Comments on: Adrian Clayborn Working With James Harrison

By: Pete Dutcher

Pete Dutcher — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:49:01 +0000

But no! NFL hatchetman Roger Goodell is doing his very best to tear apart the very fabric of the NFL, a game we have all grown to love, treasure and covet.

Wow, Joe, lol.

You are really in a mood, huh?

Are you sure your opinion isn’t partially colored by your personal views on the lockout?

I have to agree though, there have been some crappy rule changes made…seems to me though, that they are always voted on at the owners meetings. Is that true?

Goodell isn’t a great commish, but he’s passable. Better than having a McKay there, who would probably be worse.

I say make Jon Gruden the commish! That would get veterans (except QBs) everything they want, there would be no need for a draft!

By: flmike

flmike — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:07:20 +0000

This is straight up the Owners fault, take a $9 Billion pie, the owners get the first billion no questions asked, then they split the other 8 with the players at what a 52% (players) /48 (owners) or something close to that percentage. What this is about is people like Jerry Jones & Dan Snydar who build temples to themselves then ask the players to pay for them by giving up a portion of their piece of the pie. This will end as soon as the owners have to pony up their own capital to make their stadium payments this summer, watch as soon as Jerry has to dig in the the working capital od the Cowboys to make that interest payment, all of a sudden he’ll be the cheerleader to get both sides back to the table.

By: BamBamBuc

BamBamBuc — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:20:45 +0000

Who took this fight to the courts? Simple answer…. the NFL didn’t file an anti-trust suit against itself, nor did they ask for an injunction from a judge to lift the lockout. The players took this to the courts. We can go back and forth on who’s “fault” this is….

The owners opted out of the CBA, it’s their fault. The Players Union decertified, it’s their fault, the NFL locked out the players, it’s their fault, the Players are asking for things that are absolutely ridiculous (no draft, no salary cap, etc) it’s their fault.

Once it got to the courts, yes, the owners have fought to keep from being railroaded by the players and get things back to the bargaining table. They’ve fought to keep the lockout (in part as leverage, in part because opening for business means opening for lawsuits), and I can’t blame them. Just as I can’t blame the players for taking full advantage of the owners opting out of the CBA to dig in for everything they can get. I don’t want them to get everything, but I can’t blame them for trying.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:55:37 +0000

EricInDC:

Joe, I am sure you have read Peter King’s MMQB from this past Monday. What do you think about Chris Collinsworth’s analysis relayed in that piece?

Joe isn’t sure. Half of Joe wants to believe him; the other half thinks it’s a PR stunt to drive traffic to his site.

What will become of the Bucs if the courts decide what football should be, God help us.

By: k1ngAdroc

k1ngAdroc — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:45:20 +0000

intent? come across the middle and intend on getting destroyed, period!

Head hunters stand up! No one gets a inch without paying dearly for it. Whoever has the ball better watch the f out because 11 hats are coming that way……Any other attitude is bulls(p)it and i wouldn’t want to see your eyes looking back at me in the huddle

By: EricInDC

EricInDC — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:49:13 +0000

Joe, I am sure you have read Peter King’s MMQB from this past Monday. What do you think about Chris Collinsworth’s analysis relayed in that piece? The idea of ending the draft and going to an uncapped system based on solely on free agency seems to me a bad idea, not the least of which is that it might send us down the road of Major League Baseball — and do you think in a system like that the Bucs would be the Kansas City Royals or the New York Yankees. Perhaps they strike gold like the Rays have with Friedman, but it certainly seems to stack the deck. And it is beyond debate that such actions would fundamentally change the game. This is not a simple issue, and Goodell and the owners are not simply selfish and bad. You said it yourself: there are like 15 sides to this debate. Try to see one more than just the player’s.

By: BamBamBuc

BamBamBuc — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:21:36 +0000

There’s not good answer for the “excessive hits” thing. It’s a catch 22. If Goodell “let’s them play” then the NFLPA whines and complains about the safety of it’s players and the NFL get’s stuck in another CBA issue in 5 years. If he cracks down on excessive hits, the fans bitch and moan about it not being football anymore. I think this is the one issue where there should be a third party involved that looks at the film and determines “intent”. If a guy leads with his helmet into the helmet of another player that is not lowering their helmet to brace for impact, that may be in a “vulnerable” state… then ok, maybe that guy should be fined or suspended. But other than that, let them play. Injuries will happen, not all can be prevented. There was a report recently that Ridell stated 40% of NLF players use the lowest rated helmet available to them. Kinda makes you think it’s their own fault if they’re unwilling to change helmets and get a concussion.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:05:39 +0000

I do hope part of the new CBA lessens his power to impose his warden like penalties he puts on players.

If it is for penalties on players for criminal behavior Joe’s all for it.

Getting suspended because you played football and hit a guy “too hard,” that’s baloney.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:14:02 +0000

Agree 100% on your take on the warden of the NFL Joe. Goodell has done more to ruin the sport than anyone. I do hope part of the new CBA lessens his power to impose his warden like penalties he puts on players. Personally if we are without any football this year I hope his arse is ran out of football and gets fired. Even if we do by a miracle get to see an entire season of football that he’s no where near the game. I like you Joe was a fan of Goodell early on but can’t stand the site of him now. Just the opposite feelings I have for Raheem.

By: Funky Munkey

Funky Munkey — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:57:46 +0000

What a great guy to have mentor and teach you some technique moves. Clayborn is an explosive hitter. Lets hope he stays healthy and stays working out with players of Harrison’s caliber.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:50:23 +0000

Don’t be knocking good poetry

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:26:34 +0000

Megan Kelly may be a lot of things, including a lawyer, hot body, babe, smokin drop dead gorgeous, slightly opinionated, but she is not dumb. Not even close. She makes more money in a day than most people do all year.