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!!

Somali Pirates & Weekend Wackiness

Somali Pirates & Weekend Wackiness

Welcome to Monday!!  I hope that you are as excited as I am that the weekend has faded behind us and the work week lies ahead of us…waiting, watching like a Bengal tiger in the high grass hoping we are wandering around aimlessly so it can pounce on us and chew our faces off.  That what most weeks feel like, right?  Stupid tigers….Or maybe the weekdays are more like pesky Somali pirates - speed boats zipping around surrounding you with guns drawn, screaming who knows what about why they are trying to take your stuff before they hop on-board.  THEN, they take a few things and ransom you back to the local navy.  At least that's how I think it goes when you get hijacked by pirates.  Not as glorious as the pirates of yesteryear but I guess you take what you can get.  OK enough loathing the week that is only a day old…we'll be fine, probably. 

The weekends are never long enough, even the long ones are too short.  I think most of the world agrees that you try to relax a little, sleep a little, eat a little and drink a little and before you know - WHAM!  Sunday night at 10PM.  Like a stiff left hook that knocks you unconscious in an Atlantic City elevator (insert Ray Rice joke here or did I already?) you are wiped out and not ready for the week.  I think that A LOT of the sports world feels very similar…let's investigate shall we??

The leg pictured above belongs to the son of Adrian Peterson (superstar running back for them Minnesota Vikings).  Nope not the one that was assaulted by Addie's baby mama's daddy...no this one was beaten up by AP himself....with a tree branch.  Apparently this passes as normal discipline/abuse in the great state of Texas.  I for one completely understand the to keep kids in line.  If you do not learn right from wrong at an early age, you are very...very unlikely to learn it later on in life.  BUT does anyone think it necessary to beat a 4 year old with a thin branch (similar to a good ol' Singaporean caning) to teach him a lesson?  I think not.  The NFL is a joke.  Minnesota sat AP down for a week while he was indicted/making bail and now he is back at practice...no big deal.  I get innocent until proven guilty, but I feel like the photos make a pretty bold statement as to something might be wrong here.

The picture above is that of Jeremy Kerley making a great catch in the end zone as a result of a BEAUTIFUL pass from Geno Smith of the New York Jets.  It was/would have been a game tying TD reception (PAT pending) against the NFC beasts Green Bay Packers...instead...instead, offensive coach Marty Mornhinweg called a TO right before the snap (confirmed on replay) and the play was called back.  Oddly enough, according to NFL rules (not that they give a flying fart about those lately) only the head coach can call for a time out or a player on the field, like the QB doing the whole play clock winding down TO type thing.  At the end of the day, as a Jets fan...it's ultimately the Jets just being the Jets.  It stinks but that's just how they roll.  Maybe it makes it that much better when they finally stop doing/losing because of stuff like this...maybe, just maybe.

Grilled Cheese Sports Quick Hits

++  We beat Serbia for FIBA Gold 129-92 (that's basketball, in case you weren't sure)  Is this really even fun anymore?  Just letting you know...that's what I do.

++  Redskins quarter back Robert Griffin III injures (dislocates) his ankle, likely done for a long time…if not the rest of the season.  Ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the Kirk Cousins Show!!  That's not a bad thing really if you're a Redskins fan.  Cuz is actually pretty legitimate, he has seen this movie before and I am sure will be completely cool in this role.  What actually sucks more for the 'Skins is that newly acquired Dee-Shawn Jackson was also hobbled on Sunday. 

++  Alex Torres (relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres) wears this gigantic hat and now it's going to Cooperstown!  The MLB Hall of Fame decided that this massive hat was groundbreaking and worthy of at least being worked into a showcase of new items at the BHoF.  Congrats Alex, your hat looks ridiculous, but now you'll be in the Hall of Fame, well your hat will be at least.  More than I can say for any of my hats, most of them have sweat rings and are of the blue and orange variety...but at least we have a no hitter.  Sorry Dads, pitcher's ballpark, you should have one by now.

++  Speaking of hats, is this the most original/bad ass college football helmet around? - NAVY  The logo is awesome and the gold stripe is right in line with their colors, awesome.

Maybe we all need to get back to business...seems like we are falling apart at the seems in the sports world.  Rewind, start over and see how that works.

HAPPY WATCHING!!