(05-13-2014 12:22 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Where's all the outrage over AJ Mccarron flouting his sexual orientation just about every time the cameras are on his with his gf? He's a draftee too.

What part of 98% v 2% do you not understand?

(05-13-2014 12:22 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Where's all the outrage over AJ Mccarron flouting his sexual orientation just about every time the cameras are on his with his gf? He's a draftee too.

Because boys have openly kissed girls for thousands of years and never felt ashamed of such.

(05-13-2014 12:22 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Where's all the outrage over AJ Mccarron flouting his sexual orientation just about every time the cameras are on his with his gf? He's a draftee too.

How is this on topic?

The fact is one man, in a rather mild fashion, expressed an opinion. He said nothing bad about Sam, just sated his personal displeasure in the hype.

He was fined for stating an opinion and that is a dangerous precedent, one the left seems to be increasingly giddy about.

The headlines all made it seem as though Jones said something completely horrific and out of line. I was surprised when the tweets only said "OMG" and "Horrible". Those don't rank anywhere on my offensive words list.

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

(05-13-2014 12:22 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Where's all the outrage over AJ Mccarron flouting his sexual orientation just about every time the cameras are on his with his gf? He's a draftee too.

I for one am outraged by it.

I find it offensive that she is with him and not me.




OMG!

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

(05-13-2014 01:04 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

So what was horrible about those comments? Maybe he wanted Sam to go to a different team, or maybe he wanted his buddy drafted by the Rams. Or maybe he was actually supporting Sam and didn't think he would survive on a team that's already rich in DLs.

Do you notice something that's going on here? An owner has to give up his team only 3 days after he says something and a player is suspended 1 day after he tweets something. Aaron Hernandez lasted longer.

(05-13-2014 01:43 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:04 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

So what was horrible about those comments? Maybe he wanted Sam to go to a different team, or maybe he wanted his buddy drafted by the Rams. Or maybe he was actually supporting Sam and didn't think he would survive on a team that's already rich in DLs.

Do you notice something that's going on here? An owner has to give up his team only 3 days after he says something and a player is suspended 1 day after he tweets something. Aaron Hernandez lasted longer.

Here we go. Here comes the conspiracy theory.

(05-13-2014 01:46 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:43 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:04 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

So what was horrible about those comments? Maybe he wanted Sam to go to a different team, or maybe he wanted his buddy drafted by the Rams. Or maybe he was actually supporting Sam and didn't think he would survive on a team that's already rich in DLs.

Do you notice something that's going on here? An owner has to give up his team only 3 days after he says something and a player is suspended 1 day after he tweets something. Aaron Hernandez lasted longer.

Here we go. Here comes the conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy theory you say? How do you get anything homophobic from "OMG" and "horrible" unless you're reading something into it? How?

(05-13-2014 01:47 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:46 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:43 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 01:04 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

So what was horrible about those comments? Maybe he wanted Sam to go to a different team, or maybe he wanted his buddy drafted by the Rams. Or maybe he was actually supporting Sam and didn't think he would survive on a team that's already rich in DLs.

Do you notice something that's going on here? An owner has to give up his team only 3 days after he says something and a player is suspended 1 day after he tweets something. Aaron Hernandez lasted longer.

Here we go. Here comes the conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy theory you say? How do you get anything homophobic from "OMG" and "horrible" unless you're reading something into it? How?

Because they WANT to get something out of it.

Morons like fit live for this BS. Its so sad.

(05-13-2014 12:08 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:05 PM)EpicNiner Wrote:  Interesting. That wasn't his opinion on the Donald Sterling matter. So I guess his opinion is that if you say things against black people, you should be banned from the league; if you say things against homosexuals, its just free speech and there should be no repercussions.

Don't you just love hypocrites?

It's not hypocritical because the two situations aren't apples to apples comparison. One man said that he didn't want his girlfriend openly associating with black people because she can pass for white or latina and should aim to do so. The other said "horrible" on Twitter.

Like I said, if this player came out with actual comments instead of one word messages, it could've been closer to Sterling.

(05-13-2014 01:04 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:59 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:54 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:37 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

Surely you're not serious. He didn't say anything offensive about sam. I would have kept him on my team and told everyone to grow up if they felt offended by his comments. None of this was worth a fine.

That is why you are not the NFL commissioner.

Yeah because I'd make people grow up and stop crying over someone touching their poor widdle feewings the wong way...

No one got their feelings hurt except maybe the fool who made those comments.

6 years ago, this would have never been a story. That "fool" would have been overlooked since society was still halfway normal.

(05-13-2014 02:05 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:08 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:05 PM)EpicNiner Wrote:  Interesting. That wasn't his opinion on the Donald Sterling matter. So I guess his opinion is that if you say things against black people, you should be banned from the league; if you say things against homosexuals, its just free speech and there should be no repercussions.

Don't you just love hypocrites?

It's not hypocritical because the two situations aren't apples to apples comparison. One man said that he didn't want his girlfriend openly associating with black people because she can pass for white or latina and should aim to do so. The other said "horrible" on Twitter.

Like I said, if this player came out with actual comments instead of one word messages, it could've been closer to Sterling.

Yeah no kidding... At least tossed "fag" or "homo" in there somewhere... This is just over the top melodramatic bullshizzle.

(05-13-2014 02:17 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 02:05 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:08 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:05 PM)EpicNiner Wrote:  Interesting. That wasn't his opinion on the Donald Sterling matter. So I guess his opinion is that if you say things against black people, you should be banned from the league; if you say things against homosexuals, its just free speech and there should be no repercussions.

Don't you just love hypocrites?

It's not hypocritical because the two situations aren't apples to apples comparison. One man said that he didn't want his girlfriend openly associating with black people because she can pass for white or latina and should aim to do so. The other said "horrible" on Twitter.

Like I said, if this player came out with actual comments instead of one word messages, it could've been closer to Sterling.

Yeah no kidding... At least tossed "fag" or "homo" in there somewhere... This is just over the top melodramatic bullshizzle.

Let's not forget however that one got banned for life and the other simply got a fine.

(05-13-2014 02:44 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 02:17 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 02:05 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:08 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 12:05 PM)EpicNiner Wrote:  Interesting. That wasn't his opinion on the Donald Sterling matter. So I guess his opinion is that if you say things against black people, you should be banned from the league; if you say things against homosexuals, its just free speech and there should be no repercussions.

Don't you just love hypocrites?

It's not hypocritical because the two situations aren't apples to apples comparison. One man said that he didn't want his girlfriend openly associating with black people because she can pass for white or latina and should aim to do so. The other said "horrible" on Twitter.

Like I said, if this player came out with actual comments instead of one word messages, it could've been closer to Sterling.

Yeah no kidding... At least tossed "fag" or "homo" in there somewhere... This is just over the top melodramatic bullshizzle.

Let's not forget however that one got banned for life and the other simply got a fine.

I'm referring strictly to the Dolphin's guy. I disagree with the penalties that Sterling got as well, but that wasn't bland like this. This is seriously a non-story. It's overkill to the extreme.

(05-13-2014 11:36 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:33 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 11:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  May be the first time I've ever agreed with Stephen A. on anything.

I think Jones was totally off the mark with his comments. But I think a fine and suspension are total overreactions. Maybe they felt a need to overreact because of what happened last year.

Again, I think Jones's comments are totally wrong and inappropriate. But this is not the proper discipline. If it were my team, I'd trade him if anybody would take him, because I don't want to be around people like that.

I think you'd be surprised about some of Stephan A's views.

Could be. I've heard that before about him. I haven't watched him much. His style is kind of off-putting to me.

His views are kind of wide ranging. He defended RL in both the Donovan Mcnabb incident and when he couldn't buy a team. He usually says that racial situations are overblown. He's a defender of black conservatives and libertarians.

He's a true free market capitalist, calling himself "unapologetic" in that regard. His sports take is usually polarizing though.

No one noticed that a bunch of white guys on this board are defending a black guy.

(05-13-2014 07:43 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  No one noticed that a bunch of white guys on this board are defending a black guy.

I thought that you guys were black.