http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/10/24/seattle-seahawks-arizona-cardinals-tie-nfl-week-7
i know most on here don't like Peter King and i think i definitely enjoyed his column more 15 years ago, but this was spot on.
oh and for what its worth, he named Collins his DPOW as well.
I think I simply cannot believe the league fined Odell Beckham Jr. $24,309 for taking his helmet off as he was leaving the field at the end of a play. This is an inexcusable sanction. The average personal income for an American male with a bachelor’s degree in the United States today (according to Wikipedia) is $49,804. Odell Beckham Jr. was fined six months’ salary of the average American man with a college education for taking his helmet off in celebration as he left the field after scoring a touchdown. Give the man a 15-yard penalty and leave it there. The NFL has the right to fine players for unsportsmanlike conduct fouls, but they don’t have to. Jon Runyan, the league’s first-year discipline czar, chose to fine Beckham that egregious amount. No wonder so many fans and media people flail away at the league endlessly. And don’t get me started on the Vernon Davis free throw fine ($12,154). |
However, these guys make so much money that the write off isn't all that helpful.
It's all Greek to me. - ( New Window )
Hehe, when I read Runyan's name I had the same thought, except it was a buck for every time he made him his bitch.
Just when you thought you couldn't hate the NFL brass more, they find new ways to motivate you. Great job Roger!
They won't. There will be a strike and most of the people will side with the owners as usual and the players will get crushed.
This is so low on the players list of importance it wont even be brought up. Does any OL/DL give a shit about this - no. It is such a non issue for the union.
However, these guys make so much money that the write off isn't all that helpful. It's all Greek to me. - ( New Window )
Beckham's still on his rookie deal and makes a lot less than Lynch was making. Based on perusing that article, if Beckham's fines exceed 2% of his salary, then he can deduct them. Beckham makes $1.36M this year, so fines exceeding ~$27k can be deducted. He's already been fined ~$72k this year.
This is so low on the players list of importance it wont even be brought up. Does any OL/DL give a shit about this - no. It is such a non issue for the union.
Yea, I doubt this gets brought up in the CBA. It really needs to be addressed by the rules committee long before that.
If there really is a dip in ratings, maybe they'll seriously look at eliminating some of these flags for celebrating, which:
1. Slow the game down
2. Serve no purpose
3. Some enjoy the (TD) celebrations and find them entertaining
His NFL salary is just one form of income. He also makes a ton of $$ from his NFL endorsements, etc. Spare me the math.
However, these guys make so much money that the write off isn't all that helpful. It's all Greek to me. - ( New Window )
His NFL salary is just one form of income. He also makes a ton of $$ from his NFL endorsements, etc. Spare me the math.
His NFL salary is just one form of income. He also makes a ton of $$ from his NFL endorsements, etc. Spare me the math.
So you think it's perfectly fine to pick and choose who and when and how much the league punishes players, because they decide they want to "send a message"? Ummm, alrighty then. I can tell you're another huge Beckham fan in BBI. This place is something else. Find any reason in the world to shit on him. If only Beckham were as saintly as the masses here are
I find OBJ to be a childish asshole, truth be told. But he didn't do a goddamn thing wrong on that play.