Aloha22 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6215282 In the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6215282 In the video Wow! Heard it with my own ears! As one who has been kind of avoiding this whole labor issue as much as I can, I found the last part of this clip very interesting. According to Schefter, as there is no CBA right now, players are not subject to the NFL conduct policy, agent rules, etc...and cannot be retroactively punished. Imagine, if this had happened last year, no Ben Roethlisberger punishment, or, a few years ago, no suspension for Mike Vick...this could get scarry. It seems that player off season, off the field incidents are getting more rampant each year, and more outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wow! Heard it with my own ears! As one who has been kind of avoiding this whole labor issue as much as I can, I found the last part of this clip very interesting. According to Schefter, as there is no CBA right now, players are not subject to the NFL conduct policy, agent rules, etc...and cannot be retroactively punished. Imagine, if this had happened last year, no Ben Roethlisberger punishment, or, a few years ago, no suspension for Mike Vick...this could get scarry. It seems that player off season, off the field incidents are getting more rampant each year, and more outrageous. Yeah, they're still subject to the laws of the United States, CBA or no CBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yeah, they're still subject to the laws of the United States, CBA or no CBA. If you recall, Little Ben was never charged with a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'd love to hear what Schefter had to say when Wilson and Brown were the lone holdouts among the owners. The ESPN party line was that Wilson was a doddering old fool that is standing in the way of progress. I'm not the biggest Ralph Wilson fan, but there are a lot of people in the press that owe him an apology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha22 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Not sure if they owe him an apology. Enough people thought he had done enough good things and things right to be inducted into Canton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agardin Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yeah, they're still subject to the laws of the United States, CBA or no CBA. Maybe its time the Vikings gassed up the boat and headed for international waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 If you recall, Little Ben was never charged with a crime. That might be because he didn't commit one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brand J Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Not sure why my video won't play. Is there some kind of ad website that pops up before the video, that my Host file may prevent loading? Of course I have Flash player installed and all of that good stuff. Anyone know of a potential conflict with my Host file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Not sure if they owe him an apology. Oh, they owe him an apology. I doubt he'll hold his breath waiting for one, though. This sounds like the "we have to pass it for you to see what's in it." Because that always works out so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Maybe its time the Vikings gassed up the boat and headed for international waters. Well with the whole NFL locked out, I think we're going to need a bigger boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I cant listen at work – what is the context of the remark? Was it CBA related regarding Ralph and him voting down the 2006 CBA vote? Or was it regarding Gailey wanting to move toward mobile QBs and be “A step ahead of the curve”? I suspect that Gailey is building a full-bore spread offense team. I honestly don’t know why other teams haven’t done it already, and am excited by the thought of it. You would think that if passing from the shotgun and bubble screens are easy for offenses to use to gain yard, they would do it more. The pats have been doing it this entire millennium and people think they are super geniuses – it’s just drag routes and screen passes!!!!!!!!!!!! Time to build a whole offense around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I cant listen at work – what is the context of the remark? Was it CBA related regarding Ralph and him voting down the 2006 CBA vote? Or was it regarding Gailey wanting to move toward mobile QBs and be “A step ahead of the curve”? No. What Schefter was talking about is how Ralph predicted the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlamnSam Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 That might be because he didn't commit one. Wasn't there some guy that came forward and said ben had molested him in a bar bathroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinegun12 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) No. What Schefter was talking about is how Ralph predicted the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Yep...still too early for Japan earthquake/tsunami jokes. There's still bodies floating in the water, please exercise a small amount of restraint. Edited March 14, 2011 by machinegun12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I can't see that opting out of the vote in 2006 or 2008 (which was it) has stood the Bills in better stead than if they just went with it. OK so Ralph had the foresight to say it was a duff deal, but it's hardly visionary to opt out of a vote and then do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Yeah, they're still subject to the laws of the United States, CBA or no CBA. True, while they would be subject to any penalties from breaking laws, in a courr of law, they would would/could not be subject to any punishment from the NFL. Meaning, the NFL could not suspend them, or dock them pay, for a crime committed, or for one that they are accused of. If you recall, Ben R was never convicted of any crime, never even charged, but, was still suspended. He is just the highest profile case of this...it happens all the time. Edited March 14, 2011 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Maybe we should give Ralph credit for actually reading the CBA contract and working with financial advisers to completely understand its implications unlike the other 30 doofuses that thought they were the smartest men in the room because it could not have been a bad deal if they negotiated it. Ralph by the way is one of the minority of owners that continues to fight for small market teams to ensure their survivability in places like Buffalo. Granted he has a vested interested in that he owns the team but at the same time he has been loyal. Give him respect, he has earned it. He could easily have folded the tent many times and pocketed a lot of money and our team would have gone "wide right". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsguy Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'd love to hear what Schefter had to say when Wilson and Brown were the lone holdouts among the owners. The ESPN party line was that Wilson was a doddering old fool that is standing in the way of progress. I'm not the biggest Ralph Wilson fan, but there are a lot of people in the press that owe him an apology. Wilson owes the Bills fans an apology for the product he has put on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wilson owes the Bills fans an apology for the product he has put on the field. He'd never do that! He knows a good thing while he is still alive. Best fans. Keep on telling em were close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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