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I'd like to think I know more than the average Joe Fan about contracts and cap issues and parts of the CBA. I have no idea if there is an avenue for a team "suspending" a player (with or without pay) or placing him on "administrative leave" and locking him out of the building. I actually think there isn't. -They can make him inactive. -They can cut him (and immediately eat $32M extra dead cap this season) -IF he has broken a team rule or they can argue he has been guilty of "conduct detrimental to the team" or "conduct detrimental to the league", maybe they suspend him - but the player can appeal, and then we loop back to the original point, which is - an investigation has not completed, Von Miller has not been charged, and there is no clearcut conclusion here. Do I personally believe that it's "more likely than not" that Von Miller physically and verbally assaulted his pregnant girlfriend and that what he did is a "Red Flag Warning" for DV murder? Yes, that's what I personally believe. But I don't think someone should be found to have committed "conduct detrimental" based upon my personal belief, either.

I'd like to throw out a thought. -What Von Miller is alleged to have done is despicable, and if it's beyond a reasonable doubt he did it, he should not be in the building -At this point, it's not beyond a reasonable doubt. It's not even clear that the evidence is enough to charge him with a crime -If he's charged with a crime, for sure, he should not be on the field until the investigation completes. The NFL has a procedure for this, "Commissioner's Exempt List" -If he's not, just maybe...the NFL's procedure of waiting to take action until an investigation takes place...is the 'benefit of doubt' standard we would all like to have applied to us? Crazy Talk, I know. I'm not sure the "team can suspend him". On what basis at this point? They can make him inactive, and let him sit on the sideline in civvies, I guess.

Ugly drop by Chase. OK, redemption

How TF did he catch that If that was Josh Allen throwing they’d call it a dangerous “interceptable ball” powered by “arm arrogance”

Now why isn’t that DPI there? He was playing through the guy’s back like the “uncalled DPI” last night on MVS

Who knew Zay Jones could become an actual productive NFL WR? I didn’t have that on my NFL bingo card either

It should be taunting IMO

Said it upthread. Jags came in with the notion that they only needed to defend against the pass 3 yards past the LOS, and the 1Q reinforced that notion. But the Bengals are smelling blood, it’s gonna be tough to flip the script

Mr. Ed and his teammates better get it together fast or they’re gonna be one sorry sack of tiger-mauled spotted kitties

You see my point? Strong family resemblance there

Trevor Lawrence still looks like a horse A well-bred horse of course, but a horse

I think that last is 100% safe bet

So, Everybody: ‘Fess up. Who had “Tied 14-14 at the Half” on their Kitty Bowl Bingo Card? It’s actually pretty fun watching a decent game I really don’t care too much about the outcome

I think they came out ready to defend the 3 yard flat and slant with Browning throwing and they need to re-set Is it just me or do both SNF and MNF have totally lame-ass little graphics? FIFY

Time for Pederson and Caldwell to show they’ve got it going on as coaches and can make the adjustments

Browning is throwing to all kind of Bengals players I’ve never heard of

So far, some of the Bengals receivers are living Tyreek Hill’s quip to a reporter “ I could put up yards with YOU throwing to me.” But this Browning kid is starting to look as though he can ball.

Why do you call Burrow ‘douchey’? He was 100% class in the cancelled game last season. A number of Bengals strike me as kinda douchey, but Burrow isn’t one, to me.

I want Jax to win. I don’t want Yet Another Team in the chase with us for a WC spot

Historically, the NFL does not take action to impose suspensions or other discipline for alleged crimes until the criminal case is resolved (one way or another) and the NFL (in the case of DV) completes its own investigation. There will be no suspension until at earliest, next fall. You can color me much surprised if any suspension is even announced until far too late into the new league year next spring to do the Bills a bit of good with their cap situation (which, would only be about $8M for the standard suspension). So I guess if you want to consider "normal course of actions" as "dragging their feet", then they're dragging their feet. The Bills are not going to release Von. Releasing Miller this season would cost the Bills something like $32M in additional cap they simply don't have on the books. The only thing that might happen this season is the league placing Miller on Commissioners Exempt list, in which case the Bills play him to sit around in sweats.

I'm not thrilled with adopting the role of "DV explainer" here, but statistically, women in DV relationships are most at risk during pregnancy (perinatally) Nationwide, homicide (usually due to domestic violence) is the leading cause of death in pregnant women. Read that again: Domestic violence kills more pregnant women each year than any other cause.

That. Wasn't. Funny.

Kelce has 74 ypg this season. Last season it was 78. 8.7 vs 8.8 y/tgt. Not much fall off. 3.9 1st downs per game vs 4.6 is probably significant. The Chiefs rookie 2nd rounder Rashee Rice is at 52 receptions and 49.3 ypg, though that's a bit skewed by 100+ yd game vs. LVR. So no, factually, Davis at 39 receptions and 49.6 ypg would not be the Chiefs #1 wr (and factually, the Chiefs #1 receiver has been Kelce for several years now) Diggs of course would be their #1 WR, but Shakir is at the same level of contribution as the Chiefs Justin Watson or MVS. Kincaid is starting to contribute, thankfully

You're not entirely wrong, but Pacheco and an aging Kelce is A Lot.

I think the question for McDermott is "who does he replace on the roster?"