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jkca1
Sep 17, 14 19:35
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According to multiple reports, Phoenix police arrested Dwyer on suspicion of aggravated assault in connection with two July incidents involving a woman and a young child. The accusations include fracturing one of the woman's bones and preventing her from calling 911.


http://www.latimes.com/...-20140918-story.html


"Dwyer isn't the only member of the Cardinals' roster to have a run-in with law enforcement over alleged domestic violence.
Daryl Washington, currently suspended for the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, hasn't faced punishment from the league after pleading guilty this year to aggravated assault on an ex-girlfriend in an incident that left her with a broken collarbone."


How much worse can it get for the NFL?
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JSA
Sep 17, 14 19:39
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We need Congressional intervention ...
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trail
Sep 17, 14 19:55
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Coach told him his goal should be to outperform Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice. So he went out and beat a woman *and* a child.






Last edited by: trail: Sep 17, 14 19:57
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sphere
Sep 18, 14 3:11
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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W
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tigerpaws
Sep 18, 14 3:25
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JSA wrote:
We need Congressional intervention ...

I know that was in pink, but Claire McCaskill already got a shot in on Stoops and Oklahoma about a month ago.
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AMT04
Sep 18, 14 4:28
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jkca1 wrote:
How much worse can it get for the NFL?

PR wise? It's getting pretty bad. But the reality is that the NFL has a lower percentage of it's employees getting arrested than the general populace does, so it can definitely get worse.

The scumbags get a lot of attention, but the NFL is in good shape when it comes to the behavior of it's players.


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Rick_pcfl
Sep 18, 14 4:49
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AMT04 wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
How much worse can it get for the NFL?

PR wise? It's getting pretty bad. But the reality is that the NFL has a lower percentage of it's employees getting arrested than the general populace does, so it can definitely get worse.

The scumbags get a lot of attention, but the NFL is in good shape when it comes to the behavior of it's players.

Can you say the same when comparing to Fortune 500 companies?
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AMT04
Sep 18, 14 4:54
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rick_pcfl wrote:
AMT04 wrote:
jkca1 wrote:
How much worse can it get for the NFL?


PR wise? It's getting pretty bad. But the reality is that the NFL has a lower percentage of it's employees getting arrested than the general populace does, so it can definitely get worse.

The scumbags get a lot of attention, but the NFL is in good shape when it comes to the behavior of it's players.


Can you say the same when comparing to Fortune 500 companies?

I don't have that data, but I would expect the arrest rate for white collar workers to be well below the average population as well as below the NFL rate.

The demographic of NFL players is not the same as that of Fortune 500 companies. Low education, unstable backgrounds, etc.. If we compared apples to apples, I still say the NFL player arrest rate is pretty good.


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sphere
Sep 18, 14 4:58
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This is the shark attack phenomenon at work. The media/social media mob gloms onto a theme (insert righteous indignation and moral outrage) and scours the earth looking for and highlighting every relatable incident and turns the perception of the exception into the rule.

The NFL needs to right it's ship, establish and enforce clear and reasonable standards, and stop allowing itself to be put on defense. It's been a downhill slide ever since the head injury issue came to light (largely their own fault for not addressing it sooner), but the public flogging is a bit excessive, and they're taking a lot of undeserved flak at the moment.
The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W
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Sep 18, 14 5:03
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sphere wrote:
This is the shark attack phenomenon at work. The media/social media mob gloms onto a theme (insert righteous indignation and moral outrage) and scours the earth looking for and highlighting every relatable incident and turns the perception of the exception into the rule.

The NFL needs to right it's ship, establish and enforce clear and reasonable standards, and stop allowing itself to be put on defense. It's been a downhill slide ever since the head injury issue came to light (largely their own fault for not addressing it sooner), but the public flogging is a bit excessive, and they're taking a lot of undeserved flak at the moment.

Agreed. I'm not implying that the NFL needs to go easy on these guys or that their behavior isn't despicable. I'm happy to see the league coming down hard and establishing higher standards. This is being blown way out of proportion due the popularity of the league.


-Andrew
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Old Hickory
Sep 18, 14 7:25
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sphere wrote:
This is the shark attack phenomenon at work. The media/social media mob gloms onto a theme (insert righteous indignation and moral outrage) and scours the earth looking for and highlighting every relatable incident and turns the perception of the exception into the rule.

C'mon. The media is just havin' a littl' fun... no one really believes this stuff.
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pattersonpaul
Sep 18, 14 8:04
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The NFL should consider going to 8 man football, just so they'll have enough
players to put on the field.
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Mad Jee
Sep 18, 14 8:40
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So the public and the media are calling for Goodell to be fired or resign or whatever, right? But Goodell works for the owners, as do all these players who are beating their wives, kids, etc.

So how much of Goodell keeping his job is the fact that the owners who employ these guys like having Goodell around to catch all the bad press and shield them from it a bit?

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