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Micjones 09-14-2012 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 8910009)
I see you fall into this category:


There’s also a segment of the sports-fan population that doesn’t recognize the humanity of the combatants. Or we’re jealous. We think it’s fine for the oversized animals to brutalize each other for our entertainment. We think it’s a fair exchange for the money, fame and the adoration of young women.
I certainly care, but I also realize that players have CHOSEN this profession.
They know the risks. They've accepted them.

durtyrute 09-14-2012 02:07 PM
They won't stop until football is on everyday of the week.

Dayze 09-14-2012 02:08 PM
honestly, I feel the NFL is over saturated.

Deberg_1990 09-14-2012 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8910019)
I certainly care, but I also realize that players have CHOSEN this profession.
They know the risks. They've accepted them.
Agreed...for the record, im more in this category. The players union should have refused to play these games if they feared for safety.



And there’s another group of highly cynical fans who blame the players and their union for being dumb and cowardly enough to allow Goodell to pimp them out on Thursday nights. If the NFLPA isn’t wise enough and strong enough to object to Goodell making Ray Lewis and Ed Reed walk the track four nights in 17 days, why should Joe Sports Fan care?

-King- 09-14-2012 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8910019)
I certainly care, but I also realize that players have CHOSEN this profession.
They know the risks. They've accepted them.
Just because they chose it doesn't mean they have to like everything. If your boss suddenly made you come in on weekends(or on whatever day you're off), I bet you'd be pretty pissed too.

durtyrute 09-14-2012 02:11 PM
It seems like the NFLPA doesn't give a rat's ass about the players. It's just like most unions, you pay your dues and they still **** you over.

ChiefsCountry 09-14-2012 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 8910009)
I see you fall into this category:


There’s also a segment of the sports-fan population that doesn’t recognize the humanity of the combatants. Or we’re jealous. We think it’s fine for the oversized animals to brutalize each other for our entertainment. We think it’s a fair exchange for the money, fame and the adoration of young women.
Thats the price for the big money. Everything with a big money price tag has a price on your body or social life.

Ace Gunner 09-14-2012 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8910018)
11/4-11/25, 4 game stretch for the same Ravens team.
21 days.
Sunday noon to sunday noon is 8 days. Sunday to sunday four weeks later is 21 + 1 days. But hey, let's just go your way, call it 21 days. Imo that 7th day is critical to football players. You can go short week on occasion, but that schedule is four short weeks in a row. That is too too much. I will be surprised if some of these guys don't get hurt after a few weeks of that.

Dayze 09-14-2012 02:14 PM
hell, I'll play 4 games for their paychecks / cp

Micjones 09-14-2012 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by -King- (Post 8910033)
Just because they chose it doesn't mean they have to like everything. If your boss suddenly made you come in on weekends(or on whatever day you're off), I bet you'd be pretty pissed too.
No they don't have to like it, but they can always go sell insurance.

KCUnited 09-14-2012 02:18 PM
Just picked up Rice's backup on the waiver wire in case he goes down. Got to adapt to today's NFL.

GordonGekko 09-14-2012 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 8910041)
hell, I'll play 4 games for their paychecks / cp
For Peyton Manning or Drew Brees paychecks, I'd play 4 games back to back to back to back. Fugg it.

Dayze 09-14-2012 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GordonGekko (Post 8910069)
For Peyton Manning or Drew Brees paychecks, I'd play 4 games back to back to back to back. Fugg it.
lol.

Micjones 09-14-2012 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by -King- (Post 8910033)
If your boss suddenly made you come in on weekends(or on whatever day you're off), I bet you'd be pretty pissed too.
I'd be pissed, but I'd still have a choice to tell my employer to get bent.

Dayze 09-14-2012 02:26 PM
yeah, but what if your employer made Terry Tate your supervisor?


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