Quin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 lol @ Goodell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ABC News @ABC 10m Ravens ignored tip that Ray Rice's lawyer had key video, sources tell @ABC: http://abcn.ws/1qFAXR5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) I'll bet money an underling gets blamed and fired to save Roger's ass. Maybe theyll hire a new "compliance" officer who is "independent." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 04:31 PM) It wasn't to protect Rice. It's all about keeping the money train rolling. They don't care about women who get hit. They don't care about their own players dying prematurely from liver failure and such from being fed pain pills like candy. They fought tooth and nail to squash any concussion research regarding longterm affects from playing football. Except he ultimately started out protecting Rice with this whole thing. It had zero to do about money at that point, and really, still doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Roger has to get Obama to announce an invasion of Iraq this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) Didn't he emphatically state that no NFL executive had seen the tape before it was released by TMZ? Yes, although he ultimately qualified it with "to my knowledge," so as to preserve plausible deniability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Goodell made $44 million last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) Except he ultimately started out protecting Rice with this whole thing. It had zero to do about money at that point, and really, still doesn't. It's all about protecting their brand. They don't want to lose any customers ($). Roger is just a puppet for the owners. Oh, and that guy in San Francisco is still playing, why? Because there isn't an incriminating video playing on every local and national news channel. under the rug Edited September 10, 2014 by Big Hurtin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) It's all about protecting their brand. They don't want to lose any customers ($). Roger is just a puppet for the owners. Oh, and that guy in San Francisco is still playing, why? Because there isn't an incriminating video playing on every local and national news channel. under the rug Being soft on Ray Rice doesn't protect the brand, and you could argue actually cost then more customers and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:59 PM) Being soft on Ray Rice doesn't protect the brand, and you could argue actually cost then more customers and money. Of course it doesn't NOW, but they were naive in thinking that the video would never be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Good guy Ray who only made this one mistake, spit on his fiancé twice before he knocked her out. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/115...h-lines-reports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 When the commissioner's facing headline stories on CNN.com calling for his ouster, he's going to probably going to make it worse somehow because the guy's ego is just too big. Of course, you need bigger names than Olbermann and Sage Rosenfels calling for your resignation/firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 06:48 PM) Of course, you need bigger names than Olbermann and Sage Rosenfels calling for your resignation/firing. Heads are you going to allow this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 06:25 PM) Good guy Ray who only made this one mistake, spit on his fiancé twice before he knocked her out. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/115...h-lines-reports She was probably being really annoying. You know what else is telling? Even after she was knocked out, he didn't have any sort of "oh s***" moment, he was just dragging her out, looking annoyed. Didn't have the looks of someone who hit her for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 07:00 PM) She was probably being really annoying. You know what else is telling? Even after she was knocked out, he didn't have any sort of "oh s***" moment, he was just dragging her out, looking annoyed. Didn't have the looks of someone who hit her for the first time. I know when I knock someone out at a bar, I try to look like I do it all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) She was probably being really annoying. You know what else is telling? Even after she was knocked out, he didn't have any sort of "oh s***" moment, he was just dragging her out, looking annoyed. Didn't have the looks of someone who hit her for the first time. She was spitting on him just the same. Seriously, why are you both going down this road again? They are both obviously troubled. I'm not sure how we can take what either of them says at face value. Not one person has justified what Rice did, however. And yet here the two of you go again. You really want to talk about being annoying... Edited September 11, 2014 by iamshack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:01 PM) I know when I knock someone out at a bar, I try to look like I do it all of the time. And add you to the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 #bothsides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 07:06 PM) And add you to the mix. After getting mocked for suggesting this probably wasn't the first time, I don't feel bad about it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:18 PM) After getting mocked for suggesting this probably wasn't the first time, I don't feel bad about it at all. No one mocked you. The two lawyers decided they wanted to play "defend Ray Rice in court," because their afternoons were slow, and raised the point that there weren't any other instances of this that had been made public. You busted out expertise on domestic abuse and argued back at them. Fun was had by all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 07:04 PM) She was spitting on him just the same. Seriously, why are you both going down this road again? They are both obviously troubled. I'm not sure how we can take what either of them says at face value. Not one person has justified what Rice did, however. And yet here the two of you go again. You really want to talk about being annoying... This info didn't come from either of them, its from hotel security. Where did you see that she was spitting on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 07:18 PM) After getting mocked for suggesting this probably wasn't the first time, I don't feel bad about it at all. Yup. BTW, Shack, I pointed out something that I don't think was pointed out before - his actions after the punches. I think that's relevant/interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) Yup. BTW, Shack, I pointed out something that I don't think was pointed out before - his actions after the punches. I think that's relevant/interesting. The fact that he dragged her out was pointed out numerous times, but your intent, as evidenced by the way you led your post off, but to take a jab at posters here, not to bring something "relevant/interesting" to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People championing Condi Rice as Goodell's replacement. I'm for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) This info didn't come from either of them, its from hotel security. Where did you see that she was spitting on him? On the drive home from work....they have a legal/sports segment every Thursday, and the lawyer and host said it appeared they were both spitting on one another in the elevator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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