| Posted by | Message |
boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
36680 posts
| This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:28 am)
This is why Goodell hammered the Saints. It wasn't about punishment for their crime, it was about being able to defend his actions and the league in a massive lawsuit that is coming in 5-10 years.
This is also why Seau shot himself in the heart and not the head.
His brain showed signs of CTE
This post was edited on 1/10 at 7:29 am
|
| Back to top | Share on  |
YouthInAsia
Member since May 2008
369 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:31 am to boosiebadazz)
Enjoy watching the NFFL in 5 years.
|
| Back to top | |
Bravescd14 
Alabama Fan
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2009
329 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:34 am to YouthInAsia)
Not surprising
This post was edited on 1/10 at 7:35 am
|
| Back to top | |
lsushelly 
LSU Fan
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2006
675 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:34 am to boosiebadazz)
The law suits that will be coming over the next 5-15 years will bring the league to bankruptcy
|
| Back to top | |
slackhouse 
USA Fan
Member since Aug 2005
15233 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:36 am to lsushelly)
serious question:
why did the NFL lie about this in the first place? It is pretty obvious to anyone with a brain that playing football can cause brain damage, just like boxing, getting in head on collisions, etc. What was the NFL thinking?
|
| Back to top | |
Ziggy 
New Orleans Saints Fan
Ponchatoula, LA
Member since Oct 2007
18594 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:37 am to Bravescd14)
quote:
Not surprising
|
| Back to top | |
lsutothetop
LSU Fan
tGoldenBoot
Member since Jul 2008
5663 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:38 am to boosiebadazz)
NFL's done, it's over
|
| Back to top | |
Sophandros
New Orleans Saints Fan
R'Lyeh
Member since Feb 2005
40283 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:41 am to boosiebadazz)
I said this back in April.
"Bounty gate" is and was all about the ex-players' lawsuit and the league's attempt to protect itself.
This post was edited on 1/10 at 7:46 am
|
| Back to top | |
slackhouse
USA Fan
Member since Aug 2005
15233 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:46 am to Sophandros)
2nd question:
If the NFL had never lied about this, where would this situation be right now?
|
| Back to top | |
VerlanderBEAST 
Michigan Fan
Member since Dec 2011
8267 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:48 am to slackhouse)
Good hopefully the NFL dies off over the next 10 years.
|
| Back to top | |
Sophandros
New Orleans Saints Fan
R'Lyeh
Member since Feb 2005
40283 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:50 am to slackhouse)
Their profits would be slightly lower because they would have managed this element of risk better.
|
| Back to top | |
Powerman
LSU Fan
Corpus Christi, TX
Member since Jan 2004
115734 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:52 am to boosiebadazz)
How much teeth would a lawsuit from say Seau's family really have?
It seems like there is an implied assumption of risk when playing a violent sport if it isn't explicitly defined in their contracts.
It's not like they could claim wrongful death lawsuit. Not everyone with a brain disease commits suicide.
|
| Back to top | |
Powerman
LSU Fan
Corpus Christi, TX
Member since Jan 2004
115734 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:53 am to Powerman)
People who are overwhelmed with gambling debts probably commit suicide with the same frequency as ex NFL players suffering from brain damage if not much higher.
Let's sue all businesses that depend on gambling revenue for wrongful deaths. Makes perfect sense. 
|
| Back to top | |
slackhouse
USA Fan
Member since Aug 2005
15233 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:54 am to Sophandros)
quote:
Their profits would be slightly lower because they would have managed this element of risk better.
maybe so. i think the only main difference is that we wouldn't have former players crying about it and all the incoming lawsuits. The short-term wouldn't see much of a change at all.
I think in the long-term you'd see parents pushing their kids towards sports that are not seen as violent. But, still it wouldn't be a large change.
I just don't understand why the NFL lied in the first place. It only hurt them.
|
| Back to top | |
Poodlebrain
LSU Fan
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
12697 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:55 am to boosiebadazz)
quote:
This is why Goodell hammered the Saints. It wasn't about punishment for their crime, it was about being able to defend his actions and the league in a massive lawsuit that is coming in 5-10 years.
So in order to protect the entire league he tries to throw one franchise under the bus. I know what I do if I'm Tom Benson. I do my best to get rid of the guy.
|
| Back to top | |
Sophandros
New Orleans Saints Fan
R'Lyeh
Member since Feb 2005
40283 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:56 am to slackhouse)
The NFL made a lot of money off that lie. And they've duped people like Powerman into thinking that it's an OK lie.
|
| Back to top | |
Sophandros
New Orleans Saints Fan
R'Lyeh
Member since Feb 2005
40283 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:57 am to Powerman)
There's an implied assumption of risk when you become a coal miner, too.
Those families have won lawsuits...
|
| Back to top | |
tigerpimpbot 
LA-Monroe Fan
Judicial hell hole 1
Member since Nov 2011
14251 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 7:59 am to slackhouse)
quote:
why did the NFL lie about this in the first place? It is pretty obvious to anyone with a brain that playing football can cause brain damage, just like boxing, getting in head on collisions, etc. What was the NFL thinking?
Arrogance.
|
| Back to top | |
slackhouse
USA Fan
Member since Aug 2005
15233 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 8:01 am to Powerman)
quote:
It seems like there is an implied assumption of risk when playing a violent sport if it isn't explicitly defined in their contracts
that's not the issue. the issue is that the NFL researched it, then lied to the NFLPA about the results. They intentionally lied to players about it.
|
| Back to top | |
Hugo Stiglitz
USA Fan
Unfunny gif and meme connoisseur
Member since Oct 2010
44947 posts
| re: This is really, really bad for the NFL (Posted on 1/10/13 at 8:03 am to boosiebadazz)
This was expected
|
| Back to top | |
