Short Term Memory Loss & The NFL

Just 'Cause You Say It, Doesn't Mean It's Real

I think at this point we have all become familiar with the recent issues around the NFL.  There are certain players (Ray Rice (BAL Ravens) - Adrian Peterson (MIN Vikings)- Greg Hardy (CAR Panthers) - Ray McDonald (SF 49ers)) who clearly are in need of some serious punishment.  At one point I believed that (naively) the NFL was like most professional organizations and would decide that the greater good of the company was served by punishing those who posed a real threat to it's image.  The company that I work for refers to this "phenomena" as reputation damage and I gotta tell you, it does provide extra motivation to not screw things up.  At the end of the day you think to yourself, how do I best word this email and stuff like that to make sure that the company is best represented...Oh, wait!  At no point in time and I like which method of abusing my spouse or my child will bring the least amount of shame to my company/organization/family/soul.  Where have we gone wrong?

Are we putting too much emphasis on what these football players have done on the field and allowed it to cloud our judgement when they make mistakes off of field?  As a fan, I think that we are often predisposed to forgive on and off of the field transgressions.  I would like to think that the mistakes made by these players on the field are caused more by their lack of physical ability of either themselves or the players around them.  (Let's be honest, I have seen some really bad passes in the NFL lately and the receivers shouldn't shoulder all of the blame).  But when it comes to off of field issues, you really would be hard pressed to blame it on someone else.  I know that Adrian Peterson has pushed the whipping of his son off to his upbringing in 1980's Texas but does that really justify what he has done.  The photos speak for themselves.  What I find to be incredibly painful with the Peterson situation is that he lost one of his sons (2013, same year he also allegedly whipped another son, kids coming out from all corners of the 48 contiguous) from abuse from the boyfriend of his baby mama...granted Peterson only knew of the child's existence 6 weeks before the killing but that's what happens when you don't keep tabs on your babes.  I think there is a much larger issue at hand here with Peterson and it has been said that no one is talking about it.  Yes, the NFL is missing out on suspending him because he is one of the best players in the league but is that worth being in league with a child abuser?

The beauty of the photo above is that 45% of NFL viewers are females...yes guys we are only the slight majority over the femaninas....DAMN IT!!! - good look from my wife on the CoverGirl heads up!!

The take away from this is stop beating your wife or you kids.  It's really not that hard.  Sure they can annoying as anything at time but the main thing is to keep your head about things.  I mean is that the reason you get to play football and run over grown up adult men? Take your anger out on them and just let the women and children be.  It might be tough (for some of you) but at the end of the day you'll be happier with yourself..

ALSO (clockwise)

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++  Cowboys - zero playoff love the past decade and multiple offenders off the field.  Josh Brent killed his teammate Jerry Brown while boozin' and cruisin'.  No big deal 6 months in jail and he is back with America's team.

++  Pats...Spygate - not that bad but really bad form as far as the game goes.

++  San Fran 49ers - see above. Allegedly Ray McDonald punched out his fiancee. Nice.

++  Chicago Bears - I got nothing...

++  New York Giants - just like the Bears, a solid franchise that does shoot itself in the leg with it's own gun while wearing sweatpants.  Wait, where am I?  Whatever.

++  Baltimore Ravens - Ray Rice

++  Cincinnati Bengals -  home to the most convicted players at any one point in NFL history.  Marvin Lewis (Head Coach), I got nothing but love, but really CoverGirl?

++  Minnesota Vikings - We just talked about this.  Peterson.  Do we need to get back into this?

HAPPY WATCHING!!