Bad thread title. Misleadingjimmy smith suspended 6 games for domestic. Appeals. Reduced to 4.
Goddell sucks
Goodell is one large example of a small evil human being.
Goodell is one small example of an evil human being.
I still think Zeke got screwed. The texts that woman sent about trying to destroy his career because of his skin color should've made it a non-issue.
The league is an absolute joke with this stuff. It goes straight to the integrity of the game. If they gave suspensions for battering reputations, Goodell would be sitting out until week 7 pretty much every season since he tried to burry the Ray Rice incident where the assault WAS ON VIDEO.
In situations like this I feel compelled to defend the league, just because everyone gets all conspiracy theory as soon as something doesn’t go their way. However, the big issue with this is simply ‘Why?’. Most people don’t realize the discrepancy between Zeke and these other guys has a real, evidential reason that’s been concluded by entire offices of lawyers, and it’s not “If the Cowboys are bad, we make more money!.... somehow?”
It might be the other stuff he did, it might be entirely on the woman’s deposition, it may be something we’ll never find out about. But they had real reason beyond public knowledge, and not divulging that is the biggest problem with the current regime. Every time there’s a problem or a scandal they come to a very plausibly intelligent conclusion and reprimand, but with the limited info they give us it always seems shady. They’d probably be better off sharing the dark secrets, because keeping them hidden let’s imaginations run wild. Deflate gate. Maybe that was even crazier behind closed doors than we thought? It probably wasn’t, it we’ll never know because they keep too much stuff from us.
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article167069572.htmlI don't recall his skin color being brought up in any of this debacle. It was a money grab, and that pole smoker Goodell ignored it because he was mad at Jerry.
If it makes you feel better, the issue isn’t conspiracy. It’s simple incompetence.
How the league got itself in a position where they’re assigning suspensions extrajudicially is insane, for one. Then there’s the capriciousness of the suspensions where similar violations are disciplined differently across the league with no rhyme or reason. It’s a joke. And a joke that directly affects the competitive balance of the product.