Mike in Horseheads Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 3m Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer was arrested in a domestic violence incident, according to multiple reports http://wp.me/p14QSB-9zHQ
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 You beat the other thread by a minute. Marketing is all in the title! I felt I had to give this thread some love! I think this is how Betamax felt! ;-) LoL...
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 18, 2014 Author Posted September 18, 2014 Thanks I noticed that also, oh well next time...lol
YoloinOhio Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 That's ok... Your thread title is vague enough to apply to the next one, sure to come down anytime now!
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 18, 2014 Author Posted September 18, 2014 That's ok... Your thread title is vague enough to apply to the next one, sure to come down anytime now! Agreed...in time it will be a pinned item, "9/18/2014 Daily NFL police blotter and exempt list". The exempt list, the list no one knew existed, to steal a line it's like "double secret probation" from Animal House.
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Agreed...in time it will be a pinned item, "9/18/2014 Daily NFL police blotter and exempt list". The exempt list, the list no one knew existed, to steal a line it's like "double secret probation" from Animal House. LoL... A man with vision! It will be must to have it crossed pinned on the Fantasy Board too! On stop, one shop. Fantasy teams will dread checking that list and finding their star on it! ;-)
Best Player Available Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 3m Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer was arrested in a domestic violence incident, according to multiple reports http://wp.me/p14QSB-9zHQ so it looks like the backfield is set in the exempt league
YoloinOhio Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 so it looks like the backfield is set in the exempt league The Longest Yard II?
Mr Info Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 so it looks like the backfield is set in the exempt league Maybe not long until a Fantasy Football Exempt League
truth on hold Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 So in the same week guys are suspended for unproven allegations, welker is reinstated early for an actual test he failed. Whatever
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 18, 2014 Author Posted September 18, 2014 LoL... A man with vision! It will be must to have it crossed pinned on the Fantasy Board too! On stop, one shop. Fantasy teams will dread checking that list and finding their star on it! ;-) Like me who has Adrian Peterson now in The Exempt League aka as "limbo'.
papazoid Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 NFL Player Arrest Database: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/arrests/
FireChan Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 The Longest Yard II? League of Exemplary Gentlemen
bowery4 Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 NFL Player Arrest Database: http://www.usatoday....ts/nfl/arrests/ After reading that I had a thought, who would win the race between Jason Peters and Dareus?
CodeMonkey Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 I'm still puzzled by the surprise of any of this. These guys excel at a game that is exceptionally violent. They were raised their entire lives to give their all to being the best they can possibly be at the exceptionally violent game. A lot are coddled their entire lives, given special privileges, and often treated as if they are above the law because they are good at a exceptionally violent game. Then society is surprised when this violence spills over into their off-field lives?
FireChan Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 I'm still puzzled by the surprise of any of this. These guys excel at a game that is exceptionally violent. They were raised their entire lives to give their all to being the best they can possibly be at the exceptionally violent game. A lot are coddled their entire lives, given special privileges, and often treated as if they are above the law because they are good at a exceptionally violent game. Then society is surprised when this violence spills over into their off-field lives? Because it's not as common as you think. 47 incidents since Goodell took over. How many players have been in the NFL since that time? 3000? 4000?
CodeMonkey Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Because it's not as common as you think. 47 incidents since Goodell took over. How many players have been in the NFL since that time? 3000? 4000? I know it's not common. Or at the very least it is not reported publicly often, who knows how often it actually happens. If the actual percentage is really that low then that would be the surprising thing to me.
papazoid Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 over the nearly 15 years that the USA Today data goes back, the 713 arrests mean that 2.53 percent of players have had a serious run-in with the law in an average year. That may sound bad, but the arrest rate is lower than the national average for men in that age range. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/upshot/what-the-numbers-show-about-nfl-player-arrests.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1
FireChan Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 I know it's not common. Or at the very least it is not reported publicly often, who knows how often it actually happens. If the actual percentage is really that low then that would be the surprising thing to me. It really is that low. That's why the "they play a violent game all day," train of thought holds no water with me. If 98% of players are fine, it's not the game. More likely, the violence of football attracts more violence prone people. They say, "hey, trying to rip some guys head off sounds fun," and then get arrested later in their lives.
truth on hold Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Because it's not as common as you think. 47 incidents since Goodell took over. How many players have been in the NFL since that time? 3000? 4000? NFL squads are much larger than other major team sports. I'd like to see how NFL stacks up on a weighted basis to baseball, hockey and basketball.
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