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cdrudge Huddler

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Isn't Favre's unfastened most of the time as well?
I don't watch a lot of Packers games but I thought he just unsnapped it outside of the actual plays. Besides, Favre always has the appearance of at least several days worth of stubble. Pretty Boy Brady always is smooth as a baby's butt.
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alexgaddis Huddler All-Pro

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Good, it's about time. The Patriots think they can get away with anything and everything. He should have been suspended a game. And they should fine Belichick also.

 

 

They should probably lose, at minimum, a third round draft pick.

 

 

They should be banned from postseason play.

 

All very solid points...

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Square Huddler

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Being semi-serious here. Do you think they are just doing it for a player's own good? I never remember being on the field without my hat on tight when I played line. I mean you are going to hit everydown and it just made sense. Seems like some of the pros could care less. Many QBs and WRs leave at least one button unhooked (granted they won't hit every down by why risk it when you are making 6 or 7 figures). I realize QBs have to yell a lot at the line so maybe its just a comfort thing. I just don't get why these well paid athletes don't take better precautions such as buttoning your chin strap, not wearing jewelry, etc.

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Being semi-serious here. Do you think they are just doing it for a player's own good? I never remember being on the field without my hat on tight when I played line. I mean you are going to hit everydown and it just made sense. Seems like some of the pros could care less. Many QBs and WRs leave at least one button unhooked (granted they won't hit every down by why risk it when you are making 6 or 7 figures). I realize QBs have to yell a lot at the line so maybe its just a comfort thing. I just don't get why these well paid athletes don't take better precautions such as buttoning your chin strap, not wearing jewelry, etc.

 

It's simply a safety issue, that's all this is.

League is trying really hard to minimize concussions.

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You guys may find this interesting and it will shed a little light on the Brady fine. Sorry for the long copy and paste but you need a subscription to the SBJ to read it online, so no link.

 

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The NFL is cracking down on equipment and apparel violations in what players view as an on-field component of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s campaign against off-field misconduct, NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw said last week.

 

The league, for the first time, has gone so far as to threaten NFL club equipment managers and trainers with fines if players on their teams wear equipment that doesn’t comply with NFL rules.

 

“It’s out of hand, way out of hand,” Upshaw said. “Are we playing football or running a fashion show?”

 

Upshaw, who began his fall tour of NFL locker rooms last week, said fines for things such as wearing the wrong color arm tape have become the No. 1 issue for players this season.

 

“The players believe it is an extension of [Goodell’s] personal conduct crackdown. … They see it as, ‘First he did that, now he is doing this.’”

 

The NFL denied there was a crackdown on equipment and uniform violations, saying it was only enforcing the existing rules.

 

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that “the only thing new” is the threat to fine club equipment managers and trainers who aid players in wearing equipment that is not authorized by the league.

 

Equipment violations start at $5,000 for a first-time offense and $10,000 for a repeated offense, McCarthy said. The fine amounts for trainers and equipment managers are yet to be determined, he said.

 

“These policies have been in place for decades,” McCarthy said, adding that at each game an NFL uniform inspector is present to make sure the policies are being followed.

 

While that may true, the NFL is only now beginning to enforce some of the rules that have been on the books, said Tom Shine, senior vice president of global sports marketing at Reebok, the NFL’s apparel provider. Shine attributed the move to Goodell, who perhaps more than his predecessor, Paul Tagliabue, is focused on how the sport is presented and viewed.

 

The league does not make public the number or total dollar amounts of fines issued to players this season over equipment and uniform violations, but McCarthy said, “It’s roughly the same over the years.”

 

Upshaw retorted, “It’s not the same.” While fines for what players wear on the field have always been somewhat of an issue in annual team union meetings, he said, it’s never been like this before.

 

“I was in Chicago on Friday and a bunch of those guys got fined for some black tape,” Upshaw said. “The day before I was in Green Bay and the whole team got fined for some green tape. … If you are wearing green tape and the team is green, I don’t know what the big deal is.”

 

According to a memo sent out by Merton Hanks, NFL director of football operations, to NFL head coaches, equipment managers, trainers and others, the official playing rules of the NFL state, “Players may use opaque white tape on hands and arms.”

 

Hanks wrote, “The trend of using black or team color tape on the wrist and arm area is a violation.”

 

The e-mail memo, dated Sept. 27 and obtained by SportsBusiness Journal, notes equipment rules under 11 headings (see chart) and is replete with color photos of NFL players — including New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk — allegedly violating the rules.

 

The memo even says “What Would Jesus Do?”-style and Lance Armstrong “Live Strong”-style bracelets must be covered or removed. “These bracelets constitute an On Field violation to be followed with substantial fines,” the memo warned.

 

The Lance Armstrong Foundation, which sells the bracelets to raise money for cancer research, “is disappointed that NFL players will no longer on field be able to show their support for the millions of Americans whose lives are touched by cancer,” said Katherine McLane, foundation spokeswoman. She added that she respected the league decision to regulate the appearance of its sport.

 

NFL player agents, too, say that there has been an increase in the amount and number of fines, with some players getting fines in the $15,000 to $20,000 range.

 

One prominent player agent, who asked not to be identified because he didn’t want to draw attention to his clients, estimates that if the trend continues the league office could haul in as much as $2 million this season.

 

McCarthy wouldn’t comment on that.

 

Agents say some players risk violating the rules simply to push the on-field fashion envelope, but more often than not are wearing equipment or apparel in a certain way for performance reasons.

 

One agent said, “When you are in a contest and battling and getting kicked and jerked and tackled and tackling, you can’t expect to keep your tie straight.”

 

The NFL, McCarthy said, understands that shirts get untucked and that players are not thinking about such things when they are going into the next huddle. But, he responded, “After the series is over and they are on the bench, straighten up that tie, that is all we are saying.”

 

Chris Hovan, a 296-pound defensive tackle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is pictured in the Hanks memo wearing what appears to be a jersey a couple of sizes too small with his shoulder pads sticking out.

 

“He is trying to get a tight shirt because he doesn’t want the offensive lineman to get a hold of it,” said Upshaw, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman. “What the players are saying is, ‘Stop guys from holding and I won’t have to do this.’”

 

Upshaw said that he plans to do more investigation of the size and number of fines before he speaks to Goodell about it and that equipment fines may or may not become an issue in collective bargaining.

 

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A recent memo from NFL director of football operations Merton Hanks to NFL head coaches, equipment managers, trainers and others listed some of the apparel and equipment violations that can draw fines.

  • Not completely buckling chin straps, which must be white in color.
  • Wearing gloves with a contrasting color piping or defacing the NFL logo on gloves.
  • Wearing spamshirts that are too small and do not cover the shoulder pads and other equipment.
  • Wearing sleeves of improper lengths. “Sleeves need to be either all the way up under the jersey or all the way down to the wrist area,” the memo warns.
  • Wearing eye shields that are not approved. “If your player wears a tinted eye shield without League approval the player and equipment managers of the offending club will be subject to fines by the league office,” the memo warns.
  • Wearing “extremely high pants” that don’t cover the player’s knees. “Players should be made aware that substantial fines will follow for players showing skin at the knee area,” the memo warns.
  • Wearing wrist bands that are not black or white.
  • Wearing tape on hands and arms that isn’t opaque white. No black or team colors.
  • Wearing uncovered “What Would Jesus Do?”-style and Lance Armstrong “Live Strong”-style bracelets. “These bracelets constitute an On Field violation to be followed with substantial fines,” the memo warns.

 

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Tega Huddler

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They should make QBs snap their chinstraps on. It's for their safety, period. I think teams are going to go after Brady even more. It's their only chance to beat NE. He's so darn accurate forget about being able to cover the guys (especially Moss) closely.

 

Now something to really roll your eyes about (sorry this is not football, but it is extreme when dealing with rules/laws)... a woman was arrested (I think I have this right) this week in Scranton, PA for cursing loudly at her backed up toilet, with the bathroom window open. What I heard on the radio was that an off duty policeman was walking by when he heard her cursing. I don't know about you, but I think many people would be cursing if that happened to them.

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