It's silly that I'm even asked questions like that. I liked Brady back when no one on here had ever heard of him and he looked like Lloyd Christmas.
Fact is, he cheated and now he's getting punished. That's all there is to it
Its like Rio's missed drug test in 2004 or 05? Even though he was guilty, as United fans, we backed him all the way and believed the punishment out-weighed the crime and was more severe because it was United
Oooh, @Eboue is a Brady fanboy.
You don't think that the sanction is unfair? Not the four games but the 1st round and 1m$.
Goodell is highly imcompetent.
It's silly that I'm even asked questions like that. I liked Brady back when no one on here had ever heard of him and he looked like Lloyd Christmas.
Fact is, he cheated and now he's getting punished. That's all there is to it
I agree. If Rice only got two games because he did not directly affect the integrity of the game, then why was Adrian Peterson suspended indefinitely for smacking his kid in the ass. That's what most people are confused or angry about.
Yes, if you agree as part of your working contract not to drink at weekends. As far as I'm aware NFL players sign contracts based on behaviour outside of the confines of the game.
You can't possibly compare such things to what Rice did because of how much attention it got in the media and how it affected the image of the NHL. Further on, I think your employer should be able to fire you if your drinking/gambling problems affect your work, and also if it gets so much public attention it affects the name of the company, yes.
But it still took an awfully long time before he was removed from Goodell's exempt list, proving once again that the punishment system is bonkers.
You mean during non-working hours? I agree that you do what you want on your own time, but not if it affects your work. Surely your employer would fire you on the spot if it became common knowledge you were a serial killer?
I won't argue what's right and wrong in that context, but as an employer, you have to draw a line somewhere, non-competition clauses during your time there for example. What is and isn't allowed is in your contract most of the times, which I'm pretty sure is also in the CBA in the NFL.
Not if it isn't in your terms of employment. NFL players are told to behave themselves outside of football or risk being punished. They agree to it. Its similar to Beckham almost losing his contract with Brylcreme when he shaved his head.
But knocking your wife out and dragging her through a hotel is? Anyway, if their contracts really stipulated that, I won't argue against the respective cases. Just wanted to make the remark that in some cases, your behaviour outside the field can still have an impact on the association, and that the NFL's punishments seem very inconsistent. That's all.
I would. Once Brady is gone and his career is in the history books it'll still say 4 time Superbowl champion and he'll still be regarded as one of the best.
