Agreed. As for Cam, he's a young, very talented QB earning more than $20m a year, not counting endorsements. Hopefully, he'll mature over time and learn to deal with losses like an adult.
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2015-2016 NFL Season Thread
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Agreed. As for Cam, he's a young, very talented QB earning more than $20m a year, not counting endorsements. Hopefully, he'll mature over time and learn to deal with losses like an adult.
Agreed. I wouldn't boo, I just wouldn't cheer.
This guy........
I liked the game, not the cleanest (penalty wise), not the most explosive (offensive wise) but a nice game none the less IMHO. It wasn't a blow out which is what I was hoping for, and the Bronco's came out on top!
The worst part, besides the half time show which was utterly atrocious, was Cam's post Super Bowl interview. Good lord, talk about a sore loser. I am a little biased towards him, being he is an Auburn guy, but good lord dude. Horrible.
I hope the coach has a nice talk with him. I mean if you're going to have all those dance moves when you win, or score. Be prepared to stand tall as a man when you lose. I do chalk up his behavior as immaturity, I just hope they don't dismiss it and justify that sort of thing.
Allegedly the Browns made up Manziel's week 17 concussion report in order to cover up for the fact that he showed up to work drunk. If this is true its terrible... I feel bad for the folks in Cleveland having to put up with this franchise.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-manziel-concussion-to-cover-up-his-drinking/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-manziel-concussion-to-cover-up-his-drinking/
That's awful and only shows how dysfunctional the Brown's organization is. Instead of enabling him, call it for what it is.
Wasn't their GM suspended last season for violating rules regarding texting during games? And now they are fudging injury reports? Culture of cheating, right?
(to be clear: I don't consider either action a big deal. Just another amusing example of media controlling narratives.)
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Oh, I wouldn't expect everyone to cheer for him. That would be naive to the point of lunacy.
It is and it isn't.
First off, its a big deal because we're dealing with a young man, who has made some very bad life choices and instead of sweeping them under the rug, they should have been more upfront. Perhaps if he was faced with consequences earlier in his career (as a Browns or at the collegiate level), he may have made some different life choices.
Secondly, its making a mockery of the concussion protocol and I think the NFL in of itself is probably pissed over this.
On the other hand, we're not talking about cheating in the game, or betting, or taking HGH, so its not huge on that scale of infractions.
I won't confirm on the validity of that issue (as I've not followed this too much), but I will say this may help motivate Manning to retire.
One of the things that strikes me about this situation is the power the media really has. They can protect someone like Manning (it's not like this information isn't widely available, and apparently has been for years), while jumping on the bandwagon against other players. Like the incessant reporting of Cam Newton's actions after the Super Bowl, as an example.
I think times have changed. Back when Manning was playing, schools, media and the NFL sought to protect the players and images by sweeping it under the rug. As I mentioned I haven't followed this story too much but something caused it to bubble back up to the top and now things are different and Manning is not getting a free pass as he did before.
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It definitely shows the love affair the media and America has with manning.
Guy has a history of sexual assault and taking HGH yet everyone loves him.
Meanwhile, everyone hates Tom Brady because they don't understand how pressure decreases when it gets cold.
Gotta love it.
Its funny that you automatically take the HGH allegations at face value, when the facts are just as murky as they were in the Brady fiasco. you fiercely defended Brady and knocked down everything presented but in the case of Manning you state he took HGH as fact..... So in essence you are doing exactly what the Media is doing, you have favoritism towards a specific player.
So the NFL has been holding back $100 million from the players.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-return-more-than-100-million-to-salary-pool/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-return-more-than-100-million-to-salary-pool/
It's not really the same situation though.
I believe the HGH claim because the player in question has a history of attempting to cover up improprieties. First the sexual assault he committed at Tennessee, and now taking HGH that was apparently shipped to him through his wife. People have had their heads in the sand for Manning for too long trying to ignore that sexual assault from college. U of Tennessee covered that up big time.
In Brady's case, the media blew up because most people don't understand temperature and pressure. It has been scientifically proven that Brady and the Patriots didn't do anything wrong. There's a great lecture on YouTube where an MIT professor (who is an Eagles fan) breaks it all down and throughly disproves any claim the NFL has made.
Yeah, the owners tried to sneak one by the players. Too bad the CBA doesn't have any penalty langauge to prevent this sort of thing. The NFl only had to pay back what was owed. There was no other incentive (fine) to ensure this behavior doesn't really re-occur
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