WR Chris Olave, NO (4 Viewers)

[Doug B]

Has he been known to have any character/mental issues?

Nothing I've seen.

Superficially unfair statement to make a point: I also remember when Antonio Brown didn't have any character/mental issues (and the college stuff was once tightly under wraps). Absolutely not saying that's where Olave is headed. I invoked Brown's name just to make the point that we don't know this stuff about a player until it leaks out.

Similar in some ways: What did we know about squeaky-clean Marvin Harrison before he retired? We're not always in a position to know.

 

[crushedspirit]

Good QB play with leadership from that position fixes issues fast, and bad QB play with finger pointing on live TV only makes it worse.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

All of you commenting about how dangerous this was never speed, right? RIGHT???

No drugs, no alcohol, he was speeding. He didn't get in an accident. He was caught driving over the limit. Unless you're over the age of 80, you likely drive over the speed limit most times you get behind the wheel. Sometimes a cop (or camera) gets you. Most times they don't. I have no idea about where he got the ticket, but I've gotten popped on several occasions where speed limits rapidly drop. I've also been caught simply driving 30 over because that was the speed traffic was flowing on the interstate. Some people can drive safely and fast, but it's still illegal. He will pay a fine and move on. That's life.

 

[Doug B]

Good QB play with leadership from that position fixes issues fast, and bad QB play with finger pointing on live TV only makes it worse.

While I think the "Carr's pointing fingers!!" stuff is massively overblown (it happened, but it's not the team ruination some think), your overall point is valid. Carr is another one that needs to let go and re-grip.

 

[Statorama]

All of you commenting about how dangerous this was never speed, right? RIGHT???

No drugs, no alcohol, he was speeding. He didn't get in an accident. He was caught driving over the limit. Unless you're over the age of 80, you likely drive over the speed limit most times you get behind the wheel. Sometimes a cop (or camera) gets you. Most times they don't. I have no idea about where he got the ticket, but I've gotten popped on several occasions where speed limits rapidly drop. I've also been caught simply driving 30 over because that was the speed traffic was flowing on the interstate. Some people can drive safely and fast, but it's still illegal. He will pay a fine and move on. That's life.

I've been known to push the pedal down, but I'm comfortable saying I haven't done 70 in a 30.

Olave probably has a nice ride that's awesome to drive fast though. Young dude, fast car, music pumping, mind was probably somewhere else.

When I heard this news, I braced for news of an altercation with the cops or them finding a gun in the car or something (weed), but nope. So overall, IMO, it's a nothingburger.

 

[Statorama]

FWIW, Olave owned up publicly to not running full-speed on that play:

Nick Underhill​

@nick_underhill​

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Olave said after the game he'd take the blame on that play, and no question he should be running that all out, but that pass was never supposed to go to him and he's not even in the progression.​

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I'm probably over simplifying things, but if you're an eligible receiver you should always anticipate the possibility of the ball coming your way.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

All of you commenting about how dangerous this was never speed, right? RIGHT???

No drugs, no alcohol, he was speeding. He didn't get in an accident. He was caught driving over the limit. Unless you're over the age of 80, you likely drive over the speed limit most times you get behind the wheel. Sometimes a cop (or camera) gets you. Most times they don't. I have no idea about where he got the ticket, but I've gotten popped on several occasions where speed limits rapidly drop. I've also been caught simply driving 30 over because that was the speed traffic was flowing on the interstate. Some people can drive safely and fast, but it's still illegal. He will pay a fine and move on. That's life.

I've been known to push the pedal down, but I'm comfortable saying I haven't done 70 in a 30.

Olave probably has a nice ride that's awesome to drive fast though. Young dude, fast car, music pumping, mind was probably somewhere else.

When I heard this news, I braced for news of an altercation with the cops or them finding a gun in the car or something (weed), but nope. So overall, IMO, it's a nothingburger.

I have, more times than I can count admittedly. Speed limits exist for a reason though. I don't condone speeding, not in any way, but it's not uncommon. That said, fatality rates in car accidents, especially vehicle/pedestrian accidents grow exponentially as speed increases. I'm never the fastest car on the road, even when driving 20-30 over the speed limit. Speeding is risk taking in many ways, especially as a public figure. Should he be speeding while driving? No. Is it getting blown out of proportion? Very much so.

 

[barackdhouse]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

 

[FarFromHome]

I guess the good thing is people stopped talking about his route running and his relationship with his QB.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

FWIW, Olave owned up publicly to not running full-speed on that play:

Nick Underhill​

@nick_underhill​

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Olave said after the game he'd take the blame on that play, and no question he should be running that all out, but that pass was never supposed to go to him and he's not even in the progression.​

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I'm probably over simplifying things, but if you're an eligible receiver you should always anticipate the possibility of the ball coming your way.

Yes Olave should run every route at full speed, there's not in question because even if you're not getting the ball the defense needs to believe it's a possibility on every play or your offense becomes less effective, but if Carr was really going to Olave the stop was open not the go but that's not the route Olave was supposed to be running. The route was not open. It wasn't a choice route. He was a clear out, a decoy, and a DB was over the top to pick off any throw down the sideline anyway. Carr slung the ball out of bounds before Olave even slowed down. Carr throwing his WR under the bus is pathetic, and I've been a Carr defender in the past. He seems to be feeling pressure like he's never felt before.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

 

[pinkstapler]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

Or maybe the cop was pretty nice considering he could have arrested him and impounded his car for going twice the post speed limit. In fact in LA anything over 20+ miles over the speed limit typically requires you to go to court and potentially lose your drivers license. Probably ran his info and saw he didn't have other tickets so he let him off the hook and allowed him to go home that night. LA is one of the more lenient states in the US with traffic violations as they don't even use a points system. I think after the past 10 posts everyone gets you don't think doing 70 in a 35 is a big deal. The laws across practically the entire country disagree. Accountability used to be a thing... but sure.... totally a dck move by the cop...

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

Or maybe the cop was pretty nice considering he could have arrested him and impounded his car for going twice the post speed limit. In fact in LA anything over 20+ miles over the speed limit typically requires you to go to court and potentially lose your drivers license. Probably ran his info and saw he didn't have other tickets so he let him off the hook and allowed him to go home that night. LA is one of the more lenient states in the US with traffic violations as they don't even use a points system. I think after the past 10 posts everyone gets you don't think doing 70 in a 35 is a big deal. The laws across practically the entire country disagree. Accountability used to be a thing... but sure.... totally a dck move by the cop...

You're right, maybe the cop cut him a break and we don't know the whole story but it's extremely rare for a car to be impounded for someone going over the speed limit, even when hitting "reckless driving" limits.

Also, I'm not saying it's not a big deal. It puts his career and more importantly other people's lives in danger. That fact shouldn't be ignored, but my only point is the guy shouldn't be getting crucified for something that's relatively common.

I'm sure when everyone saw the headline they assumed much worse. It was speeding. Let's take a step back and be fair about it all.

 

[pinkstapler]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

Or maybe the cop was pretty nice considering he could have arrested him and impounded his car for going twice the post speed limit. In fact in LA anything over 20+ miles over the speed limit typically requires you to go to court and potentially lose your drivers license. Probably ran his info and saw he didn't have other tickets so he let him off the hook and allowed him to go home that night. LA is one of the more lenient states in the US with traffic violations as they don't even use a points system. I think after the past 10 posts everyone gets you don't think doing 70 in a 35 is a big deal. The laws across practically the entire country disagree. Accountability used to be a thing... but sure.... totally a dck move by the cop...

You're right, maybe the cop cut him a break and we don't know the whole story but it's extremely rare for a car to be impounded for someone going over the speed limit, even when hitting "reckless driving" limits.

Also, I'm not saying it's not a big deal. It puts his career and more importantly other people's lives in danger. That fact shouldn't be ignored, but my only point is the guy shouldn't be getting crucified for something that's relatively common.

I'm sure when everyone saw the headline they assumed much worse. It was speeding. Let's take a step back and be fair about it all.

Gotcha ok that definitely makes more sense. I could also be off base in this thinking, but 35 mph over the speed limit feels very excessive to me and not at all normal for the majority of people. 10-15 over sure, maybe even 20+ on the highway. But when someone flies by me doing 100mph on the highway when the limit is 65mph, I'm often hoping they get pulled over and punished. Not out of spite, but because it feels like that's how people die.

I don't think any of it should reflect on his career though, or really even speak to his character. So agree on that front for sure. If going that fast is "normal" for any segment of the population, it would most likely be people close to his age.

 

[menobrown]

I had no idea going 35 mph over the speed limit was an offense that could get you arrested. In contrast Jordan Addison was going 85 MPH over the speed limit and he was not arrested.

Anyway kind of ironic the night that Olave gets arrested for speeding was the night Addison had a major break out game and fantasy speaking should be a pretty good indicator this means pretty close to nothing for Olave.

 

[Hankmoody]

I'd be looking to sell Saints asap right now,

I am looking to sell Olave in dynasty. Mainly because I think the salary cap means that for this team to put together anything good, they need to kill it in the draft, multiple years. That's a bad bet.

I'm buying for this reason. They don't need to put together an entire team, all they need is a QB that can deliver it, and people that are bailing on NOS the organization over the next few years are over-emphasizing what Olave needs. We see good WR on bad defenses/teams quite often as long as the QB delivers it. The problem is Carr and specifically his health. Carr had no problem feeding Adams last year and NOS has no other competition for the ball so there's no reason Olave can't rebound if he can get a QB to deliver a catchable ball. Hell Marquise Brown is thriving-ish with Josh freaking Dobbs.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

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70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

Or maybe the cop was pretty nice considering he could have arrested him and impounded his car for going twice the post speed limit. In fact in LA anything over 20+ miles over the speed limit typically requires you to go to court and potentially lose your drivers license. Probably ran his info and saw he didn't have other tickets so he let him off the hook and allowed him to go home that night. LA is one of the more lenient states in the US with traffic violations as they don't even use a points system. I think after the past 10 posts everyone gets you don't think doing 70 in a 35 is a big deal. The laws across practically the entire country disagree. Accountability used to be a thing... but sure.... totally a dck move by the cop...

You're right, maybe the cop cut him a break and we don't know the whole story but it's extremely rare for a car to be impounded for someone going over the speed limit, even when hitting "reckless driving" limits.

Also, I'm not saying it's not a big deal. It puts his career and more importantly other people's lives in danger. That fact shouldn't be ignored, but my only point is the guy shouldn't be getting crucified for something that's relatively common.

I'm sure when everyone saw the headline they assumed much worse. It was speeding. Let's take a step back and be fair about it all.

Gotcha ok that definitely makes more sense. I could also be off base in this thinking, but 35 mph over the speed limit feels very excessive to me and not at all normal for the majority of people. 10-15 over sure, maybe even 20+ on the highway. But when someone flies by me doing 100mph on the highway when the limit is 65mph, I'm often hoping they get pulled over and punished. Not out of spite, but because it feels like that's how people die.

I don't think any of it should reflect on his career though, or really even speak to his character. So agree on that front for sure. If going that fast is "normal" for any segment of the population, it would most likely be people close to his age.

All I know is when I get stuck behind a line of cars all driving the speed limit it seems extremely SLOOOOOOOOOOW lol. My mom got speeding tickets all the way up until when she died at 70. She never got in accidents. TBH some people can drive safe well over the speed limit and some people shouldn't be behind the wheel going 10 under.

All things considered, Olave seems like a good kid with a high football IQ and an elite talent set. I hope this incident helps bring things into perspective for him and refocuses his mind. Carr has not been playing well. He's seeing ghosts. Olave has had junk throwing to him since coming into the league. That's not an excuse for dogging plays, nor it is an excuse for breaking any law, but it's reality and has to be frustrating for a young kid that just wants to perform.

I am not defending his actions here, but I will defend him as a player and person unless we start to see a real pattern of negative behavior.

 

[pinkstapler]

I had no idea going 35 mph over the speed limit was an offense that could get you arrested. In contrast Jordan Addison was going 85 MPH over the speed limit and he was not arrested.

Anyway kind of ironic the night that Olave gets arrested for speeding was the night Addison had a major break out game and fantasy speaking should be a pretty good indicator this means pretty close to nothing for Olave.

In most states going that fast over the speed limit qualifies as reckless driving (in fact most states say 21+ over), and reckless driving is considered a misdemeanor in most of those states, and misdemeanors are arrestable offenses. How often does it happen? Probably a lot less than it doesn't happen. But it can. And IMO it should happen more, but I'm biased having two friends who were both killed in separate highway traffic accidents.

 

[Judge Smails]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Honestly the cop is a bit of a d!ck for not subtracting a few MPH off the ticket. I've had police do this for me. It saves the reckless driving ticket and becomes a common speeding ticket. That said, we have no idea how Olave behaved during the stop so maybe the cop didn't have a reason to be nice. Who knows. Bottom line, he was speeding. It was illegal. He'll move on, so should we unless we begin to see a pattern of behavior.

Good point. My bet is he may have been going even faster

 

[barackdhouse]

First initial story I heard was that he cooperated. I suppose that leaves a bit of room for the officer's discretion, but sounds all very minor. Not even that interesting at the family cookout TBH.

 

[bryhamm]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Isn't 25+ over the speed limit CONSIDERED reckless driving?

 

[BobbyLayne]

First initial story I heard was that he cooperated. I suppose that leaves a bit of room for the officer's discretion, but sounds all very minor. Not even that interesting at the family cookout TBH.

Plot twist:

Cop has heavily into OLave in DFS and wanted to let him know he expects him to step up his production in the second half of the season.

Developing situation...

 

[FarFromHome]

First initial story I heard was that he cooperated. I suppose that leaves a bit of room for the officer's discretion, but sounds all very minor. Not even that interesting at the family cookout TBH.

Plot twist:

Cop has heavily into OLave in DFS and wanted to let him know he expects him to step up his production in the second half of the season.

Developing situation...

I like the comment but, can I get a source?

 

[BobbyLayne]

First initial story I heard was that he cooperated. I suppose that leaves a bit of room for the officer's discretion, but sounds all very minor. Not even that interesting at the family cookout TBH.

Plot twist:

Cop has heavily into OLave in DFS and wanted to let him know he expects him to step up his production in the second half of the season.

Developing situation...

I like the comment but, can I get a source?

me

 

[FarFromHome]

Video of him arrested and cuffed. As someone who has been in law enforcement for most of his life for some people this provides a wake up call. Not saying he needed one, just saying it's a humbling experience.

https://twitter.com/FantasySource_/status/1716934543285133740

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Video of him arrested and cuffed. As someone who has been in law enforcement for most of his life for some people this provides a wake up call. Not saying he needed one, just saying it's a humbling experience.

https://twitter.com/FantasySource_/status/1716934543285133740

“You gonna arrest me?”
Cop: yep.
“Oh my bad. I play for the saints”
Cop: and?

Olave really thought that was gonna be a get outta jail free card.


Double the speed limit = reckless

He’s lucky it didn’t end up like Ruggs. Olave gotta read the room. He’s mos def getting suspended. My guess is 2 games.

 

[Gottabesweet]

Doing 70 in a 35 is pretty reckless. Not as bad as Ruggs doing 100 mph in a 45 and incinerating a woman and her dog, probably on par with Addison doing 140 mph in a 55 on an urban interstate.

According to the NFL article it was around the 1700 block of Joe Yenni Blvd in Kenner, the road is a 4 lane divided boulevard, no houses or stores facing the road but lots of side streets and presumably traffic depending on time of day. He is lucky as hell he didn't hit anyone.

Saints WR Chris Olave arrested for reckless operation of motor vehicle

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Considering Addison received no punishment from the league I doubt Olave misses any time. After his drama from the TNF game it isn't a good look though.

Perfect wake up call for Derek Carr to preach and now get on the same page.

 

[barackdhouse]

70 in a 35 zone is pretty bad. But not remotely as bad of news as I might have thought when I heard he was arrested for reckless driving.

Isn't 25+ over the speed limit CONSIDERED reckless driving?

Not sure of the exact cutoff in my jurisdiction but 70 in a 35 certainly qualifies in my book. I don't have issue with them deeming that reckless. But not too hard to do on the right road/time. I guess I am just saying that it does get worse from there.

 

[barackdhouse]

First initial story I heard was that he cooperated. I suppose that leaves a bit of room for the officer's discretion, but sounds all very minor. Not even that interesting at the family cookout TBH.

Plot twist:

Cop has heavily into OLave in DFS and wanted to let him know he expects him to step up his production in the second half of the season.

Developing situation...

I like the comment but, can I get a source?

I don't remember but if I find it I will share. Not making it up though. And if I find it doesn't mean it's true either. Just the first thing I saw about it. People report this stuff incorrectly a stunning amount of time. But I don't even care that much I faded Olave in redraft and best ball and have one share across nearly 20 dynasty leagues. But I don't think this goes anywhere beyond whatever the ticket is.

 

[Gally]

He’s mos def getting suspended. My guess is 2 games.

I would be very surprised if he got anything more than a fine from the NFL for this unless there is a lot more to the story than going 70 in a 35 zone.

 

[BobbyLayne]

He’s lucky it didn’t end up like Ruggs. Olave gotta read the room. He’s mos def getting suspended. My guess is 2 games.

Addison was driving 140 mph in a 55 mph zone and received zero punishment from the league. You would think Olave would be treated equally, right?

Although I wouldn't mind if he was suspended because I was 95% convinced to start Pickens over him for a few weeks to "teach him a lesson" after last week.

Addison was going 140 mph at 3 a.m. because he had a dog emergency

7-123-2 on 10 targets last night

CLEARLY this means Olave is about to go off, the man is in a hurry

strong buy in all formats

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Footage of Olave arrest released

Kenner Police released the bodycam footage from Chris Olave's reckless driving arrest last night.

Olave: "I play for the Saints, man."

Officer: "And?"

My overall opinion of this is that a) it was really dumb and dangerous, and b) is ultimately not that big a deal, and I don't think the league should punish him. Still, always interesting to see who plays the DYKWIA card

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

He’s lucky it didn’t end up like Ruggs. Olave gotta read the room. He’s mos def getting suspended. My guess is 2 games.

Addison was driving 140 mph in a 55 mph zone and received zero punishment from the league. You would think Olave would be treated equally, right?

Although I wouldn't mind if he was suspended because I was 95% convinced to start Pickens over him for a few weeks to "teach him a lesson" after last week.

Addison was going 140 mph at 3 a.m. because he had a dog emergency

7-123-2 on 10 targets last night

CLEARLY this means Olave is about to go off, the man is in a hurry

strong buy in all formats

lmao

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Footage of Olave arrest released

Kenner Police released the bodycam footage from Chris Olave's reckless driving arrest last night.

Olave: "I play for the Saints, man."

Officer: "And?"

My overall opinion of this is that a) it was really dumb and dangerous, and b) is ultimately not that big a deal, and I don't think the league should punish him. Still, always interesting to see who plays the DYKWIA card

He wasn’t a Karen about it though.

Had to try. Don’t blame him at all for that. Maybe cop has him on a FF team; fangirls him & lets him off with a warning.

Swing & a miss, but had to shoot that shot.

 

[FarFromHome]

Footage of Olave arrest released

Kenner Police released the bodycam footage from Chris Olave's reckless driving arrest last night.

Olave: "I play for the Saints, man."

Officer: "And?"

My overall opinion of this is that a) it was really dumb and dangerous, and b) is ultimately not that big a deal, and I don't think the league should punish him. Still, always interesting to see who plays the DYKWIA card

He wasn’t a Karen about it though.

Had to try. Don’t blame him at all for that. Maybe cop has him on a FF team; fangirls him & let’s him off with a warning.

Swing & a miss, but had to shoot that shot.

Yep. We play the cards we have.

 

[massraider]

Do we have an official fainting couch for Football Guys when a player drives fast?

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Do we have an official fainting couch for Football Guys when a player drives fast?

I don’t think 70 in a 35 is crazy insane - it’s a little dangerous, and could go bad 100 different ways, but it’s not Ruggs-level.

I’m not sure what constitutes reckless driving in that state/jurisdiction. Could be an officer’s discretion kinda thing?

Seems like the kinda thing the league will punish. Maybe it’s just a fine.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Do we have an official fainting couch for Football Guys when a player drives fast?

I don’t think 70 in a 35 is crazy insane - it’s a little dangerous, and could go bad 100 different ways, but it’s not Ruggs-level.

I’m not sure what constitutes reckless driving in that state/jurisdiction. Could be an officer’s discretion kinda thing?

Seems like the kinda thing the league will punish. Maybe it’s just a fine.

A little dangerous? I'd say it's closer to insane than that.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Do we have an official fainting couch for Football Guys when a player drives fast?

I don’t think 70 in a 35 is crazy insane - it’s a little dangerous, and could go bad 100 different ways, but it’s not Ruggs-level.

I’m not sure what constitutes reckless driving in that state/jurisdiction. Could be an officer’s discretion kinda thing?

Seems like the kinda thing the league will punish. Maybe it’s just a fine.

A little dangerous? I'd say it's closer to insane than that.

Depends. Residential neighborhood, 2 lane road? Definitely. Rural 2 lane road? Notsomuch. Rural 4 lane? Eh

 

[Kevrunner]

Ruggs was driving 156MPH and had a blood alcohol level of .16%, can’t understand why his name is being brought in this thread.

 

[Doug B]

Never thought the speeding infraction was the issue, in and of itself. It’s instead the general indication of Olave being in a bad headspace right now. A headspace perhaps less well-suited to on-field performance than is optimal.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Ruggs was driving 156MPH and had a blood alcohol level of .16%, can’t understand why his name is being brought in this thread.

I brought it up because the context of “NFL player” and “reckless driving” is consistent.

the NFL is consistently inconsistent, but when things are in the news about their players, they sometimes come down harder when recent examples are on display.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

 

[FarFromHome]

The best thing is that it's been 24 hours and we got no new information. Meaning, in the end, it's just a really bad speeding ticket. Onward Olave. Continue to get your targets and for goodness sake build some type of rapport with Carr, because he ain't going anywhere this year.

 

[karl.Racki]

All of you commenting about how dangerous this was never speed, right? RIGHT???

No drugs, no alcohol, he was speeding. He didn't get in an accident. He was caught driving over the limit. Unless you're over the age of 80, you likely drive over the speed limit most times you get behind the wheel. Sometimes a cop (or camera) gets you. Most times they don't. I have no idea about where he got the ticket, but I've gotten popped on several occasions where speed limits rapidly drop. I've also been caught simply driving 30 over because that was the speed traffic was flowing on the interstate. Some people can drive safely and fast, but it's still illegal. He will pay a fine and move on. That's life.

Speed yes. Do 35 over in a resedent area. No.

 

[Doug B]

Ruggs was driving 156MPH and had a blood alcohol level of .16%, can’t understand why his name is being brought in this thread.

I brought it up because the context of “NFL player” and “reckless driving” is consistent.

the NFL is consistently inconsistent, but when things are in the news about their players, they sometimes come down harder when recent examples are on display.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

Still don't think the league is going to do anything to Olave ... but two things slightly work against Olave by giving the league a hint of cover to levy punishment:

a) Olave had an earlier speeding ticket in the same area in August. That one did not make the news. However, the local PD considers this week's arrest a second offense.

b) The local PD released body cam footage of the arrest. It's not really compelling video -- you can see someone under arrest but it's not apparent that it's an NFL player. Still, if someone at the league office gets a wild hair that this video sullies "the shield" ... who knows?​

Really, nothing beyond maybe a fine should come of this as far as league discipline goes. "Should" being the operative word.

 

[DocHolliday]

Ruggs was driving 156MPH and had a blood alcohol level of .16%, can’t understand why his name is being brought in this thread.

I brought it up because the context of “NFL player” and “reckless driving” is consistent.

the NFL is consistently inconsistent, but when things are in the news about their players, they sometimes come down harder when recent examples are on display.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

Still don't think the league is going to do anything to Olave ... but two things slightly work against Olave by giving the league a hint of cover to levy punishment:

a) Olave had an earlier speeding ticket in the same area in August. That one did not make the news. However, the local PD considers this week's arrest a second offense.​

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b) The local PD released body cam footage of the arrest. It's not really compelling video -- you can see someone under arrest but it's not apparent that it's an NFL player. Still, if someone at the league office gets a wild hair that this video sullies "the shield" ... who knows?​

Really, nothing beyond maybe a fine should come of this as far as league discipline goes. "Should" being the operative word.

This is minor in the NFL. In almost every season there are players gambling on the NFL, arrested for domestic violence, drug arrests, and brawls at night clubs or strip clubs. Not a good look for Olave but the NFL has much bigger issues pop up routinely.

 

[Jacob's Ladder]

All of you commenting about how dangerous this was never speed, right? RIGHT???

No drugs, no alcohol, he was speeding. He didn't get in an accident. He was caught driving over the limit. Unless you're over the age of 80, you likely drive over the speed limit most times you get behind the wheel. Sometimes a cop (or camera) gets you. Most times they don't. I have no idea about where he got the ticket, but I've gotten popped on several occasions where speed limits rapidly drop. I've also been caught simply driving 30 over because that was the speed traffic was flowing on the interstate. Some people can drive safely and fast, but it's still illegal. He will pay a fine and move on. That's life.

Speed yes. Do 35 over in a resedent area. No.

There are certainly unknown factors that would help determine how egregious the action was. That said, I’m not condoning speeding in any way just saying this isn’t all that uncommon. Olave will pay a fine any move on. The NFL will do nothing. It’s a non-issue from a fantasy perspective.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Ruggs was driving 156MPH and had a blood alcohol level of .16%, can’t understand why his name is being brought in this thread.

I brought it up because the context of “NFL player” and “reckless driving” is consistent.

the NFL is consistently inconsistent, but when things are in the news about their players, they sometimes come down harder when recent examples are on display.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

Still don't think the league is going to do anything to Olave ... but two things slightly work against Olave by giving the league a hint of cover to levy punishment:

a) Olave had an earlier speeding ticket in the same area in August. That one did not make the news. However, the local PD considers this week's arrest a second offense.​

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b) The local PD released body cam footage of the arrest. It's not really compelling video -- you can see someone under arrest but it's not apparent that it's an NFL player. Still, if someone at the league office gets a wild hair that this video sullies "the shield" ... who knows?​

Really, nothing beyond maybe a fine should come of this as far as league discipline goes. "Should" being the operative word.

1. I believe he’ll get a fine.
2. Re body cam footage, Olave says he’s a Saints player. Whoopsies

 

[Doug B]

2. Re body cam footage, Olave says he’s a Saints player. Whoopsies

That's what I get for watching it with the sound off I did know he pulled that line on the cop, though.

 

[FarFromHome]

67 targets on the year and 0 drops. So thats good.