Originally Posted by Amnorix:
Not for me. I will passionately watch for the rest of my life, but I've already won so damn much and had so much joy from the dynasty that it really doesn't matter.
My old man died in his late 70s and by the time the Red Sox (finally!) and Patriots won their first championships he didn't know his own name. He rooted his whole life and never saw them win a damn thing. I'm the lucky one here, and I damn well know it. Nobody expects the ridiculous run of championships Boston has had for the last 20 years, led by my favorite team.
I saw a crazy stat last month or so - the Patriots have won more playoff games since 2016 than the Lions have won EVER! NINETY FUCKING YEARS.
Will returning to earth be dull and ordinary by comparison? Yes....but I've seen the stars and heavens...and it was glorious. Two decades of not wondering what it was like to have Walsh and Montana, or Shula/Marino. It can't last, but who cares? Nothing is forever.
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
Was this your position on the Tyreek Hill matter also? Inquiring minds want to know... :-)
To be honest, in a lot of ways it was (and many here hated me for it). But the fact that the NFL did its due diligence and didn't suspend him tells me that there's a lot more to the story that we were never privy to. And a major difference is that Tyreek's semi-'accuser' didn't cooperate with the NFL (deliberately in my view to protect him) while I don't think Ms. Taylor will be similarly reticent. [Reply]
Originally Posted by arrwheader:
Ok ok he did it he didn't whatever but while this gets sorted out do the pats suspend him and or does the league put him on the commish list???
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Nah, Pats gonna put him into their own rehab program which consists of heading to Florida and visiting Uncle Bobby's rub and tug jack shack. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
To be honest, in a lot of ways it was (and many here hated me for it). But the fact that the NFL did its due diligence and didn't suspend him tells me that there's a lot more to the story that we were never privy to. And a major difference is that Tyreek's semi-'accuser' didn't cooperate with the NFL (deliberately in my view to protect him) while I don't think Ms. Taylor will be similarly reticent.
I doubt Ms. Taylor will be working with the NFL. She is only looking for money and getting AB sidelined could mean less money for her.
If she really cared about anything else but money she would have gone to criminal justice.
edit: Once AB learned that civil case could be put against him, I'm quite sure they have funneled his money to offshore accounts. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Well in reality the overall arrogance of the Pats fan base has caused those feelings pretty much among all non Pats fans.
Precisely. It won’t change your life but it will cause you to spend hundreds of hours of your life “defending” your championships on a rival message board. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mahomesmyman:
I doubt Ms. Taylor will be working with the NFL. She is only looking for money and getting AB sidelined could mean less money for her.
If she really cared about anything else but money she would have gone to criminal justice.
You do realize it's possible to both a/ be raped and b/ want money? The two are not mutually exclusive. Similarly, it's also possible she wants to exact retribution against someone who did her wrong, so it's entirely possible she'll talk with the NFL.
And AB has plenty of money that I'm sure will cover any and all of what she's suing for. It's not like she's looking for alimony payments as a percentage of future income. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Precisely. It won’t change your life but it will cause you to spend hundreds of hours of your life “defending” your championships on a rival message board.
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
To be honest, in a lot of ways it was (and many here hated me for it). But the fact that the NFL did its due diligence and didn't suspend him tells me that there's a lot more to the story that we were never privy to. And a major difference is that Tyreek's semi-'accuser' didn't cooperate with the NFL (deliberately in my view to protect him) while I don't think Ms. Taylor will be similarly reticent.
There’s several bases for putting AB on the exempt list:
1) This alleged assault, obvi.
2) The nearly killing a toddler with furniture thrown from a 14 story balcony incident.
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
A sport. A game. A fun, competitive game in which, apparently, you have far too much mental and emotional energy invested.
The Chiefs winning the SB will not change your life. You won't be able to retire, or get the girl, or anything else. You will have a singular wonderful sporting experience, but JFC get a grip on the significance of it all.
A lot of people need to read this and try to understand it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Based on my limited knowledge and reading around, seems his best bet would be to pay her to settle the civil case and sign an NDA
Yeah probably but with that will come the assumption of guilt to most people. [Reply]
