yelp.com/biz/recess-lounge-philadelphia?utm_source=ishare

Like I said, I'm not making any definitive assumptions about what did or didn't happen, or who the dumbest people alive are. From what we do know, there's so much we don't know. Did the off duty cops ever identify themselves as such? Why didn't they call 911 immediately? Why did they drive themselves to the hospital with such serious injuries and not file any sort of report until the next morning? Why weren't the security cameras functioning? As good ol' Donny Rumsfeld would say, we've got both known unknowns and unknown unknowns.

I'm in Philly this week for work and hearing a lot of chatter about this case. One thing that keeps coming up: Apparently it's a known practice among less than savory cops and friends of those less than savory cops (i.e. bouncers) in the club scene here to order bottles of champagne and put it on the tab of VIPs there partying, in the hopes that they don't notice. If they do notice and make a stink, vaya con dios, nobody in charge will take your side. Hearing that combined with the fact that the security cameras were "not working" makes me think there's a lot more to this case than we can possibly know. And in general, cell phone videos are notorious for starting up well after a situation has escalated, providing zero context. There was probably more than enough bad decision-making to go around that night, but I know I'm reserving judgement and not kicking anyone off the team quite yet.

Good thing for the Browns, and whoever they have doing damage control, that symptoms of a hangover and symptoms of a concussion have some similarities.

Yeah, but even Ryan Leaf looks at Manziel and says "whoa." Apparently Leaf's substance abuse issues didn't start until he was out of the league. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/02/05/ryan-leaf-on-manziels-situation-i-dont-necessarily-think-the-nfl-has-much-to-offer/

"Bills Manage Not to Lose; Black Quarterbacks Still Can't Throw"

I've watched some of his interview footage on the website. His eyes seem kind of... slow.

Jerry "The Greek" Sullivan. What a knob.

Man, f*ck cancer.

Man, the anti-Tyrod crowd will grasp at whatever straws they can, real or not.

Never mind getting his career on track, this dude is liable to end up dead unless he gets the help he needs.

QFT.

The fix is in! #LogoGate

Ask later when the toilet looks like someone launched a can of Dinty Moore beef stew into it at a high rate of speed.

Not just ratings, but heat on a google search, which he's being given here. Mission accomplished.

I lost what respect i had for the Broncos and their fans when Emmanuel Sanders pulled his Rod Tidwell routine after a legal hit by Gilmore during the Bills game in Denver last year. Go Panthers. Edit: On the other hand, I'd like to see Wade win one. Pey-Pey has never impressed me. He's like A-Rod. Johnny Fantasy in the regular season, but can usually be counted on to fall flat in the postseason. Plus he's so bland, safe and corporate. He's like the Joe Buck of QBs. At least Cam has a personality. Bottom line, the Pats aren't in it and I just hope it's a good game. Can't ask for anything more.

Like every other live musical performance at any Super Bowl.

It means it's a paper tiger in a house of cards waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Still the only Super Bowl decided by one point.

New England football was founded in 2002. Duh.