not since May.Some people here need to step away from the keyboard...
So, any real news on Flash Gordon?
Also faulty because he mention the USA, solely.This is a faulty argument because it assumes twitter exists in a vacuum. Its not necessarily the response on twitter that's significant, it's the mainstream media's obsession with reporting the response on twitter that makes "twitter blowing up" significant.Only 16 percent of US adults use twitter. A large percentage of them are in the 18-29 yr age. That age group represent less that 5% of the wealth in the US. Of the small percent left, only a fraction of them use twitter to follow the NFL.
I can almost guarantee you the NFL understands this and therefore puts very little weight on Twitter today.
I am pretty sure your "twitter blowing up" argument means close to nothing
Who said it was justified?So his own coach didnt like the lack of effort, but you think it was justified?Right. He should dive for balls at his feet in preseason. What a slacker.Yeah, he looked to me as though he had the "Who gives a ####, I'm not playing this year anyway attitude"Faust said:Pettine: Browns want 'better effort' from Josh Gordon
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000380084/article/pettine-browns-want-better-effort-from-josh-gordon
until this post.There hasn't been any real news on this thread for at least 100 pages. Except that no one outside of Cleveland knows who Josh Gordon is.
..and even if he was, him missing a season will have zero impact on the NFL's bottom line. I've said it before but the NFL did not miss a beat when Peyton Manning or Tom Brady missed a season. Brett Favre retiring has not caused the league to fold. The supposed "black balling" of Tim Tebow because he's an outspoken Christian did not kill this league. Ray Lewis was a Super Bowl MVP after allegedly being involved in a double murder and ratings have actually gone up since.This twitter argument is ridiculous. Of course people are tweeting about him right now with his appeal pending. A far more relevant measure of his importance to the league would be to look at individual merchandise sales -- and Gordon doesn't make any of the top-x lists anywhere that I can find. He's absolutely not a big deal whatsoever in the leagues eyes.
Would be an interesting survey to see who people recognize more . . . Tom Brady or Gisele Bundchen.I would be willing to bet that 95% of the people who dont know tom Brady are either golf fans or soccer fans.
He's just a man.Some people here need to step away from the keyboard...
So, any real news on Flash Gordon?
Hell yeahJust a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
Good post.Just a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
Too bad that Jimmy Haslam and Ray Farmer don't see it this way. \Bill Polian on ESPN's 'NFL Insiders' regarding Josh Gordon's appeal/'problems':
'This is a serious personal problem for him. It does not belong in the Browns' locker room and he doesn't belong on the field.'
I was personally expecting boobs.Just a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
Even easier now.Well I gotta declare a keeper by tomorrow night and it's him, Pitta, or Blount. Even without the news I think my choice is easy. So Friday 8 am it will likely be announced that he is suspended for the year.
Most of the players can quit far enough in advance of the known testing time and avoid getting busted for possession.I realize that the Bell and Blount situation (hah Blount) has no effect on this Gordon situation/ruling but I do believe it speaks to a larger issue that will eventually need to be addressed and that is the high prevalence of weed smokers in the league. Perhaps the Gordon decision is a jumping off pt for negotiations down the rd... Or perhaps not
Pure speculation. Who can say? I would guess the percentage is no less than is found in the general population for men their age.If you had to put a percentage on the number of NFL players who use what % would that be?
Larry Johnson sucks at covering WRs.Just a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
"No less"? I'd say significantly higher. Um...so to speak.Pure speculation. Who can say? I would guess the percentage is no less than is found in the general population for men their age.If you had to put a percentage on the number of NFL players who use what % would that be?
Are your keepers types of weed? I don't get itEverybody smokes dank these days... its a pretty normal thing... with amazing genetics like OG Kush available to the public.. it'd be hard to just say no
Tahoe
Fire
Triangle
Larry
SFV
My top 5 Dynasty Keepers
They're honestly all my favorites...Good post.Just a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
My favorite is the end around against the Pats.
Dude just glides down the side, makes a smooth little shift and makes another 15 like butter.
Otherwise known as Tier 1 for you fantasy nerdsThose my friend are the names of the ELITE... you mention those to any NFL player... good chance they will become your best Bud
Aren't you cool.....Those my friend are the names of the ELITE... you mention those to any NFL player... good chance they will become your best Bud
No doubt. Cleveland has enough drama with Johnny Clipboard running with the circus. At least the league could tell them something. No reason to drag this out.So they're really gonna let the Browns dangle in the wind heading into their most important dress rehearsal for the regular season? We should get a decision tmrw afternoon. Right?! RIGHT????
At this point, I'm not holding my breath for a decision. I wouldn't be shocked if they purposely wait until like the Saturday before Week 1 kickoff of the Steelers game to announce the decision. There's literally zero reasoning for this to take so long. As soon as that hearing was over the arbitrator should've known his decision. Even if he wanted to take 2-3 days just to 'think it over' some more. But 2-3 weeks? That's just silly, it's a purposeful delay for who knows what reason.So they're really gonna let the Browns dangle in the wind heading into their most important dress rehearsal for the regular season? We should get a decision tmrw afternoon. Right?! RIGHT????
It's amazing how many times he has to slow down to adjust on a ball when he has the defender by 3 - 4 steps. So many of those could have been TDS if the ball had been out in front of him even more.They're honestly all my favorites...Good post.Just a little reminder of why we are all in here so much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlwJ3UK8-s
My favorite is the end around against the Pats.
Dude just glides down the side, makes a smooth little shift and makes another 15 like butter.
Regardless of what happens with this potential 16 game suspension I really hope this kid can get his head screwed on straight ala Dez Bryant. He's so unbelievably entertaining, everything about his game is amazing. As a football fan I just want to put on the game and watch him play, to me he's in that realm of AP and Calvin types where they're just so good and beyond everyone else on a whole nother tier of physicality it's just entertaining to watch. Even when they're beating up your favorite team, you can't help but think "DAMNNNNN, he's really unbelievable".
Huh?There's literally zero reasoning for this to take so long. As soon as that hearing was over the arbitrator should've known his decision.
LITERALLY ZERO!At this point, I'm not holding my breath for a decision. I wouldn't be shocked if they purposely wait until like the Saturday before Week 1 kickoff of the Steelers game to announce the decision. There's literally zero reasoning for this to take so long. As soon as that hearing was over the arbitrator should've known his decision. Even if he wanted to take 2-3 days just to 'think it over' some more. But 2-3 weeks? That's just silly, it's a purposeful delay for who knows what reason.So they're really gonna let the Browns dangle in the wind heading into their most important dress rehearsal for the regular season? We should get a decision tmrw afternoon. Right?! RIGHT????
The ONLY reasoning I could see for them dragging out the decision this long is that they feel they need to suspend him for some portion of games but they obviously are forced into an all-or-nothing situation unless Gordon and his lawyers contact them regarding a settlement. Which could be of concern as it seems Gordon and his lawyers are content either taking all or nothing. Which would put the NFL in an awkward situation of "Do we ban this kid for the entire year and force him to reinstate and possibly ruin a very promising career on something as silly as a pot offense?" or "Do we let him walk, and give him one more chance to succeed in the NFL. Hopefully the new coaching staff takes him under their wing and nurtures him similar to what Dallas did for Dez?"
That's the only thing I could see that's making this take so long is that they'd probably prefer to just settle with him at 4/6/8 games, whatever it may be. But him and his lawyers aren't approaching them for a settlement. Trying to decide on an all or nothing case is a lot more difficult.
Yes, I have previously stated it, but, when Suh defended Landis in his appeal for doping, the arbitrator took,Huh?There's literally zero reasoning for this to take so long. As soon as that hearing was over the arbitrator should've known his decision.
There's likely an awful lot of evidence/testimony to review.