commentary...

for true football purists,the problems with the "bounty" scandal,has to do with the collective bargaining agreement,with the NFLPA looking at,and banking on that the union is starting to focus on Article 43,"non-injury grievances",and the NFL is banking on,and looking at Article 45,"Commissioner Discipline",which has two words in it that mean a great lot to the NFL,"conduct detrimental"... article 43 says a four member panel sets discipline,for players,for anything non-injurious,to the players,and article 45,gives the Commissioner,under the term,"conduct detrimental",the power to discipline...
the NFLPA wants to strip the Commissioner,of that "conduct detrimental" power to discipline players,and yet both the NFLPA,and the NFL are in a quandry,on how to proceed with this stuff,because the NFL has evidence that the conduct detrimental clause has been tripped,and the NFLPA thinks that is a non-injury grievance procedure,in accordance to the players... that is the differences in discipline...
now for my opinion:i see both arguments,but honestly believe that the players involved have tripped the "conduct detrimental",and that the NFLPA simply wants to protect the players,from any discipline,at all,and yet,the executives,coaches,and players(remember it was 22 to 27 players,originally implicated),so the NFL took the executives,coaches,and players mostly to blame for the scandal,and disciplined them very hard,and the players,and NFLPA do not want to accept their alloted discipline,claiming they did nothing wrong,and after,"the soap opera that will not end",is over,it will be an episode that has soiled the image of the NFL...
to the players involved,accept your discipline,like men,and shut up,and just play football...

change of pace...

i pounded the Detroit Lions' defensive end Ndamukong Suh,last season for his immaturity,and punk-like play(stomping Evan Dietrich-Smith's arm,during the Thanksgiving Day game,between the Packers,and Lions)... however,that was last season... well,recently,he was grand marshall for the Detroit Grand Prix,and he received $5,000,from the race committee,for his local youth football camp... well,Mr. Suh,i hope that you show your true character,and that the gesture begins to show that,sir... it does not mean that i do not want to "stomp,and destroy"(with utter respect)the Lions two times a year...

Hall of Fame trivia...

what Pro Football Hall of Fame coach,actually played one year,at Notre Dame,under Knute Rockne,in 1918? answer:Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau... a severe case of tonsillitis prevented him from playing anymore for Rockne,in his sophomore year... he helped found the Packers,in 1919...

simple talk...

the time between the NFL seasons can be irritating... the only thing that i wish is that suspended New Orleans Saints' Jonathan Vilma,and his attorney,would just shut up... in a letter leaked to the media,his attorney,and he laughs off the story about the ledger,that may connect him to the "bounty" scandal... i just find his arrogance towards the NFL,and its authority irritating,because Vilma may think he is above the NFL,and i believe that no player is above the League,and it find his arrogance towards the NFL,totally offensive,and he may be a very good player,in the NFL,but if he plays again,in the NFL,after his (right now)one-year suspension,he may find employment very difficult to find,except in New Orleans,because the NFL owners will not forget what he has tried to do,with his arrogance,and lawsuit,toward Commissioner Roger Goodell(try to basically smear his name,and character),and they are embarrassed(and maybe angry)about this episode... being a shareholder,of the Packers,i can not wait for the season to start,and i am very upset,about Vilma's arrogance,and immaturity,when he laughs about this episode,in a tweet,today... Vilma has said that he is innocent,and for argument's sake,let us say that he is innocent,i have several questions for him:why were you suspended for a year(season)?;why did you decline in talking to NFL security,when you had a chance?;if the NFLPA was supposed to file an appeal for you,why did you hire a separate attorney,and basically sue the Commissioner,in a defamation suit? two reasons:need to play for the New Orleans Saints(that i can respect,and understand),but you want financial compensation,and blacken the image of the NFL,and make yourself look like you are superior to everybody else,who plays for the 32 teams,of the NFL... i simply find that your greed,and arrogance(and laughter)very offensive,period... basically,you are a real jerk...

NFL news...

the Louisiana District Court has given NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell until July 5th,to respond to the defamation lawsuit,filed,by suspended New Orleans Saints' linebacker Jonathan Vilma...

Breaking news...

according,to Yahoo Sports,and NFL.com,NFL security has a "ledger" detailing weekly earnings of "cart-offs",and "whacks",for players... $1,000 were paid for hits on players,who were helped off field on carts,"a cart off",and earned $400 for a whack,and points were deducted,for "mental errors"... one player who was injured ended up on injured reserve,and he had exclamation marks,after his name,in the ledger... for the players who have said that there that was no evidence was shown to them,there is a report that the NFLPA knew of the ledger,in talks about the "bounty" scandal,with the NFL... i can empathize with the players who are appealing their suspensions,without too much hassle,but honestly i have no empathy,for Jonathan Vilma,whose big mouth has him looking like a jerk,a diva,and an arrogant laughingstock,at least,to me... my opinion:if true,the fact that the players involved have said that they have done nothing wrong seems to be a very moot point...

goofs r us...

open mouth,insert entire leg!!!!!! suspended New Orleans Saints' linebacker Jonathan Vilma said,in an interview,that,"he would not cooperate with NFL security,in talking about "bounty" scandal,because the NFL would not show any evidence to him..." the NFL did say,in response,that,"(Mr. Vilma)had an opportunity,with his attorney,to discuss the evidence,earlier,and that he still has that opportunity,to discuss the evidence,with his attorney,and with NFL security,during his appeal... he declined to do so the first time... my opinion:he was the "captain" of the Saints' defense during the time,of the "bounty" scandal... if Payton,Williams,and company were suspended for that,why not the players involved,and to tell me that basically you did not do it,or even knew about it,that is bush league,and Mr.Vilma,you must think that i must be a dunce to believe you,because i simply do not believe you...