The most leveraged contract in the NFL 2014-15 WEEK 2 thread. Uncuttable and untradeable.

Olbermann is going completely ham rn

staggering levels of incompetence being displayed.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/10/roger-goodell-cancels-appearance-at-banquet-for-jerry-richardson/

Ironically or coincidentally (depending on your perception) the award Richardson is receiving tonight is from a group dedicated to “human dignity, justice and moral courage.”

https://twitter.com/jharrison9292/status/509832809570377729

bobhorner says:
Sep 10, 2014 5:47 PM
So let me get this straight. Goodell was going to a banquet where Richardson was getting an award for ‘human dignity and moral courage’? The same Richardson who owns the Panthers and is allowing Greg Hardy to play after being convicted of Domestic Abuse…

I really didn’t think it could get worse. I was wrong.

Last week I was 9-7, which actually doesn't sound too bad considering how many games I feel I completely whiffed upon. You really got to let it go for a month or two to really know who the good teams are and even then a big chunk of the league is mediocre, either 2 games above or below .500.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens - Well it is kind of appropriate this game should be this week. To me, it's a pickem. I'm going Pittsburgh for now.
Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants - I got a feeling AZ is going to be decent in a tough division. It's feeling right now this is the last ride for Coughlin, I don't see this working out. Cardinals.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Hatcats- Washington got clocked. Jags went to pieces in the second half last week. Total pickem, go Jags.
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings- Interesting game for week 2, as the Vikings played quite well and the Pats didn't. The chatter will be loud if NE goes 0-2. I kinda want it to happen, but I'll take NE at 1-1 Sunday afternoon.
Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals- Ryan's not exactly consistently great as the guy will have weeks where he kinda disappears. That said, Ryan had some games that are amazingly good and last week against the Saints is one for that list. Interesting matchup, give me the Bengals at home. Cincy needs TDs not FGs if they want to take that next step.
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns - the Browns gave them a game, but I don't see them hanging with the Saints.
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans- Cowboys were bad and the Titans pretty good. I think Titans are a better club and should win at home.
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers- If Anderson starts, I got Detroit. If Newton starts, I got Carolina.
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills- AFC east matchup. I'll take Miami.
St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Both these clubs were terrible last week. I got to think the Rams should win.
Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers- Seahawks, but I believe this could be a good game.
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos- rival game, but obviously Denver until proven wrong.
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders- I think close game, I'll go Texans.
New York Jets at Green Bay Packers- Packers should win but the Jets seem to be able to win some ugly games.
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers - Kind of a big game for Chicago. I can't see the Niners losing at home to the Bears.
Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts- Interesting matchup...I'll be a homer and take the Colts.

it is not entirely clear to me how stl is supposed to score points this year. i think they could end up single figures again on the road vs lovie and tampa

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens - The Steelers have never employed Ray Rice. Steelers
Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants - Daryl Washington was accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend, grabbing her by throat and shoving her to the ground. Giants
Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Redskans - Dan Snyder is the worst. Jaguars
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings - Aaron Hernandez murdered a buncha dudes. Vikings
Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals - Adam Jones was accused of punching a woman outside a Cincinnati bar on June 5, 2013. It was his eighth run-in with the law since 2005. Falcons
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns - Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam agreed to pay a $92 million penalty for cheating customers out of promised rebates and discounts. Saints
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans - An Oklahoma woman sued Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Monday, accusing him of sexual assault during a June 2009 incident in a North Texas hotel. Titans
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers - Greg Hardy beat up his girlfriend and threw her on a bed of guns or something. Lions
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills - Miami players bullied and harassed their own dang teammate just for kicks. Bills
St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - These guys both seem okay for the most part. TIE
Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - Leroy Hill was accused of third-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment in dispute with girlfriend. Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend 10 times, then drove to team facility and fatally shot himself in head. - Broncos
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders - JJ Watt looks like a Na'vi. Oakland
New York Jets at Green Bay Packers - Michael Vick murdered a bunch of dogs like it was no big deal. Packers
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers - Chris Culliver was accused of hitting a bicyclist with his vehicle, felony hit-and-run and possession of brass knuckles in San Jose. Sam Hurd was accused of accepting a kilogram of cocaine from undercover officer and trying to set up drug distribution network. Bears 17, 49ers 14.
Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts - What's up with Andrew Luck's beard? Eagles

i had forgotten abt that jovan belcher shit ugh

the nfl is really the worst

impressive work poly

DONKEY KONG SUIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RGmXA4jnFA

if "stay protected from donkey kong suit" isn't the title of the week three thread, someone's sleeping

"Ndonkeykong Suit" has GOT to be the name of cam's fantasy team right?

donkeykong suh?? is that a burn or...

it was in eighth grade

this is like a Key and Peele sketch

i think it's less a burn and more "stop asking me asinine questions that you know I can't answer"

well come on, it's also a burn

I am really, really enjoying Roger Goodell these last few days

Got to love the Carolina Panthers are NEVER going to get rid of that 90s looking logo and script. I'm surprised the thing is'nt in Times New Roman.

James Brown with a moving plea to think about all of the wife beaters who don't play football

BALTIMORE -- She stood between two cars beneath an underpass outside of M&T Bank Stadium, but Christina Burke wasn't hiding early Thursday evening -- far from it.

The Bel Air, Maryland, resident and Baltimore Ravens season-ticket holder displayed the Ray Rice jersey she wore not so much as a matter of pride but as a show of her belief in fairness and redemption.

"I still support Ray Rice," Burke said at a tailgate outside of the stadium. "I just don't believe one action or mistake should define a person."

The home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is the Ravens' first game since Rice was released by the team and then suspended indefinitely by the NFL after video was released Monday of him striking his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer, in an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino elevator in February. Rice had been serving a two-game suspension for the incident, which was scheduled to end Friday, at the time of the video's release.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has come under intense fire for his handling of the situation.

A handful of Ravens fans told ESPN.com that they believe Rice was not treated fairly since nothing new about the case emerged this week except the video, which sent shockwaves from Capitol Hill to California.

Sandra Mattocks, a Ravens season-ticket holder, said Rice has been condemned and further punished only because of the public outcry that the video stirred.

"I have a problem with that," said Mattocks, who lives in Essex, Maryland. "They knew exactly what the facts where when they made [Rice's initial] punishment. I'm very disappointed with the NFL and the Ravens for their treatment of Ray Rice."

Burke and Mattocks both took issue with the Ravens abruptly releasing Rice and the NFL suspending him indefinitely since it had long been in the police report that Rice punched Palmer. Mattocks said Rice should have been suspended six games at most since the policy that the NFL enacted after initially punishing Rice mandates a six-game suspension for first-time offenders of domestic abuse.

Burke echoed similar sentiments.

"People were so quick to hang him out to dry," she said. "People saw the video, but did they get new evidence?"

Bobby Kemp, a longtime season-ticket holder, said he also had a problem with how so many were quick to judge Rice.

"The Man above is the only one who's perfect," said Kemp, who lives in Baltimore County.

Some who wore Rice jerseys were getting heckles, while others received high-fives.

"You support a wife-beater!" one female fan yelled at male fan wearing a No. 27 about 90 minutes before kickoff.

Outside of at least one entrance, a memo explained the "Ray Rice Jersey Exchange" policy, aimed at "particularly families, women and children" who wish to exchange a Rice jersey for that of another Ravens player. The Ravens are no longer selling Rice jerseys, but at least one independent vendor had some Rice action figurines on sale next to his collection of vintage Baltimore Colts wares.

Paul Kilduff, 65, put two pieces of duct tape over the letters "Ray R" on the back of his faded shirt so that it read "Be Nice" instead of "Ray Rice." But the tape kept falling off, so he took off the jersey, then put it back on without the tape.

"Everybody deserves a second chance," he said, a refrain heard often in the parking lot.

Kemp said he attended Severna Park High School with Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and that he thought the organization could have handled the situation better.

"I'm not going to say disappointed. I just thought it was sad they put (coach) John Harbaugh out there to speak first," Kemp said of the Ravens' response to the Rice situation. "You've just got to be positive and support the team."

Steve Barnett, another longtime Ravens season-ticket holder, said he also has issues with how Rice has been treated since the release of the video. But, from his seat on a bench outside of M&T Bank Stadium, he said the controversy has not taken away from tonight's game.

"It's still Steelers-Ravens," said Barnett, who lives in nearby Glen Burnie. "That's why they call it a team. One man don't make a difference. We'll miss [Rice] but we'll be good. The team will still play hard."

I don't feel great about the Steelers being the national conscience tonight.

they have such an upstanding human at qb

nfl's not going to mention the history of that upstanding human #7 that would be a 'distraction' right

Lets also not forget that any team with a Pouncey brother on it should not be taking any moral high road.

lol ravens fans are such utter lowlifes, wtf is it with that team

i can't think of a team i'd like to see win the super bowl less than the ravens and that includes the romo-led cowboys.

Phil Simms, making an excuse for Ray Rice's diminished 2013 stats: "Well, he was beat up last year."

Steve Smith looking fucking great

jesus christ the one time in my life i actively root for the steelers and they look like they're getting incentivized for committing 15 yard penalties

lol otm

totally otm. then midway through the third i remembered who ben roethlisberger is so fuck both these teams imo.

tbf I've never seen a "roughing the passer" call in which the QB still had the ball in hand and wasn't hit in the head or anything

steve smith: hall of fame?

without looking up any stats i'd say absolutely

if he'd been drafted by a competent franchise he'd be a lock but...

DENIED

https://vine.co/v/OazhFtii3Oi

tbf I've never seen a "roughing the passer" call in which the QB still had the ball in hand and wasn't hit in the head or anything

― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Thursday, September 11, 2014 11:29 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

There were some terrible personal foul calls made by the refs against both teams. Let them play for fucks sake.

ok i'm kinda done with ray rice story news but this is amazing:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/11/felger-mazz-bill-polian-you-are-an-embarrassment/

21 minutes apart bill polian goes on sportscenter and says completely contradictory things about the nfl office.

what did polian learn in that 21 minutes...

I saw that on deadspin. TOTALLY fucked up. Im not a big conspiracy theory guy, but come on.

uh adrian peterson just got indicted for injuring a child??

can't wait for the corporal punishment apologists to go apeshit over a man's right to beat his own child bloody.

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted by a Montgomery County, Texas, grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. The team deactivated him for Sunday's home game against the Patriots.

Peterson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, issued a statement Friday saying his client's conduct "involves using a switch to spank his son." According to a report by Sports Radio 610 in Houston, Peterson removed the leaves of a tree branch, which he referred to in a police report as "a switch," to strike the child.

"This indictment follows Adrian's full cooperation with authorities who have been looking into this matter. Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son," Hardin said in his statement. "He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas. Adrian has never hidden from what happened."

Hardin said Peterson has cooperated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours.

"Adrian will address the charges with the same respect and responsiveness he has brought to this inquiry from its beginning," Hardin said. "It is important to remember that Adrian never intended to harm his son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury."

He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas.

Was going to add, I'm sure he got worse coming up but to get hauled in on spanking in Texas...

the pictures aren't entirely shocking, definitely broke the skin tho

75% of the ppl in my office didn't know what a switch is

sproooollllleesssss

oh my god sproles!

SPROLES

woo! maclin TD! tied game!

COME ON IGGS

sproles time

this game is a thriller

oh man sproles. who knew?? this guy, srsly.

sproles all day

ugh i miss akers

we got parkey off the colts. if we ever cared about kickers this would be an epic face-off.

they froze him. tools.

well, didn't "freeze" him, since that's bullshit. tried.

he's awesome - IGGLES WIN

WOOOOO

2-0!!!

The Vikings press conference today was beyond pathetic

― rap steve (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, September 15, 2014 7:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Apparently they are in deep deep shit with their sponsors after that fiasco and the new Peterson news

"I never intended to hurt him". Well don't fucking beat him in the balls with a fucking stick.

Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell
The Colts traded a first-round pick for Trent Richardson. The Eagles traded a fifth-round pick for Darren Sproles.
10:46 PM - 15 Sep 2014

I didn't realize until Berman mentioned it at half time that Philip Rivers has SEVEN children. I knew he had a few, but is he trying to field his own team?

When you've lost the fans, you've lost. And by that standard, the Minnesota Vikings are in trouble.

VikingsMessageBoard.com, a longtime board devoted to discussion of the Minnesota Vikings, has shut down forever because of its owners' disgust with the burgeoning Adrian Peterson scandal. And oh, are there plenty of people to be disgusted at. Sure, there's Peterson himself, indicted on charges of child abuse. But the proprietors of the message board also offered the following note, via SB Nation:

Vikings Message Board has been shut down permanently. It will not return. There are two primary reasons.

1. The Vikings' cowardly decision to reinstate a child abuser and think that an apology will make this blow over. We will not stand for this arrogance and we will no longer be the home of any support of the Vikings. We stand for those who cannot defend themselves.

2. We will not give a voice to thugs who think child abuse is "cultural" or worse, openly advocate child abuse as a reasonable method of punishment. This ends here. Yes, a few board members have ruined it for everyone. Congratulations, [jerks].

ugh "thugs"

at least zygi's getting his stadium built

Anheuser-Busch has issued what's basically a threat to the NFL: get your house in order or we'll stop giving you money.

^ Just trying not to get dragged down in the general PR disaster.

time for a week 3 thread?

yes, this is how it's supposed to work. companies don't want to associate their products with abettors of abuse.

I didn't realize until Berman mentioned it at half time that Philip Rivers has SEVEN children. I knew he had a few, but is he trying to field his own team?

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:34 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

with his highschool sweetheart. Interesting fellow, Phil Rivers.

If you got an owner that got convicted of keeping a second set of books to screw a partner in a deal, you probably are a bit loser with the reigns than some. Really cutting bait while expensive I think will end up being the cheaper way out of the problem, but hey they got tons of money and I don't. Maybe looking the other way when a guy beats up a 4 year old is how you get to that level of success.

http://imgur.com/a/2o2rp#0

amazing collection of screencaps showing position of washington receivers on completions vs jax.

newsflash: the jags are really really bad!

xp JUNIOR high school sweetheart, apparently. and he converted to catholicism. he's so square i can almost respect it.

also he wore nick hardwick's number on the back of his helmet sunday which is cool.

lol that's exactly why I think the "Kirk Cousins > RG3" rhetoric is so overdone right now - hell he may indeed be a better QB going forward but tearing up Jacksonville is not exactly an accomplishment.