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[SPTO]

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I'm not sure hypocrisy is the right word to use here.

It would actually be more hypocritical for him to overturn it since every player says they use marijuana to reduce pain or something like "that substance was in so and so and I didn't know I was taking it."

Overturning the suspension for someone using it to kill pain sets up a precedent that there is no way the NFL should do.


Sounds like he was using it recreational anyway and his history with it in college isn't going to help him here.

Unless he can prove he has tried all other treatments and they didn't work, he has no case. Then he would need to get approval from the league and stay within a certain level established by the treatment.

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That's what I get for trying to defend a Bills player

It's just that Henderson is pretty dependable on the line. "sigh"

[l3ulvl]

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WTF is FeedDaBears? Like the article says, people already use BearDown.

this may be going over my head (no surprise) but it's just trying to pun itself into the "don't feed the wildlife" signs we always see in parks right? with "DaBears" thrown in just because we still do that

as I Lions fan I recommend ****DaBears

[TheMatrix31]

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Really good, really long article about the demands of the QB position. Not exactly earth-shattering info, but a good read nonetheless.

http://www.nfl.com/qb2016?campaign=t...245-sf35272245

[dsallupinyaarea]

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Rob made a post a couple weeks ago about the rookie wage scale forcing vets out earlier. I tried to find it but after digging through 3 pages of Sam Bradford slander, I gave up.


But anyways, coaches and execs say the "youth movement" is starting to hurt the product:

https://theringer.com/the-nfl-has-an-age-problem-7068825845e4#.qdnhy8tc6

[muggins]

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I tried to find it but after digging through 3 pages of Sam Bradford slander, I gave up.

Lol, I love that

Great article

[dsallupinyaarea]

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Lol, I love that

Great article

It hurts when your team does something completely and utterly indefensible. And trust, I've tried to find a defense.

[N51_rob]

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Love how Harbaugh is talking about the CBA at a funeral. Classy.


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[Jr.]

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Love how Harbaugh is talking about the CBA at a funeral. Classy.


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Ridiculous. Sounds like a Jim Harbaugh move rather than a John Harbaugh move.

[dsallupinyaarea]

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Love how Harbaugh is talking about the CBA at a funeral. Classy.


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football coaches are weirdos.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Good read. A few thoughts:

-Technique isn't good right now, that can't be denied. If I had to assign blame, it'd be 65-35 Coaches. In fairness to them, most of it is due to the changes they've made due to "player safety".

Rivera cited footwork as a specific concern for today’s rookies. He’s troubled that young cornerbacks tend to backpedal with their bodies half open instead of facing the receiver and that new linebackers throw their bodies into plays to recklessly tackle, often leading to a missed tackle or an injury. He’s worried that the new breed of receiver runs limited routes in college.

Because College Coaches aren't worried/don't care about teaching proper technique. And why should they?

Smith said the interaction was brief. “One, we were at a funeral,” he said. “Two, we don’t negotiate with coaches. If he has any issues he has an owner right upstairs. The owner reports to the management committee and they approach us about changes.” Smith said that over the life of the now five-year-old CBA, owners have not made a proposal about changing offseason procedures.

In the words of Lt. Daniels, "Chain of Command, Detective".

He said he’s currently “vetting the CBA” to figure out if he can send team employees to work out with players at their homes.
“I think about it all the time,” Harbaugh said of Walker’s death. “Maybe one of our guys goes into the garage, maybe we see the motorbike. We say ‘What’s this all about? Is this really safe?’”

LOL Good luck with that.

[TheShizNo1]

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football coaches are weirdos.

I beg your pardon

[Jr.]

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Because College Coaches aren't worried/don't care about teaching proper technique. And why should they?

Good point. The NFL complains about the players that are coming out of college aren't prepared... well that's because the NCAA isn't a prep league for the NFL. NCAA coaches need to worry about their livelihood, too. They're not concerned with getting guys ready to play in the NFL if that goes against what they need them to do to be successful in college.

I still think the NCAA folds eventually, but regardless I think the NFL will create a minor league system to develop players on their own and how they want them to develop.

[TripleCrown9]

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So...the Falcons are gettin' a big *** bird.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/atlanta-falcons-unveil-giant-ridiculous-statues-for-new-stadium-090816

[SPTO]

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I still think the NCAA folds eventually, but regardless I think the NFL will create a minor league system to develop players on their own and how they want them to develop.

The NCAA as an institution might fold but there WILL be a new system in place. Collegiate sports makes way too much money right now for it to just collapse. I'm talking about both football and basketball. The revenue generated from those two sports helps to fund university programs and Title XI initiatives.

I agree that the current set up will dissolve but it will be a cold day in hell when collegiate sports is wiped off the map in favor of developmental leagues for the NFL and NBA.

[Jr.]

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The NCAA as an institution might fold but there WILL be a new system in place. Collegiate sports makes way too much money right now for it to just collapse. I'm talking about both football and basketball. The revenue generated from those two sports helps to fund university programs and Title XI initiatives.

I agree that the current set up will dissolve but it will be a cold day in hell when collegiate sports is wiped off the map in favor of developmental leagues for the NFL and NBA.

They make a lot of money for TV companies and the NCAA, but there are very few schools relative to those that have football and basketball (the two sports with the highest cost to function) that are making money.

The Power 5 schools might keep competing, but I think they're going to have to operate outside of the parameters of public or university funding. They just cost too much and not enough of what the programs earn is going back to the university and not just the athletic department. So there might still be the Alabama Crimson Tide, but I think the connection to the university will be in name only. I just can't see this particular model as feasible for much longer.

ESPN's OTL did a good story on this: http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_...ves-nots-grows