purplemonster Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I mean I personally don't care if AB wants to wear his own helmet but the NFL is getting sued left and right and when you are talking about head injuries and cognitive dysfunction if you find the right juries it could essentially be limitless amounts of dollars. So it's an existential threat to the league in a worst case scenario and somewhat expensive even in a good case scenario, so they have to protect themselves with rules and appearing that they are responding to recent data. E.g. "So commissioner, you granted this waiver even though you KNEW it could cause lifelong brain damage? Is Antonio Brown a CTE specialist? Could he have had CTE when he signed the waiver?" Blah blah blah. Sure the waiver may protect them legally, but why take the chance when you can just say no, and 99.99% accept this, except slightly nutty, almost out of the league Mr. Big Chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heehawks Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 6 hours ago, boltnlava said: I am so sad right now. No one caught my Ghostbusters reference. What is wrong with you people? Humanity is lost... I need to get back to the future. Marty! Fire up the Delorean! I love both those movies bolt...just ages ourselves no?? Btw, I just got here and totally got the Peter Venkman joke!! Anybody want to trade for Marcus Allen or Art Monk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 hours ago, heehawks said: I love both those movies bolt...just ages ourselves no?? Btw, I just got here and totally got the Peter Venkman joke!! Anybody want to trade for Marcus Allen or Art Monk? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, LordOpie said: No one saw Stripes? Shut up or you'll get the Aunt Jemima treatment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, LordOpie said: No one saw Stripes? "Lighten up, Francis" was my first thought reading the post that the Ghostbuster reference was replying to. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Dude just keeps digging himself holes. In response to Big Ben saying on NBC Sunday night that he regretted criticizing AB after the Broncos game because it ended a friendship, AB tweeted ( then deleted said tweet) that they were never friends, was just a about him getting his "end" ( money or stats I suppose is what that means in AB dialect) Then after that tweet, the Internet won, as it always does. https://dailysnark.com/fans-find-old-antonio-brown-tweets-calling-big-ben-his-best-friend-after-saying-they-were-never-friends/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 50 minutes ago, Gourdeau said: Dude just keeps digging himself holes. In response to Big Ben saying on NBC Sunday night that he regretted criticizing AB after the Broncos game because it ended a friendship, AB tweeted ( then deleted said tweet) that they were never friends, was just a about him getting his "end" ( money or stats I suppose is what that means in AB dialect) Then after that tweet, the Internet won, as it always does. https://dailysnark.com/fans-find-old-antonio-brown-tweets-calling-big-ben-his-best-friend-after-saying-they-were-never-friends/ He's a mess. No wonder why Pittsburg couldn't wait to get rid of him. Wait till the Raiders stink, it's gonna be interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn5033 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27535681/antonio-brown-reacts-54k-fines-raiders I know this isn’t a big deal but it makes you wonder how hard he’ll play for this team when they start 0-3 and he sees they aren’t any good. They haven’t even played a game yet and he’s already turned on the organization. What is the point if him doing this? He’s so clueless he thinks he doesn’t deserve to be fined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, Finn5033 said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27535681/antonio-brown-reacts-54k-fines-raiders I know this isn’t a big deal but it makes you wonder how hard he’ll play for this team when they start 0-3 and he sees they aren’t any good. They haven’t even played a game yet and he’s already turned on the organization. What is the point if him doing this? He’s so clueless he thinks he doesn’t deserve to be fined. Maybe he thought Gruden and Mayock would be pushovers and he could do whatever he wanted. I doubt Tomlin or the PIT GM allowed him to thumb his nose at them. He's on thin ice with the Raiders, unless they do well and he plays well and quiets down he'll be gone before they move to Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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League_Champion Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 This marriage is over before the honeymoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 What a moron. He's the only guy in the entire NFL who's missing practices because of his helmet. And everybody's wrong except him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 good for the raiders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Bier Meister said: good for the raiders They kinda do deserve it. The Steelers front office must be laughing their asses off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 18 hours ago, stevegrab said: Maybe he thought Gruden and Mayock would be pushovers and he could do whatever he wanted. I doubt Tomlin or the PIT GM allowed him to thumb his nose at them. He's on thin ice with the Raiders, unless they do well and he plays well and quiets down he'll be gone before they move to Vegas. I don't follow the intricacies of the Steelers, but from what I understand, Tomlin did let him get away with a lot. Chronically showing up late, throwing tantrums, and they didn't make a big scene of it and just tolerated his behavior. From what I recall reading Tomlin didn't love it, but felt that was the only way to manage him. Now, with more money and maybe too many hits to the head, he just seems to be getting increasingly bizarre. As others have mentioned, kind of makes you wonder if he even really wants to play anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 33 minutes ago, purplemonster said: I don't follow the intricacies of the Steelers, but from what I understand, Tomlin did let him get away with a lot. Chronically showing up late, throwing tantrums, and they didn't make a big scene of it and just tolerated his behavior. From what I recall reading Tomlin didn't love it, but felt that was the only way to manage him. Now, with more money and maybe too many hits to the head, he just seems to be getting increasingly bizarre. As others have mentioned, kind of makes you wonder if he even really wants to play anymore. Yup, he's a strange cat. It sounds like they didn't do their homework before signing him. I'm sure they are regretting it now. I can't imagine this ending well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, purplemonster said: I don't follow the intricacies of the Steelers, but from what I understand, Tomlin did let him get away with a lot. Chronically showing up late, throwing tantrums, and they didn't make a big scene of it and just tolerated his behavior. From what I recall reading Tomlin didn't love it, but felt that was the only way to manage him. Now, with more money and maybe too many hits to the head, he just seems to be getting increasingly bizarre. As others have mentioned, kind of makes you wonder if he even really wants to play anymore. Tomlin acknowledged in a presser after the news broke that he was sitting AB in week 17 that he had let things boil to long and the pot finally spilled over. He added that in some instances of extreme talent some distractions cold be ignored but at some point the distractions become more significant than the talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) Next chapter.. The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN. Edited September 5, 2019 by Gourdeau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Finn5033 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) Oh man this is too much, I seriously think Brown hasn’t been right since that hit he took from Burfict. He needs his head examined and I don’t mean that as a joke Edited September 5, 2019 by Finn5033 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gourdeau Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 It's a superb day to be a Steeler Fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) I don't know what happened with Mayock but the best thing the Raiders could do at this point is just get rid of him. Start leaving a paper trail. Enforce fines for everything and hope that he quits or acts so bizarre that you can just cut him. You can't rule out that some of his behavior is medical not just personality. I don't know. Edited September 5, 2019 by purplemonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 this is really absurd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn5033 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Clearly Mayock isn’t going to put up with his BS and Brown can’t stand it. Throwing temper tantrums like a little kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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