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And to be clear, that doesn’t necessarily imply any nefarious motives on Cook’s part. Suppose this woman is a total nut job who’s about to accuse Cook of some horrible crime that she completely made up. It would be smart to get this out there now so that we evaluate her accusations through the prism of “She cray-cray.”
Exactly. Shefter used the term "extortion" and they used Shefter to get this out so just stand to reason they are trying to stay ahead of an accusation. I'm not even trying to suggest Dalvin did anything just that it would appear someone is or was about to try and say he did.
At least Dalvin hopes there isn't. Or maybe he hopes there is. Either way, in this day and age, video is King. Sadly for guys, if a video does surface and he is getting his ### kicked, he better not retaliate, even with a wet willy.
I wish I hadn't seen that or read that. Only because I wanted to believe Cook's side
The important thing to remember is that I traded Cook and a first round pick for Antonio Gibson and Lamar Jackson before the season.
Thanks for the link, anything eye opening in this version? We have a confessional on Twitter it looks like.
Everything his attorney said could be correct, and those text messages could be correct.
I'm not sure we have a good idea what happened.
I would not be assuming that and here is why...with 22 pending lawsuits all of the civil type I believe against our golden one, DeShaun Watson and he is actually eligible to play according to the NFL but simply refuses to take the field for the Texans.
I really hope all of us can do that. Just remember that everything you’re hearing right now is someone’s effort to control the narrative. It may be true, it may not be, it may be technically true but misleading. But it’s OK if we wait until we know more before unleashing all our hot takes
I think the key point in his story is that he says there were two people in his house who were also assaulted by her. Depending on who they are and how credible their stories are, that could go a long way in allowing us to determine which side is being truthful
I agree he hasn't looked the best, but from a valuation standpoint, Mattison doesn't have the history of being a top 3 back so no one is going to pay more for Mattison ROS than they would have for Cook. I think you'd have to discount him a little if you were going to trade for a ROS Mattison or something similar.
It was clearly no accident that Cook’s statement referred repeatedly to “Sgt Trimble”. “Ms. Trimble” sounds inherently less threatening. Sgt Trimble can kick your ###.
If true. And it might be. Or his version might be. Or something in-between or different.
Yes, that’s definitely what I’m focused on here, and I thank you for lending that critical perspective to this situation my friend.
Great post, bolded everything I agree with, used red for the part I think people should focus on as the big difference here vs other things we may have seen recently in the last year or two.
I doubt it. At the moment it’s a cluster of he said she said. We’re talking about the engine that makes this offense go. No way they’d suspend him unless charges are filed.
Not to mention, what if they suspend him, and then evidence comes out that Cook was telling the truth, and was defending himself from an armed intruder, with military training? That would be opening the Vikings/NFL up to some kind of lawsuit from Cook I would think.
I dropped Mattison a week ago to pick up AJ Dillon. Somebody else grabbed Mattison later that week.
I would be shocked if he were suspended this week. As long as it's a he-said, she-said thing, and with no criminal charges filed, the NFL is not going to act hastily. In fact, I'd be surprised if anything happens before the end of the year.
